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Aalto University ranked 3rd in Finland, 388th in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 184 research topics. Aalto University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 43,939 academic publications and 880,723 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 61 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#388 of 14,131 In the World
#158 of 2,785 In Europe
#3 of 36 In Finland
#81 of 1,024 For Product and Industrial Design
#83 of 2,996 For Management Information Systems
#96 of 2,152 For Renewable Energy Engineering
#843 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#204 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 181 other topics

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Engineering rankings

Aalto University ranked 2nd for Engineering in Finland and 378th in the World with 32,721 publications made and 680,854 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Electrical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Telecommunications, Mechanical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#2 of 28 In Finland
#134 of 1,453 In Europe
#378 of 6,684 In the World

Aalto University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 1 29
1992 4 7
1993 2 5
1994 5 4
1995 3 4
1996 5 10
1997 9 35
1998 6 29
1999 11 31
2000 14 32
2001 16 58
2002 43 127
2003 32 98
2004 24 79
2005 52 102
2006 94 162
2007 94 257
2008 117 248
2009 113 354
2010 1175 830
2011 1625 3505
2012 1807 7953
2013 2159 13470
2014 2254 20123
2015 2403 26818
2016 2460 35263
2017 2465 43556
2018 2481 54003
2019 2604 64982
2020 2680 77653
2021 2778 94199
2022 2528 98288
2023 2456 102390

The following table provides academic rankings for Aalto University in various areas of Engineering.

Engineering subfield Finland ranking Europe ranking World rank
Product and Industrial Design 1 31 81
Renewable Energy Engineering 1 33 96
Architecture 2 42 112
Human-Computer Interaction 3 48 133
Engineering Management 2 41 143
Marine Engineering 1 55 154
Architectural Engineering 2 54 156
Construction Management 1 67 177
Reliability and Quality Engineering 1 49 180
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 1 78 196
Computer Networking 2 49 200
Automotive Engineering 1 63 201
Systems Engineering 2 76 212
Telecommunications 3 57 213
Electrical Engineering 1 53 214
Landscape Architecture 3 106 223
Nuclear Engineering 1 76 223
Operations Research 1 78 239
Electronic Engineering 3 67 246
Computer Engineering 2 89 277
Transportation Engineering 1 94 278
Nanotechnology 2 76 282
Mechanical Engineering 2 94 289
Chemical Engineering 2 71 291
Industrial Engineering 1 111 291
Applied/Engineering Physics 1 111 306
Acoustical Engineering 3 116 335
Firefighting and Fire Science 1 98 346
Civil Engineering 2 122 350
Aviation 1 139 363
Structural Engineering 1 126 376
Remote Sensing 2 140 388
Optical Engineering 4 155 400
Automation and Control engineering 2 130 406
Materials Science 2 146 417
Aerospace Engineering 3 155 430
Biochemical Engineering 3 194 430
Environmental Engineering 6 158 462
Petroleum Engineering 2 148 475
Robotics 3 169 489
Metallurgical Engineering 2 197 531
Geotechnical Engineering 2 179 546
Agricultural Engineering 2 187 610
Biomedical Engineering 6 225 621
Technical Drawing 5 231 626
Mining Engineering 4 202 645
Biotechnology 8 376 1199

Physics rankings

Aalto University ranked 3rd for Physics in Finland and 425th in the World with 28,548 publications made and 601,854 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Astrophysics and Astronomy.

Physics ranking Location
#3 of 27 In Finland
#167 of 1,446 In Europe
#425 of 6,603 In the World

Aalto University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 1 17
1992 4 6
1993 2 2
1994 6 5
1995 4 5
1996 6 10
1997 10 33
1998 6 34
1999 10 31
2000 12 29
2001 18 48
2002 36 112
2003 27 103
2004 21 80
2005 44 93
2006 74 134
2007 74 212
2008 92 203
2009 102 304
2010 1057 712
2011 1452 3220
2012 1611 7293
2013 1883 12059
2014 1935 18207
2015 2070 23873
2016 2154 31783
2017 2136 39013
2018 2140 48046
2019 2270 56489
2020 2348 67778
2021 2419 81844
2022 2191 85073
2023 2155 89527

The following table provides academic rankings for Aalto University in various areas of Physics.

