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The University of Eastern Finland ranked 7th in Finland, 605th in the global 2025 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 191 research topics. The University of Eastern Finland ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 46,907 academic publications and 1,591,014 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 3 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#605 of 14,131 In the World
#246 of 2,785 In Europe
#7 of 36 In Finland
#1 of 2 In Joensuu
#136 of 2,632 For Forestry
#141 of 1,036 For Social Work
#142 of 1,009 For Information Technology
#3691 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#718 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 188 other topics

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Biology rankings

The University of Eastern Finland ranked 5th for Biology in Finland and 452nd in the World with 31,415 publications made and 1,246,442 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Neuroscience, Paleontology, Botany.

Biology ranking Location
#5 of 26 In Finland
#168 of 1,448 In Europe
#452 of 6,833 In the World

University of Eastern Finland
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 253 2368
1993 274 2348
1994 298 2951
1995 330 3519
1996 366 4194
1997 370 5139
1998 406 5977
1999 422 7260
2000 433 8706
2001 410 10114
2002 478 11910
2003 494 14072
2004 514 15615
2005 501 17139
2006 587 18675
2007 586 20543
2008 647 23010
2009 686 25151
2010 915 27729
2011 1104 32189
2012 1119 36136
2013 1162 40574
2014 1267 45811
2015 1333 49525
2016 1424 53719
2017 1405 59158
2018 1437 65151
2019 1534 73229
2020 1746 88885
2021 1856 103073
2022 1882 102390
2023 1830 105344
2024 1480 100816

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

Biology subfield Finland ranking Europe ranking World rank
Forestry 2 36 136
Biotechnology 2 58 184
Pharmacology 2 77 238
Neuroscience 3 114 304
Nutrition and Food Science 3 113 317
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 3 106 320
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 3 110 322
Animal Science 2 102 324
Toxicology 2 113 327
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 3 133 334
Entomology 4 138 366
Horticulture 3 118 377
Botany 3 143 386
Biochemistry 4 146 399
Oncology and Cancer research 5 140 406
Genetics 5 154 409
Biophysics 3 163 418
Molecular Biology 5 145 424
Immunology 5 162 448
Agricultural Science 2 148 465
Zoology 5 213 594
Astrobiology 5 235 597
Microbiology 4 218 641
Paleontology 6 243 656
Virology 4 210 660
Evolutionary Biology 8 303 767
Nanotechnology 8 285 882

Medicine rankings

The University of Eastern Finland ranked 5th for Medicine in Finland and 365th in the World with 28,172 publications made and 1,106,998 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Psychiatry, Surgery, Public Health, Radiology and Nuclear medicine.

Medicine ranking Location
#5 of 27 In Finland
#139 of 1,433 In Europe
#365 of 6,775 In the World

University of Eastern Finland
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1992 239 2175
1993 260 2158
1994 278 2790
1995 299 3259
1996 321 3977
1997 329 4959
1998 339 5493
1999 366 6829
2000 363 8150
2001 349 9520
2002 408 10996
2003 415 13021
2004 413 14592
2005 442 15709
2006 530 17255
2007 461 19082
2008 542 20969
2009 611 22827
2010 748 25120
2011 853 28686
2012 909 31977
2013 1002 35517
2014 1080 39757
2015 1161 43402
2016 1230 46618
2017 1242 50807
2018 1286 55446
2019 1364 62777
2020 1577 75995
2021 1778 87739
2022 1852 88580
2023 1763 92390
2024 1608 88739

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Eastern Finland in various areas of Medicine.

