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Council of State

In research, Council of State stands highest in Social Sciences (#7,099 of 14,833 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#6,772 of 9,330 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#14,385
of 34,923
Rank in Finland
#62
of 159
Research works
466
▼ 24% vs 2018-21
Citations
4.6k
10.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.8%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.07×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
16%
world 40%
International
18%
world 18%
Council of State

What is Council of State known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Social SciencesDomain #7,099 of 14,833 3.2%314
Social SciencesField #6,772 of 9,330 3.9%175

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Council of State 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Council of State work in?

In 2022-now, 58% of research at Council of State is in Social Sciences, 21% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (40%), Medicine (14%), Computer Science (6%). It does 1.9× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 17 fractional works · 57.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 12 fractional works · 39.8% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 4 fractional works · 14.2% of its workSociology and Political Science: 3 fractional works · 11.9% of its workLaw: 1 fractional works · 3.4% of its workTransportation: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workUrban Studies: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHealth: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workLinguistics and Language: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2 fractional works · 6.0% of its workAccounting: 1 fractional works · 2.8% of its workStrategy and Management: 0 fractional works · 1.7% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 4.7% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 4.1% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 4.0% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 0 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 3.1% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workHealth Sciences: 6 fractional works · 21.2% of its workMedicine: 4 fractional works · 14.4% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 3.9% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 1 fractional works · 3.4% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workHealth Informatics: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 3.4% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workResearch and Theory: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workIssues, ethics and legal aspects: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPeriodontics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 5 fractional works · 16.5% of its workComputer Science: 2 fractional works · 6.2% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 4.5% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 3.0% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEngineering: 1 fractional works · 3.1% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workMedia Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOcean Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workStatistics and Probability: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInstrumentation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLife Sciences: 1 fractional works · 4.8% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workBiotechnology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workFood Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDrug Discovery: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workALL ITS WORKCouncil of State29fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences5%Physical Sciences17%Health Sciences21%Social Sciences58%

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 institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 20 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences1239.8%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting26.0%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance14.7%
    4. Decision Sciences14.0%
    5. Psychology13.1%
    1. Medicine414.4%
    2. Health Professions13.4%
    3. Nursing12.7%
    4. Dentistry00.6%
    1. Computer Science26.2%
    2. Environmental Science14.5%
    3. Engineering13.1%
    4. Mathematics01.1%
    5. Physics and Astronomy00.8%
    6. Chemistry00.4%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.4%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology12.1%
    2. Neuroscience01.2%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences01.1%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.4%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.40× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.74× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.07× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.80× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.91× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.97× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.29× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.31× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.75× its world share, 4 worksMedicineNursing: 5.49× its world share, 1 worksNursingBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.85× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 4.12× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.19× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.02× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.14× its world share, 12 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 5.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 20 fields, with their numbers
  1. Nursing5.49×1 works
  2. Decision Sciences4.12×1 works
  3. Social Sciences3.14×12 works
  4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance2.19×1 works
  5. Business, Management and Accounting1.85×2 works
  6. Health Professions1.31×1 works
  7. Dentistry1.29×0 works
  8. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.07×0 works
  9. Psychology1.02×1 works
  10. Mathematics0.97×0 works
  11. Environmental Science0.91×1 works
  12. Computer Science0.80×2 works
  13. Medicine0.75×4 works
  14. Neuroscience0.74×0 works
  15. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.40×1 works
  16. Physics and Astronomy0.35×0 works
  17. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.24×0 works
  18. Chemistry0.24×0 works
  19. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.24×0 works
  20. Engineering0.21×1 works

Who are the top researchers at Council of State?

Ranked on the quality score, D. Josephus Jitta, William J. Bryan and Isabelle Falque-Pierrotin lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Council of State.

  1. 1 D. Josephus Jitta Finland · #2,877,244 worldwide 9 citations · 22 works
  2. 2 William J. Bryan Finland · #3,277,105 worldwide 7 citations · 16 works
  3. 3 Isabelle Falque-Pierrotin Finland · #3,859,514 worldwide 14 citations · 16 works
  4. 4 Rhodes Boyson Finland · #4,247,453 worldwide 227 citations · 25 works
  5. 5 Kari Hämekoski Finland · #4,501,511 worldwide 68 citations · 15 works
  6. 6 Jari Pirjola Finland · #4,668,880 worldwide 77 citations · 19 works
  7. 7 Andrew Lansley Finland · #4,707,194 worldwide 16 citations · 28 works
  8. 8 Jean-Mathieu Glatt Finland · #4,708,510 worldwide 0 citations · 15 works
  9. 9 Jean-Marc Sauvé Finland · #5,708,097 worldwide 62 citations · 65 works
  10. 10 Eileen M. Ahearn Finland · #6,500,987 worldwide 135 citations · 64 works
All ranked researchers at Council of State

What are the most cited papers from Council of State?

