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The Lappeenranta University of Technology ranked 9th in Finland, 1361st in the global 2025 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 120 research topics. The Lappeenranta University of Technology ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 15,234 academic publications and 422,723 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 2 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#1361 of 14,131 In the World
#494 of 2,785 In Europe
#9 of 36 In Finland
#1 of 2 In Lappeenranta
#68 of 1,000 For Entrepreneurship
#79 of 1,099 For Supply Chain Management
#99 of 2,305 For Project Management
#6229 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#1324 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 117 other topics

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Engineering rankings

The Lappeenranta University of Technology ranked 8th for Engineering in Finland and 901st in the World with 11,033 publications made and 303,887 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Optical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#8 of 28 In Finland
#319 of 1,465 In Europe
#901 of 6,782 In the World

Lappeenranta University of Technology
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 21 56
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 128 758
2005 192 952
2006 243 1371
2007 208 1542
2008 258 2090
2009 287 2674
2010 303 3274
2011 376 4799
2012 393 6699
2013 517 8244
2014 573 9666
2015 573 11563
2016 611 13412
2017 686 15048
2018 679 17054
2019 684 20479
2020 691 25286
2021 725 30865
2022 736 31996
2023 763 35556
2024 538 32524

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 1010th in the World with 9,900 publications made and 286,449 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
#366 of 1,457 In Europe
#1010 of 6,713 In the World

Lappeenranta University of Technology
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1992 18 55
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 116 644
2005 183 851
2006 217 1176
2007 191 1322
2008 206 1804
2009 232 2308
2010 261 2959
2011 344 4879
2012 368 7354
2013 459 8957
2014 562 10770
2015 541 13006
2016 543 15343
2017 614 16297
2018 648 17919
2019 628 21159
2020 620 24911
2021 636 29478
2022 612 28914
2023 678 31996
2024 492 29268

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 9 355 964
Materials Science 9 372 1077
Optical Engineering 8 383 1096
Nanotechnology 9 396 1319
Acoustical Engineering 9 459 1327
Nuclear Physics 9 428 1329
Condensed Matter Physics 9 423 1337
Astrophysics and Astronomy 9 487 1424
Atomic and Molecular physics 9 517 1671
Theoretical Physics 9 564 1812

Environmental Science rankings

The Lappeenranta University of Technology ranked 9th for Environmental Science in Finland and 1080th in the World with 7,769 publications made and 232,656 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Geology, Paleontology, Environmental Management.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#9 of 27 In Finland
#382 of 1,464 In Europe
#1080 of 6,876 In the World

Lappeenranta University of Technology
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1992 9 23
1993 8 23
1994 16 42
1995 21 45
1996 29 88
1997 20 77
1998 35 172
1999 23 139
2000 39 172
2001 42 202
2002 64 310
2003 76 367
2004 64 373
2005 105 540
2006 121 780
2007 122 924
2008 152 1282
2009 176 1632
2010 200 2110
2011 263 3124
2012 271 4861
2013 338 5672
2014 388 6914
2015 376 8368
2016 442 10046
2017 515 10923
2018 544 13131
2019 535 16349
2020 534 20379
2021 580 26468
2022 571 28248
2023 619 31950
2024 406 28484

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 83 287
Environmental Management 4 123 380
Urban and Regional planning 8 326 672
Ecology 8 300 829
Oceanography 9 304 848
Environmental Chemistry 9 334 921
Petrology and Geochemistry 7 370 1026
Geography and Cartography 8 427 1181
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 8 422 1204
Earth science and Geophysics 9 391 1211
Geology 9 416 1227
Geotechnical Engineering 9 428 1394
Agricultural Science 9 405 1403
Paleontology 9 473 1472
Forestry 10 486 1750
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 11 709 3121

Chemistry rankings

The Lappeenranta University of Technology ranked 9th for Chemistry in Finland and 1299th in the World with 7,413 publications made and 235,842 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Physical chemistry, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#9 of 26 In Finland
#421 of 1,417 In Europe
#1299 of 6,545 In the World

Lappeenranta University of Technology
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1992 11 37
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 92 533
2005 131 708
2006 167 948
2007 150 1094
2008 160 1484
2009 186 1792
2010 210 2278
2011 250 3410
2012 260 4943
2013 336 6069
2014 414 7260
2015 417 8884
2016 417 10453
2017 490 11643
2018 472 13256
2019 489 15950
2020 464 19509
2021 485 23903
2022 443 24582
2023 475 26633
2024 308 25482

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 4 252 589
Physical chemistry 8 267 781
Radiochemistry 6 193 783
Inorganic Chemistry 8 294 901
Chemical Engineering 8 286 908
Environmental Chemistry 9 334 921
Petrology and Geochemistry 7 370 1026
Materials Science 9 372 1077
Organic Chemistry 9 413 1312
Nanotechnology 9 396 1319
Computational Chemistry 9 480 1599
Biochemistry 9 494 1688
Nutrition and Food Science 9 540 2150

