Finland's Top 2% Scientists 2021: Career-Long List

Finland has 1,217 scientists on the 2021 career-long Top 2% list, up 17.4% from 1,037 in 2020. That places Finland 20th in the world by number of listed scientists. Helsingin Yliopisto has the most listed scientists (270), followed by Aalto University (117).

Single Year

1,016

+171 (+20.2%) vs 2020

Career Data

1,217

+180 (+17.4%) vs 2020

World rank by count

#20

No change vs 2020

Institutes

117

+13 (+12.5%) vs 2020

Scientists in Finland on the list, by year

The career-long count has grown 17% since 2020.

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

Career-long list2021

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1Helsingin Yliopisto270
2Aalto University117
3Turun yliopisto82
4Tampereen Yliopisto75
5Itä-Suomen yliopisto72
6Helsinki University Hospital71
7Oulun Yliopisto59
8Jyväskylän Yliopisto47
9Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke)34
10Turun Yliopistollinen Keskussairaala30

All 1,217 scientists

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Rank in Finland	World rank	Scientist	Institute	Sub-field	Rank in sub-field
1	589	LM Laakso, Markku	Itä-Suomen yliopisto	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 28
2	627	HI Hanski, Ilkka	Helsingin Yliopisto	Ecology	Rank 10
3	715	YH Yki-Järvinen, Hannele	Minerva Foundation Institute for Medical Research Helsinki	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 30
4	943	PP Pyykkö, Pekka	Helsingin Yliopisto	Chemical Physics	Rank 33
5	1,364	AK Alitalo, Kari	Helsingin Yliopisto	Developmental Biology	Rank 101
6	1,607	SJ Salonen, Jukka T.	Helsingin Yliopisto	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 92
7	1,720	GL Groop, Leif	Helsingin Yliopisto	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 58
8	1,804	AH Adlercreutz, Herman	Helsingin Yliopisto	Nutrition & Dietetics	Rank 9
9	1,808	JH Joensuu, Heikki	Helsinki University Hospital	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 77
10	2,015	KP Kannus, Pekka	UKK Institute Finland	Orthopedics	Rank 7
11	2,183	KT Kohonen, Teuvo	Aalto University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 48
12	2,545	GC Grönroos, Christian	Hanken School of Economics	Marketing	Rank 2
13	2,888	EJ Eriksson, Johan G.	Folkhälsan	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 99
14	3,183	TM Taskinen, Marja Riitta	Hospital District of Helsinki and Uusimaa	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 109
15	3,223	PL Peltonen, Leena	Helsingin Yliopisto	Genetics & Heredity	Rank 4
16	3,226	IE Isolauri, Erika	Turun Yliopistollinen Keskussairaala	Pediatrics	Rank 6
17	3,431	KM Kulmala, Markku	Helsingin Yliopisto	Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences	Rank 31
18	3,434	SS Salminen, Seppo	Lääketieteellinen Tiedekunta	Microbiology	Rank 74
19	3,702	HR Hari, Riitta	Aalto University	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 343
20	4,148	TI Thesleff, Irma	University of Helsinki Institute of Biotechnology	Developmental Biology	Rank 247
21	4,328	KP Komi, Paavo V.	Jyväskylän Yliopisto	Sport Sciences	Rank 7
22	4,525	YS Ylä-Herttuala, Seppo	Itä-Suomen yliopisto	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 229
23	4,781	WF Winnik, Françoise M.	Helsingin Yliopisto	Polymers	Rank 36
24	5,095	PK Pyörälä, Kalevi	Itä-Suomen yliopisto	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 255
25	5,457	HK Häkkinen, Keijo	Jyväskylän Yliopisto	Sport Sciences	Rank 11
26	5,650	KJ Kaprio, Jaakko	Helsingin Yliopisto	Genetics & Heredity	Rank 16
27	5,992	HL Holm, Liisa	Helsingin Yliopisto	Bioinformatics	Rank 17
28	6,284	HH Häkkinen, Hannu	Jyväskylän Yliopisto	Physical Chemistry	Rank 30
29	6,476	UM Uusitupa, Matti	Itä-Suomen yliopisto	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 197
