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Häme University of Applied Sciences

In research, Häme University of Applied Sciences stands highest in Social Sciences (#5,717 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#3,846 of 6,365 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#11,438 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Education — Education is 5.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#14,258
of 28,054 · #18,946 all time
Rank in Finland
#39
of 80
Research works
968
▲ 304% vs 2013–17
Citations
7.8k
8.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
40%
world 28%

What is Häme University of Applied Sciences 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
Social SciencesDomain #5,717 of 10,521 18.9%110 #8651
Social SciencesField #3,846 of 6,365 19.8%68 #5785
Physical SciencesDomain #11,438 of 12,888 10.3%84 #14570

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Häme University of Applied Sciences 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. Social Sciences#8,651 #5,717
  2. Social Sciences#5,785 #3,846
  3. Physical Sciences#14,570 #11,438
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 Häme University of Applied Sciences specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Education takes 5.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. EducationSubfield · 43.7 works5.5×
← 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: 1.15× its world share, 14 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.41× its world share, 6 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.36× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.50× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.59× its world share, 32 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.76× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.63× its world share, 24 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.36× its world share, 17 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.37× its world share, 3 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.50× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 2.21× its world share, 3 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.57× its world share, 11 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.54× its world share, 27 worksMedicineNursing: 0.87× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.93× its world share, 7 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.68× its world share, 14 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.42× its world share, 6 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.70× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.41× its world share, 11 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.10× its world share, 68 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Decision Sciences, 2.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Häme University of Applied Sciences?

Ranked on the composite score, Henrik Lindberg, Mikael Olsson and Ernst Tiemeyer lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Häme University of Applied Sciences.

  1. 1 Henrik Lindberg Finland · #1,001,826 worldwide 44 citations · 28 works
  2. 2 Mikael Olsson Finland · #1,072,184 worldwide 52 citations · 172 works
  3. 3 Ernst Tiemeyer Finland · #1,107,827 worldwide 1 citations · 57 works
  4. 4 Mikael Olsson Finland · #1,556,092 worldwide 2 citations · 23 works
All ranked researchers at Häme University of Applied Sciences

Which keywords describe research at Häme University of Applied Sciences?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Education, Healthcare, Qualitative Research, Communication, Pedagogy, Ethics, Phenomenology and Family Dynamics.

▲ 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. Education30▲ 6.9×21 topics
  2. Healthcare24▲ 8.4×10 topics
  3. Qualitative Research24▲ 11×7 topics
  4. Communication23▲ 30×4 topics
  5. Pedagogy23▲ 18×6 topics
  6. Ethics23▲ 18×3 topics
  7. Phenomenology21▲ 78×3 topics
  8. Family Dynamics21▲ 63×1 topic
  9. Social Sciences21▲ 58×1 topic
  10. Sustainability17▲ 2.7×36 topics
  11. Higher Education9▲ 6.8×10 topics
  12. Machine Learning9◆ 1.03×16 topics
  13. Climate Change8▲ 1.22×28 topics
  14. Student Perceptions8▲ 16×5 topics
  15. E-Learning7▲ 2.6×10 topics
  16. Artificial Intelligence6▲ 1.77×10 topics
  17. Innovation6▲ 2.2×14 topics
  18. Big Data6▲ 2.5×6 topics
  19. Well-being5▲ 5.3×9 topics
  20. Parallel Computing4▲ 15×1 topic
  21. Performance Optimization4▲ 28×1 topic
  22. Environmental Management4▲ 4.2×5 topics
  23. Informal Learning4▲ 13×4 topics
  24. Teacher Education4▲ 13×5 topics
  25. Curriculum4▲ 17×5 topics
  26. Professional Development4▲ 7.5×6 topics
  27. Tacit Knowledge4▲ 31×3 topics
  28. Water Resources Management4▲ 109×2 topics
  29. Reflective Practice3▲ 6.9×4 topics
  30. Environmental Policy3▲ 6.2×5 topics
  31. Patient Care3▲ 11×2 topics
  32. Career Development3▲ 9.6×3 topics
  33. Communities of Practice3▲ 67×2 topics
  34. Faculty Development3▲ 15×3 topics
  35. Interdisciplinary Collaboration3▲ 16×2 topics
  36. Semantic Web3▲ 12×3 topics
  37. Software Development3▲ 23×2 topics
  38. Best Available Techniques3▲ 325×1 topic
  39. Embedded Systems3▲ 24×2 topics
  40. Integrated Pollution Prevention3▲ 325×1 topic

Which research topics does Häme University of Applied Sciences publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Research in Social Sciences, Parallel Computing and Optimization Techniques, Environmental Policies and Emissions and Higher Education and Employability.

Research in Social Scien…21Research in Social Sciences: 21 fractional worksParallel Computing and Optimization Techniques: 4 fractional worksEnvironmental Policies and Emissions: 3 fractional worksHigher Education and Employability: 3 fractional worksInnovative Education and Learning Practices: 2 fractional worksInterprofessional Education and Collaboration: 2 fractional worksEmbedded Systems Design Techniques: 2 fractional worksEvaluation of Teaching Practices: 2 fractional worksSmart Agriculture and AI: 2 fractional worksManufacturing Process and Optimization: 2 fractional works
EducationHardware and ArchitecturePollutionHuman Factors and Ergonomics3 others

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

  1. 1 Research in Social Sciences Education 21 works
  2. 2 Parallel Computing and Optimization Techniques Hardware and Architecture 4 works
  3. 3 Environmental Policies and Emissions Pollution 3 works
  4. 4 Higher Education and Employability Education 3 works
  5. 5 Innovative Education and Learning Practices Human Factors and Ergonomics 2 works
  6. 6 Interprofessional Education and Collaboration General Health Professions 2 works
  7. 7 Embedded Systems Design Techniques Hardware and Architecture 2 works
  8. 8 Evaluation of Teaching Practices Education 2 works
  9. 9 Smart Agriculture and AI Plant Science 2 works
  10. 10 Manufacturing Process and Optimization Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 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 available39.6%not open60.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors18.7%domestic only81.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Häme University of Applied Sciences's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 304% 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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