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Turku Centre for Biotechnology

In research, Turku Centre for Biotechnology stands highest in Health Sciences (#2,717 of 16,688 worldwide), Medicine (#2,493 of 14,558 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#2,084 of 11,023 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#5,022
of 34,923
Rank in Finland
#26
of 159
Research works
902
▼ 43% vs 2018-21
Citations
41k
45.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.9%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.10×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
42%
world 40%
International
35%
world 18%
Turku Centre for Biotechnology

What is Turku Centre for Biotechnology 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 #2,717 of 16,688 11.5%260
MedicineField #2,493 of 14,558 11.5%230
Life SciencesDomain #2,084 of 11,023 11.8%419
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #1,543 of 5,801 12.1%316
Molecular BiologySubfield #1,343 of 3,729 11.8%206
Physical SciencesDomain #9,025 of 17,446 14.8%165

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Turku Centre for Biotechnology 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 Turku Centre for Biotechnology work in?

In 2022-now, 31% of research at Turku Centre for Biotechnology is in Life Sciences, 28% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (25%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (18%), Social Sciences (9%). It does 2.0× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Life Sciences: 23 fractional works · 31.0% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 13 fractional works · 17.5% of its workMolecular Biology: 9 fractional works · 11.6% of its workCell Biology: 2 fractional works · 2.2% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workBiophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBiotechnology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 3 fractional works · 4.4% of its workPlant Science: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSoil Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 3 fractional works · 4.3% of its workImmunology: 3 fractional works · 3.5% of its workMicrobiology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workParasitology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 2 fractional works · 3.4% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiological Psychiatry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBehavioral Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workToxicology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 21 fractional works · 28.4% of its workMedicine: 18 fractional works · 24.8% of its workEpidemiology: 2 fractional works · 2.8% of its workOncology: 2 fractional works · 2.2% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRheumatology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDermatology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHematology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workReproductive Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHealth Professions: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOccupational Therapy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPeriodontics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOral Surgery: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrthodontics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 17 fractional works · 22.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 6 fractional works · 8.5% of its workEducation: 3 fractional works · 3.6% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 2 fractional works · 2.4% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAnthropology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGender Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDemography: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPublic Administration: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 4 fractional works · 6.0% of its workArcheology: 2 fractional works · 2.8% of its workMuseology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhilosophy: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 3 fractional works · 3.8% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2 fractional works · 2.5% of its workAccounting: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement Information Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysical Sciences: 14 fractional works · 18.2% of its workEngineering: 4 fractional works · 5.6% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 2.7% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMechanical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAerospace Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Science: 3 fractional works · 4.2% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workWater Science and Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 2 fractional works · 3.2% of its workBiomaterials: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 2 fractional works · 2.4% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workComputer Science Applications: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workSpectroscopy: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKTurku Centre forBiotechnology74fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences31%Physical Sciences18%Health Sciences28%Social Sciences22%

