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Estonia University Rankings 2024

As described in the university ranking section, it is not easy to obtain and standardize data from 1 countries, 11 universities/ institutions for the country ranking. Therefore, we based our ranking system on the number of meritorious scientists. Four criteria are used to rank the countries. The first one is the number of scientists in the top 3 % list. The second criterion is the number of scientists in the top 10%, Top 20%, Top 40%, top 60% and top 80% list. The third one is the number of scientists listed in the AD Scientific Index. In the case of equalities after applying all these three criteria, the world rank of the meritorious scientist of that country is used. Click for individual or institutional registration.

AD Scientific Index - Country Rankings 2024
Region Ranking World Ranking Country Total Institutios in Country Total Scientists in Index Best Public University In Country
World Rank / Name
Best Private University In Country
World Rank / Name
Best Institution In Country
World Rank / Name
Best Company In Country
World Rank / Name
Best Hospital In Country
World Rank / Name
24 49 Estonia 11 1,081 369
University of Tartu
1,200
Estonian Business School
949
National Institute of Chemical Physics and Biophysics
Table I. Number of scientists in Estonia top 1.000 according to Country Click for details
# Country Country Region Rank Country World Rank Scientists in Top 1.000 Total University Total Scientist
1 Estonia 24 49 1000 11 1081
Table II. General Universities in Estonia top 1.000 Click for details
# University Country Rank Region Rank World Rank Country Sources of Funding Founded Scientists in Estonia Top 1.000 Total Scientists in Index Ratio (in top 1.000 / Total Scientist)
1 University of Tartu 1 187 466 Estonia Public 1632 354 384 0.922
2 Tallinn University of Technology 2 806 1915 Estonia Public 1918 227 250 0.908
3 Estonian University of Life Sciences 3 1104 2682 Estonia Public 1951 133 136 0.978
4 Tallinn University 4 1340 3378 Estonia Public 2005 181 197 0.919
5 National Institute of Chemical Physics and Biophysics 5 1350 3413 Estonia Institution 1979 42 45 0.933
6 Tartu Observatory 6 1435 3650 Estonia Institution 1810 11 11 1.000
7 Estonian Biocentre 7 2091 5821 Estonia Institution 1986 9 9 1.000
8 Estonian Business School 8 2261 6561 Estonia Private 1988 18 22 0.818
9 Tallinn University of Applied Sciences 9 3863 13926 Estonia Public 1992 4 4 1.000
10 Institute of the Estonian Language 10 3966 14336 Estonia Institution 1993 15 15 1.000
Table III. Public Universities in Estonia top 1.000 Click for details
# University Country Rank Region Rank World Rank Country Founded Scientists in Estonia Top 1.000 Total Scientists in Index Ratio (in top 1.000 / Total Scientist)
1 University of Tartu 1 187 466 Estonia 1632 354 384 0.922
2 Tallinn University of Technology 2 806 1915 Estonia 1918 227 250 0.908
3 Estonian University of Life Sciences 3 1104 2682 Estonia 1951 133 136 0.978
4 Tallinn University 4 1340 3378 Estonia 2005 181 197 0.919
5 Tallinn University of Applied Sciences 9 3863 13926 Estonia 1992 4 4 1.000
6 Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre 11 4120 15436 Estonia 1919 8 8 1.000
Table IV. Private Universities in Estonia top 1.000 Click for details
# University Country Rank Region Rank World Rank Country Founded Scientists in Estonia Top 1.000 Total Scientists in Index Ratio (in top 1.000 / Total Scientist)
1 Estonian Business School 8 2261 6561 Estonia 1988 18 22 0.818
Table V. Universities Founded After 2010 in Estonia Top 1.000 Click for details
# University Country Rank Region Rank World Rank Country Sources of Funding Founded Scientists in Estonia Top 1.000 Total Scientists in Index Ratio (in top 1.000 / Total Scientist)
Table VI. Universities Founded After 2000 in Estonia Top 1.000 Click for details
# University Country Rank Region Rank World Rank Country Sources of Funding Founded Scientists in Estonia Top 1.000 Total Scientists in Index Ratio (in top 1.000 / Total Scientist)
1 Tallinn University 4 1340 3378 Estonia Public 2005 181 197 0.919
Table VII A. Estonia Top 10 Productivity i10 Index Click for details
AD Scientific Index - 2024 Estonia Table VII A. Estonia Top 10 Productivity i10 Index H INDEX i10 INDEX CITATION
University Country Region World Name Country University Subject Total Last 5 year Last 5 year / total Total Last 5 year Last 5 year / total Total Last 5 year Last 5 year / total
1 1 253 682 Martti Raidal Martti Raidal

