University of Eastern Finland: Rankings

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The University of Eastern Finland ranked 7th in Finland, 615th in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 183 research topics. The University of Eastern Finland ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 39,171 academic publications and 1,119,447 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 3 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#615 of 14,131 In the World
#247 of 2,785 In Europe
#7 of 36 In Finland
#1 of 2 In Joensuu
#139 of 1,039 For Information Technology
#161 of 1,028 For Social Work
#168 of 1,145 For Sports / Exercise science
#3676 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#718 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 180 other topics

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Biology rankings

The University of Eastern Finland ranked 5th for Biology in Finland and 466th in the World with 27,240 publications made and 896,814 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Neuroscience, Paleontology, Immunology.

Biology ranking Location
#5 of 26 In Finland
#179 of 1,445 In Europe
#466 of 6,770 In the World

University of Eastern Finland
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 209 1630
1992 223 1795
1993 250 1867
1994 264 2383
1995 276 2786
1996 334 3210
1997 318 3967
1998 328 4812
1999 345 5692
2000 354 6833
2001 317 8021
2002 381 9138
2003 405 10737
2004 408 12082
2005 424 13175
2006 471 14535
2007 461 16332
2008 539 17717
2009 581 19629
2010 825 21847
2011 994 25257
2012 1001 28962
2013 1112 32525
2014 1153 36640
2015 1243 39846
2016 1372 43012
2017 1394 46931
2018 1406 52112
2019 1467 59345
2020 1641 69278
2021 1720 79491
2022 1812 83033
2023 1718 83621

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
Biotechnology 2 54 170
Forestry 2 58 187
Pharmacology 2 69 217
Animal Science 2 99 298
Nutrition and Food Science 3 114 304
Neuroscience 3 119 310
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 3 116 329
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 3 137 338
Toxicology 2 121 339
Horticulture 3 139 400
Biochemistry 4 154 406
Oncology and Cancer research 5 144 408
Genetics 5 157 415
Molecular Biology 5 144 415
Biophysics 3 167 425
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 3 158 430
Botany 3 161 436
Immunology 5 164 444
Agricultural Science 3 162 486
Entomology 5 184 496
Microbiology 4 211 603
Astrobiology 5 258 655
Zoology 5 238 662
Virology 5 216 676
Paleontology 6 254 679
Evolutionary Biology 8 342 874
Nanotechnology 8 304 932

Medicine rankings

The University of Eastern Finland ranked 5th for Medicine in Finland and 373rd in the World with 24,642 publications made and 805,900 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Psychiatry, Surgery, Public Health, Radiology and Nuclear medicine.

Medicine ranking Location
#5 of 27 In Finland
#145 of 1,417 In Europe
#373 of 6,680 In the World

University of Eastern Finland
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1991 210 1467
1992 215 1672
1993 240 1727
1994 252 2268
1995 273 2578
1996 309 3068
1997 291 3843
1998 285 4452
1999 304 5386
2000 316 6479
2001 280 7633
2002 339 8674
2003 353 10128
2004 348 11561
2005 369 12284
2006 429 13617
2007 389 15304
2008 460 16400
2009 522 17971
2010 664 19903
2011 779 22472
2012 852 25628
2013 954 28363
2014 997 31690
2015 1099 34953
2016 1189 37496
2017 1224 40476
2018 1258 44622
2019 1328 50762
2020 1497 59605
2021 1716 68176
2022 1805 72083
2023 1673 73468

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 46 161
Sports / Exercise science 4 44 168
Gerontology 2 43 188
Epidemiology 5 79 216
Pharmacology 2 69 217
Public Health 5 78 246
Healthcare Management (MHA) 4 80 265
Sonography and Ultrasound 1 96 265
Cardiology 4 103 274
Biomedical Engineering 2 92 275
Ophthalmology 2 106 289
Psychiatry 4 107 291
Pathology 5 108 292
Dentistry 4 104 292
Orthodontics 4 104 293
Physical Therapy 5 106 295
Nursing 4 99 305
Anatomy and Physiology 5 121 333
Occupational Therapy 4 124 333
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 5 130 337
Toxicology 2 121 339
Health Science 3 116 354
Respiratory Therapy 5 141 359
Anesthesiology 5 140 372
Pediatrics 5 146 387
Family medicine 5 137 389
Sports Medicine 5 151 405
Oncology and Cancer research 5 144 408
Audiology 7 167 417
Surgery 5 151 421
Neurosurgery 4 162 422
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 3 158 430
Immunology 5 164 444
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 5 152 452
Critical Care Nursing 4 191 458
Forensic Science 2 179 479
Cosmetology 4 180 492
Veterinary 2 141 503
Urology 5 176 523
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 5 195 551
Clinical Psychology 6 195 563
Optometry 5 202 606
Medical Physics 5 249 624
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 5 255 634
Radiation Therapy 5 223 641
Virology 5 216 676
Dermatology 5 252 754
Pharmacy 5 304 816
Plastic Surgery 5 284 943

