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Finnish Environment Institute

In research, Finnish Environment Institute stands highest in Environmental Science (#740 of 3,551 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#3,873 of 12,888 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#5,179 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Global and Planetary Change and Ecology — Global and Planetary Change is 14.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#5,967
of 28,054 · #4,485 all time
Rank in Finland
#22
of 80
Research works
3.4k
▼ 10% vs 2013–17
Citations
144k
42.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
33.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
40%
world 28%

What is Finnish Environment Institute known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Environmental ScienceField #740 of 3,551 34.0%189 #400
Physical SciencesDomain #3,873 of 12,888 32.3%265 #3413
Social SciencesDomain #5,179 of 10,521 36.5%89 #5110

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Finnish Environment Institute 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).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Environmental Science#400 #740
  2. Physical Sciences#3,413 #3,873
  3. Social Sciences#5,110 #5,179
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does Finnish Environment Institute specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Global and Planetary Change takes 14.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Global and Planetary ChangeSubfield · 44.3 works15×
  2. EcologySubfield · 35.6 works11×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

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: 1.77× its world share, 34 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.20× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Chemical Engineering: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.26× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.24× its world share, 8 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 5.33× its world share, 33 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.41× its world share, 9 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.35× its world share, 21 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 9.52× its world share, 189 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.38× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.32× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.04× its world share, 3 worksMedicineNursing: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.13× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.53× its world share, 20 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.93× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.14× its world share, 10 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.27× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.02× its world share, 52 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Environmental Science, 9.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Finnish Environment Institute?

Ranked on the composite score, Jyri Seppälä, Juha Siitonen and Jani Heino lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Finnish Environment Institute.

  1. 1 Jyri Seppälä Finland · #10,737 worldwide 778 citations · 59 works
  2. 2 Juha Siitonen Finland · #52,058 worldwide 412 citations · 34 works
  3. 3 Jani Heino Finland · #66,063 worldwide 376 citations · 48 works
  4. 4 Risto K. Heikkinen Finland · #77,518 worldwide 551 citations · 27 works
  5. 5 Kaarle Kupiainen Finland · #82,549 worldwide 316 citations · 30 works
  6. 6 Mikko Kuussaari Finland · #113,072 worldwide 290 citations · 33 works
  7. 7 Per Mickwitz Finland · #119,138 worldwide 174 citations · 25 works
  8. 8 Eeva Primmer Finland · #123,930 worldwide 245 citations · 30 works
  9. 9 Riikka Paloniemi Finland · #132,542 worldwide 134 citations · 34 works
  10. 10 Taina Pennanen Finland · #139,821 worldwide 218 citations · 33 works
All ranked researchers at Finnish Environment Institute

Which keywords describe research at Finnish Environment Institute?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Sustainability, Biodiversity Conservation, Environmental Impact, Renewable Energy, Global Warming, Invasive Species and Social-Ecological Systems.

▲ 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 Change107▲ 9.9×69 topics
  2. Sustainability38▲ 4.0×44 topics
  3. Environmental Impact29▲ 4.2×28 topics
  4. Biodiversity Conservation28▲ 19×8 topics
  5. Renewable Energy27▲ 4.7×20 topics
  6. Global Warming21▲ 13×11 topics
  7. Invasive Species19▲ 11×16 topics
  8. Ecosystem Services18▲ 12×10 topics
  9. Social-Ecological Systems18▲ 34×2 topics
  10. Ecosystem Functioning18▲ 24×7 topics
  11. Eutrophication18▲ 44×4 topics
  12. Biodiversity18▲ 6.0×19 topics
  13. Water Quality16▲ 9.7×8 topics
  14. Circular Economy14▲ 13×6 topics
  15. Waste Management14▲ 8.6×6 topics
  16. Land Use Change14▲ 11×6 topics
  17. Ecosystem Resilience13▲ 23×5 topics
  18. Habitat Fragmentation13▲ 15×4 topics
  19. Hydrology13▲ 26×4 topics
  20. Greenhouse Gas Emissions13▲ 12×6 topics
  21. Nutrient Limitation12▲ 30×2 topics
  22. Ethics12▲ 6.3×5 topics
  23. Resilience12▲ 6.3×4 topics
  24. Climate Change Adaptation12▲ 17×2 topics
  25. Harmful Algal Blooms12▲ 39×2 topics
  26. Fisheries Sustainability12▲ 33×2 topics
  27. Recycling12▲ 7.6×5 topics
  28. Methane Emissions12▲ 55×2 topics
  29. Sustainability Transitions12▲ 116×2 topics
  30. Adaptive Governance11▲ 126×1 topic
  31. Policy Mixes11▲ 126×1 topic
  32. Communication11▲ 9.2×3 topics
  33. Environmental Management11▲ 7.1×5 topics
  34. Environmental Policy11▲ 14×6 topics
  35. Phenomenology11▲ 25×1 topic
  36. Social Sciences11▲ 19×1 topic
  37. Environmental Impacts10▲ 9.6×7 topics
  38. Freshwater Biodiversity10▲ 43×2 topics
  39. Microbial Processes10▲ 45×2 topics
  40. Life Cycle Assessment10▲ 9.0×7 topics

Which research topics does Finnish Environment Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Sustainability and Climate Change Governance, Research in Social Sciences, Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology and Marine and coastal ecosystems.

Sustainability and Clima…11Sustainability and Climate Change Governance: 11 fractional worksResearch in Social Scien…11Research in Social Sciences: 11 fractional worksPeatlands and Wetlands Ecology: 9 fractional worksMarine and coastal ecosystems: 8 fractional worksForest Management and Policy: 8 fractional worksFish Ecology and Management Studies: 7 fractional worksLand Use and Ecosystem Services: 7 fractional worksSustainable Supply Chain…7Sustainable Supply Chain Management: 7 fractional worksEnvironmental Conservation and Management: 6 fractional worksSoil and Water Nutrient Dynamics: 6 fractional works
Global and Planetary ChangeEducationEcologyOceanography4 others

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

  1. 1 Sustainability and Climate Change Governance Global and Planetary Change 11 works
  2. 2 Research in Social Sciences Education 11 works
  3. 3 Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology Ecology 9 works
  4. 4 Marine and coastal ecosystems Oceanography 8 works
  5. 5 Forest Management and Policy Global and Planetary Change 8 works
  6. 6 Fish Ecology and Management Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 7 works
  7. 7 Land Use and Ecosystem Services Global and Planetary Change 7 works
  8. 8 Sustainable Supply Chain Management Strategy and Management 7 works
  9. 9 Environmental Conservation and Management Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 6 works
  10. 10 Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics Environmental Chemistry 6 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 available40.3%not open59.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors24.7%domestic only75.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Finnish Environment Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 10% lower than in 2013–2017.

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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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