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Finland
Finland ranks between 8th and 40th across the 45 technologies, by share of the 10% most cited papers, 2021–2025.
TechnologyRankIts neighbours in the rankingShare of the top 10%, from 2021 to 2025Its institution with the most credit
Satellite navigation
8–9tied, of 45
1stCN56.1%5–6IT2.2%7thCA2.0%8–9FI1.8%8–9PL1.7%10thFR1.5%
Finnish Geospatial Research Institute0.7% of the top 10%
Radar
10–15tied, of 412.7 papers of credit
1stCN77.0%7–9SG0.6%7–9AU0.5%10–15FI0.5%10–15CA0.4%10–15NL0.4%
Tampere University0.1% of the top 10%
Atomic clocks
9–16tied, of 270.7 papers of credit
1stUS38.7%9–16SG0.7%9–16CH0.7%9–16FI0.6%9–16IT0.4%9–16CZ0.1%
National metrology institute VTT MIKES0.3% of the top 10%
Critical minerals processing
14–15tied, of 58
1stCN43.0%10–13BR1.5%10–13ZA1.5%14–15FI1.4%14–15BE1.2%16thTR1.1%
Lappeenranta-Lahti University of Technology0.4% of the top 10%
Nuclear fusion
15–16tied, of 504.5 papers of credit
1stUS27.5%14thCZ0.7%15–16IN0.6%15–16FI0.5%17–19DK0.5%17–19PL0.5%
University of Helsinki0.3% of the top 10%
Quantum computing
19thof 71
1stUS34.9%17–18SG0.7%17–18RU0.7%19thFI0.6%20–21DK0.5%20–21PL0.5%
Aalto University0.2% of the top 10%
Small satellites
15–23tied, of 471.9 papers of credit
1stUS13.7%15–23BR1.6%15–23FR1.6%15–23FI1.5%15–23TR1.5%15–23CA1.3%
Aalto University0.6% of the top 10%
6G and advanced wireless
18–19tied, of 80
1stCN39.9%16–17GR1.3%18–19JP1.2%18–19FI1.2%20thTR0.9%21stMY0.8%
University of Oulu0.7% of the top 10%
Advanced aircraft engines
20–39tied, of 471.0 papers of credit
1stCN64.6%13–19VN0.3%13–19IT0.3%20–39FI0.3%20–39AU0.3%20–39RU0.3%
Aalto University0.3% of the top 10%
Genome sequencing
19–22tied, of 593.2 papers of credit
1stUS33.6%15–18SG0.8%19–22IL0.6%19–22FI0.5%19–22NL0.5%19–22IT0.5%
Åbo Akademi University0.2% of the top 10%
Distributed ledgers
17–20tied, of 103
1stCN20.6%17–20FR1.0%17–20TR1.0%17–20FI1.0%21–24BD0.9%21–24QA0.9%
University of Vaasa0.3% of the top 10%
Advanced robotics
18–25tied, of 544.3 papers of credit
1stCN31.5%18–25IN0.6%18–25BE0.6%18–25FI0.6%18–25DK0.6%18–25GR0.6%
Aalto University0.3% of the top 10%
Quantum sensors
22–25tied, of 481.8 papers of credit
1stCN22.5%17–21PL0.8%22–25CZ0.5%22–25FI0.4%22–25ES0.4%22–25RU0.3%
Aalto University0.3% of the top 10%
Nuclear fission power
18–25tied, of 642.9 papers of credit
1stCN43.3%18–25NL0.4%18–25MX0.4%18–25FI0.4%18–25CH0.4%18–25MA0.4%
VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland0.2% of the top 10%
High-performance computing
22–35tied, of 451.2 papers of credit
1stUS36.3%22–35HU0.5%22–35TW0.5%22–35FI0.5%22–35AU0.5%22–35HR0.4%
University of Helsinki0.2% of the top 10%
Electric batteries
22–27tied, of 89
1stCN68.0%22–27BE0.2%22–27TR0.2%22–27FI0.2%22–27NL0.2%28–40PT0.1%
Aalto University0.1% of the top 10%
Hydrogen by electrolysis
26–30tied, of 83
1stCN53.0%24–25AE0.5%24–25MA0.5%26–30FI0.4%26–30NO0.4%26–30CH0.4%
Aalto University0.2% of the top 10%
mRNA vaccines and therapeutics
23–30tied, of 703.1 papers of credit
1stUS38.7%23–30NO0.3%23–30TH0.3%23–30FI0.3%23–30PL0.3%23–30RU0.3%
University of Helsinki0.1% of the top 10%
Sonar and underwater acoustics
24–31tied, of 370.3 papers of credit
1stCN71.6%24–31TW0.2%24–31FR0.1%24–31FI0.1%24–31EG0.1%24–31CZ0.1%
University of Oulu0.1% of the top 10%
Hyperspectral imaging
27–36tied, of 541.8 papers of credit
1stCN71.4%22–26SG0.3%22–26HU0.2%27–36FI0.2%27–36NL0.1%27–36NO0.1%
Finnish Geospatial Research Institute0.1% of the top 10%
Metamaterials
25–29tied, of 73
1stCN55.5%25–29RU0.3%25–29BD0.3%25–29FI0.3%25–29TR0.3%25–29SE0.3%
Aalto University0.1% of the top 10%
Quantum communication
