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Annikki Mäkelä

Annikki Mäkelä

University of Helsinki
Finland

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
66
Citations
14067
World Ranking
8757
National Ranking
64

Annikki Mäkelä publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Biology and Biochemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Annikki Mäkelä sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 228 publications — 60th percentile

60% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.

Annikki Mäkelä D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Biology and Biochemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Annikki Mäkelä sits on this spectrum.

40–41 D-Index: 80 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 183 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 317 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 504 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 718 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 900 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 1,026 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 1,150 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,236 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 1,253 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 1,163 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 1,131 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 1,032 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 897 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 814 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 715 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 709 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 596 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 512 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 473 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 412 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 373 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 358 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 285 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 273 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 227 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 208 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 193 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 153 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 157 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 148 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 120 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 113 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 100 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 86 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 67 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 72 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 73 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 64 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 53 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 60 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 54 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 43 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 38 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 49 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 26 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 18 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 23 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 32 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 32 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 27 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 19 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 22 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 12 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 16 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 14 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 10 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 13 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 10 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 7 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 9 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 13 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 4 scientists 166 D-Index: 4 scientists 167+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 66 D-Index — 57th percentile

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

The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.

Overview

Annikki Mäkelä is affiliated with the University of Helsinki in Finland and has contributed extensively to research within Environmental Science. Their work focuses primarily on global and planetary change, nature and landscape conservation, atmospheric science, ecology, and environmental engineering.

Their research covers a range of main topics including plant water relations and carbon dynamics, forest ecology and management, forest management and policy, remote sensing and LiDAR applications, tree-ring climate responses, atmospheric and environmental gas dynamics, and remote sensing in agriculture.

Frequent publication venues for Annikki Mäkelä include AMBIO, Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), Helda (University of Helsinki), Global Change Biology, and Agricultural and Forest Meteorology.

Co-authorship is a notable part of their research approach, collaborating regularly with researchers such as Francesco Minunno, Mikko Peltoniemi, Martin Forsius, Virpi Junttila, and Anu Akujärvi.

Among recent papers authored or co-authored by Annikki Mäkelä are:

  • Organizing principles for vegetation dynamics, 2020, Nature Plants
  • The PROFOUND Database for evaluating vegetation models and simulating climate impacts on European forests, 2020, Earth system science data
  • A semi-empirical model of boreal-forest gross primary production, evapotranspiration, and soil water - calibration and sensitivity analysis, 2024, Jukuri (Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke))
  • Accuracy, realism and general applicability of European forest models, 2022, Global Change Biology
  • Mitigation Impact of Different Harvest Scenarios of Finnish Forests That Account for Albedo, Aerosols, and Trade-Offs of Carbon Sequestration and Avoided Emissions, 2020, Frontiers in Forests and Global Change

Best Publications

  • TRY plant trait database : Enhanced coverage and open access

    Jens Kattge;Gerhard Bönisch;Sandra Díaz;Sandra Lavorel

  • Process-based models for forest ecosystem management: current state of the art and challenges for practical implementation

    Annikki Mäkelä;Joe Landsberg;Alan R. Ek;Thomas E. Burk

  • CO2 EMISSIONS FROM SOIL IN RESPONSE TO CLIMATIC WARMING ARE OVERESTIMATED:THE DECOMPOSITION OF OLD SOIL ORGANIC MATTER IS TOLERANT OF TEMPERATURE

    J. Liski;H. Ilvesniemi;A. Makela;C. J. Westman

  • Air temperature triggers the recovery of evergreen boreal forest photosynthesis in spring

    Suni Tanja;Frank Berninger;Timo Vesala;Tiina Markkanen

  • Effects of age and site quality on the distribution of biomass in Scots pine ( Pinus sylvestris L.)

    Petteri Vanninen;Hanna Ylitalo;Risto Sievänen;Annikki Mäkelä

  • A carbon balance model of growth and self-pruning in trees based on structural relationships

    Annikki Mäkelä

  • Biodegradable internal fixation for malleolar fractures. A prospective randomised trial

    O Bostman;S Vainionpaa;E Hirvensalo;A Makela

  • Implications of the pipe model theory on dry matter partitioning and height growth in trees

    Annikki Mäkelä

  • Effect of thinning on surface fluxes in a boreal forest

    Timo Vesala;Tanja Suni;Üllar Rannik;Petri Keronen

  • Fine root biomass of Scots pine stands differing in age and soil fertility in southern Finland.

    Petteri Vanninen;Annikki Mäkelä

  • Ankle fractures treated using biodegradable internal fixation.

    Böstman O;Hirvensalo E;Vainionpää S;Mäkelä A

  • Acclimation of photosynthetic capacity in Scots pine to the annual cycle of temperature.

    Annikki Mäkelä;Pertti Hari;Frank Berninger;Heikki Hänninen

  • Optimal Control of Gas Exchange during Drought: Theoretical Analysis

    Annikki Mäkelä;Frank Berninger;Pertti Hari

  • Assimilate transport in phloem sets conditions for leaf gas exchange.

    Eero Nikinmaa;Teemu Hölttä;Pertti Hari;Pasi Kolari

  • Developing an empirical model of stand GPP with the LUE approach: analysis of eddy covariance data at five contrasting conifer sites in Europe

    Annikki Mäkelä;Minna Pulkkinen;Pasi Kolari;Fredrik Lagergren

  • Organizing principles for vegetation dynamics.

    Oskar Franklin;Oskar Franklin;Sandy P Harrison;Roderick C Dewar;Roderick C Dewar;Caroline Farrior

  • Optimal control of gas exchange

    Pertti Hari;Annikki Mäkelä;Eeva Korpilahti;Maria Holmberg

  • BAAD: a Biomass And Allometry Database for woody plants

    Daniel S. Falster;Remko A. Duursma;Masae I. Ishihara;Diego R. Barneche

  • The ratio of NPP to GPP: evidence of change over the course of stand development

    Annikki Makela;Harry T. Valentine

  • Stand growth model based on carbon uptake and allocation in individual trees

    Annikki Mäkelä;Pertti Hari

Frequent Co-Authors

Pertti Hari
Pertti Hari University of Helsinki
Eero Nikinmaa
Eero Nikinmaa University of Helsinki
Frank Berninger
Frank Berninger University of Eastern Finland
Harri Mäkinen
Harri Mäkinen Natural Resources Institute Finland
Pasi Kolari
Pasi Kolari University of Helsinki
Timo Vesala
Timo Vesala University of Helsinki
Aleksi Lehtonen
Aleksi Lehtonen Finnish Forest Research Institute
Mika Aurela
Mika Aurela Finnish Meteorological Institute
Teemu Hölttä
Teemu Hölttä University of Helsinki
Jaana Bäck
Jaana Bäck University of Helsinki

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