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 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1317.5%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences34.4%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology34.3%
    4. Neuroscience23.4%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics11.4%
    1. Medicine1824.8%
    2. Health Professions22.0%
    3. Dentistry11.1%
    4. Nursing00.3%
    5. Veterinary00.1%
    1. Social Sciences68.5%
    2. Arts and Humanities46.0%
    3. Psychology33.8%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting22.5%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance11.3%
    6. Decision Sciences00.4%
    1. Engineering45.6%
    2. Environmental Science34.2%
    3. Materials Science23.2%
    4. Computer Science22.4%
    5. Chemistry11.7%
    6. Physics and Astronomy00.5%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.3%
    8. Chemical Engineering00.1%
    9. Mathematics00.1%
    10. Energy00.1%
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: 0.93× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3.29× its world share, 13 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 4.29× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.08× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3.93× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.10× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.31× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.37× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.85× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.92× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 2.23× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.78× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.29× its world share, 18 worksMedicineNursing: 0.60× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.10× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.07× its world share, 4 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.76× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.36× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.59× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.25× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.67× its world share, 6 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Immunology and Microbiology, 4.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Immunology and Microbiology4.29×3 works
  2. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics3.93×1 works
  3. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology3.29×13 works
  4. Dentistry2.23×1 works
  5. Neuroscience2.08×2 works
  6. Arts and Humanities2.07×4 works
  7. Medicine1.29×18 works
  8. Psychology1.25×3 works
  9. Chemistry1.10×1 works
  10. Veterinary1.10×0 works
  11. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.93×3 works
  12. Materials Science0.92×2 works
  13. Environmental Science0.85×3 works
  14. Health Professions0.78×2 works
  15. Business, Management and Accounting0.76×2 works
  16. Social Sciences0.67×6 works
  17. Nursing0.60×0 works
  18. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.59×1 works
  19. Engineering0.37×4 works
  20. Decision Sciences0.36×0 works
  21. Chemical Engineering0.32×0 works
  22. Computer Science0.31×2 works
  23. Physics and Astronomy0.22×0 works
  24. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.21×0 works
  25. Mathematics0.06×0 works
  26. Energy0.05×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Turku Centre for Biotechnology?

Ranked on the quality score, Stephen Rudd, Mikko Katajamaa and Garry L. Corthals lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Turku Centre for Biotechnology.

  1. 1 Stephen Rudd Finland · #583,771 worldwide 5.8k citations · 80 works
  2. 2 Mikko Katajamaa Finland · #599,332 worldwide 3.7k citations · 19 works
  3. 3 Garry L. Corthals Finland · #759,289 worldwide 7.5k citations · 155 works
  4. 4 Kaj R. Blomberg Finland · #1,947,893 worldwide 813 citations · 24 works
  5. 5 Krista Rantanen Finland · #2,933,990 worldwide 615 citations · 23 works
  6. 6 Leena Kytömäki Finland · #4,230,096 worldwide 461 citations · 29 works
All ranked researchers at Turku Centre for Biotechnology

What are the most cited papers from Turku Centre for Biotechnology?

The most cited paper from Turku Centre for Biotechnology is "Breaking the diffraction resolution limit by stimulated emission: stimulated-emission-depletion fluorescence microscopy" (Stefan W. Hell, Jan Wichmann, 1994), with 6,210 citations. Next come "A survey of best practices for RNA-seq data analysis" (2,977) and "Human gut microbes impact host serum metabolome and insulin sensitivity" (2,204).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Breaking the diffraction resolution limit by stimulated emission: stimulated-emission-depletion fluorescence microscopy Stefan W. Hell, Jan Wichmann · Optics Letters Jun 1994 6,210
2 A survey of best practices for RNA-seq data analysis Ana Conesa, Pedro Madrigal, Sonia Tarazona et al. · Genome biology Open access 26 Jan 2016 2,977
3 Human gut microbes impact host serum metabolome and insulin sensitivity Helle Pedersen et al. · Nature Open access Jul 2016 2,204
4 Every step of the way: integrins in cancer progression and metastasis Hellyeh Hamidi, Johanna Ivaska · Nature reviews. Cancer ReviewOpen access 12 Jul 2018 1,563
5 Exosomes with Immune Modulatory Features Are Present in Human Breast Milk Charlotte Admyre, Sara M. Johansson, Khaleda Rahman Qazi et al. · The Journal of Immunology Open access Aug 2007 1,248
All 61 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Turku Centre for Biotechnology?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Inflammation, Cancer, Inflammatory Diseases, Cultural Heritage, Microbial Communities, Linguistics, Health Effects and Epidemiology.

