The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Environmental Sciences in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Aki Virkkula sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 204 publications — 66th percentile
66% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 690 publications or more.
The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Environmental Sciences scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Aki Virkkula sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 54 D-Index — 59th percentile
59% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 126 D-Index or more.
Aki Virkkula is affiliated with the Finnish Meteorological Institute in Finland and has contributed extensively to research in Earth and Planetary Sciences with a focus on Environmental Science. Their work predominantly explores topics related to atmospheric chemistry and aerosols, air quality and health impacts, and climate-related atmospheric phenomena.
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Within these fields, Aki Virkkula specializes in several subfields, such as:
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Aki Virkkula has published articles in several notable journals, with frequent publications in:
Coauthors who have frequently collaborated with Aki Virkkula include:
Selected recent papers illustrating their research are:
A. J. Ding;X. Huang;W. Nie;J. N. Sun
Aki Virkkula;Timo Mäkelä;Risto Hillamo;Tarja Yli-Tuomi
T. Petäjä;L. Järvi;V. M. Kerminen;A. J. Ding
T. Müller;J.S. Henzing;G. De Leeuw;G. De Leeuw;G. De Leeuw;A. Wiedensohler
Andreas Petzold;Herbert Schloesser;Patrick J. Sheridan;W. Patrick Arnott
Aki Virkkula;Norman C. Ahlquist;David S. Covert;William P. Arnott
C. Tomasi;V. Vitale;A. Lupi;C. Di Carmine
Andreas Petzold;Katharina Rasp;Bernadett Weinzierl;Michael Esselborn
T.S Christoffersen;J Hjorth;O Horie;N.R Jensen
Aki Virkkula
Aku Helin;Jarkko V. Niemi;Aki Virkkula;Liisa Pirjola
Patrick J. Sheridan;W. Patrick Arnott;John A. Ogren;Elisabeth Andrews
J.-P. Putaud;R. Van Dingenen;M. Mangoni;A. Virkkula
Aki Virkkula;Rita Van Dingenen;Frank Raes;Jens Hjorth
T. Jokinen;M. Sipilä;J. Kontkanen;V. Vakkari
E. Asmi;E. Asmi;A. Frey;A. Virkkula;A. Virkkula;M. Ehn
Yuning Xie;Aijun Ding;Wei Nie;Huiting Mao;Huiting Mao
U. Baltensperger;N. Streit;E. Weingartner;S. Nyeki
M. Collaud Coen;E. Andrews;E. Andrews;A. Asmi;U. Baltensperger
U. Makkonen;A. Virkkula;A. Virkkula;J. Mäntykenttä;H. Hakola
John Backman;Lauren N. Schmeisser;Lauren N. Schmeisser;Aki Virkkula;Aki Virkkula;Aki Virkkula;John A. Ogren;John A. Ogren
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