Finland's Top 2% Scientists 2022

Finland has 1,063 scientists on the 2022 single-year Top 2% list, up 4.6% from 1,016 in 2021. That places Finland 27th in the world by number of listed scientists, up 1 place. Helsingin Yliopisto has the most listed scientists (245), followed by Aalto University (118).

Single Year

1,063

+47 (+4.6%) vs 2021

Career Data

1,304

+87 (+7.1%) vs 2021

World rank by count

#27

up 1 place vs 2021

Institutes

-5 (-5.4%) vs 2021

Scientists in Finland on the list, by year

The single-year count has grown 26% since 2020.

Single-year list, change on the previous year

2021+20.2%

2022+4.6%

2023+4.3%

2024+6.3%

2025+2.5%

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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

Single-year list2022

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1Helsingin Yliopisto245
2Aalto University118
3Tampere University88
4Itä-Suomen yliopisto70
5Oulun Yliopisto67
6Turun yliopisto65
7University of Jyväskylä46
8Helsinki University Hospital30
9Lääketieteellinen Tiedekunta27
10Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke)26

All 1,063 scientists

Single-year list2022

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Rank in Finland	World rank	Scientist	Institute	Sub-field	Rank in sub-field
1	702	HJ Hamari, Juho	Tampere University	Information Systems	Rank 3
2	823	GC Grönroos, Christian	Hanken School of Economics	Marketing	Rank 4
3	1,911	KM Kulmala, Markku	Helsingin Yliopisto	Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences	Rank 21
4	2,189	LM Laakso, Markku	Itä-Suomen yliopisto	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 38
5	2,203	HA Hyvärinen, Aapo	Helsingin Yliopisto	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 93
6	2,213	HI Hanski, Ilkka	Helsingin Yliopisto	Ecology	Rank 74
7	2,297	YH Yki-Järvinen, Hannele	Helsingin Yliopisto	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 41
8	2,850	KT Kohonen, Teuvo	Aalto University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 108
9	3,191	AK Alitalo, Kari	Helsingin Yliopisto	Developmental Biology	Rank 119
10	3,425	PP Pyykkö, Pekka	Helsingin Yliopisto	Chemical Physics	Rank 65
11	3,726	NR Näätänen, Risto	Lääketieteellinen Tiedekunta	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 244
12	3,963	LS LaValle, Steven M.	Oulun Yliopisto	Industrial Engineering & Automation	Rank 38
13	4,174	HH Häkkinen, Hannu	University of Jyväskylä	Physical Chemistry	Rank 15
14	4,218	JH Joensuu, Heikki	Helsinki University Hospital	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 148
15	4,295	SC Salmivalli, Christina	Turun yliopisto	Developmental & Child Psychology	Rank 43
16	4,362	BA Bhatnagar, Amit	LUT University	Chemical Engineering	Rank 21
17	4,496	SA Salminen, Antero	Itä-Suomen yliopisto	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 301
18	4,615	SS Salminen, Seppo	Lääketieteellinen Tiedekunta	Microbiology	Rank 95
19	4,646	HJ Heino, Jani	Finnish Environment Institute	Ecology	Rank 134
20	5,960	PL Peltonen, Leena	Helsingin Yliopisto	Genetics & Heredity	Rank 6
21	6,053	SR Shiri, Rahman	Työterveyslaitos	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 108
22	6,132	KP Kannus, P.	UKK Institute Finland	Orthopedics	Rank 21
23	6,569	EY Engeström, Yrjö	Helsingin Yliopisto	Education	Rank 50
24	6,611	EE Eskelinen, Eeva Liisa	Turun yliopisto	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 157
25	7,027	SK Salmela-Aro, Katariina	Helsingin Yliopisto	Developmental & Child Psychology	Rank 78
