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Väestöliitto

In research, Väestöliitto stands highest in Medicine (#9,748 of 17,978 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#12,536 of 20,462 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#21,675
of 42,892
Rank in Finland
#86
of 183
Research works
320
▼ 35% vs 2013–17
Citations
13k
41.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
32.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
44%
world 28%

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
MedicineField #9,748 of 17,978 42.9%144
Health SciencesDomain #12,536 of 20,462 41.5%157

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 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: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 1.41× its world share, 0 worksEnergyPhysics and Astronomy: 0.51× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.00× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.91× its world share, 4 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.45× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.81× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.97× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 4.64× its world share, 15 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Social Sciences, 4.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Väestöliitto?

Ranked on the composite score, Dan Apter, Osmo Kontula and Jaakko Ignatius lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Väestöliitto.

  1. 1 Dan Apter Finland · #98,838 worldwide 146 citations · 45 works
  2. 2 Osmo Kontula Finland · #359,971 worldwide 63 citations · 17 works
  3. 3 Jaakko Ignatius Finland · #396,899 worldwide 81 citations · 20 works
  4. 4 Anna Rotkirch Finland · #918,875 worldwide 59 citations · 45 works
All ranked researchers at Väestöliitto

Which keywords describe research at Väestöliitto?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Social Support, Mental Health, Health Disparities, Neighborhood Effects, Psychological Impact, Social Relationships, Mortality Risk and Loneliness.

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

All 28 words, with their numbers
  1. Social Support5▲ 35×3 topics
  2. Mental Health3▲ 8.2×12 topics
  3. Health Disparities3▲ 41×3 topics
  4. Neighborhood Effects3▲ 92×2 topics
  5. Psychological Impact2▲ 29×4 topics
  6. Mortality Risk2▲ 37×2 topics
  7. Public Health2▲ 6.3×3 topics
  8. Social Relationships2▲ 99×2 topics
  9. Assisted Reproductive Technology2▲ 133×2 topics
  10. Loneliness2▲ 128×1 topic
  11. Socioeconomic Inequalities2▲ 128×1 topic
  12. Family Support2▲ 112×1 topic
  13. Gender Differences2▲ 21×4 topics
  14. Gender Roles2▲ 67×2 topics
  15. Intergenerational Relations2▲ 210×1 topic
  16. Epidemiology2▲ 1.87×7 topics
  17. Fertility2▲ 87×2 topics
  18. Infertility2▲ 53×2 topics
  19. Divorce2▲ 345×1 topic
  20. Family Structure2▲ 306×1 topic
  21. Global Trends2▲ 79×2 topics
  22. Quality of Life2▲ 4.3×1 topic
  23. Reproductive Technologies2▲ 156×1 topic
  24. Sex Ratios2▲ 361×1 topic
  25. Socioeconomic Factors2▲ 52×2 topics
  26. Son Preference2▲ 361×1 topic
  27. Attachment1▲ 64×2 topics
  28. Stigma1▲ 29×3 topics

Which research topics does Väestöliitto publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Health disparities and outcomes, Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving, Reproductive Health and Technologies and Family Dynamics and Relationships.

Health disparities and outcomes: 2 fractional worksIntergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving: 2 fractional worksReproductive Health and …2Reproductive Health and Technologies: 2 fractional worksFamily Dynamics and Rela…2Family Dynamics and Relationships: 2 fractional worksDemographic Trends and G…2Demographic Trends and Gender Preferences: 2 fractional worksAttachment and Relationship Dynamics: 1 fractional worksChild Welfare and Adoption: 1 fractional worksYouth Education and Societal Dynamics: 1 fractional worksAssisted Reproductive Technology and Twin Pregnancy: 1 fractional worksEvolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior: 1 fractional works
HealthSociology and Political ScienceReproductive MedicineDemography5 others

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

  1. 1 Health disparities and outcomes Health 2 works
  2. 2 Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  3. 3 Reproductive Health and Technologies Reproductive Medicine 2 works
  4. 4 Family Dynamics and Relationships Demography 2 works
  5. 5 Demographic Trends and Gender Preferences Gender Studies 2 works
  6. 6 Attachment and Relationship Dynamics Social Psychology 1 works
  7. 7 Child Welfare and Adoption Safety Research 1 works
  8. 8 Youth Education and Societal Dynamics Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  9. 9 Assisted Reproductive Technology and Twin Pregnancy Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 1 works
  10. 10 Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 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: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Väestöliitto's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 35% 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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