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Wihuri Research Institute

In research, Wihuri Research Institute stands highest in Health Sciences (#1,360 of 16,688 worldwide), Medicine (#1,254 of 14,558 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#1,607 of 11,023 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#4,460
of 34,923
Rank in Finland
#24
of 159
Research works
614
▼ 14% vs 2018-21
Citations
28k
44.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
18.8%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.21×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
37%
world 40%
International
23%
world 18%
Wihuri Research Institute

What is Wihuri Research 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
Health SciencesDomain #1,360 of 16,688 13.5%313
MedicineField #1,254 of 14,558 13.9%302
Life SciencesDomain #1,607 of 11,023 14.5%231
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #1,348 of 5,801 13.2%133

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

Which fields of science does Wihuri Research Institute work in?

In 2022-now, 55% of research at Wihuri Research Institute is in Health Sciences, 37% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (51%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (22%), Immunology and Microbiology (7%). It does 2.2× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Health Sciences: 28 fractional works · 55.0% of its workMedicine: 26 fractional works · 51.1% of its workSurgery: 5 fractional works · 10.3% of its workOncology: 4 fractional works · 8.6% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 3 fractional works · 6.8% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 2 fractional works · 3.2% of its workNeurology: 2 fractional works · 3.2% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 2.8% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workRheumatology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBiochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workReproductive Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEmergency Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHematology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHepatology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 2.8% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 2.8% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 19 fractional works · 37.0% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 11 fractional works · 22.1% of its workMolecular Biology: 6 fractional works · 12.5% of its workCancer Research: 3 fractional works · 5.2% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBiophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMolecular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 4 fractional works · 7.3% of its workImmunology: 4 fractional works · 7.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 3 fractional works · 5.8% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 2 fractional works · 3.9% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workFood Science: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Sciences: 3 fractional works · 6.9% of its workEngineering: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMechanical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAtmospheric Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOceanography: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKWihuri ResearchInstitute50fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences37%Physical Sciences7%Health Sciences55%Social Sciences1%

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 20 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine2651.1%
    2. Nursing12.8%
    3. Health Professions01.0%
    4. Veterinary00.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1122.1%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology47.3%
    3. Neuroscience35.8%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences11.9%
    1. Engineering12.6%
    2. Environmental Science12.1%
    3. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.7%
    4. Materials Science00.5%
    5. Chemistry00.5%
    6. Computer Science00.3%
    7. Mathematics00.1%
    8. Chemical Engineering00.1%
    1. Psychology00.6%
    2. Arts and Humanities00.3%
    3. Social Sciences00.2%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.1%
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.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.39× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 4.15× its world share, 11 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 7.24× its world share, 4 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 3.55× its world share, 3 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.42× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.42× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.66× its world share, 26 worksMedicineNursing: 5.67× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.54× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Immunology and Microbiology, 7.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 20 fields, with their numbers
  1. Immunology and Microbiology7.24×4 works
  2. Nursing5.67×1 works
  3. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.15×11 works
  4. Neuroscience3.55×3 works
  5. Medicine2.66×26 works
  6. Veterinary0.54×0 works
  7. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.42×0 works
  8. Environmental Science0.42×1 works
  9. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.39×1 works
  10. Health Professions0.37×0 works
  11. Chemistry0.30×0 works
  12. Chemical Engineering0.24×0 works
  13. Psychology0.19×0 works
  14. Engineering0.17×1 works
  15. Materials Science0.15×0 works
  16. Arts and Humanities0.12×0 works
  17. Mathematics0.11×0 works
  18. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.05×0 works
  19. Computer Science0.04×0 works
  20. Social Sciences0.01×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Wihuri Research Institute?

Ranked on the quality score, Petri T. Kovanen, M. Hyvönen and Markku O. Pentikäinen lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Wihuri Research Institute.

  1. 1 Petri T. Kovanen Finland · #377,260 worldwide 42k citations · 705 works
  2. 2 M. Hyvönen Finland · #419,314 worldwide 3.2k citations · 106 works
  3. 3 Markku O. Pentikäinen Finland · #506,520 worldwide 5.2k citations · 91 works
  4. 4 Emilia A. Korhonen Finland · #646,949 worldwide 1.2k citations · 38 works
  5. 5 Katariina Öörni Finland · #987,862 worldwide 7.3k citations · 189 works
  6. 6 Jani Lappalainen Finland · #1,308,195 worldwide 4k citations · 73 works
  7. 7 Miriam Lee‐Rueckert Finland · #1,314,357 worldwide 1.5k citations · 66 works
  8. 8 Ken A. Lindstedt Finland · #1,360,468 worldwide 4.2k citations · 78 works
  9. 9 Riina Oksjoki Finland · #1,857,513 worldwide 980 citations · 26 works
  10. 10 Petri Laine Finland · #2,053,718 worldwide 1.1k citations · 21 works
All ranked researchers at Wihuri Research Institute

What are the most cited papers from Wihuri Research Institute?

