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The University of Helsinki ranked 1st in Finland, 83rd in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 100 across 84 research topics. The University of Helsinki ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 152,127 academic publications and 4,875,380 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 546 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#83 of 14,131 In the World
#15 of 2,785 In Europe
#1 of 36 In Finland
#1 of 8 In Helsinki
#6 of 1,021 For International Law
#25 of 1,019 For Genealogy
#27 of 2,253 For Dentistry
#137 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#112 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top100 For 81 other topics

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Biology rankings

The University of Helsinki ranked 1st for Biology in Finland and 73rd in the World with 104,207 publications made and 3,880,208 citations received. Main research topics: Genetics, Biochemistry, Paleontology, Immunology, Neuroscience.

Biology ranking Location
#1 of 26 In Finland
#14 of 1,445 In Europe
#73 of 6,770 In the World

University of Helsinki
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 914 12280
1992 1033 13192
1993 1028 13726
1994 1200 15993
1995 1169 17764
1996 1370 19595
1997 1437 22110
1998 1487 25886
1999 1546 30427
2000 1615 34667
2001 1705 39919
2002 1709 45645
2003 1955 52555
2004 2017 57635
2005 1959 65543
2006 2268 74495
2007 2424 82775
2008 2565 91492
2009 2816 100515
2010 2787 111379
2011 2881 121199
2012 3122 135832
2013 3315 148097
2014 3390 158429
2015 3707 164614
2016 3975 170530
2017 4238 177140
2018 4502 194510
2019 5265 218253
2020 5276 258193
2021 5924 294639
2022 5511 303697
2023 5242 304903

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 28
Nutrition and Food Science 1 6 29
Microbiology 1 6 36
Botany 1 8 47
Biotechnology 1 10 47
Animal Science 1 10 48
Evolutionary Biology 1 10 56
Horticulture 1 7 56
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 1 12 59
Zoology 1 16 60
Virology 1 15 62
Genetics 1 13 65
Paleontology 1 15 65
Biochemistry 1 13 67
Pharmacology 1 14 72
Agricultural Science 1 16 73
Molecular Biology 1 15 73
Immunology 1 22 78
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 1 21 81
Oncology and Cancer research 1 15 83
Neuroscience 1 24 95
Astrobiology 1 37 107
Biophysics 1 36 119
Toxicology 1 61 179
Entomology 2 70 192
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 2 68 214
Nanotechnology 1 64 253

Medicine rankings

The University of Helsinki ranked 1st for Medicine in Finland and 88th in the World with 80,421 publications made and 2,957,421 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Psychiatry, Immunology, Surgery, Public Health.

Medicine ranking Location
#1 of 27 In Finland
#19 of 1,417 In Europe
#88 of 6,680 In the World

University of Helsinki
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1991 707 9809
1992 791 10346
1993 758 10995
1994 914 12471
1995 929 14178
1996 1041 16199
1997 1112 17947
1998 1114 20921
1999 1136 24756
2000 1151 27860
2001 1202 32482
2002 1182 36511
2003 1380 41538
2004 1454 45781
2005 1388 51985
2006 1590 58392
2007 1744 65006
2008 1814 71142
2009 2080 76847
2010 2002 85813
2011 2096 91699
2012 2342 102997
2013 2464 110803
2014 2582 118429
2015 2902 123198
2016 3170 127953
2017 3440 133235
2018 3617 146075
2019 3979 165237
2020 4298 199326
2021 4852 228854
2022 4540 237990
2023 4303 239473

