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Folkhälsans Forskningscentrum

In research, Folkhälsans Forskningscentrum stands highest in Medicine (#7,172 of 10,443 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#8,401 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#15,042
of 28,054 · #11,763 all time
Rank in Finland
#41
of 80
Research works
932
▲ 20% vs 2013–17
Citations
31k
33.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
56%
world 28%

What is Folkhälsans Forskningscentrum 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
MedicineField #7,172 of 10,443 14.9%77 #6263
Health SciencesDomain #8,401 of 11,982 14.6%91 #6694

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

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, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 4.23× its world share, 40 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.15× its world share, 4 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.46× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.09× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.28× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.72× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.12× its world share, 10 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.28× its world share, 77 worksMedicineNursing: 1.86× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 6.00× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.91× its world share, 16 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.50× its world share, 11 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 6.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Folkhälsans Forskningscentrum?

Ranked on the composite score, J. Sarparanta, Marco Savarese and Eva Roos lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Folkhälsans Forskningscentrum.

  1. 1 J. Sarparanta Finland · #168,912 worldwide 288 citations · 20 works
  2. 2 Marco Savarese Finland · #393,978 worldwide 118 citations · 39 works
  3. 3 Eva Roos Finland · #474,998 worldwide 41 citations · 34 works
  4. 4 Aldur W. Eriksson Finland · #829,976 worldwide 76 citations · 29 works
  5. 5 Per Harald Jonson Finland · #1,015,120 worldwide 38 citations · 17 works
  6. 6 Jim Schröder Finland · #1,041,593 worldwide 52 citations · 19 works
  7. 7 Johan Fellman Finland · #1,290,683 worldwide 32 citations · 21 works
  8. 8 Reetta Lehto Finland · #1,556,625 worldwide 9 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Folkhälsans Forskningscentrum

Which keywords describe research at Folkhälsans Forskningscentrum?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Inflammation, Metabolic Syndrome, Cardiovascular Disease, Obesity, Epidemiology, Genetic Mutations, Physical Activity and Adolescents.

▲ 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. Epidemiology17▲ 2.5×62 topics
  2. Inflammation16▲ 4.5×57 topics
  3. Cardiovascular Disease12▲ 6.0×26 topics
  4. Metabolic Syndrome12▲ 8.3×17 topics
  5. Obesity10▲ 7.7×22 topics
  6. Public Health9▲ 3.5×16 topics
  7. Genetic Mutations8▲ 10×13 topics
  8. Physical Activity7▲ 8.5×11 topics
  9. Genetics7▲ 5.6×13 topics
  10. Mental Health7▲ 2.6×15 topics
  11. Adolescents7▲ 10×7 topics
  12. Oxidative Stress6▲ 2.3×31 topics
  13. Prevalence6▲ 8.5×10 topics
  14. Cancer5▲ 2.3×29 topics
  15. Diabetes5▲ 6.0×13 topics
  16. Well-being5▲ 7.6×9 topics
  17. Depression5▲ 3.2×15 topics
  18. Health Effects5▲ 4.5×8 topics
  19. Stem Cells4▲ 10×10 topics
  20. Cardiac Imaging4▲ 20×2 topics
  21. Cardiomyopathies4▲ 83×1 topic
  22. Myosin4▲ 83×1 topic
  23. Type 1 Diabetes4▲ 28×2 topics
  24. Glycemic Control4▲ 15×4 topics
  25. Insulin Resistance4▲ 5.0×8 topics
  26. Social Sciences4▲ 15×2 topics
  27. Type 2 Diabetes4▲ 9.7×4 topics
  28. Childhood4▲ 30×1 topic
  29. Overweight4▲ 32×1 topic
  30. Hypertension3▲ 6.7×11 topics
  31. Insulin Therapy3▲ 16×3 topics
  32. Mitochondrial Dysfunction3▲ 6.7×8 topics
  33. Emotion Regulation3▲ 6.1×6 topics
  34. Learning3▲ 6.2×2 topics
  35. Special Education3▲ 31×2 topics
  36. Discourse Analysis3▲ 7.0×1 topic
  37. Methodology3▲ 38×1 topic
  38. Chronic Kidney Disease3▲ 7.1×5 topics
  39. Muscle Regeneration3▲ 63×1 topic
  40. Skeletal Muscle Atrophy3▲ 63×1 topic

Which research topics does Folkhälsans Forskningscentrum publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Cardiomyopathy and Myosin Studies, Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet, Social and Educational Sciences and Muscle Physiology and Disorders.

Cardiomyopathy and Myosi…4Cardiomyopathy and Myosin Studies: 4 fractional worksObesity, Physical Activi…4Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet: 4 fractional worksSocial and Educational S…3Social and Educational Sciences: 3 fractional worksMuscle Physiology and Di…3Muscle Physiology and Disorders: 3 fractional worksDiabetes Management and Research: 2 fractional worksDiabetes and associated disorders: 2 fractional worksGestational Diabetes Res…2Gestational Diabetes Research and Management: 2 fractional worksChild Development and Di…2Child Development and Digital Technology: 2 fractional worksConnective tissue disord…2Connective tissue disorders research: 2 fractional worksChronic Kidney Disease a…2Chronic Kidney Disease and Diabetes: 2 fractional works
Cardiology and Cardiovascular MedicinePublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthEducationMolecular Biology4 others

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

  1. 1 Cardiomyopathy and Myosin Studies Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 4 works
  2. 2 Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 4 works
  3. 3 Social and Educational Sciences Education 3 works
  4. 4 Muscle Physiology and Disorders Molecular Biology 3 works
  5. 5 Diabetes Management and Research Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 2 works
  6. 6 Diabetes and associated disorders Genetics 2 works
  7. 7 Gestational Diabetes Research and Management Obstetrics and Gynecology 2 works
  8. 8 Child Development and Digital Technology Education 2 works
  9. 9 Connective tissue disorders research Genetics 2 works
  10. 10 Chronic Kidney Disease and Diabetes Nephrology 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 available56.4%not open43.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors48.0%domestic only52.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Folkhälsans Forskningscentrum's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 20% 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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