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The Lappeenranta University of Technology ranked 9th in Finland, 1312th in the global 2026 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 122 research topics. The Lappeenranta University of Technology ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 15,716 academic publications and 459,614 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 2 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#1312 of 14,131 In the World
#507 of 2,785 In Europe
#9 of 36 In Finland
#1 of 2 In Lappeenranta
#63 of 1,007 For Entrepreneurship
#77 of 1,128 For Supply Chain Management
#96 of 2,355 For Project Management
#6306 of 8,074 For Alumni Impact
#1288 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 119 other topics

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Engineering rankings

The Lappeenranta University of Technology ranked 8th for Engineering in Finland and 898th in the World with 11,274 publications made and 328,955 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Optical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#8 of 28 In Finland
#315 of 1,466 In Europe
#898 of 6,795 In the World

Lappeenranta University of Technology
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1993 25 67
1994 33 97
1995 48 113
1996 49 186
1997 44 198
1998 62 252
1999 60 287
2000 66 283
2001 71 353
2002 117 667
2003 159 596
2004 128 759
2005 192 952
2006 243 1371
2007 207 1542
2008 258 2096
2009 287 2675
2010 303 3274
2011 376 4787
2012 393 6703
2013 518 8228
2014 573 9675
2015 574 11545
2016 612 13403
2017 683 15042
2018 679 17105
2019 683 20448
2020 686 25128
2021 724 30699
2022 732 31913
2023 763 35526
2024 541 32881
2025 337 28088

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

Physics rankings

The Lappeenranta University of Technology ranked 9th for Physics in Finland and 1014th in the World with 10,152 publications made and 307,493 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nuclear Physics, Astrophysics and Astronomy.

Physics ranking Location
#9 of 27 In Finland
#364 of 1,460 In Europe
#1014 of 6,729 In the World

Lappeenranta University of Technology
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1993 18 57
1994 32 84
1995 41 111
1996 41 159
1997 44 180
1998 55 254
1999 50 260
2000 60 260
2001 57 298
2002 89 550
2003 135 528
2004 116 645
2005 183 851
2006 217 1176
2007 191 1322
2008 206 1806
2009 232 2310
2010 261 2960
2011 345 4877
2012 369 7358
2013 459 8941
2014 562 10780
2015 542 12988
2016 543 15328
2017 613 16309
2018 647 17955
2019 628 21113
2020 620 24886
2021 633 29384
2022 611 28893
2023 676 32022
2024 495 29574
2025 337 24419

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

Physics subfield Finland ranking Europe ranking World rank
Quantum and Particle physics 9 348 956
Materials Science 9 366 1077
Optical Engineering 8 384 1099
Nuclear Physics 9 426 1318
Acoustical Engineering 9 458 1331
Condensed Matter Physics 9 423 1338
Nanotechnology 9 396 1345
Astrophysics and Astronomy 9 484 1420
Atomic and Molecular physics 9 513 1671
Theoretical Physics 9 567 1823

Environmental Science rankings

The Lappeenranta University of Technology ranked 9th for Environmental Science in Finland and 1072nd in the World with 7,950 publications made and 256,885 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Geology, Paleontology, Environmental Management.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#9 of 27 In Finland
#379 of 1,464 In Europe
#1072 of 6,888 In the World

Lappeenranta University of Technology
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1993 8 23
1994 16 42
1995 21 45
1996 29 88
1997 20 76
1998 35 172
1999 23 139
2000 39 172
2001 42 202
2002 64 310
2003 77 368
2004 64 372
2005 105 540
2006 121 780
2007 122 924
2008 152 1284
2009 176 1631
2010 200 2109
2011 262 3120
2012 272 4845
2013 339 5663
2014 385 6909
2015 378 8349
2016 441 10031
2017 515 10912
2018 546 13155
2019 535 16334
2020 538 20293
2021 581 26402
2022 568 28150
2023 623 31926
2024 411 28768
2025 230 24749

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

Environmental Science subfield Finland ranking Europe ranking World rank
Environmental Engineering 2 82 285
Environmental Management 4 119 378
Urban and Regional planning 8 330 683
Ecology 8 292 813
Oceanography 9 297 828
Environmental Chemistry 9 327 912
Petrology and Geochemistry 7 368 1021
Geography and Cartography 8 427 1180
Earth science and Geophysics 8 389 1203
Geology 9 414 1218
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 8 425 1220
Geotechnical Engineering 9 426 1400
Agricultural Science 9 404 1400
Paleontology 9 474 1477
Forestry 10 477 1726
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 11 688 3013

Computer Science rankings

The Lappeenranta University of Technology ranked 8th for Computer Science in Finland and 981st in the World with 7,559 publications made and 198,373 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Management Information Systems, Telecommunications, Computer Vision.

