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Anna-Stiina Heiskanen

Anna-Stiina Heiskanen

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Environmental Sciences 37 8811 8453 131 130 85 6893

Anna-Stiina Heiskanen publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Anna-Stiina Heiskanen between 1988 and 2024, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Anna-Stiina Heiskanen published across 37 years, from 1988 to 2024, averaging 2.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 18 publications in 2016. 2 of the 90 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1988 to 2024. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 18. Peak 18 publications in 2016. 1988: 1 publication 1989: 0 publications 1990: 0 publications 1991: 0 publications 1992: 0 publications 1993: 2 publications 1994: 1 publication 1995: 1 publication 1996: 4 publications 1997: 1 publication 1998: 4 publications 1999: 8 publications 2000: 0 publications 2001: 1 publication 2002: 0 publications 2003: 1 publication 2004: 4 publications 2005: 3 publications 2006: 1 publication 2007: 3 publications 2008: 1 publication 2009: 3 publications 2010: 3 publications 2011: 1 publication 2012: 2 publications 2013: 1 publication 2014: 3 publications 2015: 0 publications 2016: 18 publications 2017: 5 publications 2018: 7 publications 2019: 3 publications 2020: 1 publication 2021: 4 publications 2022: 1 publication 2023: 0 publications 2024: 2 publications
1988 2024

90 publications in total across all disciplines

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Anna-Stiina Heiskanen: publications per year, 1988 to 2024
Year Publications
1988 1
1989 0
1990 0
1991 0
1992 0
1993 2
1994 1
1995 1
1996 4
1997 1
1998 4
1999 8
2000 0
2001 1
2002 0
2003 1
2004 4
2005 3
2006 1
2007 3
2008 1
2009 3
2010 3
2011 1
2012 2
2013 1
2014 3
2015 0
2016 18
2017 5
2018 7
2019 3
2020 1
2021 4
2022 1
2023 0
2024 2
Total 90
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Anna-Stiina Heiskanen publication distribution in Environmental Sciences in 2026

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 Anna-Stiina Heiskanen sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600
Bar chart with 66 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 41–50 to 690+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 617. Most scientists, 617, have 121–130 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 690 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 81–90 publications, is where this scientist sits. 41–50 publications: 21 scientists 51–60 publications: 62 scientists 61–70 publications: 133 scientists 71–80 publications: 257 scientists 81–90 publications: 361 scientists 91–100 publications: 440 scientists 101–110 publications: 492 scientists 111–120 publications: 541 scientists 121–130 publications: 617 scientists 131–140 publications: 544 scientists 141–150 publications: 541 scientists 151–160 publications: 539 scientists 161–170 publications: 444 scientists 171–180 publications: 444 scientists 181–190 publications: 400 scientists 191–200 publications: 377 scientists 201–210 publications: 318 scientists 211–220 publications: 282 scientists 221–230 publications: 263 scientists 231–240 publications: 220 scientists 241–250 publications: 217 scientists 251–260 publications: 180 scientists 261–270 publications: 181 scientists 271–280 publications: 155 scientists 281–290 publications: 130 scientists 291–300 publications: 127 scientists 301–310 publications: 130 scientists 311–320 publications: 85 scientists 321–330 publications: 106 scientists 331–340 publications: 80 scientists 341–350 publications: 83 scientists 351–360 publications: 75 scientists 361–370 publications: 69 scientists 371–380 publications: 52 scientists 381–390 publications: 54 scientists 391–400 publications: 56 scientists 401–410 publications: 44 scientists 411–420 publications: 40 scientists 421–430 publications: 36 scientists 431–440 publications: 25 scientists 441–450 publications: 25 scientists 451–460 publications: 32 scientists 461–470 publications: 29 scientists 471–480 publications: 21 scientists 481–490 publications: 26 scientists 491–500 publications: 26 scientists 501–510 publications: 17 scientists 511–520 publications: 19 scientists 521–530 publications: 15 scientists 531–540 publications: 22 scientists 541–550 publications: 12 scientists 551–560 publications: 15 scientists 561–570 publications: 11 scientists 571–580 publications: 19 scientists 581–590 publications: 9 scientists 591–600 publications: 9 scientists 601–610 publications: 7 scientists 611–620 publications: 11 scientists 621–630 publications: 5 scientists 631–640 publications: 5 scientists 641–650 publications: 6 scientists 651–660 publications: 3 scientists 661–670 publications: 3 scientists 671–680 publications: 4 scientists 681–689 publications: 4 scientists 690+ publications: 100 scientists
41–50 publications 690+

This scientist: 85 publications — 7th percentile

7% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 690 publications or more.

