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Ilmo T. Kukkonen

Ilmo T. Kukkonen

D-Index & Metrics

Earth Science

D-Index
41
Citations
4660
World Ranking
5672
National Ranking
9

Ilmo T. Kukkonen publication distribution in Earth Science in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Earth Science in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Ilmo T. Kukkonen sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 603+

This scientist: 175 publications — 52nd percentile

52% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 603 publications or more.

Ilmo T. Kukkonen D-index placement in Earth Science in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Earth Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Ilmo T. Kukkonen sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 106+

This scientist: 41 D-Index — 41st percentile

41% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 106 D-Index or more.

Overview

Ilmo T. Kukkonen is affiliated with the University of Helsinki in Finland and is engaged primarily in research related to Earth and Planetary Sciences, Physics and Astronomy, and Environmental Science. Their work spans multiple subfields including Geophysics, Astronomy and Astrophysics, Atmospheric Science, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, and Ecology.

The scientist has contributed notably to topics such as Astro and Planetary Science, Geothermal Energy Systems and Applications, Geology and Paleoclimatology Research, Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology, Building Materials and Conservation, Geological and Geochemical Analysis, and Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis.

Recent papers authored or coauthored by Ilmo T. Kukkonen include:

  • Climatic Factors Influencing the Anthrax Outbreak of 2016 in Siberia, Russia (2021) - EcoHealth
  • Observations and modelling of ground temperature evolution in the discontinuous permafrost zone in Nadym, north-west Siberia (2020) - Permafrost and Periglacial Processes
  • Quality-assurance of heat-flow data: The new structure and evaluation scheme of the IHFC Global Heat Flow Database (2023) - Tectonophysics
  • Rock Surface Fungi in Deep Continental Biosphere-Exploration of Microbial Community Formation with Subsurface In Situ Biofilm Trap (2020) - Microorganisms
  • The post-Caledonian thermo-tectonic evolution of Fennoscandia (2022) - Gondwana Research

Their frequent coauthors include:

  • Assi-Johanna Soini
  • Arto V. Luttinen
  • T. Kohout
  • Heikki Suhonen
  • Bratislav Lukić

The scientist has been published multiple times in venues such as:

  • Gondwana Research
  • Frontiers in Microbiology
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • EcoHealth
  • Permafrost and Periglacial Processes

Best Publications

  • Controlling fluid-induced seismicity during a 6.1-km-deep geothermal stimulation in Finland

    Grzegorz Kwiatek;Tero Saarno;Thomas Ader;Felix Bluemle

  • Xenolith-controlled geotherm for the central Fennoscandian Shield: implications for lithosphere–asthenosphere relations

    I.T Kukkonen;P Peltonen

  • Detecting organic chemical contaminants by spectral‐induced polarization method in glacial till environment

    Heikki Vanhala;Heikki Soininen;Ilmo Kukkonen

  • Geochemistry and origin of saline groundwaters in the Fennoscandian Shield

    Pekka A. Nurmi;Ilmo T. Kukkonen;Pertti W. Lahermo

  • Taxonomically and functionally diverse microbial communities in deep crystalline rocks of the Fennoscandian shield.

    Mari Nyyssönen;Jenni Hultman;Lasse Ahonen;Ilmo Kukkonen

  • Characterization of bacterial diversity to a depth of 1500 m in the Outokumpu deep borehole, Fennoscandian Shield.

    Merja Itävaara;Mari Nyyssönen;Anu Kapanen;Aura Nousiainen

  • Low geothermal heat flow of the Urals fold belt — implication of low heat production, fluid circulation or palaeoclimate?

    I.T. Kukkonen;I.V. Golovanova;Yu.V. Khachay;V.S. Druzhinin

  • Pan-Eurasian Experiment (PEEX): towards a holistic understanding of the feedbacks and interactions in the land–atmosphere–ocean–society continuum in the northern Eurasian region

    Hanna K. Lappalainen;Hanna K. Lappalainen;Veli-Matti Kerminen;Tuukka Petäjä;Theo Kurten

  • Temperature and Pressure Dependencies of Thermal Transport Properties of Rocks: Implications for Uncertainties in Thermal Lithosphere Models and new Laboratory Measurements of High-Grade Rocks in the Central Fennoscandian Shield

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  • Weichselian temperatures from geothermal heat flow data

    Ilmo T. Kukkonen;Argo Jõeleht

  • New heat flow data from the immediate vicinity of the Kola super-deep borehole: Vertical variation in heat flow confirmed and attributed to advection

    D. Mottaghy;R. Schellschmidt;Y.A. Popov;C. Clauser

  • Microbial co-occurrence patterns in deep Precambrian bedrock fracture fluids

    Lotta Purkamo;Malin Bomberg;Riikka Kietäväinen;Heikki Salavirta

  • Layered lithospheric mantle in the central Baltic Shield from surface waves and xenolith analysis

    Marianne Bruneton;Helle A. Pedersen;Pierre Vacher;Ilmo T. Kukkonen

  • Elastic wave velocities, chemistry and modal mineralogy of crustal rocks sampled by the Outokumpu scientific drill hole: Evidence from lab measurements and modeling

    H. Kern;K. Mengel;K. W. Strauss;T. I. Ivankina

  • Simulation of heat transfer at the Kola deep-hole site: implications for advection, heat refraction and palaeoclimatic effects

    Ilmo T. Kukkonen;Christoph Clauser

  • Geothermal modelling of the lithosphere in the central Baltic Shield and its southern slope

    Ilmo.T. Kukkonen;Argo Jõeleht

  • Mantle xenoliths and thick lithosphere in the Fennoscandian Shield

    I.T Kukkonen;K.A Kinnunen;P Peltonen

  • Numerical modelling of permafrost in bedrock in northern Fennoscandia during the Holocene

    I.T Kukkonen;J Šafanda

  • Anomalously low heat flow density in eastern Karelia, Baltic Shield: a possible palaeoclimatic signature

    I.T. Kukkonen;W.D. Gosnold;J. Šafanda

  • 2D reflection seismic investigations at the Kevitsa Ni-Cu-PGE deposit, northern Finland

    Emilia Koivisto;Alireza Malehmir;Pekka Heikkinen;Suvi Heinonen

  • Delamination of eclogitized lower crust: Control on the crust–mantle boundary in the central Fennoscandian shield

    I.T. Kukkonen;M. Kuusisto;M. Lehtonen;P. Peltonen

Frequent Co-Authors

Alireza Malehmir
Alireza Malehmir Uppsala University
Lauri J. Pesonen
Lauri J. Pesonen University of Helsinki
Douglas R. Schmitt
Douglas R. Schmitt Purdue University West Lafayette
Markku Kulmala
Markku Kulmala University of Helsinki
Gerrit de Leeuw
Gerrit de Leeuw Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute
Peter Malin
Peter Malin University of Auckland
Petri Auvinen
Petri Auvinen University of Helsinki
Tuomas Laurila
Tuomas Laurila Integrated Carbon Observation System
Heikki Lihavainen
Heikki Lihavainen Finnish Meteorological Institute
Sergej Zilitinkevich
Sergej Zilitinkevich Finnish Meteorological Institute

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