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Varsinais-Suomen Sairaanhoitopiiri

In research, Varsinais-Suomen Sairaanhoitopiiri stands highest in Health Sciences (#6,711 of 20,462 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Social Sciences — Social Sciences is 3.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#21,265
of 28,054 · #23,320 all time
Rank in Finland
#65
of 80
Research works
301
▼ 25% vs 2013–17
Citations
3.7k
12.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
44%
world 28%

What is Varsinais-Suomen Sairaanhoitopiiri 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 #6,711 of 20,462 15.8%163

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Varsinais-Suomen Sairaanhoitopiiri 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).

What does Varsinais-Suomen Sairaanhoitopiiri specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Social Sciences takes 3.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Social SciencesField · 23.2 works3.0×
← 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: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.51× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.42× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.48× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.52× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.25× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.61× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceDentistry: 6.32× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 3.86× its world share, 6 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.31× its world share, 15 worksMedicineNursing: 1.77× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.49× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.48× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.38× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.49× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.01× its world share, 23 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 6.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Varsinais-Suomen Sairaanhoitopiiri?

Ranked on the composite score, Pekka Gronow lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Varsinais-Suomen Sairaanhoitopiiri.

  1. 1 Pekka Gronow Finland · #626,320 worldwide 19 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Varsinais-Suomen Sairaanhoitopiiri

Which keywords describe research at Varsinais-Suomen Sairaanhoitopiiri?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Communication, Qualitative Research, Social Sciences, Healthcare, Education, Phenomenology, Ethics and Family Dynamics.

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

All 31 words, with their numbers
  1. Communication18▲ 98×4 topics
  2. Qualitative Research17▲ 32×3 topics
  3. Education17▲ 16×4 topics
  4. Healthcare17▲ 24×4 topics
  5. Phenomenology17▲ 256×3 topics
  6. Social Sciences17▲ 194×2 topics
  7. Ethics17▲ 56×3 topics
  8. Family Dynamics16▲ 208×1 topic
  9. Pedagogy16▲ 55×1 topic
  10. Epidemiology4▲ 1.51×33 topics
  11. Primary Care3▲ 12×8 topics
  12. Quality of Life2▲ 2.5×15 topics
  13. Collaborative Practice2▲ 61×2 topics
  14. Patient Care2▲ 21×4 topics
  15. Public Health2▲ 1.72×12 topics
  16. Bone Regeneration1▲ 19×2 topics
  17. Depression1▲ 2.5×8 topics
  18. Inflammation1◆ 1.14×14 topics
  19. Anxiety1▲ 4.6×7 topics
  20. Climate Change1▼ 0.80×5 topics
  21. Clinical Trials1▲ 3.1×6 topics
  22. Healthcare Outcomes1▲ 40×2 topics
  23. Interdisciplinary Collaboration1▲ 30×2 topics
  24. Interprofessional Education1▲ 68×1 topic
  25. Teamwork1▲ 68×1 topic
  26. Clinical Practice Guidelines1▲ 3.2×5 topics
  27. Healthcare Quality1▲ 17×3 topics
  28. Mental Health1▲ 1.25×8 topics
  29. Biomaterials1▲ 7.1×2 topics
  30. Mortality Risk1▲ 7.0×3 topics
  31. Tissue Engineering1▲ 2.8×3 topics

Which research topics does Varsinais-Suomen Sairaanhoitopiiri publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Research in Social Sciences, Interprofessional Education and Collaboration, Dental materials and restorations and Bone Tissue Engineering Materials.

Research in Social Scien…16Research in Social Sciences: 16 fractional worksInterprofessional Education and Collaboration: 1 fractional worksDental materials and restorations: 1 fractional worksBone Tissue Engineering Materials: 1 fractional worksHistorical Legal Studies and Society: 1 fractional worksDental Implant Techniques and Outcomes: 1 fractional worksFrailty in Older Adults: 1 fractional worksOrgan Transplantation Techniques and Outcomes: 0 fractional worksCryospheric studies and observations: 0 fractional worksMarine and fisheries research: 0 fractional works
EducationGeneral Health ProfessionsOrthodonticsBiomedical Engineering6 others

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

  1. 1 Research in Social Sciences Education 16 works
  2. 2 Interprofessional Education and Collaboration General Health Professions 1 works
  3. 3 Dental materials and restorations Orthodontics 1 works
  4. 4 Bone Tissue Engineering Materials Biomedical Engineering 1 works
  5. 5 Historical Legal Studies and Society Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  6. 6 Dental Implant Techniques and Outcomes Oral Surgery 1 works
  7. 7 Frailty in Older Adults Geriatrics and Gerontology 1 works
  8. 8 Organ Transplantation Techniques and Outcomes Surgery 0 works
  9. 9 Cryospheric studies and observations Atmospheric Science 0 works
  10. 10 Marine and fisheries research Global and Planetary Change 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 available44.3%not open55.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors14.7%domestic only85.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Varsinais-Suomen Sairaanhoitopiiri's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 25% 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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