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Number of Environmental Sciences scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,676 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
41–50 21
51–60 62
61–70 133
71–80 257
81–90 361 85
91–100 440
101–110 492
111–120 541
121–130 617
131–140 544
141–150 541
151–160 539
161–170 444
171–180 444
181–190 400
191–200 377
201–210 318
211–220 282
221–230 263
231–240 220
241–250 217
251–260 180
261–270 181
271–280 155
281–290 130
291–300 127
301–310 130
311–320 85
321–330 106
331–340 80
341–350 83
351–360 75
361–370 69
371–380 52
381–390 54
391–400 56
401–410 44
411–420 40
421–430 36
431–440 25
441–450 25
451–460 32
461–470 29
471–480 21
481–490 26
491–500 26
501–510 17
511–520 19
521–530 15
531–540 22
541–550 12
551–560 15
561–570 11
571–580 19
581–590 9
591–600 9
601–610 7
611–620 11
621–630 5
631–640 5
641–650 6
651–660 3
661–670 3
671–680 4
681–689 4
690+ 100
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Anna-Stiina Heiskanen D-index placement in Environmental Sciences in 2026

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 Anna-Stiina Heiskanen sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300
Bar chart with 97 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 126+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 348. Most scientists, 348, have 45 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 126 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 37 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 12 scientists 31 D-Index: 26 scientists 32 D-Index: 51 scientists 33 D-Index: 88 scientists 34 D-Index: 123 scientists 35 D-Index: 163 scientists 36 D-Index: 206 scientists 37 D-Index: 267 scientists 38 D-Index: 265 scientists 39 D-Index: 275 scientists 40 D-Index: 321 scientists 41 D-Index: 343 scientists 42 D-Index: 305 scientists 43 D-Index: 336 scientists 44 D-Index: 330 scientists 45 D-Index: 348 scientists 46 D-Index: 291 scientists 47 D-Index: 275 scientists 48 D-Index: 272 scientists 49 D-Index: 273 scientists 50 D-Index: 263 scientists 51 D-Index: 232 scientists 52 D-Index: 266 scientists 53 D-Index: 217 scientists 54 D-Index: 198 scientists 55 D-Index: 177 scientists 56 D-Index: 202 scientists 57 D-Index: 204 scientists 58 D-Index: 166 scientists 59 D-Index: 177 scientists 60 D-Index: 166 scientists 61 D-Index: 152 scientists 62 D-Index: 143 scientists 63 D-Index: 150 scientists 64 D-Index: 124 scientists 65 D-Index: 119 scientists 66 D-Index: 120 scientists 67 D-Index: 118 scientists 68 D-Index: 82 scientists 69 D-Index: 98 scientists 70 D-Index: 94 scientists 71 D-Index: 105 scientists 72 D-Index: 74 scientists 73 D-Index: 84 scientists 74 D-Index: 70 scientists 75 D-Index: 67 scientists 76 D-Index: 78 scientists 77 D-Index: 60 scientists 78 D-Index: 59 scientists 79 D-Index: 52 scientists 80 D-Index: 47 scientists 81 D-Index: 38 scientists 82 D-Index: 48 scientists 83 D-Index: 42 scientists 84 D-Index: 42 scientists 85 D-Index: 43 scientists 86 D-Index: 29 scientists 87 D-Index: 37 scientists 88 D-Index: 29 scientists 89 D-Index: 30 scientists 90 D-Index: 34 scientists 91 D-Index: 20 scientists 92 D-Index: 22 scientists 93 D-Index: 17 scientists 94 D-Index: 19 scientists 95 D-Index: 24 scientists 96 D-Index: 21 scientists 97 D-Index: 20 scientists 98 D-Index: 24 scientists 99 D-Index: 17 scientists 100 D-Index: 17 scientists 101 D-Index: 21 scientists 102 D-Index: 25 scientists 103 D-Index: 18 scientists 104 D-Index: 26 scientists 105 D-Index: 20 scientists 106 D-Index: 15 scientists 107 D-Index: 10 scientists 108 D-Index: 13 scientists 109 D-Index: 15 scientists 110 D-Index: 12 scientists 111 D-Index: 8 scientists 112 D-Index: 7 scientists 113 D-Index: 9 scientists 114 D-Index: 6 scientists 115 D-Index: 12 scientists 116 D-Index: 7 scientists 117 D-Index: 8 scientists 118 D-Index: 3 scientists 119 D-Index: 5 scientists 120 D-Index: 7 scientists 121 D-Index: 2 scientists 122 D-Index: 4 scientists 123 D-Index: 8 scientists 124 D-Index: 7 scientists 125 D-Index: 9 scientists 126+ D-Index: 92 scientists
30 D-Index 126+