Estonia
National Institute of Chemical Physics and Biophysics Natural Sciences / Physics
physics | astroparticle physics | cosmology |
205 138 0.673 922 799 0.867 223190 101263 0.454
2 2 397 1049 Mario Kadastik Mario Kadastik

Estonia
National Institute of Chemical Physics and Biophysics Natural Sciences / Physics
HEP | Cloud computing |
195 133 0.682 794 722 0.909 202784 93491 0.461
1 3 1238 3445 Andres Metspalu Andres Metspalu

Estonia
University of Tartu Tartu
all |
170 135 0.794 494 424 0.858 148137 93041 0.628
2 4 1728 4954 Risto Näätänen Risto Näätänen

Estonia
University of Tartu Social Sciences / Psychology
Mismatch negativity and its clinical applications | clinical electrophysiology | cognitive decline | auditory processing |
146 59 0.404 429 267 0.622 85363 16339 0.191
1 5 1741 5002 Ülo Niinemets Ülo Niinemets

Estonia
Estonian University of Life Sciences Agriculture & Forestry / Plant Science
plant ecophysiology | volatile organic compound emission | adaptation | stress biology | global change |
119 81 0.681 427 380 0.890 64486 33510 0.520
3 6 2513 7197 TÞµnu Esko TÞµnu Esko

Estonia
University of Tartu Natural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics
Human Genomics | Technology Transfer |
150 128 0.853 370 357 0.965 119238 75056 0.629
4 7 3341 9543 Mikhail G Brik Mikhail G Brik

Estonia
University of Tartu Natural Sciences / Physics
Optical Materials | Rare Earth and Transition Metal Ions | Luminescence | Ab initio Calculations |
62 45 0.726 331 219 0.662 15548 9070 0.583
5 8 4246 12153 Marlon Dumas Marlon Dumas

Estonia
University of Tartu Business & Management / Business Administration
Business Process Management | Process Mining | Information Systems | Software Engineering | unitartucs |
91 53 0.582 300 183 0.610 43144 14813 0.343
6 9 5539 15836 Enn Lust Enn Lust

Estonia
University of Tartu Engineering & Technology / Chemical Engineering
Electrochemistry | Materials Science | Energy Storage and Conversion |
54 29 0.537 269 135 0.502 11270 3958 0.351
7 10 7439 21244 Reedik Mägi Reedik Mägi

Estonia
University of Tartu Natural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics
genomics | bioinformatics | genetic epidemiology |
108 94 0.870 235 224 0.953 69723 40839 0.586
Table VII B. Estonia Top 10 Last 5 Years i10 Index Click for details
AD Scientific Index - 2024 Estonia Table VII B. Estonia Top 10 Last 5 Years i10 Index H INDEX i10 INDEX CITATION
University Country Region World Name Country University Subject Total Last 5 year Last 5 year / total Total Last 5 year Last 5 year / total Total Last 5 year Last 5 year / total
1 1 157 409 Martti Raidal Martti Raidal

Estonia
National Institute of Chemical Physics and Biophysics Natural Sciences / Physics
physics | astroparticle physics | cosmology |
205 138 0.673 922 799 0.867 223190 101263 0.454
2 2 239 572 Mario Kadastik Mario Kadastik

Estonia
National Institute of Chemical Physics and Biophysics Natural Sciences / Physics
HEP | Cloud computing |
195 133 0.682 794 722 0.909 202784 93491 0.461
1 3 734 1992 Andres Metspalu Andres Metspalu

Estonia
University of Tartu Tartu
all |
170 135 0.794 494 424 0.858 148137 93041 0.628
1 4 952 2612 Ülo Niinemets Ülo Niinemets

Estonia
Estonian University of Life Sciences Agriculture & Forestry / Plant Science
plant ecophysiology | volatile organic compound emission | adaptation | stress biology | global change |
119 81 0.681 427 380 0.890 64486 33510 0.520
2 5 1081 3019 TÞµnu Esko TÞµnu Esko

Estonia
University of Tartu Natural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics
Human Genomics | Technology Transfer |
150 128 0.853 370 357 0.965 119238 75056 0.629
3 6 2141 6110 Risto Näätänen Risto Näätänen

Estonia
University of Tartu Social Sciences / Psychology
Mismatch negativity and its clinical applications | clinical electrophysiology | cognitive decline | auditory processing |
146 59 0.404 429 267 0.622 85363 16339 0.191
4 7 3318 9544 Reedik Mägi Reedik Mägi

Estonia
University of Tartu Natural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics
genomics | bioinformatics | genetic epidemiology |
108 94 0.870 235 224 0.953 69723 40839 0.586
5 8 3460 9970 Mikhail G Brik Mikhail G Brik

