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2026

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Plant Science and Agronomy

D-Index
54
Citations
8243
World Ranking
1743
National Ranking
11

Aino Smolander publication distribution in Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Aino Smolander sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 467+

This scientist: 148 publications — 57th percentile

57% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 467 publications or more.

Aino Smolander D-index placement in Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Plant Science and Agronomy scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Aino Smolander sits on this spectrum.

30 D-Index: 200 scientists 31 D-Index: 236 scientists 32 D-Index: 253 scientists 33 D-Index: 283 scientists 34 D-Index: 288 scientists 35 D-Index: 240 scientists 36 D-Index: 246 scientists 37 D-Index: 243 scientists 38 D-Index: 247 scientists 39 D-Index: 229 scientists 40 D-Index: 232 scientists 41 D-Index: 230 scientists 42 D-Index: 228 scientists 43 D-Index: 219 scientists 44 D-Index: 193 scientists 45 D-Index: 164 scientists 46 D-Index: 158 scientists 47 D-Index: 143 scientists 48 D-Index: 131 scientists 49 D-Index: 127 scientists 50 D-Index: 122 scientists 51 D-Index: 122 scientists 52 D-Index: 110 scientists 53 D-Index: 102 scientists 54 D-Index: 98 scientists 55 D-Index: 79 scientists 56 D-Index: 85 scientists 57 D-Index: 88 scientists 58 D-Index: 91 scientists 59 D-Index: 62 scientists 60 D-Index: 61 scientists 61 D-Index: 59 scientists 62 D-Index: 54 scientists 63 D-Index: 61 scientists 64 D-Index: 59 scientists 65 D-Index: 58 scientists 66 D-Index: 41 scientists 67 D-Index: 49 scientists 68 D-Index: 39 scientists 69 D-Index: 32 scientists 70 D-Index: 40 scientists 71 D-Index: 47 scientists 72 D-Index: 38 scientists 73 D-Index: 28 scientists 74 D-Index: 29 scientists 75 D-Index: 28 scientists 76 D-Index: 22 scientists 77 D-Index: 21 scientists 78 D-Index: 25 scientists 79 D-Index: 26 scientists 80 D-Index: 19 scientists 81 D-Index: 16 scientists 82 D-Index: 12 scientists 83 D-Index: 16 scientists 84 D-Index: 14 scientists 85 D-Index: 11 scientists 86 D-Index: 17 scientists 87 D-Index: 13 scientists 88 D-Index: 10 scientists 89 D-Index: 12 scientists 90 D-Index: 18 scientists 91 D-Index: 16 scientists 92 D-Index: 16 scientists 93 D-Index: 17 scientists 94 D-Index: 12 scientists 95 D-Index: 8 scientists 96 D-Index: 9 scientists 97 D-Index: 9 scientists 98 D-Index: 11 scientists 99 D-Index: 12 scientists 100 D-Index: 5 scientists 101 D-Index: 8 scientists 102 D-Index: 4 scientists 103 D-Index: 11 scientists 104 D-Index: 5 scientists 105 D-Index: 9 scientists 106 D-Index: 7 scientists 107 D-Index: 4 scientists 108 D-Index: 8 scientists 109+ D-Index: 99 scientists
30 D-Index 109+

This scientist: 54 D-Index — 75th percentile

75% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 109 D-Index or more.

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

Aino Smolander is affiliated with the Finnish Forest Research Institute in Finland. Their research focuses predominantly on environmental science and agricultural and biological sciences, with particular attention to subfields such as nature and landscape conservation, soil science, ecology, insect science, and global and planetary change.

The main topics covered in their work include soil carbon and nitrogen dynamics, peatlands and wetlands ecology, forest ecology and management, forest ecology and biodiversity studies, ecology and vegetation dynamics studies, seedling growth and survival studies, and forest management and policy.

Frequent co-authors in Smolander's publications include Antti-Jussi Lindroos, Helena M. Henttonen, Harri Mäkinen, Veikko Kitunen, and Tiina Törmänen.

Smolander has contributed to numerous scientific venues. The most common publication outlets are Forest Ecology and Management, Applied Soil Ecology, Helda (University of Helsinki), Nature, and the European Journal of Forest Research.

A selection of recent papers includes:

  • What is the potential for replacing monocultures with mixed-species stands to enhance ecosystem services in boreal forests in Fennoscandia? (2020, Forest Ecology and Management)
  • How does management affect soil C sequestration and greenhouse gas fluxes in boreal and temperate forests? - A review (2022, Forest Ecology and Management)
  • The effect of Scots pine, Norway spruce and silver birch on the chemical composition of stand throughfall and upper soil percolation water in northern Finland (2024, Helda (University of Helsinki))
  • Widespread slow growth of acquisitive tree species (2025, Nature)
  • Soil organic matter properties and C and N cycling processes: Interactions in mixed-species stands of silver birch and conifers (2020, Applied Soil Ecology)

Best Publications

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

    Aino Smolander;Veikko Kitunen

  • 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

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

    Outi Priha;Aino Smolander

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • Inhibition of nitrification in forest soil by monoterpenes

    Laura Paavolainen;Veikko Kitunen;Aino Smolander

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

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

    A Smolander;O Priha;L Paavolainen;J Steer

  • 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

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

    Oili Kiikkilä;Veikko Kitunen;Aino Smolander

  • Frankia in acid soils of forests devoid of actinorhizal plants

    Aino Smolander;Veronica Sundman

  • 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

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

    Laura Paavolainen;Aino Smolander

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

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

  • 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

Frequent Co-Authors

Veikko Kitunen
Veikko Kitunen Finnish Forest Research Institute
Heljä-Sisko Helmisaari
Heljä-Sisko Helmisaari University of Helsinki
Tarja Lehto
Tarja Lehto Natural Resources Institute Finland
Raisa Mäkipää
Raisa Mäkipää Natural Resources Institute Finland
Raimo A. Ketola
Raimo A. Ketola Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL)
Pekka Saranpää
Pekka Saranpää Finnish Forest Research Institute
Taina Pennanen
Taina Pennanen Finnish Forest Research Institute
Tapio Kotiaho
Tapio Kotiaho University of Helsinki
Leena Finér
Leena Finér Natural Resources Institute Finland
Hannu Fritze
Hannu Fritze Natural Resources Institute Finland

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