30	6,766	LS LaValle, Steven M.	Oulun Yliopisto	Industrial Engineering & Automation	Rank 47
31	6,813	MT Miettinen, T. A.	Helsingin Yliopisto	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 341
32	7,642	KO Kallioniemi, Olli	Helsingin Yliopisto	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 349
33	8,001	MJ Merilä, Juha	Helsingin Yliopisto	Evolutionary Biology	Rank 100
34	8,532	OE Oja, Erkki	Aalto University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 150
35	8,759	PA Pitkänen, Asla	Itä-Suomen yliopisto	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 764
36	8,899	PP Peltomäki, Päivi	Helsingin Yliopisto	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 411
37	9,481	HH Huikuri, Heikki V.	Oulu University Hospital	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 465
38	9,512	NP Neuvonen, Pertti J.	Helsinki University Hospital	Pharmacology & Pharmacy	Rank 61
39	9,541	KE Kalso, Eija	Helsingin Yliopisto	Anesthesiology	Rank 33
40	9,772	ET Erkinjuntti, Timo	Helsinki University Hospital	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 846
41	10,132	KP Knekt, Paul	Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare	Epidemiology	Rank 40
42	10,334	PH Peltola, Heikki	Helsingin Yliopisto	Pediatrics	Rank 31
43	10,479	SC Salmivalli, Christina	Turun yliopisto	Developmental & Child Psychology	Rank 93
44	10,564	BB Berg, Björn	Helsingin Yliopisto	Agronomy & Agriculture	Rank 37
45	10,655	WM Wikström, Mårten	University of Helsinki Institute of Biotechnology	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 552
46	11,114	SK Syrjänen, Kari	Biohit Oyj	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 509
47	11,402	LM Leskelaˇ, M.	Helsingin Yliopisto	Applied Physics	Rank 267
48	11,567	IE Ikonen, Elina	University of Helsinki Faculty of Medicine	Developmental Biology	Rank 581
49	11,643	RO Raitakari, Olli	Turun Yliopistollinen Keskussairaala	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 564
50	11,818	PJ Paavonen, Jorma	University of Helsinki Faculty of Medicine	Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine	Rank 68
51	12,031	EY Engeström, Yrjö	Helsingin Yliopisto	Education	Rank 33
52	12,130	CE Castrén, Eero	Helsingin Yliopisto	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 1,027
53	12,873	JH Järvinen, Heikki	Helsinki University Hospital	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 585
54	13,072	LJ Lönnqvist, Jouko	Helsingin Yliopisto	Psychiatry	Rank 369
55	13,149	NR Nieminen, Risto M.	Aalto University	Applied Physics	Rank 306
56	13,178	NJ Nurmi, Jari Erik	Jyväskylän Yliopisto	Education	Rank 43
57	13,197	VT Vesikari, Timo	Nordic Research Network Ltd	Pediatrics	Rank 45
58	13,322	SS Syrjänen, Stina	Turun yliopisto	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 599
59	13,426	KE Korpimäki, Erkki	Turun yliopisto	Ecology	Rank 243
60	13,738	HT Haahtela, Tari	Skin and Allergy Hospital	Allergy	Rank 44
61	13,782	RJ Rinne, Juha	Turun Yliopistollinen Keskussairaala	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 1,169
62	13,837	PA Paasi, Anssi	Oulun Yliopisto	Geography	Rank 30
63	13,857	PE Pukkala, Eero	Tampereen Yliopisto	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 627
64	13,903	HJ Heino, Jani	Finnish Environment Institute	Ecology	Rank 248
65	14,409	KM Knip, Mikael	Children's Hospital Helsinki	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 390
66	14,543	PP Puska, Pekka	Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL)	Public Health	Rank 118
67	14,973	AL Aaltonen, Lauri A.	Helsingin Yliopisto	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 682
68	14,986	AK Alho, Kimmo	Helsingin Yliopisto	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 1,257
