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Satakunta Central Hospital

In research, Satakunta Central Hospital stands highest in Health Sciences (#4,066 of 16,688 worldwide) and Medicine (#3,728 of 14,558 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#19,037
of 34,923
Rank in Finland
#86
of 159
Research works
358
▼ 22% vs 2018-21
Citations
9.9k
27.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.7%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.01×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
37%
world 40%
International
15%
world 18%
Satakunta Central Hospital

What is Satakunta Central Hospital 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
Health SciencesDomain #4,066 of 16,688 10.6%289
MedicineField #3,728 of 14,558 10.3%257

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

Which fields of science does Satakunta Central Hospital work in?

In 2022-now, 82% of research at Satakunta Central Hospital is in Health Sciences, 8% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (69%), Health Professions (11%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (5%). It does 3.0× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 35 fractional works · 82.3% of its workMedicine: 30 fractional works · 68.6% of its workSurgery: 7 fractional works · 15.3% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 3 fractional works · 7.5% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 3 fractional works · 6.9% of its workEpidemiology: 2 fractional works · 4.6% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 2.9% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 2.9% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEmergency Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workRheumatology: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workRehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workUrology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workReproductive Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNephrology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDermatology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workFamily Practice: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInternal Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Professions: 5 fractional works · 10.8% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 2 fractional works · 5.0% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workHealth Information Management: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workOccupational Therapy: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacy: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workResearch and Theory: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workIssues, ethics and legal aspects: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmall Animals: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLife Sciences: 4 fractional works · 8.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 4.5% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workCancer Research: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBehavioral Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDevelopmental Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMicrobiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 3 fractional works · 6.8% of its workPsychology: 2 fractional works · 3.9% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSociology and Political Science: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEngineering: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKSatakunta CentralHospital43fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences8%Physical Sciences3%Health Sciences82%Social Sciences7%

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 18 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine3068.6%
    2. Health Professions510.8%
    3. Nursing12.2%
    4. Veterinary00.4%
    5. Dentistry00.4%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology24.5%
    2. Neuroscience11.7%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology11.4%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.3%
    5. Agricultural and Biological Sciences00.1%
    1. Psychology23.9%
    2. Social Sciences11.6%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting01.1%
    4. Decision Sciences00.2%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.1%
    1. Computer Science11.5%
    2. Engineering01.0%
    3. Physics and Astronomy00.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.85× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.44× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.05× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.82× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringPhysics and Astronomy: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.80× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 4.09× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.57× its world share, 30 worksMedicineNursing: 4.39× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 3.32× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.26× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 4.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 18 fields, with their numbers
  1. Nursing4.39×1 works
  2. Health Professions4.09×5 works
  3. Medicine3.57×30 works
  4. Veterinary3.32×0 works
  5. Immunology and Microbiology1.44×1 works
  6. Psychology1.26×2 works
  7. Neuroscience1.05×1 works
  8. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.85×2 works
  9. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.82×0 works
  10. Dentistry0.80×0 works
  11. Business, Management and Accounting0.33×0 works
  12. Decision Sciences0.20×0 works
  13. Computer Science0.19×1 works
  14. Social Sciences0.13×1 works
  15. Physics and Astronomy0.09×0 works
  16. Engineering0.07×0 works
  17. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.05×0 works
  18. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.03×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Satakunta Central Hospital?

Ranked on the quality score, Vesa Lund, Pasi Paavo Karjalainen and Antti A.J. Ylitalo lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Satakunta Central Hospital.

  1. 1 Vesa Lund Finland · #777,621 worldwide 2.2k citations · 28 works
  2. 2 Pasi Paavo Karjalainen Finland · #1,410,394 worldwide 2.1k citations · 75 works
  3. 3 Antti A.J. Ylitalo Finland · #1,517,545 worldwide 4.6k citations · 135 works
  4. 4 Pasi P. Karjalainen Finland · #1,611,772 worldwide 1k citations · 50 works
  5. 5 Anne Maritta Kuusisto Finland · #2,157,859 worldwide 567 citations · 52 works
  6. 6 Sinikka Oksa Finland · #2,391,983 worldwide 505 citations · 21 works
  7. 7 Jussi Sia Finland · #2,532,266 worldwide 535 citations · 30 works
  8. 8 Markku Ellonen Finland · #2,703,590 worldwide 35 citations · 35 works
  9. 9 Kirsi‐Maria Haapasalo‐Pesu Finland · #3,315,066 worldwide 415 citations · 24 works
  10. 10 Pekka T. Jaatinen Finland · #3,584,180 worldwide 880 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at Satakunta Central Hospital

What are the most cited papers from Satakunta Central Hospital?

