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Vaisala (Finland)

In research, Vaisala (Finland) stands highest in Physics and Astronomy (#1,640 of 2,917 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#10,514 of 17,446 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#26,960
of 34,923
Rank in Finland
#128
of 159
Research works
253
▼ 24% vs 2018-21
Citations
7.7k
30.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
4.5%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.03×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
46%
world 40%
International
50%
world 18%
Vaisala (Finland)

What is Vaisala (Finland) 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
Physics and AstronomyField #1,640 of 2,917 10.3%129
Physical SciencesDomain #10,514 of 17,446 9.8%235

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Vaisala (Finland) 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 Vaisala (Finland) work in?

In all years, 93% of research at Vaisala (Finland) is in Physical Sciences, 3% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Physics and Astronomy (51%), Engineering (21%), Environmental Science (6%). It does 2.3× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 235 fractional works · 93.0% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 129 fractional works · 51.0% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 71 fractional works · 28.0% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 28 fractional works · 11.1% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 13 fractional works · 5.2% of its workInstrumentation: 11 fractional works · 4.5% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 4 fractional works · 1.6% of its workRadiation: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEngineering: 53 fractional works · 20.8% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 25 fractional works · 10.0% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 6 fractional works · 2.5% of its workComputational Mechanics: 5 fractional works · 2.1% of its workAerospace Engineering: 4 fractional works · 1.6% of its workMechanics of Materials: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workMechanical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMedia Technology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 15 fractional works · 5.7% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 6 fractional works · 2.5% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEcology: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPollution: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 13 fractional works · 5.2% of its workAtmospheric Science: 9 fractional works · 3.7% of its workGeophysics: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOceanography: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 10 fractional works · 4.0% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 5 fractional works · 2.1% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCeramics and Composites: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 9 fractional works · 3.4% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workChemistry: 5 fractional works · 1.9% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSpectroscopy: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStatistics and Probability: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBioengineering: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 9 fractional works · 3.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 4 fractional works · 1.7% of its workSoil Science: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInsect Science: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBiophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 7 fractional works · 2.6% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workManagement Information Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStrategy and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDecision Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workHealth Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMedicine: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKVaisala (Finland)253fractional works, all years
Life Sciences3%Physical Sciences93%Health Sciences1%Social Sciences3%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in all years. 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 22 fields, with their numbers
    1. Physics and Astronomy12951.0%
    2. Engineering5320.8%
    3. Environmental Science155.7%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences135.2%
    5. Materials Science104.0%
    6. Computer Science93.4%
    7. Chemistry51.9%
    8. Mathematics10.5%
    9. Energy10.3%
    10. Chemical Engineering10.2%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences41.7%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology20.9%
    3. Neuroscience20.8%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology00.0%
    1. Business, Management and Accounting31.3%
    2. Decision Sciences20.9%
    3. Social Sciences10.2%
    4. Psychology00.1%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.0%
    6. Arts and Humanities00.0%
    1. Medicine20.9%
    2. Veterinary00.0%
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.

Immunology and Microbiology: 0.93× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.58× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 1.20× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 7.09× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.55× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.24× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.64× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 4.16× its world share, 2 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 2.43× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyMedicine: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksMedicineVeterinary: 6.89× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryDecision Sciences: 4.36× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesPsychology: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksPsychology1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 7.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 13 fields, with their numbers
  1. Earth and Planetary Sciences7.09×1 works
  2. Veterinary6.89×0 works
  3. Decision Sciences4.36×0 works
  4. Materials Science4.16×2 works
  5. Environmental Science2.64×2 works
  6. Energy2.55×0 works
  7. Physics and Astronomy2.43×1 works
  8. Engineering2.24×4 works
  9. Computer Science1.20×1 works
  10. Immunology and Microbiology0.93×0 works
  11. Neuroscience0.58×0 works
  12. Psychology0.31×0 works
  13. Medicine0.13×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Vaisala (Finland)?

Ranked on the quality score, Ari Paukkunen, Reijo Roininen and K.‐E. Peiponen lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Vaisala (Finland).

  1. 1 Ari Paukkunen Finland · #2,176,566 worldwide 1k citations · 16 works
  2. 2 Reijo Roininen Finland · #4,616,630 worldwide 107 citations · 15 works
  3. 3 K.‐E. Peiponen Finland · #4,976,556 worldwide 80 citations · 14 works
  4. 4 Jari T. Rasanen Finland · #5,181,786 worldwide 178 citations · 19 works
  5. 5 Erik Raita Finland · #5,731,125 worldwide 148 citations · 32 works
  6. 6 Pertti Ketolainen Finland · #5,904,671 worldwide 73 citations · 35 works
  7. 7 Victor V. Prokofiev Finland · #6,219,540 worldwide 494 citations · 71 works
All ranked researchers at Vaisala (Finland)

What are the most cited papers from Vaisala (Finland)?

