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D-Index
65
Citations
12888
World Ranking
946
National Ranking
5

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Ecology
  • Botany
  • Ecosystem

His primary areas of investigation include Scots pine, Atmospheric sciences, Botany, Xylem and Transpiration. His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Photosynthesis and Ecology, Growing season. His study in Atmospheric sciences is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Atmosphere, Eddy covariance, Soil water, Carbon dioxide and Taiga.

His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Canopy and Forest ecology. His Botany study frequently links to other fields, such as Biological system. Eero Nikinmaa has researched Xylem in several fields, including Hydraulic conductivity and Phloem.

His most cited work include:

  • CO2 balance of boreal, temperate, and tropical forests derived from a global database (718 citations)
  • Station for Measuring Ecosystem-Atmosphere Relations: SMEAR (433 citations)
  • Air temperature triggers the recovery of evergreen boreal forest photosynthesis in spring (255 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

His main research concerns Scots pine, Botany, Atmospheric sciences, Xylem and Photosynthesis. His work in Scots pine addresses issues such as Ecology, which are connected to fields such as Area ratio. His Botany study frequently draws connections between adjacent fields such as Horticulture.

His Atmospheric sciences research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Atmosphere, Eddy covariance, Growing season, Carbon dioxide and Taiga. His research investigates the connection with Xylem and areas like Transpiration which intersect with concerns in Hydrology and Hydraulic conductivity. His Photosynthesis study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Soil water, Chlorophyll and Sink.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Scots pine (29.76%)
  • Botany (29.76%)
  • Atmospheric sciences (23.21%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2011-2017)?

  • Atmospheric sciences (23.21%)
  • Taiga (9.52%)
  • Scots pine (29.76%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

Eero Nikinmaa mainly focuses on Atmospheric sciences, Taiga, Scots pine, Botany and Photosynthesis. His studies in Atmospheric sciences integrate themes in fields like Boreal, Eddy covariance, Carbon dioxide and Volatile organic compound. Eero Nikinmaa interconnects Agroforestry, Mire, Radiative forcing, Forest floor and Ecotone in the investigation of issues within Taiga.

Eero Nikinmaa combines subjects such as Ecology, Interspecific competition, Agronomy, Hydraulic conductivity and Trait with his study of Scots pine. His Botany study often links to related topics such as Horticulture. The Photosynthetic capacity research Eero Nikinmaa does as part of his general Photosynthesis study is frequently linked to other disciplines of science, such as Scientific method, Cover and Water transport, therefore creating a link between diverse domains of science.

Between 2011 and 2017, his most popular works were:

  • Station for Measuring Ecosystem-Atmosphere Relations: SMEAR (433 citations)
  • Physiology of the seasonal relationship between the photochemical reflectance index and photosynthetic light use efficiency (98 citations)
  • Seasonal and annual variation of carbon dioxide surface fluxes in Helsinki, Finland, in 2006–2010 (69 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Ecology
  • Botany
  • Ecosystem

His primary areas of investigation include Ecosystem, Hydrology, Scots pine, Botany and Soil science. Many of his research projects under Ecosystem are closely connected to Service with Service, tying the diverse disciplines of science together. Eero Nikinmaa works mostly in the field of Hydrology, limiting it down to topics relating to Vegetation and, in certain cases, Water quality, Stormwater, Urban forest, Prevailing winds and Eddy covariance.

His study looks at the relationship between Scots pine and fields such as Ecology, as well as how they intersect with chemical problems. His Botany study frequently involves adjacent topics like Horticulture. His Soil science research includes themes of Organic matter, Volatile organic compound and Taiga.