Computer Science ranking Location
#8 of 27 In Finland
#359 of 1,470 In Europe
#981 of 6,855 In the World

Lappeenranta University of Technology
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1993 27 67
1994 20 100
1995 27 125
1996 34 178
1997 25 198
1998 31 237
1999 35 205
2000 36 239
2001 35 255
2002 92 618
2003 122 540
2004 87 649
2005 155 756
2006 158 1137
2007 164 1263
2008 218 1758
2009 215 2185
2010 214 2503
2011 257 3516
2012 251 4302
2013 297 4780
2014 326 5600
2015 303 6068
2016 371 6951
2017 405 7593
2018 426 8832
2019 387 10584
2020 478 14008
2021 488 17520
2022 577 19605
2023 572 22624
2024 413 20233
2025 283 17134

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

Computer Science subfield Finland ranking Europe ranking World rank
Management Information Systems 3 38 103
Information Technology 8 161 518
Software Engineering 7 253 568
Database Administration 6 243 648
Robotics 5 239 700
Data Science 8 313 747
Human-Computer Interaction 9 333 797
UX/UI Desgin 9 326 800
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 8 311 821
Game Design and Development 8 379 892
Multimedia 9 352 897
Computer Vision 7 320 900
Machine Learning 8 308 923
Cognitive Science 8 330 958
Cyber Security 8 340 970
Computer Engineering 7 321 980
Telecommunications 8 375 1084
Computer Networking 8 398 1148
Computer Graphics 9 504 1353
Blockchain and Cryptography 9 463 1477
Library and Information science 11 587 1844
Neuroscience 9 582 1964
Computational Linguistics 9 589 2065
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 9 740 3093

Chemistry rankings

The Lappeenranta University of Technology ranked 9th for Chemistry in Finland and 1297th in the World with 7,543 publications made and 256,005 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Physical chemistry, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#9 of 26 In Finland
#420 of 1,417 In Europe
#1297 of 6,561 In the World

Lappeenranta University of Technology
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1993 16 52
1994 24 68
1995 32 75
1996 39 129
1997 32 137
1998 40 213
1999 47 233
2000 49 227
2001 59 306
2002 71 436
2003 98 431
2004 92 534
2005 131 708
2006 167 948
2007 150 1094
2008 160 1481
2009 186 1794
2010 210 2275
2011 249 3402
2012 260 4947
2013 337 6092
2014 414 7263
2015 416 8886
2016 418 10484
2017 489 11624
2018 473 13260
2019 490 15933
2020 463 19380
2021 482 23834
2022 444 24596
2023 470 26614
2024 308 25695
2025 180 22318

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

Chemistry subfield Finland ranking Europe ranking World rank
Biochemical Engineering 4 254 611
Radiochemistry 6 188 773
Physical chemistry 8 263 781
Inorganic Chemistry 8 293 902
Environmental Chemistry 9 327 912
Chemical Engineering 8 283 912
Petrology and Geochemistry 7 368 1021
Materials Science 9 366 1077
Organic Chemistry 9 409 1317
Nanotechnology 9 396 1345
Computational Chemistry 9 476 1593
Biochemistry 9 492 1692
Nutrition and Food Science 9 542 2159

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The Lappeenranta University of Technology ranked 9th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Finland and 1437th in the World with 6,757 publications made and 202,084 citations received. Main research topics: Political Science, Law, Philosophy, History, Archaeology.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#9 of 29 In Finland
#521 of 1,502 In Europe
#1437 of 7,088 In the World

Lappeenranta University of Technology
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1993 15 30
1994 11 50
1995 18 49
1996 22 82
1997 11 100
1998 30 104
1999 23 132
2000 15 133
2001 29 162
2002 58 366
2003 68 353
2004 46 384
2005 88 512
2006 103 773
2007 114 916
2008 155 1247
2009 146 1647
2010 184 2062
2011 221 2933
2012 234 4254
2013 272 5034
2014 291 5775
2015 318 7051
2016 362 7954
2017 435 8714
2018 423 10223
2019 407 12153
2020 474 15231
2021 461 20173
2022 516 22077
2023 578 25721
2024 357 22245
2025 253 18870

