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D-Index
37
Citations
4860
World Ranking
6922
National Ranking
114

Janne Heiskanen 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 Janne Heiskanen sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 144 publications — 49th percentile

49% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Janne Heiskanen 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 Janne Heiskanen sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 37 D-Index — 20th percentile

20% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 121 D-Index or more.

Overview

Janne Heiskanen is affiliated with the University of Helsinki in Finland and has contributed extensively to environmental science research. Their work spans multiple subfields including ecology, global and planetary change, environmental engineering, nature and landscape conservation, and ecological modeling.

The scientist's research topics encompass various aspects of environmental science, with a notable emphasis on remote sensing applications, land use, ecosystem services, and species distribution in the context of climate change. Their studies also include urban heat island mitigation, remote sensing and LiDAR technologies, as well as broader ecology and vegetation dynamics and wildlife conservation.

  • Remote Sensing in Agriculture
  • Land Use and Ecosystem Services
  • Species Distribution and Climate Change
  • Urban Heat Island Mitigation
  • Remote Sensing and LiDAR Applications
  • Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
  • Wildlife Ecology and Conservation

Their recent published papers include:

  • "High aboveground carbon stock of African tropical montane forests," 2021, published in Nature
  • "Large-scale commodity agriculture exacerbates the climatic impacts of Amazonian deforestation," 2021, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Vegetation response to climate zone dynamics and its impacts on surface soil water content and albedo in China," 2020, The Science of The Total Environment
  • "Seasonal changes in canopy leaf area index and MODIS vegetation products for a boreal forest site in central Finland," 2024, Helda (University of Helsinki)
  • "Changes in global climate heterogeneity under the 21st century global warming," 2021, Ecological Indicators

Heiskanen frequently collaborates with a group of co-authors, including Petri Pellikka, Eduardo Eiji Maeda, Temesgen Alemayehu Abera, Ilja Vuorinne, and Hari Adhikari. Their joint research efforts span various projects contributing to the fields of environmental science and remote sensing.

  • Petri Pellikka
  • Eduardo Eiji Maeda
  • Temesgen Alemayehu Abera
  • Ilja Vuorinne
  • Hari Adhikari

The scientist's work is published predominantly in journals dedicated to environmental topics. The most frequent publication venues include Remote Sensing, SSRN Electronic Journal, The Science of The Total Environment, Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), and Ecological Indicators.

  • Remote Sensing
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Ecological Indicators

Best Publications

  • Airborne discrete-return LIDAR data in the estimation of vertical canopy cover, angular canopy closure and leaf area index

    Lauri Korhonen;Ilkka Korpela;Janne Heiskanen;Matti Maltamo

  • Biomass estimation over a large area based on standwise forest inventory data and ASTER and MODIS satellite data: A possibility to verify carbon inventories

    P. Muukkonen;J. Heiskanen

  • Estimating aboveground tree biomass and leaf area index in a mountain birch forest using ASTER satellite data

    Janne Heiskanen

  • Estimating biomass for boreal forests using ASTER satellite data combined with standwise forest inventory data

    P. Muukkonen;J. Heiskanen

  • Estimating fractional cover of tundra vegetation at multiple scales using unmanned aerial systems and optical satellite data

    Henri Riihimäki;Miska Luoto;Janne Heiskanen

  • Impact of land cover change on aboveground carbon stocks in Afromontane landscape in Kenya

    P.K.E. Pellikka;V. Heikinheimo;J. Hietanen;E. Schäfer

  • High aboveground carbon stock of African tropical montane forests

    Aida Cuni-Sanchez;Aida Cuni-Sanchez;Martin J.P. Sullivan;Martin J.P. Sullivan;Philip J. Platts;Philip J. Platts;Simon L. Lewis;Simon L. Lewis

  • Seasonal variation in MODIS LAI for a boreal forest area in Finland

    Janne Heiskanen;Miina Rautiainen;Pauline Stenberg;Matti Mõttus

  • Coping with difficult weather and snow conditions: reindeer herders' views on climate change impacts and coping strategies

    Minna Turunen;Sirpa Rasmus;Mathias Bavay;Kimmo Ruosteenoja

  • Seasonal reflectance dynamics of common understory types in a northern European boreal forest

    Miina Rautiainen;Matti Mõttus;Janne Heiskanen;Anu Akujärvi

  • Mapping tree species diversity of a tropical montane forest by unsupervised clustering of airborne imaging spectroscopy data

    Elisa Amanda Schäfer;Janne Hermanni Heiskanen;Vuokko Vilhelmiina Heikinheimo;Petri Kauko Emil Pellikka

  • Tree cover and height estimation in the Fennoscandian tundra-taiga transition zone using multiangular MISR data

    Janne Heiskanen

  • Patch aggregation trends of the global climate landscape under future global warming scenario

    Hongwei Lu;Hongwei Lu;Yanlong Guan;Yanlong Guan;Yanlong Guan;Li He;Li He;Hari Adhikari

  • Sensitivity of narrowband vegetation indices to boreal forest LAI, reflectance seasonality and species composition

    Janne Heiskanen;Miina Rautiainen;Pauline Stenberg;Matti Mõttus

  • Large-scale commodity agriculture exacerbates the climatic impacts of Amazonian deforestation.

    Eduardo Eiji Maeda;Temesgen Alemayehu Abera;Mika Siljander;Luiz E O C Aragão;Luiz E O C Aragão

  • Seasonal changes in canopy leaf area index and MODIS vegetation products for a boreal forest site in central Finland

    Miina Rautiainen;Janne Heiskanen;Lauri Korhonen

  • The effect of topography on arctic-alpine aboveground biomass and NDVI patterns

    Henri Riihimäki;Janne Heiskanen;Miska Luoto

  • Use of airborne lidar for estimating canopy gap fraction and leaf area index of tropical montane forests

    Janne Heiskanen;Lauri Korhonen;Jesse Hietanen;Petri K. E. Pellikka

  • Vegetation response to climate zone dynamics and its impacts on surface soil water content and albedo in China

    Yanlong Guan;Hongwei Lu;Hongwei Lu;Chuang Yin;Yuxuan Xue

  • Retrieval of boreal forest LAI using a forest reflectance model and empirical regressions

    Janne Heiskanen;Miina Rautiainen;Lauri Korhonen;Matti Mõttus

  • Views from two mountains: exploring climate change impacts on traditional farming communities of Eastern Africa highlands through participatory scenarios

    Claudia Capitani;Weyessa Garedew;Amsalu Mitiku;Gezahegn Berecha

  • Assessment of multispectral, -temporal and -angular MODIS data for tree cover mapping in the tundra-taiga transition zone

    Janne Heiskanen;Sonja Kivinen

Frequent Co-Authors

Petri Pellikka
Petri Pellikka University of Helsinki
Miina Rautiainen
Miina Rautiainen Aalto University
Matti Mõttus
Matti Mõttus VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland
Pauline Stenberg
Pauline Stenberg University of Helsinki
Hongwei Lu
Hongwei Lu Chinese Academy of Sciences
Ruben Valbuena
Ruben Valbuena Bangor University
Li He
Li He Tianjin University
Janne Rinne
Janne Rinne Lund University
Miska Luoto
Miska Luoto University of Helsinki
Lutz Merbold
Lutz Merbold Agroscope

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