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2026

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80
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846
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7

Heikki Henttonen 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 Heikki Henttonen sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 346 publications — 94th percentile

94% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Heikki Henttonen 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 Heikki Henttonen sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 80 D-Index — 90th percentile

90% 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

Overview

Heikki Henttonen is affiliated with the Natural Resources Institute Finland in Finland. Their research primarily addresses topics within Environmental Science and Medicine, with a significant focus on Ecology and Infectious Diseases. The scientist is also engaged in subfields such as Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Genetics, and Parasitology.

The scope of their work includes the study of animal ecology and behavior, viral infections and vectors, zoonotic diseases and public health, and specific research on Yersinia bacterium, plague, and ectoparasites. Additional research interests cover wildlife ecology and conservation, vector-borne infectious diseases, and the effects of fire on ecosystems.

Frequent collaborators in their research include Tarja Sironen, Otso Huitu, Andreas Lindén, Eva R. Kallio, and Antti Vaheri.

Heikki Henttonen has contributed to several notable peer-reviewed publications, including:

  • Climate change reshuffles northern species within their niches, 2022, Nature Climate Change
  • Population cycles and outbreaks of small rodents: ten essential questions we still need to solve, 2020, Oecologia
  • Preface to the special issue on integrated research of atmosphere, ecosystems and environment at Pallas, 2024, Helda (University of Helsinki)
  • Predicting habitat suitability for Ixodes ricinus and Ixodes persulcatus ticks in Finland, 2022, Parasites & Vectors
  • The hidden faces of a biological invasion: parasite dynamics of invaders and natives, 2020, International Journal for Parasitology

The scientist frequently publishes in venues such as Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), Viruses, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Frontiers in Veterinary Science, and Nature Climate Change.

Best Publications

  • Specialist predators, generalist predators, and the microtine rodent cycle.

    Ilkka Hanski;Lennart Hansson;Heikki Henttonen

  • Gradients in density variations of small rodents: the importance of latitude and snow cover

    Lennart Hansson;Heikki Henttonen

  • Hantavirus infections in Europe.

    Olli Vapalahti;Jukka Mustonen;Åke Lundkvist;Heikki Henttonen

  • 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

  • Uncovering the mysteries of hantavirus infections

    Antti Vaheri;Tomas Strandin;Jussi Hepojoki;Tarja Sironen

  • Rodent dynamics as community processes.

    Lennart Hansson;Heikki Henttonen

  • How much do weasels shape microtine cycles in the northern Fennoscandian taiga

    Heikki Henttonen;Tarja Oksanen;Aarre Jortikka;Voitto Haukisalmi

  • Hantavirus infections in Europe and their impact on public health.

    Antti Vaheri;Antti Vaheri;Heikki Henttonen;Liina Voutilainen;Liina Voutilainen;Jukka Mustonen

  • Europe-wide dampening of population cycles in keystone herbivores

    Thomas Cornulier;Nigel G. Yoccoz;Vincent Bretagnolle;Jon E. Brommer

  • Prolonged survival of Puumala hantavirus outside the host: evidence for indirect transmission via the environment

    Eva R. Kallio;Eva R. Kallio;Eva R. Kallio;Jonas Klingström;Jonas Klingström;Elisabeth Gustafsson;Tytti Manni

  • Biodiversity, distributions and adaptations of Arctic species in the context of environmental change.

    Terry V. Callaghan;Lars Olof Björn;Yuri Chernov;Terry Chapin

  • Tula virus: a newly detected hantavirus carried by European common voles.

    A Plyusnin;O Vapalahti;H Lankinen;H Lehväslaiho

  • Are lemmings prey or predators

    Peter Turchin;Lauri Oksanen;Per Ekerholm;Tarja Oksanen

  • Comparison of amplitudes and frequencies (spectral analyses) of density variations in long-term data sets of Clethrionomys species

    Heikki Henttonen;Anthony D. McGuire;Lennart Hansson

  • Interspecific Competition between Small Rodents in Subarctic and Boreal Ecosystems

    H. Henttonen;A. Kaikusalo;J. Tast;J. Viitala

  • Predation on competing rodent species : a simple explanation of complex patterns

    Ilkka Hanski;Heikki Henttonen

  • The Role of Plant Production in Microtine Cycles in Northern Fennoscandia

    Kari Laine;Heikki Henttonen

  • Climate change reshuffles northern species within their niches

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  • 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

  • Crossing the interspecies barrier: opening the door to zoonotic pathogens.

    Christian Gortazar;Leslie A. Reperant;Thijs Kuiken;José de la Fuente;José de la Fuente

  • Hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome in Finland: ecology and virology of nephropathia epidemica.

    Brummer-Korvenkontio M;Henttonen H;Vaheri A

  • Delayed maturation in female bank voles: optimal decision or social constraint?

    Anne-Caroline Prévot-Julliard;Anne-Caroline Prévot-Julliard;Heikki Henttonen;Heikki Henttonen;Nigel G. Yoccoz;Nils ChR. Stenseth;Nils ChR. Stenseth

  • Isolation and characterization of Dobrava hantavirus carried by the striped field mouse (Apodemus agrarius) in Estonia.

    K Nemirov;O Vapalahti;A Lundkvist;V Vasilenko

  • Multiannual Vole Cycles and Population Regulation during Long Winters: An Analysis of Seasonal Density Dependence.

    Thomas F. Hansen;Nils C. Stenseth;Heikki Henttonen

  • Hantavirus infections in Europe

    Alexander Plyusnin;Detlev H Krüger;Åke Lundkvist

Frequent Co-Authors

Olli Vapalahti
Olli Vapalahti University of Helsinki
Antti Vaheri
Antti Vaheri University of Helsinki
Voitto Haukisalmi
Voitto Haukisalmi University of Helsinki
Juha Laakkonen
Juha Laakkonen University of Helsinki
Alexander Plyusnin
Alexander Plyusnin University of Helsinki
Ake Lundkvist
Ake Lundkvist Uppsala University
Ake Lundkvist
Ake Lundkvist Uppsala University
Anders Angerbjörn
Anders Angerbjörn Stockholm University
Jean-François Cosson
Jean-François Cosson INRAE : Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement
Rolf A. Ims
Rolf A. Ims University of Tromsø - The Arctic University of Norway

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