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title: "University of Vaasa: research profile and papers"
description: "Research profile of University of Vaasa: 590 papers in 400 tracked journals since 2017, mostly management and finance; h-index 208."
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# University of Vaasa

- 3 papers in the last 7 days
- country: Finland
- web domain: uwasa.fi

Back to the ranking: https://scholar4ai.com/rankings/institutions.md

## Key findings

- University of Vaasa was involved in 5 papers in the last 30 days (2026-10-04 to 2026-11-02), ranking #281 of 3,191 institutions.
- Most of them appeared in Journal of Business Venturing Insights (1), Journal of Business Research (1) and International Business Review (1).
- Countries: Finland (5), United Kingdom (2) and Sweden (2).
- From 2023 to 2025, University of Vaasa ranks #1 in management.
- From 2017 to 2026 (so far), authors at University of Vaasa took part in 590 papers in the tracked journals, most of them in management (302), finance (91) and marketing (61).
- 93 of them were published in 2025, against 32 in 2017.
- Since 2023, the institutions with the most of these papers were University of Aberdeen (57), Luleå University of Technology (32) and Queen Mary University of London (26).
- The journals publishing most of them were Journal of Business Research (31), Industrial Marketing Management (27) and Technological Forecasting and Social Change (24).
- The most-cited of them is “Artificial intelligence and innovation management: A review, framework, and research agenda✰” (Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 2020), with 1,089 citations.
- Across everything OpenAlex indexes, University of Vaasa has 8,022 works with 274,338 citations (h-index 208).
- The tracked journals hold 507 of its 4,888 works in OpenAlex from 2017 to 2025 (10.4%).
- Its main research topics in OpenAlex are Innovation and Knowledge Management (562), International Business and FDI (439) and Financial Markets and Investment Strategies (407).

## In the rankings

Top institutions, 2023–2025: [#1 in management](https://scholar4ai.com/rankings/institutions-by-year/management.md)

## Papers per year

*Papers per publication year and category*

| Category | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 (so far) |
|---|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|
| [Management](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/management.md) | 7 | 12 | 25 | 11 | 36 | 36 | 39 | 32 | 52 | 52 |
| [Finance](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/finance.md) | 9 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 6 | 9 |
| [Marketing](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/marketing.md) | 7 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 8 |
| [Economics](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/economics.md) | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 4 |
| [Operations Research](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/operations-research.md) | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 |
| [Accounting](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/accounting.md) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| [Information Systems](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/information-systems.md) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| [AI](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/ai.md) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| [Tourism and Hospitality](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/tourism-and-hospitality.md) | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| [Statistics](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/statistics.md) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| [Higher Education and Research](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/higher-education-and-research.md) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| [Health Economics and Policy](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/health-economics-and-policy.md) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| All categories | 32 | 30 | 51 | 35 | 55 | 64 | 72 | 75 | 93 | 83 |

## Where the papers come from and its co-authors

*Journals with the most papers, since 2023*

| # | Journal | Papers |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | [Journal of Business Research](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-business-research.md) | 31 |
| 2 | [Industrial Marketing Management](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/industrial-marketing-management.md) | 27 |
| 3 | [Technological Forecasting and Social Change](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/technological-forecasting-and-social-change.md) | 24 |
| 4 | [International Business Review](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/international-business-review.md) | 18 |
| 5 | [Management International Review](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/management-international-review.md) | 16 |
| 6 | [Technovation](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/technovation.md) | 14 |
| 7 | [Finance research letters](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/finance-research-letters.md) | 9 |
| 8 | [International Journal of Production Economics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/international-journal-of-production-economics.md) | 8 |
| 9 | [Long Range Planning](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/long-range-planning.md) | 7 |
| 10 | [Energy Economics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/energy-economics.md) | 7 |

*Institutions with the most papers, since 2023*

| # | Institution | Papers |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | University of Aberdeen | 57 |
| 2 | Luleå University of Technology | 32 |
| 3 | Queen Mary University of London | 26 |
| 4 | Hanken School of Economics | 22 |
| 5 | [University of Birmingham](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/university-of-birmingham.md) | 19 |
| 6 | University of South-Eastern Norway | 15 |
| 7 | University of Auckland | 13 |
| 8 | Aalto University | 12 |
| 9 | University of Jyväskylä | 12 |

