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The University of Oulu ranked 5th in Finland, 448th in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 202 research topics. The University of Oulu ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 54,384 academic publications and 1,420,529 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 23 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#448 of 14,131 In the World
#184 of 2,785 In Europe
#5 of 36 In Finland
#1 of 2 In Oulu
#89 of 2,706 For Human-Computer Interaction
#91 of 1,001 For UX/UI Desgin
#118 of 2,080 For Multimedia
#1544 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#607 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 199 other topics

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Biology rankings

The University of Oulu ranked 3rd for Biology in Finland and 395th in the World with 31,288 publications made and 964,056 citations received. Main research topics: Genetics, Biochemistry, Paleontology, Immunology, Neuroscience.

Biology ranking Location
#3 of 26 In Finland
#148 of 1,445 In Europe
#395 of 6,770 In the World

University of Oulu
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 278 3019
1992 314 3387
1993 306 3469
1994 395 4218
1995 387 4751
1996 416 5175
1997 442 5992
1998 434 6828
1999 464 7671
2000 493 8854
2001 592 10315
2002 592 11603
2003 568 13671
2004 621 14863
2005 608 16968
2006 638 18318
2007 664 19890
2008 702 20770
2009 883 23219
2010 840 26100
2011 858 28788
2012 923 32439
2013 1002 35842
2014 1007 38305
2015 1124 42565
2016 1219 43549
2017 1271 45426
2018 1356 50860
2019 1495 56645
2020 1653 66634
2021 1782 76392
2022 1711 81813
2023 1681 81528

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

Biology subfield Finland ranking Europe ranking World rank
Biotechnology 4 75 213
Molecular Biology 3 89 273
Entomology 3 133 350
Genetics 4 134 360
Zoology 4 146 377
Biochemistry 3 144 381
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 4 132 387
Oncology and Cancer research 4 136 387
Evolutionary Biology 4 154 390
Astrobiology 3 159 395
Immunology 4 155 419
Paleontology 3 166 438
Forestry 5 164 445
Botany 4 164 445
Neuroscience 5 178 451
Biophysics 5 177 454
Animal Science 5 153 470
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 5 194 494
Pharmacology 5 181 526
Virology 4 203 633
Microbiology 5 225 637
Horticulture 4 216 658
Nutrition and Food Science 5 234 689
Agricultural Science 4 235 700
Nanotechnology 6 266 788
Toxicology 5 271 831

Engineering rankings

The University of Oulu ranked 4th for Engineering in Finland and 426th in the World with 27,134 publications made and 604,427 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Telecommunications, Computer Networking.

Engineering ranking Location
#4 of 28 In Finland
#158 of 1,453 In Europe
#426 of 6,684 In the World

University of Oulu
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 174 1129
1992 201 1352
1993 194 1366
1994 236 1743
1995 244 1938
1996 255 2146
1997 279 2378
1998 281 2736
1999 299 3133
2000 325 3378
2001 387 4195
2002 674 5300
2003 500 6024
2004 544 6852
2005 610 8264
2006 632 9064
2007 644 10229
2008 634 10774
2009 768 12462
2010 721 13617
2011 814 15882
2012 836 17944
2013 1011 20352
2014 963 23022
2015 1074 25677
2016 1157 27350
2017 1196 29327
2018 1321 33742
2019 1490 39343
2020 1631 47402
2021 1668 55592
2022 1596 59769
2023 1804 62222

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

Chemistry rankings

The University of Oulu ranked 3rd for Chemistry in Finland and 435th in the World with 26,346 publications made and 783,978 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, Physical chemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#3 of 26 In Finland
#167 of 1,401 In Europe
#435 of 6,447 In the World

University of Oulu
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 258 2656
1992 274 3013
1993 299 3037
1994 356 3652
1995 350 4156
1996 348 4600
1997 409 5082
1998 395 5871
1999 423 6510
2000 471 7462
2001 540 8465
2002 588 9467
2003 519 11070
2004 582 11930
2005 586 13593
2006 565 14493
2007 604 15714
2008 621 16209
2009 720 17942
2010 718 20061
2011 726 22261
2012 752 24500
2013 852 27136
2014 836 28801
2015 884 31787
2016 967 32448
2017 928 33808
2018 1070 38135
2019 1195 42705
2020 1339 50457
2021 1354 57913
2022 1291 62196
2023 1330 62593

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

Chemistry subfield Finland ranking Europe ranking World rank
Biochemistry 3 144 381
Petrology and Geochemistry 2 173 447
Organic Chemistry 3 188 496
Materials Science 4 189 521
Computational Chemistry 5 257 611
Inorganic Chemistry 4 229 642
Environmental Chemistry 6 247 651
Biochemical Engineering 5 289 672
Radiochemistry 4 173 677
Nutrition and Food Science 5 234 689
Physical chemistry 6 258 726
Chemical Engineering 5 243 736
Nanotechnology 6 266 788
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 7 350 929
Pharmacy 6 371 1076

Medicine rankings

The University of Oulu ranked 4th for Medicine in Finland and 348th in the World with 25,204 publications made and 809,265 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Psychiatry, Surgery, Public Health, Immunology.