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

Medicine subfield Finland ranking Europe ranking World rank
Dentistry 1 9 27
Audiology 1 8 32
Orthodontics 1 9 37
Public Health 1 9 42
Pediatrics 1 8 43
Forensic Science 1 21 51
Veterinary 1 21 57
Cosmetology 1 15 60
Virology 1 15 62
Epidemiology 1 18 63
Gerontology 1 9 71
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 1 19 71
Pharmacology 1 14 72
Pathology 1 18 75
Immunology 1 22 78
Oncology and Cancer research 1 15 83
Respiratory Therapy 1 30 91
Psychiatry 1 23 92
Dermatology 1 28 94
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 1 17 96
Anesthesiology 1 25 102
Anatomy and Physiology 1 25 105
Ophthalmology 1 25 107
Sports / Exercise science 2 27 120
Surgery 1 36 129
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 1 68 130
Family medicine 1 34 131
Clinical Psychology 1 34 132
Neurosurgery 1 59 133
Urology 2 34 136
Physical Therapy 2 45 141
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 1 44 150
Cardiology 1 53 162
Occupational Therapy 1 52 171
Social Work 4 52 174
Toxicology 1 61 179
Critical Care Nursing 1 61 183
Optometry 1 61 186
Nursing 1 56 187
Sports Medicine 2 59 188
Health Science 1 57 196
Radiation Therapy 1 67 207
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 2 68 214
Healthcare Management (MHA) 1 64 230
Medical Physics 1 102 252
Plastic Surgery 1 75 263
Pharmacy 1 119 265
Biomedical Engineering 3 120 341
Sonography and Ultrasound 2 132 362

Chemistry rankings

The University of Helsinki ranked 1st for Chemistry in Finland and 90th in the World with 80,251 publications made and 3,156,152 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Physical chemistry, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#1 of 26 In Finland
#17 of 1,401 In Europe
#90 of 6,447 In the World

University of Helsinki
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 806 10592
1992 893 11447
1993 869 11545
1994 1040 13693
1995 1032 15252
1996 1183 16461
1997 1242 18566
1998 1287 21688
1999 1306 25313
2000 1413 28433
2001 1502 32237
2002 1462 36661
2003 1671 42176
2004 1744 46777
2005 1708 52086
2006 1871 59809
2007 2040 65107
2008 2087 72571
2009 2159 79392
2010 2189 88391
2011 2259 97459
2012 2349 107156
2013 2490 117327
2014 2564 125052
2015 2672 131330
2016 2880 135147
2017 2932 139956
2018 3079 153089
2019 3796 170713
2020 3607 199128
2021 3937 227101
2022 3753 232590
2023 3471 230671

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 6 29
Biochemistry 1 13 67
Environmental Chemistry 1 21 79
Computational Chemistry 1 32 96
Organic Chemistry 1 24 105
Inorganic Chemistry 1 35 142
Radiochemistry 1 33 178
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 2 82 209
Materials Science 1 53 210
Chemical Engineering 1 49 213
Physical chemistry 1 63 244
Biochemical Engineering 1 118 248
Nanotechnology 1 64 253
Pharmacy 1 119 265
Petrology and Geochemistry 1 109 294

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The University of Helsinki ranked 1st for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Finland and 92nd in the World with 63,709 publications made and 1,711,434 citations received. Main research topics: Sociology, Philosophy, Political Science, Law, History.

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

University of Helsinki
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 303 3253
1992 326 3641
1993 365 3646
1994 472 4493
1995 428 5018
1996 528 5984
1997 605 6342
1998 683 7292
1999 676 9088
2000 692 10650
2001 779 13165
2002 834 15776
2003 1012 18836
2004 1011 20962
2005 1059 24725
2006 1258 28676
2007 1348 33169
2008 1508 37766
2009 1826 42749
2010 1707 47974
2011 1870 53226
2012 2078 59479
2013 2355 66050
2014 2348 71330
2015 2684 76524
2016 2985 79571
2017 3055 82455
2018 3361 93150
2019 3936 106195
2020 4041 128713
2021 4459 145675
2022 4159 148913
2023 4018 153198

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 85th in the World with 58,523 publications made and 1,864,191 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Ecology, Geography and Cartography, Paleontology, Oceanography.