The most cited paper from Wihuri Research Institute is "Familial hypercholesterolaemia is underdiagnosed and undertreated in the general population: guidance for clinicians to prevent coronary heart disease: Consensus Statement of the European Atherosclerosis Society" (Børge Grønne Nordestgaard et al., 2013), with 2,797 citations. Next come "A dural lymphatic vascular system that drains brain interstitial fluid and macromolecules" (2,233) and "A molecular atlas of cell types and zonation in the brain vasculature" (2,056).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Familial hypercholesterolaemia is underdiagnosed and undertreated in the general population: guidance for clinicians to prevent coronary heart disease: Consensus Statement of the European Atherosclerosis Society Børge Grønne Nordestgaard et al. · European Heart Journal Open access 15 Aug 2013 2,797
2 A dural lymphatic vascular system that drains brain interstitial fluid and macromolecules Aleksanteri Aspelund, Salli Antila, Steven T. Proulx et al. · The Journal of Experimental Medicine Open access 15 Jun 2015 2,233
3 A molecular atlas of cell types and zonation in the brain vasculature Michael Vanlandewijck, Liqun He, Maarja Andaloussi Mäe et al. · Nature Open access 13 Feb 2018 2,056
4 Lipoprotein(a) as a cardiovascular risk factor: current status Børge Grønne Nordestgaard, M. John Chapman, Kausik Kumar Ray et al. · European Heart Journal Open access 21 Oct 2010 1,824
5 Control of vascular morphogenesis and homeostasis through the angiopoietin–Tie system Hellmut G. Augustin, Gou Young Koh, Gavin Thurston et al. · Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology Review 23 Feb 2009 1,468
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Wihuri Research Institute?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Inflammation, Atherosclerosis, Cardiovascular Disease, Statins, Macrophages, Cholesterol, Metastasis and Cancer.

▲ 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 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. Inflammation11▲ 10×27 topics
  2. Atherosclerosis6▲ 41×7 topics
  3. Cardiovascular Disease5▲ 8.3×12 topics
  4. Macrophages4▲ 45×5 topics
  5. Statins4▲ 117×2 topics
  6. Cancer4▲ 5.9×19 topics
  7. Cholesterol4▲ 55×3 topics
  8. Metastasis4▲ 22×8 topics
  9. Immune Response3▲ 12×4 topics
  10. Metabolic Syndrome3▲ 8.4×8 topics
  11. C-Reactive Protein3▲ 84×2 topics
  12. Obesity3▲ 8.0×11 topics
  13. Cytokines3▲ 20×4 topics
  14. Clinical Trials3▲ 8.8×4 topics
  15. Lymphangiogenesis3▲ 328×1 topic
  16. VEGF-C3▲ 328×1 topic
  17. Genetic Variants3▲ 30×2 topics
  18. Hypercholesterolemia3▲ 125×2 topics
  19. Cardiovascular Disease Prevention2▲ 57×1 topic
  20. Cholesterol-lowering2▲ 111×1 topic
  21. Insulin Resistance2▲ 11×6 topics
  22. T Cell Activation2▲ 122×2 topics
  23. Dendritic Cells2▲ 46×2 topics
  24. Oxidized LDL2▲ 175×1 topic
  25. Regulatory T Cells2▲ 35×1 topic
  26. Stem Cells2▲ 15×10 topics
  27. Metabolism2▲ 7.3×8 topics
  28. Fatty Acid Synthase2▲ 89×1 topic
  29. Lipid Metabolism2▲ 89×1 topic
  30. Extracellular Matrix2▲ 17×5 topics
  31. Cancer Progression2▲ 17×7 topics
  32. Diabetes2▲ 6.0×4 topics
  33. Adipose Tissue1▲ 49×2 topics
  34. Chronic Diseases1▲ 11×2 topics
  35. Macrophage1▲ 36×2 topics
  36. Omega-3 Fatty Acids1▲ 38×2 topics
  37. Pericytes1▲ 80×2 topics
  38. Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor1▲ 31×2 topics
  39. Cardiac Imaging1▲ 22×2 topics
  40. Glucose Metabolism1▲ 27×2 topics

Which research topics does Wihuri Research Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Lymphatic System and Diseases, Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health, Atherosclerosis and Cardiovascular Diseases and Cancer, Lipids, and Metabolism.

Lymphatic System and Diseases: 3 fractional worksLipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health: 3 fractional worksAtherosclerosis and Card…2Atherosclerosis and Cardiovascular Diseases: 2 fractional worksCancer, Lipids, and Meta…2Cancer, Lipids, and Metabolism: 2 fractional worksAngiogenesis and VEGF in Cancer: 1 fractional worksFatty Acid Research and Health: 1 fractional worksDiabetes, Cardiovascular…1Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins: 1 fractional worksCardiac tumors and thrombi: 1 fractional worksCholesterol and Lipid Metabolism: 1 fractional worksCerebrovascular and Carotid Artery Diseases: 1 fractional works
OncologySurgeryImmunologyCancer Research5 others

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

  1. 1 Lymphatic System and Diseases Oncology 3 works
  2. 2 Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health Surgery 3 works
  3. 3 Atherosclerosis and Cardiovascular Diseases Immunology 2 works
  4. 4 Cancer, Lipids, and Metabolism Cancer Research 2 works
  5. 5 Angiogenesis and VEGF in Cancer Molecular Biology 1 works
  6. 6 Fatty Acid Research and Health Nutrition and Dietetics 1 works
  7. 7 Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 1 works
  8. 8 Cardiac tumors and thrombi Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 1 works
  9. 9 Cholesterol and Lipid Metabolism Surgery 1 works
  10. 10 Cerebrovascular and Carotid Artery Diseases Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 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 available37.3%not open62.7%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors23.1%domestic only76.9%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Wihuri Research Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 14% lower 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 Wihuri Research Institute as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00021% in 2024.

still counting0.0020%0.0040%Wihuri Research Institute0.00021% in 202519801990200020102020

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