Finland's Top 2% Scientists 2020: Career-Long List

Finland has 1,037 scientists on the 2020 career-long Top 2% list. That places Finland 20th in the world by number of listed scientists. Helsingin Yliopisto has the most listed scientists (235), followed by Aalto University (108).

Single Year

845

First year listed

Career Data

1,037

First year listed

World rank by count

#20

First year listed

Institutes

104

First year listed

Scientists in Finland on the list, by year

Career-long list, change on the previous year

2021+17.4%

2022+7.1%

2023+4.6%

2024+5.9%

2025+6.0%

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Year	Single Year	Change	Career Data	Change
2020	845		1,037
2021	1,016	+20.2%	1,217	+17.4%
2022	1,063	+4.6%	1,304	+7.1%
2023	1,109	+4.3%	1,364	+4.6%
2024	1,179	+6.3%	1,445	+5.9%
2025	1,208	+2.5%	1,532	+6.0%

Top 10 institutes in Finland

By number of listed scientists

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1Helsingin Yliopisto235
2Aalto University108
3Turun yliopisto76
4Tampereen Yliopisto59
5Itä-Suomen yliopisto58
6Helsinki University Hospital56
7Oulun Yliopisto55
8University of Jyvaskyla43
9Turun Yliopistollinen Keskussairaala32
10Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke)28

