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Seinäjoki University of Applied Sciences

In research, Seinäjoki University of Applied Sciences stands highest in Health Sciences (#3,854 of 9,902 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#6,553 of 9,585 worldwide), 2022-now.

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World rank, 2022-now
#8,327
of 22,385 · #6,753 all time
Rank in Finland
#27
of 66
Research works
787
▼ 10% vs 2018-21
Citations
14k
17.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.6%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.07×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
55%
world 40%
International
19%
world 18%
Seinäjoki University of Applied Sciences

What is Seinäjoki University of Applied Sciences known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Health SciencesDomain #3,854 of 9,902 8.6%66 #3402
Social SciencesDomain #6,553 of 9,585 13.5%70 #6286

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Seinäjoki University of Applied Sciences 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 Seinäjoki University of Applied Sciences work in?

In 2022-now, 43% of research at Seinäjoki University of Applied Sciences is in Social Sciences, 40% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (30%), Social Sciences (19%), Business, Management and Accounting (15%). It does 1.7× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 81 fractional works · 43.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 37 fractional works · 19.5% of its workEducation: 19 fractional works · 10.1% of its workSociology and Political Science: 6 fractional works · 3.3% of its workCommunication: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workHealth: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workDemography: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workLaw: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 29 fractional works · 15.3% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 11 fractional works · 5.7% of its workStrategy and Management: 7 fractional works · 4.0% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 4 fractional works · 2.0% of its workMarketing: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workManagement Information Systems: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAccounting: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBusiness and International Management: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPsychology: 8 fractional works · 4.2% of its workClinical Psychology: 4 fractional works · 2.3% of its workSocial Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workApplied Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 4 fractional works · 2.4% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 4 fractional works · 2.1% of its workFinance: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Sciences: 76 fractional works · 40.2% of its workMedicine: 56 fractional works · 29.5% of its workPhysiology: 9 fractional works · 5.0% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 6 fractional works · 3.3% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 6 fractional works · 2.9% of its workSurgery: 5 fractional works · 2.8% of its workEpidemiology: 5 fractional works · 2.7% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGastroenterology: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRheumatology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEmergency Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOphthalmology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHematology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth Professions: 14 fractional works · 7.5% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 10 fractional works · 5.6% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNursing: 5 fractional works · 2.7% of its workResearch and Theory: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workLeadership and Management: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmall Animals: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 20 fractional works · 10.6% of its workEnvironmental Science: 6 fractional works · 3.4% of its workEcology: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPollution: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEngineering: 6 fractional works · 3.1% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMechanics of Materials: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Science: 5 fractional works · 2.8% of its workInformation Systems: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workComputer Science Applications: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeneral Energy: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 12 fractional works · 6.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 7 fractional works · 3.7% of its workFood Science: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKSeinäjokiUniversity of…188fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences6%Physical Sciences11%Health Sciences40%Social Sciences43%

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 23 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences3719.5%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting2915.3%
    3. Psychology84.2%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance42.4%
    5. Arts and Humanities21.2%
    6. Decision Sciences10.6%
    1. Medicine5629.5%
    2. Health Professions147.5%
    3. Nursing52.7%
    4. Veterinary10.4%
    5. Dentistry00.1%
    1. Environmental Science63.4%
    2. Engineering63.1%
    3. Computer Science52.8%
    4. Materials Science10.7%
    5. Energy10.4%
    6. Chemistry00.1%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.0%
    8. Physics and Astronomy00.0%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences73.7%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology21.0%
    3. Neuroscience10.8%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology10.6%
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: 0.78× its world share, 7 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.19× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.64× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.46× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.36× its world share, 5 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.48× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.21× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.68× its world share, 6 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.85× its world share, 14 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.54× its world share, 56 worksMedicineNursing: 5.47× its world share, 5 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.65× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.40× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 4.74× its world share, 29 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.66× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.11× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.39× its world share, 8 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.54× its world share, 37 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 5.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 23 fields, with their numbers
  1. Nursing5.47×5 works
  2. Business, Management and Accounting4.74×29 works
  3. Health Professions2.85×14 works
  4. Veterinary2.65×1 works
  5. Medicine1.54×56 works
  6. Social Sciences1.54×37 works
  7. Psychology1.39×8 works
  8. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.11×4 works
  9. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.78×7 works
  10. Environmental Science0.68×6 works
  11. Decision Sciences0.66×1 works
  12. Immunology and Microbiology0.64×1 works
  13. Energy0.48×1 works
  14. Neuroscience0.46×1 works
  15. Arts and Humanities0.40×2 works
  16. Computer Science0.36×5 works
  17. Engineering0.21×6 works
  18. Dentistry0.21×0 works
  19. Materials Science0.20×1 works
  20. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.19×2 works
  21. Chemistry0.06×0 works
  22. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.03×0 works
  23. Physics and Astronomy0.01×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Seinäjoki University of Applied Sciences?

