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Turku PET Centre

In research, Turku PET Centre stands highest in Medicine (#5,854 of 10,443 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#7,607 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging — Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging is 17.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#13,271
of 28,054 · #11,448 all time
Rank in Finland
#38
of 80
Research works
815
▲ 12% vs 2013–17
Citations
32k
39.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
22.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
44%
world 28%

What is Turku PET Centre known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
MedicineField #5,854 of 10,443 23.4%98 #4224
Health SciencesDomain #7,607 of 11,982 23.0%101 #5724

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Turku PET Centre 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 PET Centre specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging takes 17.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingSubfield · 23.7 works17×
← 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: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.33× its world share, 11 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.21× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 6.99× its world share, 18 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.14× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.46× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.22× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.15× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.26× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.44× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.53× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.30× its world share, 98 worksMedicineNursing: 0.51× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.99× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.27× its world share, 6 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.08× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Neuroscience, 7.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Turku PET Centre?

Ranked on the composite score, Juhani Knuuti, Kjell Någren and Merja Haaparanta‐Solin lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Turku PET Centre.

  1. 1 Juhani Knuuti Finland · #281 worldwide 2.9k citations · 145 works
  2. 2 Kjell Någren Finland · #72,962 worldwide 350 citations · 54 works
  3. 3 Merja Haaparanta‐Solin Finland · #321,721 worldwide 131 citations · 33 works
  4. 4 Heikki Minn Finland · #399,854 worldwide 114 citations · 50 works
  5. 5 Olof Solin Finland · #419,123 worldwide 97 citations · 33 works
  6. 6 Tommi Noponen Finland · #570,524 worldwide 107 citations · 16 works
  7. 7 Anne Roivainen Finland · #730,307 worldwide 68 citations · 34 works
  8. 8 Anna K. Kirjavainen Finland · #1,261,157 worldwide 38 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Turku PET Centre

Which keywords describe research at Turku PET Centre?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Coronary Artery Disease, Obesity, Cardiovascular Disease, Inflammation, Myocardial Infarction, Radiation Exposure and Cardiac Imaging.

▲ 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. Magnetic Resonance Imaging13▲ 33×5 topics
  2. Inflammation12▲ 3.9×38 topics
  3. Cardiovascular Disease10▲ 6.0×22 topics
  4. Coronary Artery Disease10▲ 55×2 topics
  5. Obesity9▲ 8.0×13 topics
  6. Myocardial Infarction9▲ 25×5 topics
  7. Cancer8▲ 3.9×21 topics
  8. Radiation Exposure8▲ 53×2 topics
  9. Cardiac Imaging8▲ 43×2 topics
  10. Cardiovascular Risk Assessment8▲ 64×2 topics
  11. Computed Tomography Angiography8▲ 77×1 topic
  12. Myocardial Perfusion8▲ 77×1 topic
  13. Neurological Disorders7▲ 7.9×12 topics
  14. Imaging7▲ 17×4 topics
  15. Atherosclerosis6▲ 15×8 topics
  16. Metabolic Syndrome6▲ 5.0×14 topics
  17. Neurodegeneration6▲ 14×8 topics
  18. Quantitative6▲ 45×2 topics
  19. Cognitive Impairment6▲ 16×6 topics
  20. Reconstruction6▲ 23×2 topics
  21. PET/CT6▲ 69×1 topic
  22. tumor6▲ 69×1 topic
  23. Insulin Resistance6▲ 8.6×6 topics
  24. Oxidative Stress6▲ 2.3×25 topics
  25. Heart Failure5▲ 7.2×9 topics
  26. Medical Imaging4▲ 5.8×6 topics
  27. Mitochondrial Dysfunction4▲ 10.0×5 topics
  28. Neuroinflammation4▲ 10×6 topics
  29. Diagnostic Criteria4▲ 13×4 topics
  30. Neuropathology4▲ 20×3 topics
  31. Neuroprotection4▲ 7.3×10 topics
  32. Parkinson's Disease4▲ 11×6 topics
  33. Central Nervous System Involvement4▲ 31×2 topics
  34. PET Imaging4▲ 15×4 topics
  35. Exercise4▲ 20×3 topics
  36. Neurologic Manifestations4▲ 32×1 topic
  37. Post-acute COVID-19 Syndrome4▲ 32×1 topic
  38. Alzheimer's Disease4▲ 8.2×4 topics
  39. Vascular Function3▲ 22×2 topics
  40. Brain Development3▲ 12×5 topics

Which research topics does Turku PET Centre publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics, Medical Imaging Techniques and Applications, Long-Term Effects of COVID-19 and Coronary Interventions and Diagnostics.

Cardiac Imaging and Diag…8Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics: 8 fractional worksMedical Imaging Techniques and Applications: 6 fractional worksLong-Term Effects of COVID-19: 4 fractional worksCoronary Interventions and Diagnostics: 3 fractional worksRadiopharmaceutical Chemistry and Applications: 3 fractional worksCerebrovascular and Carotid Artery Diseases: 2 fractional worksAdvanced MRI Techniques and Applications: 2 fractional worksDementia and Cognitive Impairment Research: 2 fractional worksRadiomics and Machine Learning in Medical Imaging: 2 fractional worksNeuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms: 2 fractional works
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingNeurologySurgeryPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine1 others

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

  1. 1 Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 8 works
  2. 2 Medical Imaging Techniques and Applications Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 6 works
  3. 3 Long-Term Effects of COVID-19 Neurology 4 works
  4. 4 Coronary Interventions and Diagnostics Surgery 3 works
  5. 5 Radiopharmaceutical Chemistry and Applications Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 3 works
  6. 6 Cerebrovascular and Carotid Artery Diseases Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 2 works
  7. 7 Advanced MRI Techniques and Applications Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 2 works
  8. 8 Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research Psychiatry and Mental health 2 works
  9. 9 Radiomics and Machine Learning in Medical Imaging Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 2 works
  10. 10 Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms Neurology 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 available44.5%not open55.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors38.1%domestic only61.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Turku PET Centre's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 12% higher 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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