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Maiju Lehtiniemi publication distribution in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Environmental Sciences in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Maiju Lehtiniemi sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 143 publications — 38th percentile

38% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 687 publications or more.

Maiju Lehtiniemi D-index placement in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Environmental Sciences scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Maiju Lehtiniemi sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 41 D-Index — 22nd percentile

22% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 125 D-Index or more.

Overview

Maiju Lehtiniemi is affiliated with the Finnish Environment Institute in Finland and specializes in Environmental Science with a focus on Ecology, Global and Planetary Change, Pollution, Oceanography, and Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering. Their research covers a range of topics, including Microplastics and Plastic Pollution, Marine Ecology and Invasive Species, Recycling and Waste Management Techniques, Marine Biology and Environmental Chemistry, Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies, Isotope Analysis in Ecology, and Marine and Fisheries Research.

Lehtiniemi has contributed to scientific literature, with recent publications including:

  • A global-scale screening of non-native aquatic organisms to identify potentially invasive species under current and future climate conditions, 2021, The Science of The Total Environment
  • Microplastics accumulate to thin layers in the stratified Baltic Sea, 2020, Environmental Pollution
  • Status and Trends in the Rate of Introduction of Marine Non-Indigenous Species in European Seas, 2022, Diversity
  • Benthic-pelagic coupling and trophic relationships in northern Baltic Sea food webs, 2020, Limnology and Oceanography
  • Citizen science provides added value in the monitoring for coastal non-indigenous species, 2020, Journal of Environmental Management

Their frequent co-authors include:

  • Outi Setälä (21 collaborations)
  • Okko Outinen (10 collaborations)
  • Emilia Uurasjärvi (7 collaborations)
  • Henn Ojaveer (7 collaborations)
  • Arto Koistinen (6 collaborations)

Lehtiniemi's work is often published in journals such as:

  • The Science of The Total Environment (5 publications)
  • Marine Pollution Bulletin (4 publications)
  • SSRN Electronic Journal (4 publications)
  • Environmental Pollution (3 publications)
  • Journal of Environmental Management (3 publications)

Best Publications

  • Ingestion and transfer of microplastics in the planktonic food web.

    Outi Setälä;Vivi Fleming-Lehtinen;Maiju Lehtiniemi

  • Feeding type affects microplastic ingestion in a coastal invertebrate community.

    Outi Setälä;Joanna Norkko;Maiju Lehtiniemi

  • Size matters more than shape: Ingestion of primary and secondary microplastics by small predators

    Maiju Lehtiniemi;Samuel Hartikainen;Pinja Näkki;Pinja Näkki;Jonna Engström-Öst

  • Metabarcoding of marine zooplankton: prospects, progress and pitfalls

    Ann Bucklin;Penelope K. Lindeque;Naiara Rodriguez-Ezpeleta;Aitor Albaina

  • Climate change and eutrophication induced shifts in northern summer plankton communities.

    Sanna Suikkanen;Silvia Pulina;Jonna Engström-Öst;Maiju Lehtiniemi

  • Microplastic concentrations, size distribution, and polymer types in the surface waters of a northern European lake

    Emilia Uurasjärvi;Samuel Hartikainen;Outi Setälä;Maiju Lehtiniemi

  • Distribution and abundance of surface water microlitter in the Baltic Sea: A comparison of two sampling methods.

    Outi Setälä;Kerstin Magnusson;Maiju Lehtiniemi;Fredrik Norén

  • Ten recommendations for advancing the assessment and management of non-indigenous species in marine ecosystems

    Henn Ojaveer;Bella S. Galil;Dan Minchin;Sergej Olenin

  • Dose of truth - Monitoring marine non-indigenous species to serve legislative requirements

    Maiju Lehtiniemi;Henn Ojaveer;Matej David;Bella Galil

  • Historical baselines in marine bioinvasions: Implications for policy and management

    Henn Ojaveer;Bella S. Galil;James T. Carlton;Heidi Alleway

  • Turbidity decreases anti-predator behaviour in pike larvae, Esox lucius

    Maiju Lehtiniemi;Maiju Lehtiniemi;Jonna Engström-Öst;Jonna Engström-Öst;Markku Viitasalo

  • Bioturbation transports secondary microplastics to deeper layers in soft marine sediments of the northern Baltic Sea.

    Pinja Näkki;Pinja Näkki;Outi Setälä;Maiju Lehtiniemi

  • A global-scale screening of non-native aquatic organisms to identify potentially invasive species under current and future climate conditions

    Lorenzo Vilizzi;Gordon H. Copp;Jeffrey E. Hill;Boris Adamovich

  • Swim or hide : predator cues cause species specific reactions in young fish larvae

    M. Lehtiniemi

  • Feeding, reproduction and toxin accumulation by the copepods Acartia bifilosa and Eurytemora affinis in the presence of the toxic cyanobacterium Nodularia spumigena

    Betina Kozlowsky-Suzuki;Miina Karjalainen;Maiju Lehtiniemi;Jonna Engström-Öst

  • Microplastics accumulate to thin layers in the stratified Baltic Sea

    Emilia Uurasjärvi;Minna Pääkkönen;Outi Setälä;Arto Koistinen

  • Dynamics of biological invasions and pathways over time: a case study of a temperate coastal sea

    Henn Ojaveer;Sergej Olenin;Aleksas Narščius;Ann-Britt Florin

  • Microplastics in marine food webs

    Outi Setälä;Maiju Lehtiniemi;Rachel Coppock;Rachel Coppock;Matthew Cole;Matthew Cole

  • Assessment of bioinvasion impacts on a regional scale: a comparative approach.

    Anastasija Zaiko;Maiju Lehtiniemi;Aleksas Narščius;Sergej Olenin

  • Status and Trends in the Rate of Introduction of Marine Non-Indigenous Species in European Seas

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  • Seafloor sediments as microplastic sinks in the northern Baltic Sea - Negligible upward transport of buried microplastics by bioturbation.

    Pinja Näkki;Pinja Näkki;Outi Setälä;Maiju Lehtiniemi

Frequent Co-Authors

Henn Ojaveer
Henn Ojaveer University of Tartu
Harri Kuosa
Harri Kuosa Finnish Environment Institute
Elena Gorokhova
Elena Gorokhova Stockholm University
Jonna Engström-Öst
Jonna Engström-Öst Novia University of Applied Sciences
Jonne Kotta
Jonne Kotta University of Tartu
Sergej Olenin
Sergej Olenin Klaipėda University
Markku Viitasalo
Markku Viitasalo Finnish Environment Institute
Anastasija Zaiko
Anastasija Zaiko Sequench Limited

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