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The Lappeenranta University of Technology ranked 9th in Finland, 1396th in the global 2024 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 12,573 academic publications and 249,029 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 2 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#1396 of 14,131 In the World
#507 of 2,785 In Europe
#9 of 36 In Finland
#1 of 2 In Lappeenranta
#75 of 1,028 For Entrepreneurship
#109 of 2,061 For Project Management
#109 of 1,003 For Supply Chain Management
#6095 of 7,738 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 9th for Engineering in Finland and 906th in the World with 9,384 publications made and 187,736 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Optical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#9 of 28 In Finland
#326 of 1,453 In Europe
#906 of 6,684 In the World

Lappeenranta University of Technology
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 13 33
1992 20 44
1993 25 55
1994 31 76
1995 46 79
1996 50 159
1997 43 174
1998 60 229
1999 58 250
2000 61 245
2001 67 315
2002 104 577
2003 142 494
2004 114 661
2005 172 823
2006 209 1118
2007 202 1233
2008 225 1637
2009 250 2056
2010 262 2396
2011 318 3071
2012 303 3819
2013 464 4962
2014 471 5711
2015 539 6927
2016 494 7870
2017 592 9050
2018 609 11119
2019 614 14020
2020 651 18327
2021 645 23403
2022 706 25999
2023 696 28205

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

Engineering subfield Finland ranking Europe ranking World rank
Renewable Energy Engineering 2 45 127
Product and Industrial Design 3 62 155
Automotive Engineering 2 79 260
Environmental Engineering 2 92 298
Nuclear Engineering 4 109 333
Engineering Management 5 120 345
Aviation 3 170 435
Industrial Engineering 3 174 439
Technical Drawing 2 166 467
Automation and Control engineering 3 170 504
Mining Engineering 3 161 526
Biochemical Engineering 4 238 531
Systems Engineering 5 221 546
Firefighting and Fire Science 2 160 548
Architectural Engineering 6 208 555
Mechanical Engineering 5 216 564
Construction Management 6 222 570
Operations Research 4 198 571
Reliability and Quality Engineering 4 201 592
Electrical Engineering 5 214 598
Petroleum Engineering 4 222 685
Structural Engineering 6 265 715
Robotics 5 250 715
Marine Engineering 4 248 721
Aerospace Engineering 6 291 752
Architecture 7 347 805
Human-Computer Interaction 9 346 811
Electronic Engineering 7 303 879
Chemical Engineering 7 291 896
Computer Engineering 7 311 916
Civil Engineering 8 346 959
Transportation Engineering 6 371 976
Remote Sensing 7 364 989
Metallurgical Engineering 9 341 996
Telecommunications 7 373 1056
Materials Science 9 377 1081
Computer Networking 7 393 1102
Optical Engineering 8 391 1118
Acoustical Engineering 9 439 1251
Nanotechnology 9 393 1287
Geotechnical Engineering 9 416 1313
Biotechnology 9 471 1610

Physics rankings

The Lappeenranta University of Technology ranked 9th for Physics in Finland and 1008th in the World with 8,079 publications made and 159,385 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Nuclear Physics.

Physics ranking Location
#9 of 27 In Finland
#370 of 1,446 In Europe
#1008 of 6,603 In the World

Lappeenranta University of Technology
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 11 33
1992 18 46
1993 19 51
1994 27 62
1995 39 81
1996 41 138
1997 43 169
1998 52 230
1999 50 229
2000 53 221
2001 49 268
2002 78 494
2003 120 444
2004 98 559
2005 159 732
2006 183 942
2007 178 1080
2008 183 1342
2009 199 1691
2010 207 1962
2011 266 2634
2012 273 3316
2013 377 4252
2014 436 5180
2015 486 6481
2016 412 7236
2017 511 8219
2018 548 10028
2019 541 12713
2020 556 16400
2021 554 20474
2022 583 22185
2023 599 24003

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 8 360 973
Materials Science 9 377 1081
Optical Engineering 8 391 1118
Acoustical Engineering 9 439 1251
Nanotechnology 9 393 1287
Nuclear Physics 9 435 1346
Condensed Matter Physics 8 426 1346
Astrophysics and Astronomy 9 490 1427
Theoretical Physics 9 543 1693
Atomic and Molecular physics 9 531 1723

