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Finnish Foundation for Alcohol Studies

In research, Finnish Foundation for Alcohol Studies stands highest in Health Sciences (#8,407 of 16,688 worldwide), Medicine (#9,195 of 14,558 worldwide) and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (#4,153 of 5,801 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#18,107
of 34,923
Rank in Finland
#83
of 159
Research works
972
▼ 71% vs 2018-21
Citations
39k
39.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.5%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.89×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
20%
world 40%
International
14%
world 18%
Finnish Foundation for Alcohol Studies

What is Finnish Foundation for Alcohol Studies 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 #8,407 of 16,688 10.3%394
MedicineField #9,195 of 14,558 10.5%352
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #4,153 of 5,801 8.6%165
Life SciencesDomain #8,899 of 11,023 9.2%347
Social SciencesDomain #13,833 of 14,833 12.0%152

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Finnish Foundation for Alcohol Studies 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 Foundation for Alcohol Studies work in?

In all years, 41% of research at Finnish Foundation for Alcohol Studies is in Health Sciences, 36% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (36%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (17%), Neuroscience (10%). It does 2.3× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Health Sciences: 394 fractional works · 40.6% of its workMedicine: 352 fractional works · 36.2% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 83 fractional works · 8.5% of its workEpidemiology: 64 fractional works · 6.5% of its workPhysiology: 49 fractional works · 5.0% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 24 fractional works · 2.5% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 22 fractional works · 2.3% of its workNeurology: 16 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPharmacology: 15 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 15 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 13 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSurgery: 8 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 8 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEmergency Medicine: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHepatology: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiochemistry: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workReproductive Medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOncology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRheumatology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGastroenterology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHealth Professions: 22 fractional works · 2.3% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 18 fractional works · 1.8% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 18 fractional works · 1.9% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 18 fractional works · 1.9% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 347 fractional works · 35.7% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 165 fractional works · 17.0% of its workMolecular Biology: 96 fractional works · 9.8% of its workBiochemistry: 27 fractional works · 2.8% of its workGenetics: 13 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCell Biology: 11 fractional works · 1.1% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 8 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBiotechnology: 7 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCancer Research: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 102 fractional works · 10.4% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 66 fractional works · 6.7% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 12 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 10 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSensory Systems: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBehavioral Neuroscience: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeurology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiological Psychiatry: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 59 fractional works · 6.1% of its workFood Science: 32 fractional works · 3.3% of its workPlant Science: 14 fractional works · 1.5% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 10 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 17 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPharmacology: 11 fractional works · 1.1% of its workToxicology: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 152 fractional works · 15.7% of its workPsychology: 75 fractional works · 7.7% of its workClinical Psychology: 43 fractional works · 4.4% of its workSocial Psychology: 14 fractional works · 1.5% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 13 fractional works · 1.3% of its workApplied Psychology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 47 fractional works · 4.8% of its workSociology and Political Science: 22 fractional works · 2.2% of its workEducation: 8 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGender Studies: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 15 fractional works · 1.6% of its workTourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management: 10 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 8 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPhilosophy: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 79 fractional works · 8.1% of its workChemistry: 33 fractional works · 3.4% of its workSpectroscopy: 16 fractional works · 1.6% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 10 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workElectrochemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEngineering: 26 fractional works · 2.7% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 21 fractional works · 2.2% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 8 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEcology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKFinnishFoundation for…972fractional works, all years
Life Sciences36%Physical Sciences8%Health Sciences41%Social Sciences16%