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Rank in Finland	World rank	Scientist	Institute	Sub-field	Rank in sub-field
1	452	TJ Tuomilehto, Jaakko	Helsingin Yliopisto	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 22
2	524	LM Laakso, Markku	Itä-Suomen yliopisto	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 24
3	612	HI Hanski, Ilkka	Helsingin Yliopisto	Ecology	Rank 10
4	691	YH Yki-Järvinen, Hannele	Minerva Foundation Institute for Medical Research Helsinki	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 31
5	914	PP Pyykkö, Pekka	Helsingin Yliopisto	Chemical Physics	Rank 34
6	1,176	SJ Salonen, Jukka T.	University of Helsinki Faculty of Medicine	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 78
7	1,332	NR Näätänen, Risto	Helsingin Yliopisto	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 142
8	1,357	AK Alitalo, Kari	Helsingin Yliopisto	Developmental Biology	Rank 115
9	1,515	AH Adlercreutz, Herman	Helsingin Yliopisto	Nutrition & Dietetics	Rank 8
10	1,620	DV de Vos, Willem M.	Helsingin Yliopisto	Microbiology	Rank 25
11	1,798	JH Joensuu, H.	Helsinki University Hospital	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 90
12	1,918	KP Kannus, Pekka	University Hospital of Tampere	Orthopedics	Rank 6
13	2,046	KT Kohonen, Teuvo	Aalto University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 45
14	2,147	HA Hyvärinen, Aapo	Helsingin Yliopisto	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 47
15	2,714	GC Grönroos, Christian	Hanken School of Economics	Marketing	Rank 2
16	3,045	TM Taskinen, Marja Riitta	Helsingin Yliopisto	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 162
17	3,079	IE Isolauri, Erika	Turun Yliopistollinen Keskussairaala	Nutrition & Dietetics	Rank 23
18	3,087	EJ Eriksson, Johan G.	Folkhälsan	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 108
19	3,145	PL Peltonen, Leena	Helsingin Yliopisto	Genetics & Heredity	Rank 8
20	3,449	HR Hari, Riitta	Aalto University	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 347
21	3,472	SS Salminen, Seppo	Turun yliopisto	Microbiology	Rank 74
22	3,957	KM Kulmala, Markku	Helsingin Yliopisto	Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences	Rank 32
23	4,034	TI Thesleff, Irma	Helsingin Yliopisto	Developmental Biology	Rank 253
24	4,206	KP Komi, Paavo V.	University of Jyvaskyla	Sport Sciences	Rank 6
25	4,370	YS Ylä-Herttuala, Seppo	Itä-Suomen yliopisto	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 227
26	4,383	PK Pyörälä, Kalevi	Itä-Suomen yliopisto	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 230
27	4,667	HC Hall, Colin Michael	Oulun Yliopisto	Sport, Leisure & Tourism	Rank 1
28	5,318	HK Häkkinen, Keijo	University of Jyvaskyla	Sport Sciences	Rank 10
29	5,705	KJ Kaprio, Jaakko	Helsingin Yliopisto	Genetics & Heredity	Rank 20
30	5,965	UM Uusitupa, Matti I.J.	Itä-Suomen yliopisto	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 188
31	6,429	MT Miettinen, T. A.	Helsingin Yliopisto	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 332
32	6,592	NP Neuvonen, Pertti J.	Helsinki University Hospital	Pharmacology & Pharmacy	Rank 48
33	6,691	HH Häkkinen, Hannu	University of Jyvaskyla	Physical Chemistry	Rank 32
34	7,033	KO Kallioniemi, Olli	Helsingin Yliopisto	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 357
35	7,156	LS LaValle, Steven M.	Oulun Yliopisto	Industrial Engineering & Automation	Rank 45
36	7,910	OE Oja, Erkki	Aalto University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 141
37	7,943	MJ Merilä, Juha	Helsingin Yliopisto	Evolutionary Biology	Rank 96
38	8,223	VP Vallittu, Pekka	Turun yliopisto	Dentistry	Rank 28
39	8,405	PP Peltomäki, Päivi	Helsingin Yliopisto	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 416
40	8,456	PA Pitkänen, Asla	Itä-Suomen yliopisto	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 764
41	8,914	ET Erkinjuntti, Timo	Helsinki University Hospital	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 808
42	9,170	HH Huikuri, Heikki V.	Oulu University Hospital	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 473
43	9,269	KE Kalso, Eija A.	Helsingin Yliopisto	Anesthesiology	Rank 33
44	9,275	HL Holm, Liisa	Helsingin Yliopisto	Bioinformatics	Rank 29
45	9,335	VG Volovik, G. E.	Aalto University	General Physics	Rank 67
46	9,393	PH Peltola, Heikki	Children's Hospital Helsinki	Pediatrics	Rank 21
47	9,693	KP Knekt, Paul	Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare	Psychiatry	Rank 262
48	9,963	WM Wikström, Mårten	University of Helsinki Institute of Biotechnology	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 444
49	10,464	SK Syrjänen, Kari	Department of Clinical Research	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 509
50	10,805	BB Berg, Björn	Helsingin Yliopisto	Agronomy & Agriculture	Rank 31
51	11,101	LM Leskelä, Markku	Helsingin Yliopisto	Applied Physics	Rank 254
52	11,202	PJ Paavonen, Jorma	Helsingin Yliopisto	Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine	Rank 62
53	11,663	CE Castrén, Eero	Helsingin Yliopisto	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 1,035
54	11,730	SC Salmivalli, Christina	Turun yliopisto	Developmental & Child Psychology	Rank 99
55	11,805	JH Järvinen, Heikki	Helsinki University Hospital	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 569
