Universities by Recent Research Citedness in Finland
Universities and colleges ranked by OpenAlex's mean citedness for works published in the last two years. Recent citation rates vary by field and are not a measure of teaching quality. OpenAlex is an open scholarly index; larger and older institutions tend to have more indexed research.
1Haaga-Helia University of Applied Sciences697 works
5.34
2University of Vaasa7,960 works
5.13
3Aalto University65,774 works
4.56
4University of Oulu73,630 works
4.28
5Hanken School of Economics3,925 works
3.98
6University of Eastern Finland59,107 works
3.90
7Åbo Akademi University25,869 works
3.86
8Lappeenranta-Lahti University of Technology22,145 works
3.77
9University of Helsinki222,045 works
3.69
10University of Tampere51,223 works
3.65
11Satakunta University of Applied Sciences3,398 works
3.62
12University of Turku94,412 works
3.26
13Tampere University49,790 works
2.94
14South Eastern Finland University of Applied Sciences1,064 works
2.75
15University of Jyväskylä56,542 works
2.68
16Teatterikorkeakoulu97 works
2.54
17University of Lapland5,273 works
2.27
18Novia University of Applied Sciences822 works
2.03
19Häme University of Applied Sciences1,098 works
1.88
20Tampere University of Technology22,753 works
1.62
21Police University College222 works
1.59
22Vaasa University of Applied Sciences727 works
1.51
23Kajaani University of Applied Sciences680 works
1.49
24Bank of Finland2,275 works
1.21
25University of the Arts Helsinki945 works
1.03
26National Defence University1,174 works
1.00
27Seinäjoki University of Applied Sciences1,839 works
0.94
28LAB University of Applied Sciences1,899 works
0.76
29Emergency Services College90 works
0.74
30TTS Työtehoseura38 works
0.73
31Lapland University of Applied Sciences907 works
0.72
32Arcada University of Applied Sciences1,599 works
0.72
33Karelia University of Applied Sciences439 works
0.62
34Sibelius Academy529 works
0.62
35Centria University of Applied Sciences2,380 works
0.47
36JAMK University of Applied Sciences3,538 works
0.44
37Oulu University of Applied Sciences4,152 works
0.39
38Turku University of Applied Sciences6,751 works
0.37
39Tampere University of Applied Sciences7,191 works
0.37
40Savonia University of Applied Sciences2,327 works
0.27
41Helsinki Metropolia University of Applied Sciences5,897 works
0.25
42University Consortium of Pori53 works
0.22
43Laurea University of Applied Sciences9,247 works
0.18
44Diaconia University of Applied Sciences1,622 works
0.17
45Kuvataideakatemia36 works
0.14
46Humak University of Applied Sciences625 works
0.09
Highlights
Within Finland, Haaga-Helia University of Applied Sciences ranks first in 2026 with 5.34, followed by University of Vaasa (5.13) and Aalto University (4.56).
Across 46 entries, values run from 5.34 (Haaga-Helia University of Applied Sciences) to 0.09 (Humak University of Applied Sciences), with a median of 1.35.
Source: OpenAlex, institutional Recent citedness, 2026. Unit: mean citations per work.
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