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Minerva Foundation

In research, Minerva Foundation stands highest in Life Sciences (#3,800 of 14,347 worldwide), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (#2,805 of 7,814 worldwide) and Medicine (#6,835 of 17,978 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#8,742
of 42,892
Rank in Finland
#39
of 183
Research works
630
▲ 9% vs 2013–17
Citations
23k
36.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
25.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
33%
world 28%

What is Minerva Foundation 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
Life SciencesDomain #3,800 of 14,347 22.9%255
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #2,805 of 7,814 23.4%189
MedicineField #6,835 of 17,978 21.8%315
Health SciencesDomain #9,078 of 20,462 22.2%331

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Minerva Foundation 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: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 5.54× its world share, 15 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.93× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 3.37× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.47× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.21× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.89× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.12× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.28× its world share, 22 worksMedicineNursing: 1.02× its world share, 0 worksNursingDecision Sciences: 0.69× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.78× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.08× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, 5.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Minerva Foundation?

Ranked on the composite score, Frej Fyhrquist, Dan Lindholm and K. Liewendahl lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Minerva Foundation.

  1. 1 Frej Fyhrquist Finland · #29,604 worldwide 827 citations · 35 works
  2. 2 Dan Lindholm Finland · #158,497 worldwide 144 citations · 33 works
  3. 3 K. Liewendahl Finland · #191,540 worldwide 70 citations · 27 works
  4. 4 R. Gräsbeck Finland · #256,579 worldwide 95 citations · 26 works
  5. 5 Ralph Gräsbeck Finland · #374,797 worldwide 90 citations · 16 works
  6. 6 Vesa M. Olkkonen Finland · #464,020 worldwide 227 citations · 49 works
  7. 7 Ilkka Tikkanen Finland · #731,138 worldwide 77 citations · 28 works
  8. 8 Theodor Weber Finland · #1,380,827 worldwide 35 citations · 16 works
  9. 9 Kid Törnquist Finland · #1,491,816 worldwide 24 citations · 22 works
  10. 10 Laura Korhonen Finland · #1,515,545 worldwide 24 citations · 23 works
All ranked researchers at Minerva Foundation

Which keywords describe research at Minerva Foundation?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Metabolic Syndrome, Inflammation, Insulin Resistance, Cardiovascular Disease, Oxidative Stress, Obesity, Metabolism and Hepatic Steatosis.

▲ 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. Metabolic Syndrome6▲ 15×13 topics
  2. Inflammation6▲ 5.3×32 topics
  3. Insulin Resistance4▲ 19×6 topics
  4. Cardiovascular Disease4▲ 7.4×20 topics
  5. Oxidative Stress4▲ 4.8×26 topics
  6. Obesity3▲ 7.6×13 topics
  7. Cancer2▲ 3.7×19 topics
  8. Metabolism2▲ 9.5×11 topics
  9. Atherosclerosis2▲ 16×8 topics
  10. Hepatic Steatosis2▲ 30×2 topics
  11. Extracellular Matrix2▲ 25×5 topics
  12. Cholesterol2▲ 29×4 topics
  13. Hepatocellular Carcinoma2▲ 18×2 topics
  14. Apoptosis2▲ 12×7 topics
  15. NAFLD2▲ 30×1 topic
  16. NASH2▲ 30×1 topic
  17. Mitochondrial Dysfunction2▲ 11×6 topics
  18. Biomarkers1▲ 4.0×8 topics
  19. Cancer Therapy1▲ 4.8×4 topics
  20. Cardiovascular Health1▲ 14×3 topics
  21. Hypertension1▲ 9.8×8 topics
  22. Mortality Risk1▲ 11×4 topics
  23. Neurological Disorders1▲ 5.0×6 topics
  24. Neuroscience1▲ 9.2×4 topics
  25. Diabetes1▲ 5.2×8 topics
  26. Endothelial Dysfunction1▲ 11×5 topics
  27. Cancer Progression1▲ 13×5 topics
  28. Cytokines1▲ 8.7×6 topics
  29. Heart Failure1▲ 5.7×7 topics
  30. Macrophages1▲ 14×3 topics
  31. Metabolic Regulation1▲ 15×5 topics
  32. Psychology1▲ 18×2 topics
  33. Type 2 Diabetes1▲ 11×4 topics
  34. Cancer Risk1▲ 10×5 topics
  35. Cell Signaling1▲ 15×6 topics
  36. Heart Rate Variability1▲ 18×2 topics
  37. Stem Cells1▲ 8.9×6 topics
  38. Autonomic Nervous System1▲ 37×1 topic
  39. Glucose Metabolism1▲ 21×2 topics
  40. Physiological Time Series1▲ 37×1 topic

Which research topics does Minerva Foundation publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment, Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control, Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine and Creativity in Education and Neuroscience.

Liver Disease Diagnosis …2Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment: 2 fractional worksHeart Rate Variability a…1Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control: 1 fractional worksTissue Engineering and R…1Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine: 1 fractional worksCreativity in Education …1Creativity in Education and Neuroscience: 1 fractional worksBirth, Development, and Health: 1 fractional worksCholesterol and Lipid Metabolism: 1 fractional worksEpigenetics and DNA Meth…1Epigenetics and DNA Methylation: 1 fractional worksCellular transport and secretion: 1 fractional worksDiet and metabolism studies: 1 fractional worksAdipose Tissue and Metab…1Adipose Tissue and Metabolism: 1 fractional works
EpidemiologyCardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineSurgeryExperimental and Cognitive Psychology4 others

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

  1. 1 Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment Epidemiology 2 works
  2. 2 Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 1 works
  3. 3 Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine Surgery 1 works
  4. 4 Creativity in Education and Neuroscience Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 1 works
  5. 5 Birth, Development, and Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 1 works
  6. 6 Cholesterol and Lipid Metabolism Surgery 1 works
  7. 7 Epigenetics and DNA Methylation Molecular Biology 1 works
  8. 8 Cellular transport and secretion Cell Biology 1 works
  9. 9 Diet and metabolism studies Physiology 1 works
  10. 10 Adipose Tissue and Metabolism Physiology 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 available32.7%not open67.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors23.7%domestic only76.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Minerva Foundation's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 9% 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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