Medicine subfield Finland ranking Europe ranking World rank
Social Work 2 39 141
Sports / Exercise science 4 44 163
Gerontology 2 42 181
Pharmacology 2 77 238
Epidemiology 5 93 241
Public Health 5 76 243
Sonography and Ultrasound 1 90 253
Cardiology 4 99 264
Healthcare Management (MHA) 4 86 277
Physical Therapy 5 103 280
Nursing 4 89 283
Pathology 4 103 283
Psychiatry 3 103 283
Biomedical Engineering 2 94 286
Ophthalmology 2 108 288
Dentistry 4 104 294
Orthodontics 4 109 315
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 3 106 320
Toxicology 2 113 327
Anatomy and Physiology 5 118 333
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 5 130 347
Health Science 3 111 353
Respiratory Therapy 5 140 357
Occupational Therapy 4 138 362
Pediatrics 5 135 366
Family medicine 4 123 372
Anesthesiology 5 139 372
Sports Medicine 6 151 398
Oncology and Cancer research 5 140 406
Surgery 5 146 413
Audiology 7 169 424
Neurosurgery 4 157 426
Veterinary 2 121 434
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 5 145 439
Immunology 5 162 448
Critical Care Nursing 4 188 453
Forensic Science 3 180 492
Cosmetology 3 182 512
Urology 5 174 524
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 5 194 561
Clinical Psychology 6 194 563
Optometry 5 203 586
Medical Physics 5 253 642
Radiation Therapy 5 222 647
Virology 4 210 660
Dermatology 5 233 695
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 5 253 698
Pharmacy 4 263 699
Plastic Surgery 5 272 918

Chemistry rankings

The University of Eastern Finland ranked 5th for Chemistry in Finland and 512th in the World with 23,789 publications made and 1,011,105 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Physical chemistry, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#5 of 26 In Finland
#193 of 1,417 In Europe
#512 of 6,545 In the World

University of Eastern Finland
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1992 199 1866
1993 238 1925
1994 268 2394
1995 270 2927
1996 323 3371
1997 313 4087
1998 338 4886
1999 357 5946
2000 391 7047
2001 347 8098
2002 401 9618
2003 432 11334
2004 459 12234
2005 455 13659
2006 502 15008
2007 521 16539
2008 558 18537
2009 583 20385
2010 717 22769
2011 879 26619
2012 839 29498
2013 840 33069
2014 901 36934
2015 947 39841
2016 1061 42908
2017 1002 47569
2018 1052 52613
2019 1094 57908
2020 1214 70103
2021 1269 82060
2022 1307 81054
2023 1160 81536
2024 999 76796

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

Chemistry subfield Finland ranking Europe ranking World rank
Nutrition and Food Science 3 113 317
Environmental Chemistry 2 127 346
Biochemistry 4 146 399
Organic Chemistry 4 196 525
Radiochemistry 4 160 657
Inorganic Chemistry 5 242 697
Pharmacy 4 263 699
Computational Chemistry 7 295 738
Biochemical Engineering 6 308 745
Physical chemistry 7 262 763
Materials Science 8 296 844
Chemical Engineering 7 280 870
Nanotechnology 8 285 882
Petrology and Geochemistry 9 421 1215

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The University of Eastern Finland ranked 7th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Finland and 613th in the World with 19,284 publications made and 562,765 citations received. Main research topics: Sociology, Political Science, Law, Philosophy, History.

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

University of Eastern Finland
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1992 80 650
1993 76 642
1994 109 866
1995 95 976
1996 131 1380
1997 111 1624
1998 121 1801
1999 127 2164
2000 128 2817
2001 132 3194
2002 168 3790
2003 172 4417
2004 148 5058
2005 162 5393
2006 244 6358
2007 218 7201
2008 257 8236
2009 294 8917
2010 511 10533
2011 607 11878
2012 705 13665
2013 756 15540
2014 799 17992
2015 857 20529
2016 1035 23083
2017 1030 25938
2018 1054 29645
2019 1238 35199
2020 1407 43711
2021 1493 52547
2022 1576 54676
2023 1562 57973
2024 1258 53335

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

Engineering rankings

The University of Eastern Finland ranked 7th for Engineering in Finland and 693rd in the World with 17,357 publications made and 573,987 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Biotechnology.

