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Folkhälsans Forskningscentrum

In research, Folkhälsans Forskningscentrum stands highest in Health Sciences (#3,680 of 9,902 worldwide) and Medicine (#3,824 of 8,541 worldwide), 2022-now.

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World rank, 2022-now
#10,790
of 22,385 · #3,832 all time
Rank in Finland
#33
of 66
Research works
932
▲ 3% vs 2018-21
Citations
31k
33.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.3%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.95×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
56%
world 40%
International
48%
world 18%
Folkhälsans Forskningscentrum

What is Folkhälsans Forskningscentrum known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Health SciencesDomain #3,680 of 9,902 8.2%91 #1344
MedicineField #3,824 of 8,541 8.2%77 #1456

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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Folkhälsans Forskningscentrum work in?

In 2022-now, 53% of research at Folkhälsans Forskningscentrum is in Health Sciences, 28% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (44%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (22%), Psychology (9%). It does 2.2× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 103 fractional works · 52.6% of its workMedicine: 87 fractional works · 44.4% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 11 fractional works · 5.8% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 9 fractional works · 4.4% of its workPhysiology: 8 fractional works · 3.9% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 7 fractional works · 3.7% of its workEpidemiology: 6 fractional works · 3.2% of its workSurgery: 6 fractional works · 3.1% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 4 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 4 fractional works · 1.8% of its workNephrology: 4 fractional works · 1.8% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workRheumatology: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workOphthalmology: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workOncology: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHematology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHepatology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDermatology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGastroenterology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEmergency Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth Professions: 11 fractional works · 5.8% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 5 fractional works · 2.8% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPharmacy: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOccupational Therapy: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPeriodontics: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workVeterinary: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmall Animals: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 54 fractional works · 27.5% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 43 fractional works · 21.7% of its workMolecular Biology: 22 fractional works · 11.5% of its workGenetics: 14 fractional works · 7.2% of its workCell Biology: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCancer Research: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 5 fractional works · 2.6% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBehavioral Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 4 fractional works · 2.2% of its workImmunology: 4 fractional works · 1.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 32 fractional works · 16.3% of its workPsychology: 18 fractional works · 9.0% of its workClinical Psychology: 7 fractional works · 3.8% of its workSocial Psychology: 4 fractional works · 2.2% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 4 fractional works · 1.8% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workApplied Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuropsychology and Physiological Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 13 fractional works · 6.6% of its workEducation: 7 fractional works · 3.7% of its workSociology and Political Science: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHealth: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 7 fractional works · 3.5% of its workEnvironmental Science: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEngineering: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKFolkhälsansForskningscentrum196fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences28%Physical Sciences4%Health Sciences53%Social Sciences16%

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 22 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine8744.4%
    2. Health Professions115.8%
    3. Nursing20.8%
    4. Dentistry20.8%
    5. Veterinary20.8%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4321.7%
    2. Neuroscience52.6%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology42.2%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences20.9%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.1%
    1. Psychology189.0%
    2. Social Sciences136.6%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting10.5%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.1%
    5. Decision Sciences00.1%
    6. Arts and Humanities00.1%
    1. Environmental Science31.3%
    2. Engineering21.3%
    3. Computer Science10.4%
    4. Mathematics00.2%
    5. Physics and Astronomy00.2%
    6. Chemistry00.2%
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: 0.20× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 4.07× its world share, 42 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.21× its world share, 4 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.57× its world share, 5 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.08× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.26× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.60× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.21× its world share, 11 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.31× its world share, 87 worksMedicineNursing: 1.70× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 5.68× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.94× its world share, 18 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.52× its world share, 13 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 5.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 22 fields, with their numbers
  1. Veterinary5.68×2 works
  2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.07×42 works
  3. Psychology2.94×18 works
  4. Medicine2.31×87 works
  5. Immunology and Microbiology2.21×4 works
  6. Health Professions2.21×11 works
  7. Nursing1.70×2 works
  8. Dentistry1.60×2 works
  9. Neuroscience1.57×5 works
  10. Social Sciences0.52×13 works
  11. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.30×0 works
  12. Environmental Science0.26×2 works
  13. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.20×2 works
  14. Mathematics0.20×0 works
  15. Business, Management and Accounting0.14×1 works
  16. Chemistry0.10×0 works
  17. Decision Sciences0.09×0 works
  18. Engineering0.08×2 works
  19. Physics and Astronomy0.08×0 works
  20. Computer Science0.05×1 works
  21. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.05×0 works
  22. Arts and Humanities0.02×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Folkhälsans Forskningscentrum?

Ranked on the quality score, Marja H. Leppänen, Johan Wadén and Lena M. Thorn lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Folkhälsans Forskningscentrum.

  1. 1 Marja H. Leppänen Finland · #316,527 worldwide 1.3k citations · 62 works
  2. 2 Johan Wadén Finland · #402,564 worldwide 5.3k citations · 72 works
  3. 3 Lena M. Thorn Finland · #479,379 worldwide 6k citations · 152 works
  4. 4 Carolina Courage Finland · #501,808 worldwide 2k citations · 33 works
  5. 5 Eva Roos Finland · #552,436 worldwide 6.3k citations · 237 works
  6. 6 Markku Saraheimo Finland · #607,370 worldwide 5.6k citations · 92 works
  7. 7 Valma Harjutsalo Finland · #627,967 worldwide 8.1k citations · 303 works
  8. 8 Mridul Johari Finland · #938,894 worldwide 1.3k citations · 124 works
  9. 9 Marco Savarese Finland · #1,140,878 worldwide 3.4k citations · 261 works
  10. 10 Outi Heikkilä Finland · #1,265,766 worldwide 2.2k citations · 31 works
All ranked researchers at Folkhälsans Forskningscentrum

What are the most cited papers from Folkhälsans Forskningscentrum?

