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Plant Science and Agronomy
Finland
2026

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Plant Science and Agronomy

D-Index
53
Citations
10910
World Ranking
1784
National Ranking
12

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Plant Science and Agronomy in Finland Leader Award

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Ecology
  • Botany
  • Statistics

His primary areas of investigation include Picea abies, Botany, Scots pine, Thinning and Karst. His research in Picea abies intersects with topics in Transect, Growing season and Pith. His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Animal science and Horticulture.

As part of his studies on Scots pine, Harri Mäkinen often connects relevant areas like Ecology. He has researched Thinning in several fields, including Crown and Basal area. His Karst research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Agronomy and Environmental factor.

His most cited work include:

  • A synthesis of radial growth patterns preceding tree mortality (210 citations)
  • TRY plant trait database : Enhanced coverage and open access (179 citations)
  • Radial growth variation of Norway spruce (Picea abies (L.) Karst.) across latitudinal and altitudinal gradients in central and northern Europe (177 citations)

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

Harri Mäkinen spends much of his time researching Scots pine, Botany, Picea abies, Thinning and Ecology. The Scots pine study combines topics in areas such as Forestry, Tree measurement, Radial growth and Phenology. His study in Botany is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Statistics, Agronomy and Horticulture.

His work carried out in the field of Picea abies brings together such families of science as Tracheid, Growth rate, Growing season, Karst and Animal science. His Thinning research includes themes of Yield, Basal area and Pruning. His Ecology study frequently links to other fields, such as Physical geography.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Scots pine (46.46%)
  • Botany (38.58%)
  • Picea abies (36.22%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2017-2021)?

  • Scots pine (46.46%)
  • Picea abies (36.22%)
  • Ecology (18.11%)

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

His primary areas of study are Scots pine, Picea abies, Ecology, Northern Hemisphere and Boreal. His study looks at the intersection of Scots pine and topics like Statistics with Variation and Crown. Harri Mäkinen interconnects Forestry, Climatic gradient, Growing season and Cutting in the investigation of issues within Picea abies.

Harri Mäkinen combines subjects such as Secondary growth and photoperiodism with his study of Ecology. His work is dedicated to discovering how Northern Hemisphere, Phenology are connected with Environmental factor, Temperate climate, Horticulture and Tree species and other disciplines. His studies in Boreal integrate themes in fields like Population density, Wood production, Forest inventory, Plant ecology and Taiga.

Between 2017 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • TRY plant trait database : Enhanced coverage and open access (179 citations)
  • Low growth resilience to drought is related to future mortality risk in trees (46 citations)
  • Chilling and forcing temperatures interact to predict the onset of wood formation in Northern Hemisphere conifers (28 citations)

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

  • Ecology
  • Botany
  • Agriculture

Harri Mäkinen focuses on Climate change, Atmospheric sciences, Ecosystem model, Scots pine and Latitude. His Climate change research incorporates themes from Adaptation, Productivity, Vegetation and Resistance. His Atmospheric sciences research incorporates elements of Picea abies, Boreal, Phenology and Temperate climate.

His Ecosystem model research overlaps with other disciplines such as Representativeness heuristic, Empirical modelling, Calibration, Statistics and Range. His work deals with themes such as Forest dynamics and Bayesian probability, which intersect with Scots pine. His study of Latitude brings together topics like Arctic, Carbon cycle, Anomaly, Event and Solar particle event.

Best Publications

  • TRY plant trait database : Enhanced coverage and open access

    Jens Kattge;Gerhard Bönisch;Sandra Díaz;Sandra Lavorel

  • A synthesis of radial growth patterns preceding tree mortality

    Maxime Cailleret;Steven Jansen;Elisabeth M. R. Robert;Elisabeth M. R. Robert;Lucía Desoto

  • Low growth resilience to drought is related to future mortality risk in trees

    Lucía DeSoto;Lucía DeSoto;Maxime Cailleret;Maxime Cailleret;Maxime Cailleret;Frank Sterck;Steven Jansen

  • Woody biomass production lags stem-girth increase by over one month in coniferous forests

