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Research Council of Finland

In research, Research Council of Finland stands highest in Social Sciences (#3,202 of 16,945 worldwide), Social Sciences (#3,285 of 10,206 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#7,294 of 20,462 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#19,878
of 28,054 · #9,653 all time
Rank in Finland
#59
of 80
Research works
1.3k
▲ 32% vs 2013–17
Citations
48k
37.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
27.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
27%
world 28%

What is Research Council of 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
Social SciencesDomain #3,202 of 16,945 34.4%628
Social SciencesField #3,285 of 10,206 32.3%247
Health SciencesDomain #7,294 of 20,462 32.3%253
Physical SciencesDomain #9,494 of 21,541 24.8%314
Arts and HumanitiesField #2,149 of 3,836 28.5%149
MedicineField #10,429 of 17,978 28.8%168
Computer ScienceField #5,855 of 7,020 20.5%121

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Research Council of 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).

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: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.50× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.47× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.91× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.07× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.15× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.59× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.35× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.79× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.50× its world share, 4 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.71× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.69× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.23× its world share, 3 worksMedicineNursing: 1.02× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 6.09× its world share, 12 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.11× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.03× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.94× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.25× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.80× its world share, 24 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 6.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Research Council of Finland?

Ranked on the composite score, Georg Henrik von Wright, Salme Ahlström and Martti Lehti lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Research Council of Finland.

  1. 1 Georg Henrik von Wright Finland · #21,433 worldwide 468 citations · 43 works
  2. 2 Salme Ahlström Finland · #160,980 worldwide 97 citations · 24 works
  3. 3 Martti Lehti Finland · #314,826 worldwide 42 citations · 22 works
  4. 4 Ritva Hurskainen Finland · #604,905 worldwide 46 citations · 15 works
  5. 5 Pablo A. Torijano Finland · #632,125 worldwide 3 citations · 18 works
  6. 6 Jussi Onnismaa Finland · #692,057 worldwide 5 citations · 22 works
  7. 7 Päivi Topo Finland · #736,817 worldwide 24 citations · 34 works
  8. 8 Juho Ruotsalainen Finland · #754,266 worldwide 38 citations · 16 works
  9. 9 Kalle Pihlainen Finland · #854,996 worldwide 11 citations · 19 works
  10. 10 Lauri Carlson Finland · #915,175 worldwide 28 citations · 27 works
All ranked researchers at Research Council of Finland

Which keywords describe research at Research Council of Finland?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Feminism, Hermeneutics, Secularism, Empire, Islamic reform, Middle East, Human Rights and Identity.

▲ 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. Globalization4▲ 2.8×16 topics
  2. Feminism3▲ 17×3 topics
  3. Human Rights3▲ 4.5×12 topics
  4. Hermeneutics3▲ 55×2 topics
  5. Secularism3▲ 43×2 topics
  6. Empire3▲ 51×2 topics
  7. Identity3▲ 5.6×13 topics
  8. Islamic reform3▲ 92×1 topic
  9. Middle East3▲ 64×1 topic
  10. Nationalism2▲ 7.2×12 topics
  11. Religion2▲ 6.5×8 topics
  12. History2▲ 4.2×8 topics
  13. Innovation2▲ 2.8×6 topics
  14. Literature2▲ 5.4×7 topics
  15. Self-Assembly2▲ 8.3×5 topics
  16. Ethics2▲ 5.4×7 topics
  17. Social Capital2▲ 4.7×4 topics
  18. Democracy2▲ 6.7×7 topics
  19. European Union2▲ 11×5 topics
  20. Urban Development2▲ 6.6×4 topics
  21. Gender2▲ 4.2×7 topics
  22. Global Governance1▲ 9.4×6 topics
  23. Affect1▲ 50×2 topics
  24. Anthropocene1▲ 35×2 topics
  25. Crowdsourcing1▲ 30×2 topics
  26. Cultural History1▲ 16×5 topics
  27. Avicenna1▲ 102×1 topic
  28. Cultural Practices1▲ 13×2 topics
  29. Ionic Liquids1▲ 6.2×2 topics
  30. Maimonides1▲ 179×1 topic
  31. Performativity1▲ 64×2 topics
  32. Regional Growth1▲ 28×2 topics
  33. Colloidal Particles1▲ 30×2 topics
  34. Emotion1▲ 8.0×2 topics
  35. Integration1▲ 11×3 topics
  36. Open Innovation1▲ 26×2 topics
  37. Soviet Union1▲ 28×3 topics
  38. Eastern Europe1▲ 28×3 topics
  39. Interdisciplinary Research1▲ 18×3 topics
  40. Micelles1▲ 41×2 topics

Which research topics does Research Council of Finland publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Islamic Studies and History, Medieval and Classical Philosophy, Musicology and Musical Analysis and Cultural Industries and Urban Development.

Islamic Studies and Hist…3Islamic Studies and History: 3 fractional worksMedieval and Classical Philosophy: 1 fractional worksMusicology and Musical Analysis: 1 fractional worksCultural Industries and Urban Development: 1 fractional worksMartial Arts: Techniques, Psychology, and Education: 1 fractional worksElectrostatics and Colloid Interactions: 1 fractional worksMedia, Religion, Digital…1Media, Religion, Digital Communication: 1 fractional worksGeographies of human-animal interactions: 1 fractional worksMigration, Health and Trauma: 1 fractional worksHistorical and Linguisti…1Historical and Linguistic Studies: 1 fractional works
Political Science and International RelationsPhilosophyMusicUrban Studies5 others

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

  1. 1 Islamic Studies and History Political Science and International Relations 3 works
  2. 2 Medieval and Classical Philosophy Philosophy 1 works
  3. 3 Musicology and Musical Analysis Music 1 works
  4. 4 Cultural Industries and Urban Development Urban Studies 1 works
  5. 5 Martial Arts: Techniques, Psychology, and Education Safety Research 1 works
  6. 6 Electrostatics and Colloid Interactions Physical and Theoretical Chemistry 1 works
  7. 7 Media, Religion, Digital Communication Philosophy 1 works
  8. 8 Geographies of human-animal interactions Geography, Planning and Development 1 works
  9. 9 Migration, Health and Trauma Clinical Psychology 1 works
  10. 10 Historical and Linguistic Studies Sociology and Political Science 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 available26.8%not open73.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors21.0%domestic only79.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Research Council of Finland's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 32% 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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