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Specim (Finland)

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World rank, all time
#17,475
of 34,923
Rank in Finland
#78
of 159
Research works
193
▲ 52% vs 2018-21
Citations
2.6k
13.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.6%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.12×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
72%
world 40%
International
25%
world 18%
Specim (Finland)

Which fields of science does Specim (Finland) work in?

In 2022-now, 36% of research at Specim (Finland) is in Social Sciences, 29% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (16%), Medicine (14%), Arts and Humanities (13%). It does 1.4× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 18 fractional works · 35.9% of its workSocial Sciences: 8 fractional works · 16.0% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 2 fractional works · 4.9% of its workSociology and Political Science: 2 fractional works · 4.2% of its workSafety Research: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workCultural Studies: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workAnthropology: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArts and Humanities: 7 fractional works · 13.3% of its workHistory: 2 fractional works · 4.9% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workMusic: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPhilosophy: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workReligious studies: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workArcheology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMuseology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychology: 3 fractional works · 5.3% of its workSocial Psychology: 2 fractional works · 4.0% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 15 fractional works · 29.3% of its workEngineering: 6 fractional works · 12.9% of its workAerospace Engineering: 3 fractional works · 5.1% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workMedia Technology: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMechanics of Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workArchitecture: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Science: 3 fractional works · 6.2% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEcological Modeling: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 2 fractional works · 3.6% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workBiomaterials: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPaleontology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOceanography: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 10 fractional works · 20.0% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 6 fractional works · 12.6% of its workFood Science: 3 fractional works · 6.2% of its workPlant Science: 2 fractional works · 4.0% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workForestry: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInsect Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 5.7% of its workMolecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 3.5% of its workBiophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 7 fractional works · 14.8% of its workMedicine: 7 fractional works · 13.8% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workReproductive Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDermatology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEmergency Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workALL ITS WORKSpecim (Finland)50fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences20%Physical Sciences29%Health Sciences15%Social Sciences36%

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 22 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences816.0%
    2. Arts and Humanities713.3%
    3. Psychology35.3%
    4. Decision Sciences01.0%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.3%
    1. Engineering612.9%
    2. Environmental Science36.2%
    3. Chemistry23.6%
    4. Materials Science12.2%
    5. Computer Science11.7%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences11.4%
    7. Physics and Astronomy11.1%
    8. Energy00.1%
    9. Mathematics00.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences612.6%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology35.7%
    3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics11.4%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology00.2%
    5. Neuroscience00.1%
    1. Medicine713.8%
    2. Health Professions00.5%
    3. Nursing00.5%
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: 2.65× its world share, 6 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.07× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 4.07× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 2.32× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.88× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.86× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.24× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.62× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.51× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.72× its world share, 7 worksMedicineNursing: 1.01× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 4.62× its world share, 7 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 0.98× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.73× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.26× its world share, 8 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 4.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 22 fields, with their numbers
  1. Arts and Humanities4.62×7 works
  2. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics4.07×1 works
  3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences2.65×6 works
  4. Chemistry2.32×2 works
  5. Psychology1.73×3 works
  6. Social Sciences1.26×8 works
  7. Environmental Science1.24×3 works
  8. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.07×3 works
  9. Nursing1.01×0 works
  10. Decision Sciences0.98×0 works
  11. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.88×1 works
  12. Engineering0.86×6 works
  13. Medicine0.72×7 works
  14. Materials Science0.62×1 works
  15. Physics and Astronomy0.51×1 works
  16. Computer Science0.22×1 works
  17. Health Professions0.19×0 works
  18. Immunology and Microbiology0.18×0 works
  19. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.16×0 works
  20. Energy0.12×0 works
  21. Mathematics0.11×0 works
  22. Neuroscience0.09×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Specim (Finland)?

Ranked on the quality score, Hannu Holma lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Specim (Finland).

  1. 1 Hannu Holma Finland · #5,240,909 worldwide 134 citations · 28 works
All ranked researchers at Specim (Finland)

What are the most cited papers from Specim (Finland)?

