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Finnish Food Authority

In research, Finnish Food Authority stands highest in Life Sciences (#3,678 of 11,023 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#14,177
of 34,923
Rank in Finland
#61
of 159
Research works
416
▼ 27% vs 2018-21
Citations
11k
26.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.0%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.09×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
57%
world 40%
International
27%
world 18%
Finnish Food Authority

What is Finnish Food Authority 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
Life SciencesDomain #3,678 of 11,023 11.1%207

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

In 2022-now, 47% of research at Finnish Food Authority is in Life Sciences, 32% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (24%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (20%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (16%). It does 2.9× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Life Sciences: 32 fractional works · 47.0% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 14 fractional works · 20.4% of its workFood Science: 6 fractional works · 9.2% of its workPlant Science: 2 fractional works · 2.8% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 2 fractional works · 2.4% of its workInsect Science: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSoil Science: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAquatic Science: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 11 fractional works · 16.1% of its workGenetics: 3 fractional works · 4.2% of its workMolecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 3.7% of its workMolecular Medicine: 2 fractional works · 2.6% of its workBiotechnology: 2 fractional works · 2.5% of its workEndocrinology: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 7 fractional works · 10.3% of its workParasitology: 2 fractional works · 3.4% of its workMicrobiology: 2 fractional works · 2.7% of its workVirology: 2 fractional works · 2.3% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workApplied Microbiology and Biotechnology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 21 fractional works · 31.6% of its workMedicine: 16 fractional works · 24.0% of its workInfectious Diseases: 5 fractional works · 7.8% of its workEpidemiology: 4 fractional works · 5.9% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHepatology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDermatology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workVeterinary: 4 fractional works · 6.0% of its workSmall Animals: 3 fractional works · 4.6% of its workEquine: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Information Management: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPhysical Sciences: 12 fractional works · 18.0% of its workEnvironmental Science: 8 fractional works · 12.5% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 2 fractional works · 3.2% of its workEcology: 2 fractional works · 3.1% of its workPollution: 2 fractional works · 2.8% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workWater Science and Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEngineering: 2 fractional works · 2.5% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBuilding and Construction: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workAtmospheric Science: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPaleontology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 3.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workLaw: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workArcheology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStrategy and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKFinnish FoodAuthority67fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences47%Physical Sciences18%Health Sciences32%Social Sciences3%

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. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1420.4%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1116.1%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology710.3%
    4. Neuroscience00.2%
    1. Medicine1624.0%
    2. Veterinary46.0%
    3. Health Professions11.4%
    4. Dentistry00.1%
    5. Nursing00.0%
    1. Environmental Science812.5%
    2. Engineering22.5%
    3. Earth and Planetary Sciences11.5%
    4. Chemistry00.4%
    5. Physics and Astronomy00.3%
    6. Energy00.3%
    7. Computer Science00.2%
    8. Materials Science00.2%
    9. Chemical Engineering00.1%
    1. Social Sciences11.8%
    2. Arts and Humanities00.7%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.4%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting00.3%
    5. Decision Sciences00.3%
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: 4.29× its world share, 14 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3.02× its world share, 11 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 10.22× its world share, 7 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.95× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.17× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.53× its world share, 8 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.53× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.25× its world share, 16 worksMedicineNursing: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 44.17× its world share, 4 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Social Sciences: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 44.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 23 fields, with their numbers
  1. Veterinary44.17×4 works
  2. Immunology and Microbiology10.22×7 works
  3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences4.29×14 works
  4. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology3.02×11 works
  5. Environmental Science2.53×8 works
  6. Medicine1.25×16 works
  7. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.95×1 works
  8. Health Professions0.53×1 works
  9. Chemical Engineering0.35×0 works
  10. Energy0.27×0 works
  11. Dentistry0.26×0 works
  12. Decision Sciences0.26×0 works
  13. Chemistry0.24×0 works
  14. Arts and Humanities0.24×0 works
  15. Engineering0.17×2 works
  16. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.17×0 works
  17. Physics and Astronomy0.15×0 works
  18. Neuroscience0.14×0 works
  19. Social Sciences0.14×1 works
  20. Nursing0.09×0 works
  21. Business, Management and Accounting0.08×0 works
  22. Materials Science0.05×0 works
  23. Computer Science0.03×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Finnish Food Authority?

Ranked on the quality score, Niina Tammiranta, Suvi Nykäsenoja and Alexis V. Nathanail lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Finnish Food Authority.

  1. 1 Niina Tammiranta Finland · #887,682 worldwide 684 citations · 25 works
  2. 2 Suvi Nykäsenoja Finland · #898,482 worldwide 4.7k citations · 34 works
  3. 3 Alexis V. Nathanail Finland · #1,200,536 worldwide 1k citations · 27 works
  4. 4 Susanna Eerola Finland · #1,411,908 worldwide 1.9k citations · 32 works
  5. 5 Marika N. Jestoi Finland · #1,516,334 worldwide 3.9k citations · 86 works
  6. 6 Tero Hirvonen Finland · #1,639,625 worldwide 2.1k citations · 53 works
  7. 7 Marjaana Hakkinen Finland · #1,771,134 worldwide 2.2k citations · 71 works
  8. 8 Anna-Liisa Myllyniemi Finland · #1,842,790 worldwide 1.1k citations · 32 works
  9. 9 Maria K. Hautaniemi Finland · #1,852,685 worldwide 577 citations · 23 works
  10. 10 Saija Hallanvuo Finland · #1,960,261 worldwide 1.2k citations · 38 works
All ranked researchers at Finnish Food Authority

What are the most cited papers from Finnish Food Authority?