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 25 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine35236.2%
    2. Health Professions222.3%
    3. Nursing181.9%
    4. Veterinary10.1%
    5. Dentistry00.0%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology16517.0%
    2. Neuroscience10210.4%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences596.1%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics171.8%
    5. Immunology and Microbiology40.4%
    1. Psychology757.7%
    2. Social Sciences474.8%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting151.6%
    4. Arts and Humanities80.8%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance50.5%
    6. Decision Sciences20.2%
    1. Chemistry333.4%
    2. Engineering262.7%
    3. Environmental Science80.8%
    4. Materials Science40.4%
    5. Chemical Engineering30.3%
    6. Computer Science20.2%
    7. Mathematics20.2%
    8. Energy00.0%
    9. Physics and Astronomy00.0%
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: 0.92× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Environmental Science: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 1.48× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 1.66× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.42× its world share, 2 worksMedicineBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.35× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Psychology: 5.25× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 5.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 8 fields, with their numbers
  1. Psychology5.25×1 works
  2. Medicine3.42×2 works
  3. Health Professions1.66×0 works
  4. Mathematics1.48×0 works
  5. Business, Management and Accounting1.35×0 works
  6. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.92×0 works
  7. Environmental Science0.35×0 works
  8. Social Sciences0.14×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Finnish Foundation for Alcohol Studies?

Ranked on the quality score, T. Petteri Sokero, Heikki J. Rytsälä and John David Sinclair lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Finnish Foundation for Alcohol Studies.

  1. 1 T. Petteri Sokero Finland · #1,760,144 worldwide 1.8k citations · 15 works
  2. 2 Heikki J. Rytsälä Finland · #2,144,327 worldwide 2.8k citations · 40 works
  3. 3 John David Sinclair Finland · #2,506,395 worldwide 5.2k citations · 143 works
  4. 4 C. J. Peter Eriksson Finland · #2,588,482 worldwide 5.7k citations · 160 works
  5. 5 Paula S. Lestelä-Mielonen Finland · #2,624,229 worldwide 1.7k citations · 19 works
  6. 6 Kai O. Lindros Finland · #2,655,074 worldwide 6.1k citations · 161 works
  7. 7 Ulla S. Leskelä Finland · #2,670,957 worldwide 1.7k citations · 20 works
  8. 8 Olof A. Forsander Finland · #2,862,121 worldwide 1.7k citations · 66 works
  9. 9 Helmuth W. Sippel Finland · #2,865,226 worldwide 1.5k citations · 36 works
  10. 10 Aini I. Ostamo Finland · #2,972,624 worldwide 2.5k citations · 51 works
All ranked researchers at Finnish Foundation for Alcohol Studies

What are the most cited papers from Finnish Foundation for Alcohol Studies?

The most cited paper from Finnish Foundation for Alcohol Studies is "Common variants conferring risk of schizophrenia" (†Genetic Risk and Outcome in Psychosis (GROUP) et al., 2009), with 1,723 citations. Next come "11-year follow-up of mortality in patients with schizophrenia: a population-based cohort study (FIN11 study)" (1,362) and "Genetic influences on brain structure" (1,064).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Common variants conferring risk of schizophrenia †Genetic Risk and Outcome in Psychosis (GROUP) et al. · Nature Open access Jul 2009 1,723
2 11-year follow-up of mortality in patients with schizophrenia: a population-based cohort study (FIN11 study) Jari Tiihonen, Jouko K Lönnqvist, Kristian Wahlbeck et al. · The Lancet 12 Jul 2009 1,362
3 Genetic influences on brain structure Paul M. Thompson, Tyrone D. Cannon, Katherine L. Narr et al. · Nature Neuroscience 5 Nov 2001 1,064
4 Loci influencing lipid levels and coronary heart disease risk in 16 European population cohorts Yurii S. Aulchenko et al. · Nature Genetics Open access 7 Dec 2008 864
5 A review on cognitive impairments in depressive and anxiety disorders with a focus on young adults Anu Emilia Castaneda, Annamari Tuulio‐Henriksson, MAURI J. MARTTUNEN et al. · Journal of Affective Disorders 21 Aug 2007 761
All 59 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Finnish Foundation for Alcohol Studies?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Inflammation, Oxidative Stress, Metabolism, Mortality Risk, Cancer Risk, Therapeutic Targets, Genetic Polymorphisms and Cardiovascular Health.