The most cited paper from Satakunta Central Hospital is "Physical activity from childhood to adulthood" (R. Telama, Xiaolin Yang, Jorma S.A. Viikari et al., 2005), with 1,610 citations. Next come "Adjuvant Docetaxel or Vinorelbine with or without Trastuzumab for Breast Cancer" (1,415) and "Study of 300,486 individuals identifies 148 independent genetic loci influencing general cognitive function" (779).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Physical activity from childhood to adulthood R. Telama, Xiaolin Yang, Jorma S.A. Viikari et al. · American Journal of Preventive Medicine 12 Mar 2005 1,610
2 Adjuvant Docetaxel or Vinorelbine with or without Trastuzumab for Breast Cancer Heikki Joensuu et al. · New England Journal of Medicine 22 Feb 2006 1,415
3 Study of 300,486 individuals identifies 148 independent genetic loci influencing general cognitive function Gail Davies et al. · Nature Communications Open access222 authors 22 May 2018 779
4 Force Platform Measurements as Predictors of Falls among Older People – A Review Maarit Piirtola, Pertti A. Era · Gerontology 2006 691
5 Mortality and cause of death in hip fracture patients aged 65 or older - a population-based study Jorma Panula, HARRI K. PIHLAJAMÄKI, Ville Matti Mattila et al. · BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders Open access 20 May 2011 607
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Which keywords describe research at Satakunta Central Hospital?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Quality of Life, Inflammation, Low Back Pain, Guidelines, Risk Factors, Complications and Cardiovascular Disease.

▲ 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 27 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 27 words, with their numbers
  1. Epidemiology4▲ 2.5×34 topics
  2. Inflammation3▲ 3.1×18 topics
  3. Quality of Life3▲ 4.5×19 topics
  4. Risk Factors2▲ 4.5×14 topics
  5. Cardiovascular Disease2▲ 4.1×15 topics
  6. Guidelines2▲ 8.2×8 topics
  7. Low Back Pain2▲ 24×3 topics
  8. Complications2▲ 7.5×8 topics
  9. Chronic Pain1▲ 15×4 topics
  10. Spinal Fusion1▲ 32×2 topics
  11. Pain Management1▲ 13×5 topics
  12. Aging1▲ 5.0×5 topics
  13. Anxiety1▲ 5.9×7 topics
  14. Catheter Ablation1▲ 22×2 topics
  15. Clinical Outcomes1▲ 13×3 topics
  16. Degenerative Disc Disease1▲ 28×2 topics
  17. Global Burden1▲ 5.1×5 topics
  18. Postoperative Pain1▲ 30×3 topics
  19. Prognosis1▲ 8.3×3 topics
  20. Depression1▲ 2.8×9 topics
  21. End-of-Life1▲ 28×3 topics
  22. Metabolic Syndrome1▲ 3.2×9 topics
  23. Palliative Care1▲ 16×3 topics
  24. Surgical Treatment1▲ 13×4 topics
  25. Elderly Patients1▲ 14×4 topics
  26. Ethical Considerations1▲ 6.8×3 topics
  27. Treatment1▲ 1.99×10 topics

Which research topics does Satakunta Central Hospital publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology, Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes, Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation and Nutrition and Health in Aging.

Spine and Intervertebral…1Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology: 1 fractional worksAtrial Fibrillation Mana…1Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes: 1 fractional worksMusculoskeletal pain and…1Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation: 1 fractional worksNutrition and Health in …1Nutrition and Health in Aging: 1 fractional worksPalliative Care and End-of-Life Issues: 1 fractional worksOrthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation: 1 fractional worksAdolescent Sexual and Re…0Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health: 0 fractional worksAnesthesia and Sedative Agents: 0 fractional worksAnesthesia and Pain Management: 0 fractional worksPain Management and Opio…0Pain Management and Opioid Use: 0 fractional works
Pathology and Forensic MedicineCardiology and Cardiovascular MedicinePharmacologyPhysiology4 others

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

  1. 1 Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology Pathology and Forensic Medicine 1 works
  2. 2 Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 1 works
  3. 3 Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation Pharmacology 1 works
  4. 4 Nutrition and Health in Aging Physiology 1 works
  5. 5 Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  6. 6 Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation Surgery 1 works
  7. 7 Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health General Health Professions 0 works
  8. 8 Anesthesia and Sedative Agents Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine 0 works
  9. 9 Anesthesia and Pain Management Surgery 0 works
  10. 10 Pain Management and Opioid Use Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine 0 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 available37.4%not open62.6%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors15.1%domestic only84.9%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Satakunta Central Hospital's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 22% lower than in 2018-2021.

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Satakunta Central Hospital as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00015% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%Satakunta Central Hospital0.00012% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Satakunta Central Hospital over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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