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Heljä-Sisko Helmisaari

Heljä-Sisko Helmisaari

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Plant Science and Agronomy
Finland
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Plant Science and Agronomy 57 1480 1358 10 8 143 9461

Heljä-Sisko Helmisaari publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Heljä-Sisko Helmisaari between 1989 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Heljä-Sisko Helmisaari published across 37 years, from 1989 to 2025, averaging 5.1 papers a year. Output peaked at 18 publications in 2003. 5 of the 190 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1989 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 18. Peak 18 publications in 2003. 1989: 2 publications 1990: 1 publication 1991: 0 publications 1992: 3 publications 1993: 1 publication 1994: 4 publications 1995: 5 publications 1996: 1 publication 1997: 1 publication 1998: 5 publications 1999: 8 publications 2000: 10 publications 2001: 3 publications 2002: 3 publications 2003: 18 publications 2004: 3 publications 2005: 4 publications 2006: 5 publications 2007: 10 publications 2008: 7 publications 2009: 11 publications 2010: 5 publications 2011: 5 publications 2012: 8 publications 2013: 12 publications 2014: 5 publications 2015: 6 publications 2016: 4 publications 2017: 10 publications 2018: 8 publications 2019: 6 publications 2020: 4 publications 2021: 5 publications 2022: 0 publications 2023: 2 publications 2024: 2 publications 2025: 3 publications
1989 2025

190 publications in total across all disciplines

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Heljä-Sisko Helmisaari: publications per year, 1989 to 2025
Year Publications
1989 2
1990 1
1991 0
1992 3
1993 1
1994 4
1995 5
1996 1
1997 1
1998 5
1999 8
2000 10
2001 3
2002 3
2003 18
2004 3
2005 4
2006 5
2007 10
2008 7
2009 11
2010 5
2011 5
2012 8
2013 12
2014 5
2015 6
2016 4
2017 10
2018 8
2019 6
2020 4
2021 5
2022 0
2023 2
2024 2
2025 3
Total 190
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Heljä-Sisko Helmisaari publication distribution in Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Heljä-Sisko Helmisaari sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150 200 250
Bar chart with 88 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 36–40 to 467+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 255. Most scientists, 255, have 111–115 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 467 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 141–145 publications, is where this scientist sits. 36–40 publications: 2 scientists 41–45 publications: 7 scientists 46–50 publications: 40 scientists 51–55 publications: 58 scientists 56–60 publications: 60 scientists 61–65 publications: 107 scientists 66–70 publications: 130 scientists 71–75 publications: 153 scientists 76–80 publications: 191 scientists 81–85 publications: 199 scientists 86–90 publications: 206 scientists 91–95 publications: 218 scientists 96–100 publications: 226 scientists 101–105 publications: 227 scientists 106–110 publications: 247 scientists 111–115 publications: 255 scientists 116–120 publications: 253 scientists 121–125 publications: 233 scientists 126–130 publications: 219 scientists 131–135 publications: 201 scientists 136–140 publications: 194 scientists 141–145 publications: 176 scientists 146–150 publications: 157 scientists 151–155 publications: 147 scientists 156–160 publications: 151 scientists 161–165 publications: 159 scientists 166–170 publications: 137 scientists 171–175 publications: 128 scientists 176–180 publications: 126 scientists 181–185 publications: 98 scientists 186–190 publications: 114 scientists 191–195 publications: 100 scientists 196–200 publications: 90 scientists 201–205 publications: 71 scientists 206–210 publications: 98 scientists 211–215 publications: 70 scientists 216–220 publications: 86 scientists 221–225 publications: 61 scientists 226–230 publications: 58 scientists 231–235 publications: 53 scientists 236–240 publications: 64 scientists 241–245 publications: 39 scientists 246–250 publications: 46 scientists 251–255 publications: 51 scientists 256–260 publications: 36 scientists 261–265 publications: 44 scientists 266–270 publications: 35 scientists 271–275 publications: 30 scientists 276–280 publications: 33 scientists 281–285 publications: 35 scientists 286–290 publications: 36 scientists 291–295 publications: 26 scientists 296–300 publications: 26 scientists 301–305 publications: 31 scientists 306–310 publications: 30 scientists 311–315 publications: 21 scientists 316–320 publications: 29 scientists 321–325 publications: 14 scientists 326–330 publications: 15 scientists 331–335 publications: 15 scientists 336–340 publications: 17 scientists 341–345 publications: 15 scientists 346–350 publications: 12 scientists 351–355 publications: 17 scientists 356–360 publications: 18 scientists 361–365 publications: 12 scientists 366–370 publications: 11 scientists 371–375 publications: 6 scientists 376–380 publications: 6 scientists 381–385 publications: 11 scientists 386–390 publications: 9 scientists 391–395 publications: 10 scientists 396–400 publications: 8 scientists 401–405 publications: 4 scientists 406–410 publications: 9 scientists 411–415 publications: 11 scientists 416–420 publications: 4 scientists 421–425 publications: 7 scientists 426–430 publications: 4 scientists 431–435 publications: 3 scientists 436–440 publications: 5 scientists 441–445 publications: 8 scientists 446–450 publications: 6 scientists 451–455 publications: 7 scientists 456–460 publications: 5 scientists 461–465 publications: 6 scientists 466 publications: 2 scientists 467+ publications: 99 scientists
36–40 publications 467+

