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The University of Helsinki ranked 1st in Finland, 84th in the global 2026 rating, and scored in the TOP 100 across 80 research topics. The University of Helsinki ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 185,035 academic publications and 7,028,435 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 609 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#84 of 14,131 In the World
#16 of 2,785 In Europe
#1 of 36 In Finland
#1 of 8 In Helsinki
#7 of 1,025 For International Law
#29 of 2,695 For Forestry
#30 of 1,002 For Genealogy
#127 of 8,074 For Alumni Impact
#130 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top100 For 77 other topics

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Biology rankings

The University of Helsinki ranked 1st for Biology in Finland and 75th in the World with 120,172 publications made and 5,294,925 citations received. Main research topics: Genetics, Biochemistry, Paleontology, Immunology, Botany.

Biology ranking Location
#1 of 26 In Finland
#15 of 1,449 In Europe
#75 of 6,841 In the World

University of Helsinki
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1993 1104 16671
1994 1249 19266
1995 1267 21603
1996 1471 23640
1997 1545 26520
1998 1616 31071
1999 1712 36516
2000 1767 41993
2001 1924 47750
2002 1942 55372
2003 2227 64172
2004 2259 69278
2005 2166 77928
2006 2560 88427
2007 2537 96224
2008 2817 108525
2009 3013 118126
2010 2941 130993
2011 3173 144901
2012 3374 160915
2013 3550 175642
2014 3706 188087
2015 3860 195171
2016 4181 202966
2017 4473 215720
2018 4726 233778
2019 5512 264237
2020 5800 318917
2021 6381 367761
2022 5892 361874
2023 5958 370566
2024 4770 347089
2025 3732 311014

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

Biology subfield Finland ranking Europe ranking World rank
Forestry 1 4 29
Nutrition and Food Science 1 8 33
Microbiology 1 7 39
Animal Science 1 9 45
Botany 1 9 47
Biotechnology 1 11 54
Horticulture 1 6 58
Zoology 1 14 60
Evolutionary Biology 1 11 62
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 1 16 69
Paleontology 1 16 69
Biochemistry 1 13 71
Genetics 1 13 74
Agricultural Science 1 17 75
Pharmacology 1 13 77
Virology 1 18 79
Molecular Biology 1 16 81
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 1 21 82
Oncology and Cancer research 1 15 87
Immunology 1 24 89
Neuroscience 1 26 98
Astrobiology 1 37 105
Biophysics 1 34 119
Entomology 2 54 145
Toxicology 1 55 178
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 2 80 244
Nanotechnology 1 65 263

Medicine rankings

The University of Helsinki ranked 1st for Medicine in Finland and 95th in the World with 92,623 publications made and 4,069,237 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Psychiatry, Immunology, Surgery, Public Health.

Medicine ranking Location
#1 of 27 In Finland
#21 of 1,437 In Europe
#95 of 6,793 In the World

University of Helsinki
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1993 823 13441
1994 952 14978
1995 1000 17133
1996 1112 19404
1997 1209 21553
1998 1189 25192
1999 1258 29807
2000 1269 33960
2001 1358 39015
2002 1323 44288
2003 1589 51299
2004 1600 55013
2005 1573 61868
2006 1772 69337
2007 1855 75894
2008 2008 85480
2009 2249 91688
2010 2108 101540
2011 2267 110627
2012 2533 122794
2013 2641 132913
2014 2807 141591
2015 3012 147590
2016 3343 153901
2017 3538 163569
2018 3757 175821
2019 4102 201886
2020 4540 247489
2021 5055 284789
2022 4746 281999
2023 4709 290500
2024 4103 270924
2025 3438 242311

