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Anna-Stiina Heiskanen

Anna-Stiina Heiskanen

D-Index & Metrics

Environmental Sciences

D-Index
37
Citations
6893
World Ranking
8809
National Ranking
131

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.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 85 publications — 7th percentile

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

The last bar groups every scientist with 687 publications or more.

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.

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30 D-Index 125+

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 125 D-Index or more.

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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