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Estonian Academy of Sciences

In research, Estonian Academy of Sciences stands highest in Chemistry (#2,622 of 2,902 worldwide), Earth and Planetary Sciences (#2,061 of 2,224 worldwide) and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (#5,535 of 5,801 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022-now
#21,439
of 22,385 · #32,122 all time
Rank in Estonia
#14
of 14
Research works
1.9k
▲ 5% vs 2018-21
Citations
31k
15.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.4%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.97×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
34%
world 40%
International
25%
world 18%
Estonian Academy of Sciences

What is Estonian Academy of Sciences 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
ChemistryField #2,622 of 2,902 5.7%176
Earth and Planetary SciencesField #2,061 of 2,224 3.9%167
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #5,535 of 5,801 4.5%125
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #4,897 of 5,126 8.8%151
Life SciencesDomain #10,593 of 11,023 6.9%308
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsSubfield #1,513 of 1,567 3.5%143
Physics and AstronomyField #2,822 of 2,917 5.0%257
Environmental ScienceField #5,236 of 5,407 7.8%176
Social SciencesField #9,062 of 9,330 7.5%148
Materials ScienceField #3,681 of 3,771 6.7%136

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Estonian Academy of Sciences 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 Estonian Academy of Sciences work in?

In 2022-now, 46% of research at Estonian Academy of Sciences is in Physical Sciences, 30% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (15%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (13%), Environmental Science (12%). It does 1.4× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 35 fractional works · 45.9% of its workEnvironmental Science: 9 fractional works · 12.1% of its workEcology: 2 fractional works · 2.1% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPollution: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workWater Science and Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 9 fractional works · 11.5% of its workOceanography: 4 fractional works · 4.9% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 3 fractional works · 4.4% of its workAtmospheric Science: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPaleontology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 7 fractional works · 9.9% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 3 fractional works · 4.3% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 3 fractional works · 3.4% of its workInstrumentation: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEngineering: 5 fractional works · 6.2% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workMechanics of Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputational Mechanics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAerospace Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBuilding and Construction: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMechanical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 2 fractional works · 2.4% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workBiomaterials: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeneral Energy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistics and Probability: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 22 fractional works · 29.6% of its workSocial Sciences: 11 fractional works · 15.0% of its workSociology and Political Science: 4 fractional works · 4.8% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 2 fractional works · 3.1% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workAnthropology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workUrban Studies: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workTransportation: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workArts and Humanities: 7 fractional works · 9.3% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 3 fractional works · 3.7% of its workHistory: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPhilosophy: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workArcheology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMuseology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 3 fractional works · 3.8% of its workSocial Psychology: 2 fractional works · 2.5% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife Sciences: 16 fractional works · 20.7% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 10 fractional works · 13.3% of its workPlant Science: 7 fractional works · 8.8% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 3 fractional works · 3.3% of its workInsect Science: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workFood Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 4.0% of its workMolecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 2.8% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 3 fractional works · 3.3% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 2 fractional works · 2.2% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workDevelopmental Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 3 fractional works · 3.7% of its workMedicine: 2 fractional works · 2.7% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSurgery: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDermatology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRheumatology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPeriodontics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKEstonian Academyof Sciences76fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences21%Physical Sciences46%Health Sciences4%Social Sciences30%

