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Natural Resources Institute Finland

In research, Natural Resources Institute Finland stands highest in Environmental Science (#429 of 3,551 worldwide), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#429 of 3,409 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#3,220 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Nature and Landscape Conservation, Agronomy and Crop Science and Ecology — Nature and Landscape Conservation is 26.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#3,272
of 28,054 · #5,626 all time
Rank in Finland
#15
of 80
Research works
3.2k
▲ 82% vs 2013–17
Citations
59k
18.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
28.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
74%
world 28%

What is Natural Resources Institute Finland 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
Environmental ScienceField #429 of 3,551 27.4%410 #852
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #429 of 3,409 32.1%300 #748
Physical SciencesDomain #3,220 of 12,888 26.0%545 #5716
Life SciencesDomain #2,186 of 7,800 30.7%389 #3727
EcologySubfield #163 of 578 26.7%120 #606
Plant ScienceSubfield #640 of 1,395 34.2%90 #1114
Social SciencesDomain #4,956 of 10,521 37.1%81 #5607
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #1,791 of 3,579 26.0%83 #3160
Global and Planetary ChangeSubfield #271 of 535 27.6%100 #586
Nature and Landscape ConservationSubfield #43 of 72 28.8%68 #359

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Natural Resources Institute 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 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. Environmental Science#852 #429
  2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#748 #429
  3. Physical Sciences#5,716 #3,220
  4. Life Sciences#3,727 #2,186
  5. Ecology#606 #163
  6. Plant Science#1,114 #640
  7. Social Sciences#5,607 #4,956
  8. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#3,160 #1,791
  9. Global and Planetary Change#586 #271
  10. Nature and Landscape Conservation#359 #43
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 Natural Resources Institute Finland specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Nature and Landscape Conservation takes 26.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Nature and Landscape ConservationSubfield · 68.0 works27×
  2. Agronomy and Crop ScienceSubfield · 45.1 works18×
  3. EcologySubfield · 120.5 works14×
  4. Global and Planetary ChangeSubfield · 100.2 works12×
  5. Insect ScienceSubfield · 34.3 works11×
  6. Soil ScienceSubfield · 31.5 works9.8×
← 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: 5.93× its world share, 300 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.46× its world share, 83 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.45× its world share, 5 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.22× its world share, 4 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.08× its world share, 6 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.37× its world share, 40 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.27× its world share, 3 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.40× its world share, 64 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 7.73× its world share, 410 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.27× its world share, 10 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.28× its world share, 4 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.18× its world share, 4 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.30× its world share, 8 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.12× its world share, 24 worksMedicineNursing: 1.06× its world share, 6 worksNursingVeterinary: 9.11× its world share, 13 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.16× its world share, 5 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.30× its world share, 10 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.61× its world share, 6 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.64× its world share, 15 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.20× its world share, 6 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.28× its world share, 38 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 9.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Natural Resources Institute Finland?

Ranked on the composite score, Harri Mäkinen, Ilpo Kojola and Juha‐Matti Pihlava lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Natural Resources Institute Finland.

  1. 1 Harri Mäkinen Finland · #60,931 worldwide 516 citations · 51 works
  2. 2 Ilpo Kojola Finland · #135,545 worldwide 180 citations · 38 works
  3. 3 Juha‐Matti Pihlava Finland · #147,143 worldwide 102 citations · 37 works
  4. 4 Liisa Tyrväinen Finland · #168,476 worldwide 330 citations · 55 works
  5. 5 Antti Miettinen Finland · #178,079 worldwide 174 citations · 22 works
  6. 6 Eija Pouta Finland · #281,474 worldwide 234 citations · 76 works
  7. 7 Jouni Vielma Finland · #282,029 worldwide 121 citations · 24 works
  8. 8 Panu Orell Finland · #283,000 worldwide 97 citations · 30 works
  9. 9 Niko Silvan Finland · #295,546 worldwide 79 citations · 24 works
  10. 10 Elise Ketoja Finland · #297,830 worldwide 53 citations · 23 works
All ranked researchers at Natural Resources Institute Finland

Which keywords describe research at Natural Resources Institute Finland?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Biodiversity Conservation, Ecosystem Resilience, Invasive Species, Ecosystem Functioning, Biodiversity, Biomass Estimation and Sustainability.