The most cited paper from Vaisala (Finland) is "The inner jet of an active galactic nucleus as revealed by a radio-to-γ-ray outburst" (Alan P. Marscher et al., 2008), with 763 citations. Next come "Spectroscopic parameters for 451 stars in the HARPS GTO planet search program" (599) and "The Hamburg/ESO R-process enhanced star survey (HERES)" (509).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 The inner jet of an active galactic nucleus as revealed by a radio-to-γ-ray outburst Alan P. Marscher et al. · Nature Open access Apr 2008 763
2 Spectroscopic parameters for 451 stars in the HARPS GTO planet search program S. G. Sousa, Nuno C. Santos, Michel Mayor et al. · Astronomy and Astrophysics Open access 4 Jun 2008 599
3 The Hamburg/ESO R-process enhanced star survey (HERES) P. S. Barklem, N. Christlieb, Timothy C. Beers et al. · Astronomy and Astrophysics 22 Jul 2005 509
4 Equivalent-circuit model of the squeezed gas film in a silicon accelerometer Timo Veijola, Heikki Kuisma, Juha Lahdenperä et al. · Sensors and Actuators A Physical May 1995 468
5 Doppler factors, Lorentz factors and viewing angles for quasars, BL Lacertae objects and radio galaxies T. Hovatta, E. Valtaoja, M. Tornikoski et al. · Astronomy and Astrophysics Open access 27 Nov 2008 442
All 59 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Vaisala (Finland)?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Black Holes, Star Formation, Optical Modulators, Nonlinear Optics, Microresonators, Dark Matter, Cosmology and Magnetic Fields.

▲ more of its work than of the world's◆ about the world's share▼ less than the world's

Size is fractional works in all years 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. Black Holes24▲ 64×2 topics
  2. Star Formation20▲ 86×2 topics
  3. Optical Modulators19▲ 37×2 topics
  4. Nonlinear Optics17▲ 40×4 topics
  5. Microresonators17▲ 53×3 topics
  6. Dark Matter16▲ 33×3 topics
  7. Cosmology16▲ 67×2 topics
  8. Magnetic Fields15▲ 56×3 topics
  9. Accretion Disks15▲ 72×2 topics
  10. Galaxies15▲ 131×1 topic
  11. Stellar Populations15▲ 131×1 topic
  12. Photonic Crystals13▲ 34×4 topics
  13. Exoplanets13▲ 70×1 topic
  14. Stellar Astrophysics13▲ 70×1 topic
  15. Gravitational Waves12▲ 76×2 topics
  16. Frequency Conversion12▲ 49×3 topics
  17. Cosmic Rays12▲ 70×2 topics
  18. Neutrinos12▲ 70×2 topics
  19. Biosensors11▲ 7.6×4 topics
  20. Astronomical Instrumentation11▲ 82×1 topic
  21. Spectrograph11▲ 82×1 topic
  22. High-Energy Astrophysics11▲ 113×1 topic
  23. Particle Acceleration11▲ 113×1 topic
  24. Lithium Niobate10▲ 121×1 topic
  25. Photonics10▲ 81×1 topic
  26. Raman Lasers10▲ 24×2 topics
  27. Galactic Center10▲ 65×2 topics
  28. Supernovae10▲ 38×2 topics
  29. X-Ray Spectroscopy10▲ 52×2 topics
  30. Silicon Photonics9▲ 24×2 topics
  31. Event Horizon Telescope9▲ 110×1 topic
  32. Microcavities9▲ 23×1 topic
  33. Nanophotonic Waveguides9▲ 26×1 topic
  34. X-Ray Astronomy9▲ 110×1 topic
  35. Nucleosynthesis8▲ 31×2 topics
  36. Gamma-Ray Bursts8▲ 90×1 topic
  37. Neutron Stars8▲ 90×1 topic
  38. Spectroscopy7▲ 8.6×6 topics
  39. Fiber Lasers7▲ 19×3 topics
  40. Optical Frequency Combs6▲ 33×1 topic

Which research topics does Vaisala (Finland) publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: High voltage insulation and dielectric phenomena, Power Transformer Diagnostics and Insulation, Precipitation Measurement and Analysis and Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations.

High voltage insulation …1High voltage insulation and dielectric phenomena: 1 fractional worksPower Transformer Diagno…1Power Transformer Diagnostics and Insulation: 1 fractional worksPrecipitation Measurement and Analysis: 0 fractional worksMeteorological Phenomena and Simulations: 0 fractional worksPower Quality and Harmonics: 0 fractional worksGas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors: 0 fractional worksClimate variability and models: 0 fractional worksScientific Measurement and Uncertainty Evaluation: 0 fractional worksAdvanced Sensor and Control Systems: 0 fractional worksSolar Radiation and Photovoltaics: 0 fractional works
Materials ChemistryElectrical and Electronic EngineeringAtmospheric ScienceGlobal and Planetary Change3 others

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

  1. 1 High voltage insulation and dielectric phenomena Materials Chemistry 1 works
  2. 2 Power Transformer Diagnostics and Insulation Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  3. 3 Precipitation Measurement and Analysis Atmospheric Science 0 works
  4. 4 Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations Atmospheric Science 0 works
  5. 5 Power Quality and Harmonics Electrical and Electronic Engineering 0 works
  6. 6 Gas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors Electrical and Electronic Engineering 0 works
  7. 7 Climate variability and models Global and Planetary Change 0 works
  8. 8 Scientific Measurement and Uncertainty Evaluation Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty 0 works
  9. 9 Advanced Sensor and Control Systems Control and Systems Engineering 0 works
  10. 10 Solar Radiation and Photovoltaics Artificial Intelligence 0 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 available46.2%not open53.8%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors50.0%domestic only50.0%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Vaisala (Finland)'s research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 24% lower than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Vaisala (Finland) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000047% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%0.0015%Vaisala (Finland)0.0000017% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Vaisala (Finland) over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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