Evaluation Report Publications of the Academy of Finland 1/11

Research quality
At present, the unit appears to be an administrative structure rather than a focused 
research unit. Although a well-defined strategy for the scientific development of the 
unit exists, it does not seem to be firmly secured in the staff members.
The number of publications by the unit has historically been rather low but has 
recently shown a sharp increase. The majority of publications have been in high-
quality journals, in accordance with the strategy of the unit: to focus on fewer papers, 
but of higher quality, and to publish these in high-impact journals. The research 
quality varies strongly between the different research directions, and is in general not 
of a very high level, nor with a significant international impact (despite the 
publications in high-impact journals).