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Oulu University Hospital

In research, Oulu University Hospital stands highest in Health Sciences (#794 of 11,982 worldwide), Medicine (#1,345 of 10,443 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#3,573 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#3,640
of 28,054 · #4,381 all time
Rank in Finland
#16
of 80
Research works
4.4k
▲ 12% vs 2013–17
Citations
147k
33.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
22.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
42%
world 28%

What is Oulu University 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 #794 of 11,982 21.4%448 #947
MedicineField #1,345 of 10,443 20.3%389 #1194
Social SciencesDomain #3,573 of 10,521 32.2%62 #5493
Life SciencesDomain #4,125 of 7,800 20.4%79 #3389

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Oulu University 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).

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. Health Sciences#947 #794
  2. Medicine#1,194 #1,345
  3. Social Sciences#5,493 #3,573
  4. Life Sciences#3,389 #4,125
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.

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: 0.07× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.34× its world share, 44 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.69× its world share, 10 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.02× its world share, 20 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.65× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.12× its world share, 6 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.16× its world share, 15 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.16× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.15× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 5.56× its world share, 17 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.26× its world share, 37 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.26× its world share, 389 worksMedicineNursing: 1.85× its world share, 6 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.12× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.14× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.42× its world share, 6 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.64× its world share, 31 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.24× its world share, 19 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 5.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Oulu University Hospital?

Ranked on the composite score, Joonas H. Kauppila, Jorma Kokkonen and Terhi Piltonen lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Oulu University Hospital.

  1. 1 Joonas H. Kauppila Finland · #38,139 worldwide 720 citations · 32 works
  2. 2 Jorma Kokkonen Finland · #125,801 worldwide 146 citations · 32 works
  3. 3 Terhi Piltonen Finland · #127,613 worldwide 205 citations · 46 works
  4. 4 M Kontturi Finland · #130,808 worldwide 120 citations · 28 works
  5. 5 Fausto Biancari Finland · #138,814 worldwide 234 citations · 76 works
  6. 6 Juha Veijola Finland · #150,374 worldwide 161 citations · 21 works
  7. 7 Sakari Orava Finland · #155,509 worldwide 114 citations · 30 works
  8. 8 Pasi Ohtonen Finland · #186,376 worldwide 167 citations · 43 works
  9. 9 Juhana Leppilahti Finland · #205,040 worldwide 107 citations · 26 works
  10. 10 Tero Rautio Finland · #207,214 worldwide 153 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at Oulu University Hospital

Which keywords describe research at Oulu University Hospital?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Quality of Life, Inflammation, Cardiovascular Disease, Metabolic Syndrome, Chemotherapy, Obesity and Management.

▲ 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. Epidemiology82▲ 3.3×106 topics
  2. Inflammation38▲ 2.9×70 topics
  3. Quality of Life35▲ 3.9×44 topics
  4. Cardiovascular Disease28▲ 4.1×34 topics
  5. Metabolic Syndrome22▲ 4.4×20 topics
  6. Treatment22▲ 2.9×36 topics
  7. Management19▲ 4.0×24 topics
  8. Diagnosis19▲ 3.3×30 topics
  9. Obesity19▲ 4.1×21 topics
  10. Chemotherapy19▲ 4.4×21 topics
  11. Risk Factors19▲ 2.8×32 topics
  12. Cancer18▲ 2.1×43 topics
  13. Oxidative Stress17▲ 1.65×41 topics
  14. Depression15▲ 2.7×18 topics
  15. Genetics14▲ 3.2×16 topics
  16. Global Burden14▲ 4.1×11 topics
  17. Meta-Analysis13▲ 3.5×14 topics
  18. Complications13▲ 4.1×15 topics
  19. Clinical Trials12▲ 3.0×16 topics
  20. Clinical Practice Guidelines12▲ 3.6×14 topics
  21. Adolescents12▲ 5.0×7 topics
  22. Guidelines10▲ 3.6×13 topics
  23. Insulin Resistance10▲ 3.7×9 topics
  24. Radiotherapy10▲ 4.4×13 topics
  25. Psychological Factors10▲ 7.9×5 topics
  26. Prevention10▲ 3.9×16 topics
  27. Infertility10▲ 11×3 topics
  28. Patient Satisfaction10▲ 4.9×9 topics
  29. Magnetic Resonance Imaging9▲ 5.9×8 topics
  30. Cardiovascular Risk9▲ 4.6×9 topics
  31. Emotion Regulation9▲ 4.6×7 topics
  32. Chronic Disease Management9▲ 7.4×5 topics
  33. Chronic Pain9▲ 6.3×5 topics
  34. Regeneration8▲ 6.7×5 topics
  35. Matrix Metalloproteinases8▲ 9.0×5 topics
  36. Fertility7▲ 13×3 topics
  37. Osteoarthritis7▲ 8.8×3 topics
  38. Heart Rate Variability7▲ 9.4×3 topics
  39. Hypertrophy7▲ 17×2 topics
  40. Mesenchymal Stem Cells7▲ 10×3 topics

Which research topics does Oulu University Hospital publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms, Ovarian function and disorders, Dermatology and Skin Diseases and Telemedicine and Telehealth Implementation.

Osteoarthritis Treatment…6Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms: 6 fractional worksOvarian function and dis…6Ovarian function and disorders: 6 fractional worksDermatology and Skin Diseases: 4 fractional worksTelemedicine and Telehealth Implementation: 4 fractional worksCardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias: 4 fractional worksHeart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control: 4 fractional worksDental Health and Care Utilization: 4 fractional worksMusculoskeletal pain and…3Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation: 3 fractional worksNeonatal Respiratory Health Research: 3 fractional worksChild and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development: 3 fractional works
RheumatologyReproductive MedicineDermatologyPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health5 others

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

  1. 1 Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms Rheumatology 6 works
  2. 2 Ovarian function and disorders Reproductive Medicine 6 works
  3. 3 Dermatology and Skin Diseases Dermatology 4 works
  4. 4 Telemedicine and Telehealth Implementation Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 4 works
  5. 5 Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 4 works
  6. 6 Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 4 works
  7. 7 Dental Health and Care Utilization Periodontics 4 works
  8. 8 Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation Pharmacology 3 works
  9. 9 Neonatal Respiratory Health Research Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 3 works
  10. 10 Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development Clinical Psychology 3 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 available42.5%not open57.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors20.8%domestic only79.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Oulu University Hospital's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 12% 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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