Physics subfield Finland ranking Europe ranking World rank
Condensed Matter Physics 1 105 266
Nanotechnology 2 76 282
Applied/Engineering Physics 1 111 306
Acoustical Engineering 3 116 335
Quantum and Particle physics 2 152 383
Optical Engineering 4 155 400
Materials Science 2 146 417
Nuclear Physics 4 204 476
Atomic and Molecular physics 4 225 491
Astrophysics and Astronomy 5 212 507
Theoretical Physics 5 262 596
Astrobiology 6 287 750
Medical Physics 6 326 845
Biophysics 8 309 860

Computer Science rankings

Aalto University ranked 4th for Computer Science in Finland and 398th in the World with 23,722 publications made and 479,036 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Telecommunications, Computer Networking, Machine Learning, Computer Vision.

Computer Science ranking Location
#4 of 27 In Finland
#154 of 1,459 In Europe
#398 of 6,752 In the World

Aalto University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 0 32
1992 0 10
1993 0 6
1994 1 8
1995 1 4
1996 5 5
1997 4 16
1998 5 29
1999 9 25
2000 13 45
2001 13 56
2002 39 153
2003 33 126
2004 20 93
2005 56 128
2006 91 169
2007 90 284
2008 122 302
2009 117 386
2010 952 767
2011 1238 2574
2012 1389 5350
2013 1631 9069
2014 1657 13812
2015 1755 18378
2016 1754 24184
2017 1733 30072
2018 1757 37412
2019 1825 47059
2020 1885 55969
2021 1919 66959
2022 1837 68570
2023 1638 70203

The following table provides academic rankings for Aalto University in various areas of Computer Science.

Chemistry rankings

Aalto University ranked 6th for Chemistry in Finland and 682nd in the World with 20,651 publications made and 467,494 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Chemical Engineering, Nanotechnology.

Chemistry ranking Location
#6 of 26 In Finland
#242 of 1,401 In Europe
#682 of 6,447 In the World

Aalto University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 0 11
1992 4 3
1993 2 2
1994 5 2
1995 1 2
1996 3 9
1997 7 21
1998 4 19
1999 3 13
2000 9 18
2001 15 33
2002 22 68
2003 11 65
2004 14 42
2005 28 56
2006 53 90
2007 42 127
2008 58 125
2009 74 194
2010 771 563
2011 1019 2666
2012 1146 6072
2013 1317 9813
2014 1376 14176
2015 1477 18644
2016 1556 24748
2017 1552 30210
2018 1523 36692
2019 1660 43346
2020 1715 53259
2021 1801 64786
2022 1656 68675
2023 1580 73198

The following table provides academic rankings for Aalto University in various areas of Chemistry.

Chemistry subfield Finland ranking Europe ranking World rank
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 1 78 196
Nanotechnology 2 76 282
Computational Chemistry 3 124 286
Chemical Engineering 2 71 291
Materials Science 2 146 417
Biochemical Engineering 3 194 430
Physical chemistry 2 157 462
Petrology and Geochemistry 5 260 684
Organic Chemistry 7 247 692
Inorganic Chemistry 5 258 745
Environmental Chemistry 8 339 927
Radiochemistry 8 253 995
Biochemistry 8 347 1051
Nutrition and Food Science 7 389 1290
Pharmacy 8 520 1854

Biology rankings

Aalto University ranked 8th for Biology in Finland and 848th in the World with 18,902 publications made and 457,398 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Nanotechnology, Paleontology, Genetics, Neuroscience.

