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Väestöliitto

In research, Väestöliitto stands highest in Health Sciences (#4,211 of 16,688 worldwide) and Medicine (#5,080 of 14,558 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#14,621
of 34,923
Rank in Finland
#64
of 159
Research works
320
▲ 18% vs 2018-21
Citations
13k
41.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.1%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.28×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
44%
world 40%
International
21%
world 18%
Väestöliitto

What is Väestöliitto 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
Health SciencesDomain #4,211 of 16,688 18.3%157
MedicineField #5,080 of 14,558 19.5%144

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Väestöliitto 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Väestöliitto work in?

In 2022-now, 76% of research at Väestöliitto is in Social Sciences, 19% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (60%), Medicine (17%), Psychology (13%). It does 2.5× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 22 fractional works · 76.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 18 fractional works · 60.1% of its workSociology and Political Science: 7 fractional works · 23.2% of its workDemography: 3 fractional works · 11.6% of its workHealth: 3 fractional works · 9.2% of its workGender Studies: 2 fractional works · 8.0% of its workSafety Research: 1 fractional works · 2.9% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 0 fractional works · 1.7% of its workCultural Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workLinguistics and Language: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workUrban Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 4 fractional works · 12.8% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 4.5% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 4.0% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 3.7% of its workNeuropsychology and Physiological Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAccounting: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMusic: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Sciences: 6 fractional works · 19.3% of its workMedicine: 5 fractional works · 17.0% of its workReproductive Medicine: 2 fractional works · 6.6% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 2 fractional works · 5.4% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workHematology: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEmergency Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 1 fractional works · 3.8% of its workComputer Science: 0 fractional works · 1.7% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGeneral Energy: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workLife Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKVäestöliitto29fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences1%Physical Sciences4%Health Sciences19%Social Sciences76%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 15 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences1860.1%
    2. Psychology412.8%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance01.5%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting00.9%
    5. Arts and Humanities00.4%
    6. Decision Sciences00.4%
    1. Medicine517.0%
    2. Health Professions12.3%
    3. Dentistry00.1%
    1. Computer Science01.7%
    2. Energy01.1%
    3. Physics and Astronomy01.0%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology00.4%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology00.2%
    3. Neuroscience00.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 1.24× its world share, 0 worksEnergyPhysics and Astronomy: 0.44× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.87× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.88× its world share, 5 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.39× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.71× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 4.19× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 4.75× its world share, 18 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Social Sciences, 4.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 15 fields, with their numbers
  1. Social Sciences4.75×18 works
  2. Psychology4.19×4 works
  3. Energy1.24×0 works
  4. Medicine0.88×5 works
  5. Health Professions0.87×1 works
  6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.71×0 works
  7. Physics and Astronomy0.44×0 works
  8. Decision Sciences0.39×0 works
  9. Business, Management and Accounting0.26×0 works
  10. Dentistry0.23×0 works
  11. Immunology and Microbiology0.22×0 works
  12. Computer Science0.22×0 works
  13. Arts and Humanities0.16×0 works
  14. Neuroscience0.12×0 works
  15. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.07×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Väestöliitto?

Ranked on the quality score, Viveca Söderström‐Anttila, Anna Rotkirch and Anneli Miettinen lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Väestöliitto.

  1. 1 Viveca Söderström‐Anttila Finland · #221,244 worldwide 5.4k citations · 57 works
  2. 2 Anna Rotkirch Finland · #405,474 worldwide 3.4k citations · 194 works
  3. 3 Anneli Miettinen Finland · #603,683 worldwide 822 citations · 57 works
  4. 4 Reijo Norio Finland · #610,266 worldwide 5.4k citations · 98 works
  5. 5 Sirpa Vilska Finland · #881,520 worldwide 2.2k citations · 36 works
  6. 6 Sirpa Mäkinen Finland · #1,367,201 worldwide 1.6k citations · 27 works
  7. 7 Maarit M. Peippo Finland · #1,378,293 worldwide 2.1k citations · 39 works
  8. 8 S. Nuojua-Huttunen Finland · #1,471,307 worldwide 1.4k citations · 21 works
  9. 9 Venla Berg Finland · #2,094,003 worldwide 416 citations · 40 works
  10. 10 Osmo Kontula Finland · #2,682,866 worldwide 2.4k citations · 91 works
All ranked researchers at Väestöliitto

What are the most cited papers from Väestöliitto?

