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Finnish Museum of Natural History

In research, Finnish Museum of Natural History stands highest in Physical Sciences (#8,465 of 12,888 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#5,509 of 7,800 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Ecology — Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics is 39.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#9,877
of 28,054 · #14,059 all time
Rank in Finland
#33
of 80
Research works
1.4k
▼ 21% vs 2013–17
Citations
21k
14.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
35.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
51%
world 28%

What is Finnish Museum of Natural History 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 #8,465 of 12,888 41.7%68 #11094
Life SciencesDomain #5,509 of 7,800 31.9%83 #8779

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Finnish Museum of Natural History 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 Museum of Natural History specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics takes 39.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsSubfield · 32.0 works40×
  2. EcologySubfield · 20.1 works15×
← 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: 7.19× its world share, 59 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.57× its world share, 24 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.43× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.15× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 4.66× its world share, 13 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.03× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 5.94× its world share, 51 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.12× its world share, 4 worksMedicineNursing: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.74× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.82× its world share, 4 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.36× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.47× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.29× its world share, 6 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 7.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Finnish Museum of Natural History?

Ranked on the composite score, Alexander N. Sennikov, Lauri Kaila and Pedro Cardoso lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Finnish Museum of Natural History.

  1. 1 Alexander N. Sennikov Finland · #59,737 worldwide 324 citations · 56 works
  2. 2 Lauri Kaila Finland · #191,816 worldwide 142 citations · 27 works
  3. 3 Pedro Cardoso Finland · #197,135 worldwide 436 citations · 82 works
  4. 4 Jagoba Malumbres‐Olarte Finland · #295,349 worldwide 105 citations · 25 works
  5. 5 Sinikka Piippo Finland · #390,372 worldwide 42 citations · 19 works
  6. 6 Markus Piha Finland · #525,509 worldwide 38 citations · 16 works
  7. 7 Soili Stenroos Finland · #532,209 worldwide 89 citations · 15 works
  8. 8 Gunilla Ståhls Finland · #569,272 worldwide 27 citations · 30 works
  9. 9 Risto A. Väisänen Finland · #588,356 worldwide 78 citations · 23 works
  10. 10 Jyrki Muona Finland · #597,324 worldwide 32 citations · 21 works
All ranked researchers at Finnish Museum of Natural History

Which keywords describe research at Finnish Museum of Natural History?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Biodiversity, Invasive Species, Biogeography, Conservation, Habitat Fragmentation, Phylogeny and Global Change.

▲ 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 Change44▲ 9.6×52 topics
  2. Biodiversity39▲ 30×23 topics
  3. Invasive Species28▲ 38×20 topics
  4. Biogeography24▲ 53×20 topics
  5. Conservation20▲ 27×17 topics
  6. Habitat Fragmentation18▲ 47×5 topics
  7. Phylogeny16▲ 62×14 topics
  8. Global Change15▲ 34×5 topics
  9. Taxonomy14▲ 63×12 topics
  10. DNA Barcoding14▲ 49×9 topics
  11. Conservation Biology14▲ 76×4 topics
  12. Population Dynamics13▲ 29×9 topics
  13. Molecular Phylogeny12▲ 46×10 topics
  14. Evolution12▲ 29×14 topics
  15. Phylogenetic Analysis12▲ 23×14 topics
  16. Ecological Niche11▲ 113×1 topic
  17. Species Distribution Modeling11▲ 113×1 topic
  18. Ecosystem Services10▲ 15×8 topics
  19. Biological Invasions8▲ 55×3 topics
  20. Plant-Animal Interactions8▲ 53×1 topic
  21. Pollinator Decline8▲ 53×1 topic
  22. Habitat Selection8▲ 59×2 topics
  23. Ecosystem Functioning7▲ 23×7 topics
  24. Ecosystem7▲ 38×4 topics
  25. Community Ecology7▲ 46×2 topics
  26. Species Richness7▲ 60×2 topics
  27. Antioxidant Activity6▲ 6.0×8 topics
  28. Functional Diversity6▲ 66×1 topic
  29. Mosses6▲ 140×2 topics
  30. Symbiosis6▲ 37×3 topics
  31. Biodiversity Conservation6▲ 9.2×10 topics
  32. Ecology5▲ 20×8 topics
  33. Genetic Diversity5▲ 7.0×11 topics
  34. Species Delimitation5▲ 70×3 topics
  35. Trophic Cascades5▲ 31×2 topics
  36. Diversification5▲ 75×2 topics
  37. Mycorrhizal Fungi5▲ 38×2 topics
  38. Animal Movement5▲ 50×1 topic
  39. Occupancy Rates5▲ 50×1 topic
  40. Secondary Metabolites5▲ 35×3 topics

Which research topics does Finnish Museum of Natural History publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Species Distribution and Climate Change, Plant and animal studies, Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies and Wildlife Ecology and Conservation.

Species Distribution and…11Species Distribution and Climate Change: 11 fractional worksPlant and animal studies: 8 fractional worksEcology and Vegetation D…6Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies: 6 fractional worksWildlife Ecology and Con…5Wildlife Ecology and Conservation: 5 fractional worksLichen and fungal ecology: 4 fractional worksMycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions: 4 fractional worksLepidoptera: Biology and…4Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy: 4 fractional worksGenetic diversity and population structure: 4 fractional worksBat Biology and Ecology Studies: 3 fractional worksPlant Diversity and Evolution: 3 fractional works
Ecological ModelingEcology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsNature and Landscape ConservationEcology2 others

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

  1. 1 Species Distribution and Climate Change Ecological Modeling 11 works
  2. 2 Plant and animal studies Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 8 works
  3. 3 Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 6 works
  4. 4 Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Ecology 5 works
  5. 5 Lichen and fungal ecology Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 4 works
  6. 6 Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions Plant Science 4 works
  7. 7 Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy Genetics 4 works
  8. 8 Genetic diversity and population structure Genetics 4 works
  9. 9 Bat Biology and Ecology Studies Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 3 works
  10. 10 Plant Diversity and Evolution Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 3 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 available51.0%not open49.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors35.8%domestic only64.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Finnish Museum of Natural History's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 21% lower 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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