Biology ranking Location
#8 of 26 In Finland
#296 of 1,445 In Europe
#848 of 6,770 In the World

Aalto University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 1 17
1992 1 5
1993 1 2
1994 2 3
1995 1 1
1996 1 3
1997 7 6
1998 0 11
1999 5 9
2000 10 22
2001 10 32
2002 15 56
2003 12 76
2004 12 56
2005 28 73
2006 51 99
2007 37 161
2008 60 163
2009 63 210
2010 679 531
2011 910 2545
2012 1049 5939
2013 1189 9585
2014 1226 13918
2015 1392 18143
2016 1351 23131
2017 1404 29442
2018 1436 35961
2019 1525 43661
2020 1560 53417
2021 1656 65202
2022 1591 68863
2023 1486 72133

The following table provides academic rankings for Aalto University in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield Finland ranking Europe ranking World rank
Nanotechnology 2 76 282
Evolutionary Biology 6 236 580
Forestry 6 226 670
Neuroscience 7 257 671
Astrobiology 6 287 750
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 7 299 765
Paleontology 7 278 765
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 6 295 813
Biophysics 8 309 860
Agricultural Science 6 304 935
Botany 8 319 943
Biochemistry 8 347 1051
Biotechnology 8 376 1199
Genetics 8 402 1268
Nutrition and Food Science 7 389 1290
Molecular Biology 8 445 1503
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 8 469 1726
Zoology 8 483 1736
Virology 8 468 1737
Horticulture 8 464 1838
Oncology and Cancer research 9 516 1978
Pharmacology 8 503 1978
Microbiology 8 516 2024
Immunology 9 546 2082

Environmental Science rankings

Aalto University ranked 5th for Environmental Science in Finland and 578th in the World with 18,849 publications made and 388,051 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Geology, Ecology, Paleontology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#5 of 26 In Finland
#219 of 1,458 In Europe
#578 of 6,798 In the World

Aalto University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 1 6
1992 1 4
1993 0 4
1994 1 5
1995 1 0
1996 2 3
1997 5 14
1998 3 13
1999 6 14
2000 11 17
2001 7 27
2002 24 44
2003 17 56
2004 19 40
2005 32 59
2006 44 83
2007 63 163
2008 87 195
2009 76 246
2010 593 470
2011 834 1730
2012 974 3822
2013 1188 6688
2014 1248 10439
2015 1363 14036
2016 1400 18638
2017 1478 23729
2018 1479 29579
2019 1521 37457
2020 1553 46127
2021 1692 57453
2022 1512 61407
2023 1484 63794

The following table provides academic rankings for Aalto University in various areas of Environmental Science.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Aalto University ranked 6th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Finland and 613th in the World with 17,978 publications made and 353,653 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Law, Sociology, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#6 of 29 In Finland
#257 of 1,492 In Europe
#613 of 7,020 In the World

Aalto University
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 0 10
1992 2 5
1993 0 3
1994 0 6
1995 3 0
1996 3 2
1997 9 13
1998 1 9
1999 14 13
2000 16 29
2001 13 39
2002 24 86
2003 30 90
2004 28 77
2005 59 105
2006 67 134
2007 91 243
2008 116 292
2009 110 360
2010 608 594
2011 833 1707
2012 984 3685
2013 1146 6389
2014 1194 9648
2015 1354 13656
2016 1359 16973
2017 1379 21366
2018 1391 26775
2019 1413 34449
2020 1421 42825
2021 1430 51553
2022 1431 53269
2023 1345 55064

The following table provides academic rankings for Aalto University in various areas of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Finland ranking Europe ranking World rank
Journalism and Digital Media 3 59 222
Urban and Regional planning 4 117 238
Publishing 4 79 256
Communications and Public Relations 4 107 322
Aesthetics 3 118 323
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 6 162 414
Anthropology 7 154 416
Intellectual Property and Patent Law 5 152 454
Law 6 173 465
Archaeology 5 182 477
Linguistics 6 208 512
Political Science 6 222 521
History 5 211 532
Media Studies 6 209 569
Education Majors 7 188 581
Public Policy / Administration 5 224 592
Sociology 7 230 601
Philosophy 6 281 625
Law Enforcement 3 238 677
Art History 5 308 710
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 7 308 761
Military science 7 259 817
Political Economy 8 316 833
Library and Information science 7 358 949
Demography 8 339 949
Gender Studies 9 331 988
Classics and Ancient History 6 384 998

Mathematics rankings

Aalto University ranked 5th for Mathematics in Finland and 390th in the World with 11,997 publications made and 238,188 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Applied Mathematics, Operations Research.

