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Research in Vaasa

Science Explorer records 8 research institutions in Vaasa, Finland. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are University of Vaasa and Novia University of Applied Sciences.

Research institutions
8
2 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
4.8k
▲ 26% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
32.9%
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 Vaasa?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1University of VaasaUniversity 3,988 #2,612
2Vaasa Central HospitalHospital / health system 350 #16,724 all time
3Novia University of Applied SciencesUniversity 233 #19,691
4Vaasa University of Applied SciencesUniversity 137 #35,720 all time
5Vanha Vaasa hospitalHospital / health system 79 not ranked
6Merinova (Finland)Company 11 not ranked
7Wapice (Finland)Company 10 not ranked
8VamiaUniversity 5 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.

University of Vaasa: 82.9%Vaasa Central Hospital: 7.3%Novia University of Applied Sciences: 4.8%Vaasa University of Applied Sciences: 2.8%4 others listed: 2.2%83%largest
University of Vaasa3,988 · 82.9%Vaasa Central Hospital350 · 7.3%Novia University of Applied Sciences233 · 4.8%Vaasa University of Applied Sciences137 · 2.8%4 others listed105 · 2.2%

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

What is Vaasa strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Vaasa is most concentrated in Finance, Strategy and Management and Management of Technology and Innovation (8.8× the world share in Finance).

  1. FinanceSubfield · 33.6 works8.8×
  2. Strategy and ManagementSubfield · 89.3 works8.2×
  3. Management of Technology and InnovationSubfield · 26.1 works6.8×
  4. MarketingSubfield · 34.2 works6.4×
  5. Business, Management and AccountingField · 243.5 works6.0×
← 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.

Which keywords describe research in Vaasa?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Renewable Energy, Healthcare, Ethics, Communication, Pedagogy, Phenomenology, Social Sciences 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. Renewable Energy102▲ 5.6×38 topics
  2. Healthcare84▲ 5.9×16 topics
  3. Sustainability79▲ 2.6×53 topics
  4. Education71▲ 3.3×29 topics
  5. Ethics68▲ 11×10 topics
  6. Communication62▲ 16×7 topics
  7. Qualitative Research62▲ 5.7×9 topics
  8. Pedagogy62▲ 10×10 topics
  9. Phenomenology61▲ 45×3 topics
  10. Social Sciences59▲ 33×4 topics
  11. Family Dynamics59▲ 36×1 topic
  12. Work Environment59▲ 239×1 topic
  13. Machine Learning55▲ 1.33×59 topics
  14. Social Capital53▲ 7.9×15 topics
  15. Smart Grid52▲ 11×8 topics
  16. Renewable Energy Integration46▲ 11×5 topics
  17. Supply Chain Management45▲ 3.8×15 topics
  18. Innovation44▲ 3.3×29 topics
  19. Corporate Governance38▲ 4.1×14 topics
  20. Power Electronics35▲ 8.4×7 topics
  21. Internet of Things34▲ 3.1×12 topics
  22. Security32▲ 3.9×16 topics
  23. Strategic Alliances30▲ 34×3 topics
  24. Game Theory29▲ 14×4 topics
  25. Energy Management27▲ 12×2 topics
  26. Privacy26▲ 7.1×4 topics
  27. Environmental Management26▲ 5.2×9 topics
  28. Smart Home25▲ 12×2 topics
  29. Demand Response25▲ 21×1 topic
  30. Electricity Markets25▲ 21×1 topic
  31. Decentralized Control24▲ 16×2 topics
  32. Energy Storage Systems23▲ 13×2 topics
  33. Smart Grid Applications23▲ 14×2 topics
  34. Institutional Theory23▲ 19×3 topics
  35. Value Creation22▲ 46×2 topics
  36. Cyber-Physical Systems22▲ 6.6×6 topics
  37. Distributed Power Generation22▲ 17×1 topic
  38. Microgrid Control22▲ 17×1 topic
  39. Customer Experience21▲ 11×4 topics
  40. Firm Performance19▲ 8.1×4 topics

What research is done in Vaasa?

Research in Social Scien…59Research in Social Sciences: 59 fractional worksSmart Grid Energy Manage…25Smart Grid Energy Management: 25 fractional worksMicrogrid Control and Op…22Microgrid Control and Optimization: 22 fractional worksInnovation and Knowledge Management: 17 fractional worksBlockchain Technology Applications and Security: 15 fractional worksService and Product Innovation: 13 fractional worksMarket Dynamics and Volatility: 12 fractional worksInternational Business and FDI: 12 fractional worksCorporate Finance and Governance: 11 fractional worksSmart Grid Security and Resilience: 11 fractional works
EducationElectrical and Electronic EngineeringControl and Systems EngineeringStrategy and Management4 others

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

  1. 1 Research in Social Sciences Education 59 works
  2. 2 Smart Grid Energy Management Electrical and Electronic Engineering 25 works
  3. 3 Microgrid Control and Optimization Control and Systems Engineering 22 works
  4. 4 Innovation and Knowledge Management Strategy and Management 17 works
  5. 5 Blockchain Technology Applications and Security Information Systems 15 works
  6. 6 Service and Product Innovation Marketing 13 works
  7. 7 Market Dynamics and Volatility Economics and Econometrics 12 works
  8. 8 International Business and FDI Strategy and Management 12 works
  9. 9 Corporate Finance and Governance Accounting 11 works
  10. 10 Smart Grid Security and Resilience Control and Systems Engineering 11 works

Research output over time

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