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Helena Korpelainen

Helena Korpelainen

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Plant Science and Agronomy
Finland
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Plant Science and Agronomy

D-Index
58
Citations
11051
World Ranking
1362
National Ranking
8

Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
58
Citations
10951
World Ranking
2596
National Ranking
46

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Plant Science and Agronomy in Finland Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Plant Science and Agronomy in Finland Leader Award

Overview

Helena Korpelainen is affiliated with the University of Helsinki in Finland and has contributed extensively to research in agricultural and biological sciences as well as environmental science. Their primary focus spans several interconnected subfields, including plant science, nature and landscape conservation, global and planetary change, ecology, evolution, behavior and systematics, and soil science.

The research topics most frequently addressed by Korpelainen involve plant water relations and carbon dynamics, plant and animal studies, plant stress responses and tolerance, soil carbon and nitrogen dynamics, ecology and vegetation dynamics studies, plant parasitism and resistance, and plant responses to elevated CO2.

Their publication record includes papers in notable venues such as the Journal of Plant Ecology, Tree Physiology, Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, Forest Ecology and Management, and Environmental and Experimental Botany. Korpelainen has published multiple papers in each of these journals, with the highest concentration being in Journal of Plant Ecology, Tree Physiology, and Plant Physiology and Biochemistry.

Some recent publications authored or co-authored by Korpelainen include:

  • Hop (Humulus lupulus L.): Traditional and Present Use, and Future Potential, 2021, Economic Botany
  • Sexual differences and sex ratios of dioecious plants under stressful environments, 2021, Journal of Plant Ecology
  • Selenium species transforming along soil-plant continuum and their beneficial roles for horticultural crops, 2022, Horticulture Research
  • Are males and females of Populus cathayana differentially sensitive to Cd stress?, 2020, Journal of Hazardous Materials
  • Plant sex affects plant-microbiome assemblies of dioecious Populus cathayana trees under different soil nitrogen conditions, 2022, Microbiome

Korpelainen's research work has involved frequent collaboration with several colleagues. The most common co-authors include Chunyang Li, Lei Yu, Ülo Niinemets, Qingxue Guo, and Zhichao Xia.

The scope of Korpelainen's work centers on understanding plant biology and ecology in the context of environmental stressors and nutrient dynamics. Their contributions explore the physiological, ecological, and microbiological dimensions of plant responses, particularly focusing on dioecious plants and their interactions with environmental factors such as soil conditions and contaminants.

Best Publications

  • Physiological and biochemical responses to high Mn concentrations in two contrasting Populus cathayana populations

    Yanbao Lei;Helena Korpelainen;Chunyang Li

  • Sex-specific responses of Populus cathayana to drought and elevated temperatures.

    Xiao Xu;Fan Yang;Xiangwen Xiao;Sheng Zhang

  • Labile sex expression in plants

    Helena Korpelainen

  • SEX RATIOS AND CONDITIONS REQUIRED FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SEX DETERMINATION IN ANIMALS

    Helena Korpelainen

  • Physiological and proteomic responses of two contrasting Populus cathayana populations to drought stress

    Xiangwen Xiao;Fan Yang;Sheng Zhang;Helena Korpelainen

  • Sex-related differences in leaf morphological and physiological responses in Hippophae rhamnoides along an altitudinal gradient.

    Chunyang Li;Gang Xu;Runguo Zang;Helena Korpelainen

  • Nitrogen nutrient status induces sexual differences in responses to cadmium in Populus yunnanensis

    Lianghua Chen;Ying Han;Ying Han;Hao Jiang;Helena Korpelainen

  • Sexually different physiological responses of Populus cathayana to nitrogen and phosphorus deficiencies

    Sheng Zhang;Hao Jiang;Hongxia Zhao;Helena Korpelainen

  • Drought inhibits photosynthetic capacity more in females than in males of Populus cathayana

    Xiao Xu;Guoquan Peng;Chengchun Wu;Helena Korpelainen

  • Sex-related differences in morphological, physiological, and ultrastructural responses of Populus cathayana to chilling

    Sheng Zhang;Hao Jiang;Shuming Peng;Helena Korpelainen

  • Sex‐related adaptive responses to interaction of drought and salinity in Populus yunnanensis

    Lianghua Chen;Sheng Zhang;Hongxia Zhao;Helena Korpelainen

  • Microsatellite markers reveal high genetic diversity in date palm (Phoenix dactylifera L.) germplasm from Sudan

    Sakina Elshibli;Helena Korpelainen

  • The effect of drought and enhanced UV-B radiation on the growth and physiological traits of two contrasting poplar species

    Jian Ren;Jian Ren;Weiran Dai;Zuying Xuan;Yinan Yao

  • Permanent Genetic Resources added to Molecular Ecology Resources Database 1 December 2009–31 January 2010

    Silvia E. Arranz;Jean-Christophe Avarre;Chellam Balasundaram;Carmen Bouza

  • Effect of drought and ABA on growth, photosynthesis and antioxidant system of Cotinus coggygria seedlings under two different light conditions

    Yan Li;Hongxia Zhao;Baoli Duan;Helena Korpelainen

  • Divergent assemblage patterns and driving forces for bacterial and fungal communities along a glacier forefield chronosequence

    Yonglei Jiang;Yanbao Lei;Yan Yang;Helena Korpelainen

  • Salt stress responses in Populus cathayana Rehder

    Fan Yang;Fan Yang;Xiangwen Xiao;Sheng Zhang;Helena Korpelainen

  • The effects of temperature and photoperiod on life history parameters of Daphnia magna (Crustacea: Cladocera)

    Helena Korpelainen

  • Intra- and inter-sexual competition of Populus cathayana under different watering regimes

    Juan Chen;Juan Chen;Juan Chen;Baoli Duan;Maolin Wang;Helena Korpelainen

  • Interactions between water deficit, ABA, and provenances in Picea asperata

    Baoli Duan;Yongqing Yang;Yanwei Lu;Helena Korpelainen

  • Dispersal potential of spores and asexual propagules in the epixylic hepatic Anastrophyllum hellerianum

    Maria Pohjamo;Sanna Laaka-Lindberg;Otso Ovaskainen;Helena Korpelainen

  • Plant-plant interactions and N fertilization shape soil bacterial and fungal communities

    Qingxue Guo;Lijuan Yan;Helena Korpelainen;Ülo Niinemets;Ülo Niinemets

  • Fitness, reproduction and longevity among European aristocratic and rural Finnish families in the 1700s and 1800s

    Helena Korpelainen

Frequent Co-Authors

Chunyang Li
Chunyang Li Zhejiang University
Ülo Niinemets
Ülo Niinemets Estonian University of Life Sciences
Lars Hedenäs
Lars Hedenäs Swedish Museum of Natural History
Frank Berninger
Frank Berninger University of Eastern Finland
Paula Elomaa
Paula Elomaa University of Helsinki
Marjo Helander
Marjo Helander University of Turku
Kari Saikkonen
Kari Saikkonen University of Turku
Jari P. T. Valkonen
Jari P. T. Valkonen University of Helsinki
Wujun Ma
Wujun Ma Murdoch University
Brian Ford-Lloyd
Brian Ford-Lloyd University of Birmingham

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