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 23 fields, with their numbers
    1. Environmental Science912.1%
    2. Earth and Planetary Sciences911.5%
    3. Physics and Astronomy79.9%
    4. Engineering56.2%
    5. Materials Science22.4%
    6. Computer Science11.6%
    7. Chemistry11.1%
    8. Energy10.8%
    9. Mathematics00.3%
    10. Chemical Engineering00.1%
    1. Social Sciences1115.0%
    2. Arts and Humanities79.3%
    3. Psychology33.8%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance10.7%
    5. Decision Sciences00.5%
    6. Business, Management and Accounting00.3%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1013.3%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology34.0%
    3. Neuroscience33.3%
    1. Medicine22.7%
    2. Health Professions10.7%
    3. Dentistry00.2%
    4. Nursing00.1%
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: 2.81× its world share, 10 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.76× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 2.06× its world share, 2 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.69× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 7.34× its world share, 9 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.88× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.41× its world share, 5 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.43× its world share, 9 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.68× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 4.45× its world share, 8 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.45× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.14× its world share, 2 worksMedicineNursing: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 3.22× its world share, 7 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.53× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.24× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.19× its world share, 11 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 7.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 23 fields, with their numbers
  1. Earth and Planetary Sciences7.34×9 works
  2. Physics and Astronomy4.45×8 works
  3. Arts and Humanities3.22×7 works
  4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences2.81×10 works
  5. Environmental Science2.43×9 works
  6. Neuroscience2.06×2 works
  7. Psychology1.24×3 works
  8. Social Sciences1.19×11 works
  9. Energy0.88×1 works
  10. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.76×3 works
  11. Chemistry0.69×1 works
  12. Materials Science0.68×2 works
  13. Decision Sciences0.53×0 works
  14. Dentistry0.45×0 works
  15. Engineering0.41×5 works
  16. Chemical Engineering0.32×0 works
  17. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.32×0 works
  18. Health Professions0.27×0 works
  19. Mathematics0.23×0 works
  20. Nursing0.23×0 works
  21. Computer Science0.21×1 works
  22. Medicine0.14×2 works
  23. Business, Management and Accounting0.09×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Estonian Academy of Sciences?

Ranked on the quality score, Märt Mägi, Juhan Ross and K. Timpmann lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Estonian Academy of Sciences.

  1. 1 Märt Mägi Estonia · #3,197,507 worldwide 3.9k citations · 80 works
  2. 2 Juhan Ross Estonia · #4,624,465 worldwide 3.2k citations · 49 works
  3. 3 K. Timpmann Estonia · #5,891,929 worldwide 568 citations · 18 works
  4. 4 Heiki Sõnajalg Estonia · #6,132,007 worldwide 346 citations · 17 works
  5. 5 A. A. Gorokhovskiǐ Estonia · #6,241,492 worldwide 350 citations · 20 works
  6. 6 Juhan Kahk Estonia · #6,398,689 worldwide 124 citations · 15 works
  7. 7 Juta Viil Estonia · #6,477,070 worldwide 362 citations · 18 works
  8. 8 Galina Hütt Estonia · #6,581,221 worldwide 1.1k citations · 38 works
  9. 9 Vello Jaaska Estonia · #6,597,956 worldwide 994 citations · 44 works
  10. 10 Martin Klöker Estonia · #6,598,587 worldwide 12 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at Estonian Academy of Sciences

What are the most cited papers from Estonian Academy of Sciences?

The most cited paper from Estonian Academy of Sciences is "Poleward shifts in geographical ranges of butterfly species associated with regional warming" (Camille Parmesan, Nils Ryrholm, Constantí Stefanescu et al., 1999), with 2,302 citations. Next come "The Simons Genome Diversity Project: 300 genomes from 142 diverse populations" (1,804) and "Upper Palaeolithic Siberian genome reveals dual ancestry of Native Americans" (1,041).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Poleward shifts in geographical ranges of butterfly species associated with regional warming Camille Parmesan, Nils Ryrholm, Constantí Stefanescu et al. · Nature Open access Jun 1999 2,302
2 The Simons Genome Diversity Project: 300 genomes from 142 diverse populations Swapan Mallick et al. · Nature Open access 20 Sep 2016 1,804
3 Upper Palaeolithic Siberian genome reveals dual ancestry of Native Americans Maanasa Raghavan et al. · Nature Open access 19 Nov 2013 1,041
4 Fluorescence correlation spectroscopy with high count rate and low background: analysis of translational diffusion Rudolf W. Rigler, �. Mets, Jerker Widengren et al. · European Biophysics Journal Aug 1993 1,006
5 A theoretical analysis of the frequency of gaps in plant stands Tiit Nilson · Agricultural Meteorology 1971 967
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Estonian Academy of Sciences?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Literature, Wave Modeling, Sediment Transport, Sea-Level Rise, Photosynthesis, Plant Growth and Postcolonialism.

