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Finnish Geospatial Research Institute

In research, Finnish Geospatial Research Institute stands highest in Physical Sciences (#6,804 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Environmental Engineering and Aerospace Engineering — Environmental Engineering is 21.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#12,364
of 28,054 · #6,220 all time
Rank in Finland
#37
of 80
Research works
944
▼ 2% vs 2013–17
Citations
25k
26.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
26.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
57%
world 28%

What is Finnish Geospatial Research 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
Physical SciencesDomain #6,804 of 12,888 27.3%150 #3847

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

What does Finnish Geospatial Research Institute specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Environmental Engineering takes 21.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Environmental EngineeringSubfield · 20.3 works22×
  2. Aerospace EngineeringSubfield · 26.5 works13×
← 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: 1.05× its world share, 9 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.43× its world share, 19 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 6.55× its world share, 18 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 2.08× its world share, 54 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 5.36× its world share, 46 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 3.00× its world share, 12 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.02× its world share, 1 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.71× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.33× its world share, 7 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 6.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Finnish Geospatial Research Institute?

Ranked on the composite score, Antero Kukko, Harri Kaartinen and Xinlian Liang lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Finnish Geospatial Research Institute.

  1. 1 Antero Kukko Finland · #37,896 worldwide 349 citations · 54 works
  2. 2 Harri Kaartinen Finland · #41,670 worldwide 458 citations · 69 works
  3. 3 Xinlian Liang Finland · #41,881 worldwide 335 citations · 38 works
  4. 4 Juha Hyyppä Finland · #56,877 worldwide 963 citations · 172 works
  5. 5 Heidi Kuusniemi Finland · #85,443 worldwide 281 citations · 38 works
  6. 6 Hannu Hyyppä Finland · #85,606 worldwide 387 citations · 99 works
  7. 7 Markus Holopainen Finland · #94,012 worldwide 351 citations · 54 works
  8. 8 Henrik Haggrén Finland · #111,893 worldwide 171 citations · 37 works
  9. 9 Xiaowei Yu Finland · #126,256 worldwide 323 citations · 21 works
  10. 10 Yunsheng Wang Finland · #163,700 worldwide 167 citations · 21 works
All ranked researchers at Finnish Geospatial Research Institute

Which keywords describe research at Finnish Geospatial Research Institute?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Biomass Estimation, Remote Sensing, Terrestrial Laser Scanning, Aboveground Biomass, Forest Carbon Stocks, Lidar Remote Sensing, Orbit Determination and Global Navigation Satellite 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. Biomass Estimation29▲ 109×3 topics
  2. Remote Sensing25▲ 12×25 topics
  3. Terrestrial Laser Scanning24▲ 112×2 topics
  4. Aboveground Biomass22▲ 144×2 topics
  5. Forest Carbon Stocks18▲ 164×1 topic
  6. Lidar Remote Sensing18▲ 164×1 topic
  7. Climate Change14▲ 3.1×23 topics
  8. Machine Learning14▲ 2.5×16 topics
  9. Orbit Determination11▲ 151×2 topics
  10. Deep Learning10▲ 1.78×21 topics
  11. GNSS10▲ 289×1 topic
  12. Global Navigation Satellite Systems10▲ 243×1 topic
  13. Wireless Sensor Networks8▲ 10×6 topics
  14. Hydrological Modeling8▲ 19×4 topics
  15. Cultural Heritage8▲ 8.1×5 topics
  16. Climate7▲ 47×2 topics
  17. 3D Reconstruction7▲ 43×2 topics
  18. Point Clouds7▲ 43×2 topics
  19. Photogrammetry6▲ 59×1 topic
  20. UAV6▲ 59×1 topic
  21. Global Change6▲ 14×3 topics
  22. Phenology6▲ 58×1 topic
  23. Sea Level Rise6▲ 29×2 topics
  24. Vegetation Monitoring6▲ 58×1 topic
  25. Allometric Models6▲ 63×2 topics
  26. Geodetic Measurements6▲ 29×2 topics
  27. Biodiversity Conservation5▲ 8.4×7 topics
  28. GRACE5▲ 61×1 topic
  29. groundwater depletion5▲ 61×1 topic
  30. Mobile Robots5▲ 30×2 topics
  31. Robotics5▲ 12×2 topics
  32. 3D Mapping5▲ 41×1 topic
  33. SLAM5▲ 41×1 topic
  34. Climate Change Impact5▲ 13×2 topics
  35. Carbon Stocks5▲ 100×1 topic
  36. Tropical Forests5▲ 78×1 topic
  37. Inertial Sensors4▲ 39×2 topics
  38. Sensor Fusion4▲ 23×3 topics
  39. Indoor Localization4▲ 55×1 topic
  40. RF-Based Positioning4▲ 55×1 topic

Which research topics does Finnish Geospatial Research Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Remote Sensing and LiDAR Applications, GNSS positioning and interference, 3D Surveying and Cultural Heritage and Remote Sensing in Agriculture.

Remote Sensing and LiDAR…18Remote Sensing and LiDAR Applications: 18 fractional worksGNSS positioning and int…10GNSS positioning and interference: 10 fractional works3D Surveying and Cultura…63D Surveying and Cultural Heritage: 6 fractional worksRemote Sensing in Agriculture: 6 fractional worksGeophysics and Gravity Measurements: 5 fractional worksRobotics and Sensor-Base…5Robotics and Sensor-Based Localization: 5 fractional worksForest ecology and management: 5 fractional worksIndoor and Outdoor Localization Technologies: 4 fractional worksGeographic Information Systems Studies: 4 fractional worksIonosphere and magnetosphere dynamics: 4 fractional works
Environmental EngineeringAerospace EngineeringGeologyEcology5 others

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

  1. 1 Remote Sensing and LiDAR Applications Environmental Engineering 18 works
  2. 2 GNSS positioning and interference Aerospace Engineering 10 works
  3. 3 3D Surveying and Cultural Heritage Geology 6 works
  4. 4 Remote Sensing in Agriculture Ecology 6 works
  5. 5 Geophysics and Gravity Measurements Oceanography 5 works
  6. 6 Robotics and Sensor-Based Localization Aerospace Engineering 5 works
  7. 7 Forest ecology and management Nature and Landscape Conservation 5 works
  8. 8 Indoor and Outdoor Localization Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 4 works
  9. 9 Geographic Information Systems Studies Geography, Planning and Development 4 works
  10. 10 Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics Astronomy and Astrophysics 4 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 available56.8%not open43.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors30.8%domestic only69.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Finnish Geospatial Research Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 2% 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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