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Research in Tampere

Science Explorer records 27 research institutions in Tampere, Finland. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are Tampere University, Tampere University Hospital and Tampere University of Applied Sciences.

Research institutions
27
4 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
29k
▲ 86% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
22.9%
record average 16.5%

A city carries no overall standing here. The composite 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 Tampere?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Tampere UniversityUniversity 19,329 #798
2Tampere University HospitalHospital / health system 4,056 #6,959
3Tampere University of Applied SciencesUniversity 3,518 #6,970
4Urho Kaleva Kekkonen InstituteHospital / health system 561 #22,778 all time
5Pirkanmaa Hospital DistrictHospital / health system 334 #20,749 all time
6Fimlab (Finland)Company 306 #15,086
7Coxa HospitalHospital / health system 151 #33,116 all time
8Police University CollegeUniversity 123 #40,074 all time
9Modulight (Finland)Company 75 not ranked
10Hatanpää HospitalHospital / health system 72 not ranked
11FIT Biotech (Finland)Company 50 not ranked
12Finnish Diabetes AssociationInstitution 35 not ranked
13Santen (Finland)Company 33 not ranked
14FinnMedi (Finland)Company 33 not ranked
15Sandvik (Finland)Company 31 not ranked
16Digital Dispatch (Finland)Company 24 not ranked
17Inion (Finland)Company 17 not ranked
18Hermia Business Development (Finland)Company 15 not ranked
19Millidyne (Finland)Company 12 not ranked
20Insta (Finland)Company 9 not ranked
21Diabetes TutkimussaatioInstitution 7 not ranked
22Emtele (Finland)Company 3 not ranked
23Finnish Coeliac SocietyInstitution 3 not ranked
24THT Control Oy (Finland)Company 2 not ranked
25Innolink (Finland)Company 1 not ranked
26Tampereen TuberkuloosisäätiöInstitution 0 not ranked
27Emil Aaltosen SäätiöResearch facility 0 not ranked

By fractional works over the whole record; world rank on research quality in 2022–2025. 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.

Tampere University: 67.1%Tampere University Hospital: 14.1%Tampere University of Applied Sciences: 12.2%Urho Kaleva Kekkonen Institute: 1.9%21 others listed: 4.6%67%largest
Tampere University19k · 67.1%Tampere University Hospital4,056 · 14.1%Tampere University of Applied Sciences3,518 · 12.2%Urho Kaleva Kekkonen Institute561 · 1.9%21 others listed1,336 · 4.6%

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

What is Tampere strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Tampere is most concentrated in Public Administration, Human-Computer Interaction and Hardware and Architecture (8.9× the world share in Public Administration).

  1. Public AdministrationSubfield · 34.1 works8.9×
  2. Human-Computer InteractionSubfield · 77.2 works5.3×
  3. Hardware and ArchitectureSubfield · 31.8 works4.0×
  4. CommunicationSubfield · 65.8 works3.4×
  5. Signal ProcessingSubfield · 57.3 works2.7×
  6. EducationSubfield · 570.0 works2.6×
  7. Language and LinguisticsSubfield · 73.6 works2.4×
← 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.

Which keywords describe research in Tampere?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Ethics, Communication, Pedagogy, Phenomenology, Healthcare, Social Sciences, Qualitative Research and Family Dynamics.

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

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 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. Education482▲ 4.0×70 topics
  2. Healthcare459▲ 5.7×28 topics
  3. Ethics458▲ 13×34 topics
  4. Qualitative Research420▲ 6.8×25 topics
  5. Communication416▲ 19×14 topics
  6. Pedagogy410▲ 12×17 topics
  7. Phenomenology399▲ 53×5 topics
  8. Social Sciences398▲ 40×11 topics
  9. Family Dynamics387▲ 42×2 topics
  10. Work Environment386▲ 278×1 topic
  11. Deep Learning252◆ 1.04×73 topics
  12. Epidemiology228▼ 0.81×122 topics
  13. Globalization209▲ 1.50×99 topics
  14. Sustainability194◆ 1.12×76 topics
  15. Machine Learning185▼ 0.80×81 topics
  16. Mental Health148▲ 1.42×39 topics
  17. Social Media138▲ 1.36×31 topics
  18. Public Health124▲ 1.21×52 topics
  19. Neural Networks114◆ 1.04×39 topics
  20. Social Interaction110▲ 3.9×11 topics
  21. Big Data103▲ 1.60×26 topics
  22. Energy Efficiency98▲ 1.47×35 topics
  23. Neoliberalism96▲ 3.8×22 topics
  24. Student Engagement68▲ 2.4×15 topics
  25. Learning Outcomes66▲ 2.1×8 topics
  26. Well-being63▲ 2.3×14 topics
  27. Embodiment57▲ 4.3×7 topics
  28. Emotion56▲ 3.8×12 topics
  29. Intrinsic Motivation52▲ 6.1×4 topics
  30. Beamforming48▲ 6.2×4 topics
  31. Online Communication46▲ 4.2×3 topics
  32. Cultural Competence46▲ 5.1×8 topics
  33. Stereotypes45▲ 6.6×3 topics
  34. Participatory Design43▲ 12×2 topics
  35. Institutional Theory42▲ 6.2×3 topics
  36. Public Opinion42▲ 4.8×5 topics
  37. User Experience40▲ 6.8×3 topics
  38. Video Games37▲ 9.9×2 topics
  39. Esports36▲ 13×1 topic
  40. Online Gaming36▲ 13×1 topic

What research is done in Tampere?

Research in Social Scien…386Research in Social Sciences: 386 fractional worksDigital Games and Media: 36 fractional worksEducational Games and Gamification: 31 fractional worksPhotonic and Optical Devices: 28 fractional worksVirtual Reality Applications and Impacts: 26 fractional worksLanguage, Discourse, Communication Strategies: 25 fractional worksInnovative Human-Technology Interaction: 24 fractional worksSocial Policy and Reform Studies: 23 fractional worksSemiconductor Lasers and Optical Devices: 22 fractional worksHigher Education Governance and Development: 21 fractional works
EducationSociology and Political ScienceDevelopmental and Educational PsychologyElectrical and Electronic Engineering3 others

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

  1. 1 Research in Social Sciences Education 386 works
  2. 2 Digital Games and Media Sociology and Political Science 36 works
  3. 3 Educational Games and Gamification Developmental and Educational Psychology 31 works
  4. 4 Photonic and Optical Devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 28 works
  5. 5 Virtual Reality Applications and Impacts Human-Computer Interaction 26 works
  6. 6 Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies Language and Linguistics 25 works
  7. 7 Innovative Human-Technology Interaction Human-Computer Interaction 24 works
  8. 8 Social Policy and Reform Studies Political Science and International Relations 23 works
  9. 9 Semiconductor Lasers and Optical Devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 22 works
  10. 10 Higher Education Governance and Development Political Science and International Relations 21 works

Research output over time

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