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Turku University Hospital

In research, Turku University Hospital stands highest in Health Sciences (#853 of 11,982 worldwide), Medicine (#942 of 10,443 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#2,755 of 7,800 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and Neurology — Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine is 6.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#3,796
of 28,054 · #3,215 all time
Rank in Finland
#17
of 80
Research works
6.2k
▲ 31% vs 2013–17
Citations
195k
31.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
21.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
40%
world 28%

What is Turku University Hospital 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
Health SciencesDomain #853 of 11,982 21.9%657 #669
MedicineField #942 of 10,443 21.8%587 #738
Life SciencesDomain #2,755 of 7,800 20.0%139 #2073
SurgerySubfield #679 of 1,816 23.8%77 #767
Social SciencesDomain #5,647 of 10,521 25.8%75 #6072
Cardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineSubfield #426 of 738 22.6%62 #574
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #3,181 of 3,579 16.5%76 #2628

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Turku University Hospital 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).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Health Sciences#669 #853
  2. Medicine#738 #942
  3. Life Sciences#2,073 #2,755
  4. Surgery#767 #679
  5. Social Sciences#6,072 #5,647
  6. Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine#574 #426
  7. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#2,628 #3,181
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does Turku University Hospital specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine takes 6.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Cardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineSubfield · 62.3 works6.5×
  2. NeurologySubfield · 30.4 works5.8×
← 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: 0.08× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.57× its world share, 76 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.00× its world share, 18 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.65× its world share, 39 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.64× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.14× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.11× its world share, 8 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.11× its world share, 14 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.16× its world share, 7 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.03× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.11× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 3.24× its world share, 14 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.83× its world share, 44 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.37× its world share, 587 worksMedicineNursing: 2.46× its world share, 11 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.09× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.06× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.04× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.22× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.23× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.56× its world share, 43 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.20× its world share, 23 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 3.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Turku University Hospital?

Ranked on the composite score, Antti Saraste, Juhani Airaksinen and Olli Ruuskanen lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Turku University Hospital.

  1. 1 Antti Saraste Finland · #3,956 worldwide 1.3k citations · 76 works
  2. 2 Juhani Airaksinen Finland · #15,707 worldwide 784 citations · 95 works
  3. 3 Olli Ruuskanen Finland · #32,209 worldwide 431 citations · 60 works
  4. 4 Terho Heikkinen Finland · #52,864 worldwide 431 citations · 29 works
  5. 5 Harry Scheinin Finland · #60,240 worldwide 250 citations · 32 works
  6. 6 Seppo K. Koskinen Finland · #77,712 worldwide 218 citations · 27 works
  7. 7 Juha Grönroos Finland · #86,182 worldwide 174 citations · 58 works
  8. 8 Kerttu Irjala Finland · #106,919 worldwide 181 citations · 45 works
  9. 9 Eeva Salminen Finland · #115,263 worldwide 137 citations · 29 works
  10. 10 Risto Erkkola Finland · #137,271 worldwide 101 citations · 32 works
All ranked researchers at Turku University Hospital

Which keywords describe research at Turku University Hospital?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Cardiovascular Disease, Inflammation, Guidelines, Metabolic Syndrome, Obesity, Risk Factors and Magnetic Resonance 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. Epidemiology106▲ 3.0×113 topics
  2. Inflammation52▲ 2.8×74 topics
  3. Cardiovascular Disease51▲ 5.1×35 topics
  4. Quality of Life32▲ 2.5×45 topics
  5. Risk Factors31▲ 3.1×33 topics
  6. Metabolic Syndrome29▲ 3.9×20 topics
  7. Treatment28▲ 2.6×41 topics
  8. Obesity28▲ 4.1×22 topics
  9. Cancer27▲ 2.2×45 topics
  10. Guidelines26▲ 6.2×12 topics
  11. Public Health26▲ 1.96×31 topics
  12. Mental Health24▲ 1.80×29 topics
  13. Depression23▲ 2.9×20 topics
  14. Clinical Trials22▲ 3.7×18 topics
  15. Diagnosis22▲ 2.6×33 topics
  16. Complications21▲ 4.6×17 topics
  17. Biomarkers20▲ 3.2×17 topics
  18. Management20▲ 2.8×28 topics
  19. Chemotherapy20▲ 3.1×20 topics
  20. Magnetic Resonance Imaging19▲ 8.3×5 topics
  21. Myocardial Infarction19▲ 8.9×7 topics
  22. Global Burden18▲ 3.8×12 topics
  23. Neurological Disorders18▲ 3.6×18 topics
  24. Heart Failure15▲ 3.9×13 topics
  25. Adolescents15▲ 4.4×7 topics
  26. Coronary Artery Disease15▲ 14×3 topics
  27. Radiotherapy14▲ 4.1×13 topics
  28. Stroke Prevention14▲ 13×2 topics
  29. Hypertension14▲ 5.2×12 topics
  30. Neuroinflammation14▲ 5.3×6 topics
  31. Cognitive Impairment13▲ 5.7×9 topics
  32. Catheter Ablation13▲ 12×2 topics
  33. Anticoagulant Therapy13▲ 11×4 topics
  34. Cardiac Imaging13▲ 12×3 topics
  35. Radiation Exposure12▲ 14×2 topics
  36. Atrial Fibrillation12▲ 13×2 topics
  37. Cardiovascular Risk Assessment12▲ 16×2 topics
  38. Psychological Interventions11▲ 9.2×4 topics
  39. Computed Tomography Angiography11▲ 18×1 topic
  40. Myocardial Perfusion11▲ 18×1 topic

Which research topics does Turku University Hospital publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics, Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes, Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum and Medical Imaging Techniques and Applications.

Cardiac Imaging and Diag…11Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics: 11 fractional worksAtrial Fibrillation Mana…10Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes: 10 fractional worksMaternal Mental Health D…9Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum: 9 fractional worksMedical Imaging Techniqu…7Medical Imaging Techniques and Applications: 7 fractional worksCardiovascular Function and Risk Factors: 6 fractional worksInfant Development and Preterm Care: 6 fractional worksPhysical Activity and He…6Physical Activity and Health: 6 fractional worksLong-Term Effects of COVID-19: 6 fractional worksGestational Diabetes Research and Management: 5 fractional worksChild and Adolescent Psy…5Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development: 5 fractional works
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingCardiology and Cardiovascular MedicinePublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health4 others

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

  1. 1 Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 11 works
  2. 2 Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 10 works
  3. 3 Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 9 works
  4. 4 Medical Imaging Techniques and Applications Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 7 works
  5. 5 Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 6 works
  6. 6 Infant Development and Preterm Care Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 6 works
  7. 7 Physical Activity and Health Physiology 6 works
  8. 8 Long-Term Effects of COVID-19 Neurology 6 works
  9. 9 Gestational Diabetes Research and Management Obstetrics and Gynecology 5 works
  10. 10 Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development Clinical Psychology 5 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 available39.6%not open60.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors23.7%domestic only76.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Turku University Hospital's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 31% 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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