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Finnish Institute of International Affairs

In research, Finnish Institute of International Affairs stands highest in Political Science and International Relations (#490 of 1,201 worldwide), Social Sciences (#3,014 of 6,365 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#4,996 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Political Science and International Relations, Social Sciences and Social Sciences — Political Science and International Relations is 36.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#9,550
of 28,054 · #11,996 all time
Rank in Finland
#32
of 80
Research works
634
▲ 81% vs 2013–17
Citations
6.5k
10.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
29.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
31%
world 28%

What is Finnish Institute of International Affairs 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
Political Science and International RelationsSubfield #490 of 1,201 27.1%65 #675
Social SciencesField #3,014 of 6,365 29.0%96 #3214
Social SciencesDomain #4,996 of 10,521 28.7%110 #5264

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Finnish Institute of International Affairs 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. Political Science and International Relations#675 #490
  2. Social Sciences#3,214 #3,014
  3. Social Sciences#5,264 #4,996
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 of International Affairs specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Political Science and International Relations takes 36.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Political Science and International RelationsSubfield · 64.8 works36×
  2. Social SciencesField · 96.2 works6.3×
  3. Social SciencesDomain · 110.0 works3.6×
← 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: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 1.77× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.43× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.64× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksMedicineNursing: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.67× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.74× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.28× its world share, 6 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.69× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 6.28× its world share, 96 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Social Sciences, 6.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Finnish Institute of International Affairs?

Ranked on the composite score, Marco Siddi, Mika Aaltola and Katri Pynnöniemi lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Finnish Institute of International Affairs.

  1. 1 Marco Siddi Finland · #236,227 worldwide 33 citations · 28 works
  2. 2 Mika Aaltola Finland · #357,579 worldwide 38 citations · 22 works
  3. 3 Katri Pynnöniemi Finland · #671,667 worldwide 5 citations · 18 works
  4. 4 Liisa Byckling Finland · #821,133 worldwide 0 citations · 15 works
  5. 5 Лео Гранберг Finland · #852,175 worldwide 4 citations · 16 works
  6. 6 Mikael Mattlin Finland · #971,642 worldwide 15 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Finnish Institute of International Affairs

Which keywords describe research at Finnish Institute of International Affairs?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Governance, European Union, Globalization, European Integration, Political Dynamics, Institutionalization, multi-level and normative power.

▲ 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. Governance24▲ 59×9 topics
  2. European Union23▲ 85×8 topics
  3. Globalization20▲ 8.2×28 topics
  4. European Integration18▲ 261×3 topics
  5. Political Dynamics18▲ 535×2 topics
  6. Institutionalization17▲ 152×2 topics
  7. multi-level17▲ 716×1 topic
  8. normative power17▲ 716×1 topic
  9. International Law14▲ 38×7 topics
  10. Human Rights14▲ 11×15 topics
  11. Global Governance13▲ 46×10 topics
  12. Geopolitics12▲ 63×6 topics
  13. Nationalism10▲ 19×9 topics
  14. Diplomacy9▲ 80×3 topics
  15. Authoritarianism9▲ 82×4 topics
  16. Security8▲ 11×5 topics
  17. Russia8▲ 154×3 topics
  18. Power8▲ 94×2 topics
  19. International Relations8▲ 26×12 topics
  20. Soft Power8▲ 158×2 topics
  21. Climate Change8▲ 2.3×17 topics
  22. Democracy8▲ 17×8 topics
  23. Ukraine8▲ 180×2 topics
  24. International Institutions7▲ 289×1 topic
  25. Norms7▲ 157×1 topic
  26. Neoliberalism7▲ 16×5 topics
  27. Identity6▲ 7.2×10 topics
  28. Migration6▲ 15×6 topics
  29. Sovereignty6▲ 53×5 topics
  30. Civil Society5▲ 39×3 topics
  31. Conflict5▲ 26×5 topics
  32. Balkans5▲ 169×2 topics
  33. AKP5▲ 196×1 topic
  34. Foreign Policy5▲ 96×2 topics
  35. Islam5▲ 18×1 topic
  36. Eastern Partnership5▲ 303×1 topic
  37. Eurasian Customs Union5▲ 303×1 topic
  38. Genocide4▲ 61×2 topics
  39. Security Council4▲ 65×2 topics
  40. Ethnic Conflict4▲ 76×2 topics

Which research topics does Finnish Institute of International Affairs publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: European Union Policy and Governance, International Relations and Foreign Policy, Turkey's Politics and Society and European Politics and Security.

European Union Policy an…17European Union Policy and Governance: 17 fractional worksInternational Relations …7International Relations and Foreign Policy: 7 fractional worksTurkey's Politics and So…5Turkey's Politics and Society: 5 fractional worksEuropean Politics and Security: 5 fractional worksGlobal Peace and Security Dynamics: 4 fractional worksEuropean and Internation…3European and International Law Studies: 3 fractional worksEuropean and Russian Geopolitical Military Strategies: 3 fractional worksResearch in Social Sciences: 3 fractional worksPost-Soviet Geopolitical Dynamics: 3 fractional worksInternational Development and Aid: 2 fractional works
Political Science and International RelationsEducationDevelopment

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

  1. 1 European Union Policy and Governance Political Science and International Relations 17 works
  2. 2 International Relations and Foreign Policy Political Science and International Relations 7 works
  3. 3 Turkey's Politics and Society Political Science and International Relations 5 works
  4. 4 European Politics and Security Political Science and International Relations 5 works
  5. 5 Global Peace and Security Dynamics Political Science and International Relations 4 works
  6. 6 European and International Law Studies Political Science and International Relations 3 works
  7. 7 European and Russian Geopolitical Military Strategies Political Science and International Relations 3 works
  8. 8 Research in Social Sciences Education 3 works
  9. 9 Post-Soviet Geopolitical Dynamics Political Science and International Relations 3 works
  10. 10 International Development and Aid Development 2 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 available30.6%not open69.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors11.7%domestic only88.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Finnish Institute of International Affairs's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 81% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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