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Metsähallitus (Finland)

In research, Metsähallitus (Finland) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#7,048 of 17,446 worldwide) and Environmental Science (#2,369 of 5,407 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Environmental Science (Environmental Science is 7.8× its share of world research).

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World rank, all time
#13,835
of 34,923
Rank in Finland
#57
of 159
Research works
495
▼ 10% vs 2018-21
Citations
7.7k
15.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.1%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.95×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
58%
world 40%
International
19%
world 18%
Metsähallitus (Finland)

What is Metsähallitus (Finland) known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Physical SciencesDomain #7,048 of 17,446 7.7%315
Environmental ScienceField #2,369 of 5,407 6.2%162

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Metsähallitus (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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Metsähallitus (Finland) work in?

In 2022-now, 63% of research at Metsähallitus (Finland) is in Physical Sciences, 16% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Environmental Science (39%), Engineering (15%), Social Sciences (13%). It does 1.5× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 37 fractional works · 63.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 23 fractional works · 38.8% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 7 fractional works · 11.6% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 6 fractional works · 10.9% of its workEcology: 5 fractional works · 9.1% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEcological Modeling: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workWater Science and Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPollution: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEngineering: 9 fractional works · 14.6% of its workMechanics of Materials: 3 fractional works · 5.5% of its workAerospace Engineering: 2 fractional works · 2.6% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2 fractional works · 4.1% of its workOceanography: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workAtmospheric Science: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPaleontology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 2 fractional works · 3.2% of its workBiomaterials: 2 fractional works · 2.9% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workFluid Flow and Transfer Processes: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSignal Processing: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife Sciences: 10 fractional works · 16.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 7 fractional works · 11.6% of its workInsect Science: 3 fractional works · 5.8% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workSoil Science: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 4.7% of its workEndocrinology: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workMolecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 9 fractional works · 15.7% of its workSocial Sciences: 8 fractional works · 13.1% of its workEducation: 4 fractional works · 6.0% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workLaw: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workCultural Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCommunication: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workArcheology: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Sciences: 3 fractional works · 4.9% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workMedicine: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKMetsähallitus(Finland)58fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences16%Physical Sciences63%Health Sciences5%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 17 fields, with their numbers
    1. Environmental Science2338.8%
    2. Engineering914.6%
    3. Earth and Planetary Sciences24.1%
    4. Materials Science23.2%
    5. Chemistry11.1%
    6. Physics and Astronomy00.6%
    7. Chemical Engineering00.4%
    8. Computer Science00.3%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences711.6%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology34.7%
    1. Social Sciences813.1%
    2. Arts and Humanities11.7%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting00.4%
    4. Psychology00.4%
    1. Nursing12.3%
    2. Medicine12.0%
    3. Health Professions00.6%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Metsähallitus (Finland) specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Environmental Science takes 7.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Environmental ScienceField · 22.7 works7.8×
← 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: 2.44× its world share, 7 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.88× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Chemical Engineering: 1.14× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.73× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.58× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.97× its world share, 8 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 7.82× its world share, 23 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.91× its world share, 2 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksMedicineNursing: 4.66× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.59× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Psychology: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.04× its world share, 8 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Environmental Science, 7.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 17 fields, with their numbers
  1. Environmental Science7.82×23 works
  2. Nursing4.66×1 works
  3. Earth and Planetary Sciences2.58×2 works
  4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences2.44×7 works
  5. Chemical Engineering1.14×0 works
  6. Social Sciences1.04×8 works
  7. Engineering0.97×8 works
  8. Materials Science0.91×2 works
  9. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.88×3 works
  10. Chemistry0.73×1 works
  11. Arts and Humanities0.59×1 works
  12. Physics and Astronomy0.27×0 works
  13. Health Professions0.23×0 works
  14. Business, Management and Accounting0.14×0 works
  15. Psychology0.14×0 works
  16. Medicine0.11×1 works
  17. Computer Science0.04×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Metsähallitus (Finland)?

Ranked on the quality score, Santtu Kareksela, Kaisa Junninen and Markku Lainela lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Metsähallitus (Finland).

  1. 1 Santtu Kareksela Finland · #1,395,443 worldwide 734 citations · 39 works
  2. 2 Kaisa Junninen Finland · #1,732,940 worldwide 2.1k citations · 79 works
  3. 3 Markku Lainela Finland · #1,894,557 worldwide 1.4k citations · 62 works
  4. 4 Tuomas Haapalehto Finland · #1,944,979 worldwide 529 citations · 26 works
  5. 5 H. Teräsranta Finland · #2,028,230 worldwide 3.3k citations · 181 works
  6. 6 Madeleine Nyman Finland · #2,263,735 worldwide 1.7k citations · 30 works
  7. 7 P. Sjöman Finland · #2,683,709 worldwide 400 citations · 21 works
  8. 8 Asko Poikela Finland · #2,839,645 worldwide 164 citations · 15 works
  9. 9 Heikki Ovaskainen Finland · #3,121,630 worldwide 470 citations · 37 works
  10. 10 Marja Anttonen Finland · #3,246,372 worldwide 106 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Metsähallitus (Finland)

What are the most cited papers from Metsähallitus (Finland)?