Computer Science rankings

The Lappeenranta University of Technology ranked 8th for Computer Science in Finland and 979th in the World with 7,346 publications made and 181,804 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
#360 of 1,469 In Europe
#979 of 6,845 In the World

Lappeenranta University of Technology
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 19 65
1993 27 67
1994 20 100
1995 27 125
1996 34 178
1997 25 199
1998 31 237
1999 35 205
2000 36 239
2001 35 255
2002 92 618
2003 122 540
2004 87 647
2005 155 756
2006 158 1136
2007 165 1266
2008 218 1755
2009 215 2186
2010 214 2508
2011 256 3514
2012 251 4313
2013 297 4794
2014 326 5604
2015 304 6096
2016 371 6982
2017 408 7605
2018 425 8794
2019 386 10632
2020 478 14075
2021 490 17643
2022 579 19656
2023 571 22680
2024 405 19901

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 39 107
Information Technology 8 171 544
Software Engineering 8 259 582
Database Administration 6 249 662
Robotics 5 242 699
Data Science 8 318 759
Human-Computer Interaction 9 334 794
UX/UI Desgin 9 324 796
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 8 312 814
Game Design and Development 8 374 877
Computer Vision 7 314 879
Multimedia 9 351 902
Machine Learning 8 308 915
Cognitive Science 8 323 932
Computer Engineering 7 318 970
Cyber Security 8 352 1001
Telecommunications 8 374 1070
Computer Networking 8 401 1151
Computer Graphics 9 500 1343
Blockchain and Cryptography 9 474 1514
Library and Information science 11 585 1852
Neuroscience 9 579 1955
Computational Linguistics 9 601 2119
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 9 740 3070

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The Lappeenranta University of Technology ranked 9th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Finland and 1442nd in the World with 6,560 publications made and 183,852 citations received. Main research topics: Political Science, Law, Philosophy, History, Archaeology.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#9 of 29 In Finland
#523 of 1,500 In Europe
#1442 of 7,081 In the World

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

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1992 17 38
1993 15 30
1994 11 50
1995 18 49
1996 22 82
1997 11 102
1998 30 104
1999 23 132
2000 15 133
2001 29 162
2002 58 366
2003 68 353
2004 46 383
2005 88 511
2006 103 772
2007 114 918
2008 155 1246
2009 146 1648
2010 184 2063
2011 222 2934
2012 233 4258
2013 271 5032
2014 290 5771
2015 319 7078
2016 363 7940
2017 436 8740
2018 422 10217
2019 409 12184
2020 472 15325
2021 461 20205
2022 521 22111
2023 573 25692
2024 352 21955

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 56 210
Communications and Public Relations 9 217 605
Urban and Regional planning 8 326 672
Anthropology 9 279 731
Law 9 348 934
Journalism and Digital Media 10 358 1000
Political Science 9 441 1095
Archaeology 9 421 1139
History 9 466 1268
Linguistics 9 474 1319
Aesthetics 10 504 1348
Sociology 9 467 1367
Education Majors 10 482 1579
Philosophy 9 557 1604
Library and Information science 11 585 1852
Classics and Ancient History 10 605 1884
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 11 632 1939
Gender Studies 12 581 2009
Demography 10 716 2829

Business rankings

The Lappeenranta University of Technology ranked 7th for Business in Finland and 594th in the World with 5,529 publications made and 137,062 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Marketing, Management Information Systems, Finance, Project Management.

Business ranking Location
#7 of 28 In Finland
#222 of 1,433 In Europe
#594 of 6,339 In the World

Lappeenranta University of Technology
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1992 8 9
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 85 290
2006 91 490
2007 114 645
2008 161 982
2009 168 1240
2010 172 1606
2011 214 2156
2012 224 2634
2013 235 3215
2014 280 3678
2015 248 4112
2016 314 4644
2017 329 5300
2018 353 6500
2019 319 7777
2020 367 10526
2021 389 13873
2022 429 15979
2023 443 18798
2024 254 15808

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 68
Supply Chain Management 1 19 79
Project Management 2 43 99
Management Information Systems 3 39 107
International Trade 3 150 252
International Business 4 163 296
Marketing 5 107 308
Engineering Management 5 104 323
Risk Management 3 156 377
Human Resource Management 8 139 384
Management 7 203 557
Operations Research 4 206 597
Construction Management 5 237 617
Finance 8 269 656
Accounting 9 290 785
Advertising 9 365 979
Investment Banking and Stock trading 8 356 991

Biology rankings

The Lappeenranta University of Technology ranked 9th for Biology in Finland and 1703rd in the World with 5,492 publications made and 164,814 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Paleontology, Genetics, Nanotechnology, Botany.

