Finland's Top 2% Scientists 2023: Career-Long List

Finland has 1,364 scientists on the 2023 career-long Top 2% list, up 4.6% from 1,304 in 2022. That places Finland 20th in the world by number of listed scientists. Helsingin Yliopisto has the most listed scientists (316), followed by Aalto University (128).

Single Year

1,109

+46 (+4.3%) vs 2022

Career Data

1,364

+60 (+4.6%) vs 2022

World rank by count

#20

No change vs 2022

Institutes

122

+5 (+4.3%) vs 2022

Scientists in Finland on the list, by year

The career-long count has grown 32% 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 list2023

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1Helsingin Yliopisto316
2Aalto University128
3Tampere University89
4Turun yliopisto85
5Itä-Suomen yliopisto80
6Oulun Yliopisto71
7Helsinki University Hospital67
8University of Jyväskylä49
9Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare43
10Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke)37

All 1,364 scientists

Career-long list2023

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Rank in Finland	World rank	Scientist	Institute	Sub-field	Rank in sub-field
1	435	LM Laakso, Markku	Itä-Suomen yliopisto	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 21
2	449	TJ Tuomilehto, Jaakko	Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 23
3	689	HI Hanski, Ilkka	Helsingin Yliopisto	Ecology	Rank 15
4	738	YH Yki-Järvinen, Hannele	Helsingin Yliopisto	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 30
5	1,026	PP Pyykkö, Pekka	Helsingin Yliopisto	Chemical Physics	Rank 31
6	1,372	AK Alitalo, Kari	Lääketieteellinen Tiedekunta	Developmental Biology	Rank 90
7	1,596	NR Näätänen, Risto	Helsingin Yliopisto	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 166
8	1,813	SJ Salonen, Jukka T.	Lääketieteellinen Tiedekunta	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 97
9	1,833	JH Joensuu, Heikki	Helsinki University Hospital	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 80
10	2,046	AH Adlercreutz, Herman	Helsingin Yliopisto	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 74
11	2,069	KP Kannus, Pekka	UKK Institute Finland	Orthopedics	Rank 7
12	2,114	GC Grönroos, Christian	Hanken - Svenska handelshögskolan	Marketing	Rank 2
13	2,119	HA Hyvärinen, Aapo	Helsingin Yliopisto	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 56
14	2,267	KT Kohonen, Teuvo	Aalto University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 61
15	3,114	TM Taskinen, Marja Riitta	Uudenmaan ja Helsingin sairaanhoitopiirit	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 154
16	3,125	PL Peltonen, Leena	Helsingin Yliopisto	Genetics & Heredity	Rank 5
17	3,185	SS Salminen, Seppo	Lääketieteellinen Tiedekunta	Microbiology	Rank 66
18	3,275	IE Isolauri, Erika	Turun Yliopistollinen Keskussairaala	Pediatrics	Rank 8
19	3,426	KM Kulmala, Markku	Helsingin Yliopisto	Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences	Rank 33
20	4,142	HR Hari, Riitta	Aalto University	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 380
21	4,633	KP Komi, Paavo V	University of Jyväskylä	Sport Sciences	Rank 10
22	4,690	YS Ylä-Herttuala, S.	Itä-Suomen yliopisto	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 236
23	4,706	TI Thesleff, Irma	Institute of Biotechnology	Developmental Biology	Rank 245
24	5,075	HL Holm, Liisa	Helsingin Yliopisto	Bioinformatics	Rank 19
25	5,473	HK Häkkinen, Keijo	University of Jyväskylä	Sport Sciences	Rank 16
26	5,726	PK Pyörälä, Kalevi	Itä-Suomen yliopisto	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 286
27	6,092	LS LaValle, Steven M.	Oulun Yliopisto	Industrial Engineering & Automation	Rank 44
28	6,100	KJ Kaprio, Jaakko	Helsingin Yliopisto	Genetics & Heredity	Rank 16
29	6,419	HH Häkkinen, Hannu	University of Jyväskylä	Physical Chemistry	Rank 28
30	6,686	UM Uusitupa, Matti	Itä-Suomen yliopisto	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 202
31	7,463	VP Vallittu, Pekka K.	Hammaslääketieteen laitos	Dentistry	Rank 26
32	7,872	MT Miettinen, Tatu	Medaffcon Oy	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 390
33	8,799	SC Salmivalli, Christina	Turun yliopisto	Developmental & Child Psychology	Rank 79
34	8,903	KO Kallioniemi, Olli	Helsingin Yliopisto	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 409
35	9,214	OE Oja, Erkki	Aalto University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 189
36	9,258	PA Pitkänen, Asla	Itä-Suomen yliopisto	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 795
37	9,359	HH Huikuri, Heikki	Medical Research Center Oulu	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 458
38	9,778	KE Kalso, Eija	Lääketieteellinen Tiedekunta	Anesthesiology	Rank 32
39	9,984	NP Neuvonen, Pertti J.	Helsinki University Hospital	Pharmacology & Pharmacy	Rank 60
40	10,342	PP Peltomäki, Päivi	Helsingin Yliopisto	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 468
41	10,430	PH Peltola, Heikki	Helsingin Yliopisto	Pediatrics	Rank 32
42	10,616	ET Erkinjuntti, Timo	Helsinki University Hospital	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 900
43	10,702	EY Engeström, Yrjö	Helsingin Yliopisto	Education	Rank 39
44	11,216	KP Knekt, Paul	Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare	Epidemiology	Rank 35
45	11,550	RO Raitakari, Olli	Turun Yliopistollinen Keskussairaala	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 546
46	11,675	BB Berg, Björn	Helsingin Yliopisto	Agronomy & Agriculture	Rank 40
47	11,701	IE Ikonen, Elina	Lääketieteellinen Tiedekunta	Developmental Biology	Rank 541
