Top-cited scientists by field in Finland

20 fields · 141 subfields · Finland

In which fields are the top 2% scientists in Finland?

1,276 researchers whose current affiliation is in Finland are in the 2025 list of top-cited scientists, the annual ranking often called the Stanford–Elsevier top 2% scientists list, across 20 fields and 141 subfields. Clinical Medicine has the most (393, 30.8%), followed by Information & Communication Technologies (132) and Enabling & Strategic Technologies (84); the largest subfield is Networking & Telecommunications (54). A row opens its scientists in the table of all authors.

Field and subfieldListed authorsShareTop 100kHighest-ranked author
Clinical Medicine · 393 listed authors (30.8%)
Neurology & Neurosurgery534.2%32Salminen, Antero #1,495
Cardiovascular System & Hematology372.9%19Taskinen, Marja Riitta #8,614
Endocrinology & Metabolism262.0%15Tuomilehto, Jaakko O.I. #2,583
General & Internal Medicine211.6%7Kivimaki, Mika Shipley #1,314
Oncology & Carcinogenesis211.6%7Joensuu, Heikki T. #4,667
Dentistry201.6%7Vallittu, Pekka Kalevi #12,749
Pharmacology & Pharmacy181.4%2Urtti, Arto O. #19,334
Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine161.3%3Piltonen, Terhi T. #40,467
Pediatrics161.3%4Isolauri, Erika #27,373
Orthopedics141.1%2Kannus, Pekka A. #11,982
Environmental & Occupational Health131.0%5Virtanen, Marianna #36,169
Psychiatry131.0%10Jokela, Markus M. #7,164
Gastroenterology & Hepatology110.9%2Åberg, Fredrik O. #34,124
Sport Sciences110.9%7Komi, Paavo V. #14,910
Surgery110.9%2Leppäniemi, Ari Kalevi #27,176
Immunology90.7%1Meri, Seppo K. #79,719
Arthritis & Rheumatology60.5%2Mobasheri, Ali #5,817
Dermatology & Venereal Diseases60.5%1Kługer, Nicolas #86,248
Anesthesiology50.4%1Kalso, Eija Anneli #39,630
Allergy40.3%1Haahtela, Tari M.K. #20,043
Emergency & Critical Care Medicine40.3%0Skrifvars, Markus B.B. #106,575
Ophthalmology & Optometry40.3%2Kaarniranta, Kai #13,898
Otorhinolaryngology40.3%1Måkitie, Antti Aarni #51,219
Legal & Forensic Medicine30.2%0Oura, Petteri #443,996
Geriatrics20.2%2Rantanen, Taina #34,492
Pathology20.2%1Leivo, Ilmo V.V. #81,913
Urology & Nephrology20.2%0Tammela, Teuvo L.J. #154,536
General Clinical Medicine10.1%0Pettersson, Kim S.I. #1,165,274
Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging10.1%0Laakso, Ilkka M. #255,526
Respiratory System10.1%0Kankaanranta, Hannu #211,851
Information & Communication Technologies · 132 listed authors (10.3%)
Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing544.2%26Hamari, Juho J. #463
Networking & Telecommunications544.2%14Basar, Ertugrul #2,035
Information Systems90.7%8Islam, Najmul K.M. #8,165
Software Engineering80.6%1Lehtinen, Jaakko #29,400
Medical Informatics40.3%1Kujala, Sari #65,486
Computation Theory & Mathematics30.2%0Odlyzko, Andrew M. #139,333
Enabling & Strategic Technologies · 84 listed authors (6.6%)
Energy403.1%18Breyer, Christian #3,294
Materials272.1%6Mozafari, Masoud Amin #5,559
Nanoscience & Nanotechnology80.6%8Sun, Zhipei #21,501