This scientist: 143 publications — 54th percentile

54% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 467 publications or more.

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Number of Plant Science and Agronomy scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 6,494 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
36–40 2
41–45 7
46–50 40
51–55 58
56–60 60
61–65 107
66–70 130
71–75 153
76–80 191
81–85 199
86–90 206
91–95 218
96–100 226
101–105 227
106–110 247
111–115 255
116–120 253
121–125 233
126–130 219
131–135 201
136–140 194
141–145 176 143
146–150 157
151–155 147
156–160 151
161–165 159
166–170 137
171–175 128
176–180 126
181–185 98
186–190 114
191–195 100
196–200 90
201–205 71
206–210 98
211–215 70
216–220 86
221–225 61
226–230 58
231–235 53
236–240 64
241–245 39
246–250 46
251–255 51
256–260 36
261–265 44
266–270 35
271–275 30
276–280 33
281–285 35
286–290 36
291–295 26
296–300 26
301–305 31
306–310 30
311–315 21
316–320 29
321–325 14
326–330 15
331–335 15
336–340 17
341–345 15
346–350 12
351–355 17
356–360 18
361–365 12
366–370 11
371–375 6
376–380 6
381–385 11
386–390 9
391–395 10
396–400 8
401–405 4
406–410 9
411–415 11
416–420 4
421–425 7
426–430 4
431–435 3
436–440 5
441–445 8
446–450 6
451–455 7
456–460 5
461–465 6
466 2
467+ 99
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Heljä-Sisko Helmisaari D-index placement in Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Plant Science and Agronomy scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Heljä-Sisko Helmisaari sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150 200 250
Bar chart with 80 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 109+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 288. Most scientists, 288, have 34 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 109 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 57 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 200 scientists 31 D-Index: 236 scientists 32 D-Index: 253 scientists 33 D-Index: 283 scientists 34 D-Index: 288 scientists 35 D-Index: 240 scientists 36 D-Index: 246 scientists 37 D-Index: 243 scientists 38 D-Index: 247 scientists 39 D-Index: 229 scientists 40 D-Index: 232 scientists 41 D-Index: 230 scientists 42 D-Index: 228 scientists 43 D-Index: 219 scientists 44 D-Index: 193 scientists 45 D-Index: 164 scientists 46 D-Index: 158 scientists 47 D-Index: 143 scientists 48 D-Index: 131 scientists 49 D-Index: 127 scientists 50 D-Index: 122 scientists 51 D-Index: 122 scientists 52 D-Index: 110 scientists 53 D-Index: 102 scientists 54 D-Index: 98 scientists 55 D-Index: 79 scientists 56 D-Index: 85 scientists 57 D-Index: 88 scientists 58 D-Index: 91 scientists 59 D-Index: 62 scientists 60 D-Index: 61 scientists 61 D-Index: 59 scientists 62 D-Index: 54 scientists 63 D-Index: 61 scientists 64 D-Index: 59 scientists 65 D-Index: 58 scientists 66 D-Index: 41 scientists 67 D-Index: 49 scientists 68 D-Index: 39 scientists 69 D-Index: 32 scientists 70 D-Index: 40 scientists 71 D-Index: 47 scientists 72 D-Index: 38 scientists 73 D-Index: 28 scientists 74 D-Index: 29 scientists 75 D-Index: 28 scientists 76 D-Index: 22 scientists 77 D-Index: 21 scientists 78 D-Index: 25 scientists 79 D-Index: 26 scientists 80 D-Index: 19 scientists 81 D-Index: 16 scientists 82 D-Index: 12 scientists 83 D-Index: 16 scientists 84 D-Index: 14 scientists 85 D-Index: 11 scientists 86 D-Index: 17 scientists 87 D-Index: 13 scientists 88 D-Index: 10 scientists 89 D-Index: 12 scientists 90 D-Index: 18 scientists 91 D-Index: 16 scientists 92 D-Index: 16 scientists 93 D-Index: 17 scientists 94 D-Index: 12 scientists 95 D-Index: 8 scientists 96 D-Index: 9 scientists 97 D-Index: 9 scientists 98 D-Index: 11 scientists 99 D-Index: 12 scientists 100 D-Index: 5 scientists 101 D-Index: 8 scientists 102 D-Index: 4 scientists 103 D-Index: 11 scientists 104 D-Index: 5 scientists 105 D-Index: 9 scientists 106 D-Index: 7 scientists 107 D-Index: 4 scientists 108 D-Index: 8 scientists 109+ D-Index: 99 scientists
30 D-Index 109+

