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University of the Arts Helsinki

Research output, impact, five-year growth, topic strengths and transparent benchmarking from open scholarly metadata.

ITS Research Score53.9
Global research rank#7,656
Country rank#20
Momentum rank#10,769

Research performance overview

University of the Arts Helsinki is an education institution in Finland represented in the ITS Research Intelligence database through OpenAlex and ROR-linked identity data. Over the most recent five-year window available locally, the institution is associated with 622 research works and 1,979 citations. Its current h-index is 88, while the five-year trend shows a contraction in recent publication activity. It currently places #7,656 in the ITS global research-performance ranking. Within Finland, its current research-performance position is #20.

Five-year research output and impact

Research works, 5 years622
Citations, 5 years1,979
H-index88
i10-index612
Publication growth-15.8%
Citation growth-89.7%

Recent citation volume is approximately 3.2 citations per five-year work when the two aggregate windows are divided. This is a descriptive ratio rather than a field-normalized citation indicator, because disciplines have very different citation practices. The h-index and i10-index add longer-run visibility context, while the growth metrics show direction of travel rather than historical accumulation alone.

Research trend by year

YearWorksCitations recordedOpen-access works
2010241,1615
2011301,0536
2012392,33013
2013441,27110
20145177815
2015541,47629
2016463,47026
2017923,06866
2018864,87767
20191051,93384
20209894570
202111679196
20221141,076103
2023133409120
2024167341143
2025147145116
202661834

The yearly series runs from 2010 to 2026 in the current local snapshot. Annual research counts should be read as a pattern rather than as an audited financial-style total: scholarly metadata is continually corrected, affiliations can be re-resolved, and citations continue to accumulate after publication.

Research strengths and leading topics

Diverse Music Education InsightsNeuroscience and Music PerceptionResearch in Social SciencesDiversity and Impact of DanceDiverse Musicological StudiesMusicology and Musical AnalysisMusic Therapy and HealthMusicians’ Health and PerformanceMusic Technology and Sound StudiesTheatre and Performance Studies

The strongest topic signals currently associated with University of the Arts Helsinki include Diverse Music Education Insights, Neuroscience and Music Perception and Research in Social Sciences. Topic lists are useful for understanding where an institution is visibly active, but they are not equivalent to a complete departmental census because OpenAlex topics are inferred from the institution’s works rather than from its administrative structure.

National benchmark

Among the 41 index-ready universities currently available for Finland, the average five-year output is about 4,051 works and the average five-year citation count is about 23,885. University of the Arts Helsinki is currently below that research-output average and below the citation average. Its own growth signal is -15.8%, compared with a country-set average of 40.5%.

Deep research intelligence

Deep enrichment is queued for this otherwise quality-gated institution. Base research metrics remain available while the collaboration and partner-country aggregates are being calculated.

How to interpret this university profile

ITS Research Solution treats this page as research intelligence rather than a prestige label. The score is designed to summarize measurable research activity using recent output, recent citations, h-index, i10-index and five-year publication growth. Size still matters, so the score should be interpreted together with the trend table and topic profile. A smaller institution with strong momentum can therefore look different from a large institution with a much longer publication history.

Rankings are recalculated from the local analytical database after OpenAlex synchronization. The public page is indexable only when the institution has enough recent research activity, at least five active years in the available trend window, and multiple topic signals. This quality gate prevents empty or minimally populated institution records from becoming search-engine pages.

Data sources and verification

The institution identity is linked to the Research Organization Registry (ROR) through the ROR identifier supplied by OpenAlex. Research counts, citation totals, yearly activity, h-index, i10-index and topic signals come from OpenAlex. OpenAlex institution records are themselves grounded in ROR for canonical institution identity. Data can change as scholarly records, affiliations and citation links are corrected, so the page records the latest local synchronization time rather than presenting the figures as permanent.

  • OpenAlex institution ID: I302099661
  • ROR ID: 05anqtc62
  • Last synchronized: 2026-09-10 02:13:34

Frequently asked questions

What is the research score for University of the Arts Helsinki?

The current ITS Research Performance Score is 53.9 out of 100. It combines recent publication output, citations, h-index, i10-index and five-year publication growth.

How many research works are associated with University of the Arts Helsinki?

The current local five-year window contains 622 works associated with the institution in OpenAlex.

Is this an official university ranking?

No. This is an independent ITS Research Solution research-performance analysis built from open scholarly metadata. It does not represent an official government or accreditation ranking.