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

University of Helsinki
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 410 4044
1992 468 4546
1993 489 4600
1994 534 5607
1995 507 5848
1996 635 6793
1997 667 7448
1998 762 8744
1999 763 10577
2000 764 11885
2001 879 14175
2002 913 16863
2003 1064 19989
2004 1104 22771
2005 1062 26896
2006 1266 31520
2007 1382 36084
2008 1453 41234
2009 1638 47327
2010 1620 54206
2011 1731 61745
2012 1872 67419
2013 2109 77039
2014 2120 84170
2015 2293 89408
2016 2455 92576
2017 2513 94560
2018 2710 105972
2019 2980 121624
2020 3397 141906
2021 3729 164356
2022 3578 168238
2023 3464 170040

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

Engineering rankings

The University of Helsinki ranked 1st for Engineering in Finland and 181st in the World with 54,555 publications made and 1,755,465 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#1 of 28 In Finland
#50 of 1,453 In Europe
#181 of 6,684 In the World

University of Helsinki
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 464 4507
1992 462 4972
1993 474 5124
1994 604 6070
1995 550 6293
1996 687 7064
1997 743 8140
1998 805 9192
1999 780 10784
2000 858 12492
2001 972 14163
2002 1005 17018
2003 1130 20997
2004 1166 24380
2005 1158 27798
2006 1264 31805
2007 1420 36498
2008 1386 40754
2009 1466 44918
2010 1411 50719
2011 1500 56917
2012 1632 61882
2013 1927 70121
2014 1874 75233
2015 2001 78712
2016 2185 82996
2017 2188 84537
2018 2313 93917
2019 2865 103921
2020 2654 121259
2021 3043 136346
2022 2966 140475
2023 2690 141558

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 10 47
Landscape Architecture 1 47 103
Architectural Engineering 1 48 141
Remote Sensing 1 46 142
Optical Engineering 1 52 174
Acoustical Engineering 1 51 180
Agricultural Engineering 1 62 196
Human-Computer Interaction 4 83 209
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 2 82 209
Materials Science 1 53 210
Chemical Engineering 1 49 213
Metallurgical Engineering 1 55 219
Civil Engineering 1 66 223
Engineering Management 4 65 224
Product and Industrial Design 6 90 230
Aerospace Engineering 1 77 239
Systems Engineering 3 91 245
Biochemical Engineering 1 118 248
Nanotechnology 1 64 253
Environmental Engineering 1 75 255
Geotechnical Engineering 1 70 258
Computer Networking 4 72 259
Mechanical Engineering 1 82 259
Construction Management 3 102 273
Transportation Engineering 2 102 293
Automotive Engineering 3 92 299
Robotics 2 94 305
Telecommunications 4 98 325
Nuclear Engineering 3 107 328
Biomedical Engineering 3 120 341
Marine Engineering 2 132 378
Applied/Engineering Physics 2 146 390
Electrical Engineering 4 133 397
Operations Research 3 143 422
Mining Engineering 2 129 436
Electronic Engineering 4 151 437
Architecture 5 206 457
Structural Engineering 2 171 473
Computer Engineering 4 182 523
Renewable Energy Engineering 4 189 571
Petroleum Engineering 3 189 587
Reliability and Quality Engineering 5 202 598
Aviation 4 227 600
Industrial Engineering 5 265 638
Automation and Control engineering 6 288 926

Physics rankings

The University of Helsinki ranked 1st for Physics in Finland and 162nd in the World with 53,957 publications made and 1,685,174 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 1,446 In Europe
#162 of 6,603 In the World

University of Helsinki
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 500 4845
1992 496 5275
1993 501 5218
1994 649 6368
1995 554 6374
1996 706 7339
1997 752 8241
1998 836 9268
1999 831 10696
2000 910 12159
2001 997 14352
2002 970 16847
2003 1159 20806
2004 1158 24288
2005 1128 26552
2006 1279 29804
2007 1425 34381
2008 1437 38476
2009 1491 42076
2010 1386 47598
2011 1479 53681
2012 1605 57916
2013 1847 65718
2014 1828 69919
2015 1890 73763
2016 2159 77860
2017 2066 80209
2018 2215 87712
2019 2797 96955
2020 2506 111486
2021 2798 125473
2022 2769 127194
2023 2525 128496

