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Turku University of Applied Sciences

In research, Turku University of Applied Sciences stands highest in Social Sciences (#2,723 of 10,521 worldwide), Health Sciences (#4,254 of 11,982 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#3,458 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#7,429
of 28,054 · #9,550 all time
Rank in Finland
#27
of 80
Research works
1.8k
▲ 26% vs 2013–17
Citations
36k
19.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
21.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
46%
world 28%

What is Turku University of Applied Sciences 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
Social SciencesDomain #2,723 of 10,521 26.3%140 #2775
Health SciencesDomain #4,254 of 11,982 23.2%88 #4767
Social SciencesField #3,458 of 6,365 24.0%63 #2259
Physical SciencesDomain #9,253 of 12,888 14.1%133 #12738
EngineeringField #5,656 of 6,636 11.2%66 #8962

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Turku University of Applied Sciences 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. Social Sciences#2,775 #2,723
  2. Health Sciences#4,767 #4,254
  3. Social Sciences#2,259 #3,458
  4. Physical Sciences#12,738 #9,253
  5. Engineering#8,962 #5,656
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.

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: 0.59× its world share, 11 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.78× its world share, 17 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.46× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.41× its world share, 9 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.58× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.81× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.54× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.78× its world share, 24 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.77× its world share, 5 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.68× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.10× its world share, 66 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.02× its world share, 20 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.37× its world share, 5 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.75× its world share, 4 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.17× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 2.66× its world share, 5 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.45× its world share, 26 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.70× its world share, 54 worksMedicineNursing: 1.71× its world share, 3 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.08× its world share, 12 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.87× its world share, 24 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.46× its world share, 6 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.13× its world share, 10 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.07× its world share, 25 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.23× its world share, 62 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 2.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Turku University of Applied Sciences?

Ranked on the composite score, Jack A. Adams, Pekka Saarinen and Valtteri Hongisto lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Turku University of Applied Sciences.

  1. 1 Jack A. Adams Finland · #205,828 worldwide 379 citations · 17 works
  2. 2 Pekka Saarinen Finland · #297,021 worldwide 118 citations · 17 works
  3. 3 Valtteri Hongisto Finland · #440,683 worldwide 117 citations · 40 works
  4. 4 Jarkko Paavola Finland · #508,541 worldwide 67 citations · 25 works
  5. 5 Timo Toivonen Finland · #513,153 worldwide 7 citations · 20 works
  6. 6 Turo Virtanen Finland · #582,581 worldwide 8 citations · 18 works
  7. 7 Vilho Niitemaa Finland · #650,735 worldwide 4 citations · 18 works
  8. 8 Hannu Tapani Klami Finland · #778,672 worldwide 1 citations · 16 works
  9. 9 Harri Jalonen Finland · #977,480 worldwide 53 citations · 34 works
  10. 10 Timo Lainema Finland · #1,077,672 worldwide 46 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Turku University of Applied Sciences

Which keywords describe research at Turku University of Applied Sciences?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Ethics, Communication, Phenomenology, Healthcare, Work Environment, Family Dynamics, Education and Social Sciences.

▲ 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. Education19▲ 2.7×18 topics
  2. Healthcare16▲ 3.6×19 topics
  3. Public Health15▲ 2.6×24 topics
  4. Qualitative Research14▲ 4.0×8 topics
  5. Ethics14▲ 7.0×5 topics
  6. Sustainability13▲ 1.37×32 topics
  7. Communication12▲ 10×6 topics
  8. Phenomenology12▲ 29×3 topics
  9. Pedagogy12▲ 6.0×7 topics
  10. Climate Change12◆ 1.08×45 topics
  11. Mental Health12▲ 1.95×30 topics
  12. Deep Learning11▼ 0.83×30 topics
  13. Work Environment11▲ 145×2 topics
  14. Family Dynamics11▲ 22×3 topics
  15. Machine Learning11▼ 0.85×34 topics
  16. Social Sciences11▲ 19×1 topic
  17. Health Effects10▲ 4.0×11 topics
  18. Innovation10▲ 2.3×26 topics
  19. Renewable Energy8▲ 1.40×22 topics
  20. Environmental Noise7▲ 39×1 topic
  21. Noise Pollution7▲ 39×1 topic
  22. Depression6▲ 1.76×15 topics
  23. Vibration Control6▲ 26×2 topics
  24. Environmental Management6▲ 3.5×7 topics
  25. Job Satisfaction5▲ 3.1×10 topics
  26. Social Capital5▲ 2.5×7 topics
  27. Electric Vehicles5▲ 4.2×4 topics
  28. Lithium-ion Batteries5▲ 2.9×3 topics
  29. Wave Propagation4▲ 9.7×2 topics
  30. Acoustic Metamaterials4▲ 28×1 topic
  31. Phononic Crystals4▲ 28×1 topic
  32. Health-related Quality of Life4▲ 4.2×4 topics
  33. Social Isolation4▲ 4.5×3 topics
  34. Facilities Management4▲ 11×2 topics
  35. Language Development4▲ 7.2×4 topics
  36. Biomedical Engineering3▲ 5.6×2 topics
  37. Cognitive Decline3▲ 7.0×2 topics
  38. Speech Perception3▲ 9.4×2 topics
  39. Age-related Hearing Loss3▲ 20×1 topic
  40. Cochlear Implants3▲ 20×1 topic

Which research topics does Turku University of Applied Sciences publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Research in Social Sciences, Noise Effects and Management, Acoustic Wave Phenomena Research and Hearing Loss and Rehabilitation.

Research in Social Scien…11Research in Social Sciences: 11 fractional worksNoise Effects and Management: 7 fractional worksAcoustic Wave Phenomena Research: 4 fractional worksHearing Loss and Rehabilitation: 3 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Technologies Research: 2 fractional worksBuilding Energy and Comfort Optimization: 2 fractional worksVehicle Noise and Vibration Control: 2 fractional worksEnvironmental Sustainability in Business: 2 fractional worksFacilities and Workplace Management: 2 fractional worksAdditive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies: 2 fractional works
EducationSpeech and HearingBiomedical EngineeringCognitive Neuroscience4 others

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

  1. 1 Research in Social Sciences Education 11 works
  2. 2 Noise Effects and Management Speech and Hearing 7 works
  3. 3 Acoustic Wave Phenomena Research Biomedical Engineering 4 works
  4. 4 Hearing Loss and Rehabilitation Cognitive Neuroscience 3 works
  5. 5 Advanced Battery Technologies Research Automotive Engineering 2 works
  6. 6 Building Energy and Comfort Optimization Building and Construction 2 works
  7. 7 Vehicle Noise and Vibration Control Automotive Engineering 2 works
  8. 8 Environmental Sustainability in Business Marketing 2 works
  9. 9 Facilities and Workplace Management Social Psychology 2 works
  10. 10 Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies Automotive Engineering 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 available46.0%not open54.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors25.4%domestic only74.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Turku University of Applied Sciences's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 26% 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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