This scientist: 37 D-Index — 10th percentile

10% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 126 D-Index or more.

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Number of Environmental Sciences scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,676 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 12
31 26
32 51
33 88
34 123
35 163
36 206
37 267 37
38 265
39 275
40 321
41 343
42 305
43 336
44 330
45 348
46 291
47 275
48 272
49 273
50 263
51 232
52 266
53 217
54 198
55 177
56 202
57 204
58 166
59 177
60 166
61 152
62 143
63 150
64 124
65 119
66 120
67 118
68 82
69 98
70 94
71 105
72 74
73 84
74 70
75 67
76 78
77 60
78 59
79 52
80 47
81 38
82 48
83 42
84 42
85 43
86 29
87 37
88 29
89 30
90 34
91 20
92 22
93 17
94 19
95 24
96 21
97 20
98 24
99 17
100 17
101 21
102 25
103 18
104 26
105 20
106 15
107 10
108 13
109 15
110 12
111 8
112 7
113 9
114 6
115 12
116 7
117 8
118 3
119 5
120 7
121 2
122 4
123 8
124 7
125 9
126+ 92
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Overview

Anna-Stiina Heiskanen is affiliated with the Finnish Environment Institute in Finland. Their research primarily spans the field of Environmental Science, with a focus on areas such as Global and Planetary Change, Environmental Chemistry, Water Science and Technology, Ecology, and Nature and Landscape Conservation. The scientist's work often involves investigations related to aquatic ecosystems, fish ecology, hydrology, ecosystem dynamics, sustainability, and nutrient dynamics.

The main topics that Anna-Stiina Heiskanen's work covers include:

  • Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics
  • Fish Ecology and Management Studies
  • Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies
  • Ecosystem dynamics and resilience
  • Sustainability and Climate Change Governance
  • Innovation, Sustainability, Human-Machine Systems
  • Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics

Their notable recent publications are:

  • "Lakes in the era of global change: moving beyond single-lake thinking in maintaining biodiversity and ecosystem services", 2020, Biological reviews/Biological reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society
  • "Governing complexity: Integrating science, governance, and law to manage accelerating change in the globalized commons", 2021, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Agricultural nutrient loading under alternative climate, societal and manure recycling scenarios", 2021, The Science of The Total Environment
  • "Seasonal sedimentation of organic matter and contaminants in the Gulf of Finland", 2024, Boreal Environment Research Journal Archive
  • "Linking natural capital stocks with ecosystem services in the Northern Baltic Sea", 2023, Ecosystem Services

Anna-Stiina Heiskanen's collaborative work includes frequent coauthorship with:

  • Niina Kotamäki
  • Niko Soininen
  • Jukka Similä
  • Kari Hyytiäinen
  • Jani Heino

The scientist has published multiple articles in key venues that align with their expertise, including:

  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Biological reviews/Biological reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Ecosystem Services
  • Boreal Environment Research Journal Archive

Best Publications

  • The European Water Framework Directive at the age of 10: A critical review of the achievements with recommendations for the future

    Daniel Hering;Angel Borja;Jacob Carstensen;Laurence Carvalho

  • Overview of eutrophication indicators to assess environmental status within the European Marine Strategy Framework Directive

    Joao G. Ferreira;Jesper H. Andersen;Angel Borja;Suzanne B. Bricker

  • Marine management - towards an integrated implementation of the European Marine Strategy Framework and the Water Framework Directives.