Chemistry rankings

The University of Eastern Finland ranked 5th for Chemistry in Finland and 528th in the World with 20,487 publications made and 743,506 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Physical chemistry, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#5 of 26 In Finland
#196 of 1,401 In Europe
#528 of 6,447 In the World

University of Eastern Finland
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 163 1262
1992 163 1409
1993 213 1531
1994 233 1931
1995 216 2315
1996 284 2609
1997 267 3211
1998 278 3914
1999 290 4654
2000 327 5533
2001 271 6470
2002 325 7415
2003 354 8645
2004 354 9644
2005 384 10663
2006 398 11814
2007 413 13364
2008 457 14476
2009 490 16220
2010 647 18306
2011 779 21298
2012 759 23911
2013 799 27114
2014 838 30002
2015 906 32933
2016 1037 34677
2017 978 38194
2018 1012 42760
2019 1035 48055
2020 1122 55366
2021 1148 62948
2022 1226 65590
2023 1064 64888

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 3 114 304
Environmental Chemistry 2 149 393
Biochemistry 4 154 406
Organic Chemistry 4 207 555
Biochemical Engineering 6 296 698
Radiochemistry 5 182 700
Physical chemistry 8 280 796
Computational Chemistry 7 314 813
Pharmacy 5 304 816
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 6 325 849
Inorganic Chemistry 7 289 853
Chemical Engineering 8 293 899
Materials Science 8 323 903
Nanotechnology 8 304 932
Petrology and Geochemistry 9 427 1236

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The University of Eastern Finland ranked 7th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Finland and 617th in the World with 16,289 publications made and 391,814 citations received. Main research topics: Sociology, Political Science, Law, Philosophy, Demography.

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

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

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 73 435
1992 65 478
1993 71 465
1994 88 695
1995 79 731
1996 120 996
1997 101 1209
1998 106 1422
1999 107 1620
2000 102 2119
2001 109 2473
2002 139 2873
2003 142 3380
2004 123 3815
2005 144 4134
2006 185 4739
2007 187 5484
2008 209 6131
2009 239 6621
2010 431 7823
2011 542 9002
2012 640 10266
2013 692 11883
2014 710 13724
2015 750 15814
2016 961 17480
2017 962 19238
2018 1004 22615
2019 1125 26665
2020 1275 32163
2021 1374 38158
2022 1471 41102
2023 1449 42918

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

Computer Science rankings

The University of Eastern Finland ranked 7th for Computer Science in Finland and 616th in the World with 14,607 publications made and 393,144 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
#241 of 1,459 In Europe
#616 of 6,752 In the World

University of Eastern Finland
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 82 673
1992 103 787
1993 105 836
1994 82 964
1995 124 1126
1996 135 1307
1997 130 1589
1998 108 1887
1999 131 2306
2000 135 2701
2001 132 3042
2002 159 3797
2003 180 4093
2004 153 4766
2005 215 5306
2006 258 5977
2007 230 6771
2008 240 7174
2009 269 8006
2010 438 9306
2011 498 10872
2012 495 12526
2013 614 14388
2014 616 16351
2015 667 18332
2016 759 20772
2017 837 23009
2018 812 26144
2019 971 31034
2020 1046 36888
2021 1112 43306
2022 1143 46196
2023 1118 47972

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 27 139
UX/UI Desgin 4 79 194
Neuroscience 3 119 310
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 3 137 338
Computational Linguistics 7 211 531
Data Science 7 245 564
Management Information Systems 11 247 570
Cognitive Science 7 259 670
Machine Learning 7 248 704
Multimedia 7 299 739
Human-Computer Interaction 8 338 787
Game Design and Development 8 346 798
Computer Vision 6 306 830
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 8 327 844
Library and Information science 8 359 950
Computer Graphics 7 378 965
Cyber Security 7 352 967
Software Engineering 9 427 1003
Telecommunications 8 385 1092
Computer Networking 8 397 1113
Robotics 7 402 1220
Blockchain and Cryptography 10 516 1687
Computer Engineering 9 523 1707

Engineering rankings

The University of Eastern Finland ranked 7th for Engineering in Finland and 725th in the World with 14,575 publications made and 425,887 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Biotechnology, Mechanical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#7 of 28 In Finland
#266 of 1,453 In Europe
#725 of 6,684 In the World