Ranked on the quality score, Tarja Maria Pinta, Sanna Joensuu‐Salo and Anmari Viljamaa lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Seinäjoki University of Applied Sciences.

  1. 1 Tarja Maria Pinta Finland · #336,150 worldwide 1.1k citations · 47 works
  2. 2 Sanna Joensuu‐Salo Finland · #444,606 worldwide 916 citations · 94 works
  3. 3 Anmari Viljamaa Finland · #639,623 worldwide 928 citations · 85 works
  4. 4 Pinja Ilmarinen Finland · #774,394 worldwide 2.6k citations · 144 works
  5. 5 Elina Varamäki Finland · #963,653 worldwide 1.1k citations · 110 works
  6. 6 Leena Esteri Tuomisto Finland · #1,001,175 worldwide 2k citations · 112 works
  7. 7 Iida Vähätalo Finland · #1,329,784 worldwide 479 citations · 50 works
  8. 8 Kirsti Sorama Finland · #1,735,005 worldwide 303 citations · 55 works
  9. 9 Aapo Ilmari Länsiluoto Finland · #1,854,384 worldwide 468 citations · 28 works
  10. 10 Onni J Niemelä Finland · #1,911,990 worldwide 11k citations · 321 works
All ranked researchers at Seinäjoki University of Applied Sciences

What are the most cited papers from Seinäjoki University of Applied Sciences?

The most cited paper from Seinäjoki University of Applied Sciences is "Genetic risk and a primary role for cell-mediated immune mechanisms in multiple sclerosis" (Stephen J. Sawcer et al., 2011), with 2,772 citations. Next come "Genetic variants in novel pathways influence blood pressure and cardiovascular disease risk" (2,085) and "Hundreds of variants clustered in genomic loci and biological pathways affect human height" (2,063).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Genetic risk and a primary role for cell-mediated immune mechanisms in multiple sclerosis Stephen J. Sawcer et al. · Nature Open access241 authors Aug 2011 2,772
2 Genetic variants in novel pathways influence blood pressure and cardiovascular disease risk Georg Ehret et al. · Nature Open access346 authors 9 Sep 2011 2,085
3 Hundreds of variants clustered in genomic loci and biological pathways affect human height Hana Lango Allen et al. · Nature Open access293 authors 29 Sep 2010 2,063
4 Meta-analysis of genome-wide association data and large-scale replication identifies additional susceptibility loci for type 2 diabetes Eleftheria Zeggini et al. · Nature Genetics ReviewOpen access 30 Mar 2008 1,880
5 Analysis of immune-related loci identifies 48 new susceptibility variants for multiple sclerosis Ashley Harris Beecham et al. · Nature Genetics Open access193 authors 29 Sep 2013 1,466
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Seinäjoki University of Applied Sciences?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Qualitative Research, Phenomenology, Social Capital, Communication, Pedagogy, Healthcare, Family Dynamics and Social Sciences.