The most cited paper from Council of State is "Circular Economy: The Concept and its Limitations" (Jouni Korhonen, Antero Honkasalo, Jyri Seppälä, 2017), with 3,897 citations. Next come "Review of Particle Physics" (3,524) and "The NCSBN National Simulation Study: A Longitudinal, Randomized, Controlled Study Replacing Clinical Hours with Simulation in Prelicensure Nursing Education" (1,188).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Circular Economy: The Concept and its Limitations Jouni Korhonen, Antero Honkasalo, Jyri Seppälä · Ecological Economics 12 Jul 2017 3,897
2 Review of Particle Physics Sergio Navas et al. · Physical review. D/Physical review. D. Open access244 authors Aug 2024 3,524
3 The NCSBN National Simulation Study: A Longitudinal, Randomized, Controlled Study Replacing Clinical Hours with Simulation in Prelicensure Nursing Education Jennifer K. Hayden, Richard A. Smiley, Maryann Alexander et al. · Journal of Nursing Regulation Jul 2014 1,188
4 A European aerosol phenomenology – 3: Physical and chemical characteristics of particulate matter from 60 rural, urban, and kerbside sites across Europe J.-P. Putaud et al. · Atmospheric Environment 8 Jan 2010 859
5 The 2020 National Nursing Workforce Survey Richard A. Smiley, Clark Ruttinger, Carrie M. Oliveira et al. · Journal of Nursing Regulation Open access Apr 2021 319
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Which keywords describe research at Council of State?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Human Rights, International Law, Sovereignty, Diplomacy, Habermas, Social Pathologies, Global Governance and Environmental Law.

▲ 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 institution's work against its share of the world's. The 21 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 21 words, with their numbers
  1. Human Rights5▲ 16×12 topics
  2. International Law3▲ 36×8 topics
  3. Sovereignty3▲ 104×3 topics
  4. Epidemiology2▲ 1.71×6 topics
  5. Artificial Intelligence2▲ 3.8×5 topics
  6. Diplomacy2▲ 55×2 topics
  7. Habermas2▲ 458×1 topic
  8. Social Pathologies2▲ 458×1 topic
  9. Global Governance1▲ 20×2 topics
  10. Environmental Law1▲ 22×2 topics
  11. International Criminal Law1▲ 207×1 topic
  12. International Humanitarian Law1▲ 207×1 topic
  13. Aviation1▲ 161×1 topic
  14. European Union1▲ 18×3 topics
  15. Treaties1▲ 428×1 topic
  16. Machine Learning1◆ 1.09×5 topics
  17. Prevention1▲ 9.1×2 topics
  18. Public Health1▲ 2.7×5 topics
  19. Risk Factors1▲ 3.5×2 topics
  20. Muscle Injuries1▲ 53×1 topic
  21. Sports Injury1▲ 53×1 topic

Which research topics does Council of State publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Critical Theory and Philosophy, International Law and Human Rights, International Law and Aviation and Sports injuries and prevention.

Critical Theory and Philosophy: 2 fractional worksInternational Law and Human Rights: 1 fractional worksInternational Law and Av…1International Law and Aviation: 1 fractional worksSports injuries and prev…1Sports injuries and prevention: 1 fractional worksEuropean Criminal Justice and Data Protection: 1 fractional worksCultural Industries and Urban Development: 1 fractional worksCOVID-19 and Mental Health1COVID-19 and Mental Health: 1 fractional worksEducational Assessment and Improvement: 0 fractional worksInternational Arbitration and Investment Law: 0 fractional worksRisk Perception and Management: 0 fractional works
Sociology and Political SciencePolitical Science and International RelationsOrthopedics and Sports MedicineUrban Studies3 others

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

  1. 1 Critical Theory and Philosophy Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  2. 2 International Law and Human Rights Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  3. 3 International Law and Aviation Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  4. 4 Sports injuries and prevention Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 1 works
  5. 5 European Criminal Justice and Data Protection Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  6. 6 Cultural Industries and Urban Development Urban Studies 1 works
  7. 7 COVID-19 and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 1 works
  8. 8 Educational Assessment and Improvement Information Systems and Management 0 works
  9. 9 International Arbitration and Investment Law Strategy and Management 0 works
  10. 10 Risk Perception and Management Sociology and Political Science 0 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 available16.1%not open83.9%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors18.4%domestic only81.6%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Council of State's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 24% lower than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

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

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Council of State as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00010% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%Council of State0.000091% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Council of State over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

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

5%10%all institutions10.0% in 2015Council of State5.5% in 20152010

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 5.5% in 2015.

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