Aino Smolander

Research.com Recognitions

• 2026 - Research.com Plant Science and Agronomy in Finland Leader Award
• 2025 - Research.com Plant Science and Agronomy in Finland Leader Award
• 2023 - Research.com Plant Science and Agronomy in Finland Leader Award
• 2022 - Research.com Plant Science and Agronomy in Finland Leader Award

Overview

Best Publications

• Soil microbial activities and characteristics of dissolved organic C and N in relation to tree species

  Aino Smolander;Veikko Kitunen

  410
  Citations

• Influences of evergreen gymnosperm and deciduous angiosperm tree species on the functioning of temperate and boreal forests

  Laurent Augusto;An De Schrijver;Lars Vesterdal;Aino Smolander

  397
  Citations

• Nitrogen transformations in soil under Pinus sylvestris, Picea abies and Betula pendula at two forest sites

  Outi Priha;Aino Smolander

  284
  Citations

• Microbial community structure and characteristics of the organic matter in soils under Pinus sylvestris, Picea abies and Betula pendula at two forest sites

  Outi Priha;Susan J. Grayston;Risto Hiukka;Taina Pennanen

  282
  Citations

• Microbial biomass C and N, and respiratory activity in soil of repeatedly limed and N- and P-fertilized Norway spruce stands

  A. Smolander;A. Kurka;V. Kitunen;E. Mälkönen

  263
  Citations

• Wood-ash fertilization and fire treatments in a Scots pine forest stand: effects on the organic layer, microbial biomass, and microbial activity

  H. Fritze;A. Smolander;T. Levula;V. Kitunen

  236
  Citations

• Inhibition of nitrification in forest soil by monoterpenes

  Laura Paavolainen;Veikko Kitunen;Aino Smolander

  232
  Citations

• Microbial activities related to C and N cycling and microbial community structure in the rhizospheres of Pinus sylvestris, Picea abies and Betula pendula seedlings in an organic and mineral soil

  Outi Priha;Susan J. Grayston;Taina Pennanen;Aino Smolander

  226
  Citations

• Tannins and Their Complex Interaction with Different Organic Nitrogen Compounds and Enzymes: Old Paradigms versus Recent Advances.

  Bartosz Adamczyk;Judy Simon;Veikko Kitunen;Sylwia Adamczyk

  203
  Citations

• What is the potential for replacing monocultures with mixed-species stands to enhance ecosystem services in boreal forests in Fennoscandia?

  Saija Huuskonen;Timo Domisch;Leena Finér;Jarkko Hantula

  166
  Citations

• Nitrogen transformations in boreal forest soils—does composition of plant secondary compounds give any explanations?

  Aino Smolander;Sanna Kanerva;Sanna Kanerva;Bartosz Adamczyk;Veikko Kitunen

  155
  Citations

• PHENOLIC COMPOUNDS AND TERPENES IN SOIL ORGANIC HORIZON LAYERS UNDER SILVER BIRCH, NORWAY SPRUCE AND SCOTS PINE

  Sanna Kanerva;Veikko Kitunen;Jyrki Loponen;Aino Smolander

  152
  Citations

• Microbial biomass and activity in soil and litter under Pinus sylvestris, Picea abies and Betula pendula at originally similar field afforestation sites

  O. Priha;A. Smolander

  140
  Citations

• Nitrogen and carbon transformations before and after clear-cutting in repeatedlyN-fertilized and limed forest soil

  A Smolander;O Priha;L Paavolainen;J Steer

  140
  Citations

• Organic matter characteristics and C and N transformations in the humus layer under two tree species, Betula pendula and Picea abies

  Aino Smolander;Jyrki Loponen;Kimmo Suominen;Veikko Kitunen

  136
  Citations

• Dissolved soil organic matter from surface organic horizons under birch and conifers: Degradation in relation to chemical characteristics

  Oili Kiikkilä;Veikko Kitunen;Aino Smolander

  132
  Citations

• Frankia in acid soils of forests devoid of actinorhizal plants

  Aino Smolander;Veronica Sundman

  131
  Citations

• 30-Year effects of wood ash and nitrogen fertilization on soil chemical properties, soil microbial processes and stand growth in a Scots pine stand

  Anna Saarsalmi;Aino Smolander;Mikko Kukkola;Mikko Moilanen

  124
  Citations

• Nitrification and denitrification in soil from a clear-cut Norway spruce (Picea abies) stand

  Laura Paavolainen;Aino Smolander

  121
  Citations

• Volatile monoterpenes in soil atmosphere under birch and conifers: Effects on soil N transformations

  Aino Smolander;Raimo Ketola;Raimo Ketola;Tapio Kotiaho;Sanna Kanerva

  118
  Citations

• Characteristics of dissolved organic matter and phenolic compounds in forest soils under silver birch (Betula pendula), Norway spruce (Picea abies) and Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris)

  K. Suominen;V. Kitunen;A. Smolander

  116
  Citations