69	15,054	IJ Isola, Jorma	Tampereen Yliopisto	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 687
70	15,291	KP Kovanen, Petri T.	Wihuri Research Institute Finland	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 694
71	15,525	NJ Niemelä, Jari	Helsingin Yliopisto	Ecology	Rank 269
72	15,690	HM Heliövaara, Markku	Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare	Arthritis & Rheumatology	Rank 130
73	15,863	KM Kaste, Markku	Helsinki University Hospital	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 1,306
74	15,921	RM Ritala, M.	Helsingin Yliopisto	Applied Physics	Rank 371
75	16,095	MA Moilanen, Atte	Helsingin Yliopisto	Ecology	Rank 278
76	16,096	KU Kujala, Urho M.	Jyväskylän Yliopisto	Sport Sciences	Rank 44
77	16,132	VJ Virtamo, Jarmo	Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare	Epidemiology	Rank 60
78	16,358	VI Vuori, Ilkka	UKK Institute Finland	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 439
79	16,380	CC Carlberg, Carsten	Itä-Suomen yliopisto	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 836
80	16,590	EE Eskelinen, Eeva Liisa	Turun yliopisto	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 847
81	16,934	SP Sipponen, Pentti	Patolab Oy	Gastroenterology & Hepatology	Rank 272
82	17,163	AE Aro, Eva Mari	Turun yliopisto	Plant Biology & Botany	Rank 170
83	17,382	SU Stenman, U. H.	Helsingin Yliopisto	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 793
84	17,673	MM Mäki, Markku	Tampereen Yliopisto	Gastroenterology & Hepatology	Rank 285
85	17,830	SM Sillanpää, Matti	Turun yliopisto	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 1,450
86	17,927	TS Tretyakov, Sergei A.	Aalto University	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 144
87	18,085	VM Vaara, Martti	Northern Antibiotics Ltd	Microbiology	Rank 434
88	18,394	PM Pietikäinen, Matti	Oulun Yliopisto	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 322
89	18,483	KK Kaila, Kai	Helsingin Yliopisto	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 1,483
90	18,513	SK Sivonen, Kaarina	Helsingin Yliopisto	Microbiology	Rank 451
91	18,647	OA Ouwehand, Arthur C.	DuPont	Microbiology	Rank 454
92	18,719	JS Juvela, Seppo	Helsingin Yliopisto	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 1,501
93	18,765	VO Vaarala, O.	Helsingin Yliopisto	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 495
94	18,890	SP Saikku, Pekka	Oulun Yliopisto	Microbiology	Rank 457
95	19,174	HJ Hamari, Juho	Tampereen Yliopisto	Information Systems	Rank 34
96	19,213	JM Järvinen, Markku	University of Tampere, Medical School	Orthopedics	Rank 122
97	19,239	KM Karvonen, Martt J.	Työterveyslaitos	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 239
98	19,317	PP Paatero, Pentti	Helsingin Yliopisto	Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences	Rank 231
99	19,533	NM Niemi, Mikko	Helsingin Yliopisto	Pharmacology & Pharmacy	Rank 164
100	19,550	KM Koskenvuo, Markku	University of Helsinki Faculty of Medicine	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 1,574
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Frequently asked questions

How many scientists from Finland are in the 2021 Stanford Top 2% list?

1,016 scientists affiliated with Finland are on the 2021 single-year list, and 1,217 are on the career-long list.

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

On the 2021 career-long list, Helsingin Yliopisto has the most listed scientists from Finland, with 270. It is followed by Aalto University with 117.

How has the number of Top 2% scientists in Finland changed since 2020?

On the career-long list, Finland went from 1,037 scientists in 2020 to 1,217 in 2021, a change of +17.4%.

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.