    Henri E. Cuny;Henri E. Cuny;Cyrille B. K. Rathgeber;Cyrille B. K. Rathgeber;David Frank;Patrick Fonti

  • Radial growth variation of Norway spruce (Picea abies (L.) Karst.) across latitudinal and altitudinal gradients in central and northern Europe

    Harri Mäkinen;Pekka Nöjd;Hans-Peter Kahle;Ulrich Neumann

  • Thinning intensity and growth of Scots pine stands in Finland

    Harri Mäkinen;Antti Isomäki

  • Pattern of xylem phenology in conifers of cold ecosystems at the Northern Hemisphere

    Sergio Rossi;Sergio Rossi;Tommaso Anfodillo;Katarina Čufar;Henri E. Cuny

  • PREDICTING THE DECOMPOSITION OF SCOTS PINE, NORWAY SPRUCE, AND BIRCH STEMS IN FINLAND

    Harri Mäkinen;Jari Hynynen;Juha Siitonen;Risto Sievänen

  • Thinning intensity and growth of Norway spruce stands in Finland

    Harri Mäkinen;Antti Isomäki

  • Seasonal changes in stem radius and production of new tracheids in Norway spruce.

    Harri Mäkinen;Pekka Nöjd;Pekka Saranpää

  • Photoperiod and temperature as dominant environmental drivers triggering secondary growth resumption in Northern Hemisphere conifers

    Jian-Guo Huang;Qianqian Ma;Sergio Rossi;Sergio Rossi;Franco Biondi

  • Seasonal dynamics of wood formation: a comparison between pinning, microcoring and dendrometer measurements

    Harri Mäkinen;Jeong-Wook Seo;Pekka Nöjd;Uwe Schmitt

  • Wood-density variation of Norway spruce in relation to nutrient optimization and fibre dimensions

    Harri Mäkinen;Pekka Saranpää;Sune Linder

  • Climatic signal in annual growth variation in damaged and healthy stands of Norway spruce [ Picea abies (L.) Karst.] in southern Finland

    Harri Mäkinen;Pekka Nöjd;Kari Mielikäinen

  • Early-warning signals of individual tree mortality based on annual radial growth

    Maxime Cailleret;Maxime Cailleret;Vasilis Dakos;Steven Jansen;Elisabeth M.R. Robert;Elisabeth M.R. Robert

  • Wood Density within Norway Spruce Stems

    Tuula Jyske;Harri Mäkinen;Pekka Saranpää

  • Large-scale climatic variability and radial increment variation of Picea abies (L.) Karst. in central and northern Europe

    Harri Mäkinen;Pekka Nöjd;Hans-Peter Kahle;Ulrich Neumann

  • Predicting branch angle and branch diameter of Scots pine from usual tree measurements and stand structural information

    Harri Mäkinen;Francis Colin

  • Thinning intensity and long-term changes in increment and stem form of Norway spruce trees

    Harri Mäkinen;Antti Isomäki

  • Effect of wide spacing on increment and branch properties of young Norway spruce

    Harri Mäkinen;Sebastian Hein

  • Climatic signal in annual growth variation of Norway spruce (Picea abies) along a transect from central Finland to the Arctic timberline

    Harri Mäkinen;Pekka Nöjd;Kari Mielikäinen

Frequent Co-Authors

Annikki Mäkelä
Annikki Mäkelä University of Helsinki
Pekka Saranpää
Pekka Saranpää Finnish Forest Research Institute
Sergio Rossi
Sergio Rossi Université du Québec à Chicoutimi
Katarina Čufar
Katarina Čufar University of Ljubljana
Walter Oberhuber
Walter Oberhuber University of Innsbruck
J. Julio Camarero
J. Julio Camarero Spanish National Research Council
Samuli Helama
Samuli Helama Natural Resources Institute Finland
Thomas Kitzberger
Thomas Kitzberger National University of Comahue
Patrick Fonti
Patrick Fonti Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research
Tapani Repo
Tapani Repo Natural Resources Institute Finland

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