▲ 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. Epidemiology4▲ 1.32×35 topics
  2. Inflammation4▲ 2.4×29 topics
  3. Cancer3▲ 3.2×25 topics
  4. Oxidative Stress2▲ 1.91×21 topics
  5. Cultural Heritage2▲ 5.7×5 topics
  6. Health Effects2▲ 4.7×13 topics
  7. Inflammatory Diseases2▲ 14×3 topics
  8. Biomarkers2▲ 3.6×9 topics
  9. Mental Health2▲ 1.75×11 topics
  10. Microbial Communities2▲ 5.9×4 topics
  11. Gene Expression2▲ 3.9×13 topics
  12. Pedagogy2▲ 4.9×2 topics
  13. Tissue Engineering2▲ 4.0×8 topics
  14. Linguistics2▲ 14×2 topics
  15. Genetics2▲ 2.9×9 topics
  16. Metabolic Health2▲ 10.0×3 topics
  17. Cancer Therapy1▲ 3.4×13 topics
  18. Gut Microbiota1▲ 5.6×2 topics
  19. Immune Responses1▲ 14×2 topics
  20. Mass Spectrometry1▲ 13×4 topics
  21. Metabolic Syndrome1▲ 2.4×11 topics
  22. Metagenomic Analysis1▲ 16×1 topic
  23. Short-Chain Fatty Acids1▲ 16×1 topic
  24. Ethics1▲ 3.3×2 topics
  25. Apoptosis1▲ 5.3×8 topics
  26. Immunity1▲ 4.0×7 topics
  27. Phenomenology1▲ 15×1 topic
  28. Regenerative Medicine1▲ 6.3×4 topics
  29. Social Sciences1▲ 11×1 topic
  30. Archaeology1▲ 11×2 topics
  31. Cell Culture1▲ 13×2 topics
  32. Data Analysis1▲ 5.7×3 topics
  33. Genomics1▲ 5.0×3 topics
  34. Regulatory T Cells1▲ 12×4 topics
  35. Ancient Egypt1▲ 150×1 topic
  36. Babylonian1▲ 133×1 topic
  37. Coptic Language1▲ 150×1 topic
  38. Incoterms1▲ 101×1 topic
  39. Letters of Credit1▲ 101×1 topic
  40. Mesopotamia1▲ 133×1 topic

Which research topics does Turku Centre for Biotechnology publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Gut microbiota and health, Research in Social Sciences, Ancient Egypt and Archaeology and Ancient Near East History.

Gut microbiota and health1Gut microbiota and health: 1 fractional worksResearch in Social Scien…1Research in Social Sciences: 1 fractional worksAncient Egypt and Archaeology: 1 fractional worksAncient Near East History1Ancient Near East History: 1 fractional worksLaw, logistics, and inte…1Law, logistics, and international trade: 1 fractional works3D Printing in Biomedical Research: 1 fractional worksCultural and Sociopolitical Studies: 1 fractional worksEducation, Innovation an…1Education, Innovation and Language Studies: 1 fractional worksMetabolomics and Mass Spectrometry Studies: 1 fractional worksLinguistics and Cultural Studies: 1 fractional works
Molecular BiologyEducationArcheologyAccounting3 others

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

  1. 1 Gut microbiota and health Molecular Biology 1 works
  2. 2 Research in Social Sciences Education 1 works
  3. 3 Ancient Egypt and Archaeology Archeology 1 works
  4. 4 Ancient Near East History Archeology 1 works
  5. 5 Law, logistics, and international trade Accounting 1 works
  6. 6 3D Printing in Biomedical Research Biomedical Engineering 1 works
  7. 7 Cultural and Sociopolitical Studies Museology 1 works
  8. 8 Education, Innovation and Language Studies Education 1 works
  9. 9 Metabolomics and Mass Spectrometry Studies Molecular Biology 1 works
  10. 10 Linguistics and Cultural Studies Language and Linguistics 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 available41.6%not open58.4%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors35.3%domestic only64.7%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Turku Centre for Biotechnology's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 43% 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 Turku Centre for Biotechnology as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00026% in 2024.

still counting0.0020%0.0040%Turku Centre for Biotechnology0.00031% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Turku Centre for Biotechnology 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.

10%20%30%Turku Centre for Biotechnology11.3% in 2019all institutions10.0% in 201920002010

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 23.0% in 2017.

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