University of Eastern Finland
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 92 493
1992 80 639
1993 113 690
1994 113 886
1995 105 978
1996 137 1233
1997 119 1430
1998 133 1672
1999 135 1933
2000 157 2515
2001 158 2917
2002 173 3375
2003 194 3988
2004 183 4670
2005 221 5166
2006 264 5906
2007 287 6941
2008 287 7358
2009 320 8264
2010 500 9816
2011 589 11901
2012 591 13632
2013 639 15573
2014 630 18034
2015 683 19338
2016 788 20632
2017 821 22116
2018 791 25335
2019 843 28540
2020 910 33776
2021 930 39461
2022 1004 41197
2023 938 41679

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

Environmental Science rankings

The University of Eastern Finland ranked 6th for Environmental Science in Finland and 609th in the World with 14,082 publications made and 372,201 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Ecology, Geography and Cartography, Paleontology, Oceanography.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#6 of 26 In Finland
#230 of 1,458 In Europe
#609 of 6,798 In the World

University of Eastern Finland
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 78 506
1992 76 542
1993 92 594
1994 102 740
1995 91 850
1996 128 988
1997 120 1217
1998 112 1418
1999 121 1478
2000 124 1825
2001 142 2343
2002 142 2650
2003 150 3135
2004 160 3700
2005 156 4023
2006 166 4535
2007 224 5507
2008 226 6274
2009 243 7157
2010 450 8569
2011 507 10339
2012 521 11859
2013 602 13658
2014 659 15969
2015 673 17422
2016 766 18677
2017 760 20032
2018 808 23025
2019 886 27074
2020 1016 32374
2021 1022 39104
2022 1066 41128
2023 1038 41388

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 58 187
Environmental Engineering 3 96 309
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 3 116 329
Environmental Management 2 122 372
Environmental Chemistry 2 149 393
Agricultural Science 3 162 486
Ecology 6 200 518
Urban and Regional planning 6 250 518
Oceanography 5 217 581
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 5 232 626
Geography and Cartography 7 245 627
Paleontology 6 254 679
Geology 7 251 685
Geotechnical Engineering 5 279 824
Earth science and Geophysics 6 339 987
Petrology and Geochemistry 9 427 1236

Psychology rankings

The University of Eastern Finland ranked 5th for Psychology in Finland and 382nd in the World with 13,267 publications made and 374,319 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Education Majors, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#5 of 27 In Finland
#140 of 1,414 In Europe
#382 of 6,528 In the World

University of Eastern Finland
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1991 89 677
1992 96 784
1993 96 805
1994 91 998
1995 136 1229
1996 147 1479
1997 143 1862
1998 135 2058
1999 141 2600
2000 139 2983
2001 133 3392
2002 162 4125
2003 163 4631
2004 138 5075
2005 166 5557
2006 199 6054
2007 186 6784
2008 188 7247
2009 225 7875
2010 344 8863
2011 416 9875
2012 453 11557
2013 500 12937
2014 509 14413
2015 571 16011
2016 665 17918
2017 750 19391
2018 726 21855
2019 844 25259
2020 946 30453
2021 1042 35143
2022 1127 38236
2023 1044 39895

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 46 161
Psychiatry 4 107 291
Neuroscience 3 119 310
Occupational Therapy 4 124 333
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 4 107 422
Special Education 5 180 495
Education Majors 6 159 509
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 8 225 549
Clinical Psychology 6 195 563
Child Psychology 7 224 625
Social Psychology 7 245 640
Cognitive Science 7 259 670
Sexology 7 293 953

Physics rankings

The University of Eastern Finland ranked 8th for Physics in Finland and 861st in the World with 12,595 publications made and 330,745 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Acoustical Engineering.

Physics ranking Location
#8 of 27 In Finland
#321 of 1,446 In Europe
#861 of 6,603 In the World

University of Eastern Finland
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 79 447
1992 59 501
1993 99 589
1994 93 760
1995 94 837
1996 115 1015
1997 111 1158
1998 104 1324
1999 114 1584
2000 125 1915
2001 135 2262
2002 142 2653
2003 169 2945
2004 152 3406
2005 175 3876
2006 222 4283
2007 233 5152
2008 227 5625
2009 270 6339
2010 439 7551
2011 536 9620
2012 511 10936
2013 555 12542
2014 547 14487
2015 579 15734
2016 690 16770
2017 689 17831
2018 695 20683
2019 752 23458
2020 761 27531
2021 815 31981
2022 887 33479
2023 809 34015

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 3 167 425
Optical Engineering 6 232 620
Medical Physics 5 249 624
Astrobiology 5 258 655
Acoustical Engineering 7 323 842
Materials Science 8 323 903
Nanotechnology 8 304 932
Quantum and Particle physics 9 365 986
Astrophysics and Astronomy 7 386 1003
Nuclear Physics 8 379 1084
Condensed Matter Physics 9 435 1377
Atomic and Molecular physics 8 468 1417
Theoretical Physics 8 517 1538

Mathematics rankings

The University of Eastern Finland ranked 6th for Mathematics in Finland and 453rd in the World with 8,883 publications made and 268,411 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Math Teachers, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Applied Mathematics, Operations Research.