Best Publications

  • CO2 balance of boreal, temperate, and tropical forests derived from a global database

    Sebastiaan Luyssaert;Sebastiaan Luyssaert;I. Inglima;M. Jung;A. D. Richardson

  • Station for Measuring Ecosystem-Atmosphere Relations: SMEAR

    Pertti Hari;Eero Nikinmaa;Toivo Pohja;Erkki Siivola

  • Hydraulic adjustment of Scots pine across Europe

    Jordi Martinez-Vilalta;Jordi Martinez-Vilalta;Hervé Cochard;Hervé Cochard;Maurizia Mencuccini;Frank Sterck

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

    Suni Tanja;Frank Berninger;Timo Vesala;Tiina Markkanen

  • LIGNUM: A Tree Model Based on Simple Structural Units

    J. Perttunen;R. Siev Änen;E. Nikinmaa;H. Salminen

  • Components of functional-structural tree models

    Risto Sievänen;Eero Nikinmaa;Pekka Nygren;Harry Ozier-Lafontaine

  • Modeling xylem and phloem water flows in trees according to cohesion theory and Münch hypothesis

    T. Hölttä;T. Vesala;S. Sevanto;S. Sevanto;M. Perämäki

  • LIGNUM: a model combining the structure and the functioning of trees

    J Perttunen;R Sievänen;E Nikinmaa

  • Effect of thinning on surface fluxes in a boreal forest

    Timo Vesala;Tanja Suni;Üllar Rannik;Petri Keronen

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

    Annikki Mäkelä;Pertti Hari;Frank Berninger;Heikki Hänninen

  • Long-term field measurements of atmosphere-surface interactions in boreal forest combining forest ecology, micrometeorology, aerosol physics and atmospheric chemistry

    Timo Vesala;Jyrki Haataja;Pasi Pekka Aalto;Nuria Altimir

  • Linking phloem function to structure: Analysis with a coupled xylem–phloem transport model

    T. Holtta;Maurizio Mencuccini;E. Nikinmaa

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

    Eero Nikinmaa;Teemu Hölttä;Pertti Hari;Pasi Kolari

  • Above‐ground woody carbon sequestration measured from tree rings is coherent with net ecosystem productivity at five eddy‐covariance sites

    Flurin Babst;Olivier Bouriaud;Dario Papale;Bert Gielen

  • Forest floor vegetation plays an important role in photosynthetic production of boreal forests

    Pasi Kolari;Jukka Pumpanen;Liisa Kulmala;Hannu Ilvesniemi

  • 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

  • Surface-atmosphere interactions over complex urban terrain in Helsinki, Finland

    Timo Vesala;Leena Järvi;Samuli Launiainen;Andrei Sogachev

  • Tree stem diameter variations and transpiration in Scots pine: an analysis using a dynamic sap flow model.

    Martti Perämäki;Eero Nikinmaa;Sanna Sevanto;Hannu Ilvesniemi

  • Capacitive effect of cavitation in xylem conduits: results from a dynamic model.

    Teemu Hölttä;Herve Cochard;Eero Nikinmaa;Maurizio Mencuccini

  • Time lags for xylem and stem diameter variations in a Scots pine tree

    Sanna Sevanto;Timo Vesala;Martti Kimmo Perämäki;Eero Nikinmaa

  • Physiology of the seasonal relationship between the photochemical reflectance index and photosynthetic light use efficiency

    Albert Porcar-Castell;José Ignacio Garcia-Plazaola;Caroline J. Nichol;Pasi Kolari

  • Patterns of above- and below-ground response of understory conifer release 6 years after partial cutting

    Daniel D Kneeshaw;Harry Williams;Eero Nikinmaa;Christian Messier

  • Seasonal and annual variation of carbon dioxide surface fluxes in Helsinki, Finland, in 2006–2010

    L. Järvi;A. Nordbo;H. Junninen;A. Riikonen

  • Effects of light availability and sapling size on the growth, biomass allocation, and crown morphology of understory sugar maple, yellow birch, and beech.

    Christian Messier;Eero Nikinmaa

Frequent Co-Authors

Timo Vesala
Timo Vesala University of Helsinki
Pertti Hari
Pertti Hari University of Helsinki
Pasi Kolari
Pasi Kolari University of Helsinki
Teemu Hölttä
Teemu Hölttä University of Helsinki
Jukka Pumpanen
Jukka Pumpanen University of Eastern Finland
Frank Berninger
Frank Berninger University of Eastern Finland
Annikki Mäkelä
Annikki Mäkelä University of Helsinki
Jaana Bäck
Jaana Bäck University of Helsinki
Sanna Sevanto
Sanna Sevanto Los Alamos National Laboratory
Hannu Ilvesniemi
Hannu Ilvesniemi Finnish Forest Research Institute

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