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Turku Centre for Computer Science

In research, Turku Centre for Computer Science stands highest in Physical Sciences (#6,460 of 21,541 worldwide), Computer Science (#2,123 of 7,020 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#6,541 of 14,347 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Molecular Biology — Molecular Biology is 4.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#8,545
of 28,054 · #7,755 all time
Rank in Finland
#29
of 80
Research works
1.3k
▼ 26% vs 2013–17
Citations
29k
22.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
33.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
38%
world 28%

What is Turku Centre for Computer Science 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
Physical SciencesDomain #6,460 of 21,541 23.1%765
Computer ScienceField #2,123 of 7,020 21.1%473
Life SciencesDomain #6,541 of 14,347 25.3%213
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #4,240 of 7,814 25.7%163
Artificial IntelligenceSubfield #1,867 of 2,981 23.6%150
Social SciencesDomain #11,022 of 16,945 27.3%181
EngineeringField #7,430 of 11,412 24.1%122
Molecular BiologySubfield #3,453 of 4,961 22.2%127
Computational Theory and MathematicsSubfield #971 of 1,086 15.8%132

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Turku Centre for Computer Science 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).

What does Turku Centre for Computer Science specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Molecular Biology takes 4.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Molecular BiologySubfield · 20.1 works4.5×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

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: 0.49× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3.95× its world share, 31 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.99× its world share, 4 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.81× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.07× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.02× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.55× its world share, 6 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.31× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.46× its world share, 10 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.63× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.65× its world share, 3 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 4.15× its world share, 14 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.75× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.74× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.93× its world share, 27 worksMedicineNursing: 0.94× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 4.25× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.58× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.57× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.40× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.00× its world share, 9 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.81× its world share, 15 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 4.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Turku Centre for Computer Science?

Ranked on the composite score, Arto Salomaa lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Turku Centre for Computer Science.

  1. 1 Arto Salomaa · #8,200 worldwide 1.1k citations · 101 works
All ranked researchers at Turku Centre for Computer Science

Which keywords describe research at Turku Centre for Computer Science?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Cancer, Inflammation, Stem Cells, Tissue Engineering, Extracellular Matrix, Cancer Therapy, Black Holes and Gene Expression.

▲ 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. Cancer7▲ 3.5×35 topics
  2. Inflammation7▲ 2.1×43 topics
  3. Epidemiology6◆ 1.05×40 topics
  4. Oxidative Stress4▲ 1.70×23 topics
  5. Tissue Engineering4▲ 4.4×9 topics
  6. Mental Health4▲ 1.79×15 topics
  7. Nanoparticles4▲ 2.1×12 topics
  8. Cancer Therapy4▲ 4.2×15 topics
  9. Depression4▲ 2.7×10 topics
  10. Gene Expression3▲ 3.7×15 topics
  11. Immunotherapy3▲ 3.0×9 topics
  12. Stem Cells3▲ 8.5×9 topics
  13. Extracellular Matrix3▲ 12×7 topics
  14. Biomarkers3▲ 2.7×8 topics
  15. Drug Delivery3▲ 3.4×10 topics
  16. Black Holes3▲ 19×3 topics
  17. Emotion Regulation2▲ 5.4×7 topics
  18. Prevalence2▲ 4.0×10 topics
  19. Adolescents2▲ 4.2×6 topics
  20. Gravitational Waves2▲ 27×2 topics
  21. Cancer Progression2▲ 7.5×5 topics
  22. Cosmic Rays2▲ 28×2 topics
  23. Neutrinos2▲ 28×2 topics
  24. Regenerative Medicine2▲ 5.4×6 topics
  25. Mass Spectrometry2▲ 8.7×4 topics
  26. Star Formation2▲ 26×2 topics
  27. Supernovae2▲ 16×2 topics
  28. Tumor Targeting2▲ 7.6×3 topics
  29. Gamma-Ray Bursts2▲ 47×1 topic
  30. High-Energy Astrophysics2▲ 47×1 topic
  31. Neutron Stars2▲ 47×1 topic
  32. Particle Acceleration2▲ 47×1 topic
  33. Dark Matter2▲ 10×3 topics
  34. Mechanotransduction2▲ 18×4 topics
  35. Accretion Disks2▲ 25×2 topics
  36. Authoritarianism2▲ 13×3 topics
  37. Cell Adhesion2▲ 26×2 topics
  38. Cosmology2▲ 17×2 topics
  39. Magnetic Fields2▲ 18×2 topics
  40. RNA-Seq2▲ 10×2 topics

Which research topics does Turku Centre for Computer Science publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae, Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena, Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies and Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena.

Gamma-ray bursts and sup…2Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae: 2 fractional worksAstrophysics and Cosmic …2Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena: 2 fractional worksStellar, planetary, and galactic studies: 2 fractional worksGalaxies: Formation, Evo…2Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena: 2 fractional worksCellular Mechanics and I…2Cellular Mechanics and Interactions: 2 fractional worksChild and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development: 1 fractional works3D Printing in Biomedical Research: 1 fractional worksAstrophysical Phenomena …1Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations: 1 fractional worksSingle-cell and spatial transcriptomics: 1 fractional worksNanoplatforms for cancer theranostics: 1 fractional works
Astronomy and AstrophysicsNuclear and High Energy PhysicsCell BiologyClinical Psychology2 others

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

  1. 1 Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae Astronomy and Astrophysics 2 works
  2. 2 Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena Nuclear and High Energy Physics 2 works
  3. 3 Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies Astronomy and Astrophysics 2 works
  4. 4 Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena Astronomy and Astrophysics 2 works
  5. 5 Cellular Mechanics and Interactions Cell Biology 2 works
  6. 6 Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development Clinical Psychology 1 works
  7. 7 3D Printing in Biomedical Research Biomedical Engineering 1 works
  8. 8 Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations Astronomy and Astrophysics 1 works
  9. 9 Single-cell and spatial transcriptomics Molecular Biology 1 works
  10. 10 Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics Biomedical Engineering 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 available38.5%not open61.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors34.7%domestic only65.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Turku Centre for Computer Science's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 26% lower 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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