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" (943,645 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
Ari Väänänen
working life
organizational and medical sociology
mental health
occupational health
interdisciplinary
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
50
107
12,832
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Pertti Alasuutari
cultural sociology
cultural studies
global and transnational sociology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
50
100
31,678
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Kaisa Koskinen
translation studies
sociology of translation
institutional translation
retranslation
translation ethics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
36
65
6,087
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Kristiina Brunila
sociology
policy studies
education
governance
social justice
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
35
83
3,481
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Osmo Kivinen
sociology of education
education policy
higher education
social theory
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
35
110
5,297
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Jan Ola Östman
pragmatics
text & discourse
construction grammar
dialectology
sociology of language
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
34
80
5,782
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Thomas Olsson
Social technologies
User Experience
Sustainable HCI
Critical Design
Socio-technical systems
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
33
70
4,450
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Pasi Pyöriä
Information society
labour markets
sociology of work
knowledge work
telework
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
28
52
3,999

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* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Janne Varjo
Sociology and politics of education
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
27
64
2,414
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Risto Heiskala
sociology
social theory
cultural theory
historical sociology
political sociology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
27
50
3,194
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Lena Näre
Migration
Care work
Race and Ethnicity
Class
Gender
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
26
54
2,340
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Jaana Vuori
gender
parenting
migrant integration
interpreting
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
25
38
3,095
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Anja Riitta Lahikainen
children
family
day care
digitalization of childhood
socialization
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
25
41
1,917
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Elina Kilpi Jakonen
children of immigrants
intergenerational social inequality
educational inequalities
quantitative methods
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
24
36
3,002
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Semi Purhonen
Sociology
culture
consumption
stratification
social change
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
23
35
1,796
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Tapio Litmanen
Sociology
Science and Technology Studies
Civil Society
Environmental Sociology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
23
44
1,473
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Leena Maija Rossi
gender studies
queer studies
intersectionality
visual culture
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
21
37
2,476
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Harriet Strandell
Childhood
ethnography
institutional action
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
21
29
1,745
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Hannele Harjunen
gender
body norms
fat studies
social class
social policy
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
18
31
1,298
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Tiina Saari
sociology
employee well-being
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
17
24
1,268
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Liisa Voutilainen
social interaction
counseling
psychotherapy
emotion
conversation analysis
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
16
23
1,067
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Pekka Varje
History of work
sociology of work
occupational and environmental health
social epidemiology
mental health
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
16
18
632
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 26
Saara Koikkalainen
migration
sociology
free movement
mobility
migration decision-making
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
16
23
826
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
Nina Kahma
Sociology of consumption
service design
stratification
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
15
19
1,008
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
Mikko Jauho
sociology of consumption
sociology of food
science and technology studies
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
15
21
684
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
Minna Nikunen
gendered work
youth
young adults
employability
ethnomethodology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
15
18
741
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
Tuukka Kaidesoja
sociology
sociological theory
cognitive sociology
methodology
philosophy of the social sciences
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
14
18
726
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
Arja Haapakorpi
socology
Working life studies
Education policy
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
14
20
641
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
Aino-Kaisa Koistinen
gender and queer studies
feminist posthumanities
creative writing
art writing
cultural studies
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
13
17
537
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
Mianna Meskus
health
biomedicine
gender
embodiment
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
13
15
433
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
Hedman Juha
Scientometrics
higher education
science studies
equality of opportunity
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
12
12
944
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
John Welsh
Political Philosophy
Global Political Economy
Human Geography
Sociology
History
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
11
11
274
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
Elina Penttinen
gender
Intimate partner violence
workplace abuse
methodology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
11
13
599
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 37
Mikko J. Virtanen
social theory
qualitative research
health sociology
environmental sociology
STS
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
10
11
337
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 38
Jukka Syväterä
Global and Transnational Sociology
Political Sociology
Science Studies
Epistemic Governance
Policy Advice
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
10
12
242
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 40
Driss Habti
Highly Skilled Migration
Mobilities
Sociology
Cultural Encounters
Cultural history
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
9
9
249
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 42
Marium Durrani
sustainability climate
sociology of fashion
community resilience
repair
social practice theory
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
8
8
219