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

Medicine subfield Finland ranking Europe ranking World rank
Audiology 1 8 33
Dentistry 1 10 33
Orthodontics 1 11 43
Pediatrics 1 11 46
Public Health 1 9 48
Epidemiology 1 19 65
Veterinary 1 24 68
Forensic Science 1 26 71
Gerontology 1 11 72
Cosmetology 1 19 75
Pharmacology 1 13 77
Virology 1 18 79
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 1 21 83
Pathology 1 20 83
Oncology and Cancer research 1 15 87
Immunology 1 24 89
Dermatology 1 27 92
Psychiatry 1 24 96
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 1 20 100
Respiratory Therapy 1 34 104
Anesthesiology 1 23 105
Anatomy and Physiology 1 26 111
Sports / Exercise science 2 28 115
Ophthalmology 1 27 115
Neurosurgery 1 55 130
Surgery 1 35 131
Family medicine 1 34 133
Clinical Psychology 1 35 135
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 1 66 136
Urology 2 40 139
Physical Therapy 2 49 147
Social Work 4 42 147
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 1 46 149
Cardiology 1 55 164
Critical Care Nursing 1 56 171
Optometry 1 54 172
Toxicology 1 55 178
Nursing 1 58 186
Sports Medicine 2 64 187
Occupational Therapy 1 63 196
Radiation Therapy 1 66 206
Health Science 1 64 211
Healthcare Management (MHA) 1 67 225
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 2 80 244
Medical Physics 1 102 255
Pharmacy 1 115 262
Plastic Surgery 2 78 269
Sonography and Ultrasound 2 134 374
Biomedical Engineering 3 132 380

Chemistry rankings

The University of Helsinki ranked 1st for Chemistry in Finland and 91st in the World with 91,786 publications made and 4,267,362 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Physical chemistry, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#1 of 26 In Finland
#17 of 1,417 In Europe
#91 of 6,561 In the World

University of Helsinki
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1993 910 14013
1994 1074 16337
1995 1102 18346
1996 1263 19757
1997 1333 21956
1998 1389 25678
1999 1435 29944
2000 1562 33991
2001 1644 38187
2002 1642 44135
2003 1862 51121
2004 1933 55393
2005 1859 60993
2006 2077 69891
2007 2122 74486
2008 2276 84723
2009 2361 92139
2010 2328 103479
2011 2494 115261
2012 2612 127250
2013 2716 139050
2014 2779 148722
2015 2834 154946
2016 3031 160439
2017 3107 169820
2018 3347 184340
2019 4099 204576
2020 3951 243553
2021 4250 284039
2022 4056 276691
2023 3961 277659
2024 3166 254192
2025 2387 220369

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

Chemistry subfield Finland ranking Europe ranking World rank
Nutrition and Food Science 1 8 33
Biochemistry 1 13 71
Environmental Chemistry 1 21 79
Computational Chemistry 1 33 96
Organic Chemistry 1 25 109
Inorganic Chemistry 1 34 150
Radiochemistry 1 33 189
Materials Science 1 53 210
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 2 83 221
Chemical Engineering 1 49 230
Physical chemistry 1 64 261
Pharmacy 1 115 262
Nanotechnology 1 65 263
Petrology and Geochemistry 1 98 272
Biochemical Engineering 1 121 274

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The University of Helsinki ranked 1st for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Finland and 93rd in the World with 76,795 publications made and 2,567,203 citations received. Main research topics: Sociology, Philosophy, Political Science, Law, History.

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

University of Helsinki
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1993 380 4636
1994 506 5455
1995 465 6260
1996 561 7364
1997 648 7739
1998 730 8783
1999 741 10942
2000 763 13351
2001 882 15942
2002 959 19497
2003 1166 23170
2004 1163 25544
2005 1162 30140
2006 1439 35192
2007 1475 39902
2008 1745 46730
2009 2017 52770
2010 1860 59310
2011 2134 66525
2012 2382 74615
2013 2623 82856
2014 2617 90275
2015 2977 96391
2016 3218 102640
2017 3359 109937
2018 3693 121071
2019 4482 140594
2020 4615 170680
2021 5035 198379
2022 4704 195003
2023 4722 206122
2024 3630 183234
2025 2658 164126

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

Environmental Science rankings

The University of Helsinki ranked 1st for Environmental Science in Finland and 83rd in the World with 70,454 publications made and 2,671,323 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Paleontology, Oceanography.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#1 of 27 In Finland
#20 of 1,464 In Europe
#83 of 6,888 In the World