26	7,040	PA Paasi, Anssi	Oulun Yliopisto	Geography	Rank 25
27	7,580	LP Lund, Peter D.	Aalto University	Energy	Rank 143
28	7,584	PP Paatero, Pentti	Helsingin Yliopisto	Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences	Rank 137
29	8,169	RP Ritala, Paavo	LUT kauppakorkeakoulu	Business & Management	Rank 181
30	8,202	TT Taleb, Tarik	Aalto University	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 64
31	8,561	TM Taskinen, Marja Riitta	Lääketieteellinen Tiedekunta	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 290
32	8,624	NJ Nurmi, Jari Erik	University of Jyväskylä	Education	Rank 66
33	9,046	KJ Kaprio, Jaakko	Helsingin Yliopisto	Genetics & Heredity	Rank 13
34	9,307	IE Isolauri, Erika	Turun yliopisto	Pediatrics	Rank 22
35	9,428	YS Ylä-Herttuala, Seppo	Kuopio University Hospital	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 324
36	9,563	JM Jokela, Markus	Helsingin Yliopisto	Psychiatry	Rank 224
37	10,395	TS Tretyakov, Sergei A.	Aalto University	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 85
38	10,718	KP Komi, Paavo V	University of Jyväskylä	Sport Sciences	Rank 42
39	10,857	SJ Salonen, Jukka T.	MAS-Metabolic Analytical Services Oy	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 369
40	11,630	AE Aro, Eva Mari	Turun yliopisto	Plant Biology & Botany	Rank 147
41	12,030	HR Hari, Riitta	Aalto University	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 727
42	12,765	BB Berg, Björn	Helsingin Yliopisto	Agronomy & Agriculture	Rank 76
43	12,937	IE Ikonen, Elina	Lääketieteellinen Tiedekunta	Developmental Biology	Rank 445
44	13,020	PM Pietikäinen, Matti	Oulun Yliopisto	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 425
45	13,186	MA Moilanen, Atte	Luonnontieteellinen Keskusmuseo	Ecology	Rank 317
46	13,257	NK Nordlund, Kai	Helsingin Yliopisto	Applied Physics	Rank 273
47	13,546	UA Urtti, Arto	Itä-Suomen yliopisto	Pharmacology & Pharmacy	Rank 65
48	14,020	VP Vallittu, P.	Hammaslääketieteen laitos	Dentistry	Rank 49
49	14,206	OA Ouwehand, Arthur C.	IFF Health & Biosciences	Microbiology	Rank 325
50	14,477	KM Kummu, Matti	Aalto University	Environmental Engineering	Rank 72
51	14,685	KU Kujala, Urho M.	University of Jyväskylä	Sport Sciences	Rank 57
52	14,712	KT Kietzmann, Thomas	Oulun Yliopisto	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 375
53	14,813	JE Jaakkola, Elina	Turun Kauppakorkeakoulu	Marketing	Rank 75
54	14,863	SJ Soininen, Janne	Helsingin Yliopisto	Ecology	Rank 362
55	14,905	AA Alola, Andrew Adewale	Vaasan Yliopisto	Environmental Sciences	Rank 175
56	14,967	HH Hemilä, Harri	Helsingin Yliopisto	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 238
57	15,197	SS Särkkä, S.	Aalto University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 484
58	15,431	BC Breyer, Christian	LUT University	Energy	Rank 308
59	15,562	NJ Niemelä, Jari K.	Helsingin Yliopisto	Ecology	Rank 371
60	15,814	HH Huikuri, Heikki V.	Oulun Yliopisto	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 526
61	15,838	HT Haahtela, Tari	Skin and Allergy Hospital	Allergy	Rank 33
62	15,926	OO Ovaskainen, Otso	Helsingin Yliopisto	Ecology	Rank 377
63	16,137	CE Castrén, Eero	Helsingin Yliopisto	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 955
64	16,286	RO Raitakari, Olli T.	Turun Yliopistollinen Keskussairaala	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 545
65	16,765	TH Tuomisto, Hanna	Turun yliopisto	Ecology	Rank 389
66	16,900	NI Najmul Islam, A. K.M.	LUT University	Information Systems	Rank 50