The most cited paper from Specim (Finland) is "Genetic effects on gene expression across human tissues" (François Aguet et al., 2017), with 4,762 citations. Next come "RNA sequence analysis reveals macroscopic somatic clonal expansion across normal tissues" (529) and "Biospecimen Reporting for Improved Study Quality (BRISQ)" (336).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Genetic effects on gene expression across human tissues François Aguet et al. · Nature Open access250 authors 10 Oct 2017 4,762
2 RNA sequence analysis reveals macroscopic somatic clonal expansion across normal tissues Keren Yizhak, François Aguet, Jaegil Kim et al. · Science Open access 6 Jun 2019 529
3 Biospecimen Reporting for Improved Study Quality (BRISQ) Helen M. Moore, Andréa B. Kelly, Scott D. Jewell et al. · Journal of Proteome Research Open access 17 May 2011 336
4 Sun‐induced fluorescence – a new probe of photosynthesis: First maps from the imaging spectrometer HyPlant Uwe Rascher et al. · Global Change Biology Open access 3 Jul 2015 267
5 Specim IQ: Evaluation of a New, Miniaturized Handheld Hyperspectral Camera and Its Application for Plant Phenotyping and Disease Detection Jan Behmann, Kelvin Acebron, Dzhaner Emin et al. · Sensors Open access 2 Feb 2018 248
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Which keywords describe research at Specim (Finland)?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Identity, History, Religion, Colonialism, Food Tourism, Gastronomy, Sustainability and Cultural Exchange.

▲ 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. Identity4▲ 12×8 topics
  2. History3▲ 9.3×7 topics
  3. Sustainability3▲ 2.6×6 topics
  4. Religion2▲ 11×5 topics
  5. Colonialism2▲ 8.9×6 topics
  6. Food Tourism2▲ 124×1 topic
  7. Gastronomy2▲ 124×1 topic
  8. Cultural Exchange2▲ 29×3 topics
  9. Conservation2▲ 7.2×7 topics
  10. Infrared2▲ 98×1 topic
  11. Material Culture2▲ 73×2 topics
  12. Small Target2▲ 98×1 topic
  13. Archaeology1▲ 21×2 topics
  14. Embodiment1▲ 14×2 topics
  15. Social Movements1▲ 9.0×2 topics
  16. Environmental Health1▲ 31×2 topics
  17. Scandinavia1▲ 167×1 topic
  18. Viking Age1▲ 167×1 topic
  19. Attachment1▲ 25×2 topics
  20. Ethical Guidelines1▲ 40×2 topics
  21. Race1▲ 18×2 topics
  22. 1960s1▲ 194×1 topic
  23. Asian American1▲ 256×1 topic
  24. Child Welfare1▲ 54×1 topic
  25. Corrosion1▲ 16×1 topic
  26. Decolonization1▲ 25×2 topics
  27. Foster Care1▲ 142×1 topic
  28. Global1▲ 58×1 topic
  29. Interactional Expertise1▲ 184×1 topic
  30. Medicine1▲ 24×2 topics
  31. Musical Theory1▲ 121×1 topic
  32. Musicology1▲ 121×1 topic
  33. On-Orbit Performance1▲ 186×1 topic
  34. Partially Ordered Sets1▲ 205×1 topic
  35. Periodic Table1▲ 145×1 topic
  36. Radiometric Calibration1▲ 186×1 topic
  37. Reinforced Concrete1▲ 26×1 topic
  38. Science1▲ 8.1×2 topics
  39. Tacit Knowledge1▲ 43×1 topic
  40. Transnational1▲ 78×1 topic

Which research topics does Specim (Finland) publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Culinary Culture and Tourism, Infrared Target Detection Methodologies, Historical and Archaeological Studies and Child Welfare and Adoption.

Culinary Culture and Tou…2Culinary Culture and Tourism: 2 fractional worksInfrared Target Detectio…2Infrared Target Detection Methodologies: 2 fractional worksHistorical and Archaeological Studies: 1 fractional worksChild Welfare and Adoption: 1 fractional worksCommunism, Protests, Soc…1Communism, Protests, Social Movements: 1 fractional worksMusicology and Musical Analysis: 1 fractional worksConcrete Corrosion and Durability: 1 fractional worksCalibration and Measurem…1Calibration and Measurement Techniques: 1 fractional worksAsian American and Pacific Histories: 1 fractional worksEducation, Healthcare and Sociology Research: 1 fractional works
Food ScienceAerospace EngineeringHistorySafety Research5 others

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

  1. 1 Culinary Culture and Tourism Food Science 2 works
  2. 2 Infrared Target Detection Methodologies Aerospace Engineering 2 works
  3. 3 Historical and Archaeological Studies History 1 works
  4. 4 Child Welfare and Adoption Safety Research 1 works
  5. 5 Communism, Protests, Social Movements Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  6. 6 Musicology and Musical Analysis Music 1 works
  7. 7 Concrete Corrosion and Durability Civil and Structural Engineering 1 works
  8. 8 Calibration and Measurement Techniques Aerospace Engineering 1 works
  9. 9 Asian American and Pacific Histories Cultural Studies 1 works
  10. 10 Education, Healthcare and Sociology Research Social Psychology 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 available72.3%not open27.7%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors24.7%domestic only75.3%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Specim (Finland)'s research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 52% higher 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 Specim (Finland) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00021% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%0.0015%Specim (Finland)0.00017% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Specim (Finland) over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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