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Finnish Cancer Registry

In research, Finnish Cancer Registry stands highest in Health Sciences (#2,631 of 16,688 worldwide) and Medicine (#2,632 of 14,558 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#10,020
of 34,923
Rank in Finland
#42
of 159
Research works
510
▼ 34% vs 2018-21
Citations
28k
55.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.1%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.23×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
49%
world 40%
International
33%
world 18%
Finnish Cancer Registry

What is Finnish Cancer Registry 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
Health SciencesDomain #2,631 of 16,688 17.8%382
MedicineField #2,632 of 14,558 17.6%364

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Finnish Cancer Registry 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 Finnish Cancer Registry work in?

In 2022-now, 73% of research at Finnish Cancer Registry is in Health Sciences, 19% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (69%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (16%), Health Professions (3%). It does 2.6× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 31 fractional works · 72.7% of its workMedicine: 30 fractional works · 69.5% of its workOncology: 9 fractional works · 21.6% of its workEpidemiology: 5 fractional works · 10.6% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 3 fractional works · 7.5% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 2 fractional works · 5.7% of its workSurgery: 2 fractional works · 3.7% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 3.0% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 1 fractional works · 2.9% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workNephrology: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHematology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workReproductive Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHepatology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRheumatology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDermatology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workTransplantation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workHealth Information Management: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 8 fractional works · 19.0% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 7 fractional works · 15.7% of its workMolecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 6.3% of its workCancer Research: 2 fractional works · 4.2% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 3.1% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workBiotechnology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workMicrobiology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDrug Discovery: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 4.9% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSociology and Political Science: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 1 fractional works · 3.3% of its workEngineering: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workComputer Science: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workALL ITS WORKFinnish CancerRegistry43fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences19%Physical Sciences3%Health Sciences73%Social Sciences5%

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 19 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine3069.5%
    2. Health Professions12.7%
    3. Nursing00.3%
    4. Dentistry00.2%
    5. Veterinary00.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology715.7%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology12.2%
    3. Neuroscience00.6%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.4%
    5. Agricultural and Biological Sciences00.1%
    1. Psychology11.6%
    2. Decision Sciences11.5%
    3. Social Sciences00.8%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.8%
    5. Arts and Humanities00.2%
    1. Engineering11.2%
    2. Environmental Science01.1%
    3. Computer Science00.6%
    4. Materials Science00.4%
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: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.95× its world share, 7 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.16× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.15× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceDentistry: 0.39× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.01× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.61× its world share, 30 worksMedicineNursing: 0.64× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.63× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 1.59× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.36× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.52× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 3.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 19 fields, with their numbers
  1. Medicine3.61×30 works
  2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2.95×7 works
  3. Immunology and Microbiology2.16×1 works
  4. Decision Sciences1.59×1 works
  5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.15×0 works
  6. Health Professions1.01×1 works
  7. Nursing0.64×0 works
  8. Veterinary0.63×0 works
  9. Psychology0.52×1 works
  10. Dentistry0.39×0 works
  11. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.36×0 works
  12. Neuroscience0.35×0 works
  13. Environmental Science0.23×0 works
  14. Materials Science0.11×0 works
  15. Computer Science0.08×0 works
  16. Engineering0.08×0 works
  17. Arts and Humanities0.08×0 works
  18. Social Sciences0.07×0 works
  19. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.02×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Finnish Cancer Registry?

Ranked on the quality score, Risto J. Sankila, ­Eero Pukkala and Nea K. Malila lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Finnish Cancer Registry.

  1. 1 Risto J. Sankila Finland · #166,708 worldwide 12k citations · 150 works
  2. 2 ­Eero Pukkala Finland · #197,048 worldwide 60k citations · 1,000 works
  3. 3 Nea K. Malila Finland · #275,848 worldwide 19k citations · 278 works
  4. 4 Karri Seppä Finland · #276,462 worldwide 11k citations · 104 works
  5. 5 Timo R. Hakulinen Finland · #381,645 worldwide 21k citations · 364 works
  6. 6 Ahti Anttila Finland · #504,523 worldwide 14k citations · 237 works
  7. 7 Tapio Luostarinen Finland · #534,688 worldwide 5.2k citations · 125 works
  8. 8 L Teppo Finland · #876,219 worldwide 11k citations · 194 works
  9. 9 Eero Pukkala Finland · #897,690 worldwide 1.7k citations · 17 works
  10. 10 Sakari Karjalainen Finland · #1,010,581 worldwide 2.7k citations · 58 works
All ranked researchers at Finnish Cancer Registry

What are the most cited papers from Finnish Cancer Registry?