Biology ranking Location
#9 of 26 In Finland
#502 of 1,448 In Europe
#1703 of 6,833 In the World

Lappeenranta University of Technology
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 7 35
1993 10 50
1994 18 77
1995 14 73
1996 25 109
1997 23 112
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 106 942
2008 118 1164
2009 128 1466
2010 154 1901
2011 175 2558
2012 170 3503
2013 241 4165
2014 283 4964
2015 285 6124
2016 308 7268
2017 349 8190
2018 369 9550
2019 374 11942
2020 395 15328
2021 378 19414
2022 385 20511
2023 390 22902
2024 236 20411

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 1319
Evolutionary Biology 9 480 1370
Agricultural Science 9 405 1403
Paleontology 9 473 1472
Biotechnology 9 474 1682
Biochemistry 9 494 1688
Forestry 10 486 1750
Botany 9 492 1838
Genetics 9 525 1931
Neuroscience 9 579 1955
Nutrition and Food Science 9 540 2150
Molecular Biology 9 581 2298
Zoology 10 668 2707
Microbiology 9 612 2726
Horticulture 9 670 3057
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 9 740 3070
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 11 709 3121
Immunology 10 718 3129

Mathematics rankings

The Lappeenranta University of Technology ranked 8th for Mathematics in Finland and 1001st in the World with 3,824 publications made and 114,359 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Operations Research, Math Teachers, Applied Mathematics.

Mathematics ranking Location
#8 of 26 In Finland
#364 of 1,401 In Europe
#1001 of 6,418 In the World

Lappeenranta University of Technology
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1992 7 35
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 106 923
2009 101 1136
2010 108 1347
2011 131 2006
2012 155 2601
2013 152 2972
2014 191 3407
2015 137 4230
2016 200 4496
2017 251 5026
2018 214 5605
2019 226 6866
2020 249 8645
2021 274 10950
2022 287 11849
2023 324 13439
2024 164 9118

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 4 206 597
Statistics 8 347 929
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 8 375 933
Applied Mathematics 9 515 1507
Blockchain and Cryptography 9 474 1514
Math Teachers 10 505 1791

Economics rankings

The Lappeenranta University of Technology ranked 8th for Economics in Finland and 703rd in the World with 2,964 publications made and 91,197 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Development Studies, Environmental Economics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, International Trade.

Economics ranking Location
#8 of 25 In Finland
#270 of 1,388 In Europe
#703 of 6,167 In the World

Lappeenranta University of Technology
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1992 5 7
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 50 300
2008 60 452
2009 84 630
2010 81 904
2011 113 1126
2012 121 1313
2013 122 1810
2014 146 1951
2015 131 2298
2016 185 2752
2017 200 3274
2018 196 3984
2019 191 5029
2020 207 7023
2021 225 9367
2022 221 10435
2023 268 12603
2024 139 9950

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 2 27 57
International Trade 3 150 252
International Economics 5 307 504
Finance 8 269 656
Agricultural Economics 4 200 728
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 8 375 933
Investment Banking and Stock trading 8 356 991
Development Studies 9 411 1245

Art & Design rankings

The Lappeenranta University of Technology ranked 10th for Art & Design in Finland and 1279th in the World with 1,271 publications made and 22,556 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Aesthetics, Literature, 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
#491 of 1,381 In Europe
#1279 of 5,966 In the World

Lappeenranta University of Technology
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1992 1 3
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 17 56
2004 10 89
2005 17 112
2006 18 120
2007 34 173
2008 27 212
2009 42 288
2010 39 343
2011 46 451
2012 45 530
2013 52 644
2014 54 810
2015 55 743
2016 81 1051
2017 77 1139
2018 71 1301
2019 70 1762
2020 95 2241
2021 80 2995
2022 98 3398
2023 110 3997
2024 74 3611

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 9 324 796
Architecture 7 344 805
Game Design and Development 8 374 877
Multimedia 9 351 902
Fashion Design 9 410 1030
Computer Graphics 9 500 1343
Aesthetics 10 504 1348
Literature 12 595 1814

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for the Lappeenranta University of Technology

Speciality Finland Europe World Rank
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 10 220 827
Social Psychology 9 369 1008
Psychology 9 467 1465
Dentistry 9 490 1577
Health Science 9 478 1694
Healthcare Management (MHA) 9 519 1744
Sports Medicine 9 607 2008
Child Psychology 9 577 2018
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 9 627 2199
Pathology 9 601 2240
Medicine 9 642 2460
Psychiatry 10 658 2501
Physical Therapy 10 690 2512
Anatomy and Physiology 10 683 2544
Public Health 10 680 2688
Clinical Psychology 13 681 2740
Surgery 10 721 2759
Nursing 13 700 2940