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 44
Hanna Mari Husu
sociological theory
energy
participation
social movements
sociology of emotions
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
8
7
385
Olga Ulybina
Global and transnational sociology
international development
governance
institutional change
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
8
7
202
Eri Kashima
Sociolinguistics
typology
language variation
language change
language contact
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
6
4
193
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 48
Marja Helena Sivonen
global and transnational sociology
sustainability transitions
epistemic governance
energy
security
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
6
4
132
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 49
Teemu T. Mantsinen
Uskontotiede
Study of Religion
Sociology of Religion
Anthropology of Religion
Psychology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
6
2
68
Linda Hart
Socio-Legal Studies
Comprehensive Security
Political Sociology
Gender Studies
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
6
5
124
Georg Boldt
Political sociology
ethnography
sociology of culture
democracy
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
5
2
72
Dragana Cvetanovic
sociolinguistics
belonging
multilingualism
hip hop studies
balkan studies
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
5
1
55
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 55
Jere Kyyrö
religious studies
sociology of religion
religion and media
nationalism
civil religion
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
5
0
57
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 56
Ismo Kantola
sociology
artificial intelligence
sociology of celebration
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
5
2
68
Otto Segersven
Sociology
ethnicity and migration
experimental research
human-AI interaction
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
3
1
32
Juho Korhonen
Historical Sociology
Political Sociology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
3
0
30
Polina Vorobeva
sociolinguistics
family language policy
nexus analysis
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
2
1
28
Hanne Grasmo
game studies
sociology
sexology
performance studies
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
2
1
19
Temitayo Olatoye
Sociolinguistics
World Englishes
Corpus Linguistics
Digital Humanities
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
2
0
8
Raigo Liiman
Socialization
Social Change
Cultural Identity
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
2
1
44
Tülay Yilmaz
Sociology
Historical Sociology
Political Sociology
Politics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
1
0
1
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Ari Väänänen
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
50
107
12,832
working life
organizational and medical sociology
mental health
occupational health
interdisciplinary
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Pertti Alasuutari
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
50
100
31,678
cultural sociology
cultural studies
global and transnational sociology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Pekka Sulkunen
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
49
170
10,870
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Hannu Simola
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
37
87
5,950
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Kaisa Koskinen
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
36
65
6,087
translation studies
sociology of translation
institutional translation
retranslation
translation ethics
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Kristiina Brunila
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
35
83
3,481
sociology
policy studies
education
governance
social justice
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Osmo Kivinen
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
35
110
5,297
sociology of education
education policy
higher education
social theory
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Jan Ola Östman
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
34
80
5,782
pragmatics
text & discourse
construction grammar
dialectology
sociology of language
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Thomas Olsson
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
33
70
4,450
Social technologies
User Experience
Sustainable HCI
Critical Design
Socio-technical systems
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Pasi Pyöriä
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
28
52
3,999
Information society
labour markets
sociology of work
knowledge work
telework

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Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Janne Varjo
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
27
64
2,414
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Risto Heiskala
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
27
50
3,194
sociology
social theory
cultural theory
historical sociology
political sociology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Lena Näre
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
26
54
2,340
Migration
Care work
Race and Ethnicity
Class
Gender
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Jaana Vuori
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
25
38
3,095
gender
parenting
migrant integration
interpreting
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Anja Riitta Lahikainen
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
25
41
1,917
children
family
day care
digitalization of childhood
socialization
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Elina Kilpi Jakonen
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
24
36
3,002
children of immigrants
intergenerational social inequality
educational inequalities
quantitative methods
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Mikko Niemelä
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
23
51
1,942
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Semi Purhonen
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
23
35
1,796
Sociology
culture
consumption
stratification
social change
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Tapio Litmanen
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
23
44
1,473
Sociology
Science and Technology Studies
Civil Society
Environmental Sociology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Leena Maija Rossi
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
21
37
2,476
gender studies
queer studies
intersectionality
visual culture
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Harriet Strandell
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
21
29
1,745
Childhood
ethnography
institutional action
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Hannele Harjunen
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
18
31
1,298
gender
body norms
fat studies
social class
social policy
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Tiina Saari
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
17
24
1,268
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Liisa Voutilainen
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
16
23
1,067
social interaction
counseling
psychotherapy
emotion
conversation analysis
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Pekka Varje
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
16
18
632
History of work
sociology of work
occupational and environmental health
social epidemiology
mental health
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 26
Saara Koikkalainen