Environmental Science rankings

The Lappeenranta University of Technology ranked 9th for Environmental Science in Finland and 1067th in the World with 6,614 publications made and 145,312 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Geology, Paleontology, Environmental Management.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#9 of 26 In Finland
#382 of 1,458 In Europe
#1067 of 6,798 In the World

Lappeenranta University of Technology
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 5 19
1992 7 21
1993 8 21
1994 14 39
1995 21 34
1996 29 76
1997 20 67
1998 37 149
1999 22 129
2000 37 154
2001 40 178
2002 59 266
2003 72 296
2004 58 319
2005 94 459
2006 114 630
2007 114 733
2008 144 1019
2009 154 1267
2010 179 1619
2011 223 2098
2012 211 2731
2013 297 3529
2014 303 4164
2015 356 5027
2016 359 5842
2017 448 6624
2018 481 8496
2019 483 11219
2020 503 15128
2021 522 20062
2022 558 23031
2023 562 25151

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 92 298
Environmental Management 4 131 392
Mining Engineering 3 161 526
Urban and Regional planning 7 271 581
Oceanography 9 309 842
Ecology 9 322 860
Environmental Chemistry 9 344 942
Petrology and Geochemistry 7 368 1013
Geography and Cartography 8 420 1124
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 8 405 1132
Earth science and Geophysics 9 393 1170
Geology 9 420 1204
Geotechnical Engineering 9 416 1313
Agricultural Science 9 402 1333
Paleontology 9 478 1451
Forestry 10 494 1756
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 11 673 2858

Computer Science rankings

The Lappeenranta University of Technology ranked 8th for Computer Science in Finland and 970th in the World with 6,389 publications made and 114,144 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
#362 of 1,459 In Europe
#970 of 6,752 In the World

Lappeenranta University of Technology
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 10 41
1992 18 53
1993 24 50
1994 18 77
1995 28 89
1996 35 147
1997 22 169
1998 32 211
1999 36 180
2000 31 192
2001 33 213
2002 87 539
2003 113 416
2004 80 574
2005 147 654
2006 132 899
2007 157 1010
2008 184 1344
2009 192 1702
2010 187 1870
2011 217 2320
2012 225 2825
2013 279 3305
2014 297 3763
2015 298 4209
2016 324 4635
2017 365 4940
2018 391 5945
2019 362 7659
2020 462 10262
2021 444 13579
2022 531 15714
2023 536 17492

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 43 111
Information Technology 8 151 497
Software Engineering 8 268 605
Database Administration 6 249 652
Robotics 5 250 715
UX/UI Desgin 9 314 755
Data Science 8 326 760
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 7 298 765
Human-Computer Interaction 9 346 811
Game Design and Development 9 355 827
Computer Vision 7 312 846
Machine Learning 8 303 858
Multimedia 9 346 864
Cognitive Science 8 308 870
Computer Engineering 7 311 916
Cyber Security 8 363 997
Telecommunications 7 373 1056
Computer Networking 7 393 1102
Computer Graphics 9 514 1412
Blockchain and Cryptography 9 483 1528
Library and Information science 11 552 1734
Computational Linguistics 9 540 1749
Neuroscience 9 572 1873

Chemistry rankings

The Lappeenranta University of Technology ranked 9th for Chemistry in Finland and 1303rd in the World with 6,224 publications made and 142,002 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Physical chemistry, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#9 of 26 In Finland
#429 of 1,401 In Europe
#1303 of 6,447 In the World

Lappeenranta University of Technology
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 12 33
1992 11 33
1993 15 45
1994 19 49
1995 31 60
1996 38 115
1997 30 131
1998 37 195
1999 45 211
2000 44 199
2001 48 269
2002 60 376
2003 85 364
2004 77 458
2005 109 590
2006 145 772
2007 135 878
2008 141 1160
2009 157 1383
2010 179 1682
2011 208 2219
2012 186 2777
2013 278 3613
2014 313 4249
2015 404 5393
2016 330 6186
2017 416 7051
2018 424 8777
2019 438 10989
2020 422 14504
2021 436 18251
2022 427 20324
2023 427 21493

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 4 238 531
Physical chemistry 7 275 789
Radiochemistry 6 213 798
Chemical Engineering 7 291 896
Inorganic Chemistry 8 307 910
Environmental Chemistry 9 344 942
Petrology and Geochemistry 7 368 1013
Materials Science 9 377 1081
Nanotechnology 9 393 1287
Organic Chemistry 9 420 1308
Computational Chemistry 9 494 1623
Biochemistry 9 488 1644
Nutrition and Food Science 9 524 2004

