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Estonian Research Council

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Research works
8
▼ 53% vs 2018-21
Citations
54
6.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
19.8%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
47%
world 40%
International
19%
world 18%
Estonian Research Council

Not ranked overall: Estonian Research Council is under the volume floor below which an excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

Which fields of science does Estonian Research Council work in?

In all years, 75% of research at Estonian Research Council is in Social Sciences, 10% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (39%), Business, Management and Accounting (14%), Economics, Econometrics and Finance (13%). It does 2.0× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 6 fractional works · 75.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 3 fractional works · 39.0% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1 fractional works · 14.0% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 11.0% of its workCommunication: 0 fractional works · 5.3% of its workCultural Studies: 0 fractional works · 4.0% of its workEducation: 0 fractional works · 2.6% of its workLaw: 0 fractional works · 2.0% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 14.0% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 1 fractional works · 8.0% of its workAccounting: 0 fractional works · 4.0% of its workStrategy and Management: 0 fractional works · 2.0% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 12.6% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 8.6% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 4.0% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 8.0% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 1 fractional works · 8.0% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 1 fractional works · 10.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 0 fractional works · 4.8% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 3.0% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 0 fractional works · 4.0% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 4.0% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEngineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBuilding and Construction: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 1 fractional works · 7.8% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 6.0% of its workInsect Science: 0 fractional works · 3.0% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 0 fractional works · 2.0% of its workSoil Science: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 1 fractional works · 6.7% of its workMedicine: 1 fractional works · 6.2% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 6.0% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmall Animals: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKEstonian ResearchCouncil8fractional works, all years
Life Sciences8%Physical Sciences10%Health Sciences7%Social Sciences75%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in all years. 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 15 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences339.0%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting114.0%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance112.6%
    4. Decision Sciences18.0%
    5. Psychology01.6%
    1. Environmental Science04.8%
    2. Computer Science04.0%
    3. Earth and Planetary Sciences01.2%
    4. Engineering00.2%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences06.0%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology01.6%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology00.2%
    1. Medicine16.2%
    2. Health Professions00.2%
    3. Veterinary00.2%
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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.57× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.82× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Earth and Planetary Sciences: 7.17× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Medicine: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksMedicineVeterinary: 13.45× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.63× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.00× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 4.33× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 13.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 8 fields, with their numbers
  1. Veterinary13.45×0 works
  2. Earth and Planetary Sciences7.17×0 works
  3. Social Sciences4.33×0 works
  4. Psychology3.00×0 works
  5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance2.63×0 works
  6. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2.57×0 works
  7. Immunology and Microbiology1.82×0 works
  8. Medicine0.10×0 works

What are the most cited papers from Estonian Research Council?

The most cited paper from Estonian Research Council is "DNAqua-Net: Developing new genetic tools for bioassessment and monitoring of aquatic ecosystems in Europe" (Florian Leese et al., 2016), with 196 citations. Next come "Building dampness and mold in European homes in relation to climate, building characteristics and socio-economic status: The European Community Respiratory Health Survey ECRHS II" (79) and "International Law and the 2020 Amendments to the Russian Constitution" (33).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 DNAqua-Net: Developing new genetic tools for bioassessment and monitoring of aquatic ecosystems in Europe Florian Leese et al. · Research Ideas and Outcomes Open access101 authors 29 Nov 2016 196
2 Building dampness and mold in European homes in relation to climate, building characteristics and socio-economic status: The European Community Respiratory Health Survey ECRHS II Dan Norbäck, Jan‐Paul Zock, Estel Plana et al. · Indoor Air Open access 12 Feb 2017 79
3 International Law and the 2020 Amendments to the Russian Constitution Lauri Mälksoo · American Journal of International Law 2021 33
4 Global gradients in moss and vascular plant diversity Tõnu Möls, Kai Vellak, Ain Vellak et al. · Biodiversity and Conservation 6 May 2013 27
5 The Dynamics of Mass Loss and Nutrient Release of Decomposing Fine Roots, Needle Litter and Standard Substrates in Hemiboreal Coniferous Forests Kaie Kriiska, Krista Lõhmus, Jane Frey et al. · Frontiers in Forests and Global Change Open access 14 Jul 2021 21
All 20 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which research topics does Estonian Research Council publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Geological and Geochemical Analysis, Misinformation and Its Impacts, Migration, Health and Trauma and Climate Change Communication and Perception.

Geological and Geochemic…0Geological and Geochemical Analysis: 0 fractional worksMisinformation and Its I…0Misinformation and Its Impacts: 0 fractional worksMigration, Health and Trauma: 0 fractional worksClimate Change Communica…0Climate Change Communication and Perception: 0 fractional worksSex work and related iss…0Sex work and related issues: 0 fractional worksMigration and Labor Dyna…0Migration and Labor Dynamics: 0 fractional worksPublic Relations and Cri…0Public Relations and Crisis Communication: 0 fractional worksGeochemistry and Element…0Geochemistry and Elemental Analysis: 0 fractional worksGeochemistry and Geochro…0Geochemistry and Geochronology of Asian Mineral Deposits: 0 fractional works
GeophysicsSociology and Political ScienceClinical PsychologyCommunication2 others

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

  1. 1 Geological and Geochemical Analysis Geophysics 0 works
  2. 2 Misinformation and Its Impacts Sociology and Political Science 0 works
  3. 3 Migration, Health and Trauma Clinical Psychology 0 works
  4. 4 Climate Change Communication and Perception Sociology and Political Science 0 works
  5. 5 Sex work and related issues Sociology and Political Science 0 works
  6. 6 Migration and Labor Dynamics Sociology and Political Science 0 works
  7. 7 Public Relations and Crisis Communication Communication 0 works
  8. 8 Geochemistry and Elemental Analysis Geochemistry and Petrology 0 works
  9. 9 Geochemistry and Geochronology of Asian Mineral Deposits Economics and Econometrics 0 works
  10. 10 Genetic Associations and Epidemiology Genetics 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 available47.3%not open52.7%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors18.8%domestic only81.2%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Estonian Research Council's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 53% lower 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 Research Council as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0000060% in 2024.

still counting0.000020%0.000040%0.000060%Estonian Research Council0.0000068% in 202520102020

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

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