Petri Ihantola

2.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
71 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

About

Petri Ihantola is a scholar working on Computer Science Applications, Information Systems and Software. According to data from OpenAlex, Petri Ihantola has authored 71 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 49 papers in Computer Science Applications, 23 papers in Information Systems and 16 papers in Software. Recurrent topics in Petri Ihantola's work include Teaching and Learning Programming (33 papers), Online Learning and Analytics (25 papers) and Software Testing and Debugging Techniques (16 papers). Petri Ihantola is often cited by papers focused on Teaching and Learning Programming (33 papers), Online Learning and Analytics (25 papers) and Software Testing and Debugging Techniques (16 papers). Petri Ihantola collaborates with scholars based in Finland, United States and Canada. Petri Ihantola's co-authors include Ville Karavirta, Otto Seppälä, Tuukka Ahoniemi, Arto Hellas, Juho Leinonen, Arto Vihavainen, Juha Helminen, Andrew Petersen, Ari Korhonen and Lassi Haaranen and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Educational Psychology, IEEE Access and Information and Software Technology.

In The Last Decade

Petri Ihantola

65 papers receiving 1.7k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Review of recent systems for automatic assessment of programming assignments

2010 366 citations Petri Ihantola, Ville Karavirta et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Petri Ihantola Finland	22	1.4k	524	469	371	305	71	1.8k
Renée McCauley United States	21	1.2k 0.8×	643 1.2×	475 1.0×	261 0.7×	175 0.6×	93	1.7k
Ville Karavirta Finland	19	1.3k 0.9×	402 0.8×	498 1.1×	407 1.1×	187 0.6×	59	1.5k
Arto Vihavainen Finland	22	1.3k 0.9×	459 0.9×	404 0.9×	202 0.5×	287 0.9×	54	1.6k
Susan H. Rodger United States	23	1.5k 1.0×	395 0.8×	632 1.3×	345 0.9×	399 1.3×	110	2.1k
Wanda Dann United States	21	2.0k 1.4×	547 1.0×	985 2.1×	382 1.0×	244 0.8×	49	2.4k
Sue Fitzgerald United States	17	1.2k 0.9×	488 0.9×	526 1.1×	268 0.7×	175 0.6×	40	1.4k
Vicki L. Almstrum United States	15	1.5k 1.0×	443 0.8×	664 1.4×	265 0.7×	205 0.7×	50	1.8k
Michael Kölling United Kingdom	26	2.2k 1.6×	915 1.7×	866 1.8×	721 1.9×	326 1.1×	113	2.7k
J. Ángel Velázquez‐Iturbide Spain	20	1.3k 0.9×	399 0.8×	709 1.5×	272 0.7×	241 0.8×	175	1.9k
David Weintrop United States	26	2.4k 1.7×	516 1.0×	1.2k 2.5×	278 0.7×	313 1.0×	108	2.9k

Countries citing papers authored by Petri Ihantola

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Fields of papers citing papers by Petri Ihantola

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Petri Ihantola

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All Works

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Kiesler, Natalie, J. J. B. Smith, Juho Leinonen, et al.. (2025). The Role of Generative AI in Software Student CollaborAItion. Jyväskylä University Digital Archive (University of Jyväskylä). 72–78. 2 indexed citations

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Tuominen, Heta, et al.. (2025). Within-year stability and changes in adolescents’ cross-domain motivational profiles: Predictions on academic achievement and educational choices.. Journal of Educational Psychology. 117(6). 960–979.

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Fronza, Ilenia, et al.. (2025). Towards S'more Connected Coding Camps. Jyväskylä University Digital Archive (University of Jyväskylä). 353–359.

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Fronza, Ilenia, et al.. (2025). Towards Differentiated Instruction in Coding Camps. 321–323.

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Männistö, Tomi, et al.. (2023). A systematic literature review of capstone courses in software engineering. Information and Software Technology. 159. 107191–107191. 16 indexed citations

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Ng, Kwok, et al.. (2022). To Opt in or to Opt Out? Predicting Student Preference for Learning Analytics-Based Formative Feedback. IEEE Access. 10. 99195–99204. 1 indexed citations

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Ihantola, Petri, et al.. (2022). Vaikuttavuutta yhteisöllisyydellä? Työpaikan tuen merkitys tietojenkäsittelytieteen MOOC-kursseilla. Työväentutkimus Vuosikirja. 24(2). 11–27.

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Auvinen, Tapio, Nickolas Falkner, Arto Hellas, et al.. (2020). Relation of Individual Time Management Practices and Time Management of Teams. Aaltodoc (Aalto University). 30. 1–9. 4 indexed citations

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Tuominen, Heta, et al.. (2020). Achievement Goal Orientation Profiles and Performance in a Programming MOOC. Aaltodoc (Aalto University). 411–417. 6 indexed citations

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Mäkitalo, Niko, Javier Berrocal, José García-Alonso, et al.. (2020). The Internet of Bodies Needs a Human Data Model. IEEE Internet Computing. 24(5). 28–37. 11 indexed citations

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Ihantola, Petri, et al.. (2016). Hammer and Nails - Crucial Practices and Tools in Ad Hoc Student Teams. 31. 142–146. 2 indexed citations

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Ihantola, Petri, et al.. (2016). Dynamic Software Updating Techniques in Practice and Educator's Guides: A Review. 86–90. 3 indexed citations

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Seppälä, Otto, Petri Ihantola, Essi Isohanni, Juha Sorva, & Arto Vihavainen. (2015). Do we know how difficult the rainfall problem is?. 87–96. 48 indexed citations

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Vihavainen, Arto, Juha Helminen, & Petri Ihantola. (2014). How novices tackle their first lines of code in an IDE. 109–116. 37 indexed citations

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Ihantola, Petri, Juha Sorva, & Arto Vihavainen. (2014). Automatically detectable indicators of programming assignment difficulty. 33–38. 19 indexed citations

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Helminen, Juha, et al.. (2013). How Do Students Solve Parsons Programming Problems? -- Execution-Based vs. Line-Based Feedback. 55–61. 17 indexed citations

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Ihantola, Petri, Ville Karavirta, & Otto Seppälä. (2011). Automated Visual Feedback from Programming Assignments. Aaltodoc (Aalto University). 3 indexed citations

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Karavirta, Ville & Petri Ihantola. (2010). Automatic Assessment of JavaScript Exercises. 1–10. 1 indexed citations

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Ihantola, Petri, et al.. (2005). Automatic Grading of Graphical User Interface Programs Exploiting Jemmy. 1 indexed citations

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Korhonen, Ari, et al.. (2004). Matrix A Framework for Interactive Software Visualization. 9 indexed citations

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