▲ 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 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. Epidemiology16▲ 2.1×48 topics
  2. Qualitative Research16▲ 9.7×5 topics
  3. Phenomenology14▲ 72×2 topics
  4. Social Capital14▲ 15×5 topics
  5. Education14▲ 4.4×10 topics
  6. Communication14▲ 24×3 topics
  7. Healthcare14▲ 6.6×9 topics
  8. Pedagogy14▲ 15×4 topics
  9. Family Dynamics13▲ 54×2 topics
  10. Ethics12▲ 13×4 topics
  11. Social Sciences12▲ 46×2 topics
  12. Sustainability12▲ 2.6×21 topics
  13. Work Environment12▲ 361×1 topic
  14. Inflammation10▲ 2.6×29 topics
  15. Social Entrepreneurship10▲ 54×2 topics
  16. Entrepreneurial Orientation10▲ 65×1 topic
  17. Opportunity Recognition10▲ 65×1 topic
  18. Treatment8▲ 3.2×13 topics
  19. Public Health7▲ 2.7×19 topics
  20. Genetics7▲ 5.4×9 topics
  21. Innovation7▲ 3.5×11 topics
  22. Asthma6▲ 35×2 topics
  23. Immunology6▲ 30×2 topics
  24. Allergic Diseases6▲ 54×1 topic
  25. Eosinophils6▲ 54×1 topic
  26. Diagnosis6▲ 3.4×13 topics
  27. Job Satisfaction5▲ 6.4×6 topics
  28. Entrepreneurship5▲ 7.0×7 topics
  29. Management5▲ 3.3×14 topics
  30. Prevalence5▲ 6.0×9 topics
  31. Corporate Governance4▲ 3.2×6 topics
  32. Digital Divide4▲ 7.5×5 topics
  33. Clinical Practice4▲ 13×3 topics
  34. Mortality Risk4▲ 8.0×4 topics
  35. Medical Education3▲ 6.5×4 topics
  36. Epidemiological Study3▲ 24×2 topics
  37. Patient Outcomes3▲ 26×3 topics
  38. Supply Chain3▲ 7.7×4 topics
  39. Patient Care3▲ 13×3 topics
  40. Professional Identity3▲ 17×2 topics

Which research topics does Seinäjoki University of Applied Sciences publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Research in Social Sciences, Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences, Asthma and respiratory diseases and Nursing education and management.

Research in Social Scien…12Research in Social Sciences: 12 fractional worksEntrepreneurship Studies…10Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences: 10 fractional worksAsthma and respiratory d…6Asthma and respiratory diseases: 6 fractional worksNursing education and management: 2 fractional worksFamily Business Performance and Succession: 2 fractional worksChronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research: 2 fractional worksInterprofessional Education and Collaboration: 2 fractional worksFood Waste Reduction and Sustainability: 2 fractional worksHealth and Medical Studies: 2 fractional worksSimulation-Based Education in Healthcare: 2 fractional works
EducationManagement of Technology and InnovationPhysiologyResearch and Theory4 others

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

  1. 1 Research in Social Sciences Education 12 works
  2. 2 Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences Management of Technology and Innovation 10 works
  3. 3 Asthma and respiratory diseases Physiology 6 works
  4. 4 Nursing education and management Research and Theory 2 works
  5. 5 Family Business Performance and Succession Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 2 works
  6. 6 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 2 works
  7. 7 Interprofessional Education and Collaboration General Health Professions 2 works
  8. 8 Food Waste Reduction and Sustainability Food Science 2 works
  9. 9 Health and Medical Studies General Health Professions 2 works
  10. 10 Simulation-Based Education in Healthcare Physiology 2 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 available55.1%not open44.9%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors19.0%domestic only81.0%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Seinäjoki University of Applied Sciences's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 10% lower than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Seinäjoki University of Applied Sciences as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00087% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%0.0015%Seinäjoki University of Applied Sciences0.00064% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Seinäjoki University of Applied Sciences over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting10%20%Seinäjoki University of Applied Sciences10.1% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 20252020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 17.6% in 2022.

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