Evaluation Report Publications of the Academy of Finland 1/11

Research quality
The unit’s publication output is at a very good level considering the resources 
available. However, the number of patents is quite low (considering TUT is a 
technical university) but consistent with the self-assessment statement, which said 
that the unit’s research is 95 per cent fundamental. The applied physical chemistry 
group is well established in the international photochemistry community and has 
delivered very good research during the evaluation period. The professors have given 
numerous invited talks at international meetings and the selected publications are 
placed in specialised journals relevant to the field. The more recently established 
organic chemistry group has not yet gained sufficient momentum for an international 
take-off. The selected publications are good, but placed in quite topic-specific or very 
regional journals with limited international recognition.