University of Helsinki
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1993 517 5760
1994 564 6841
1995 562 7351
1996 683 8304
1997 719 9016
1998 821 10417
1999 845 12499
2000 842 14407
2001 1017 17105
2002 1036 20802
2003 1234 24360
2004 1255 27407
2005 1194 32597
2006 1470 38611
2007 1487 42703
2008 1672 50569
2009 1817 56746
2010 1774 64713
2011 1966 73931
2012 2122 82277
2013 2358 93354
2014 2391 102076
2015 2491 108107
2016 2640 113324
2017 2766 118947
2018 2981 132522
2019 3390 151564
2020 3983 179973
2021 4322 218891
2022 4077 213573
2023 4209 219153
2024 3092 198970
2025 2178 180977

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

Physics rankings

The University of Helsinki ranked 1st for Physics in Finland and 160th in the World with 64,190 publications made and 2,492,504 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Nuclear Physics.

Physics ranking Location
#1 of 27 In Finland
#44 of 1,460 In Europe
#160 of 6,729 In the World

University of Helsinki
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1993 536 6737
1994 702 7890
1995 602 8185
1996 781 9431
1997 820 10080
1998 896 11175
1999 930 12741
2000 1003 14596
2001 1114 17180
2002 1130 20648
2003 1302 25306
2004 1338 28581
2005 1244 31232
2006 1424 36282
2007 1575 41113
2008 1586 46889
2009 1700 52184
2010 1553 59439
2011 1792 67404
2012 1912 74493
2013 2079 84635
2014 2096 92569
2015 2126 97120
2016 2356 102525
2017 2337 108006
2018 2499 118226
2019 3129 130764
2020 2916 149855
2021 3201 173742
2022 3130 167067
2023 3063 172352
2024 2280 155116
2025 1721 134903

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

Physics subfield Finland ranking Europe ranking World rank
Nuclear Physics 1 27 87
Atomic and Molecular physics 1 34 96
Theoretical Physics 1 41 99
Astrobiology 1 37 105
Biophysics 1 34 119
Astrophysics and Astronomy 1 42 129
Optical Engineering 1 49 173
Quantum and Particle physics 1 54 179
Acoustical Engineering 1 52 183
Materials Science 1 53 210
Medical Physics 1 102 255
Nanotechnology 1 65 263
Condensed Matter Physics 2 123 305
Applied/Engineering Physics 2 145 392

Engineering rankings

The University of Helsinki ranked 1st for Engineering in Finland and 177th in the World with 63,955 publications made and 2,484,662 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#1 of 28 In Finland
#49 of 1,466 In Europe
#177 of 6,795 In the World

University of Helsinki
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1993 506 6552
1994 637 7408
1995 595 7930
1996 741 8858
1997 796 9870
1998 876 11183
1999 869 12883
2000 948 15165
2001 1068 17087
2002 1128 20951
2003 1267 25891
2004 1278 29149
2005 1267 32961
2006 1399 38415
2007 1524 43191
2008 1533 48611
2009 1671 54339
2010 1568 61345
2011 1706 68942
2012 1893 76265
2013 2089 86059
2014 2139 94164
2015 2155 98202
2016 2339 103126
2017 2441 108708
2018 2531 119935
2019 3152 132809
2020 3068 155247
2021 3461 183215
2022 3241 178345
2023 3174 181935
2024 2340 162331
2025 1770 142860

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

Engineering subfield Finland ranking Europe ranking World rank
Biotechnology 1 11 54
Remote Sensing 1 40 133
Architectural Engineering 2 52 154
Landscape Architecture 1 72 161
Optical Engineering 1 49 173
Acoustical Engineering 1 52 183
Human-Computer Interaction 4 74 195
Civil Engineering 1 57 206
Materials Science 1 53 210
Metallurgical Engineering 1 55 220
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 2 83 221
Aerospace Engineering 1 72 227
Agricultural Engineering 1 69 227
Chemical Engineering 1 49 230
Product and Industrial Design 6 89 232
Mechanical Engineering 1 75 240
Engineering Management 4 72 246
Geotechnical Engineering 1 68 258
Environmental Engineering 1 72 260
Systems Engineering 3 96 263
Nanotechnology 1 65 263
Biochemical Engineering 1 121 274
Computer Networking 4 80 283
Automotive Engineering 3 90 291
Nuclear Engineering 3 104 307
Construction Management 3 113 315
Telecommunications 4 96 321
Transportation Engineering 2 118 333
Marine Engineering 2 129 376
Biomedical Engineering 3 132 380
Applied/Engineering Physics 2 145 392
Electrical Engineering 4 134 401
Mining Engineering 2 121 402
Electronic Engineering 4 144 423
Architecture 4 199 447
Structural Engineering 2 155 451
Operations Research 3 153 452
Computer Engineering 4 190 557
Renewable Energy Engineering 4 189 592
Petroleum Engineering 3 208 643
Industrial Engineering 6 273 658
Aviation 5 264 702
Technical Drawing 6 264 704
Reliability and Quality Engineering 5 248 719
Robotics 6 262 764
Automation and Control engineering 5 295 981

