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Urho Kaleva Kekkonen Institute

In research, Urho Kaleva Kekkonen Institute stands highest in Medicine (#6,408 of 17,978 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#7,373 of 20,462 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#22,778
of 42,892
Rank in Finland
#95
of 183
Research works
561
▼ 39% vs 2013–17
Citations
40k
70.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
35%
world 28%

What is Urho Kaleva Kekkonen Institute 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
MedicineField #6,408 of 17,978 33.0%389
Health SciencesDomain #7,373 of 20,462 32.9%443

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Urho Kaleva Kekkonen Institute 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).

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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.42× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.64× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.24× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 3.35× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.41× its world share, 32 worksMedicineNursing: 0.64× its world share, 0 worksNursingBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Psychology: 2.59× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.43× its world share, 3 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 Urho Kaleva Kekkonen Institute?

Ranked on the composite score, Tommi Vasankari, Ilkka Vuori and Pekka Kannus lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Urho Kaleva Kekkonen Institute.

  1. 1 Tommi Vasankari Finland · #1,193 worldwide 6.9k citations · 84 works
  2. 2 Ilkka Vuori Finland · #38,610 worldwide 260 citations · 39 works
  3. 3 Pekka Kannus Finland · #56,582 worldwide 276 citations · 38 works
  4. 4 Jari Parkkari Finland · #97,547 worldwide 184 citations · 34 works
  5. 5 Harri Sievänen Finland · #144,684 worldwide 147 citations · 47 works
  6. 6 Pekka Kannus Finland · #168,351 worldwide 129 citations · 43 works
  7. 7 Pekka Oja Finland · #237,911 worldwide 112 citations · 38 works
  8. 8 Matti Pasanen Finland · #291,768 worldwide 104 citations · 22 works
  9. 9 Jaana Suni Finland · #342,888 worldwide 104 citations · 16 works
  10. 10 P. Oja Finland · #659,032 worldwide 42 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Urho Kaleva Kekkonen Institute

Which keywords describe research at Urho Kaleva Kekkonen Institute?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Physical Activity, Public Health, Cardiovascular Disease, Mental Health, Epidemiology, Chronic Diseases, Physical Fitness and Exercise.

▲ 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. Physical Activity10▲ 41×9 topics
  2. Public Health9▲ 12×11 topics
  3. Epidemiology8▲ 4.3×22 topics
  4. Cardiovascular Disease8▲ 14×10 topics
  5. Mental Health6▲ 8.9×8 topics
  6. Chronic Diseases6▲ 49×5 topics
  7. Physical Fitness6▲ 86×3 topics
  8. Exercise6▲ 97×3 topics
  9. Health Benefits5▲ 33×2 topics
  10. High-Intensity Interval Training5▲ 102×2 topics
  11. Intervention Strategies5▲ 254×1 topic
  12. Sedentary Behavior5▲ 254×1 topic
  13. Obesity4▲ 12×7 topics
  14. Risk Factors4▲ 7.9×12 topics
  15. Heart Failure4▲ 17×2 topics
  16. Cardiorespiratory Fitness4▲ 176×1 topic
  17. Exercise Capacity4▲ 176×1 topic
  18. Prevalence3▲ 16×6 topics
  19. Injury Prevention3▲ 51×4 topics
  20. Adolescents3▲ 15×4 topics
  21. Athletic Training3▲ 62×2 topics
  22. Health Effects3▲ 9.2×3 topics
  23. Muscle Injuries3▲ 84×1 topic
  24. Prevention3▲ 13×2 topics
  25. Sports Injury3▲ 84×1 topic
  26. Inflammation3▲ 2.5×17 topics
  27. Childhood2▲ 75×1 topic
  28. Overweight2▲ 78×1 topic
  29. Aging2▲ 8.7×7 topics
  30. Resistance Training2▲ 47×2 topics
  31. Performance Analysis2▲ 16×1 topic
  32. Training Load2▲ 54×1 topic
  33. Global Burden2▲ 5.8×6 topics
  34. Metabolic Syndrome2▲ 3.9×9 topics
  35. Health Promotion1▲ 7.5×5 topics
  36. Biomechanics1▲ 7.6×4 topics
  37. Cancer Risk1▲ 10×5 topics
  38. Physical Performance1▲ 24×2 topics
  39. Psychological Factors1▲ 10×4 topics
  40. Body Composition1▲ 21×2 topics

Which research topics does Urho Kaleva Kekkonen Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Physical Activity and Health, Cardiovascular and exercise physiology, Sports injuries and prevention and Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet.

Physical Activity and He…5Physical Activity and Health: 5 fractional worksCardiovascular and exercise physiology: 4 fractional worksSports injuries and prevention: 3 fractional worksObesity, Physical Activi…2Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet: 2 fractional worksSports Performance and T…2Sports Performance and Training: 2 fractional worksNutrition and Health in …1Nutrition and Health in Aging: 1 fractional worksChildren's Physical and Motor Development: 1 fractional worksLower Extremity Biomechanics and Pathologies: 1 fractional worksHeart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control: 1 fractional worksHealth and Lifestyle Studies: 1 fractional works
PhysiologyComplementary and alternative medicineOrthopedics and Sports MedicinePublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health4 others

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

  1. 1 Physical Activity and Health Physiology 5 works
  2. 2 Cardiovascular and exercise physiology Complementary and alternative medicine 4 works
  3. 3 Sports injuries and prevention Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 3 works
  4. 4 Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2 works
  5. 5 Sports Performance and Training Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 2 works
  6. 6 Nutrition and Health in Aging Physiology 1 works
  7. 7 Children's Physical and Motor Development Developmental and Educational Psychology 1 works
  8. 8 Lower Extremity Biomechanics and Pathologies Biomedical Engineering 1 works
  9. 9 Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 1 works
  10. 10 Health and Lifestyle Studies General Health Professions 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 available35.4%not open64.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors16.1%domestic only83.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Urho Kaleva Kekkonen Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 39% 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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