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University of the Arts Helsinki

In research, University of the Arts Helsinki stands highest in Social Sciences (#2,500 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#2,444 of 6,365 worldwide) and Arts and Humanities (#1,179 of 1,998 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Music and Arts and Humanities — Music is 200.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#11,618
of 28,054 · #13,225 all time
Rank in Finland
#34
of 80
Research works
687
▲ 100% vs 2013–17
Citations
7.6k
11.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
24.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
65%
world 28%

What is University of the Arts Helsinki 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 #2,500 of 10,521 25.7%213 #2585
Social SciencesField #2,444 of 6,365 22.8%87 #3626
Arts and HumanitiesField #1,179 of 1,998 27.4%88 #985

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of the Arts Helsinki 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#2,585 #2,500
  2. Social Sciences#3,626 #2,444
  3. Arts and Humanities#985 #1,179
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 University of the Arts Helsinki specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Music takes 200.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. MusicSubfield · 43.1 works200×
  2. Arts and HumanitiesField · 88.0 works12×
← 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: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 2.57× its world share, 11 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.74× its world share, 15 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.05× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.28× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.57× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.24× its world share, 12 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 11.57× its world share, 88 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.43× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 4.25× its world share, 34 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.60× its world share, 87 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 11.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of the Arts Helsinki?

Ranked on the composite score, Hanna Järvinen, Heidi Westerlund and Risto Niemi-Pynttäri lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of the Arts Helsinki.

  1. 1 Hanna Järvinen Finland · #280,469 worldwide 49 citations · 20 works
  2. 2 Heidi Westerlund Finland · #533,826 worldwide 49 citations · 29 works
  3. 3 Risto Niemi-Pynttäri Finland · #596,066 worldwide 0 citations · 18 works
  4. 4 Manfred Koller Finland · #790,584 worldwide 7 citations · 18 works
  5. 5 Eeva Anttila Finland · #829,433 worldwide 12 citations · 20 works
  6. 6 Lauri Väkevä Finland · #936,886 worldwide 23 citations · 16 works
  7. 7 Annette Arlander Finland · #1,044,503 worldwide 6 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at University of the Arts Helsinki

Which keywords describe research at University of the Arts Helsinki?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Education, Ethics, Pedagogy, Qualitative Research, Healthcare, Phenomenology, Communication 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. Education37▲ 8.1×24 topics
  2. Ethics34▲ 27×20 topics
  3. Pedagogy31▲ 24×10 topics
  4. Qualitative Research31▲ 13×8 topics
  5. Healthcare27▲ 9.0×3 topics
  6. Phenomenology26▲ 94×4 topics
  7. Communication26▲ 33×6 topics
  8. Social Sciences25▲ 68×4 topics
  9. Family Dynamics25▲ 72×1 topic
  10. Work Environment25▲ 477×1 topic
  11. Music Education23▲ 274×2 topics
  12. Informal Learning22▲ 66×3 topics
  13. Teacher Preparation22▲ 123×4 topics
  14. Self-Efficacy22▲ 31×3 topics
  15. Creative Collaboration21▲ 378×1 topic
  16. Performance Anxiety21▲ 378×1 topic
  17. Globalization20▲ 3.8×26 topics
  18. Ethnomusicology16▲ 156×2 topics
  19. Pain Management16▲ 27×3 topics
  20. Social Justice15▲ 9.5×12 topics
  21. Neuroscience15▲ 19×11 topics
  22. Emotional Responses14▲ 47×3 topics
  23. Psychological Outcomes13▲ 123×2 topics
  24. Artificial Intelligence12▲ 3.4×10 topics
  25. Identity10▲ 5.3×14 topics
  26. Musical Theory10▲ 238×1 topic
  27. Musicology10▲ 238×1 topic
  28. Health Promotion10▲ 12×4 topics
  29. Performativity10▲ 131×2 topics
  30. Anxiety8▲ 6.7×5 topics
  31. Cultural Studies8▲ 8.2×11 topics
  32. Musculoskeletal Problems8▲ 496×1 topic
  33. Playing-Related Disorders8▲ 496×1 topic
  34. Music Therapy8▲ 111×1 topic
  35. Stress Reduction8▲ 49×1 topic
  36. Neural Mechanisms8▲ 32×2 topics
  37. Sociology7▲ 20×6 topics
  38. Human-Computer Interaction7▲ 15×3 topics
  39. Auditory Cortex7▲ 83×2 topics
  40. Brain Plasticity7▲ 69×2 topics

Which research topics does University of the Arts Helsinki publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Research in Social Sciences, Diverse Music Education Insights, Musicology and Musical Analysis and Musicians’ Health and Performance.

Research in Social Scien…25Research in Social Sciences: 25 fractional worksDiverse Music Education …21Diverse Music Education Insights: 21 fractional worksMusicology and Musical Analysis: 10 fractional worksMusicians’ Health and Performance: 8 fractional worksMusic Therapy and Health: 8 fractional worksNeuroscience and Music Perception: 7 fractional worksDiverse Musicological Studies: 6 fractional worksMusic Technology and Sound Studies: 6 fractional worksTheatre and Performance Studies: 6 fractional worksDiversity and Impact of Dance: 5 fractional works
EducationMusicRehabilitationSocial Psychology4 others

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

  1. 1 Research in Social Sciences Education 25 works
  2. 2 Diverse Music Education Insights Music 21 works
  3. 3 Musicology and Musical Analysis Music 10 works
  4. 4 Musicians’ Health and Performance Rehabilitation 8 works
  5. 5 Music Therapy and Health Social Psychology 8 works
  6. 6 Neuroscience and Music Perception Cognitive Neuroscience 7 works
  7. 7 Diverse Musicological Studies Music 6 works
  8. 8 Music Technology and Sound Studies Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 6 works
  9. 9 Theatre and Performance Studies Visual Arts and Performing Arts 6 works
  10. 10 Diversity and Impact of Dance Experimental and Cognitive 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 available65.3%not open34.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors20.2%domestic only79.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of the Arts Helsinki's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 100% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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