Current top research

Top research is not born out of thin air: first-class basic research and teaching are prerequisites for its existence.

Bloomberg ranks Finland 4th in its innovation rankings. One of the most important contributing factors to this success is the investment in research and education, creating an excellent environment for innovation.

The University of Helsinki is ranked 46th among world universities providing medical education and research. When measured in terms of the average number of citations per article, Finnish cancer research is now the best in the world.

Also climate change research is one of the university's key fields of know-how. A tenth of all publications in the area of atmospheric new particle formation is produced in Finland.

University of Helsinki has also top reseach for examble in genetics and biology.

Top research fields

Natural Sciences

Space Science, Atmospheric Science, Nanoscience

Medicine

Cancer, Genetics, Diabetes

Humanities and Social Science

Teacher Education, Democracy and Citizenship Participation, Welfare Studies, Russia Studies

Biosciences and Life Sciences

Metapopulation Biology, Food Research, Environmental Studies