    Ángel Borja;Mike Elliott;Jacob Carstensen;Anna-Stiina Heiskanen

  • Good Environmental Status of marine ecosystems: What is it and how do we know when we have attained it?

    Angel Borja;Mike Elliott;Jesper H. Andersen;Ana C. Cardoso

  • Overview of Integrative Assessment of Marine Systems: The Ecosystem Approach in Practice

    Angel Borja;Michael Elliott;Jesper H. Andersen;Torsten Berg

  • Lakes in the era of global change: moving beyond single-lake thinking in maintaining biodiversity and ecosystem services.

    Jani Heino;Janne Alahuhta;Luis Mauricio Bini;Yongjiu Cai

  • Fate of a phytoplankton spring bloom: sedimentation and carbon flow in the planktonic food web in the northern Baltic

    R. Lignell;A. S. Heiskanen;H. Kuosa;K. Gundersen

  • Seasonality of Coastal Phytoplankton in the Baltic Sea: Influence of Salinity and Eutrophication

    Z.R. Gasiūnaitė;A.C. Cardoso;A.-S. Heiskanen;P. Henriksen

  • Summer algal blooms in shallow estuaries: Definition, mechanisms, and link to eutrophication

    Jacob Carstensen;Peter Henriksen;Anna-Stiina Heiskanen

  • Towards good ecological status of surface waters in Europe--interpretation and harmonisation of the concept.

    A.-S. Heiskanen;W. van de Bund;A.C. Cardoso;P. Nõges

  • Sedimentation of vernal and late summer phytoplankton communities in the coastal Baltic Sea

    Anna-Stiina Heiskanen;Kaisa Kononen

  • Sexuality and cyst formation of the spring-bloom dinoflagellate Scrippsiella hangoei in the coastal northern Baltic Sea

    A. Kremp;A.-S. Heiskanen

  • Mass encystment and sinking of dinoflagellates during a spring bloom

    A. S. Heiskanen

  • Factors governing sedimentation and pelagic nutrient cycles in the northern Baltic Sea

    Anna-Stiina Heiskanen

  • Assessment of the ecological status of European surface waters: a work in progress

    Peeter Nõges;Wouter van de Bund;Ana Cristina Cardoso;Angelo G. Solimini

  • Distribution and sinking rates of phytoplankton, detritus, and particulate biogenic silica in the Laptev Sea and Lena River (Arctic Siberia)

    Anna-Stiina Heiskanen;Alexander Keck

  • Dissolved iron:phosphate ratio as an indicator of phosphate release to oxic water of the inner and outer coastal Baltic Sea

    Jouni Lehtoranta;Anna-Stiina Heiskanen

  • Sedimentation and particulate nutrient dynamics along a coastal gradient from a fjord-like bay to the open sea

    Anna-Stiina Heiskanen;Petra Tallberg

  • Factors regulating the coastal nutrient filter in the Baltic Sea

    Jacob Carstensen;Daniel J. Conley;Elin Almroth-Rosell;Eero Asmala

  • Sedimentation of copepod fecal material in the coastal northern Baltic Sea: Where did all the pellets go?

    Markku Viitasalo;Mirja Rosenberg;Anna-Stiina Heiskanen;Marja Koski

  • Estimation of export production in the coastal Baltic Sea: effect of resuspension and microbial decomposition on sedimentation measurements

    Anna-Stiina Heiskanen;Juha-Markku Leppänen

Frequent Co-Authors

Jacob Carstensen
Jacob Carstensen Aarhus University
Heliana Teixeira
Heliana Teixeira University of Aveiro
Michael Elliott
Michael Elliott University of Hull
Christopher P. Lynam
Christopher P. Lynam Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science
Peeter Nõges
Peeter Nõges Estonian University of Life Sciences
Roberto Danovaro
Roberto Danovaro Marche Polytechnic University
Dorte Krause-Jensen
Dorte Krause-Jensen Aarhus University
Joana Patrício
Joana Patrício European Commission
Markku Viitasalo
Markku Viitasalo Finnish Environment Institute

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