Data dashboards

The RCF dashboards provide key data on research funding granted by the RCF and the Strategic Research Council (SRC). The first dashboard published in English presents data on the impact of RCF-funded research. The second dashboard shows statistics on applications and funding in the RCF’s winter call.

The work to further develop the dashboards continues. We will expand on existing data and also produce new dashboards that will present data on, for example, research themes, application and decision statistics, and SRC funding.

The dashboard on the impact of RCF-funded research presents data on the key contents of R&D policy from the perspective of RCF funding. The data content of the dashboard is based on the RCF’s strategy. The dashboard contains the following tabs: Key figures; Research funding; Research excellence; Spearhead themes; Clusters of research competence; Skills and competence; International cooperation; and Responsible science.

The dashboard examines RCF funding based on three categories (PDF), each with specific impact objectives. The categories are: long-term and innovative research, competence clusters and research environments, and themes and impact of research knowledge. The impact of RCF-funded research is compared with corresponding data from Finland and international benchmarks.

The data presented in the dashboard are updated twice a year.

Dashboard on impact of RCF-funded research

The dashboard on research themes provides a phenomenon-based perspective on scientific research in Finland based on the topics and broader themes that emerge in applications for Academy Project and Academy Research Fellowship funding from the RCF. The dashboard allows you to view application numbers and funding granted by theme and topic.

The data in the dashboard are based on a topic modelling exercise covering approximately 23,800 Academy Project and Academy Research Fellowship applications from 2010 to 2022. The modelling was performed by CSC – the IT Centre for Science Ltd.

The next update is scheduled for 2026.

The dashboard is available in Finnish only:

Tutkimusteemojen tietokartta

The dashboard on RCF winter call statistics provides statistical data on Academy Project and Academy Research Fellowship applications and on funded projects in different years. The data can be viewed by research organisation, scientific council and review panel. The funding scheme for Academy Research Fellowships was reformed in 2022; the statistical data on Academy Research Fellowships is therefore presented from the decision year 2023 onwards.

In addition, the dashboard provides background information on applicants and experts who reviewed the applications. The winter call review process and panel structure were reformed for the 2024 round; the statistical data related to application review is only presented from that application round onwards.

The next update is scheduled for 2026.

Dashboard on RCF winter call statistics

The RCF’s State of Scientific Research in Finland reviews were replaced by the data dashboards in 2025.

The reviews of the state of scientific research in Finland aimed to produce data to support the development efforts of higher education institutions and government research institutes and to strengthen the knowledge base available to science policy stakeholders. They were published in the form of statistical and bibliometric analyses on research funding, research personnel and scientific publishing. They also included analyses on specific themes.

Learn more: State of Scientific Research in Finland