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Research in Espoo

Science Explorer records 45 research institutions in Espoo, Finland. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Aalto University, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland and Nokia (Finland).

Research institutions
45
7 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
54k
▼ 3% vs 2018-21
Citations
1.3M
24.0 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
22.0%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1950-2026
77 years on the record
Espoo

A city carries no overall standing here. The quality score is built for institutions and countries, the units its floors and field normalisation were designed around. An empty rank on this page is a statement about the measure, not about the place.

Which research institutions are in Espoo?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Aalto UniversityUniversity 26,962 #309
2Nokia (Finland)Company 17,957 #1,831
3VTT Technical Research Centre of FinlandNonprofit 13,672 #1,427
4Geological Survey of FinlandGovernment institution 1,545 #13,222
5Orion Corporation (Finland)Company 767 #21,974
6Neste Oil (Finland)Company 542 #15,466 all time
7National metrology institute VTT MIKESResearch facility 385 #21,870 all time
8Fortum (Finland)Company 339 #20,435 all time
9CSC - IT Center for Science (Finland)Company 310 #17,129
10BC Platforms (Finland)Company 281 #9,081
11KeskuslaboratorioCompany 236 #18,565 all time
12Elektrobit (Finland)Company 191 #27,007 all time
13Espoo Music InstituteUniversity 173 #20,629 all time
14Space Systems Finland (Finland)Company 141 #30,780 all time
15Ramboll (Finland)Company 139 #32,744 all time
16Outotec (Finland)Company 138 #34,077 all time
17BM-ScienceResearch facility 101 not ranked
18Beneq (Finland)Company 62 not ranked
19Zora Biosciences (Finland)Company 41 not ranked
20Picosun (Finland)Company 39 not ranked
21Alimetrics (Finland)Company 36 not ranked
22DIARC-Technology (Finland)Company 33 not ranked
23IQM (Finland)Company 26 not ranked
24Kone (Finland)Company 22 not ranked
25Fermion (Finland)Company 20 not ranked
26Ajat (Finland)Company 12 not ranked
27Ferring Pharmaceuticals (Finland)Company 10 not ranked
28ElFys (Finland)Company 10 not ranked
29Trueflaw (Finland)Company 9 not ranked
30Valmet (Finland)Company 9 not ranked
31Meaning Processing (Finland)Company 9 not ranked
32Foreca (Finland)Company 8 not ranked
33Traficon (Finland)Company 7 not ranked
34AMS (Finland)Company 7 not ranked
35Visual Components (Finland)Company 6 not ranked
36Paulo FoundationNonprofit 6 not ranked
37ConMed (Finland)Company 6 not ranked
38Spinverse (Finland)Company 5 not ranked
39Delfoi (Finland)Company 4 not ranked
40Allergan (Finland)Company 2 not ranked
41Fatman (Finland)Company 1 not ranked
42TietotaloInstitution 1 not ranked
43Nokia FoundationNonprofit 0 not ranked
44Medtentia (Finland)Company 0 not ranked
45Foundation for Finnish InventionsNonprofit 0 not ranked

By fractional works over the whole record; world rank on research quality in 2022-now. Bars are scaled to the largest institution in this city, not to anything off the page.

How concentrated the city is

The same institutions as shares of everything the list accounts for. A city that is one university and a city that is twelve read alike as a table and not at all alike here.

Aalto University: 42.0%Nokia (Finland): 27.9%VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland: 21.3%Geological Survey of Finland: 2.4%38 others listed: 6.4%42%largest
Aalto University27k · 42.0%Nokia (Finland)18k · 27.9%VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland14k · 21.3%Geological Survey of Finland1,545 · 2.4%38 others listed4,134 · 6.4%

Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.

Which fields of science does Espoo work in?