▲ 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 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. Climate Change8▲ 4.0×20 topics
  2. Literature5▲ 12×6 topics
  3. Wave Modeling4▲ 100×2 topics
  4. Environmental Impact4▲ 2.9×10 topics
  5. Remote Sensing4▲ 3.8×6 topics
  6. Globalization3▲ 2.1×8 topics
  7. Sediment Transport3▲ 27×3 topics
  8. Sea-Level Rise3▲ 34×3 topics
  9. Photosynthesis3▲ 78×2 topics
  10. Plant Growth3▲ 32×2 topics
  11. Postcolonialism2▲ 23×3 topics
  12. Food Security2▲ 5.9×3 topics
  13. Tropical Cyclones2▲ 56×2 topics
  14. Climate Change Impacts2▲ 25×2 topics
  15. Coastal Dynamics2▲ 107×1 topic
  16. Identity2▲ 4.3×5 topics
  17. Phylogenetic Analysis2▲ 9.6×6 topics
  18. Shoreline Change2▲ 107×1 topic
  19. Global Warming2▲ 6.9×4 topics
  20. CO2 Enrichment2▲ 157×1 topic
  21. Cultural Identity2▲ 5.1×2 topics
  22. Ozone Effects2▲ 157×1 topic
  23. Imagology2▲ 241×1 topic
  24. National Stereotypes2▲ 241×1 topic
  25. Biogeography2▲ 8.1×5 topics
  26. Rogue Waves2▲ 39×2 topics
  27. Global Change2▲ 8.2×4 topics
  28. Ocean Circulation2▲ 15×2 topics
  29. Ocean Waves2▲ 91×1 topic
  30. Wind Stress2▲ 91×1 topic
  31. Folklore2▲ 39×2 topics
  32. International Relations2▲ 8.1×5 topics
  33. Literary Analysis2▲ 101×2 topics
  34. Star Formation2▲ 35×2 topics
  35. Climate Change Impact1▲ 8.1×2 topics
  36. Cultural Psychology1▲ 40×3 topics
  37. Feminism1▲ 6.5×3 topics
  38. Habitat Fragmentation1▲ 8.8×3 topics
  39. Molecular Dynamics1▲ 10×3 topics
  40. Children's Literature1▲ 46×2 topics

Which research topics does Estonian Academy of Sciences publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Coastal and Marine Dynamics, Plant responses to elevated CO2, European Cultural and National Identity and Ocean Waves and Remote Sensing.

Coastal and Marine Dynam…2Coastal and Marine Dynamics: 2 fractional worksPlant responses to eleva…2Plant responses to elevated CO2: 2 fractional worksEuropean Cultural and Na…2European Cultural and National Identity: 2 fractional worksOcean Waves and Remote S…2Ocean Waves and Remote Sensing: 2 fractional worksFolklore, Mythology, and Literature Studies: 1 fractional worksOceanographic and Atmospheric Processes: 1 fractional worksPlant Water Relations an…1Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics: 1 fractional worksGalaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena: 1 fractional worksPhotoreceptor and optogenetics research: 1 fractional worksPhotosynthetic Processes…1Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms: 1 fractional works
Earth-Surface ProcessesPlant ScienceSociology and Political ScienceOceanography5 others

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

  1. 1 Coastal and Marine Dynamics Earth-Surface Processes 2 works
  2. 2 Plant responses to elevated CO2 Plant Science 2 works
  3. 3 European Cultural and National Identity Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  4. 4 Ocean Waves and Remote Sensing Oceanography 2 works
  5. 5 Folklore, Mythology, and Literature Studies Literature and Literary Theory 1 works
  6. 6 Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes Oceanography 1 works
  7. 7 Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics Global and Planetary Change 1 works
  8. 8 Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena Astronomy and Astrophysics 1 works
  9. 9 Photoreceptor and optogenetics research Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 1 works
  10. 10 Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms Molecular Biology 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 available34.2%not open65.8%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors25.2%domestic only74.8%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Estonian Academy of Sciences's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 5% higher than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Estonian Academy of Sciences as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00028% in 2024.

still counting0.010%0.020%Estonian Academy of Sciences0.00027% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Estonian Academy of Sciences 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%15%Estonian Academy of Sciences14.7% in 2014all institutions10.0% in 201420002010

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 14.7% in 2014.

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