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Finnish Transport Agency

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World rank, all time
#23,733
of 34,923
Rank in Finland
#115
of 159
Research works
164
▲ 89% vs 2018-21
Citations
1.8k
11.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.8%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.03×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
47%
world 40%
International
25%
world 18%
Finnish Transport Agency

Which fields of science does Finnish Transport Agency work in?

In 2022-now, 45% of research at Finnish Transport Agency is in Physical Sciences, 37% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (22%), Social Sciences (16%), Computer Science (7%). It does 1.4× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 20 fractional works · 44.7% of its workEngineering: 10 fractional works · 21.9% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 4 fractional works · 8.8% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 3.2% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workMechanics of Materials: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOcean Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAerospace Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMedia Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 3 fractional works · 7.3% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 2 fractional works · 4.3% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 3 fractional works · 6.1% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 2.9% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 3 fractional works · 5.7% of its workAtmospheric Science: 2 fractional works · 3.4% of its workPaleontology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSpace and Planetary Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 3.2% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSpectroscopy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 17 fractional works · 37.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 7 fractional works · 15.9% of its workEducation: 4 fractional works · 8.6% of its workSociology and Political Science: 2 fractional works · 3.7% of its workTransportation: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workGender Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workArcheology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3 fractional works · 7.2% of its workStrategy and Management: 2 fractional works · 3.4% of its workManagement Information Systems: 1 fractional works · 3.0% of its workAccounting: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workArts and Humanities: 3 fractional works · 6.9% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 1 fractional works · 3.0% of its workArcheology: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workClassics: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHistory: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workConservation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2 fractional works · 4.5% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 2 fractional works · 4.5% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 2.9% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Sciences: 4 fractional works · 10.0% of its workMedicine: 3 fractional works · 6.0% of its workSurgery: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEmergency Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 2.8% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth Information Management: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmall Animals: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPeriodontics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 4 fractional works · 8.0% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 3 fractional works · 6.3% of its workAquatic Science: 3 fractional works · 6.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workMolecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKFinnish TransportAgency44fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences8%Physical Sciences45%Health Sciences10%Social Sciences37%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 20 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering1021.9%
    2. Computer Science37.3%
    3. Environmental Science36.1%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences35.7%
    5. Physics and Astronomy13.2%
    6. Materials Science00.3%
    7. Chemistry00.2%
    1. Social Sciences715.9%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting37.2%
    3. Arts and Humanities36.9%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance24.5%
    5. Decision Sciences12.9%
    1. Medicine36.0%
    2. Health Professions12.8%
    3. Veterinary00.7%
    4. Dentistry00.5%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences36.3%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology11.4%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology00.2%
    4. Neuroscience00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 1.32× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.94× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 3.62× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 1.46× its world share, 10 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.22× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 1.42× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.93× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.06× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.31× its world share, 3 worksMedicineVeterinary: 4.90× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.38× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.23× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 3.02× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.11× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Social Sciences: 1.25× its world share, 7 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 4.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 20 fields, with their numbers
  1. Veterinary4.90×0 works
  2. Earth and Planetary Sciences3.62×2 works
  3. Decision Sciences3.02×1 works
  4. Arts and Humanities2.38×3 works
  5. Business, Management and Accounting2.23×3 works
  6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance2.11×2 works
  7. Engineering1.46×10 works
  8. Physics and Astronomy1.42×1 works
  9. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.32×3 works
  10. Social Sciences1.25×7 works
  11. Environmental Science1.22×3 works
  12. Health Professions1.06×1 works
  13. Computer Science0.94×3 works
  14. Dentistry0.93×0 works
  15. Medicine0.31×3 works
  16. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.27×1 works
  17. Immunology and Microbiology0.16×0 works
  18. Chemistry0.16×0 works
  19. Materials Science0.09×0 works
  20. Neuroscience0.05×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Finnish Transport Agency?

Ranked on the quality score, Antti Sääksvuori, Anselmi Immonen and Timo Tirkkonen lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Finnish Transport Agency.

  1. 1 Antti Sääksvuori Finland · #2,922,591 worldwide 910 citations · 16 works
  2. 2 Anselmi Immonen Finland · #2,956,580 worldwide 906 citations · 15 works
  3. 3 Timo Tirkkonen Finland · #3,442,490 worldwide 75 citations · 17 works
  4. 4 Tuula Kekki Finland · #4,207,191 worldwide 54 citations · 23 works
  5. 5 Arne Carlsson Finland · #4,391,765 worldwide 164 citations · 72 works
  6. 6 Vesa Männistö Finland · #4,419,901 worldwide 35 citations · 25 works
  7. 7 Henriika Weiste Finland · #4,624,227 worldwide 1 citations · 20 works
  8. 8 F Davidsson Finland · #4,784,263 worldwide 88 citations · 20 works
  9. 9 Maija Vehkalahti Finland · #4,832,734 worldwide 0 citations · 19 works
  10. 10 Kaisa-Liisa Tikka Finland · #4,839,962 worldwide 0 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Finnish Transport Agency

What are the most cited papers from Finnish Transport Agency?