Computer Science rankings

The University of Helsinki ranked 1st for Computer Science in Finland and 135th in the World with 59,286 publications made and 2,338,998 citations received. Main research topics: Neuroscience, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Bioinformatics and Computational biology, Machine Learning, Computer Vision.

Computer Science ranking Location
#1 of 27 In Finland
#34 of 1,470 In Europe
#135 of 6,855 In the World

University of Helsinki
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1993 382 5484
1994 508 6221
1995 484 6953
1996 542 7734
1997 591 8401
1998 654 10057
1999 665 11810
2000 669 13619
2001 755 15812
2002 842 19208
2003 982 23443
2004 999 24943
2005 984 28816
2006 1195 34498
2007 1274 39509
2008 1289 43654
2009 1533 49422
2010 1367 55592
2011 1477 61640
2012 1745 69870
2013 1917 77684
2014 2003 85475
2015 2059 90230
2016 2267 97747
2017 2465 105115
2018 2580 117821
2019 3248 136437
2020 3272 163677
2021 3572 187046
2022 3409 184879
2023 3504 192132
2024 2468 176031
2025 1975 156354

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

Psychology rankings

The University of Helsinki ranked 1st for Psychology in Finland and 103rd in the World with 44,711 publications made and 1,722,439 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Child Psychology, Education Majors.

Psychology ranking Location
#1 of 27 In Finland
#24 of 1,424 In Europe
#103 of 6,663 In the World

University of Helsinki
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1993 292 4903
1994 373 5314
1995 405 6079
1996 417 6870
1997 466 7641
1998 461 8995
1999 502 10545
2000 522 12569
2001 565 14406
2002 568 16646
2003 695 20067
2004 682 20579
2005 662 23605
2006 781 27411
2007 903 31476
2008 888 34483
2009 1101 38486
2010 1015 42892
2011 1124 46726
2012 1303 53032
2013 1469 57857
2014 1473 62058
2015 1604 64408
2016 1826 68076
2017 1910 72743
2018 2041 79350
2019 2208 91953
2020 2411 113545
2021 2792 128120
2022 2643 129069
2023 2560 135246
2024 2116 125157
2025 1748 115273

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

Psychology subfield Finland ranking Europe ranking World rank
Education Majors 1 9 62
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 1 21 74
Child Psychology 1 17 93
Special Education 1 30 96
Psychiatry 1 24 96
Neuroscience 1 26 98
Cognitive Science 1 23 106
Social Psychology 1 21 109
Clinical Psychology 1 35 135
Social Work 4 42 147
Occupational Therapy 1 63 196
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 3 45 235
Sexology 1 55 239

Mathematics rankings

The University of Helsinki ranked 1st for Mathematics in Finland and 123rd in the World with 30,150 publications made and 1,173,343 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Math Teachers, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Applied Mathematics, Blockchain and Cryptography.

Mathematics ranking Location
#1 of 26 In Finland
#29 of 1,406 In Europe
#123 of 6,434 In the World

University of Helsinki
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1993 135 1484
1994 177 1713
1995 157 1952
1996 210 2543
1997 250 2681
1998 253 3187
1999 280 3654
2000 330 4566
2001 374 5414
2002 438 6768
2003 488 8641
2004 493 9763
2005 551 11427
2006 576 14151
2007 701 15833
2008 689 18196
2009 763 20454
2010 751 24122
2011 853 26495
2012 1004 29880
2013 1033 33669
2014 1121 37520
2015 1182 40684
2016 1377 43188
2017 1394 45829
2018 1567 51755
2019 1653 59039
2020 1800 70956
2021 2070 83799
2022 1863 82720
2023 1880 86998
2024 1306 68500
2025 1074 58044

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

Mathematics subfield Finland ranking Europe ranking World rank
Math Teachers 1 12 82
Statistics 1 29 118
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 1 57 165
Applied Mathematics 1 100 262
Actuarial Science 1 137 380
Operations Research 3 153 452
Blockchain and Cryptography 4 155 455

Business rankings

The University of Helsinki ranked 1st for Business in Finland and 210th in the World with 17,040 publications made and 510,382 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Management Information Systems, Advertising.

