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Geological Survey of Finland

In research, Geological Survey of Finland stands highest in Physical Sciences (#6,479 of 12,888 worldwide), Engineering (#5,201 of 6,636 worldwide) and Earth and Planetary Sciences (#1,026 of 1,209 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Geophysics and Earth and Planetary Sciences — Geophysics is 46.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#11,764
of 28,054 · #9,373 all time
Rank in Finland
#36
of 80
Research works
1.5k
▲ 43% vs 2013–17
Citations
32k
20.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
44%
world 28%

What is Geological Survey of Finland 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 #6,479 of 12,888 15.0%217 #5626
EngineeringField #5,201 of 6,636 16.7%65 #7918
Earth and Planetary SciencesField #1,026 of 1,209 13.2%72 #1158

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Geological Survey of Finland 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#5,626 #6,479
  2. Engineering#7,918 #5,201
  3. Earth and Planetary Sciences#1,158 #1,026
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 Geological Survey of Finland specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Geophysics takes 46.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. GeophysicsSubfield · 37.6 works46×
  2. Earth and Planetary SciencesField · 71.9 works20×
← 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: 0.36× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.15× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Chemical Engineering: 0.79× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.76× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.22× its world share, 22 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 19.72× its world share, 72 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.06× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.85× its world share, 65 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 3.97× its world share, 46 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.51× its world share, 4 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.50× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsArts and Humanities: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.37× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.17× its world share, 5 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 19.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Geological Survey of Finland?

Ranked on the composite score, Hannu Huhma, Timo Tarvainen and Ilmo Kukkonen lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Geological Survey of Finland.

  1. 1 Hannu Huhma Finland · #169,580 worldwide 310 citations · 32 works
  2. 2 Timo Tarvainen Finland · #200,858 worldwide 153 citations · 24 works
  3. 3 Ilmo Kukkonen Finland · #249,522 worldwide 250 citations · 49 works
  4. 4 S. Mertanen Finland · #352,149 worldwide 170 citations · 23 works
  5. 5 P. Peltonen Finland · #505,616 worldwide 165 citations · 19 works
  6. 6 Annakaisa Korja Finland · #612,178 worldwide 84 citations · 36 works
  7. 7 Antti Ojala Finland · #779,504 worldwide 103 citations · 24 works
  8. 8 Lasse Ahonen Finland · #801,467 worldwide 57 citations · 17 works
  9. 9 Alan R. Butcher Finland · #851,412 worldwide 81 citations · 22 works
  10. 10 Raimo Lahtinen Finland · #856,177 worldwide 145 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at Geological Survey of Finland

Which keywords describe research at Geological Survey of Finland?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Remote Sensing, Plate Tectonics, Tectonics, Machine Learning, Climate Change, Geological Mapping, Support Vector Machines and Metal Recovery.

▲ 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. Remote Sensing29▲ 10×20 topics
  2. Machine Learning27▲ 3.5×14 topics
  3. Climate Change24▲ 3.9×33 topics
  4. Plate Tectonics21▲ 59×3 topics
  5. Tectonics20▲ 71×3 topics
  6. Geological Mapping17▲ 86×2 topics
  7. Support Vector Machines16▲ 22×4 topics
  8. Metal Recovery16▲ 34×3 topics
  9. Hyperspectral Imaging16▲ 24×5 topics
  10. Geochronology16▲ 97×1 topic
  11. Zircon16▲ 97×1 topic
  12. Compositional Data Analysis15▲ 97×1 topic
  13. Mineral Prospectivity15▲ 97×1 topic
  14. Environmental Impact14▲ 3.6×17 topics
  15. Environmental Impacts12▲ 20×6 topics
  16. Rare Earth Elements11▲ 32×3 topics
  17. Metallurgy10▲ 74×2 topics
  18. Microbial Communities10▲ 11×3 topics
  19. Lithium-ion Batteries8▲ 8.5×3 topics
  20. Tomography8▲ 19×2 topics
  21. Circular Economy8▲ 13×4 topics
  22. Geochemistry8▲ 57×4 topics
  23. Microbial Ecology8▲ 20×3 topics
  24. Energy Efficiency8▲ 3.6×6 topics
  25. Wetlands7▲ 97×2 topics
  26. Battery Recycling7▲ 38×1 topic
  27. Bioleaching7▲ 95×1 topic
  28. Remediation7▲ 41×2 topics
  29. Sulfide Minerals7▲ 95×1 topic
  30. Sustainable Technology7▲ 27×1 topic
  31. Holocene7▲ 25×3 topics
  32. Sea Level7▲ 30×2 topics
  33. Reactive Transport6▲ 51×2 topics
  34. Paleoclimatology6▲ 32×2 topics
  35. Glacial Cycles6▲ 37×1 topic
  36. Mineralogy6▲ 80×2 topics
  37. Monsoon Dynamics6▲ 37×1 topic
  38. Water Quality6▲ 6.2×6 topics
  39. Hydrology5▲ 18×4 topics
  40. Geodetic Measurements5▲ 20×2 topics

Which research topics does Geological Survey of Finland publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Geological and Geochemical Analysis, Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping, Metal Extraction and Bioleaching and Extraction and Separation Processes.

Geological and Geochemic…16Geological and Geochemical Analysis: 16 fractional worksGeochemistry and Geologi…15Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping: 15 fractional worksMetal Extraction and Bioleaching: 7 fractional worksExtraction and Separation Processes: 7 fractional worksGeology and Paleoclimatology Research: 6 fractional worksMine drainage and remediation techniques: 5 fractional worksearthquake and tectonic studies: 5 fractional worksMineral Processing and Grinding: 4 fractional worksHigh-pressure geophysics and materials: 4 fractional worksSeismic Imaging and Inversion Techniques: 4 fractional works
GeophysicsArtificial IntelligenceBiomedical EngineeringMechanical Engineering2 others

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

  1. 1 Geological and Geochemical Analysis Geophysics 16 works
  2. 2 Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping Artificial Intelligence 15 works
  3. 3 Metal Extraction and Bioleaching Biomedical Engineering 7 works
  4. 4 Extraction and Separation Processes Mechanical Engineering 7 works
  5. 5 Geology and Paleoclimatology Research Atmospheric Science 6 works
  6. 6 Mine drainage and remediation techniques Environmental Chemistry 5 works
  7. 7 earthquake and tectonic studies Geophysics 5 works
  8. 8 Mineral Processing and Grinding Mechanical Engineering 4 works
  9. 9 High-pressure geophysics and materials Geophysics 4 works
  10. 10 Seismic Imaging and Inversion Techniques Geophysics 4 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 available44.4%not open55.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors29.5%domestic only70.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Geological Survey of Finland's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 43% 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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