*Countries with the most papers, since 2023*

| # | Country | Papers |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Finland | 323 |
| 2 | United Kingdom | 119 |
| 3 | Sweden | 55 |
| 4 | United States | 46 |
| 5 | Norway | 31 |
| 6 | Australia | 29 |
| 7 | Italy | 20 |
| 8 | China | 19 |
| 9 | France | 19 |
| 10 | Netherlands | 15 |

*Keywords with the most papers, since 2023*

| # | Keyword | Papers |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | [small and medium-sized enterprises](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/small-and-medium-sized-enterprises.md) | 20 |
| 2 | [digital transformation](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/digital-transformation.md) | 17 |
| 3 | [digitalization](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/digitalization.md) | 15 |
| 4 | dynamic capabilities | 14 |
| 5 | value creation | 13 |
| 6 | [COVID-19 pandemic](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/covid-19-pandemic.md) | 12 |
| 7 | [emerging markets](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/emerging-markets.md) | 12 |
| 8 | internationalization | 12 |
| 9 | manufacturing companies | 12 |
| 10 | multinational corporations | 12 |

## Most-cited papers

*Most-cited papers since 2017*

| # | Citations | Per month | Title | Journal | Published | Authors |
|---:|---:|---:|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1,089 | 15.0 | [Artificial intelligence and innovation management: A review, framework, and research agenda✰](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.techfore.2020.120392) | [Technological Forecasting and Social Change](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/technological-forecasting-and-social-change.md) | 2020-10-17 | Naomi Haefner, Joakim Wincent, Vinit Parida et al. |
| 2 | 1,000 | 11.3 | [Digital servitization business models in ecosystems: A theory of the firm](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbusres.2019.06.027) | [Journal of Business Research](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-business-research.md) | 2019-06-25 | Marko Kohtamäki, Vinit Parida, Pejvak Oghazi et al. |
| 3 | 969 | 10.6 | [How entrepreneurial SMEs compete through digital platforms: The roles of digital platform capability, network capability and ambidexterity](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbusres.2019.03.035) | [Journal of Business Research](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-business-research.md) | 2019-04-03 | Javier Cenamor, Vinit Parida, Joakim Wincent |
| 4 | 944 | 15.0 | [COVID-19 and digitalization: The great acceleration](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbusres.2021.08.011) | [Journal of Business Research](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-business-research.md) | 2021-08-10 | Joseph Amankwah‐Amoah, Zaheer Khan, Geoffrey Wood et al. |
| 5 | 778 | 10.1 | [Social media marketing strategy: definition, conceptualization, taxonomy, validation, and future agenda](https://doi.org/10.1007/s11747-020-00733-3) | [Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-the-academy-of-marketing-science.md) | 2020-06-10 | Fangfang Li, Jorma Antero Larimo, Leonidas C. Leonidou |
| 6 | 724 | 12.6 | [Linking circular economy and digitalisation technologies: A systematic literature review of past achievements and future promises](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.techfore.2022.121508) | [Technological Forecasting and Social Change](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/technological-forecasting-and-social-change.md) | 2022-01-17 | Chetna Chauhan, Vinit Parida, Amandeep Dhir |
| 7 | 721 | 8.7 | [The relationship between digitalization and servitization: The role of servitization in capturing the financial potential of digitalization](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.techfore.2019.119804) | [Technological Forecasting and Social Change](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/technological-forecasting-and-social-change.md) | 2019-12-02 | Marko Kohtamäki, Vinit Parida, Pankaj C. Patel et al. |
| 8 | 583 | 9.0 | [How AI capabilities enable business model innovation: Scaling AI through co-evolutionary processes and feedback loops](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbusres.2021.05.009) | [Journal of Business Research](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-business-research.md) | 2021-06-12 | David Sjödin, Vinit Parida, Maximilian Palmié et al. |
| 9 | 578 | 4.9 | [Adopting a platform approach in servitization: Leveraging the value of digitalization](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpe.2016.12.033) | [International Journal of Production Economics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/international-journal-of-production-economics.md) | 2017-01-04 | Javier Cenamor, David Sjödin, Vinit Parida |
| 10 | 568 | 8.5 | [Big data analytics capability and decision-making: The role of data-driven insight on circular economy performance](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.techfore.2021.120766) | [Technological Forecasting and Social Change](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/technological-forecasting-and-social-change.md) | 2021-03-30 | Usama Awan, Saqib Shamim, Zaheer Khan et al. |