The most cited paper from Metsähallitus (Finland) is "First Result from the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer on the International Space Station: Precision Measurement of the Positron Fraction in Primary Cosmic Rays of 0.5–350 GeV" (María Luisa Hernández Aguilar et al., 2013), with 1,059 citations. Next come "The inner jet of an active galactic nucleus as revealed by a radio-to-γ-ray outburst" (763) and "Science with the Cherenkov Telescope Array" (584).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 First Result from the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer on the International Space Station: Precision Measurement of the Positron Fraction in Primary Cosmic Rays of 0.5–350 GeV María Luisa Hernández Aguilar et al. · Physical Review Letters Open access348 authors 3 Apr 2013 1,059
2 The inner jet of an active galactic nucleus as revealed by a radio-to-γ-ray outburst Alan P. Marscher et al. · Nature Open access Apr 2008 763
3 Science with the Cherenkov Telescope Array B.S. Acharya et al. · HAL (Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe) PreprintOpen access574 authors 2017 584
4 PROBING THE INNER JET OF THE QUASAR PKS 1510–089 WITH MULTI-WAVEBAND MONITORING DURING STRONG GAMMA-RAY ACTIVITY Alan P. Marscher et al. · The Astrophysical Journal Letters Open access Feb 2010 464
5 Instagram, Flickr, or Twitter: Assessing the usability of social media data for visitor monitoring in protected areas Henrikki Tenkanen, Enrico Di Minin, Vuokko Heikinheimo et al. · Scientific Reports Open access 8 Dec 2017 442
All 58 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Metsähallitus (Finland)?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Biodiversity Conservation, Climate Change, Climate Change Impacts, Soil Properties, Ecosystem Functioning, Forest Carbon Sequestration, Sustainable Forest Management and Forest Restoration.

▲ 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. Biodiversity Conservation8▲ 38×3 topics
  2. Climate Change8▲ 5.0×26 topics
  3. Climate Change Impacts6▲ 77×2 topics
  4. Soil Properties5▲ 52×2 topics
  5. Ecosystem Functioning5▲ 41×6 topics
  6. Forest Carbon Sequestration5▲ 410×1 topic
  7. Sustainable Forest Management5▲ 410×1 topic
  8. Sustainability5▲ 3.3×11 topics
  9. Forest Restoration5▲ 414×1 topic
  10. Seedling Performance5▲ 1129×1 topic
  11. Forest Management4▲ 110×2 topics
  12. Dead Wood3▲ 336×1 topic
  13. Life Cycle Assessment3▲ 21×2 topics
  14. Optimization3▲ 13×3 topics
  15. Saproxylic Beetles3▲ 336×1 topic
  16. Bioenergy3▲ 102×2 topics
  17. Biomass3▲ 48×2 topics
  18. Uncertainty3▲ 115×2 topics
  19. Logistics3▲ 35×1 topic
  20. Supply Chain3▲ 26×1 topic
  21. Pedagogy2▲ 8.3×2 topics
  22. Biodiversity2▲ 4.9×7 topics
  23. Ecosystem Resilience2▲ 24×3 topics
  24. Invasive Species2▲ 8.5×10 topics
  25. Phenolic Compounds2▲ 19×2 topics
  26. Population Dynamics2▲ 13×5 topics
  27. Qualitative Research2▲ 4.0×1 topic
  28. Social Sciences2▲ 24×1 topic
  29. Biomass Estimation2▲ 20×3 topics
  30. Aboveground Biomass2▲ 34×2 topics
  31. Conservation2▲ 6.5×5 topics
  32. Biological Control2▲ 17×2 topics
  33. Hydrology1▲ 19×3 topics
  34. Fungal Symbiosis1▲ 188×1 topic
  35. Habitat Selection1▲ 31×2 topics
  36. Health Benefits1▲ 6.9×1 topic
  37. Mycoviruses1▲ 188×1 topic
  38. Nut Consumption1▲ 154×1 topic
  39. Methane Emissions1▲ 38×2 topics
  40. Trophic Cascades1▲ 22×2 topics

Which research topics does Metsähallitus (Finland) publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Forest Management and Policy, Seedling growth and survival studies, Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies and Forest Biomass Utilization and Management.

Forest Management and Po…5Forest Management and Policy: 5 fractional worksSeedling growth and survival studies: 5 fractional worksForest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies: 3 fractional worksForest Biomass Utilization and Management: 3 fractional worksResearch in Social Sciences: 2 fractional worksNuts composition and eff…1Nuts composition and effects: 1 fractional worksPlant and Fungal Interactions Research: 1 fractional worksScience and Education Research: 1 fractional worksAncient and Medieval Archaeology Studies: 1 fractional worksHuman auditory perception and evaluation: 1 fractional works
Global and Planetary ChangeNature and Landscape ConservationInsect ScienceMechanics of Materials5 others

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

  1. 1 Forest Management and Policy Global and Planetary Change 5 works
  2. 2 Seedling growth and survival studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 5 works
  3. 3 Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies Insect Science 3 works
  4. 4 Forest Biomass Utilization and Management Mechanics of Materials 3 works
  5. 5 Research in Social Sciences Education 2 works
  6. 6 Nuts composition and effects Nutrition and Dietetics 1 works
  7. 7 Plant and Fungal Interactions Research Endocrinology 1 works
  8. 8 Science and Education Research Education 1 works
  9. 9 Ancient and Medieval Archaeology Studies Archeology 1 works
  10. 10 Human auditory perception and evaluation Aerospace Engineering 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 available57.9%not open42.1%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

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

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Metsähallitus (Finland)'s research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 10% lower 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 Metsähallitus (Finland) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00019% in 2024.

still counting0.010%0.020%0.030%Metsähallitus (Finland)0.00037% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Metsähallitus (Finland) over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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