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Estonian Academy of Sciences

In research, Estonian Academy of Sciences stands highest in Physical Sciences (#4,535 of 21,541 worldwide), Physics and Astronomy (#2,357 of 3,663 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#9,411 of 14,347 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#16,274
of 28,054 · #7,258 all time
Rank in Estonia
#9
of 16
Research works
1.9k
▲ 3% vs 2013–17
Citations
31k
15.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
34%
world 28%

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
Physical SciencesDomain #4,535 of 21,541 10.1%1,297
Physics and AstronomyField #2,357 of 3,663 9.7%257
Life SciencesDomain #9,411 of 14,347 17.8%308
Social SciencesDomain #11,522 of 16,945 14.5%259
Environmental ScienceField #4,443 of 6,208 15.3%176
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #6,220 of 7,814 12.2%125
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #4,805 of 6,031 22.9%151
Earth and Planetary SciencesField #2,212 of 2,661 11.7%167
EngineeringField #9,569 of 11,412 7.0%242
Social SciencesField #8,762 of 10,206 14.5%148

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 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: 2.94× its world share, 9 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.79× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 1.78× its world share, 2 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.64× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 8.26× its world share, 8 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.75× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.39× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.35× its world share, 8 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.80× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 4.75× its world share, 7 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.12× its world share, 2 worksMedicineNursing: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 3.06× its world share, 6 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.53× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.45× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.06× its world share, 9 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 8.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Estonian Academy of Sciences?

Ranked on the composite score, É. Lippmaa, Μ. Mägi and Anto Raukas lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Estonian Academy of Sciences.

  1. 1 É. Lippmaa Estonia · #30,038 worldwide 439 citations · 52 works
  2. 2 Μ. Mägi Estonia · #149,481 worldwide 242 citations · 20 works
  3. 3 Anto Raukas Estonia · #364,143 worldwide 80 citations · 26 works
  4. 4 Juhan Ross Estonia · #569,242 worldwide 115 citations · 16 works
  5. 5 V. G. Plekhanov Estonia · #681,475 worldwide 95 citations · 44 works
  6. 6 M. Elango Estonia · #743,176 worldwide 27 citations · 18 works
  7. 7 Ü Lille Estonia · #1,199,227 worldwide 37 citations · 15 works
  8. 8 R. Avarmaa Estonia · #1,251,908 worldwide 26 citations · 15 works
  9. 9 K. K. Rebane Estonia · #1,263,522 worldwide 25 citations · 18 works
  10. 10 J-M Punning Estonia · #1,269,217 worldwide 11 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Estonian Academy of Sciences

Which keywords describe research at Estonian Academy of Sciences?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Wave Modeling, Sediment Transport, Literature, Sea-Level Rise, Plant Growth, Remote Sensing and Photosynthesis.

▲ 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. Climate Change7▲ 4.1×19 topics
  2. Wave Modeling4▲ 109×2 topics
  3. Remote Sensing3▲ 4.1×6 topics
  4. Environmental Impact3▲ 3.0×7 topics
  5. Sediment Transport3▲ 30×3 topics
  6. Literature3▲ 8.0×5 topics
  7. Sea-Level Rise3▲ 37×3 topics
  8. Plant Growth2▲ 35×2 topics
  9. Photosynthesis2▲ 80×2 topics
  10. Climate Change Impacts2▲ 29×2 topics
  11. Food Security2▲ 6.3×3 topics
  12. Tropical Cyclones2▲ 64×2 topics
  13. Coastal Dynamics2▲ 116×1 topic
  14. Shoreline Change2▲ 116×1 topic
  15. Phylogenetic Analysis2▲ 10×6 topics
  16. CO2 Enrichment2▲ 167×1 topic
  17. Ozone Effects2▲ 167×1 topic
  18. Global Change2▲ 9.7×4 topics
  19. Ocean Circulation2▲ 19×2 topics
  20. Invasive Species2▲ 5.3×4 topics
  21. Rogue Waves2▲ 41×2 topics
  22. Star Formation2▲ 44×2 topics
  23. Climate Change Impact1▲ 9.7×2 topics
  24. Cultural Psychology1▲ 48×3 topics
  25. Global Warming1▲ 5.3×4 topics
  26. Ocean Waves1▲ 99×1 topic
  27. Wind Stress1▲ 99×1 topic
  28. Black Holes1▲ 21×3 topics
  29. Imagology1▲ 204×1 topic
  30. National Stereotypes1▲ 204×1 topic
  31. Children's Literature1▲ 46×2 topics
  32. Cosmology1▲ 29×1 topic
  33. Drought1▲ 20×1 topic
  34. Folklore1▲ 34×2 topics
  35. Galaxies1▲ 69×1 topic
  36. Molecular Dynamics1▲ 11×3 topics
  37. Oceanic Modeling1▲ 56×1 topic
  38. Postcolonialism1▲ 15×3 topics
  39. Tidal Analysis1▲ 56×1 topic
  40. Tree Mortality1▲ 40×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Coastal and Marine Dynamics, Plant responses to elevated CO2, Ocean Waves and Remote Sensing and European Cultural and National Identity.

Coastal and Marine Dynam…2Coastal and Marine Dynamics: 2 fractional worksPlant responses to eleva…2Plant responses to elevated CO2: 2 fractional worksOcean Waves and Remote S…1Ocean Waves and Remote Sensing: 1 fractional worksEuropean Cultural and Na…1European Cultural and National Identity: 1 fractional worksGalaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena: 1 fractional worksOceanographic and Atmospheric Processes: 1 fractional worksPlant Water Relations an…1Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics: 1 fractional worksFolklore, Mythology, and Literature Studies: 1 fractional worksSocial Representations and Identity: 1 fractional worksOrbital Angular Momentum…1Orbital Angular Momentum in Optics: 1 fractional works
Earth-Surface ProcessesPlant ScienceOceanographySociology and Political Science5 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 Ocean Waves and Remote Sensing Oceanography 1 works
  4. 4 European Cultural and National Identity Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  5. 5 Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena Astronomy and Astrophysics 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 Folklore, Mythology, and Literature Studies Literature and Literary Theory 1 works
  9. 9 Social Representations and Identity Social Psychology 1 works
  10. 10 Orbital Angular Momentum in Optics Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 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: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 3% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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