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Erkki Korpimäki

Erkki Korpimäki

University of Turku
Finland

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Ecology and Evolution
Finland
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
90
Citations
22048
World Ranking
478
National Ranking
3

Erkki Korpimäki publication distribution in Ecology and Evolution in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Ecology and Evolution in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Erkki Korpimäki sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 303 publications — 92nd percentile

92% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 531 publications or more.

Erkki Korpimäki D-index placement in Ecology and Evolution in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Ecology and Evolution scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Erkki Korpimäki sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 90 D-Index — 95th percentile

95% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 121 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Ecology and Evolution in Finland Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Ecology and Evolution in Finland Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Ecology and Evolution in Finland Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Ecology and Evolution in Finland Leader Award

Overview

Erkki Korpimäki is affiliated with the University of Turku in Finland and has contributed extensively to environmental science, focusing primarily on ecology and related subfields. Their research spans a variety of topics within ecology, evolutionary behavior, parasitology, genetics, and conservation.

The main areas of study for Korpimäki include:

  • Environmental Science

Within this broad field, their subfields of study are:

  • Ecology
  • Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
  • Parasitology
  • Genetics
  • Nature and Landscape Conservation

The research topics covered include:

  • Avian ecology and behavior
  • Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies
  • Animal Behavior and Reproduction
  • Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
  • Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
  • Plant and animal studies
  • Yersinia bacterium, plague, ectoparasites research

Korpimäki's publication record encompasses a number of papers with notable venues and topics. Some of their recent and relevant papers include:

  • "Climate change reshuffles northern species within their niches" (2022), published in Nature Climate Change
  • "The effect of climate change on avian offspring production: A global meta-analysis" (2023), published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Tree cavity abundance and beyond: Nesting and food storing sites of the pygmy owl in managed boreal forests" (2020), published in Forest Ecology and Management
  • "The difference between generalist and specialist: the effects of wide fluctuations in main food abundance on numbers and reproduction of two co-existing predators" (2020), published in Journal of Avian Biology
  • "Age and sex differences in numerical responses, dietary shifts, and total responses of a generalist predator to population dynamics of main prey" (2020), published in Oecologia

Frequently appearing publication venues for Korpimäki's work include:

  • Scientific Reports
  • Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
  • Ecology and Evolution
  • Nature Climate Change
  • Forest Ecology and Management

Collaboration has been an important aspect of their research career. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Marek Kouba
  • Toni Laaksonen
  • Giulia Masoero
  • Kari Hongisto
  • Otso Huitu

Best Publications

  • Alien predators are more dangerous than native predators to prey populations.

    Pälvi Salo;Erkki Korpimäki;Peter B Banks;Mikael Nordström

  • Population oscillations of boreal rodents: regulation by mustelid predators leads to chaos.

    Ilkka Hanski;Peter Turchin;Erkki Korpimäki;Heikki Henttonen

  • SMALL‐RODENT DYNAMICS AND PREDATION

    Ilkka Hanski;Heikki Henttonen;Erkki Korpimäki;Lauri Oksanen

  • Numerical and Functional Responses of Kestrels, Short‐Eared Owls, and Long‐Eared Owls to Vole Densities

    Erkki Korpimaki;Kai Norrdahl

  • Predation and Population Cycles of Small Mammals A reassessment of the predation hypothesis

    Erkki Korpimäki;Charles J. Krebs

  • Responses of stoats and least weasels to fluctuating food abundances: is the low phase of the vole cycle due to mustelid predation?

    Erkki Korpimäki;Kai Norrdahl;Tuija Rinta-Jaskari

  • DOES MOBILITY OR SEX OF VOLES AFFECT RISK OF PREDATION BY MAMMALIAN PREDATORS

    Kai Norrdahl;Erkki Korpimäki

  • Experimental reduction of predators reverses the crash phase of small-rodent cycles

    Erkki Korpimäki;Kai Norrdahl

  • The Puzzles of Population Cycles and Outbreaks of Small Mammals Solved

    Erkki Korpimäki;Peter R. Brown;Jens Jacob;Roger P. Pech

  • Shared predators and indirect trophic interactions: lemming cycles and arctic-nesting geese

    Joël Bêty;Gilles Gauthier;Erkki Korpimäki;Jean‐François Giroux

  • Predator-induced synchrony in population oscillations of coexisting small mammal species.

    Erkki Korpimäki;Kai Norrdahl;Otso Huitu;Tero Klemola

  • Dynamic effects of predators on cyclic voles: field experimentation and model extrapolation

    Erkki Korpimäki;Kai Norrdahl;Tero Klemola;Tero Klemola;Terje Pettersen

  • Microtine Rodent Dynamics in Northern Europe: Parameterized Models for the Predator-Prey Interaction

    Ilkka Hanski;Erkki KorpimÄki

  • Climate change reshuffles northern species within their niches

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  • FOOD LIMITATION ON BROOD SIZE: EXPERIMENTAL EVIDENCE IN THE EURASIAN KESTREL

    Jürgen Wiehn;Erkki Korpimäki

  • Large-scale spatial dynamics of vole populations in Finland revealed by the breeding success of vole-eating avian predators

    Janne Sundell;Otso Huitu;Heikki Henttonen;Asko Kaikusalo

  • Birds of prey as limiting factors of gamebird populations in Europe: a review

    Jari Valkama;Erkki Korpimäki;Beatriz E. Arroyo;Pedro Beja

  • Ultraviolet vision and foraging in terrestrial vertebrates

    Johanna Honkavaara;Minna Koivula;Erkki Korpimäki;Heli Siitari

  • Variation in the diet composition of a generalist predator, the red fox, in relation to season and density of main prey

    Graziella Lucia Dell'Arte;Toni Laaksonen;Kai Norrdahl;Erkki Korpimäki

  • Are goose nesting success and lemming cycles linked? Interplay between nest density and predators

    Joël Bêty;Gilles Gauthier;Jean‐François Giroux;Erkki Korpimäki

  • Predation of Tengmalm's Owls: Numerical Responses, Functional Responses and Dampening Impact on Population Fluctuations of Microtines

    Erkki Korpimaki;Kai Norrdahl

  • Effects of feral mink removal on seabirds, waders and passerines on small islands in the Baltic Sea

    Mikael Nordström;Jouko Högmander;Jarmo Laine;Jukka Nummelin

Frequent Co-Authors

Kai Norrdahl
Kai Norrdahl University of Turku
Harri Hakkarainen
Harri Hakkarainen University of Turku
Toni Laaksonen
Toni Laaksonen University of Turku
Tero Klemola
Tero Klemola University of Turku
Peter B. Banks
Peter B. Banks University of Sydney
Heikki Henttonen
Heikki Henttonen Natural Resources Institute Finland
Lauri Oksanen
Lauri Oksanen University of Turku
Anders Pape Møller
Anders Pape Møller University of Paris-Saclay
Mikko Mönkkönen
Mikko Mönkkönen University of Jyväskylä
Esa Koskela
Esa Koskela University of Jyväskylä

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