The most cited paper from Folkhälsans Forskningscentrum is "The mutational constraint spectrum quantified from variation in 141,456 humans" (Konrad J. Karczewski et al., 2020), with 10,422 citations. Next come "Biological insights from 108 schizophrenia-associated genetic loci" (8,181) and "Genetic studies of body mass index yield new insights for obesity biology" (4,954).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 The mutational constraint spectrum quantified from variation in 141,456 humans Konrad J. Karczewski et al. · Nature Open access177 authors 27 May 2020 10,422
2 Biological insights from 108 schizophrenia-associated genetic loci Stephan Ripke et al. · Nature Open access297 authors Jul 2014 8,181
3 Genetic studies of body mass index yield new insights for obesity biology The LifeLines Cohort Study et al. · Nature Open access487 authors 10 Feb 2015 4,954
4 A Hexanucleotide Repeat Expansion in C9ORF72 Is the Cause of Chromosome 9p21-Linked ALS-FTD Alan Edward Renton et al. · Neuron Open access 22 Sep 2011 4,545
5 FinnGen provides genetic insights from a well-phenotyped isolated population Mitja Kurki et al. · Nature Open access169 authors 18 Jan 2023 4,362
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Folkhälsans Forskningscentrum?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Inflammation, Obesity, Metabolic Syndrome, Epidemiology, Cardiovascular Disease, Physical Activity, Public Health 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-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 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. Epidemiology21▲ 2.7×63 topics
  2. Inflammation17▲ 4.2×58 topics
  3. Cardiovascular Disease14▲ 6.0×27 topics
  4. Metabolic Syndrome12▲ 7.9×17 topics
  5. Obesity12▲ 8.3×22 topics
  6. Public Health12▲ 4.0×18 topics
  7. Physical Activity9▲ 9.9×11 topics
  8. Adolescents8▲ 12×7 topics
  9. Mental Health8▲ 2.9×17 topics
  10. Genetic Mutations8▲ 9.3×13 topics
  11. Prevalence8▲ 9.7×10 topics
  12. Genetics8▲ 5.6×13 topics
  13. Oxidative Stress7▲ 2.2×31 topics
  14. Diabetes6▲ 6.4×14 topics
  15. Health Effects6▲ 5.2×8 topics
  16. Depression6▲ 3.5×15 topics
  17. Well-being6▲ 7.8×10 topics
  18. Treatment6▲ 2.4×23 topics
  19. Childhood5▲ 37×1 topic
  20. Overweight5▲ 39×1 topic
  21. Type 1 Diabetes5▲ 30×2 topics
  22. Stem Cells5▲ 9.3×12 topics
  23. Glycemic Control5▲ 15×4 topics
  24. Cardiac Imaging4▲ 18×2 topics
  25. Cardiomyopathies4▲ 74×1 topic
  26. Insulin Resistance4▲ 4.9×8 topics
  27. Myosin4▲ 74×1 topic
  28. Type 2 Diabetes4▲ 9.7×4 topics
  29. Aging4▲ 3.9×12 topics
  30. Insulin Therapy4▲ 16×3 topics
  31. Mitochondrial Dysfunction4▲ 6.4×8 topics
  32. Social Sciences4▲ 13×2 topics
  33. Emotion Regulation4▲ 5.8×6 topics
  34. Hypertension3▲ 6.0×12 topics
  35. Chronic Kidney Disease3▲ 6.6×5 topics
  36. Autoimmunity3▲ 12×4 topics
  37. Special Education3▲ 27×2 topics
  38. Methodology3▲ 33×1 topic
  39. Muscle Regeneration3▲ 57×1 topic
  40. Skeletal Muscle Atrophy3▲ 57×1 topic

Which research topics does Folkhälsans Forskningscentrum publish most on?

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

Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet: 5 fractional worksCardiomyopathy and Myosin Studies: 4 fractional worksMuscle Physiology and Di…3Muscle Physiology and Disorders: 3 fractional worksSocial and Educational S…3Social and Educational Sciences: 3 fractional worksDiabetes Management and Research: 2 fractional worksDiabetes and associated disorders: 2 fractional worksChild Development and Di…2Child Development and Digital Technology: 2 fractional worksGestational Diabetes Res…2Gestational Diabetes Research and Management: 2 fractional worksChronic Kidney Disease a…2Chronic Kidney Disease and Diabetes: 2 fractional worksNutritional Studies and …2Nutritional Studies and Diet: 2 fractional works
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthCardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineMolecular BiologyEducation4 others

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

  1. 1 Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 5 works
  2. 2 Cardiomyopathy and Myosin Studies Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 4 works
  3. 3 Muscle Physiology and Disorders Molecular Biology 3 works
  4. 4 Social and Educational Sciences Education 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 Child Development and Digital Technology Education 2 works
  8. 8 Gestational Diabetes Research and Management Obstetrics and Gynecology 2 works
  9. 9 Chronic Kidney Disease and Diabetes Nephrology 2 works
  10. 10 Nutritional Studies and Diet Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 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: 40% of research is openly available.

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

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Folkhälsans Forskningscentrum's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 3% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Folkhälsans Forskningscentrum as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00072% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%0.0030%Folkhälsans Forskningscentrum0.00079% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Folkhälsans Forskningscentrum over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting10%20%all institutions10.0% in 2025Folkhälsans Forskningscentrum6.3% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 18.2% in 2008.

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