Estonia
University of Tartu Natural Sciences / Physics
Optical Materials | Rare Earth and Transition Metal Ions | Luminescence | Ab initio Calculations |
62 45 0.726 331 219 0.662 15548 9070 0.583
6 9 3812 10979 Leho Tedersoo Leho Tedersoo

Estonia
University of Tartu Natural Sciences / Geography
Mycorrhiza | Biogeography | Molecular Ecology | Multitrophic interactions |
88 76 0.864 216 211 0.977 48413 34447 0.712
7 10 5192 15060 Marlon Dumas Marlon Dumas

Estonia
University of Tartu Business & Management / Business Administration
Business Process Management | Process Mining | Information Systems | Software Engineering | unitartucs |
91 53 0.582 300 183 0.610 43144 14813 0.343
Table VII C. Estonia Top 10 Last 5 Years H Index Click for details
AD Scientific Index - 2024 Estonia Table VII C. Estonia Top 10 Last 5 Years H Index H INDEX i10 INDEX CITATION
University Country Region World Name Country University Subject Total Last 5 year Last 5 year / total Total Last 5 year Last 5 year / total Total Last 5 year Last 5 year / total
1 1 149 324 Martti Raidal Martti Raidal

Estonia
National Institute of Chemical Physics and Biophysics Natural Sciences / Physics
physics | astroparticle physics | cosmology |
205 138 0.673 922 799 0.867 223190 101263 0.454
1 2 197 417 Andres Metspalu Andres Metspalu

Estonia
University of Tartu Tartu
all |
170 135 0.794 494 424 0.858 148137 93041 0.628
2 3 220 476 Mario Kadastik Mario Kadastik

Estonia
National Institute of Chemical Physics and Biophysics Natural Sciences / Physics
HEP | Cloud computing |
195 133 0.682 794 722 0.909 202784 93491 0.461
2 4 263 578 TÞµnu Esko TÞµnu Esko

Estonia
University of Tartu Natural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics
Human Genomics | Technology Transfer |
150 128 0.853 370 357 0.965 119238 75056 0.629
3 5 660 1728 Reedik Mägi Reedik Mägi

Estonia
University of Tartu Natural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics
genomics | bioinformatics | genetic epidemiology |
108 94 0.870 235 224 0.953 69723 40839 0.586
4 6 1037 2793 Lili Milani Lili Milani

Estonia
University of Tartu Medical and Health Sciences / Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences
Pharmacogenomics | Epigenetics | DNA methylation | NGS |
91 83 0.912 182 177 0.973 56136 40066 0.714
1 7 1148 3100 Ülo Niinemets Ülo Niinemets

Estonia
Estonian University of Life Sciences Agriculture & Forestry / Plant Science
plant ecophysiology | volatile organic compound emission | adaptation | stress biology | global change |
119 81 0.681 427 380 0.890 64486 33510 0.520
5 8 1411 3951 Leho Tedersoo Leho Tedersoo

Estonia
University of Tartu Natural Sciences / Geography
Mycorrhiza | Biogeography | Molecular Ecology | Multitrophic interactions |
88 76 0.864 216 211 0.977 48413 34447 0.712
6 9 3090 9141 Krista Fischer Krista Fischer

Estonia
University of Tartu Medical and Health Sciences / Biostatistics
Biostatistics | Genetic Epidemiology | Polygenic Prediction | Causal Inference | Mendelian Randomization |
76 61 0.803 146 123 0.842 56613 38000 0.671
7 10 3386 10092 Martin Zobel Martin Zobel

Estonia
University of Tartu Natural Sciences / Biological Science
Ecology |
85 60 0.706 221 171 0.774 34969 14252 0.408
Table VII D. Estonia Top 10 Total Citiation Index Click for details
AD Scientific Index - 2024 Estonia Table VII D. Estonia Top 10 Total Citiation Index H INDEX i10 INDEX CITATION
University Country Region World Name Country University Subject Total Last 5 year Last 5 year / total Total Last 5 year Last 5 year / total Total Last 5 year Last 5 year / total
1 1 201 507 Martti Raidal Martti Raidal

Estonia
National Institute of Chemical Physics and Biophysics Natural Sciences / Physics
physics | astroparticle physics | cosmology |
205 138 0.673 922 799 0.867 223190 101263 0.454
2 2 272 657 Mario Kadastik Mario Kadastik

Estonia
National Institute of Chemical Physics and Biophysics Natural Sciences / Physics
HEP | Cloud computing |
195 133 0.682 794 722 0.909 202784 93491 0.461
1 3 461 1270 Andres Metspalu Andres Metspalu

Estonia
University of Tartu Tartu
all |
170 135 0.794 494 424 0.858 148137 93041 0.628
2 4 657 1917 TÞµnu Esko TÞµnu Esko

