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Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare

In research, Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare stands highest in Health Sciences (#1,792 of 11,982 worldwide), Social Sciences (#2,413 of 10,521 worldwide) and Medicine (#2,441 of 10,443 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Health, Clinical Psychology and General Health Professions — Health is 8.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#4,469
of 28,054 · #3,851 all time
Rank in Finland
#18
of 80
Research works
4.9k
▲ 6% vs 2013–17
Citations
115k
23.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
26.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
54%
world 28%

What is Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare 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
Health SciencesDomain #1,792 of 11,982 24.2%442 #1096
Social SciencesDomain #2,413 of 10,521 30.4%252 #2293
MedicineField #2,441 of 10,443 24.5%314 #1523
Social SciencesField #2,466 of 6,365 35.4%105 #3113
PsychologyField #859 of 2,181 26.7%100 #910
Life SciencesDomain #3,236 of 7,800 29.4%76 #2651
General Health ProfessionsSubfield #407 of 916 25.0%83 #493
Health ProfessionsField #949 of 1,928 23.8%111 #878
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthSubfield #557 of 828 21.2%60 #538
Clinical PsychologySubfield #502 of 738 25.3%64 #696

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare 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. Health Sciences#1,096 #1,792
  2. Social Sciences#2,293 #2,413
  3. Medicine#1,523 #2,441
  4. Social Sciences#3,113 #2,466
  5. Psychology#910 #859
  6. Life Sciences#2,651 #3,236
  7. General Health Professions#493 #407
  8. Health Professions#878 #949
  9. Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health#538 #557
  10. Clinical Psychology#696 #502
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 Institute for Health and Welfare specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Health takes 8.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. HealthSubfield · 21.1 works8.6×
  2. Clinical PsychologySubfield · 64.2 works7.4×
  3. General Health ProfessionsSubfield · 83.3 works7.3×
  4. Health, Toxicology and MutagenesisSubfield · 24.1 works5.5×
← 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: 0.22× its world share, 9 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.90× its world share, 40 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.47× its world share, 12 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.88× its world share, 12 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.08× its world share, 3 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.12× its world share, 8 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.04× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.96× its world share, 39 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.02× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.51× its world share, 5 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.42× its world share, 6 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 5.11× its world share, 111 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.97× its world share, 314 worksMedicineNursing: 2.26× its world share, 9 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.18× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.15× its world share, 4 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.47× its world share, 12 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.95× its world share, 8 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.29× its world share, 23 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.95× its world share, 100 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.01× its world share, 106 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 5.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare?

Ranked on the composite score, Veikko Salomaa, Erkki Vartiainen and Markus Perola lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare.

  1. 1 Veikko Salomaa Finland · #2,368 worldwide 3.3k citations · 239 works
  2. 2 Erkki Vartiainen Finland · #2,822 worldwide 1.4k citations · 82 works
  3. 3 Markus Perola Finland · #4,073 worldwide 1.8k citations · 131 works
  4. 4 Aki S. Havulinna Finland · #10,790 worldwide 1.2k citations · 94 works
  5. 5 Teemu Niiranen Finland · #13,914 worldwide 813 citations · 88 works
  6. 6 Jaana Suvisaari Finland · #14,271 worldwide 1.4k citations · 128 works
  7. 7 Kari Kuulasmaa Finland · #19,653 worldwide 434 citations · 77 works
  8. 8 Markku Heliövaara Finland · #30,061 worldwide 349 citations · 56 works
  9. 9 Jaakko Tuomilehto Finland · #34,595 worldwide 433 citations · 38 works
  10. 10 Susana Sans Finland · #36,294 worldwide 483 citations · 33 works
All ranked researchers at Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare

Which keywords describe research at Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Public Health, Epidemiology, Mental Health, Cardiovascular Disease, Metabolic Syndrome, Depression, Prevalence and Social Support.

▲ 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. Epidemiology108▲ 3.3×104 topics
  2. Public Health81▲ 6.7×39 topics
  3. Mental Health72▲ 5.9×32 topics
  4. Cardiovascular Disease53▲ 5.8×32 topics
  5. Metabolic Syndrome45▲ 6.7×19 topics
  6. Depression42▲ 5.7×18 topics
  7. Inflammation39▲ 2.3×61 topics
  8. COVID-1934▲ 3.0×19 topics
  9. Social Support32▲ 7.0×14 topics
  10. Prevalence31▲ 9.3×14 topics
  11. Health Effects31▲ 6.2×15 topics
  12. Pandemic29▲ 3.3×9 topics
  13. Primary Care29▲ 9.3×12 topics
  14. Health Disparities29▲ 13×9 topics
  15. Quality of Life29▲ 2.4×38 topics
  16. Obesity28▲ 4.5×21 topics
  17. Treatment25▲ 2.5×32 topics
  18. Mortality Risk25▲ 13×6 topics
  19. Risk Factors24▲ 2.7×31 topics
  20. Adolescents24▲ 7.7×7 topics
  21. Anxiety22▲ 5.7×10 topics
  22. Health Outcomes22▲ 9.5×7 topics
  23. Psychological Distress20▲ 9.6×5 topics
  24. Chronic Disease Management19▲ 12×5 topics
  25. Impulsivity19▲ 45×2 topics
  26. Global Burden of Disease19▲ 9.4×4 topics
  27. Psychiatric Disorders19▲ 17×4 topics
  28. Physical Activity18▲ 4.5×9 topics
  29. Psychological Impact18▲ 6.7×9 topics
  30. Social Isolation18▲ 10×3 topics
  31. Health Equity17▲ 7.6×5 topics
  32. Infectious Diseases16▲ 5.9×8 topics
  33. Healthcare Workers16▲ 7.8×5 topics
  34. Comorbidity15▲ 17×4 topics
  35. Digital Divide15▲ 7.1×6 topics
  36. Neighborhood Effects15▲ 17×3 topics
  37. Social Relationships15▲ 20×2 topics
  38. Chronic Disease14▲ 9.9×4 topics
  39. Loneliness14▲ 25×1 topic
  40. Socioeconomic Inequalities14▲ 25×1 topic

Which research topics does Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Health disparities and outcomes, COVID-19 and Mental Health, Nutritional Studies and Diet and Gambling Behavior and Treatments.

Health disparities and o…14Health disparities and outcomes: 14 fractional worksCOVID-19 and Mental Health13COVID-19 and Mental Health: 13 fractional worksNutritional Studies and Diet: 12 fractional worksGambling Behavior and Treatments: 10 fractional worksGeriatric Care and Nursing Homes: 10 fractional worksSubstance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes: 9 fractional worksMigration, Health and Trauma: 9 fractional worksEmployment and Welfare S…9Employment and Welfare Studies: 9 fractional worksChild and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development: 8 fractional worksWorkplace Health and Well-being: 7 fractional works
HealthClinical PsychologyPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthGeneral Health Professions1 others

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

  1. 1 Health disparities and outcomes Health 14 works
  2. 2 COVID-19 and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 13 works
  3. 3 Nutritional Studies and Diet Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 12 works
  4. 4 Gambling Behavior and Treatments Clinical Psychology 10 works
  5. 5 Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes General Health Professions 10 works
  6. 6 Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes Epidemiology 9 works
  7. 7 Migration, Health and Trauma Clinical Psychology 9 works
  8. 8 Employment and Welfare Studies General Health Professions 9 works
  9. 9 Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development Clinical Psychology 8 works
  10. 10 Workplace Health and Well-being General Health Professions 7 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 available53.5%not open46.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors36.4%domestic only63.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 6% higher 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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