Top 100 Scientists

Top 100 Scientists in Finland 2025

Top 100 scientists can be ranked globally or specific to the following regions including Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, Latin America, Oceania, Arab League, ASEAN, EECA, and BRICS based on total H-index scores without any breakdown by subject areas. Top 100 rankings in the world, in a continent, or a region include standardized subjects areas of Agriculture & Forestry, Arts, Design and Architecture, Business & Management, Economics & Econometrics, Education, Engineering & Technology, History, Philosophy, Theology, Law/Law and Legal Studies, Medical and Health Sciences, Natural Sciences, Social Sciences, Art and Humanities Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Rankings BETA VERSION. Subject field ranking in world, region, country and university is beta version since subject field "others" (873,690 scientists profile whose branch cannot be determined, not yet edited or determined) is excluded, so the ranking will change as the others fields are edited. Please note that. Subjects indicated as “ * others ” will not be included in the ranking by regions and subjects.

* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Elina Fonsen
Educational Leadership
Early Childhood Education
Pedagogical leadership
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
32
51
3,003
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Mirjam Kalland
Parenting
Early Childhood Education and Care
Social Work
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
30
56
3,119
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Heidi Harju Luukkainen
Education
Early Childhood Education
Student Assessment
Language learning
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
28
50
2,642
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Anna Maija Puroila
early childhood education
childhood research
narrative research
well-being
identity
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
27
51
2,917
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Jonna Kangas|Jonna Leinonen
Early childhood education
playful pedagogy
teacher education
competence
education policy
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
26
40
2,228
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Zsuzsa Millei
child politics
nationalism
microbiome
socialist childhoods
early childhood education
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
25
52
1,782
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Merja Koivula
early childhood education
pedagogy
children's learning and development
social-emotional competence
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
23
30
1,923
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Niina Rutanen
Early childhood education and care
Childhood studies
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
22
39
1,680
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Sara Sintonen
educational sciences
arts education
media education
early childhood education
teacher education
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
21
41
1,536
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Jenni Salminen
Early Childhood Education
Teacher-Child Interaction
Classroom Quality
Early Learning and Development
Pedagogy
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
20
25
1,385

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* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Maiju Paananen
early childhood education
governance
policy
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
18
29
1,371
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Tuija A Turunen
educational transitions
curriculum studies
early childhood education
teacher education
arctic
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
18
29
1,322
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Tuulikki Ukkonen-Mikkola
early childhood education
pedagogy
professional agency
relational expertise
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
16
22
1,003
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Anna Siippainen
childhood
childhood studies
early childhood education
child politics
childcare system
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
14
16
765
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Marja Syrjämäki
early childhood education
special education
inclusion
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
13
16
522
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Juliene Madureira Ferreira
Inclusive education
peer interaction
early childhood education
embodied cognition
educational psychology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
10
11
291
Heidi Layne
Teacher Education
Early Childhood Education
Intercultural Education
Postcolonial theory
Global citizenship education
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
9
9
403
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Antti Paakkari
education
early childhood education
educational technology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
9
8
320
Eija Salonen
early childhood education and care
young children
emotions
cultural-historical approach
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
8
7
158
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Marie-Pier Larose
Early Childhood Education and Care
Behavioral Genetics
Experimental Research
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
7
7
167
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Sevcan Hakyemez-Paul
early childhood education
parental involvement
paternal involvement
gender roles in the family
school choice in ECEC
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
7
6
225
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Virve Keränen
Embodiment
childhood
early childhood education
teachers
relations
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
6
5
179
Kirsi-Marja Heikkinen
Early childhood education
leadership
power
identity
profession
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
4
2
73
Jaakko Moilanen
Early Childhood Education
Visual Arts Education
Teacher Education
Teacher Training
Participation
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
2
1
23
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Elina Fonsen
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
32
51
3,003
Educational Leadership
Early Childhood Education
Pedagogical leadership
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Mirjam Kalland
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
30
56
3,119
Parenting
Early Childhood Education and Care
Social Work
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Heidi Harju Luukkainen
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
28
50
2,642
Education
Early Childhood Education
Student Assessment
Language learning
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Anna Maija Puroila
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
27
51
2,917
early childhood education
childhood research
narrative research
well-being
identity
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Jonna Kangas|Jonna Leinonen
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
26
40
2,228
Early childhood education
playful pedagogy
teacher education
competence
education policy
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Zsuzsa Millei
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
25
52
1,782
child politics
nationalism
microbiome
socialist childhoods
early childhood education
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Merja Koivula
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
23
30
1,923
early childhood education
pedagogy
children's learning and development
social-emotional competence
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Niina Rutanen
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
22
39
1,680
Early childhood education and care
Childhood studies
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Sara Sintonen
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
21
41
1,536
educational sciences
arts education
media education
early childhood education
teacher education
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Jenni Salminen
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
20
25
1,385
Early Childhood Education
Teacher-Child Interaction
Classroom Quality
Early Learning and Development
Pedagogy

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Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Maiju Paananen
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
18
29
1,371
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Tuija A Turunen
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
18
29
1,322
educational transitions
curriculum studies
early childhood education
teacher education
arctic
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Tuulikki Ukkonen-Mikkola
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
16
22
1,003
early childhood education
pedagogy
professional agency
relational expertise
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Anna Siippainen
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
14
16
765
childhood
childhood studies
early childhood education
child politics
childcare system
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Marja Syrjämäki
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
13
16
522
early childhood education
special education
inclusion
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Juliene Madureira Ferreira
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
10
11
291
Inclusive education
peer interaction
early childhood education
embodied cognition
educational psychology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Heidi Layne
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
9
9
403
Teacher Education
Early Childhood Education
Intercultural Education
Postcolonial theory
Global citizenship education
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Antti Paakkari
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
9
8
320
education
early childhood education
educational technology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Eija Salonen
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
8
7
158
early childhood education and care
young children
emotions
cultural-historical approach
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Marie-Pier Larose
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
7
7
167
Early Childhood Education and Care
Behavioral Genetics
Experimental Research
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Sevcan Hakyemez-Paul
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
7
6
225
early childhood education
parental involvement
paternal involvement
gender roles in the family
school choice in ECEC
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Alexandra Nordström
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
6
5
234
early childhood education
joy
affect
literacy
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Virve Keränen
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
6
5
179
Embodiment
childhood
early childhood education
teachers
relations
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Kirsi-Marja Heikkinen
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
2
73
Early childhood education
leadership
power
identity
profession
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Jaakko Moilanen
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
1
23
Early Childhood Education
Visual Arts Education
Teacher Education
Teacher Training
Participation