Engineering ranking Location
#7 of 28 In Finland
#247 of 1,465 In Europe
#693 of 6,782 In the World

University of Eastern Finland
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 109 889
1993 128 916
1994 139 1139
1995 149 1385
1996 165 1668
1997 160 1877
1998 170 2182
1999 188 2575
2000 203 3246
2001 204 3768
2002 229 4508
2003 247 5354
2004 239 6089
2005 293 6935
2006 339 7841
2007 357 8956
2008 372 9846
2009 383 10755
2010 590 12586
2011 683 15114
2012 651 17152
2013 699 19000
2014 710 22032
2015 745 23472
2016 825 25151
2017 851 27547
2018 821 31005
2019 903 34731
2020 1028 42306
2021 1040 50797
2022 1103 50743
2023 1019 51831
2024 810 47179

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

Computer Science rankings

The University of Eastern Finland ranked 7th for Computer Science in Finland and 600th in the World with 17,032 publications made and 573,883 citations received. Main research topics: Neuroscience, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Bioinformatics and Computational biology, Computer Vision.

Computer Science ranking Location
#7 of 27 In Finland
#233 of 1,469 In Europe
#600 of 6,845 In the World

University of Eastern Finland
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 126 1005
1993 115 1026
1994 95 1145
1995 142 1397
1996 139 1649
1997 147 1931
1998 130 2218
1999 158 2775
2000 152 3318
2001 169 3755
2002 190 4699
2003 205 5169
2004 208 6047
2005 250 6829
2006 306 7497
2007 285 8467
2008 289 9323
2009 322 10406
2010 501 12143
2011 540 13922
2012 547 15835
2013 657 18242
2014 718 20832
2015 708 23291
2016 779 26414
2017 873 29685
2018 859 33560
2019 1016 39345
2020 1168 48431
2021 1231 56900
2022 1205 58383
2023 1195 61954
2024 941 59806

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

Computer Science subfield Finland ranking Europe ranking World rank
Information Technology 1 29 142
UX/UI Desgin 4 74 184
Neuroscience 3 114 304
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 3 133 334
Animation 5 127 338
Computational Linguistics 6 184 466
Management Information Systems 10 222 513
Data Science 7 244 558
Software Engineering 9 264 601
Multimedia 7 259 654
Cognitive Science 7 252 676
Machine Learning 7 247 710
Human-Computer Interaction 8 312 724
Game Design and Development 7 321 733
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 7 301 790
Computer Vision 6 294 817
Computer Graphics 6 333 819
Library and Information science 7 338 888
Cyber Security 7 322 908
Telecommunications 7 351 1003
Computer Networking 7 353 1008
Robotics 7 358 1077
Computer Engineering 9 486 1581
Blockchain and Cryptography 10 507 1676

Environmental Science rankings

The University of Eastern Finland ranked 6th for Environmental Science in Finland and 578th in the World with 16,771 publications made and 528,606 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Paleontology, Oceanography.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#6 of 27 In Finland
#219 of 1,464 In Europe
#578 of 6,876 In the World

University of Eastern Finland
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1992 91 771
1993 106 800
1994 123 997
1995 121 1130
1996 150 1356
1997 153 1658
1998 150 1864
1999 149 2026
2000 152 2550
2001 184 3174
2002 190 3812
2003 188 4438
2004 221 5140
2005 186 5602
2006 221 6380
2007 275 7314
2008 287 8488
2009 295 9406
2010 507 11285
2011 559 13259
2012 620 15160
2013 663 17029
2014 733 19675
2015 750 21526
2016 811 23332
2017 791 25627
2018 844 29203
2019 1031 33875
2020 1120 42235
2021 1152 52290
2022 1176 52622
2023 1133 53571
2024 852 50767

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

Environmental Science subfield Finland ranking Europe ranking World rank
Forestry 2 36 136
Environmental Engineering 3 94 305
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 3 110 322
Environmental Chemistry 2 127 346
Environmental Management 2 114 363
Urban and Regional planning 5 211 420
Agricultural Science 2 148 465
Ecology 4 180 482
Oceanography 4 203 537
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 4 200 564
Geography and Cartography 6 223 585
Geology 6 236 646
Paleontology 6 243 656
Geotechnical Engineering 4 237 736
Earth science and Geophysics 6 306 902
Petrology and Geochemistry 9 421 1215

Physics rankings

The University of Eastern Finland ranked 7th for Physics in Finland and 798th in the World with 15,272 publications made and 461,377 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Acoustical Engineering.

