Institute of Dentistry and Department of Nursing Science of the University of Turku Shine Again in International Ranking

05.07.2019

Several research fields of the University of Turku are among the best in the world in the Shanghai Ranking’s Global Ranking of Academic Subjects.

As in previous years, the University of Turku is ranked among the top 500 universities in the world in the Shanghai Ranking’s Global Ranking of Academic Subjects.

Compared to last year, the Institute of Dentistry has risen one stage at place 23. The Department of Nursing Science is in the category 51–75. The University is ranked in the category 101–150 in Ecology section. In total, the University of Turku is ranked in 18 fields.

In the Shanghai Ranking, universities are ranked in five fields: natural sciences, engineering, life sciences, medical sciences, and social sciences. The ranking focused on the productivity and quality of university research, academic recognition, and the scale of international collaboration.

The success of universities in a certain subject was measured, for example, by the number of scientific publications and citations, articles published with international partners, and recognitions.

 

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Created 05.07.2019 | Updated 19.08.2019