2026 Kaarle Kupiainen: Environmental Sciences Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Environmental Sciences	39	8267	7937	121	121	91	8050

Overview

Kaarle Kupiainen is affiliated with the Finnish Environment Institute in Finland. Their research spans multiple aspects of environmental and earth sciences, with a focus on atmospheric and environmental gas dynamics, atmospheric chemistry, and the impacts of air quality on health.

Their publication record includes contributions to several fields such as Environmental Science and Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a notable emphasis on subfields including Atmospheric Science, Global and Planetary Change, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Automotive Engineering, and Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment.

Their frequently addressed topics in research encompass:

Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics
Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols
Air Quality and Health Impacts
Vehicle emissions and performance
Fire effects on ecosystems
Climate change and permafrost
Atmospheric Ozone and Climate

Kupiainen has collaborated with several recurring co-authors, including:

Ville-Veikko Paunu
Niko Karvosenoja
Zbigniew Klimont
S. R. Arnold
Sabine Eckhardt

Their research has been published in a range of scientific venues, notably:

Helda (University of Helsinki)
Biogeosciences
Communications Earth & Environment
Atmospheric chemistry and physics
Atmospheric Environment

Key recent papers authored or co-authored by Kaarle Kupiainen include:

Reviews and syntheses: Arctic fire regimes and emissions in the 21st century, 2021, Biogeosciences
Evaluation of the emissions and uncertainties of PM2.5 originated from vehicular traffic and domestic wood combustion in Finland, 2024, Helda (University of Helsinki)
Effects of black carbon mitigation on Arctic climate, 2020, Atmospheric chemistry and physics
Black carbon emissions from flaring in Russia in the period 2012-2017, 2021, Atmospheric Environment
Clean air policies are key for successfully mitigating Arctic warming, 2022, Communications Earth & Environment

Best Publications

Simultaneously Mitigating Near-Term Climate Change and Improving Human Health and Food Security

Drew Shindell;Johan C. I. Kuylenstierna;Elisabetta Vignati;Rita van Dingenen

1602
Citations
Global anthropogenic emissions of particulate matter including black carbon

Zbigniew Klimont;Kaarle Kupiainen;Kaarle Kupiainen;Chris Heyes;Pallav Purohit

796
Citations
Black carbon in the Arctic: the underestimated role of gas flaring and residential combustion emissions

Andreas Stohl;Z. Klimont;Sabine Eckhardt;K. Kupiainen;K. Kupiainen

468
Citations
Evaluating the climate and air quality impacts of short-lived pollutants

Andreas Stohl;Borgar Aamaas;M Amann;LH Baker

461
Citations
Identification of an organic coating on marine aerosol particles by TOF‐SIMS

Heikki Tervahattu;Jyrki Juhanoja;Kaarle Kupiainen

313
Citations
New evidence of an organic layer on marine aerosols

Heikki Tervahattu;Kari Hartonen;Veli-Matti Kerminen;Kaarle Kupiainen

264
Citations
Scenarios of global anthropogenic emissions of air pollutants and methane until 2030

Janusz Cofala;Markus Amann;Zbigniew Klimont;Kaarle Kupiainen

261
Citations
Size and composition of airborne particles from pavement wear, tires, and traction sanding.

Kaarle J Kupiainen;Heikki Tervahattu;Mika Räisänen;Timo Mäkelä

253
Citations
A coupled road dust and surface moisture model to predict non-exhaust road traffic induced particle emissions (NORTRIP). Part 1: Road dust loading and suspension modelling

Bruce Rolstad Denby;Ingrid Sundvor;Christer Johansson;Liisa Pirjola

185
Citations
Modeling carbonaceous aerosol over Europe: Analysis of the CARBOSOL and EMEP EC/OC campaigns

David Simpson;David Simpson;K. E. Yttri;Z. Klimont;K. Kupiainen

183
Citations
Fatty acids on continental sulfate aerosol particles

H. Tervahattu;J. Juhanoja;V. Vaida;A. F. Tuck

166
Citations
Reviews and syntheses: Arctic fire regimes and emissions in the 21st century

Jessica L. McCarty;Juha Aalto;Juha Aalto;Ville-Veikko Paunu;Steve R. Arnold

154
Citations
Primary emissions of fine carbonaceous particles in Europe

Kaarle Kupiainen;Kaarle Kupiainen;Zbigniew Klimont

151
Citations
A coupled road dust and surface moisture model to predict non-exhaust road traffic induced particle emissions (NORTRIP). Part 2: Surface moisture and salt impact modelling

Bruce Rolstad Denby;Ingrid Sundvor;Christer I. Johansson;Liisa H. Pirjola

137
Citations
Integrated Assessment of Black Carbon and Tropospheric Ozone

M. Amann;Z. Klimont;K. Kupiainen

126
Citations
Impact of unleaded gasoline introduction on the concentration of lead in the air of Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Swapan K. Biswas;Solaiman A. Tarafdar;Ashraful Islam;Mohammed Khaliquzzaman

122
Citations
Experimental studies about the impact of traction sand on urban road dust composition.

Kaarle Kupiainen;Heikki Tervahattu;Mika Räisänen

114
Citations
State of the Climate in 2013

Jessica Blunden;Derek S. Arndt;Kate M. Willett;A. Johannes Dolman

107
Citations
Evaluation of the emissions and uncertainties of PM2.5 originated from vehicular traffic and domestic wood combustion in Finland

Niko Karvosenoja;Marko Tainio;Kaarle Kupiainen;Jouni T. Tuomisto

102
Citations
Continental anthropogenic primary particle number emissions

Pauli Paasonen;Pauli Paasonen;Pauli Paasonen;Kaarle Kupiainen;Kaarle Kupiainen;Zbigniew Klimont;Antoon Visschedijk

83
Citations
AMAP Assessment 2015: Black carbon and ozone as Arctic climate forcers

Patricia K. Quinn;Andreas Stohl;Steve Arnold;Alexander Baklanov

39
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Zbigniew Klimont International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis

Ari Karppinen Finnish Meteorological Institute

Jaakko Kukkonen Finnish Meteorological Institute

Liisa Pirjola Helsinki Metropolia University of Applied Sciences

Mikhail Sofiev Finnish Meteorological Institute

Markus Amann International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis

Otto Hänninen Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare

Matthias Ketzel University of Surrey

Sabine Eckhardt Norwegian Institute for Air Research

Andreas Stohl University of Vienna

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