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Finland ranking Europe ranking World rank
Intellectual Property and Patent Law 2 57 215
Communications and Public Relations 9 214 593
Urban and Regional planning 8 330 683
Anthropology 9 279 731
Law 9 343 917
Journalism and Digital Media 10 356 994
Political Science 9 439 1085
Archaeology 9 420 1137
History 9 461 1264
Linguistics 9 478 1325
Aesthetics 10 502 1329
Sociology 9 468 1359
Public Policy / Administration 11 493 1449
Education Majors 10 480 1569
Philosophy 9 558 1597
Classics and Ancient History 10 591 1831
Library and Information science 11 587 1844
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 11 647 1998
Gender Studies 12 583 2005
Demography 10 726 2853

Business rankings

The Lappeenranta University of Technology ranked 7th for Business in Finland and 587th in the World with 5,644 publications made and 151,147 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Marketing, Management Information Systems, Finance, Project Management.

Business ranking Location
#7 of 28 In Finland
#218 of 1,436 In Europe
#587 of 6,366 In the World

Lappeenranta University of Technology
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1993 8 15
1994 5 16
1995 18 35
1996 11 36
1997 8 48
1998 17 45
1999 16 55
2000 21 64
2001 23 80
2002 62 181
2003 55 212
2004 45 248
2005 85 291
2006 91 491
2007 114 645
2008 161 986
2009 168 1241
2010 172 1603
2011 213 2150
2012 225 2631
2013 237 3205
2014 281 3688
2015 250 4104
2016 314 4628
2017 328 5298
2018 352 6501
2019 319 7772
2020 366 10471
2021 387 13839
2022 425 15928
2023 446 18790
2024 256 16036
2025 152 13417

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

Business subfield Finland ranking Europe ranking World rank
Entrepreneurship 1 29 63
Supply Chain Management 1 18 77
Project Management 2 42 96
Management Information Systems 3 38 103
International Trade 3 153 258
Marketing 4 104 298
International Business 4 164 300
Engineering Management 5 98 311
Risk Management 3 151 371
Human Resource Management 8 138 382
Management 7 199 551
Operations Research 4 211 609
Construction Management 5 235 620
Finance 8 270 656
Accounting 9 286 768
Advertising 9 358 954
Investment Banking and Stock trading 8 352 971
Public Policy / Administration 11 493 1449

Biology rankings

The Lappeenranta University of Technology ranked 9th for Biology in Finland and 1708th in the World with 5,594 publications made and 181,729 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Paleontology, Genetics, Nanotechnology, Botany.

Biology ranking Location
#9 of 26 In Finland
#502 of 1,449 In Europe
#1708 of 6,841 In the World

Lappeenranta University of Technology
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1993 10 50
1994 18 77
1995 14 73
1996 25 109
1997 23 111
1998 30 183
1999 26 184
2000 29 209
2001 41 258
2002 47 402
2003 58 387
2004 57 424
2005 101 594
2006 109 761
2007 106 941
2008 119 1162
2009 128 1467
2010 154 1902
2011 174 2553
2012 170 3481
2013 241 4154
2014 283 4947
2015 284 6108
2016 308 7220
2017 348 8190
2018 367 9525
2019 372 11896
2020 396 15304
2021 380 19356
2022 380 20457
2023 391 22861
2024 240 20610
2025 139 17294

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

Biology subfield Finland ranking Europe ranking World rank
Nanotechnology 9 396 1345
Evolutionary Biology 9 474 1368
Agricultural Science 9 404 1400
Paleontology 9 474 1477
Biotechnology 9 471 1690
Biochemistry 9 492 1692
Forestry 10 477 1726
Botany 9 490 1842
Genetics 9 525 1944
Neuroscience 9 582 1964
Nutrition and Food Science 9 542 2159
Molecular Biology 9 579 2296
Zoology 10 668 2699
Microbiology 9 618 2752
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 11 688 3013
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 9 740 3093
Horticulture 9 675 3102
Immunology 10 728 3181

Mathematics rankings

The Lappeenranta University of Technology ranked 8th for Mathematics in Finland and 993rd in the World with 3,898 publications made and 122,765 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Operations Research, Math Teachers, Applied Mathematics.