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
16
23
826
migration
sociology
free movement
mobility
migration decision-making
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
Nina Kahma
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
15
19
1,008
Sociology of consumption
service design
stratification
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
Mikko Jauho
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
15
21
684
sociology of consumption
sociology of food
science and technology studies
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
Minna Nikunen
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
15
18
741
gendered work
youth
young adults
employability
ethnomethodology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
Tuukka Kaidesoja
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
14
18
726
sociology
sociological theory
cognitive sociology
methodology
philosophy of the social sciences
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
Arja Haapakorpi
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
14
20
641
socology
Working life studies
Education policy
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
Aino-Kaisa Koistinen
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
13
17
537
gender and queer studies
feminist posthumanities
creative writing
art writing
cultural studies
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
Mianna Meskus
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
13
15
433
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
Hedman Juha
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
12
12
944
Scientometrics
higher education
science studies
equality of opportunity
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
John Welsh
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
11
11
274
Political Philosophy
Global Political Economy
Human Geography
Sociology
History
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
Elina Penttinen
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
11
13
599
gender
Intimate partner violence
workplace abuse
methodology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 37
Mikko J. Virtanen
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
10
11
337
social theory
qualitative research
health sociology
environmental sociology
STS
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 38
Jukka Syväterä
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
10
12
242
Global and Transnational Sociology
Political Sociology
Science Studies
Epistemic Governance
Policy Advice
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 39
Ralf Kauranen
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
10
11
273
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 40
Driss Habti
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
9
9
249
Highly Skilled Migration
Mobilities
Sociology
Cultural Encounters
Cultural history
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 41
David Moats
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
8
8
401
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 42
Marium Durrani
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
8
8
219
sustainability climate
sociology of fashion
community resilience
repair
social practice theory
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 43
Dave Sayers
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
8
8
319
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 44
Hanna Mari Husu
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
8
7
385
sociological theory
energy
participation
social movements
sociology of emotions
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 45
Olga Ulybina
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
8
7
202
Global and transnational sociology
international development
governance
institutional change
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 46
Mika Helander
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
8
8
873
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 47
Eri Kashima
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
6
4
193
Sociolinguistics
typology
language variation
language change
language contact
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 48
Marja Helena Sivonen
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
6
4
132
global and transnational sociology
sustainability transitions
epistemic governance
energy
security
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 49
Teemu T. Mantsinen
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
6
2
68
Uskontotiede
Study of Religion
Sociology of Religion
Anthropology of Religion
Psychology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 50
Linda Hart
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
6
5
124
Socio-Legal Studies
Comprehensive Security
Political Sociology
Gender Studies
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 51
Juho Karvinen
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
6
4
177
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 52
Linda Maria Laaksonen
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
5
3
125
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 53
Georg Boldt
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
5
2
72
Political sociology
ethnography
sociology of culture
democracy
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 54
Dragana Cvetanovic
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
5
1
55
sociolinguistics
belonging
multilingualism
hip hop studies
balkan studies
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 55
Jere Kyyrö
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
5
0
57
religious studies
sociology of religion
religion and media
nationalism
civil religion
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 56
Ismo Kantola
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
5
2
68
sociology
artificial intelligence
sociology of celebration
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 57
Cai Benjamin Weaver
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
1
38
Micro-Credentials
Gender
Pedagogy
Feminist Theory
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 58
Elisabeth Wide
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
2
43
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 59
Otto Segersven
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
1
32
Sociology
ethnicity and migration
experimental research
human-AI interaction
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 60
Juho Korhonen
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
0
30
Historical Sociology
Political Sociology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 61
Polina Vorobeva
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
1
28
sociolinguistics
family language policy
nexus analysis
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 62
Hanne Grasmo
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
1
19
game studies
sociology
sexology
performance studies
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 63
Angelika Polak
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
0
10
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 64
Temitayo Olatoye
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
0
8
Sociolinguistics
World Englishes
Corpus Linguistics
Digital Humanities
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 65
Raigo Liiman
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
1
44
Socialization
Social Change
Cultural Identity
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 66
Tülay Yilmaz
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
1
0
1
Sociology
Historical Sociology
Political Sociology
Politics
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