▲ more of its work than of the world's◆ about the world's share▼ less than the world's

Size is fractional works in all years 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. Inflammation158▲ 6.9×44 topics
  2. Oxidative Stress139▲ 7.8×38 topics
  3. Metabolism137▲ 22×22 topics
  4. Mortality Risk89▲ 45×4 topics
  5. Cancer Risk89▲ 35×6 topics
  6. Therapeutic Targets84▲ 37×2 topics
  7. Genetic Polymorphisms83▲ 105×4 topics
  8. Cardiovascular Health82▲ 45×5 topics
  9. Alcohol82▲ 254×1 topic
  10. Liver Disease82▲ 61×1 topic
  11. Metabolic Syndrome61▲ 7.3×18 topics
  12. Insulin Resistance52▲ 11×8 topics
  13. Impulsivity51▲ 93×2 topics
  14. Psychiatric Disorders48▲ 33×4 topics
  15. Genetic Variation48▲ 16×7 topics
  16. Stress46▲ 12×7 topics
  17. Substance Use Disorders46▲ 71×2 topics
  18. Behavioral Interventions42▲ 45×2 topics
  19. Global Burden of Disease42▲ 21×3 topics
  20. Alcohol Dependence42▲ 97×1 topic
  21. Motivational Interviewing42▲ 97×1 topic
  22. Prefrontal Cortex41▲ 30×3 topics
  23. Obesity40▲ 5.4×20 topics
  24. Neurological Disorders39▲ 5.9×16 topics
  25. Neural Plasticity39▲ 20×4 topics
  26. Serotonin38▲ 61×2 topics
  27. Dopamine38▲ 72×1 topic
  28. Reward Circuitry38▲ 72×1 topic
  29. Metabolic Regulation35▲ 13×5 topics
  30. Depression35▲ 4.8×17 topics
  31. Synaptic Plasticity32▲ 10×4 topics
  32. Diabetes31▲ 6.3×14 topics
  33. Mitochondrial Dysfunction30▲ 8.5×7 topics
  34. Prevalence28▲ 7.4×10 topics
  35. Biogenic Amines28▲ 47×2 topics
  36. Neurobiology28▲ 8.6×9 topics
  37. Exercise27▲ 19×3 topics
  38. Hypertension26▲ 7.5×9 topics
  39. Hepatic Steatosis26▲ 18×2 topics
  40. Fermentation25▲ 18×4 topics

Which research topics does Finnish Foundation for Alcohol Studies publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes, Gambling Behavior and Treatments, Alcohol Consumption and Health Effects and Folate and B Vitamins Research.

Substance Abuse Treatmen…1Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes: 1 fractional worksGambling Behavior and Treatments: 1 fractional worksAlcohol Consumption and Health Effects: 0 fractional worksFolate and B Vitamins Research: 0 fractional worksNeonatal and fetal brain pathology: 0 fractional worksPrenatal Substance Expos…0Prenatal Substance Exposure Effects: 0 fractional worksHomelessness and Social Issues: 0 fractional worksWine Industry and Tourism: 0 fractional worksObesity, Physical Activity, Diet: 0 fractional worksFermentation and Sensory Analysis: 0 fractional works
EpidemiologyClinical PsychologyPathology and Forensic MedicineRheumatology5 others

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

  1. 1 Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes Epidemiology 1 works
  2. 2 Gambling Behavior and Treatments Clinical Psychology 1 works
  3. 3 Alcohol Consumption and Health Effects Pathology and Forensic Medicine 0 works
  4. 4 Folate and B Vitamins Research Rheumatology 0 works
  5. 5 Neonatal and fetal brain pathology Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 0 works
  6. 6 Prenatal Substance Exposure Effects Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 0 works
  7. 7 Homelessness and Social Issues General Health Professions 0 works
  8. 8 Wine Industry and Tourism Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management 0 works
  9. 9 Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 0 works
  10. 10 Fermentation and Sensory Analysis Food Science 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 available20.2%not open79.8%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors14.3%domestic only85.7%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Finnish Foundation for Alcohol Studies's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 71% lower than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

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 Foundation for Alcohol Studies as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000022% in 2024.

still counting0.0050%0.010%Finnish Foundation for Alcohol Studies0.0000071% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Finnish Foundation for Alcohol Studies 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 Foundation for Alcohol Studies14.0% in 2008all institutions10.0% in 20082000

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 19.5% in 2001.

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