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Finnish Meteorological Institute

In research, Finnish Meteorological Institute stands highest in Physical Sciences (#1,122 of 12,888 worldwide), Earth and Planetary Sciences (#109 of 1,209 worldwide) and Atmospheric Science (#73 of 301 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Atmospheric Science, Global and Planetary Change and Earth and Planetary Sciences — Atmospheric Science is 65.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#2,020
of 28,054 · #1,425 all time
Rank in Finland
#10
of 80
Research works
3.4k
▲ 17% vs 2013–17
Citations
109k
32.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
24.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
62%
world 28%

What is Finnish Meteorological 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 #1,122 of 12,888 24.6%419 #938
Earth and Planetary SciencesField #109 of 1,209 24.0%157 #130
Atmospheric ScienceSubfield #73 of 301 23.7%136 #103
Environmental ScienceField #1,056 of 3,551 26.6%171 #788
Global and Planetary ChangeSubfield #285 of 535 27.5%82 #253

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

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. Physical Sciences#938 #1,122
  2. Earth and Planetary Sciences#130 #109
  3. Atmospheric Science#103 #73
  4. Environmental Science#788 #1,056
  5. Global and Planetary Change#253 #285
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 Meteorological Institute specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Atmospheric Science takes 65.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Atmospheric ScienceSubfield · 135.7 works65×
  2. Global and Planetary ChangeSubfield · 82.0 works23×
  3. Earth and Planetary SciencesField · 156.9 works21×
  4. Astronomy and AstrophysicsSubfield · 27.9 works11×
  5. Environmental EngineeringSubfield · 26.9 works11×
  6. Health, Toxicology and MutagenesisSubfield · 20.1 works8.1×
  7. Environmental ScienceField · 171.1 works7.3×
← 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: 0.72× its world share, 16 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.18× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.94× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.38× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.15× its world share, 6 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 21.30× its world share, 157 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.69× its world share, 3 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.63× its world share, 44 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 7.33× its world share, 171 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 2.99× its world share, 31 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.43× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.10× its world share, 9 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.38× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.16× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.17× its world share, 10 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 21.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Finnish Meteorological Institute?

Ranked on the composite score, Annalea Lohila, Tuomas Laurila and Mikhail Sofiev lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Finnish Meteorological Institute.

  1. 1 Annalea Lohila Finland · #16,718 worldwide 882 citations · 65 works
  2. 2 Tuomas Laurila Finland · #32,288 worldwide 903 citations · 74 works
  3. 3 Mikhail Sofiev Finland · #39,885 worldwide 576 citations · 66 works
  4. 4 Rostislav Kouznetsov Finland · #47,726 worldwide 410 citations · 33 works
  5. 5 Bert Rudels Finland · #92,808 worldwide 308 citations · 37 works
  6. 6 Jouni Polkko Finland · #118,919 worldwide 188 citations · 24 works
  7. 7 Risto Pirjola Finland · #121,615 worldwide 231 citations · 40 works
  8. 8 Risto Hänninen Finland · #142,715 worldwide 342 citations · 21 works
  9. 9 Ari‐Matti Harri Finland · #145,785 worldwide 232 citations · 90 works
  10. 10 W. Schmidt Finland · #149,305 worldwide 144 citations · 50 works
All ranked researchers at Finnish Meteorological Institute

Which keywords describe research at Finnish Meteorological Institute?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Remote Sensing, Air Quality, Hydrology, Satellite Observations, Ocean Circulation, Arctic and Chemical Composition.

▲ 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. Climate Change152▲ 12×66 topics
  2. Remote Sensing84▲ 14×28 topics
  3. Air Quality63▲ 73×6 topics
  4. Hydrology45▲ 77×3 topics
  5. Satellite Observations41▲ 90×3 topics
  6. Ocean Circulation39▲ 63×3 topics
  7. Arctic36▲ 68×4 topics
  8. Chemical Composition35▲ 78×2 topics
  9. Atmospheric Aerosols35▲ 133×1 topic
  10. Black Carbon35▲ 133×1 topic
  11. Hydrological Cycle34▲ 77×2 topics
  12. Global Warming30▲ 16×12 topics
  13. Data Assimilation27▲ 37×3 topics
  14. Methane Emissions26▲ 106×2 topics
  15. Ecosystem Resilience25▲ 36×5 topics
  16. Water Quality24▲ 13×8 topics
  17. Boundary Layer24▲ 42×2 topics
  18. Emissions24▲ 25×6 topics
  19. Sea Level Rise23▲ 39×3 topics
  20. Climate22▲ 54×2 topics
  21. Health Effects22▲ 7.7×10 topics
  22. Probabilistic Forecasting22▲ 24×3 topics
  23. Particulate Matter20▲ 28×2 topics
  24. Greenhouse Gas Emissions20▲ 16×7 topics
  25. Convective Parameterization20▲ 76×1 topic
  26. Ensemble Kalman Filter20▲ 41×1 topic
  27. Glacier20▲ 96×1 topic
  28. Water Availability20▲ 96×1 topic
  29. Shale Gas19▲ 32×2 topics
  30. Ice Nucleation19▲ 101×2 topics
  31. Carbon Dioxide19▲ 26×2 topics
  32. Natural Gas19▲ 42×2 topics
  33. Atmospheric19▲ 80×1 topic
  34. Methane19▲ 80×1 topic
  35. Aerosols18▲ 58×2 topics
  36. Decline18▲ 149×1 topic
  37. Sea Ice18▲ 149×1 topic
  38. Atmospheric Dust18▲ 159×1 topic
  39. Radiative Forcing18▲ 159×1 topic
  40. Solar Wind18▲ 41×2 topics

Which research topics does Finnish Meteorological Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols, Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations, Cryospheric studies and observations and Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics.

Atmospheric chemistry an…35Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols: 35 fractional worksMeteorological Phenomena…20Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations: 20 fractional worksCryospheric studies and observations: 20 fractional worksAtmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics: 19 fractional worksArctic and Antarctic ice dynamics: 18 fractional worksAtmospheric aerosols and clouds: 18 fractional worksClimate change and permafrost: 17 fractional worksClimate variability and …16Climate variability and models: 16 fractional worksAtmospheric Ozone and Climate: 15 fractional worksAir Quality and Health Impacts: 14 fractional works
Atmospheric ScienceGlobal and Planetary ChangeHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis

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

  1. 1 Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols Atmospheric Science 35 works
  2. 2 Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations Atmospheric Science 20 works
  3. 3 Cryospheric studies and observations Atmospheric Science 20 works
  4. 4 Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics Global and Planetary Change 19 works
  5. 5 Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics Atmospheric Science 18 works
  6. 6 Atmospheric aerosols and clouds Global and Planetary Change 18 works
  7. 7 Climate change and permafrost Atmospheric Science 17 works
  8. 8 Climate variability and models Global and Planetary Change 16 works
  9. 9 Atmospheric Ozone and Climate Atmospheric Science 15 works
  10. 10 Air Quality and Health Impacts Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 14 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 available61.6%not open38.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors43.9%domestic only56.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Finnish Meteorological Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 17% 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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Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.