The most cited paper from Finnish Food Authority is "ResFinder 4.0 for predictions of phenotypes from genotypes" (Valeria Bortolaia et al., 2020), with 3,475 citations. Next come "Emerging Fusarium -Mycotoxins Fusaproliferin, Beauvericin, Enniatins, And Moniliformin—A Review" (595) and "Effects of nationwide addition of selenium to fertilizers on foods, and animal and human health in Finland: From deficiency to optimal selenium status of the population" (367).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 ResFinder 4.0 for predictions of phenotypes from genotypes Valeria Bortolaia et al. · Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy Open access 16 Jul 2020 3,475
2 Emerging Fusarium -Mycotoxins Fusaproliferin, Beauvericin, Enniatins, And Moniliformin—A Review Marika N. Jestoi · Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition 2 Jan 2008 595
3 Effects of nationwide addition of selenium to fertilizers on foods, and animal and human health in Finland: From deficiency to optimal selenium status of the population Georg Alfthan, Merja Eurola, Päivi Ekholm et al. · Journal of Trace Elements in Medicine and Biology 20 May 2014 367
4 Control of paratuberculosis: who, why and how. A review of 48 countries Richard J. Whittington et al. · BMC Veterinary Research Open access 13 Jun 2019 335
5 Traffic is a major source of atmospheric nanocluster aerosol Topi Rönkkö, Heino Kuuluvainen, Panu Karjalainen et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Open access 3 Jul 2017 332
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Finnish Food Authority?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Public Health, Antimicrobial Resistance, Pathogenesis, Pathogenicity, Infection, Foodborne Illness and Food Safety.

▲ 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. Epidemiology18▲ 6.7×33 topics
  2. Public Health8▲ 8.1×13 topics
  3. Antimicrobial Resistance7▲ 53×7 topics
  4. Pathogenesis7▲ 21×14 topics
  5. Pathogenicity6▲ 128×4 topics
  6. Infection5▲ 30×4 topics
  7. Foodborne Illness5▲ 190×2 topics
  8. Food Safety4▲ 24×6 topics
  9. Diagnosis4▲ 6.7×10 topics
  10. Antibiotic Resistance4▲ 15×7 topics
  11. Genome Sequencing4▲ 36×4 topics
  12. Vaccine4▲ 14×8 topics
  13. Campylobacter3▲ 236×1 topic
  14. Salmonella3▲ 236×1 topic
  15. Virulence Factors3▲ 32×5 topics
  16. Vaccine Development3▲ 18×6 topics
  17. Treatment3▲ 3.7×8 topics
  18. Zoonotic Transmission3▲ 54×4 topics
  19. Risk Perception3▲ 14×2 topics
  20. Genomics2▲ 12×4 topics
  21. Virus2▲ 37×3 topics
  22. Immune Response2▲ 6.1×7 topics
  23. Genetics2▲ 4.5×5 topics
  24. Particulate Matter2▲ 22×2 topics
  25. Consumer Awareness2▲ 170×1 topic
  26. Consumer Behavior2▲ 5.1×2 topics
  27. Hygiene Practices2▲ 170×1 topic
  28. Genetic Diversity2▲ 6.8×7 topics
  29. Genomic Analysis2▲ 11×5 topics
  30. Host-Pathogen Interactions2▲ 35×3 topics
  31. ESKAPE Pathogens2▲ 44×1 topic
  32. Genomic Sequencing2▲ 23×3 topics
  33. Multidrug-Resistant Bacteria2▲ 44×1 topic
  34. Air Pollution2▲ 19×1 topic
  35. Global Burden of Disease2▲ 9.5×1 topic
  36. Type III Secretion System2▲ 43×2 topics
  37. Bacterial Contamination2▲ 86×2 topics
  38. Microbial Inactivation2▲ 64×2 topics
  39. Pneumonia2▲ 49×2 topics
  40. Virulence2▲ 33×4 topics

Which research topics does Finnish Food Authority publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Salmonella and Campylobacter epidemiology, Food Safety and Hygiene, Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria and Air Quality and Health Impacts.

Salmonella and Campylobacter epidemiology: 3 fractional worksFood Safety and Hygiene: 2 fractional worksAntibiotic Resistance in Bacteria: 2 fractional worksAir Quality and Health Impacts: 2 fractional worksListeria monocytogenes in Food Safety: 1 fractional worksViral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology: 1 fractional worksInfluenza Virus Research…1Influenza Virus Research Studies: 1 fractional worksMicrobial infections and disease research: 1 fractional worksVeterinary medicine and infectious diseases: 1 fractional worksAnimal Disease Managemen…1Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology: 1 fractional works
Food ScienceMolecular MedicineHealth, Toxicology and MutagenesisBiotechnology5 others

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

  1. 1 Salmonella and Campylobacter epidemiology Food Science 3 works
  2. 2 Food Safety and Hygiene Food Science 2 works
  3. 3 Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria Molecular Medicine 2 works
  4. 4 Air Quality and Health Impacts Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 2 works
  5. 5 Listeria monocytogenes in Food Safety Biotechnology 1 works
  6. 6 Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology Infectious Diseases 1 works
  7. 7 Influenza Virus Research Studies Epidemiology 1 works
  8. 8 Microbial infections and disease research Microbiology 1 works
  9. 9 Veterinary medicine and infectious diseases Small Animals 1 works
  10. 10 Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology Agronomy and Crop Science 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 available56.6%not open43.4%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors26.8%domestic only73.2%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Finnish Food Authority's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 27% 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 Food Authority as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00025% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%0.0015%Finnish Food Authority0.00023% in 2025200020102020

Fractional works of Finnish Food Authority 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.

10%20%Finnish Food Authority16.1% in 2018all institutions10.0% in 20182010

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 16.1% in 2018.

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