## In OpenAlex

*University of Vaasa in OpenAlex*

| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| Type | University |
| Location | Vaasa, Ostrobothnia, Finland |
| Also known as | Vaasan yliopisto, Vasa universitet |
| Works in OpenAlex | 8,022 |
| Citations | 274,338 |
| h-index | 208 |
| i10-index | 4,375 |
| 2-year mean citedness | 5.13 |
| Website | [www.uwasa.fi](https://www.uwasa.fi) |
| ROR | [ror.org/03769b225](https://ror.org/03769b225) |
| OpenAlex | [openalex.org/I79765343](https://openalex.org/I79765343) |

*Works and citations per year in OpenAlex, and its papers in the tracked journals*

| Year | Works in OpenAlex | Citations received | In the tracked journals | Share |
|---|---:|---:|---:|---:|
| 2026 (so far) | 702 | 23,244 | 83 | 11.8% |
| 2025 | 785 | 28,418 | 93 | 11.8% |
| 2024 | 719 | 26,508 | 75 | 10.4% |
| 2023 | 719 | 22,860 | 72 | 10.0% |
| 2022 | 549 | 18,629 | 64 | 11.7% |
| 2021 | 588 | 15,180 | 55 | 9.4% |
| 2020 | 488 | 10,795 | 35 | 7.2% |
| 2019 | 411 | 8,135 | 51 | 12.4% |
| 2018 | 319 | 6,206 | 30 | 9.4% |
| 2017 | 310 | 4,957 | 32 | 10.3% |

*Main research topics (OpenAlex, all works)*

| # | Topic | Field | Works |
|---:|---|---|---:|
| 1 | Innovation and Knowledge Management | Business, Management and Accounting | 562 |
| 2 | International Business and FDI | Business, Management and Accounting | 439 |
| 3 | Financial Markets and Investment Strategies | Economics, Econometrics and Finance | 407 |
| 4 | Financial Risk and Volatility Modeling | Economics, Econometrics and Finance | 342 |
| 5 | Service and Product Innovation | Business, Management and Accounting | 311 |

From OpenAlex's own record of the institution (CC0), read again monthly. Works and citations count everything OpenAlex indexes, not only the tracked journals; topics are OpenAlex's classification of those works.

*Papers, newest first.*

| Date | Title | Journal | Authors | Affiliations |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-31 | [Towards response-able entrepreneurship as practice](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbvi.2026.e00685) | [Journal of Business Venturing Insights](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-business-venturing-insights.md) | Huriye Yeröz, Paul Lassalle, Boukje Cnossen et al. | De Montfort University; University of Strathclyde; Leuphana University of Lüneburg; … |
| 2026-10-30 | [Do sustainable business models scale differently than business model configurations with lower environmental ambitions? A comparative analysis of business model scaling performance among sharing-mobility providers](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbusres.2026.116627) | [Journal of Business Research](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-business-research.md) | Maximilian Palmié, Barbara Heigl, Pejvak Oghazi | University of St.Gallen; Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology; Södertörn University; … |
| 2026-10-29 | [Early-life autonomy imprint as a driver of the learning advantage of newness in international new ventures](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ibusrev.2026.102670) | [International Business Review](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/international-business-review.md) | Emmanuel Kusi Appiah | University of Vaasa |
| 2026-10-25 | [Enhancing student engagement in higher education: Collaborative online international learning across Nordic universities](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijme.2026.101573) | [The International Journal of Management Education](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/the-international-journal-of-management-education.md) | Victor Eriksson, Anne-Maria Holma, Frida Lind et al. | Norwegian University of Science and Technology; University of Gothenburg; University of Vaasa; … |
| 2026-10-16 | [Bridging Global Mandates and Local Realities: A Comparative Analysis of Environmental Upgrading of Salmon Global Value Chains](https://doi.org/10.1007/s11575-026-00643-6) | [Management International Review](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/management-international-review.md) | Umair Shafi Choksy, Muhammad Ayaz, Fraser Gorvett et al. | University of Stirling; University of Vaasa; Institute of Business Administration Karachi |

## Cite this page

Scholar4AI. (2026). University of Vaasa. Journal and Conference Research Rankings. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/university-of-vaasa

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