Medicine ranking Location
#4 of 27 In Finland
#133 of 1,417 In Europe
#348 of 6,680 In the World

University of Oulu
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1991 260 2463
1992 262 2762
1993 242 2902
1994 334 3515
1995 348 4025
1996 365 4590
1997 384 5203
1998 397 5973
1999 388 6687
2000 414 7770
2001 506 9181
2002 457 10251
2003 443 12505
2004 462 13303
2005 478 15033
2006 467 16105
2007 524 17330
2008 558 18523
2009 685 20342
2010 677 22737
2011 680 24864
2012 768 28589
2013 794 30909
2014 819 32816
2015 858 36061
2016 979 36771
2017 1030 38296
2018 1074 42054
2019 1240 46607
2020 1329 55144
2021 1445 63403
2022 1340 67641
2023 1257 67453

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

Medicine subfield Finland ranking Europe ranking World rank
Dentistry 3 49 146
Pediatrics 4 57 167
Orthodontics 3 59 169
Epidemiology 3 64 178
Public Health 3 61 194
Neurosurgery 2 83 199
Cardiology 2 76 222
Respiratory Therapy 4 87 232
Sports / Exercise science 5 80 248
Gerontology 6 68 255
Optometry 2 88 266
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 3 135 285
Physical Therapy 4 101 287
Pathology 4 107 291
Healthcare Management (MHA) 5 93 295
Anesthesiology 4 107 295
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 4 121 314
Ophthalmology 3 113 314
Audiology 4 128 323
Anatomy and Physiology 4 116 325
Psychiatry 5 121 328
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 4 105 337
Occupational Therapy 5 141 362
Dermatology 4 134 364
Sonography and Ultrasound 3 134 366
Biomedical Engineering 4 134 367
Surgery 4 134 376
Oncology and Cancer research 4 136 387
Family medicine 4 136 388
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 4 134 401
Urology 4 131 405
Clinical Psychology 5 137 405
Nursing 5 140 409
Medical Physics 4 181 411
Immunology 4 155 419
Sports Medicine 6 159 423
Cosmetology 2 164 444
Health Science 5 155 457
Pharmacology 5 181 526
Radiation Therapy 4 196 542
Critical Care Nursing 5 225 547
Virology 4 203 633
Plastic Surgery 4 198 648
Social Work 7 224 704
Toxicology 5 271 831
Veterinary 5 268 985
Pharmacy 6 371 1076

Physics rankings

The University of Oulu ranked 2nd for Physics in Finland and 418th in the World with 23,540 publications made and 540,261 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Nuclear Physics.

Physics ranking Location
#2 of 27 In Finland
#164 of 1,446 In Europe
#418 of 6,603 In the World

University of Oulu
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 181 1176
1992 205 1370
1993 203 1376
1994 236 1740
1995 234 1927
1996 244 2087
1997 276 2429
1998 272 2698
1999 290 3128
2000 329 3330
2001 369 4092
2002 606 4821
2003 450 5500
2004 511 6165
2005 525 7337
2006 565 8019
2007 591 9302
2008 553 9609
2009 648 11122
2010 628 12090
2011 707 14056
2012 719 15780
2013 851 17969
2014 803 19684
2015 886 22461
2016 956 23777
2017 1016 24823
2018 1081 28314
2019 1249 32378
2020 1357 38208
2021 1386 44833
2022 1250 47665
2023 1415 49679

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

Physics subfield Finland ranking Europe ranking World rank
Astrophysics and Astronomy 3 139 330
Optical Engineering 3 127 346
Theoretical Physics 3 179 373
Nuclear Physics 3 162 378
Atomic and Molecular physics 3 170 384
Astrobiology 3 159 395
Medical Physics 4 181 411
Quantum and Particle physics 3 178 447
Biophysics 5 177 454
Acoustical Engineering 4 180 468
Materials Science 4 189 521
Applied/Engineering Physics 5 232 617
Condensed Matter Physics 6 254 649
Nanotechnology 6 266 788

Computer Science rankings

The University of Oulu ranked 3rd for Computer Science in Finland and 308th in the World with 23,195 publications made and 588,008 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Telecommunications, Computer Networking, Machine Learning, Neuroscience.