Physics ranking Location
#7 of 27 In Finland
#295 of 1,457 In Europe
#798 of 6,713 In the World

University of Eastern Finland
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1992 92 759
1993 112 794
1994 130 1007
1995 138 1201
1996 149 1419
1997 147 1574
1998 150 1792
1999 162 2160
2000 174 2540
2001 183 3059
2002 195 3581
2003 218 4174
2004 210 4565
2005 242 5337
2006 300 5916
2007 311 7003
2008 309 7733
2009 343 8482
2010 528 10048
2011 610 12331
2012 565 14034
2013 600 15448
2014 619 17818
2015 659 19317
2016 728 20714
2017 741 22451
2018 725 25510
2019 808 28444
2020 869 34629
2021 941 41031
2022 965 41356
2023 885 42469
2024 685 38937

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

Physics subfield Finland ranking Europe ranking World rank
Biophysics 3 163 418
Optical Engineering 6 224 594
Astrobiology 5 235 597
Medical Physics 5 253 642
Acoustical Engineering 7 291 765
Materials Science 8 296 844
Nanotechnology 8 285 882
Astrophysics and Astronomy 7 349 909
Quantum and Particle physics 8 344 922
Nuclear Physics 7 358 981
Applied/Engineering Physics 8 393 1141
Atomic and Molecular physics 8 421 1202
Condensed Matter Physics 8 416 1309
Theoretical Physics 8 471 1382

Psychology rankings

The University of Eastern Finland ranked 5th for Psychology in Finland and 383rd in the World with 14,970 publications made and 502,618 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Education Majors, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#5 of 27 In Finland
#137 of 1,423 In Europe
#383 of 6,645 In the World

University of Eastern Finland
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1992 106 990
1993 101 966
1994 98 1158
1995 147 1483
1996 144 1799
1997 155 2230
1998 150 2361
1999 167 3091
2000 156 3657
2001 159 4125
2002 187 5026
2003 180 5769
2004 163 6319
2005 189 6956
2006 223 7421
2007 215 8274
2008 213 9066
2009 262 9896
2010 390 11118
2011 447 12514
2012 490 14439
2013 517 16053
2014 575 18304
2015 609 19785
2016 675 21757
2017 767 24055
2018 739 26826
2019 854 30943
2020 969 38644
2021 1093 44687
2022 1147 46559
2023 1082 49641
2024 937 48294

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

Psychology subfield Finland ranking Europe ranking World rank
Social Work 2 39 141
Psychiatry 3 103 283
Neuroscience 3 114 304
Occupational Therapy 4 138 362
Special Education 5 148 419
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 4 104 442
Education Majors 6 138 459
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 8 213 524
Clinical Psychology 6 194 563
Child Psychology 7 212 588
Social Psychology 7 230 616
Cognitive Science 7 252 676
Sexology 7 287 927

Mathematics rankings

The University of Eastern Finland ranked 6th for Mathematics in Finland and 441st in the World with 9,813 publications made and 357,253 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Math Teachers, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Applied Mathematics, Operations Research.