In 2022-now, 70% of research in Espoo is in Physical Sciences, 18% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (32%), Computer Science (15%), Social Sciences (7%). It does 1.8× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 7,312 fractional works · 70.0% of its workEngineering: 3,305 fractional works · 31.6% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 956 fractional works · 9.1% of its workMechanical Engineering: 406 fractional works · 3.9% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 400 fractional works · 3.8% of its workAerospace Engineering: 265 fractional works · 2.5% of its workBuilding and Construction: 193 fractional works · 1.8% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 181 fractional works · 1.7% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 178 fractional works · 1.7% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 140 fractional works · 1.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 130 fractional works · 1.2% of its workComputational Mechanics: 112 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMechanics of Materials: 111 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOcean Engineering: 91 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMedia Technology: 68 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 54 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 20 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 1,596 fractional works · 15.3% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 556 fractional works · 5.3% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 236 fractional works · 2.3% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 213 fractional works · 2.0% of its workInformation Systems: 175 fractional works · 1.7% of its workSignal Processing: 120 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 95 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 92 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputer Science Applications: 54 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHardware and Architecture: 27 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 29 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 683 fractional works · 6.5% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 332 fractional works · 3.2% of its workBiomaterials: 153 fractional works · 1.5% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 74 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 71 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 28 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 26 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 556 fractional works · 5.3% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 142 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 91 fractional works · 0.9% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 62 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEcology: 55 fractional works · 0.5% of its workWater Science and Technology: 49 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPollution: 44 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 36 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 33 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 24 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 21 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 472 fractional works · 4.5% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 238 fractional works · 2.3% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 68 fractional works · 0.7% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 65 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 42 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 35 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 23 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 226 fractional works · 2.2% of its workAtmospheric Science: 79 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeophysics: 54 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOceanography: 27 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeology: 27 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 38 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnergy: 147 fractional works · 1.4% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 113 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEnergy Engineering and Power Technology: 30 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.0% of its workChemistry: 128 fractional works · 1.2% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 48 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSpectroscopy: 22 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 57 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMathematics: 117 fractional works · 1.1% of its workApplied Mathematics: 32 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistics and Probability: 30 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 55 fractional works · 0.5% of its workChemical Engineering: 83 fractional works · 0.8% of its workFluid Flow and Transfer Processes: 40 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCatalysis: 27 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 17 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 1,897 fractional works · 18.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 692 fractional works · 6.6% of its workSociology and Political Science: 215 fractional works · 2.1% of its workEducation: 106 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 64 fractional works · 0.6% of its workTransportation: 56 fractional works · 0.5% of its workUrban Studies: 46 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety Research: 35 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCommunication: 32 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 24 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDemography: 24 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 88 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 489 fractional works · 4.7% of its workStrategy and Management: 136 fractional works · 1.3% of its workMarketing: 85 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement Information Systems: 76 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 72 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 70 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAccounting: 41 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 212 fractional works · 2.0% of its workSocial Psychology: 92 fractional works · 0.9% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 59 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 24 fractional works · 0.2% of its workClinical Psychology: 21 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 15 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 183 fractional works · 1.7% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 93 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 50 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 36 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.0% of its workArts and Humanities: 173 fractional works · 1.7% of its workMuseology: 32 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 31 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 25 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 85 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 149 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 97 fractional works · 0.9% of its workFinance: 38 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 14 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 657 fractional works · 6.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 274 fractional works · 2.6% of its workMolecular Biology: 178 fractional works · 1.7% of its workGenetics: 31 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 65 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeuroscience: 175 fractional works · 1.7% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 132 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 44 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 163 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPlant Science: 70 fractional works · 0.7% of its workFood Science: 36 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 57 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 30 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology: 23 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 14 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 583 fractional works · 5.6% of its workMedicine: 441 fractional works · 4.2% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 52 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysiology: 35 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 35 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSurgery: 35 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 34 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 32 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEpidemiology: 28 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 189 fractional works · 1.8% of its workHealth Professions: 106 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 43 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 63 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNursing: 23 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 7 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 6 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKEspoo10kfractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences6%Physical Sciences70%Health Sciences6%Social Sciences18%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this city does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering3,30531.6%
    2. Computer Science1,59615.3%
    3. Materials Science6836.5%
    4. Environmental Science5565.3%
    5. Physics and Astronomy4724.5%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences2262.2%
    7. Energy1471.4%
    8. Chemistry1281.2%
    9. Mathematics1171.1%
    10. Chemical Engineering830.8%
  2. Social Sciences1,89718.2%
    1. Social Sciences6926.6%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting4894.7%
    3. Psychology2122.0%
    4. Decision Sciences1831.7%
    5. Arts and Humanities1731.7%
    6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1491.4%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2742.6%
    2. Neuroscience1751.7%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1631.6%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology300.3%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics140.1%
    1. Medicine4414.2%
    2. Health Professions1061.0%
    3. Nursing230.2%
    4. Veterinary70.1%
    5. Dentistry60.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Espoo strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Espoo is most concentrated in Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes, Human-Computer Interaction and Signal Processing (5.0× the world share in Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes).

  1. Fluid Flow and Transfer ProcessesSubfield · 35.3 works5.0×
  2. Human-Computer InteractionSubfield · 80.6 works4.3×
  3. Signal ProcessingSubfield · 111.9 works4.0×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient against the world baseline. Inside a single field a city is a meaningful unit, which is why this is where a city is measured at all.

The whole field profile

All 26 fields at once: above the ring is more than a place this size would be expected to do. A specialist and a generalist produce the same ranked list and a completely different shape.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.33× its world share, 142 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.46× its world share, 226 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.28× its world share, 26 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.04× its world share, 154 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.38× its world share, 12 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 2.33× its world share, 75 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.79× its world share, 114 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.91× its world share, 1,366 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.28× its world share, 185 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.49× its world share, 125 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.14× its world share, 2,949 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.04× its world share, 474 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.89× its world share, 605 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.94× its world share, 101 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 2.03× its world share, 415 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.11× its world share, 5 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.39× its world share, 95 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.21× its world share, 378 worksMedicineNursing: 0.48× its world share, 22 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.42× its world share, 5 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.60× its world share, 159 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.50× its world share, 443 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.79× its world share, 159 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.71× its world share, 139 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.68× its world share, 189 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.53× its world share, 610 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemical Engineering, 2.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Chemical Engineering2.33×75 works
  2. Engineering2.14×2,949 works
  3. Physics and Astronomy2.03×415 works
  4. Computer Science1.91×1,366 works
  5. Materials Science1.89×605 works
  6. Decision Sciences1.79×159 works
  7. Business, Management and Accounting1.50×443 works
  8. Energy1.49×125 works
  9. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.28×185 works
  10. Neuroscience1.04×154 works
  11. Environmental Science1.04×474 works
  12. Mathematics0.94×101 works
  13. Chemistry0.79×114 works
  14. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.71×139 works
  15. Psychology0.68×189 works
  16. Arts and Humanities0.60×159 works
  17. Social Sciences0.53×610 works
  18. Nursing0.48×22 works
  19. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.46×226 works
  20. Veterinary0.42×5 works
  21. Health Professions0.39×95 works
  22. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.38×12 works
  23. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.33×142 works
  24. Immunology and Microbiology0.28×26 works
  25. Medicine0.21×378 works
  26. Dentistry0.11×5 works

