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Matti Leisola

Matti Leisola

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
57
Citations
8663
World Ranking
14089
National Ranking
99

Matti Leisola publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Biology and Biochemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Matti Leisola sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 168 publications — 35th percentile

35% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.

Matti Leisola D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Biology and Biochemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Matti Leisola sits on this spectrum.

40–41 D-Index: 80 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 183 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 316 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 504 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 718 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 899 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 1,025 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 1,149 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,235 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 1,253 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 1,162 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 1,130 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 1,031 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 897 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 814 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 714 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 709 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 596 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 512 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 473 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 412 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 373 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 358 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 285 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 273 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 227 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 208 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 193 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 153 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 157 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 148 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 120 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 113 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 100 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 86 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 67 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 71 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 73 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 64 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 53 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 60 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 54 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 43 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 38 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 49 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 26 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 18 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 23 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 32 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 32 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 27 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 19 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 22 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 12 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 16 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 14 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 10 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 13 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 10 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 7 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 9 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 13 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 4 scientists 166 D-Index: 4 scientists 167+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 57 D-Index — 31st percentile

31% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.

Overview

Matti Leisola is affiliated with Aalto University in Finland. Their academic career is centered on research conducted within the context of this institution.

The available data does not list recent publications, co-authors, or frequent publication venues connected to their work.

Details regarding main and subfields of study, as well as main topics of work, are not provided in the data.

There is no information about book publications or awards won to further describe their academic contributions or recognitions.

The profile records that Matti Leisola is currently living, and as such, their body of work may still be active or developing.

Best Publications

  • Oxidation of benzo(a)pyrene by extracellular ligninases of Phanerochaete chrysosporium. Veratryl alcohol and stability of ligninase.

    S. D. Haemmerli;M. S. A. Leisola;D. Sanglard;A. Fiechter

  • Three-dimensional structures of thermophilic beta-1,4-xylanases from Chaetomium thermophilum and Nonomuraea flexuosa. Comparison of twelve xylanases in relation to their thermal stability.

    Nina Hakulinen;Ossi Turunen;Janne Jänis;Matti Leisola

  • Homology among multiple extracellular peroxidases from Phanerochaete chrysosporium.

    M. S. A. Leisola;B. Kozulic;F. Meussdoerffer;A. Fiechter

  • A rare sugar xylitol. Part II: biotechnological production and future applications of xylitol

    Tom Birger Granström;Ken Izumori;Matti Leisola

  • A rare sugar xylitol. Part I: the biochemistry and biosynthesis of xylitol

    Tom Birger Granström;Ken Izumori;Matti Leisola

  • Optimisation of media and cultivation conditions for L(+)(S)-lactic acid production by Lactobacillus casei NRRL B-441.

    M. Hujanen;S. Linko;Y.-Y. Linko;M. Leisola

  • Metabolic engineering of Lactobacillus helveticus CNRZ32 for production of pure L-(+)-lactic acid.

    Kari Kylä-Nikkilä;Mervi Hujanen;Matti Leisola;Airi Palva

  • Role of extracellular ligninases in biodegradation of benzo(a)pyrene by Phanerochaete chrysosporium

    Dominique Sanglard;Matti S.A. Leisola;Armin Fiechter

  • Comparison of ligninolytic activities of selected white-rot fungi

    Roland Waldner;Matti S. A. Leisola;Armin Fiechter

  • Engineering of multiple arginines into the Ser/Thr surface of Trichoderma reesei endo-1,4-β-xylanase II increases the thermotolerance and shifts the pH optimum towards alkaline pH

    Ossi Turunen;Mika Vuorio;Fred Fenel;Matti Leisola

  • A combination of weakly stabilizing mutations with a disulfide bridge in the α-helix region of Trichoderma reesei endo-1,4-β-xylanase II increases the thermal stability through synergism

    Ossi Turunen;Kirsikka Etuaho;Fred Fenel;Jari Vehmaanperä

  • Polymerisation of lignins by ligninases from Phanerochaete chrysosporium

    Stephan D. Haemmerli;Matti S.A. Leisola;Armin Fiechter

  • Production of d-mannitol by heterofermentative lactic acid bacteria

    Niklas von Weymarn;Mervi Hujanen;Matti Leisola

  • Transglycosylation products of cellulase system of Trichoderma reesei

    Marja Vaheri;M. Leisola;V. Kauppinen

  • Oxidation of veratryl alcohol by the lignin peroxidase of Phanerochaete chrysosporium Involvement of activated oxygen

    Stephan D. Haemmerli;Hans E. Schoemaker;Harald W.H. Schmidt;Matti S.A. Leisola

  • Oxidative degradation of 3,4-dimethoxybenzyl alcohol and its methyl ether by the lignin peroxidase of Phanerochaete chrysosporium

    Harald W. H. Schmidt;Stephan D. Haemmerli;Hans E. Schoemaker;Matti S. A. Leisola

  • An extracellular aryl-alcohol oxidase from the white-rot fungus Bjerkandera adusta

    Andreas Muheim;Roland Waldner;Matti S.A. Leisola;Armin Fiechter

  • Strategies for production of high ligninase activities by Phanerochaete chrysosporium

    Matti S.A. Leisola;Ursula Thanei-Wyss;Armin Fiechter

  • Exopolysaccharide-Producing Bacteria from Sugar Beets

    Antti H. Tallgren;Ulla Airaksinen;Robert von Weissenberg;Heikki Ojamo

  • Research letterPolymerisation of lignins by ligninases from Phanerochaete chrysosporium

    Stephan D. Haemmerli;Matti S.A. Leisola;Armin Fiechter

Frequent Co-Authors

Armin Fiechter
Armin Fiechter ETH Zurich
Hans E. Schoemaker
Hans E. Schoemaker DSM (Netherlands)
Juha Rouvinen
Juha Rouvinen University of Eastern Finland
Dominique Sanglard
Dominique Sanglard University of Lausanne
Airi Palva
Airi Palva University of Helsinki
Ken Izumori
Ken Izumori Kagawa University
Annele Hatakka
Annele Hatakka University of Helsinki
Nisse Kalkkinen
Nisse Kalkkinen University of Helsinki
Anu Jalanko
Anu Jalanko University of Helsinki
Jukka Seppälä
Jukka Seppälä Aalto University

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