56	12,099	IE Ikonen, Elina	Helsingin Yliopisto	Developmental Biology	Rank 647
57	12,250	RO Raitakari, Olli T.	Turun Yliopistollinen Keskussairaala	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 589
58	12,264	LJ Lönnqvist, Jouko	National Institute for Health and Welfare	Psychiatry	Rank 349
59	12,656	NR Nieminen, Risto M.	Aalto University	Applied Physics	Rank 287
60	12,732	SS Syrjänen, Stina	Turun Yliopistollinen Keskussairaala	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 612
61	12,789	KE Korpimäki, Erkki	Turun yliopisto	Ecology	Rank 229
62	13,058	VT Vesikari, Timo	Tampereen Yliopisto	Virology	Rank 107
63	13,294	EY Engeström, Yrjö	Helsingin Yliopisto	Education	Rank 37
64	13,308	RJ Rinne, Juha O.	Turun Yliopistollinen Keskussairaala	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 1,172
65	13,386	SM Sillanpää, Mika	Lappeenrannan Teknillinen Yliopisto	Chemical Engineering	Rank 47
66	13,648	PP Puska, Pekka	Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL)	Public Health	Rank 113
67	13,686	PE Pukkala, Eero	Tampereen Yliopisto	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 667
68	13,787	IJ Isola, Jorma	Tampereen Yliopisto	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 674
69	13,792	AL Aaltonen, Lauri A.	Helsingin Yliopisto	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 675
70	13,955	NJ Nurmi, Jari Erik	University of Jyvaskyla	Education	Rank 44
71	14,032	KM Knip, Mikael	Helsingin Yliopisto	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 399
72	14,203	AK Alho, Kimmo	University of Helsinki Faculty of Medicine	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 1,241
73	14,258	HT Haahtela, Tari	Skin and Allergy Hospital	Allergy	Rank 44
74	14,351	KM Kaste, Markku	Helsinki University Hospital	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 1,254
75	15,079	HM Heliövaara, Markku	National Institute for Health and Welfare	Arthritis & Rheumatology	Rank 127
76	15,123	VI Vuori, Ilkka	UKK Institute Finland	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 440
77	15,200	KP Kovanen, Petri T.	Wihuri Research Institute Finland	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 700
78	15,375	SP Sipponen, Pentti	Patolab Oy	Gastroenterology & Hepatology	Rank 252
79	15,458	VJ Virtamo, Jarmo R.	National Institute for Health and Welfare	Epidemiology	Rank 58
80	15,486	PA Paasi, Anssi	Oulun Yliopisto	Geography	Rank 29
81	15,619	NJ Niemelä, Jari	Helsingin Yliopisto	Ecology	Rank 268
82	15,841	SU Stenman, Ulf Håkan	Helsingin Yliopisto	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 763
83	15,933	RM Ritala, M.	Helsingin Yliopisto	Applied Physics	Rank 367
84	16,078	HM Hagger, Martin S.	University of Jyvaskyla	Sport Sciences	Rank 40
85	16,285	MM Maki, Markku	Tampereen Yliopisto	Gastroenterology & Hepatology	Rank 274
86	16,642	SP Saikku, Pekka	Oulun Yliopisto	Microbiology	Rank 409
87	16,772	SM Sillanpää, Matti	Turun yliopisto	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 1,427
88	16,905	CC Carlberg, Carsten	Itä-Suomen yliopisto	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 728
89	17,042	JM Järvelin, Marjo Riitta	Oulun Yliopisto	Developmental Biology	Rank 831
90	17,123	MA Moilanen, Atte	Helsingin Yliopisto	Ecology	Rank 292
91	17,410	HJ Heino, Jani	Finnish Environment Institute	Ecology	Rank 295
92	17,617	KK Kaila, Kai	Helsingin Yliopisto	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 1,490
93	17,623	KU Kujala, Urho M.	University of Jyvaskyla	Sport Sciences	Rank 45
94	17,685	JM Järvinen, Markku	University of Tampere, Medical School	Orthopedics	Rank 114
95	17,775	KM Karvonen, Martt J.	Työterveyslaitos	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 491
96	17,787	EE Eskelinen, Eeva Liisa	Helsingin Yliopisto	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 761
97	18,029	VO Vaarala, Outi	Helsingin Yliopisto	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 500
98	18,407	VM Vaara, Martti	Helsingin Yliopisto	Microbiology	Rank 443
99	18,424	BO Böstman, Ole M.	Helsinki University Hospital	Orthopedics	Rank 122
100	18,518	JS Juvela, Seppo	Helsingin Yliopisto	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 1,546
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Frequently asked questions

How many scientists from Finland are in the 2020 Stanford Top 2% list?

845 scientists affiliated with Finland are on the 2020 single-year list, and 1,037 are on the career-long list.

Which institute in Finland has the most Top 2% scientists?

On the 2020 career-long list, Helsingin Yliopisto has the most listed scientists from Finland, with 235. It is followed by Aalto University with 108.

What is the difference between the single-year and career-long lists?

The single-year list ranks scientists on the citations their work received in one year. The career-long list ranks them on citations across their whole career. Both lists are published every year, and a scientist can be on one, both or neither.

What is the official source of this data?

The rankings come from the science-wide author databases of standardized citation indicators published by Ioannidis et al. in the Elsevier Data Repository, updated every year. TOPSCINET, an independent platform, organises that data by country, year, institute and field, so you can compare and explore it.