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 26 87
Theoretical Physics 1 32 88
Atomic and Molecular physics 1 37 99
Astrobiology 1 37 107
Biophysics 1 36 119
Astrophysics and Astronomy 1 43 134
Optical Engineering 1 52 174
Acoustical Engineering 1 51 180
Quantum and Particle physics 1 57 191
Materials Science 1 53 210
Medical Physics 1 102 252
Nanotechnology 1 64 253
Condensed Matter Physics 2 125 301
Applied/Engineering Physics 2 146 390

Computer Science rankings

The University of Helsinki ranked 1st for Computer Science in Finland and 131st in the World with 50,784 publications made and 1,592,469 citations received. Main research topics: Neuroscience, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Bioinformatics and Computational biology, Computer Vision.

Computer Science ranking Location
#1 of 27 In Finland
#33 of 1,459 In Europe
#131 of 6,752 In the World

University of Helsinki
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 339 3867
1992 321 4026
1993 347 4502
1994 489 5238
1995 442 5761
1996 520 6382
1997 553 7019
1998 608 8437
1999 577 9969
2000 627 11326
2001 678 13439
2002 769 15752
2003 888 18978
2004 909 20402
2005 920 23960
2006 1083 28192
2007 1208 32878
2008 1144 35677
2009 1399 40427
2010 1273 45430
2011 1342 49634
2012 1560 56757
2013 1788 63011
2014 1810 67827
2015 1953 71629
2016 2162 78036
2017 2237 81050
2018 2443 91922
2019 2993 105000
2020 2918 125917
2021 3244 143081
2022 3112 148556
2023 3008 150444

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 98th in the World with 39,064 publications made and 1,219,143 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Child Psychology, Cognitive Science.

Psychology ranking Location
#1 of 27 In Finland
#21 of 1,414 In Europe
#98 of 6,528 In the World

University of Helsinki
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1991 274 3511
1992 295 3720
1993 275 4118
1994 371 4593
1995 385 5130
1996 399 5847
1997 424 6547
1998 443 7765
1999 469 9137
2000 484 10480
2001 512 12144
2002 513 13835
2003 620 16217
2004 601 16874
2005 607 19763
2006 693 22596
2007 844 26607
2008 806 28369
2009 1014 31721
2010 966 35778
2011 1035 38266
2012 1223 44367
2013 1370 48480
2014 1341 51034
2015 1536 52931
2016 1792 56644
2017 1809 58825
2018 1985 65270
2019 2163 73819
2020 2323 90739
2021 2672 102085
2022 2556 106766
2023 2371 109147

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 65
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 1 20 71
Child Psychology 1 17 91
Psychiatry 1 23 92
Neuroscience 1 24 95
Cognitive Science 1 18 97
Special Education 1 28 99
Social Psychology 1 19 106
Clinical Psychology 1 34 132
Occupational Therapy 1 52 171
Social Work 4 52 174
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 2 31 175
Sexology 1 51 225

Mathematics rankings

The University of Helsinki ranked 1st for Mathematics in Finland and 116th in the World with 27,030 publications made and 846,720 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
#26 of 1,388 In Europe
#116 of 6,305 In the World

University of Helsinki
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 135 1009
1992 140 1053
1993 122 1147
1994 170 1408
1995 151 1619
1996 202 2059
1997 249 2276
1998 240 2739
1999 263 3078
2000 317 3812
2001 345 4662
2002 413 5491
2003 452 7068
2004 468 8277
2005 531 9639
2006 550 11664
2007 657 13398
2008 637 14753
2009 709 16967
2010 734 19947
2011 788 21605
2012 922 24394
2013 1000 27656
2014 1036 29928
2015 1162 32353
2016 1327 34583
2017 1374 35599
2018 1562 40778
2019 1674 47168
2020 1759 55640
2021 1990 64631
2022 1876 68328
2023 1767 70122

