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Helsinki Children's Hospital

In research, Helsinki Children's Hospital stands highest in Health Sciences (#9,144 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#18,566
of 28,054 · #10,213 all time
Rank in Finland
#55
of 80
Research works
1.1k
▲ 37% vs 2013–17
Citations
39k
34.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
21.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
26%
world 28%

What is Helsinki Children's Hospital 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
Health SciencesDomain #9,144 of 11,982 20.6%61 #4298

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Helsinki Children's Hospital 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: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.08× its world share, 10 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 3.29× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 3.65× its world share, 5 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsDentistry: 1.88× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.19× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.36× its world share, 56 worksMedicineNursing: 4.88× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.43× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.64× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.12× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

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

Who are the top researchers at Helsinki Children's Hospital?

Ranked on the composite score, Ulla M. Saarinen lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Helsinki Children's Hospital.

  1. 1 Ulla M. Saarinen Finland · #184,016 worldwide 172 citations · 21 works
All ranked researchers at Helsinki Children's Hospital

Which keywords describe research at Helsinki Children's Hospital?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Genetics, Neurodevelopmental Outcomes, Inflammation, Preterm Infants, Treatment, Prevalence and Neurobiology.

▲ 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. Epidemiology12▲ 3.5×60 topics
  2. Inflammation7▲ 3.7×30 topics
  3. Genetics6▲ 9.9×12 topics
  4. Neurodevelopmental Outcomes6▲ 36×6 topics
  5. Treatment4▲ 3.9×23 topics
  6. Preterm Infants3▲ 30×4 topics
  7. Prevalence3▲ 8.2×9 topics
  8. Neurobiology3▲ 12×6 topics
  9. Cognitive Function2▲ 15×4 topics
  10. Diagnosis2▲ 3.0×18 topics
  11. Metabolic Syndrome2▲ 3.4×12 topics
  12. Pathogenesis2▲ 5.5×7 topics
  13. Genetic Mutations2▲ 6.0×15 topics
  14. Adolescents2▲ 6.7×6 topics
  15. Cerebral Palsy2▲ 34×2 topics
  16. Preterm Birth2▲ 37×2 topics
  17. Complications2▲ 4.8×8 topics
  18. Probiotics2▲ 9.8×4 topics
  19. Executive Functioning2▲ 18×2 topics
  20. Surgery2▲ 6.2×7 topics
  21. Family-Centered Care2▲ 45×1 topic
  22. Infant Mortality2▲ 45×1 topic
  23. Rehabilitation2▲ 5.2×5 topics
  24. Mortality Risk2▲ 8.3×4 topics
  25. Cardiac Surgery2▲ 25×2 topics
  26. Comorbidity2▲ 17×3 topics
  27. Congenital Heart Disease2▲ 22×3 topics
  28. Critical Care2▲ 8.3×6 topics
  29. ADHD2▲ 46×1 topic
  30. Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder2▲ 46×1 topic
  31. Brain Imaging2▲ 23×2 topics
  32. Diabetes Mellitus2▲ 8.6×3 topics
  33. Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy2▲ 56×1 topic
  34. Liver Transplantation2▲ 15×3 topics
  35. Neonatal Encephalopathy2▲ 56×1 topic
  36. Neuroendocrine Control2▲ 66×2 topics
  37. Type 1 Diabetes2▲ 20×2 topics
  38. Adult Congenital Heart Disease1▲ 31×1 topic
  39. Enteric Nervous System1▲ 38×2 topics
  40. Pulmonary Valve Replacement1▲ 31×1 topic

Which research topics does Helsinki Children's Hospital publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Infant Development and Preterm Care, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Neonatal and fetal brain pathology and Congenital Heart Disease Studies.

Infant Development and P…2Infant Development and Preterm Care: 2 fractional worksAttention Deficit Hypera…2Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: 2 fractional worksNeonatal and fetal brain…2Neonatal and fetal brain pathology: 2 fractional worksCongenital Heart Disease…1Congenital Heart Disease Studies: 1 fractional worksScoliosis diagnosis and treatment: 1 fractional worksClinical Nutrition and Gastroenterology: 1 fractional worksPancreatic function and …1Pancreatic function and diabetes: 1 fractional worksHypothalamic control of reproductive hormones: 1 fractional worksInfant Nutrition and Health: 1 fractional worksChildhood Cancer Survivo…1Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life: 1 fractional works
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthPsychiatry and Mental healthEpidemiologySurgery2 others

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

  1. 1 Infant Development and Preterm Care Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 2 works
  2. 2 Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Psychiatry and Mental health 2 works
  3. 3 Neonatal and fetal brain pathology Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 2 works
  4. 4 Congenital Heart Disease Studies Epidemiology 1 works
  5. 5 Scoliosis diagnosis and treatment Surgery 1 works
  6. 6 Clinical Nutrition and Gastroenterology Nutrition and Dietetics 1 works
  7. 7 Pancreatic function and diabetes Surgery 1 works
  8. 8 Hypothalamic control of reproductive hormones Reproductive Medicine 1 works
  9. 9 Infant Nutrition and Health Nutrition and Dietetics 1 works
  10. 10 Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 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 available25.8%not open74.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors19.8%domestic only80.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Helsinki Children's Hospital's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 37% 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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