The most cited paper from Finnish Transport Agency is "Measurements on Galvanic Cells Involving Solid Electrolytes" (Kalevi Kiukkola, Carl G. Wagner, 1957), with 596 citations. Next come "Galvanic Cells for the Determination of the Standard Molar Free Energy of Formation of Metal Halides, Oxides, and Sulfides at Elevated Temperatures" (160) and "Blink Duration as an Indicator of Driver Sleepiness in Professional Bus Drivers" (117).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Measurements on Galvanic Cells Involving Solid Electrolytes Kalevi Kiukkola, Carl G. Wagner · Journal of The Electrochemical Society Open access 1957 596
2 Galvanic Cells for the Determination of the Standard Molar Free Energy of Formation of Metal Halides, Oxides, and Sulfides at Elevated Temperatures Kalevi Kiukkola, Carl G. Wagner · Journal of The Electrochemical Society Open access 1957 160
3 Blink Duration as an Indicator of Driver Sleepiness in Professional Bus Drivers Helinä Häkkänen, LicPsych, Heikki Summala et al. · SLEEP Sep 1999 117
4 Seasonal variations of ochreous precipitates in mine effluents in Finland Sirpa Kumpulainen, Liisa Carlson, Marja-Liisa Räisänen · Applied Geochemistry 5 Feb 2007 84
5 Emission performance of paraffinic HVO diesel fuel in heavy duty vehicles Kimmo Erkkilam, Nils-Olof Nylund, Tuomo Hulkkonen et al. · SAE technical papers on CD-ROM/SAE technical paper series Conference paper 30 Aug 2011 73
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Which keywords describe research at Finnish Transport Agency?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Sustainability, Pedagogy, Irrigation, Student Competencies, Teaching Methods, Water Efficiency, Renewable Energy and Climate 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-now 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 37 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 37 words, with their numbers
  1. Sustainability5▲ 4.8×8 topics
  2. Climate Change4▲ 3.1×7 topics
  3. Pedagogy4▲ 17×2 topics
  4. Renewable Energy3▲ 4.8×3 topics
  5. Irrigation3▲ 312×1 topic
  6. Student Competencies3▲ 92×1 topic
  7. Teaching Methods3▲ 37×1 topic
  8. Water Efficiency3▲ 312×1 topic
  9. Globalization2▲ 2.7×3 topics
  10. Supply Chain Management2▲ 5.7×6 topics
  11. Digital Economy2▲ 23×2 topics
  12. Arctic2▲ 41×2 topics
  13. Economic Development2▲ 5.7×1 topic
  14. Innovation Economics2▲ 133×1 topic
  15. Remote Sensing2▲ 3.7×6 topics
  16. Healthcare2▲ 3.7×5 topics
  17. Shipping2▲ 76×2 topics
  18. Communication2▲ 11×4 topics
  19. Deep Learning2◆ 0.97×6 topics
  20. Competition1▲ 60×2 topics
  21. Risk Management1▲ 6.8×3 topics
  22. Decline1▲ 112×1 topic
  23. Efficiency1▲ 10×1 topic
  24. Railway Deregulation1▲ 425×1 topic
  25. Sea Ice1▲ 112×1 topic
  26. Air Quality1▲ 14×2 topics
  27. Dynamic Interaction1▲ 43×2 topics
  28. Maritime Transportation1▲ 51×2 topics
  29. Fuel Consumption1▲ 34×2 topics
  30. Analytics1▲ 26×1 topic
  31. Big Data1▲ 2.5×2 topics
  32. Business Intelligence1▲ 26×1 topic
  33. Emissions1▲ 12×1 topic
  34. Environmental Impact1▲ 1.33×1 topic
  35. International Relations1▲ 9.3×2 topics
  36. Qualitative Research1▲ 2.7×1 topic
  37. Social Sciences1▲ 16×1 topic

Which research topics does Finnish Transport Agency publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Engineering and Agricultural Innovations, Education, Innovation and Language Studies, Economic and Industrial Development and Transport and Economic Policies.

Engineering and Agricultural Innovations: 3 fractional worksEducation, Innovation and Language Studies: 3 fractional worksEconomic and Industrial Development: 2 fractional worksTransport and Economic Policies: 1 fractional worksArctic and Antarctic ice dynamics: 1 fractional worksResearch in Social Sciences: 1 fractional worksMaritime Transport Emissions and Efficiency: 1 fractional worksBig Data and Business Intelligence: 1 fractional worksBIM and Construction Integration: 1 fractional worksConcrete Corrosion and Durability: 1 fractional works
Aquatic ScienceEducationEconomics and EconometricsStrategy and Management5 others

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

  1. 1 Engineering and Agricultural Innovations Aquatic Science 3 works
  2. 2 Education, Innovation and Language Studies Education 3 works
  3. 3 Economic and Industrial Development Economics and Econometrics 2 works
  4. 4 Transport and Economic Policies Strategy and Management 1 works
  5. 5 Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics Atmospheric Science 1 works
  6. 6 Research in Social Sciences Education 1 works
  7. 7 Maritime Transport Emissions and Efficiency Environmental Engineering 1 works
  8. 8 Big Data and Business Intelligence Management Information Systems 1 works
  9. 9 BIM and Construction Integration Building and Construction 1 works
  10. 10 Concrete Corrosion and Durability Civil and Structural Engineering 1 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 available47.2%not open52.8%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors24.8%domestic only75.2%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Finnish Transport Agency's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 89% higher than in 2018-2021.

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Finnish Transport Agency as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00011% in 2024.

still counting0.00025%0.00050%0.00075%Finnish Transport Agency0.000084% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Finnish Transport Agency over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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