University of Turku among Top Universities in 14 Disciplines in QS World University Rankings by Subject

22.03.2023

In the 2023 QS World University Rankings by Subject, the University of Turku ranked among the best 500 universities in the world in four broad subject areas and in 14 disciplines.

QS Rankings by Subject 2023 is the biggest ranking in QS history, featuring altogether 1594 universities – 103 of which are new. The rankings were based on five indicators: academic reputation, employer reputation, research citations per paper, H-index and international research network index.

The highest ranked disciplines of the University of Turku were nursing science (ranked 45th) and education (ranked 74th). Newcomers to the list were history and environmental sciences.

Rankings of the University of Turku (national ranking in brackets):

Arts and Humanities 308

  • History 201-230 (2)
  • Linguistics 301-320 (2)

Life Sciences and Medicine 236

  • Biological Sciences 251-300 (2)
  • Medicine 301-350 (2)
  • Nursing 45 (1)
  • Psycology 201-250 (3)

Natural Sciences 401-450

  • Chemistry 451-500 (4)
  • Environmental Sciences 351-400 (4)
  • Mathematics 451-500 (6)
  • Physics and Astronomy 351-400 (3)

Social Sciences and Management 401-450

  • Business and Management Studies 401-450 (3)
  • Economics and Econometrics 451-500 (3)
  • Education 74 (2)
  • Sociology 201-250 (2)

In total, the ranking included evaluations in five broad subject areas and in 54 disciplines. 

Created 22.03.2023 | Updated 23.03.2023