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 11 77
Statistics 1 26 111
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 1 50 151
Applied Mathematics 1 98 261
Actuarial Science 1 127 360
Operations Research 3 143 422
Blockchain and Cryptography 4 146 433

Business rankings

The University of Helsinki ranked 1st for Business in Finland and 205th in the World with 14,741 publications made and 328,987 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Management Information Systems, Advertising.

Business ranking Location
#1 of 28 In Finland
#64 of 1,414 In Europe
#205 of 6,187 In the World

University of Helsinki
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1991 50 392
1992 59 511
1993 65 488
1994 67 580
1995 67 645
1996 93 831
1997 118 852
1998 126 1078
1999 140 1214
2000 180 1666
2001 202 2013
2002 210 2534
2003 253 3099
2004 261 3745
2005 284 4436
2006 286 4886
2007 352 5933
2008 372 6843
2009 428 7821
2010 393 9406
2011 424 10297
2012 464 11126
2013 588 13126
2014 598 14342
2015 643 15402
2016 746 16020
2017 759 17068
2018 856 19222
2019 885 22110
2020 989 27184
2021 1036 31722
2022 1053 32418
2023 963 33224

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 150th in the World with 13,132 publications made and 289,714 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Political Economy, International Trade.

Economics ranking Location
#1 of 24 In Finland
#43 of 1,366 In Europe
#150 of 5,995 In the World

University of Helsinki
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1991 46 366
1992 39 415
1993 50 501
1994 66 588
1995 63 586
1996 83 738
1997 88 783
1998 121 860
1999 125 1143
2000 155 1336
2001 173 1715
2002 179 2233
2003 218 2587
2004 211 3262
2005 197 3438
2006 247 4107
2007 278 4989
2008 320 5579
2009 379 6794
2010 338 7970
2011 386 8757
2012 383 9683
2013 496 11319
2014 522 11973
2015 545 13372
2016 647 14159
2017 663 14828
2018 795 16899
2019 803 19853
2020 866 24317
2021 1010 28236
2022 1000 29422
2023 987 30998

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 112th in the World with 9,843 publications made and 186,351 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
#33 of 1,349 In Europe
#112 of 5,720 In the World

University of Helsinki
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1991 39 382
1992 56 464
1993 60 447
1994 64 546
1995 52 581
1996 86 617
1997 89 680
1998 113 798
1999 95 1035
2000 103 1172
2001 107 1443
2002 147 1930
2003 149 2111
2004 169 2345
2005 161 2981
2006 206 3405
2007 208 4086
2008 219 4457
2009 279 5453
2010 265 5860
2011 304 6390
2012 343 7237
2013 409 7894
2014 387 8857
2015 422 9065
2016 501 9400
2017 470 9895
2018 521 11116
2019 569 12589
2020 612 15031
2021 728 16507
2022 645 16934
2023 653 17200

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 6 26
Singing and Vocal Performance 1 10 32
Performing arts 1 17 50
Photography 2 16 54
Literature 1 21 76
Creative Writing 1 32 84
Aesthetics 1 30 97
Landscape Architecture 1 47 103
Fashion Design 1 31 109
Art History 1 57 158
Entertainment Industry Business 2 54 168
UX/UI Desgin 5 84 201
Graphic Design 3 77 211
Multimedia 4 71 216
Interior Design 3 94 219
Computer Graphics 3 89 252
Painting and Drawing 1 143 285
Sculpture 1 143 285
Illustration and Concept Art 1 146 298
Animation 4 135 350
Game Design and Development 5 165 383
Cinematography 4 171 401
Architecture 5 206 457