67	16,936	RT Rantanen, Taina	University of Jyväskylä	Geriatrics	Rank 31
68	17,065	BB Björk, Bo Christer	Hanken School of Economics	Information & Library Sciences	Rank 12
69	17,370	BE Bertoft, Eric	Bertoft Solutions	Food Science	Rank 108
70	17,502	UI Usoskin, Ilya G.	Sodankylä Geophysical Observatory	Astronomy & Astrophysics	Rank 141
71	17,544	HM Hindmarsh, Mark	Helsingin Yliopisto	Nuclear & Particle Physics	Rank 195
72	17,566	SH Santos, Hélder A.	Helsingin Yliopisto	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 487
73	17,591	KK Korpela, Kalevi M.	Tampere University	Social Psychology	Rank 323
74	17,593	HK Häkkinen, Keijo	University of Jyväskylä	Sport Sciences	Rank 75
75	17,637	SJ Sirviö, Juho Antti	Oulun Yliopisto	Polymers	Rank 126
76	17,846	PA Pitkänen, Asla	Itä-Suomen yliopisto	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 1,046
77	18,454	OE Oja, Erkki	Aalto University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 565
78	18,844	MD Murzin, Dmitry Yu	Johan Gadolin Process Chemistry Centre	Physical Chemistry	Rank 83
79	18,893	RK Rissanen, Kari	University of Jyväskylä	Organic Chemistry	Rank 256
80	19,056	WF Winnik, Françoise M.	Helsingin Yliopisto	Polymers	Rank 145
81	19,408	RS Rodriguez-Couto, Susana	LUT University	Biotechnology	Rank 52
82	19,636	SZ Sun, Zhipei	Aalto University	Optics	Rank 82
83	19,789	TI Thesleff, Irma	Institute of Biotechnology	Developmental Biology	Rank 647
84	19,949	JM Jylhä, Marja	Tampere University	Gerontology	Rank 35
85	20,163	SK Storbacka, Kaj	Hanken School of Economics	Marketing	Rank 97
86	20,273	LT Laukkanen, Tommi	Itä-Suomen yliopisto	Marketing	Rank 98
87	20,310	SH Sixta, Herbert	Aalto University	Polymers	Rank 158
88	20,420	VT Virtanen, Tuomas	Tampere University	Acoustics	Rank 36
89	20,551	MJ Merilä, Juha	Helsingin Yliopisto	Evolutionary Biology	Rank 189
90	20,772	PR Puurunen, Riikka L.	Aalto University	Applied Physics	Rank 430
91	20,816	CP Cardoso, Pedro	Luonnontieteellinen Keskusmuseo	Ecology	Rank 479
92	20,870	SJ Saarinen, Jarkko	Oulun Yliopisto	Sport, Leisure & Tourism	Rank 82
93	20,946	BM Bennis, Mehdi	Oulun Yliopisto	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 174
94	21,246	TL Tyrväinen, L.	Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke)	Forestry	Rank 18
95	21,395	HM Heinonen, Marina	Helsingin Yliopisto	Food Science	Rank 132
96	21,465	SD Stead, Dominic	Aalto University	Urban & Regional Planning	Rank 51
97	21,478	TJ Tiedemann, Jörg	Helsingin Yliopisto	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 654
98	21,655	KK Kaarniranta, Kai	Itä-Suomen yliopisto	Ophthalmology & Optometry	Rank 79
99	21,731	AE Arnould, Eric J.	Aalto University School of Business	Marketing	Rank 108
100	22,389	SM Shaikh, Masood Ali	Turun Yliopistollinen Keskussairaala	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 327
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Frequently asked questions

How many scientists from Finland are in the 2022 Stanford Top 2% list?

1,063 scientists affiliated with Finland are on the 2022 single-year list, and 1,304 are on the career-long list.

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

On the 2022 single-year list, Helsingin Yliopisto has the most listed scientists from Finland, with 245. It is followed by Aalto University with 118.

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

On the single-year list, Finland went from 845 scientists in 2020 to 1,063 in 2022, a change of +25.8%.

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.