Optoelectronics & Photonics70.5%0Salminen, Antti S. #199,896
Biotechnology50.4%2Rodríguez-Couto, Susana #23,548
Bioinformatics30.2%2Tang, Jing #24,815
Strategic, Defence & Security Studies20.2%0Domenech, Josefa #270,185
Agriculture, Fisheries & Forestry · 81 listed authors (6.3%)
Forestry473.7%6Hill, Callum Aidan Stephen #17,102
Food Science151.2%12Bertoft, Eric #17,143
Dairy & Animal Science110.9%2Huhtanen, Pekka J. #68,878
Agronomy & Agriculture90.7%5Berg, Björn #18,733
Veterinary Sciences50.4%1Pyörälä, Satu P. #86,149
Fisheries30.2%1Lindholm-Lehto, Petra Camilla #83,472
Physics & Astronomy · 80 listed authors (6.3%)
Applied Physics252.0%9Virtanen, Pauli #11,024
Nuclear & Particle Physics151.2%3Törnqvist, Nils A. #62,594
Chemical Physics120.9%6Pyykkö, Pekka #3,802
Acoustics80.6%3Virtanen, Tuomas #32,218
Optics70.5%0Fickler, Robert #128,724
General Physics60.5%1Törmä, Päivi #10,391
Astronomy & Astrophysics40.3%3Usoskin, Ilya G. #17,031
Mathematical Physics30.2%0Hietarinta, Jarmo #103,228
Fluids & Plasmas20.2%1Holme, Petter #11,939
Social Sciences · 80 listed authors (6.3%)
Education443.4%22Salmela-Aro, Katariina #3,097
Geography70.5%7Paasi, Anssi #4,891
Information & Library Sciences70.5%3Savolainen, Reijo #12,080
Political Science & Public Administration40.3%4Oberthür, Sebastian #42,254
Law30.2%2Koskenniemi, Martti #24,923
Gender Studies20.2%2Paasonen, Susanna #57,559
Science Studies20.2%2Meyer, Martin S. #82,852
Demography10.1%0Jalovaara, Marika #131,128
Family Studies10.1%0Seikkula, Jaakko #117,689
Social Work10.1%0Alanen, Leena #230,355
Sociology10.1%1Keskinen, Suvi #99,913
Biomedical Research · 74 listed authors (5.8%)
Microbiology221.7%8Salminen, Seppo Jaakko #5,300
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology181.4%8Eskelinen, Eeva Liisa #11,923
Developmental Biology181.4%12Alitalo, Kari K. #6,033
Nutrition & Dietetics80.6%2Hanhineva, Kati J. #65,185
Virology70.5%2Simmonds, Peter N. #6,156
Genetics & Heredity60.5%3Peltonen-Palotie, Leena Johanna #8,387
Toxicology60.5%1Jaakkola, Jouni J.K. #20,498
Physiology40.3%0Nikinmaa, Mikko J. #152,015
Biophysics20.2%1Slotte, Johan Peter #91,674
Mycology & Parasitology10.1%0Miettinen, Otto #407,793
Biology · 68 listed authors (5.3%)
Ecology252.0%23Hanski, Ilkka A. #3,925
Plant Biology & Botany211.6%8Aro, Eva Mari #20,216
Marine Biology & Hydrobiology90.7%1Lehtiniemi, Maiju #83,859
Evolutionary Biology30.2%1Löytynoja, Ari P. #94,091
Zoology30.2%0Zamani, Alireza #495,109
Entomology10.1%1Salminen, Juha Pekka #97,864
Ornithology10.1%0Solonén, Tapio #770,850
Economics & Business · 59 listed authors (4.6%)
Business & Management292.3%28Ritala, Paavo #2,145
Marketing131.0%13Grönroos, Christian #1,880
Accounting30.2%3Lukka, Kari #63,064
Sport, Leisure & Tourism30.2%3Saarinen, Jarkko #13,588
Logistics & Transportation20.2%0Summala, Heikki #127,641
Development Studies10.1%1Kröger, Markus #76,425
Economics10.1%1Lujala, Päivi #73,199
Finance10.1%1Bossman, Ahmed #83,682
Engineering · 56 listed authors (4.4%)
Electrical & Electronic Engineering141.1%3Dorrell, David G. #19,220