This scientist: 57 D-Index — 78th percentile

78% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 109 D-Index or more.

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Number of Plant Science and Agronomy scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 6,494 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 200
31 236
32 253
33 283
34 288
35 240
36 246
37 243
38 247
39 229
40 232
41 230
42 228
43 219
44 193
45 164
46 158
47 143
48 131
49 127
50 122
51 122
52 110
53 102
54 98
55 79
56 85
57 88 57
58 91
59 62
60 61
61 59
62 54
63 61
64 59
65 58
66 41
67 49
68 39
69 32
70 40
71 47
72 38
73 28
74 29
75 28
76 22
77 21
78 25
79 26
80 19
81 16
82 12
83 16
84 14
85 11
86 17
87 13
88 10
89 12
90 18
91 16
92 16
93 17
94 12
95 8
96 9
97 9
98 11
99 12
100 5
101 8
102 4
103 11
104 5
105 9
106 7
107 4
108 8
109+ 99
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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
  • 2023 - Research.com Plant Science and Agronomy in Finland Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Plant Science and Agronomy in Finland Leader Award

Overview

Heljä-Sisko Helmisaari is affiliated with the University of Helsinki in Finland and conducts research primarily in the fields of Environmental Science and Agricultural and Biological Sciences. Their work focuses on understanding processes related to soil carbon and nitrogen dynamics, forest ecology and biodiversity, as well as peatlands and wetlands ecology.

Helmisaari's research spans topics including:

  • Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics
  • Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies
  • Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology
  • Forest ecology and management
  • Plant responses to elevated CO2
  • Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
  • Fire effects on ecosystems

Their recent publications include:

  • "Surplus Carbon Drives Allocation and Plant-Soil Interactions," 2020, published in Trends in Ecology & Evolution
  • "Sustainable forest biomass: a review of current residue harvesting guidelines," 2021, published in Energy Sustainability and Society
  • "Fluxes of dissolved organic and inorganic nitrogen in relation to stand characteristics and latitude in Scots pine and Norway spruce stands in Finland," 2024, published in Helda (University of Helsinki)
  • "Partitioning of forest floor CO2 emissions reveals the belowground interactions between different plant groups in a Scots pine stand in southern Finland," 2020, published in Agricultural and Forest Meteorology
  • "Fluxes of dissolved organic carbon in stand throughfall and percolation water in 12 boreal coniferous stands on mineral soils in Finland," 2024, published in Helda (University of Helsinki)

Helmisaari frequently publishes in the following venues:

  • Forest Ecology and Management
  • Trends in Ecology & Evolution
  • Helda (University of Helsinki)
  • Ecosystems
  • Energy Sustainability and Society

Collaboration has been a notable aspect of their career, with frequent co-authors including:

  • Pekka Nöjd
  • Päivi Merilä
  • Liisa Ukonmaanaho
  • Liisa Kulmala
  • Antti-Jussi Lindroos

Best Publications

  • Redefining fine roots improves understanding of below-ground contributions to terrestrial biosphere processes

    M. Luke McCormack;Ian A. Dickie;David M. Eissenstat;Timothy J. Fahey

  • Below- and above-ground biomass, production and nitrogen use in Scots pine stands in eastern Finland

    Heljä-Sisko Helmisaari;Kirsi Makkonen;Seppo Kellomäki;Esko Valtonen

  • Fine root biomass in relation to site and stand characteristics in Norway spruce and Scots pine stands

    Heljä-Sisko Helmisaari;John Derome;Pekka Nöjd;Mikko Kukkola

  • Surplus Carbon Drives Allocation and Plant–Soil Interactions

    Cindy E. Prescott;Sue J. Grayston;Heljä Sisko Helmisaari;Eva Kaštovská

  • Variation in fine root biomass of three European tree species: Beech (Fagus sylvatica L.), Norway spruce (Picea abies L. Karst.), and Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.)