Mathematics ranking Location
#6 of 26 In Finland
#173 of 1,388 In Europe
#453 of 6,305 In the World

University of Eastern Finland
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 40 201
1992 39 252
1993 41 292
1994 45 369
1995 52 413
1996 59 527
1997 63 622
1998 50 702
1999 59 788
2000 70 1065
2001 58 1240
2002 83 1529
2003 70 1706
2004 79 2040
2005 93 2205
2006 120 2440
2007 111 2816
2008 123 2909
2009 134 3378
2010 237 3809
2011 299 4487
2012 339 5145
2013 372 6110
2014 392 7233
2015 401 8301
2016 501 9415
2017 545 10448
2018 518 12089
2019 591 14498
2020 678 16723
2021 812 19856
2022 811 22199
2023 787 23158

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 6 117 418
Statistics 6 161 420
Applied Mathematics 6 362 893
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 9 389 964
Operations Research 8 391 1137
Blockchain and Cryptography 10 516 1687

Economics rankings

The University of Eastern Finland ranked 7th for Economics in Finland and 646th in the World with 4,236 publications made and 67,287 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, International Trade, International Economics.

Economics ranking Location
#7 of 24 In Finland
#250 of 1,366 In Europe
#646 of 5,995 In the World

University of Eastern Finland
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1991 11 78
1992 6 50
1993 8 38
1994 11 85
1995 7 85
1996 18 120
1997 17 166
1998 18 165
1999 18 196
2000 20 291
2001 15 309
2002 13 372
2003 22 398
2004 27 480
2005 35 515
2006 49 554
2007 41 669
2008 47 822
2009 65 874
2010 91 1101
2011 126 1314
2012 167 1760
2013 179 2072
2014 153 2496
2015 181 3043
2016 270 3524
2017 258 3754
2018 277 4460
2019 358 5745
2020 366 7209
2021 400 8652
2022 441 9552
2023 427 10110

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 3 136 458
Development Studies 6 176 520
International Economics 6 320 531
International Trade 8 305 535
Political Economy 7 251 638
International Relations and Diplomacy 8 277 777
Environmental Economics 8 330 802
Finance 10 361 874
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 9 389 964
Investment Banking and Stock trading 9 372 986

Art & Design rankings

The University of Eastern Finland ranked 7th for Art & Design in Finland and 689th in the World with 2,337 publications made and 31,765 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
#288 of 1,349 In Europe
#689 of 5,720 In the World

University of Eastern Finland
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1991 9 52
1992 12 74
1993 7 39
1994 14 74
1995 11 90
1996 8 104
1997 7 110
1998 6 139
1999 8 132
2000 6 207
2001 16 227
2002 14 242
2003 17 295
2004 10 294
2005 22 370
2006 23 440
2007 29 518
2008 24 540
2009 36 638
2010 64 734
2011 96 914
2012 99 1013
2013 106 1240
2014 114 1413
2015 98 1600
2016 138 1777
2017 141 1979
2018 143 2232
2019 156 2703
2020 190 3340
2021 196 3925
2022 205 4202
2023 218 4271

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 30 109
UX/UI Desgin 4 79 194
Creative Writing 7 156 409
Performing arts 6 205 463
Photography 6 196 511
Aesthetics 7 282 686
Literature 8 303 712
Entertainment Industry Business 8 271 714
Singing and Vocal Performance 9 266 735
Multimedia 7 299 739
Fashion Design 8 321 785
Game Design and Development 8 346 798
Art History 7 350 829
Music 8 319 868
Computer Graphics 7 378 965
Architecture 9 451 1104

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for the University of Eastern Finland

Speciality Finland Europe World Rank
Hospitality and Hotel Management 2 101 243
Entrepreneurship 6 124 287
Human Resource Management 6 107 301
Real Estate 4 138 450
International Business 8 337 619
Project Management 11 285 656
Marketing 10 262 662
Advertising 8 290 741
Business 9 316 796
Accounting 11 333 866
Supply Chain Management 9 284 894
Management 11 344 896