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Central Finland Health Care District

In research, Central Finland Health Care District stands highest in Health Sciences (#5,269 of 11,982 worldwide) and Medicine (#6,019 of 10,443 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#15,239
of 28,054 · #15,089 all time
Rank in Finland
#44
of 80
Research works
1.1k
▲ 29% vs 2013–17
Citations
39k
36.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
26.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
42%
world 28%

What is Central Finland Health Care District known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Health SciencesDomain #5,269 of 11,982 24.6%103 #4097
MedicineField #6,019 of 10,443 24.4%94 #4680

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Central Finland Health Care District sits in it, in the colour of the band that rank falls in. The track under the rate is the rate itself: it carries no world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

Field profile

Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.98× its world share, 6 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.85× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.49× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.11× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.44× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.31× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.12× its world share, 7 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.88× its world share, 94 worksMedicineNursing: 2.81× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.49× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.04× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.11× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 3.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Central Finland Health Care District?

Ranked on the composite score, Jukka‐Pekka Mecklin, Tuulikki Sokka and Pekka Hannonen lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Central Finland Health Care District.

  1. 1 Jukka‐Pekka Mecklin Finland · #6,275 worldwide 1k citations · 62 works
  2. 2 Tuulikki Sokka Finland · #35,949 worldwide 423 citations · 41 works
  3. 3 Pekka Hannonen Finland · #175,293 worldwide 162 citations · 36 works
  4. 4 Juha Paloneva Finland · #278,799 worldwide 127 citations · 19 works
  5. 5 Arja Häkkinen Finland · #381,312 worldwide 118 citations · 44 works
  6. 6 T Pýörälä Finland · #529,716 worldwide 31 citations · 17 works
  7. 7 Jari Ylinen Finland · #787,992 worldwide 42 citations · 15 works
  8. 8 Kai Nyman Finland · #794,276 worldwide 43 citations · 15 works
  9. 9 Martti Oka Finland · #1,021,390 worldwide 39 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Central Finland Health Care District

Which keywords describe research at Central Finland Health Care District?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Cardiovascular Disease, Rehabilitation, Physical Activity, Inflammation, Complications, Chemotherapy and Neoadjuvant Therapy.

▲ 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 institution'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. Epidemiology15▲ 3.0×52 topics
  2. Cardiovascular Disease8▲ 5.7×24 topics
  3. Inflammation7▲ 2.7×40 topics
  4. Rehabilitation5▲ 10×9 topics
  5. Chemotherapy5▲ 5.2×15 topics
  6. Public Health5▲ 2.5×14 topics
  7. Quality of Life5▲ 2.6×22 topics
  8. Physical Activity4▲ 7.2×9 topics
  9. Complications4▲ 6.8×11 topics
  10. Obesity4▲ 4.4×15 topics
  11. Risk Factors4▲ 3.0×19 topics
  12. Clinical Practice Guidelines4▲ 5.9×10 topics
  13. Heart Failure4▲ 7.2×9 topics
  14. Depression4▲ 3.5×11 topics
  15. Neoadjuvant Therapy4▲ 13×5 topics
  16. Metabolic Syndrome4▲ 3.4×15 topics
  17. Meta-Analysis3▲ 4.6×12 topics
  18. Molecular Characterization3▲ 15×5 topics
  19. Mortality3▲ 4.6×10 topics
  20. Anxiety3▲ 5.4×7 topics
  21. Surgery3▲ 7.2×7 topics
  22. Cardiovascular Risk3▲ 7.8×5 topics
  23. Biomechanics3▲ 8.0×6 topics
  24. Exercise3▲ 20×3 topics
  25. Surgical Treatment3▲ 12×5 topics
  26. Survival Analysis3▲ 8.3×5 topics
  27. Cancer Risk3▲ 10×7 topics
  28. Patient Satisfaction3▲ 7.0×7 topics
  29. Arthroplasty3▲ 22×2 topics
  30. High-Intensity Interval Training3▲ 20×2 topics
  31. Low Back Pain3▲ 13×4 topics
  32. Health-related Quality of Life3▲ 8.7×4 topics
  33. Physical Fitness3▲ 15×2 topics
  34. Chronic Diseases2▲ 7.9×3 topics
  35. Adjuvant Chemotherapy2▲ 27×2 topics
  36. Cardiorespiratory Fitness2▲ 45×1 topic
  37. Exercise Capacity2▲ 45×1 topic
  38. Vascular Function2▲ 20×2 topics
  39. Intervention Strategies2▲ 44×1 topic
  40. Sedentary Behavior2▲ 44×1 topic

Which research topics does Central Finland Health Care District publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Cardiovascular and exercise physiology, Physical Activity and Health, Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation and Genetic factors in colorectal cancer.

Cardiovascular and exerc…2Cardiovascular and exercise physiology: 2 fractional worksPhysical Activity and He…2Physical Activity and Health: 2 fractional worksOrthopedic Surgery and R…2Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation: 2 fractional worksGenetic factors in color…2Genetic factors in colorectal cancer: 2 fractional worksTotal Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes: 2 fractional worksPelvic floor disorders treatments: 2 fractional worksHeart Rate Variability a…2Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control: 2 fractional worksEsophageal Cancer Research and Treatment: 1 fractional worksMaternal and Perinatal Health Interventions: 1 fractional worksRheumatoid Arthritis Res…1Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies: 1 fractional works
Complementary and alternative medicinePhysiologySurgeryPathology and Forensic Medicine3 others

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

  1. 1 Cardiovascular and exercise physiology Complementary and alternative medicine 2 works
  2. 2 Physical Activity and Health Physiology 2 works
  3. 3 Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation Surgery 2 works
  4. 4 Genetic factors in colorectal cancer Pathology and Forensic Medicine 2 works
  5. 5 Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes Surgery 2 works
  6. 6 Pelvic floor disorders treatments Rheumatology 2 works
  7. 7 Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 2 works
  8. 8 Esophageal Cancer Research and Treatment Surgery 1 works
  9. 9 Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions Obstetrics and Gynecology 1 works
  10. 10 Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies Rheumatology 1 works

How open and international is its research?

Against the world’s own shares — the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.

openly available41.5%not open58.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors20.4%domestic only79.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Central Finland Health Care District's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 29% higher than in 2013–2017.

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The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

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