48	11,845	LM Leskelä, Markku	Helsingin Yliopisto	Applied Physics	Rank 294
49	11,897	SK Syrjänen, Kari	SMW Consultants, Ltd.	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 539
50	12,004	HJ Hamari, Juho	Tampere University	Information Systems	Rank 23
51	12,078	WM Wikström, Mårten	Helsingin Yliopisto	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 595
52	12,364	HJ Heino, Jani	Oulun Yliopisto	Ecology	Rank 223
53	12,449	CE Castrén, Eero	Helsingin Yliopisto	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 1,033
54	12,471	NJ Nurmi, Jari Erik	University of Jyväskylä	Education	Rank 51
55	12,533	PJ Paavonen, Jorma	Helsingin Yliopisto	Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine	Rank 72
56	13,067	PA Paasi, Anssi	Oulun Yliopisto	Geography	Rank 31
57	13,174	HT Haahtela, Tari	Skin and Allergy Hospital	Allergy	Rank 46
58	13,702	VT Vesikari, T.	Nordic Research Network Oy	Pediatrics	Rank 53
59	13,766	SS Syrjänen, Stina	Turun Yliopistollinen Keskussairaala	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 607
60	13,935	JH Järvinen, Heikki	Helsinki University Hospital	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 621
61	14,060	SA Salminen, Antero	Itä-Suomen yliopisto	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 1,162
62	14,115	LJ Lönnqvist, Jouko	Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare	Psychiatry	Rank 390
63	14,358	PE Pukkala, Eero	Tampere University	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 641
64	14,439	RJ Rinne, Juha	Turun Yliopistollinen Keskussairaala	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 1,199
65	14,484	KU Kujala, Urho	University of Jyväskylä	Sport Sciences	Rank 44
66	14,698	KM Knip, M.	Children's Hospital Helsinki	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 400
67	14,952	NR Nieminen, Risto M.	Aalto University	Applied Physics	Rank 356
68	14,956	KE Korpimäki, Erkki	Turun yliopisto	Ecology	Rank 266
69	15,384	AE Aro, Eva Mari	Turun yliopisto	Plant Biology & Botany	Rank 151
70	15,399	EE Eskelinen, Eeva Liisa	Helsingin Yliopisto	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 749
71	15,660	TS Tretyakov, S. A.	Aalto University	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 126
72	15,740	PP Puska, Pekka	Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare	Public Health	Rank 123
73	15,795	MA Moilanen, Atte	Helsingin Yliopisto	Ecology	Rank 278
74	15,996	KP Kovanen, Petri T.	Wihuri Research Institute Finland	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 713
75	16,235	AL Aaltonen, Lauri	Helsingin Yliopisto	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 732
76	16,315	MA Mobasheri, Ali	Faculty of Medicine	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 797
77	16,376	SA Subasi, Abdulhamit	Lääketieteellinen Tiedekunta	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 325
78	16,392	NJ Niemelä, Jari	Helsingin Yliopisto	Ecology	Rank 289
79	16,495	AK Alho, Kimmo	Helsingin Yliopisto	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 1,330
80	16,737	RM Ritala, Mikko	Helsingin Yliopisto	Applied Physics	Rank 415
81	16,752	KM Kaste, Markku	Helsinki University Hospital	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 1,353
82	16,923	OA Ouwehand, Arthur Constantijn	International Flavors & Fragrances	Microbiology	Rank 408
83	16,998	IJ Isola, Jorma	Tampere University	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 764
84	17,091	JM Järvelin, Marjo Riitta	Faculty of Medicine	Developmental Biology	Rank 726
85	17,128	HM Heliövaara, Markku	Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare	Arthritis & Rheumatology	Rank 142
86	17,183	BA Bhatnagar, Amit	LUT University	Chemical Engineering	Rank 62
87	17,240	VJ Virtamo, Jarmo	Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare	Epidemiology	Rank 57
88	17,613	VI Vuori, Ilkka	UKK Institute Finland	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 476
89	17,882	VM Vaara, Martti	Northern Antibiotics Ltd	Microbiology	Rank 439
90	18,226	PM Pietikäinen, Matti	Oulun Yliopisto	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 373
91	18,298	SP Sipponen, Pentti	Patolab Oy	Gastroenterology & Hepatology	Rank 303
92	18,498	JS Juvela, Seppo	Helsingin Yliopisto	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 1,485
93	18,519	SM Sillanpää, Matti	Turun yliopisto	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 1,489
94	18,684	MM Mäki, Markku	Tampere University	Gastroenterology & Hepatology	Rank 308
95	18,831	LP Lund, Peter D.	Aalto University	Energy	Rank 184
96	18,901	SU Stenman, Ulf Håkan	Helsingin Yliopisto	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 858
97	19,060	JM Järvinen, Markku	Tampere University	Orthopedics	Rank 117
98	19,278	VO Vaarala, Outi	Lääketieteellinen Tiedekunta	Immunology	Rank 691
99	19,316	SK Sivonen, Kaarina	Helsingin Yliopisto	Microbiology	Rank 478
100	19,471	KK Kaila, Kai	Helsingin Yliopisto	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 1,553
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Frequently asked questions

How many scientists from Finland are in the 2023 Stanford Top 2% list?

1,109 scientists affiliated with Finland are on the 2023 single-year list, and 1,364 are on the career-long list.

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

On the 2023 career-long list, Helsingin Yliopisto has the most listed scientists from Finland, with 316. It is followed by Aalto University with 128.

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 1,364 in 2023, a change of +31.5%.

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.