Mathematics ranking Location
#8 of 26 In Finland
#361 of 1,406 In Europe
#993 of 6,434 In the World

Lappeenranta University of Technology
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1993 8 41
1994 10 58
1995 15 78
1996 27 115
1997 12 125
1998 20 153
1999 17 120
2000 18 174
2001 22 154
2002 49 404
2003 47 311
2004 37 365
2005 62 382
2006 68 614
2007 80 697
2008 107 924
2009 101 1138
2010 108 1347
2011 132 2006
2012 155 2597
2013 152 2957
2014 192 3436
2015 136 4184
2016 200 4495
2017 251 5002
2018 216 5601
2019 225 6863
2020 250 8597
2021 273 10860
2022 283 11782
2023 325 13390
2024 163 9272
2025 102 7236

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

Mathematics subfield Finland ranking Europe ranking World rank
Operations Research 4 211 609
Statistics 8 346 921
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 8 372 926
Blockchain and Cryptography 9 463 1477
Applied Mathematics 9 514 1508
Math Teachers 10 506 1782

Economics rankings

The Lappeenranta University of Technology ranked 8th for Economics in Finland and 693rd in the World with 3,035 publications made and 100,210 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Development Studies, Environmental Economics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, International Trade.

Economics ranking Location
#8 of 25 In Finland
#269 of 1,391 In Europe
#693 of 6,188 In the World

Lappeenranta University of Technology
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1993 1 6
1994 1 10
1995 8 20
1996 7 18
1997 3 15
1998 9 39
1999 8 24
2000 8 37
2001 7 49
2002 27 92
2003 25 107
2004 21 100
2005 33 139
2006 39 239
2007 50 298
2008 60 451
2009 84 631
2010 81 903
2011 113 1129
2012 121 1307
2013 122 1794
2014 146 1957
2015 131 2293
2016 184 2731
2017 200 3280
2018 196 3983
2019 191 5017
2020 206 7000
2021 223 9352
2022 222 10440
2023 272 12578
2024 140 10106
2025 89 8178

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

Economics subfield Finland ranking Europe ranking World rank
Environmental Economics 1 26 51
International Trade 3 153 258
International Economics 6 304 500
Finance 8 270 656
Agricultural Economics 4 202 733
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 8 372 926
Investment Banking and Stock trading 8 352 971
Development Studies 9 406 1233

Art & Design rankings

The Lappeenranta University of Technology ranked 10th for Art & Design in Finland and 1253rd in the World with 1,313 publications made and 25,798 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
#10 of 24 In Finland
#482 of 1,385 In Europe
#1253 of 6,010 In the World

Lappeenranta University of Technology
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1993 2 6
1994 1 9
1995 4 5
1996 4 17
1997 1 16
1998 5 16
1999 2 11
2000 5 19
2001 6 37
2002 12 42
2003 18 57
2004 10 90
2005 17 112
2006 18 121
2007 34 173
2008 27 213
2009 42 287
2010 39 343
2011 46 452
2012 45 534
2013 52 638
2014 54 811
2015 55 747
2016 81 1044
2017 77 1130
2018 71 1308
2019 70 1773
2020 97 2229
2021 81 3002
2022 99 3386
2023 112 3988
2024 78 3659
2025 43 3214

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

Art & Design subfield Finland ranking Europe ranking World rank
UX/UI Desgin 9 326 800
Architecture 7 343 803
Game Design and Development 8 379 892
Multimedia 9 352 897
Fashion Design 9 399 999
Aesthetics 10 502 1329
Computer Graphics 9 504 1353
Literature 10 580 1735

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for the Lappeenranta University of Technology

Speciality Finland Europe World Rank
Social Psychology 9 369 1009
Psychology 9 467 1478
Dentistry 9 488 1581
Health Science 9 476 1673
Healthcare Management (MHA) 9 512 1713
Child Psychology 9 575 1998
Sports Medicine 9 610 2017
Pathology 9 595 2214
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 9 629 2226
Medicine 9 642 2444
Psychiatry 10 658 2498
Physical Therapy 10 692 2515
Anatomy and Physiology 10 694 2570
Public Health 10 689 2725
Surgery 10 728 2786
Clinical Psychology 14 689 2796
Nursing 12 701 2935