▲ 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. Climate Change264▲ 9.2×81 topics
  2. Biodiversity Conservation82▲ 21×14 topics
  3. Sustainability77▲ 3.0×51 topics
  4. Environmental Impact64▲ 3.6×40 topics
  5. Ecosystem Resilience64▲ 41×5 topics
  6. Invasive Species63▲ 14×18 topics
  7. Ecosystem Functioning59▲ 29×7 topics
  8. Biodiversity58▲ 7.3×23 topics
  9. Biomass Estimation54▲ 33×3 topics
  10. Aboveground Biomass47▲ 49×2 topics
  11. Hydrology43▲ 32×4 topics
  12. Methane Emissions41▲ 74×2 topics
  13. Microbial Processes36▲ 59×2 topics
  14. Climate Change Impacts36▲ 29×4 topics
  15. Forest Carbon Sequestration35▲ 157×1 topic
  16. Sustainable Forest Management35▲ 157×1 topic
  17. Ecosystem Services35▲ 8.4×9 topics
  18. Wetlands35▲ 102×2 topics
  19. Carbon34▲ 53×1 topic
  20. Peatlands34▲ 178×1 topic
  21. Habitat Fragmentation34▲ 14×5 topics
  22. Genetic Diversity34▲ 7.2×13 topics
  23. Greenhouse Gas Emissions34▲ 12×7 topics
  24. Conservation34▲ 7.3×18 topics
  25. Global Warming32▲ 7.3×11 topics
  26. Microbial Communities32▲ 7.0×7 topics
  27. Forest Management32▲ 50×4 topics
  28. Climate Change Impact31▲ 13×5 topics
  29. Allometric Models31▲ 57×2 topics
  30. Tropical Forests30▲ 81×2 topics
  31. Carbon Stocks30▲ 103×1 topic
  32. Tree Allometry30▲ 103×1 topic
  33. Soil Carbon Sequestration30▲ 38×2 topics
  34. Population Dynamics29▲ 11×10 topics
  35. Fisheries Sustainability27▲ 29×2 topics
  36. Soil Fertility26▲ 11×7 topics
  37. Marker-Assisted Selection26▲ 31×2 topics
  38. Livestock Production26▲ 26×3 topics
  39. Nutrient Limitation26▲ 23×2 topics
  40. Population Genetics25▲ 17×4 topics

Which research topics does Natural Resources Institute Finland publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Forest Management and Policy, Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology, Forest ecology and management and Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies.

Forest Management and Po…35Forest Management and Policy: 35 fractional worksPeatlands and Wetlands E…34Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology: 34 fractional worksForest ecology and manag…30Forest ecology and management: 30 fractional worksForest Ecology and Biodi…25Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies: 25 fractional worksSoil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics: 24 fractional worksAgriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact: 20 fractional worksRuminant Nutrition and D…20Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology: 20 fractional worksFish Ecology and Management Studies: 19 fractional worksGenetic and phenotypic traits in livestock: 18 fractional worksRemote Sensing and LiDAR…17Remote Sensing and LiDAR Applications: 17 fractional works
Global and Planetary ChangeEcologyNature and Landscape ConservationInsect Science4 others

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

  1. 1 Forest Management and Policy Global and Planetary Change 35 works
  2. 2 Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology Ecology 34 works
  3. 3 Forest ecology and management Nature and Landscape Conservation 30 works
  4. 4 Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies Insect Science 25 works
  5. 5 Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics Soil Science 24 works
  6. 6 Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact Ecology 20 works
  7. 7 Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology Agronomy and Crop Science 20 works
  8. 8 Fish Ecology and Management Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 19 works
  9. 9 Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock Genetics 18 works
  10. 10 Remote Sensing and LiDAR Applications Environmental Engineering 17 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 available74.5%not open25.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors29.4%domestic only70.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Natural Resources Institute Finland's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 82% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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