Computer Science ranking Location
#3 of 27 In Finland
#105 of 1,459 In Europe
#308 of 6,752 In the World

University of Oulu
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 111 964
1992 118 982
1993 119 1110
1994 151 1271
1995 177 1397
1996 183 1553
1997 176 1959
1998 193 2153
1999 230 2463
2000 262 2897
2001 283 3626
2002 611 4846
2003 421 5380
2004 451 5974
2005 521 7284
2006 533 8245
2007 539 9324
2008 545 10289
2009 682 12102
2010 622 13811
2011 691 16016
2012 764 18960
2013 888 21943
2014 850 24470
2015 957 28208
2016 1074 29735
2017 1102 31938
2018 1239 36625
2019 1344 42271
2020 1416 49459
2021 1510 57698
2022 1436 62086
2023 1545 63707

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The University of Oulu ranked 4th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Finland and 437th in the World with 21,956 publications made and 555,242 citations received. Main research topics: Sociology, Philosophy, Political Science, Law, History.

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

University of Oulu
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 107 728
1992 131 892
1993 117 962
1994 167 1294
1995 170 1349
1996 196 1613
1997 217 1830
1998 228 2124
1999 228 2424
2000 225 2826
2001 287 3470
2002 384 4377
2003 337 5208
2004 363 5750
2005 399 7212
2006 394 7806
2007 460 9075
2008 497 10152
2009 586 11841
2010 603 13475
2011 638 15663
2012 728 17976
2013 803 20810
2014 812 23008
2015 934 26150
2016 1009 27105
2017 1076 28462
2018 1198 32755
2019 1373 37955
2020 1403 44993
2021 1556 53179
2022 1557 57032
2023 1593 58480

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

Environmental Science rankings

The University of Oulu ranked 3rd for Environmental Science in Finland and 470th in the World with 20,499 publications made and 469,059 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Paleontology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#3 of 26 In Finland
#170 of 1,458 In Europe
#470 of 6,798 In the World

University of Oulu
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 121 919
1992 125 1124
1993 146 1170
1994 201 1333
1995 165 1596
1996 215 1855
1997 231 1993
1998 200 2247
1999 216 2503
2000 245 2839
2001 268 3365
2002 384 4169
2003 334 4757
2004 380 5429
2005 405 6621
2006 402 7560
2007 426 8365
2008 461 9175
2009 519 10659
2010 549 12100
2011 585 13819
2012 640 15325
2013 730 17901
2014 757 19692
2015 864 22098
2016 901 23666
2017 894 25027
2018 1016 28904
2019 1123 32966
2020 1277 40891
2021 1387 48520
2022 1370 52277
2023 1490 53939

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

Mathematics rankings

The University of Oulu ranked 2nd for Mathematics in Finland and 266th in the World with 13,326 publications made and 387,185 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Math Teachers, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Applied Mathematics.

Mathematics ranking Location
#2 of 26 In Finland
#86 of 1,388 In Europe
#266 of 6,305 In the World

University of Oulu
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 34 266
1992 55 339
1993 49 335
1994 71 504
1995 79 543
1996 112 621
1997 86 740
1998 108 893
1999 106 980
2000 115 1152
2001 141 1501
2002 298 2130
2003 245 2402
2004 236 2453
2005 283 3392
2006 304 3783
2007 340 4244
2008 323 4531
2009 390 5616
2010 359 6335
2011 403 7273
2012 488 8868
2013 487 9979
2014 509 11188
2015 546 13093
2016 679 14191
2017 678 15376
2018 794 17949
2019 841 21408
2020 911 25028
2021 980 29532
2022 917 32099
2023 897 33691

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

Mathematics subfield Finland ranking Europe ranking World rank
Statistics 2 75 237
Math Teachers 3 60 279
Blockchain and Cryptography 2 100 303
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 5 269 655
Applied Mathematics 5 335 812
Operations Research 9 399 1171

Psychology rankings

The University of Oulu ranked 4th for Psychology in Finland and 285th in the World with 13,279 publications made and 421,729 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Cognitive Science, Child Psychology.

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

University of Oulu
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1991 89 914
1992 107 1007
1993 78 998
1994 116 1272
1995 136 1392
1996 134 1526
1997 128 1882
1998 149 2153
1999 149 2360
2000 175 2845
2001 208 3372
2002 207 3676
2003 198 4670
2004 208 4910
2005 224 5836
2006 220 6198
2007 249 7225
2008 276 7983
2009 355 9024
2010 313 10482
2011 380 11983
2012 407 14313
2013 463 16427
2014 465 17759
2015 512 20619
2016 593 20934
2017 651 22018
2018 703 24639
2019 785 28057
2020 795 31969
2021 907 36385
2022 858 38746
2023 855 39356

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

Psychology subfield Finland ranking Europe ranking World rank
Cognitive Science 2 48 163
Education Majors 3 64 264
Psychiatry 5 121 328
Child Psychology 5 118 362
Occupational Therapy 5 141 362
Special Education 4 138 391
Social Psychology 5 139 403
Clinical Psychology 5 137 405
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 5 159 406
Neuroscience 5 178 451
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 7 153 564
Sexology 6 196 665
Social Work 7 224 704

Business rankings

The University of Oulu ranked 4th for Business in Finland and 444th in the World with 7,576 publications made and 151,135 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Marketing, Finance, Management Information Systems, Project Management.