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The Lappeenranta University of Technology ranked 9th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Finland and 1369th in the World with 5,434 publications made and 103,837 citations received. Main research topics: Political Science, Law, Philosophy, History, Archaeology.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#9 of 29 In Finland
#510 of 1,492 In Europe
#1369 of 7,020 In the World

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

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 8 29
1992 16 29
1993 15 23
1994 10 42
1995 18 33
1996 21 68
1997 11 84
1998 31 91
1999 24 121
2000 13 100
2001 28 130
2002 55 303
2003 62 270
2004 44 339
2005 79 421
2006 94 594
2007 101 726
2008 140 981
2009 149 1246
2010 152 1480
2011 182 1947
2012 182 2358
2013 211 2915
2014 226 3373
2015 280 3993
2016 282 4272
2017 353 4677
2018 353 5755
2019 363 7684
2020 435 10303
2021 429 14567
2022 483 16768
2023 519 18729

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 53 188
Urban and Regional planning 7 271 581
Communications and Public Relations 9 222 611
Anthropology 9 274 707
Journalism and Digital Media 10 329 904
Law 9 350 920
Political Science 9 436 1068
Archaeology 9 419 1112
History 9 451 1220
Linguistics 9 460 1272
Sociology 10 453 1314
Aesthetics 10 496 1325
Education Majors 10 462 1486
Philosophy 9 539 1490
Library and Information science 11 552 1734
Classics and Ancient History 10 576 1756
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 11 609 1838
Gender Studies 12 571 1922
Demography 10 698 2716

Biology rankings

The Lappeenranta University of Technology ranked 9th for Biology in Finland and 1644th in the World with 4,948 publications made and 117,025 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Paleontology, Genetics, Nanotechnology, Botany.

Biology ranking Location
#9 of 26 In Finland
#499 of 1,445 In Europe
#1644 of 6,770 In the World

Lappeenranta University of Technology
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 5 34
1992 6 28
1993 10 44
1994 15 59
1995 13 54
1996 24 100
1997 21 104
1998 31 169
1999 24 174
2000 27 182
2001 37 232
2002 42 349
2003 53 333
2004 46 352
2005 89 488
2006 98 641
2007 98 756
2008 123 972
2009 113 1188
2010 139 1497
2011 164 1925
2012 146 2441
2013 226 3160
2014 230 3567
2015 300 4356
2016 278 5010
2017 327 5834
2018 359 7316
2019 352 9158
2020 390 12256
2021 356 15801
2022 373 17631
2023 356 19032

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 9 393 1287
Agricultural Science 9 402 1333
Evolutionary Biology 9 495 1399
Paleontology 9 478 1451
Biotechnology 9 471 1610
Biochemistry 9 488 1644
Forestry 10 494 1756
Botany 9 495 1804
Genetics 9 516 1835
Neuroscience 9 572 1873
Nutrition and Food Science 9 524 2004
Molecular Biology 9 575 2262
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 11 673 2858
Immunology 10 698 2930
Horticulture 9 658 2980

Business rankings

The Lappeenranta University of Technology ranked 7th for Business in Finland and 604th in the World with 4,916 publications made and 87,521 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Marketing, Management Information Systems, Finance, Project Management.

Business ranking Location
#7 of 28 In Finland
#227 of 1,414 In Europe
#604 of 6,187 In the World

Lappeenranta University of Technology
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1991 4 4
1992 9 5
1993 8 12
1994 5 13
1995 19 19
1996 10 30
1997 7 40
1998 17 35
1999 17 50
2000 17 53
2001 22 64
2002 57 148
2003 49 158
2004 41 212
2005 77 237
2006 85 399
2007 107 523
2008 143 794
2009 163 1012
2010 159 1287
2011 189 1645
2012 203 2063
2013 217 2488
2014 255 2922
2015 238 3220
2016 278 3480
2017 298 3807
2018 318 4685
2019 305 6071
2020 364 8085
2021 344 11261
2022 417 12972
2023 422 14637

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 34 75
Project Management 2 49 109
Supply Chain Management 1 30 109
Management Information Systems 3 43 111
International Trade 2 147 248
International Business 3 156 290
Marketing 5 113 318
Engineering Management 5 120 345
Risk Management 3 150 368
Human Resource Management 8 132 370
Construction Management 6 222 570
Management 6 207 571
Operations Research 4 198 571
Finance 8 279 660
Accounting 10 285 763
Advertising 9 352 908
Investment Banking and Stock trading 8 368 978

Mathematics rankings

The Lappeenranta University of Technology ranked 8th for Mathematics in Finland and 976th in the World with 3,347 publications made and 73,262 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Operations Research, Math Teachers, Applied Mathematics.