Mining & Metallurgy131.0%2Holappa, Lauri E.K. #64,213
Chemical Engineering80.6%5Bhatnagar, Amit #3,922
Geological & Geomatics Engineering70.5%4Zhang, Zongxian #25,379
Environmental Engineering50.4%4Kummu, Matti #12,152
Mechanical Engineering & Transports50.4%1Holmberg, Kenneth #31,650
Biomedical Engineering40.3%0Tarvainen, Mika P. #121,468
Industrial Engineering & Automation30.2%2LaValle, Steven M. #5,864
Operations Research20.2%1Kuosmanen, Timo #33,388
Civil Engineering10.1%0Lin, Weiwei #173,105
Chemistry · 49 listed authors (3.8%)
Polymers201.6%8Sixta, Herbert #27,671
Physical Chemistry60.5%3Häkkinen, Hannu J. #8,861
Analytical Chemistry50.4%1Bobacka, Johan #39,347
Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry50.4%0Pantsar, Tatu #119,025
Organic Chemistry50.4%2Rissanen, Kari T. #53,920
Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry20.2%0Parmar, Bhavesh #333,612
Public Health & Health Services · 30 listed authors (2.4%)
Nursing161.3%4Elo, Satu #38,504
Public Health120.9%6Lallukka, Tea M. #32,264
Gerontology40.3%2Jylhá, Marja K. #24,102
Speech-Language Pathology & Audiology40.3%1Alku, Paavo #44,923
Epidemiology20.2%1Knekt, Paul B. #90,352
Rehabilitation20.2%0Kröger, Teppo #238,427
Health Policy & Services10.1%0Sintonen, Harri Pekka #110,973
Substance Abuse10.1%1Oksanen, Atte #27,035
Earth & Environmental Sciences · 28 listed authors (2.2%)
Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences161.3%13Kulmala, Markku #5,741
Environmental Sciences70.5%7Niinimäki, Kirsi #17,317
Paleontology40.3%0Fortelius, Mikael #142,278
Geology20.2%0Nykänen, Vesa M. #290,352
Oceanography10.1%0Rudels, Bert #108,326
Psychology & Cognitive Sciences · 19 listed authors (1.5%)
Experimental Psychology60.5%6Hyönä, Jukka #45,736
Social Psychology50.4%5Runco, Mark A. #1,866
Developmental & Child Psychology30.2%3Salmivalli, Christina #5,647
Human Factors30.2%3Oulasvirta, Antti #24,968
Behavioral Science & Comparative Psychology10.1%1Candolin, Ulrika #34,576
Built Environment & Design · 14 listed authors (1.1%)
Building & Construction70.5%5Martinsuo, Miia Maarit #39,485
Urban & Regional Planning50.4%4Stead, Dominic #25,285
Design Practice & Management20.2%0Mikkola, Aki Matti #252,797
Architecture10.1%1Pallasmaa, Juhani #92,430
Communication & Textual Studies · 13 listed authors (1.0%)
Communication & Media Studies50.4%5Lehdonvirta, Vili #10,686
Languages & Linguistics40.3%3Peräkylä, Anssi #57,958
Literary Studies40.3%0Meretoja, Hanna #185,173
Mathematics & Statistics · 9 listed authors (0.7%)
General Mathematics90.7%1Hästö, Peter A. #71,101
Historical Studies · 4 listed authors (0.3%)
History50.4%0Trentmann, Frank #166,824
Archaeology10.1%0Heyd, Volker #346,529
Philosophy & Theology · 3 listed authors (0.2%)
Philosophy20.2%1Ylikoski, Petri #98,408
Religions & Theology20.2%1Pihkala, Panu #4,267
Visual & Performing Arts · 0 listed authors (0.0%)
Music20.2%0Westerlund, Heidi Maria #358,360

1,276 listed scientists in Finland

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