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University of Helsinki Subject Rankings 2025

Agriculture and Forestry, Architecture and Design, Business and Management, Economics and Econometrics, Education, Engineering and Technology, History, Philosophy, Theology, Law, Medicine and Health Sciences, Natural Sciences, Social Sciences, Art and Humanities Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Rankings along with their 197 sub-branches, can be analyzed at global, national, and regional levels. You can also evaluate them based on the i10 index and citation numbersAs of Sep 18, 2024, rankings are according to the Total H Index. BETA VERSION: The subject field rankings for the world, regions, countries, and universities are currently in beta. This is due to the exclusion of (1.014.193) scientists categorized under 'others,' whose profiles cannot yet be determined, edited, or classified. As these fields are updated, the rankings will adjust accordingly. Please keep this in mind. See Also: [University Subject Rankings]

* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1
Anssi Peräkylä
social interaction
conversation analysis
self
narcissism
psychotherapy
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
56
103
13,843
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Raimo Tuomela
social ontology
collective intentionality
philosophy of social science
action theory
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
38
103
10,830
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Mikko Mattila
Political participation
EU politics
voting
elections
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
32
55
4,476
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Tuomas Forsberg
International relations
international history
foreign policy analysis
European Studies
Russian studies
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
30
60
3,353
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Markus Kröger
Natural resource politics
social movements
Latin America
India
the Arctic
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
29
44
2,452
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Anja Nygren
political ecology
resource politics
water governance
urban vulnerability
justice
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
28
45
3,272
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Sirpa Lappalainen
Feminist Studies
Childhood research
Youth Studies
Disability Studies
Qualitative methodology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
28
57
2,533
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Takis Pappas
Comparative Politics
Populism & Liberal Democracy
Political Leadership
Parties & Party Systems
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
23
38
3,300
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Åsa Von Schoultz
political behavior
intraparty competition
process preferences
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
22
34
2,012
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Matti Nelimarkka
political science
human-computer interaction
social computing
technology and society
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
21
32
1,084
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Sonja Kosunen
Sociology of education
Urban sociology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
20
35
1,486
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
OV Cristian Norocel
comparative politics
gender
intersectionality
populism
political sociology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
20
30
1,240
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Jaakko Kuorikoski
Philosophy of science
explanation
causality
philosophy of the social sciences
philosophy of economics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
20
26
1,951
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Sinikka Aapola Kari
Youth research
childhood
gender studies
cultural studies
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
20
29
2,317
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Teivo Teivainen
Democracy
global political economy
social movements
International Relations
Latin America
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
20
30
1,792
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Eeva Luhtakallio
Political cultural comparative sociology
social theory
ethnographic research
gender studies
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
19
24
1,222
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Kathrin Komp Leukkunen
work and retirement
welfare policies
social sustainability
population ageing
research methods
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
17
24
888
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Minna Van Gerven
comparative social Policy
welfare states
social security
employment
digitalization
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
16
22
1,025
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Mira Käkönen
political ecology
hydrosocial relations
infrastructure
climate change
resource politics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
16
18
1,258
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Pertti Ahonen
Politics
Policy
Computational methods
Organization & Management
Public Financial Management
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
16
27
818
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Annamari Vänskä
Fashion and design studies
contemporary art
gender studies
queer theory
post-humanism
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
15
19
746
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Kimmo Tuominen
information science
libraries
information literacy
information seeking
scholarly publishing
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
15
18
2,378
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Anssi Peräkylä
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
56
103
13,843
social interaction
conversation analysis
self
narcissism
psychotherapy
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Raimo Tuomela
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
38
103
10,830
social ontology
collective intentionality
philosophy of social science
action theory
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Mikko Mattila
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
32
55
4,476
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Sami Moisio
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
32
60
3,531
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Tuomas Forsberg
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
30
60
3,353
International relations
international history
foreign policy analysis
European Studies
Russian studies
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Markus Kröger
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
29
44
2,452
Natural resource politics
social movements
Latin America
India
the Arctic
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Anja Nygren
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
28
45
3,272
political ecology
resource politics
water governance
urban vulnerability
justice
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Sirpa Lappalainen
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
28
57
2,533
Feminist Studies
Childhood research
Youth Studies
Disability Studies
Qualitative methodology
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Petri Ylikoski
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
27
40
4,583
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Takis Pappas
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
23
38
3,300
Comparative Politics
Populism & Liberal Democracy
Political Leadership
Parties & Party Systems
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Åsa Von Schoultz
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
22
34
2,012
political behavior
intraparty competition
process preferences
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Matti Nelimarkka
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
21
32
1,084
political science
human-computer interaction
social computing
technology and society
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Sonja Kosunen
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
20
35
1,486
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
OV Cristian Norocel
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
20
30
1,240
comparative politics
gender
intersectionality
populism
political sociology
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Jaakko Kuorikoski
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
20
26
1,951
Philosophy of science
explanation
causality
philosophy of the social sciences
philosophy of economics
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Sinikka Aapola Kari
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
20
29
2,317
Youth research
childhood
gender studies
cultural studies
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Teivo Teivainen
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
20
30
1,792
Democracy
global political economy
social movements
International Relations
Latin America
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Eeva Luhtakallio
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
19
24
1,222
Political cultural comparative sociology
social theory
ethnographic research
gender studies
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Kathrin Komp Leukkunen
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
17
24
888
work and retirement
welfare policies
social sustainability
population ageing
research methods
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Minna Van Gerven
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
16
22
1,025
comparative social Policy
welfare states
social security
employment
digitalization
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Mira Käkönen
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
16
18
1,258
political ecology
hydrosocial relations
infrastructure
climate change
resource politics
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Pertti Ahonen
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
16
27
818
Politics
Policy
Computational methods
Organization & Management
Public Financial Management
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Annamari Vänskä
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
15
19
746
Fashion and design studies
contemporary art
gender studies
queer theory
post-humanism
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Osma Suominen
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
15
22
798
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Kimmo Tuominen
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
15
18
2,378
information science
libraries
information literacy
information seeking
scholarly publishing