Estonia
University of Tartu Natural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics
Human Genomics | Technology Transfer |
150 128 0.853 370 357 0.965 119238 75056 0.629
3 5 1092 3374 Mikk Jürisson Mikk Jürisson

Estonia
University of Tartu Medical and Health Sciences / Epidemiology and Public Health
54 54 1.000 65 63 0.969 89724 83876 0.935
4 6 1194 3698 Risto Näätänen Risto Näätänen

Estonia
University of Tartu Social Sciences / Psychology
Mismatch negativity and its clinical applications | clinical electrophysiology | cognitive decline | auditory processing |
146 59 0.404 429 267 0.622 85363 16339 0.191
5 7 1683 5257 Reedik Mägi Reedik Mägi

Estonia
University of Tartu Natural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics
genomics | bioinformatics | genetic epidemiology |
108 94 0.870 235 224 0.953 69723 40839 0.586
1 8 1910 5979 Ülo Niinemets Ülo Niinemets

Estonia
Estonian University of Life Sciences Agriculture & Forestry / Plant Science
plant ecophysiology | volatile organic compound emission | adaptation | stress biology | global change |
119 81 0.681 427 380 0.890 64486 33510 0.520
6 9 2370 7367 Krista Fischer Krista Fischer

Estonia
University of Tartu Medical and Health Sciences / Biostatistics
Biostatistics | Genetic Epidemiology | Polygenic Prediction | Causal Inference | Mendelian Randomization |
76 61 0.803 146 123 0.842 56613 38000 0.671
7 10 2399 7470 Lili Milani Lili Milani

Estonia
University of Tartu Medical and Health Sciences / Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences
Pharmacogenomics | Epigenetics | DNA methylation | NGS |
91 83 0.912 182 177 0.973 56136 40066 0.714
Table VII E. Estonia Top 10 Last 5 Years Citiation Index Click for details
AD Scientific Index - 2024 Estonia Table VII E. Estonia Top 10 Last 5 Years Citiation Index H INDEX i10 INDEX CITATION
University Country Region World Name Country University Subject Total Last 5 year Last 5 year / total Total Last 5 year Last 5 year / total Total Last 5 year Last 5 year / total
1 1 181 486 Mario Kadastik Mario Kadastik

Estonia
National Institute of Chemical Physics and Biophysics Natural Sciences / Physics
HEP|Cloud computing|
179 141 0.788 704 661 0.939 153251 94576 0.617
1 2 231 622 Andres Metspalu Andres Metspalu

Estonia
University of Tartu Tartu
all|
152 129 0.849 449 391 0.871 115191 84970 0.738
2 3 318 927 TÞµnu Esko TÞµnu Esko

Estonia
University of Tartu Tartu
Human Genomics|Technology Transfer|
131 121 0.924 319 311 0.975 92551 70262 0.759
3 4 614 1981 Mikk Jürisson Mikk Jürisson

Estonia
University of Tartu Medical and Health Sciences / Epidemiology and Public Health
41 41 1.000 55 55 1.000 48036 47472 0.988
4 5 891 2931 Reedik Mägi Reedik Mägi

Estonia
University of Tartu Natural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics
genomics|bioinformatics|genetic epidemiology|
91 85 0.934 197 188 0.954 52452 36665 0.699
5 6 983 3208 Krista Fischer Krista Fischer

Estonia
University of Tartu Medical and Health Sciences / Biostatistics
Biostatistics|Genetic Epidemiology|Polygenic Prediction|Causal Inference|Mendelian Randomization|
68 62 0.912 133 116 0.872 43070 34739 0.807
6 7 987 3220 Mari Nelis * Mari Nelis *

Estonia
University of Tartu Tartu
Human Genomics|
45 39 0.867 58 51 0.879 46235 34684 0.750
7 8 1028 3352 Lili Milani Lili Milani

Estonia
University of Tartu Medical and Health Sciences / Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences
Pharmacogenomics|Epigenetics|DNA methylation|NGS|
75 67 0.893 152 150 0.987 40438 33869 0.838
1 9 1279 4127 Ülo Niinemets Ülo Niinemets

Estonia
Estonian University of Life Sciences Agriculture & Forestry / Plant Science
plant ecophysiology|volatile organic compound emission|adaptation|stress biology|global change|
111 77 0.694 373 337 0.903 52158 29854 0.572
8 10 1547 5048 Leho Tedersoo Leho Tedersoo

Estonia
University of Tartu FungalEcologyandBiogeographyTartu
Mycorrhiza|Biogeography|Molecular Ecology|Multitrophic interactions|
73 66 0.904 168 165 0.982 34231 25993 0.759