Which keywords describe research in Espoo?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Machine Learning, Sustainability, Energy Efficiency, Renewable Energy, Biomedical Applications, Neural Networks and Environmental Impact.

▲ more of its work than of the world's◆ about the world's share▼ less than the world's

Size is fractional works in 2022-now in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this city's work against its share of the world's. The 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Deep Learning565▲ 1.57×80 topics
  2. Machine Learning506▲ 1.46×90 topics
  3. Sustainability446▲ 1.75×99 topics
  4. Energy Efficiency300▲ 3.1×41 topics
  5. Renewable Energy285▲ 1.88×56 topics
  6. Climate Change266◆ 0.94×102 topics
  7. Environmental Impact261▲ 1.46×58 topics
  8. Neural Networks261▲ 1.62×38 topics
  9. Biomedical Applications244▲ 1.97×35 topics
  10. Big Data205▲ 2.0×27 topics
  11. Remote Sensing177▲ 1.39×35 topics
  12. Mechanical Properties175▲ 1.71×38 topics
  13. Healthcare166▲ 1.39×32 topics
  14. Artificial Intelligence162◆ 1.09×42 topics
  15. Internet of Things155▲ 1.73×24 topics
  16. Supply Chain Management154▲ 1.65×24 topics
  17. Security153▲ 2.2×24 topics
  18. Innovation138▲ 1.28×56 topics
  19. Nanocomposites134▲ 1.62×22 topics
  20. Ionic Liquids132▲ 4.5×11 topics
  21. Artificial Neural Networks121▲ 2.5×9 topics
  22. Biosensors116▲ 2.3×12 topics
  23. Metal Recovery116▲ 5.7×3 topics
  24. Circular Economy114▲ 4.0×8 topics
  25. Lithium-ion Batteries112▲ 2.6×4 topics
  26. Smart Grid108▲ 2.9×10 topics
  27. Ethics104▲ 1.98×35 topics
  28. Environmental Impacts92▲ 3.3×9 topics
  29. Beamforming90▲ 8.3×4 topics
  30. 5G Networks88▲ 4.2×5 topics
  31. Wireless Networks87▲ 5.6×9 topics
  32. Wireless Communications80▲ 4.4×5 topics
  33. Energy Management77▲ 4.6×3 topics
  34. Entanglement74▲ 4.7×4 topics
  35. Cellulose Nanocrystals71▲ 16×1 topic
  36. Nanocellulose71▲ 16×1 topic
  37. Participatory Design67▲ 12×2 topics
  38. MIMO Systems65▲ 7.8×3 topics
  39. Massive MIMO64▲ 7.7×3 topics
  40. Co-Creation56▲ 12×2 topics

What research is done in Espoo?

Advanced Cellulose Resea…62Advanced Cellulose Research Studies: 62 fractional worksBuilding Energy and Comf…46Building Energy and Comfort Optimization: 46 fractional worksExtraction and Separation Processes: 44 fractional worksResearch in Social Sciences: 40 fractional worksSpeech and Audio Processing: 40 fractional worksLignin and Wood Chemistry: 39 fractional worksIoT and Edge/Fog Computing: 39 fractional worksPhotonic and Optical Dev…38Photonic and Optical Devices: 38 fractional worksRecycling and Waste Management Techniques: 38 fractional worksSmart Grid Energy Management: 38 fractional works
BiomaterialsBuilding and ConstructionMechanical EngineeringEducation5 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Advanced Cellulose Research Studies Biomaterials 62 works
  2. 2 Building Energy and Comfort Optimization Building and Construction 46 works
  3. 3 Extraction and Separation Processes Mechanical Engineering 44 works
  4. 4 Research in Social Sciences Education 40 works
  5. 5 Speech and Audio Processing Signal Processing 40 works
  6. 6 Lignin and Wood Chemistry Biomedical Engineering 39 works
  7. 7 IoT and Edge/Fog Computing Computer Networks and Communications 39 works
  8. 8 Photonic and Optical Devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 38 works
  9. 9 Recycling and Waste Management Techniques Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 38 works
  10. 10 Smart Grid Energy Management Electrical and Electronic Engineering 38 works

Research output over time

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The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting20%40%Espoo19.8% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 31.6% in 2011.

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