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LAB University of Applied Sciences

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World rank, 2022–2025
#20,422
of 28,054 · #31,876 all time
Rank in Finland
#61
of 80
Research works
205
▲ 151% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.1k
10.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
20.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
71%
world 28%

What does LAB University of Applied Sciences specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Business, Management and Accounting takes 8.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Business, Management and AccountingField · 27.8 works8.9×
← 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: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.73× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.15× its world share, 9 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.12× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.82× its world share, 12 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.02× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.31× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.44× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.95× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.24× its world share, 4 worksMedicineNursing: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 8.86× its world share, 28 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 3.25× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.01× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.72× its world share, 5 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.70× its world share, 21 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Business, Management and Accounting, 8.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at LAB University of Applied Sciences?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Social Capital, Entrepreneurial Orientation, Opportunity Recognition, Ethics, Innovation, Environmental Management, Sustainability and Big Data.

▲ 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. Social Capital10▲ 20×9 topics
  2. Sustainability6▲ 2.5×17 topics
  3. Entrepreneurial Orientation6▲ 69×1 topic
  4. Opportunity Recognition6▲ 69×1 topic
  5. Innovation5▲ 5.2×10 topics
  6. Education5▲ 2.9×9 topics
  7. Ethics5▲ 9.8×3 topics
  8. Big Data4▲ 4.8×7 topics
  9. Healthcare4▲ 3.7×5 topics
  10. Educational Technology4▲ 3.3×9 topics
  11. Social Media4▲ 2.6×9 topics
  12. Environmental Management4▲ 9.1×4 topics
  13. Artificial Intelligence3▲ 2.5×8 topics
  14. Strategic Alliances3▲ 49×2 topics
  15. Communication3▲ 11×2 topics
  16. Knowledge Management3▲ 5.9×6 topics
  17. Value Creation3▲ 85×2 topics
  18. Phenomenology3▲ 29×2 topics
  19. Qualitative Research3▲ 3.6×2 topics
  20. Pedagogy3▲ 6.1×1 topic
  21. Social Sciences3▲ 21×1 topic
  22. Student Engagement3▲ 7.4×6 topics
  23. Higher Education3▲ 5.4×9 topics
  24. Consumer Behavior3▲ 4.3×3 topics
  25. Customer Experience3▲ 19×3 topics
  26. Entrepreneurship2▲ 6.7×5 topics
  27. Knowledge Sharing2▲ 15×4 topics
  28. Student Perceptions2▲ 14×3 topics
  29. Co-Creation2▲ 55×2 topics
  30. Employability2▲ 59×1 topic
  31. Graduate Attributes2▲ 74×1 topic
  32. Information Systems2▲ 12×2 topics
  33. Marketing Strategy2▲ 20×2 topics
  34. Collaboration2▲ 39×2 topics
  35. Dynamic Capabilities2▲ 52×1 topic
  36. Knowledge Transfer2▲ 40×1 topic
  37. Online Shopping2▲ 11×1 topic
  38. Technology Acceptance Model2▲ 13×1 topic
  39. Circular Economy2▲ 6.8×3 topics
  40. Product-Service Systems2▲ 93×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences, Research in Social Sciences, Higher Education and Employability and Technology Adoption and User Behaviour.

Entrepreneurship Studies…6Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences: 6 fractional worksResearch in Social Sciences: 3 fractional worksHigher Education and Employability: 2 fractional worksTechnology Adoption and User Behaviour: 2 fractional worksInnovation and Knowledge Management: 2 fractional worksService and Product Innovation: 2 fractional worksEnvironmental Sustainabi…2Environmental Sustainability in Business: 2 fractional worksSoftware Engineering Techniques and Practices: 1 fractional worksBusiness Strategy and Innovation: 1 fractional worksCustomer Service Quality and Loyalty: 1 fractional works
Management of Technology and InnovationEducationInformation Systems and ManagementStrategy and Management3 others

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

  1. 1 Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences Management of Technology and Innovation 6 works
  2. 2 Research in Social Sciences Education 3 works
  3. 3 Higher Education and Employability Education 2 works
  4. 4 Technology Adoption and User Behaviour Information Systems and Management 2 works
  5. 5 Innovation and Knowledge Management Strategy and Management 2 works
  6. 6 Service and Product Innovation Marketing 2 works
  7. 7 Environmental Sustainability in Business Marketing 2 works
  8. 8 Software Engineering Techniques and Practices Information Systems 1 works
  9. 9 Business Strategy and Innovation Strategy and Management 1 works
  10. 10 Customer Service Quality and Loyalty Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 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 available70.9%not open29.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors24.8%domestic only75.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 151% 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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