The most cited paper from Väestöliitto is "Efficacy of human papillomavirus (HPV)-16/18 AS04-adjuvanted vaccine against cervical infection and precancer caused by oncogenic HPV types (PATRICIA): final analysis of a double-blind, randomised study in young women" (Jorma A. Paavonen et al., 2009), with 1,663 citations. Next come "Efficacy of a prophylactic adjuvanted bivalent L1 virus-like-particle vaccine against infection with human papillomavirus types 16 and 18 in young women: an interim analysis of a phase III double-blind, randomised controlled trial" (1,320) and "Diverse spermatogenic defects in humans caused by Y chromosome deletions encompassing a novel RNA–binding protein gene" (1,213).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Efficacy of human papillomavirus (HPV)-16/18 AS04-adjuvanted vaccine against cervical infection and precancer caused by oncogenic HPV types (PATRICIA): final analysis of a double-blind, randomised study in young women Jorma A. Paavonen et al. · The Lancet Jul 2009 1,663
2 Efficacy of a prophylactic adjuvanted bivalent L1 virus-like-particle vaccine against infection with human papillomavirus types 16 and 18 in young women: an interim analysis of a phase III double-blind, randomised controlled trial Jorma A. Paavonen et al. · The Lancet Jun 2007 1,320
3 Diverse spermatogenic defects in humans caused by Y chromosome deletions encompassing a novel RNA–binding protein gene Renee A. Reijo Pera, Tien-Yi Lee, Pia Salo et al. · Nature Genetics Aug 1995 1,213
4 Incidence of Hereditary Nonpolyposis Colorectal Cancer and the Feasibility of Molecular Screening for the Disease Lauri A. Aaltonen, Reijo Salovaara, Paula Kristo et al. · New England Journal of Medicine Open access 21 May 1998 1,169
5 Clinical practice guidelines for the care of girls and women with Turner syndrome: proceedings from the 2016 Cincinnati International Turner Syndrome Meeting Claus Højbjerg Gravholt, N.H. Andersen, Gerard Conway et al. · European Journal of Endocrinology Open access 13 Jul 2017 1,119
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Väestöliitto?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Social Support, Mental Health, Health Disparities, Neighborhood Effects, Social Relationships, Family Support, Intergenerational Relations and Mortality Risk.

▲ 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-now 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 29 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 29 words, with their numbers
  1. Social Support6▲ 39×3 topics
  2. Mental Health3▲ 8.1×12 topics
  3. Health Disparities3▲ 41×3 topics
  4. Neighborhood Effects3▲ 95×2 topics
  5. Public Health3▲ 6.5×4 topics
  6. Family Support3▲ 144×1 topic
  7. Intergenerational Relations3▲ 258×1 topic
  8. Mortality Risk3▲ 38×2 topics
  9. Social Relationships3▲ 104×2 topics
  10. Gender Roles3▲ 76×2 topics
  11. Loneliness3▲ 137×1 topic
  12. Psychological Impact3▲ 28×4 topics
  13. Socioeconomic Inequalities3▲ 137×1 topic
  14. Fertility2▲ 97×2 topics
  15. Assisted Reproductive Technology2▲ 121×2 topics
  16. Divorce2▲ 401×1 topic
  17. Family Structure2▲ 341×1 topic
  18. Gender Differences2▲ 19×4 topics
  19. Epidemiology2▲ 1.74×8 topics
  20. Infertility2▲ 47×2 topics
  21. Socioeconomic Factors2▲ 50×2 topics
  22. Sex Ratios2▲ 358×1 topic
  23. Son Preference2▲ 358×1 topic
  24. Global Trends2▲ 69×2 topics
  25. Quality of Life2▲ 3.8×1 topic
  26. Reproductive Technologies2▲ 140×1 topic
  27. Attachment2▲ 60×2 topics
  28. Metabolic Syndrome1▲ 4.4×3 topics
  29. Stigma1▲ 25×3 topics

Which research topics does Väestöliitto publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving, Health disparities and outcomes, Family Dynamics and Relationships and Demographic Trends and Gender Preferences.

Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving: 3 fractional worksHealth disparities and outcomes: 3 fractional worksFamily Dynamics and Relationships: 2 fractional worksDemographic Trends and Gender Preferences: 2 fractional worksReproductive Health and Technologies: 2 fractional worksAttachment and Relations…1Attachment and Relationship Dynamics: 1 fractional worksChild Welfare and Adoption: 1 fractional worksEvolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior: 1 fractional worksBirth, Development, and Health: 1 fractional worksYouth Education and Societal Dynamics: 1 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceHealthDemographyGender Studies5 others

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

  1. 1 Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  2. 2 Health disparities and outcomes Health 3 works
  3. 3 Family Dynamics and Relationships Demography 2 works
  4. 4 Demographic Trends and Gender Preferences Gender Studies 2 works
  5. 5 Reproductive Health and Technologies Reproductive Medicine 2 works
  6. 6 Attachment and Relationship Dynamics Social Psychology 1 works
  7. 7 Child Welfare and Adoption Safety Research 1 works
  8. 8 Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 1 works
  9. 9 Birth, Development, and Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 1 works
  10. 10 Youth Education and Societal Dynamics Sociology and Political Science 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 available43.8%not open56.2%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors21.2%domestic only78.8%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Väestöliitto's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 18% higher than in 2018-2021.

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Väestöliitto as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00019% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%Väestöliitto0.000088% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Väestöliitto over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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