Business ranking Location
#4 of 28 In Finland
#165 of 1,414 In Europe
#444 of 6,187 In the World

University of Oulu
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1991 24 117
1992 25 139
1993 25 125
1994 38 223
1995 39 216
1996 38 233
1997 52 274
1998 43 279
1999 59 345
2000 63 408
2001 82 604
2002 142 782
2003 100 846
2004 127 1028
2005 135 1263
2006 151 1556
2007 165 1903
2008 198 2203
2009 234 2613
2010 205 3194
2011 268 3744
2012 256 4494
2013 317 5657
2014 310 6310
2015 375 7137
2016 377 7490
2017 387 8116
2018 452 9662
2019 502 11705
2020 512 14700
2021 535 18034
2022 536 18966
2023 586 19765

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

Business subfield Finland ranking Europe ranking World rank
Hospitality and Hotel Management 1 17 54
Project Management 3 55 122
Management Information Systems 4 48 126
Occupational Safety and Health 4 41 185
Engineering Management 3 62 218
Human Resource Management 5 88 253
Marketing 4 106 298
Entrepreneurship 9 170 366
Construction Management 4 144 389
Entertainment Industry Business 6 177 448
Management 5 161 466
Advertising 5 171 468
International Trade 6 287 499
Accounting 6 206 568
International Business 7 311 574
Finance 6 239 576
Supply Chain Management 7 219 668
Real Estate 7 228 697
Public Policy / Administration 6 264 704
Risk Management 10 344 804
Investment Banking and Stock trading 10 381 1018
Operations Research 9 399 1171

Economics rankings

The University of Oulu ranked 6th for Economics in Finland and 539th in the World with 4,514 publications made and 87,869 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, International Trade, Environmental Economics.

Economics ranking Location
#6 of 24 In Finland
#204 of 1,366 In Europe
#539 of 5,995 In the World

University of Oulu
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1991 19 116
1992 24 138
1993 23 149
1994 23 212
1995 26 191
1996 30 209
1997 35 218
1998 26 262
1999 36 300
2000 35 370
2001 55 441
2002 61 556
2003 58 626
2004 66 735
2005 60 845
2006 68 965
2007 82 1221
2008 104 1446
2009 125 1720
2010 103 1973
2011 141 2321
2012 148 2907
2013 202 3523
2014 169 3815
2015 200 4346
2016 212 4718
2017 224 5095
2018 283 6075
2019 324 7331
2020 338 9405
2021 358 10944
2022 339 11833
2023 361 12631

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

Economics subfield Finland ranking Europe ranking World rank
Environmental Economics 6 195 458
Political Economy 6 199 494
International Trade 6 287 499
Development Studies 5 172 511
Finance 6 239 576
International Relations and Diplomacy 7 223 620
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 5 269 655
International Economics 7 419 730
Investment Banking and Stock trading 10 381 1018

Art & Design rankings

The University of Oulu ranked 4th for Art & Design in Finland and 401st in the World with 3,898 publications made and 69,364 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Literature, Aesthetics, 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
#4 of 24 In Finland
#161 of 1,349 In Europe
#401 of 5,720 In the World

University of Oulu
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1991 18 70
1992 21 86
1993 14 115
1994 23 119
1995 22 146
1996 25 122
1997 25 210
1998 31 194
1999 32 288
2000 54 265
2001 41 358
2002 107 553
2003 69 567
2004 73 730
2005 79 735
2006 86 992
2007 88 1038
2008 103 1244
2009 109 1509
2010 118 1739
2011 137 1946
2012 133 2308
2013 177 2785
2014 151 3074
2015 184 3520
2016 199 3595
2017 194 3980
2018 182 4526
2019 211 5220
2020 225 6248
2021 261 7625
2022 263 7841
2023 288 8442

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

Art & Design subfield Finland ranking Europe ranking World rank
UX/UI Desgin 2 36 91
Multimedia 2 32 118
Game Design and Development 2 46 139
Photography 4 64 170
Architecture 3 97 217
Animation 3 75 220
Graphic Design 4 86 233
Singing and Vocal Performance 4 95 251
Creative Writing 5 119 309
Performing arts 3 152 352
Computer Graphics 4 154 388
Aesthetics 5 158 404
Fashion Design 6 167 409
Music 7 166 423
Entertainment Industry Business 6 177 448
Literature 6 193 464
Landscape Architecture 5 279 666
Art History 6 348 825
Cinematography 6 350 903
Interior Design 6 339 989