27–40tied, of 571.5 papers of credit
1stCN28.9%22–26PK0.4%27–40TR0.3%27–40FI0.3%27–40BA0.3%27–40PT0.2%
University of Turku0.2% of the top 10%
AI chips
23–28tied, of 461.2 papers of credit
1stCN46.2%23–28IL0.2%23–28NZ0.2%23–28FI0.2%29–34DK0.1%29–34PK0.1%
Tampere University0.1% of the top 10%
Large language models
28–39tied, of 96
1stCN27.4%28–39IR0.3%28–39BR0.3%28–39FI0.3%28–39AT0.3%28–39TW0.3%
Outside the top 30
Tampere University0.1% of the top 10%
Wide-bandgap semiconductors
30–40tied, of 561.7 papers of credit
1stCN40.8%23–29HU0.3%30–40DK0.2%30–40FI0.2%30–40PT0.2%30–40TR0.2%
Outside the top 30
University of Helsinki0.1% of the top 10%
Magnets and superconductors
27–39tied, of 581.0 papers of credit
1stCN35.0%27–39AT0.3%27–39GR0.2%27–39FI0.2%27–39RO0.2%27–39UZ0.2%
Outside the top 30
University of Turku0.1% of the top 10%
Cybersecurity
29–33tied, of 104
1stCN14.8%29–33SG0.5%29–33IE0.5%29–33FI0.5%29–33JP0.5%34–36QA0.4%
Outside the top 30
Lappeenranta-Lahti University of Technology0.2% of the top 10%
Additive manufacturing
33–40tied, of 90
1stCN34.0%30–32RU0.4%30–32PK0.4%33–40FI0.3%33–40HU0.3%33–40CZ0.3%
Outside the top 30
Aalto University0.1% of the top 10%
Optical communication
33–36tied, of 542.5 papers of credit
1stCN38.8%26–32ZA0.4%26–32QA0.4%33–36FI0.4%33–36NL0.3%33–36AE0.3%
Outside the top 30
Tampere University0.1% of the top 10%
Advanced composites
31–33tied, of 682.8 papers of credit
1stCN50.8%31–33BR0.3%31–33LT0.3%31–33FI0.3%34–40RO0.2%34–40RU0.2%
Outside the top 30
Aalto University0.1% of the top 10%
Autonomous underwater vehicles
32–38tied, of 440.5 papers of credit
1stCN71.7%32–38AU0.2%32–38SA0.2%32–38FI0.1%32–38KZ0.1%32–38NZ0.1%
Outside the top 30
University of Eastern Finland0.1% of the top 10%
Supercapacitors
33–40tied, of 863.8 papers of credit
1stCN46.3%33–40ID0.1%33–40MX0.1%33–40DZ0.1%33–40FI0.1%33–40NP0.1%
Outside the top 30
Aalto University0.1% of the top 10%
Drones and swarming
37–40tied, of 813.0 papers of credit
1stCN52.2%34–36TN0.3%37–40PT0.2%37–40NZ0.2%37–40CZ0.2%37–40FI0.2%
Outside the top 30
University of Oulu0.1% of the top 10%
Post-quantum cryptography
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Hypersonic flight
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Perovskite solar cells
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Gene editing
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Advanced chip manufacturing
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Space launch
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Inertial navigation
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Directed energy
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Electronic warfare
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Synthetic biology
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
New antibiotics and antivirals
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Hydrogen storage and ammonia fuel
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Neighbours are the countries ranked just above and below. Ranks are shown as a range where shares are equal to one decimal place. Source: OpenAlex, pulled 18 October 2026. Method
Where Finland is in the top three
PilotEach paper sorted into one sub-area by an AI model reading its title and abstract, then credited as usual. On 200 hand-labelled papers it chose the same sub-area, or a defensible second, 92% of the time. Shown where the sub-area has at least 30 papers in the top 10% and the country at least five papers of credit.
- 3rdLEO-satellite navigation and signals of opportunitySatellite navigation, 44 papers; behind China 43.0% and United States 24.8%11.4%