Mathematics ranking Location
#8 of 26 In Finland
#362 of 1,388 In Europe
#976 of 6,305 In the World

Lappeenranta University of Technology
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 3 31
1992 7 34
1993 10 32
1994 9 46
1995 15 60
1996 26 93
1997 12 105
1998 18 133
1999 18 115
2000 17 141
2001 23 141
2002 45 343
2003 45 232
2004 37 325
2005 60 348
2006 58 493
2007 78 567
2008 96 744
2009 100 876
2010 101 1003
2011 112 1267
2012 134 1545
2013 130 1867
2014 152 2163
2015 142 2499
2016 174 2711
2017 197 2925
2018 197 3429
2019 199 4674
2020 236 6333
2021 257 8279
2022 285 9314
2023 283 10254

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 4 198 571
Statistics 8 347 917
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 8 380 937
Applied Mathematics 9 508 1458
Math Teachers 10 453 1526
Blockchain and Cryptography 9 483 1528

Economics rankings

The Lappeenranta University of Technology ranked 8th for Economics in Finland and 704th in the World with 2,654 publications made and 58,755 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Development Studies, Environmental Economics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, International Trade.

Economics ranking Location
#8 of 24 In Finland
#272 of 1,366 In Europe
#704 of 5,995 In the World

Lappeenranta University of Technology
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1991 3 10
1992 5 7
1993 1 5
1994 1 10
1995 9 16
1996 7 17
1997 2 16
1998 11 28
1999 7 15
2000 8 37
2001 7 40
2002 26 77
2003 23 75
2004 23 86
2005 27 114
2006 36 191
2007 49 256
2008 56 391
2009 79 510
2010 75 714
2011 94 859
2012 118 1052
2013 114 1338
2014 127 1528
2015 116 1727
2016 166 1951
2017 178 2238
2018 181 2770
2019 181 3889
2020 206 5509
2021 203 7709
2022 230 8676
2023 252 9977

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 32 64
International Trade 2 147 248
International Economics 5 282 461
Agricultural Economics 4 181 611
Finance 8 279 660
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 8 380 937
Investment Banking and Stock trading 8 368 978
Development Studies 9 393 1157

Art & Design rankings

The Lappeenranta University of Technology ranked 10th for Art & Design in Finland and 1274th in the World with 1,109 publications made and 14,249 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
#493 of 1,349 In Europe
#1274 of 5,720 In the World

Lappeenranta University of Technology
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1991 2 3
1992 1 1
1993 2 4
1994 1 8
1995 4 4
1996 4 11
1997 1 10
1998 5 19
1999 2 9
2000 4 18
2001 7 28
2002 12 36
2003 18 37
2004 8 79
2005 13 85
2006 18 93
2007 24 146
2008 28 171
2009 39 224
2010 37 235
2011 39 363
2012 42 392
2013 48 484
2014 46 581
2015 53 594
2016 74 717
2017 71 797
2018 72 965
2019 60 1288
2020 94 1703
2021 78 2352
2022 83 2734
2023 103 3157

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 9 314 755
Graphic Design 8 307 799
Architecture 7 347 805
Game Design and Development 9 355 827
Multimedia 9 346 864
Fashion Design 9 411 1015
Aesthetics 10 496 1325
Computer Graphics 9 514 1412
Literature 11 583 1733

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for the Lappeenranta University of Technology

Speciality Finland Europe World Rank
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 9 196 689
Social Psychology 9 374 1016
Psychology 9 463 1421
Dentistry 9 464 1443
Health Science 9 483 1703
Healthcare Management (MHA) 10 540 1803
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 9 574 1900
Child Psychology 9 575 1960
Sports Medicine 9 601 1963
Pathology 10 588 2126
Physical Therapy 10 646 2289
Medicine 9 629 2329
Anatomy and Physiology 10 657 2361
Surgery 10 678 2476
Psychiatry 10 674 2526
Public Health 10 664 2527
Clinical Psychology 12 667 2575
Nursing 12 696 2859