The most cited paper from Finnish Cancer Registry is "Environmental and Heritable Factors in the Causation of Cancer — Analyses of Cohorts of Twins from Sweden, Denmark, and Finland" (Paul Lichtenstein, Niels Vilstrup Holm, Pia K. Verkasalo et al., 2000), with 4,168 citations. Next come "Screening and Prostate-Cancer Mortality in a Randomized European Study" (4,042) and "Radon in homes and risk of lung cancer: collaborative analysis of individual data from 13 European case-control studies" (1,832).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Environmental and Heritable Factors in the Causation of Cancer — Analyses of Cohorts of Twins from Sweden, Denmark, and Finland Paul Lichtenstein, Niels Vilstrup Holm, Pia K. Verkasalo et al. · New England Journal of Medicine 13 Jul 2000 4,168
2 Screening and Prostate-Cancer Mortality in a Randomized European Study Fritz H. Schröder et al. · New England Journal of Medicine Open access 18 Mar 2009 4,042
3 Radon in homes and risk of lung cancer: collaborative analysis of individual data from 13 European case-control studies Sarah C. Darby et al. · BMJ Open access 21 Dec 2004 1,832
4 Flavonoid intake and risk of chronic diseases Paul Knekt, Jorma T. Kumpulainen, Ritva Järvinen et al. · American Journal of Clinical Nutrition Open access Sep 2002 1,759
5 Screening and prostate cancer mortality: results of the European Randomised Study of Screening for Prostate Cancer (ERSPC) at 13 years of follow-up Fritz H. Schröder et al. · The Lancet Open access 6 Aug 2014 1,590
All 59 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Finnish Cancer Registry?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Cancer Incidence, Risk Factors, Health Disparities, Population-Based Study, Human Papillomavirus, Preventive Services, Chemotherapy and Global Surveillance.

▲ 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. Cancer Incidence8▲ 134×4 topics
  2. Risk Factors6▲ 13×7 topics
  3. Epidemiology5▲ 2.8×20 topics
  4. Health Disparities5▲ 42×3 topics
  5. Population-Based Study5▲ 165×2 topics
  6. Human Papillomavirus4▲ 78×3 topics
  7. Preventive Services4▲ 159×2 topics
  8. Chemotherapy4▲ 13×15 topics
  9. Global Surveillance4▲ 204×1 topic
  10. Mortality Rates4▲ 99×1 topic
  11. Cervical Cancer4▲ 87×3 topics
  12. Cancer4▲ 6.6×23 topics
  13. Carcinogenicity3▲ 76×2 topics
  14. Breast Cancer3▲ 27×8 topics
  15. Global Burden3▲ 12×3 topics
  16. Cytology Screening3▲ 135×1 topic
  17. HPV Vaccination3▲ 135×1 topic
  18. Clinical Practice Guidelines3▲ 11×8 topics
  19. Inflammation2▲ 2.7×20 topics
  20. Survival2▲ 41×3 topics
  21. Immunotherapy2▲ 7.3×15 topics
  22. Survival Analysis2▲ 20×4 topics
  23. Radiotherapy2▲ 13×6 topics
  24. Mortality2▲ 8.5×4 topics
  25. Cancer Risk2▲ 20×8 topics
  26. Guidelines2▲ 9.7×6 topics
  27. Metabolic Syndrome2▲ 5.8×9 topics
  28. Screening2▲ 49×2 topics
  29. Prevention2▲ 10×2 topics
  30. Clinical Trials2▲ 6.3×8 topics
  31. Radiation Therapy2▲ 31×3 topics
  32. Colonoscopy2▲ 89×1 topic
  33. Colorectal Cancer2▲ 49×2 topics
  34. Polyps2▲ 89×1 topic
  35. Prognosis2▲ 10×5 topics
  36. Molecular Characterization1▲ 18×4 topics
  37. Neoadjuvant Therapy1▲ 14×5 topics
  38. Squamous Cell Carcinoma1▲ 36×2 topics
  39. Cetuximab1▲ 36×2 topics
  40. Genetic Testing1▲ 26×2 topics

Which research topics does Finnish Cancer Registry publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Global Cancer Incidence and Screening, Cervical Cancer and HPV Research, Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection and Head and Neck Cancer Studies.

Global Cancer Incidence …4Global Cancer Incidence and Screening: 4 fractional worksCervical Cancer and HPV Research: 3 fractional worksColorectal Cancer Screening and Detection: 2 fractional worksHead and Neck Cancer Studies: 1 fractional worksCancer Risks and Factors: 1 fractional worksEndometrial and Cervical…1Endometrial and Cervical Cancer Treatments: 1 fractional worksBRCA gene mutations in cancer: 1 fractional worksData Quality and Management: 1 fractional worksEthics in Clinical Research: 1 fractional worksGastric Cancer Management and Outcomes: 1 fractional works
OncologyEpidemiologyOtorhinolaryngologyObstetrics and Gynecology4 others

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

  1. 1 Global Cancer Incidence and Screening Oncology 4 works
  2. 2 Cervical Cancer and HPV Research Epidemiology 3 works
  3. 3 Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection Oncology 2 works
  4. 4 Head and Neck Cancer Studies Otorhinolaryngology 1 works
  5. 5 Cancer Risks and Factors Oncology 1 works
  6. 6 Endometrial and Cervical Cancer Treatments Obstetrics and Gynecology 1 works
  7. 7 BRCA gene mutations in cancer Genetics 1 works
  8. 8 Data Quality and Management Management Science and Operations Research 1 works
  9. 9 Ethics in Clinical Research Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  10. 10 Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 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 available48.9%not open51.1%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors32.8%domestic only67.2%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Finnish Cancer Registry's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 34% 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 Finnish Cancer Registry as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00014% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%0.0015%Finnish Cancer Registry0.00019% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Finnish Cancer Registry over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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