Mathematics ranking Location
#6 of 26 In Finland
#169 of 1,401 In Europe
#441 of 6,418 In the World

University of Eastern Finland
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1992 45 299
1993 46 351
1994 50 411
1995 63 502
1996 63 661
1997 61 770
1998 60 808
1999 61 937
2000 76 1282
2001 69 1442
2002 92 1883
2003 86 2094
2004 97 2397
2005 107 2652
2006 145 2991
2007 133 3387
2008 142 3679
2009 164 4147
2010 267 4865
2011 315 5579
2012 334 6203
2013 407 7474
2014 432 8773
2015 435 10256
2016 509 11596
2017 550 13112
2018 501 14738
2019 602 17646
2020 719 21681
2021 820 25875
2022 809 27201
2023 765 28915
2024 548 23804

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

Mathematics subfield Finland ranking Europe ranking World rank
Math Teachers 5 93 364
Statistics 6 156 418
Applied Mathematics 6 346 832
Actuarial Science 7 367 984
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 10 425 1088
Operations Research 8 373 1088
Blockchain and Cryptography 10 507 1676

Economics rankings

The University of Eastern Finland ranked 7th for Economics in Finland and 638th in the World with 5,012 publications made and 98,522 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, International Trade, International Economics.

Economics ranking Location
#7 of 25 In Finland
#246 of 1,388 In Europe
#638 of 6,167 In the World

University of Eastern Finland
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1992 9 80
1993 10 74
1994 14 109
1995 14 123
1996 24 173
1997 23 231
1998 23 228
1999 20 264
2000 23 356
2001 25 398
2002 24 517
2003 25 551
2004 33 650
2005 38 700
2006 59 830
2007 47 873
2008 59 1091
2009 79 1208
2010 113 1512
2011 148 1798
2012 177 2371
2013 201 2723
2014 183 3272
2015 215 3924
2016 293 4492
2017 272 4980
2018 284 5866
2019 394 7543
2020 403 9667
2021 428 11755
2022 445 12354
2023 453 13493
2024 354 11769

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

Economics subfield Finland ranking Europe ranking World rank
Agricultural Economics 3 123 446
International Trade 6 281 482
Development Studies 5 165 504
International Economics 6 311 508
Political Economy 7 248 615
International Relations and Diplomacy 7 250 688
Environmental Economics 8 287 701
Finance 10 331 813
Actuarial Science 7 367 984
Investment Banking and Stock trading 9 360 1002
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 10 425 1088

Art & Design rankings

The University of Eastern Finland ranked 7th for Art & Design in Finland and 644th in the World with 2,885 publications made and 53,690 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Literature, Aesthetics, Creative Writing, Multimedia.

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
#7 of 24 In Finland
#268 of 1,381 In Europe
#644 of 5,966 In the World

University of Eastern Finland
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1992 15 93
1993 9 61
1994 15 97
1995 14 123
1996 10 142
1997 9 139
1998 10 199
1999 11 217
2000 9 284
2001 23 325
2002 17 373
2003 21 406
2004 25 435
2005 29 548
2006 33 640
2007 38 681
2008 38 786
2009 50 919
2010 81 1005
2011 110 1211
2012 115 1425
2013 117 1668
2014 136 1931
2015 114 2145
2016 162 2373
2017 150 2800
2018 162 3138
2019 177 3708
2020 212 4695
2021 215 5746
2022 223 6065
2023 249 6301
2024 172 6238

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

Art & Design subfield Finland ranking Europe ranking World rank
Graphic Design 2 29 108
UX/UI Desgin 4 74 184
Animation 5 127 338
Creative Writing 7 170 425
Performing arts 6 225 507
Photography 6 212 536
Singing and Vocal Performance 9 211 576
Aesthetics 7 259 624
Literature 7 274 644
Multimedia 7 259 654
Music 8 254 668
Fashion Design 7 294 702
Entertainment Industry Business 8 283 731
Game Design and Development 7 321 733
Art History 7 332 798
Computer Graphics 6 333 819
Architecture 9 468 1170

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for the University of Eastern Finland

Speciality Finland Europe World Rank
Hospitality and Hotel Management 2 74 198
Human Resource Management 7 104 300
Entrepreneurship 6 136 311
Real Estate 4 152 485
International Business 8 304 557
Marketing 10 236 620
Project Management 11 285 652
Advertising 8 272 731
Business 8 291 742
Risk Management 9 353 815
Accounting 11 302 823
Management 9 333 867
Supply Chain Management 9 301 950