Mathematics ranking Location
#5 of 26 In Finland
#145 of 1,388 In Europe
#390 of 6,305 In the World

Aalto University
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 0 13
1992 0 4
1993 0 2
1994 0 6
1995 0 0
1996 4 2
1997 4 10
1998 2 15
1999 4 19
2000 7 19
2001 12 27
2002 21 82
2003 23 72
2004 8 42
2005 32 61
2006 45 82
2007 55 136
2008 63 129
2009 68 186
2010 425 383
2011 611 1199
2012 712 2452
2013 849 4313
2014 867 6938
2015 958 9411
2016 884 12499
2017 900 15495
2018 937 19422
2019 928 24524
2020 933 28506
2021 894 33608
2022 877 33808
2023 815 33587

The following table provides academic rankings for Aalto University in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield Finland ranking Europe ranking World rank
Blockchain and Cryptography 1 61 212
Operations Research 1 78 239
Statistics 5 140 378
Actuarial Science 2 153 421
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 2 173 445
Applied Mathematics 3 235 558
Math Teachers 7 202 651

Business rankings

Aalto University ranked 3rd for Business in Finland and 307th in the World with 11,194 publications made and 213,412 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Marketing, Finance, Management Information Systems, Project Management.

Business ranking Location
#3 of 28 In Finland
#103 of 1,414 In Europe
#307 of 6,187 In the World

Aalto University
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1994 2 2
1995 2 1
1996 2 1
1997 4 8
1998 1 3
1999 9 7
2000 16 16
2001 15 26
2002 26 48
2003 30 47
2004 26 58
2005 51 65
2006 60 69
2007 63 150
2008 102 185
2009 83 264
2010 396 421
2011 571 1003
2012 627 1973
2013 748 3446
2014 740 5516
2015 842 7603
2016 860 9532
2017 808 12508
2018 912 15612
2019 877 20310
2020 868 24986
2021 860 30525
2022 796 31794
2023 738 32164

The following table provides academic rankings for Aalto University in various areas of Business.

Business subfield Finland ranking Europe ranking World rank
Real Estate 1 13 40
Project Management 1 37 77
Management Information Systems 2 30 83
Entrepreneurship 2 40 87
Engineering Management 2 41 143
Supply Chain Management 2 41 145
Construction Management 1 67 177
Marketing 1 61 201
Risk Management 1 83 226
Operations Research 1 78 239
Management 1 81 281
Advertising 3 95 308
Finance 2 118 310
Accounting 1 99 316
Human Resource Management 7 116 318
Investment Banking and Stock trading 3 120 337
Entertainment Industry Business 5 161 402
Actuarial Science 2 153 421
International Business 6 268 489
International Trade 7 292 510
Tax Law 4 196 536
Public Policy / Administration 5 224 592
Hospitality and Hotel Management 8 346 860

Psychology rankings

Aalto University ranked 7th for Psychology in Finland and 710th in the World with 7,657 publications made and 171,127 citations received. Main research topics: Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Cognitive Science, Psychiatry, Education Majors.

Psychology ranking Location
#7 of 27 In Finland
#255 of 1,414 In Europe
#710 of 6,528 In the World

Aalto University
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1992 1 6
1993 0 4
1994 0 3
1995 0 0
1996 3 0
1997 0 9
1998 0 14
1999 2 7
2000 1 17
2001 2 25
2002 7 65
2003 11 55
2004 11 46
2005 21 60
2006 23 84
2007 23 110
2008 24 106
2009 29 123
2010 265 257
2011 347 725
2012 394 1659
2013 531 3038
2014 502 4535
2015 577 6091
2016 538 7766
2017 516 9695
2018 558 12362
2019 617 16136
2020 635 20375
2021 648 24894
2022 678 25963
2023 632 27206

The following table provides academic rankings for Aalto University in various areas of Psychology.

Psychology subfield Finland ranking Europe ranking World rank
Cognitive Science 5 153 405
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 6 162 414
Social Psychology 6 170 468
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 6 147 541
Education Majors 7 188 581
Neuroscience 7 257 671
Child Psychology 8 276 784
Psychiatry 8 320 941
Clinical Psychology 8 409 1267

Economics rankings

Aalto University ranked 3rd for Economics in Finland and 421st in the World with 5,963 publications made and 114,866 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Development Studies, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Environmental Economics, Investment Banking and Stock trading.