    L. Finér;H.-S. Helmisaari;K. Lõhmus;H. Majdi

  • Logging residue removal after thinning in Nordic boreal forests: Long-term impact on tree growth

    Heljä-Sisko Helmisaari;Kjersti Holt Hanssen;Staffan Jacobson;Mikko Kukkola

  • Fine-root turnover rates of European forests revisited: an analysis of data from sequential coring and ingrowth cores

    Ivano Brunner;Mark R Bakker;Mark R Bakker;Robert G Björk;Yasuhiro Hirano

  • Sustainable utilisation of forest biomass for energy - possibilities and problems: policy, legislation, certification, and recommendations and guidelines in the Nordic, Baltic, and other European countries.

    I. Stupak;A. Asikainen;M. Jonsell;E. Karltun

  • Fine root foraging strategies in Norway spruce forests across a European climate gradient

    Ivika Ostonen;Heljä-Sisko Helmisaari;Werner Borken;Leho Tedersoo;Leho Tedersoo

  • Fine root morphological adaptations in Scots pine, Norway spruce and silver birch along a latitudinal gradient in boreal forests

    Ivika Ostonen;Krista Lõhmus;Heljä-Sisko Helmisaari;Jaak Truu

  • Nutrient retranslocation within the foliage of Pinus sylvestris

    Heljä-Sisko Helmisaari

  • Seasonal and yearly variations of fine-root biomass and necromass in a Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) stand

    Kirsi Makkonen;Heljä-Sisko Helmisaari

  • Models of litterfall production for Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) in Finland using stand, site and climate factors

    Michael Starr;Anna Saarsalmi;Tatu Hokkanen;Päivi Merilä

  • Assessing fine-root biomass and production in a Scots pine stand: Comparison of soil core and root ingrowth core methods

    Kirsi Makkonen;Heljä-Sisko Helmisaari

  • Element accumulation in boreal bryophytes, lichens and vascular plants exposed to heavy metal and sulfur deposition in Finland

    Maija Salemaa;John Derome;Heljä-Sisko Helmisaari;Tiina Nieminen

  • Nutrient retranslocation in three Pinus sylvestris stands

    Heljä-Sisko Helmisaari

  • Fine root biomass and production in Scots pine stands in relation to stand age.

    Kirsi Makkonen;Heljä-Sisko Helmisaari

  • Adaptive root foraging strategies along a boreal-temperate forest gradient.

    Ivika Ostonen;Marika Truu;Heljä‐Sisko Helmisaari;Martin Lukac;Martin Lukac

  • Nutrient cycling in Pinus sylvestris stands in eastern Finland

    Heljä-Sisko Helmisaari

  • Temporal variation in nutrient concentrations of Pinus sylvestris needles

    Heljä‐Sisko Helmisaari

  • Optimal co-allocation of carbon and nitrogen in a forest stand at steady state

    Annikki Makela;Harry T. Valentine;Helja-Sisko Helmisaari

  • Sustainable forest biomass: a review of current residue harvesting guidelines

    Brian D. Titus;Kevin Brown;Heljä Sisko Helmisaari;Elena Vanguelova

Frequent Co-Authors

Ivika Ostonen
Ivika Ostonen University of Tartu
Krista Lõhmus
Krista Lõhmus University of Tartu
Aino Smolander
Aino Smolander Finnish Forest Research Institute
Veiko Uri
Veiko Uri Estonian University of Life Sciences
Douglas L. Godbold
Douglas L. Godbold Mendel University Brno
Dan Berggren Kleja
Dan Berggren Kleja Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Tryggve Persson
Tryggve Persson Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Timo Penttilä
Timo Penttilä Natural Resources Institute Finland
Ivano Brunner
Ivano Brunner Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research
Cindy E. Prescott
Cindy E. Prescott University of British Columbia

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