Business ranking Location
#1 of 28 In Finland
#66 of 1,436 In Europe
#210 of 6,366 In the World

University of Helsinki
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1993 68 738
1994 73 822
1995 72 945
1996 94 1122
1997 125 1173
1998 137 1347
1999 150 1515
2000 193 2074
2001 219 2523
2002 237 3255
2003 290 4052
2004 275 4586
2005 300 5547
2006 316 6238
2007 384 7474
2008 421 8740
2009 480 9908
2010 394 11838
2011 471 13089
2012 502 14016
2013 621 15992
2014 651 18207
2015 700 19174
2016 782 20519
2017 805 22442
2018 899 24784
2019 971 28941
2020 1071 36112
2021 1146 42529
2022 1108 41725
2023 1081 44691
2024 666 35440
2025 559 30665

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

Economics rankings

The University of Helsinki ranked 1st for Economics in Finland and 148th in the World with 15,485 publications made and 450,056 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Political Economy, International Trade.

Economics ranking Location
#1 of 25 In Finland
#45 of 1,391 In Europe
#148 of 6,188 In the World

University of Helsinki
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1993 52 673
1994 75 804
1995 72 818
1996 88 998
1997 95 1024
1998 135 1079
1999 141 1412
2000 174 1720
2001 194 2109
2002 205 2782
2003 234 3377
2004 236 3942
2005 223 4401
2006 271 5328
2007 295 6024
2008 355 7117
2009 417 8667
2010 338 10012
2011 437 11050
2012 421 12162
2013 528 13923
2014 568 15344
2015 625 16941
2016 670 18281
2017 718 19792
2018 846 22267
2019 864 26379
2020 942 32492
2021 1123 38902
2022 1068 38125
2023 1093 41810
2024 767 34652
2025 588 29795

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

Art & Design rankings

The University of Helsinki ranked 1st for Art & Design in Finland and 105th in the World with 11,784 publications made and 292,045 citations received. Main research topics: Literature, Fashion Design, Aesthetics, Art History, Creative Writing.

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
#1 of 24 In Finland
#31 of 1,385 In Europe
#105 of 6,010 In the World

University of Helsinki
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1993 65 552
1994 74 701
1995 56 715
1996 87 817
1997 99 864
1998 120 1050
1999 101 1270
2000 118 1502
2001 121 1792
2002 169 2435
2003 167 2716
2004 176 2887
2005 191 3565
2006 238 4421
2007 219 4862
2008 254 5507
2009 314 6740
2010 269 7123
2011 347 7959
2012 387 8964
2013 449 9876
2014 430 11290
2015 479 11368
2016 525 11953
2017 538 13422
2018 565 14702
2019 659 17448
2020 726 20621
2021 818 23702
2022 730 24287
2023 777 25037
2024 506 23388
2025 320 20860

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

Art & Design subfield Finland ranking Europe ranking World rank
Music 1 7 26
Singing and Vocal Performance 1 9 26
Photography 1 15 46
Performing arts 1 20 53
Creative Writing 1 23 70
Literature 1 21 76
Aesthetics 1 32 98
Fashion Design 1 34 110
Art History 1 56 145
Landscape Architecture 1 72 161
Entertainment Industry Business 2 56 166
Graphic Design 3 65 189
Painting and Drawing 1 104 208
Sculpture 1 104 208
Illustration and Concept Art 1 106 213
UX/UI Desgin 5 88 218
Multimedia 4 72 221
Animation 4 114 303
Interior Design 3 133 316
Computer Graphics 3 123 318
Game Design and Development 6 142 332
Cinematography 2 150 337
Architecture 4 199 447