Economics ranking Location
#3 of 24 In Finland
#159 of 1,366 In Europe
#421 of 5,995 In the World

Aalto University
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1991 0 2
1992 0 1
1993 0 1
1994 2 3
1995 2 1
1996 2 0
1997 3 8
1998 2 1
1999 5 6
2000 15 10
2001 12 20
2002 18 37
2003 26 44
2004 15 45
2005 38 45
2006 39 48
2007 35 89
2008 62 118
2009 45 180
2010 195 254
2011 302 568
2012 340 1129
2013 347 1911
2014 368 2898
2015 410 4149
2016 413 5260
2017 433 6594
2018 457 8681
2019 474 11235
2020 497 13858
2021 464 17139
2022 422 17802
2023 486 18449

The following table provides academic rankings for Aalto University in various areas of Economics.

Economics subfield Finland ranking Europe ranking World rank
Environmental Economics 1 26 48
Finance 2 118 310
Investment Banking and Stock trading 3 120 337
Agricultural Economics 2 100 341
Actuarial Science 2 153 421
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 2 173 445
International Trade 7 292 510
Development Studies 7 237 668
International Economics 8 428 750
Political Economy 8 316 833

Art & Design rankings

Aalto University ranked 3rd for Art & Design in Finland and 354th in the World with 5,060 publications made and 96,308 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Literature, Aesthetics, Multimedia, Computer Graphics.

Please note that our approach to subject rankings is based on scientific outputs and heavily biased on art-related topics towards institutions with computer science research profiles.

Art & Design ranking Location
#3 of 24 In Finland
#139 of 1,349 In Europe
#354 of 5,720 In the World

Aalto University
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1992 1 0
1993 0 2
1994 0 3
1995 1 0
1996 1 3
1997 2 0
1998 0 0
1999 3 3
2000 1 3
2001 5 4
2002 8 11
2003 3 19
2004 7 4
2005 9 17
2006 17 16
2007 19 44
2008 22 46
2009 29 73
2010 176 116
2011 248 386
2012 263 889
2013 331 1573
2014 352 2406
2015 387 3138
2016 392 4138
2017 372 5186
2018 391 6402
2019 397 8325
2020 426 10199
2021 423 11881
2022 389 12617
2023 366 12737

The following table provides academic rankings for Aalto University in various areas of Art & Design.

Art & Design subfield Finland ranking Europe ranking World rank
Architecture 2 42 112
UX/UI Desgin 3 46 113
Photography 3 43 115
Multimedia 3 42 138
Game Design and Development 3 66 187
Animation 2 64 194
Interior Design 2 87 208
Landscape Architecture 3 106 223
Computer Graphics 2 80 236
Graphic Design 5 95 257
Music 4 104 272
Illustration and Concept Art 2 147 301
Fashion Design 3 125 309
Singing and Vocal Performance 5 122 316
Aesthetics 3 118 323
Cinematography 1 143 332
Creative Writing 6 150 393
Entertainment Industry Business 5 161 402
Painting and Drawing 2 193 408
Sculpture 2 193 408
Literature 5 170 412
Performing arts 5 195 439
Art History 5 308 710

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Aalto University

Speciality Finland Europe World Rank
Audiology 6 159 397
Dentistry 8 244 677
Ophthalmology 6 291 853
Cosmetology 6 290 888
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 7 318 925
Healthcare Management (MHA) 8 355 986
Sports Medicine 7 389 1054
Public Health 8 374 1089
Orthodontics 8 390 1137
Medicine 8 389 1196
Pathology 8 378 1198
Health Science 7 388 1268
Anatomy and Physiology 8 418 1299
Physical Therapy 7 454 1365
Gerontology 8 449 1427
Nursing 8 458 1482
Surgery 7 449 1524
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 8 450 1557
Cardiology 7 519 1686
Anesthesiology 9 490 1746
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 8 584 1820
Pediatrics 9 521 1875
Family medicine 9 602 2460