2026 Matti Leppäranta: Earth Science Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Earth Science	51	3206	2929	3	3	220	9965

Research.com Recognitions

2026 - Research.com Earth Science in Finland Leader Award

Overview

Matti Leppäranta is affiliated with the University of Helsinki in Finland and specializes in Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a particular focus on Atmospheric Science, Oceanography, Global and Planetary Change, Ecology, and Environmental Chemistry. Their research encompasses multiple facets of cryospheric studies and the dynamics of Arctic and Antarctic ice.

Their recent publications include a range of topics covering lake waters, sea ice properties, and regional climate influences. Key papers are:

Optical properties of boreal lake waters in Finland and Estonia (2024) published in Helda (University of Helsinki)
Physical Properties of Summer Sea Ice in the Pacific Sector of the Arctic During 2008-2018 (2020) in Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans
Effects of the Largest Lake of the Tibetan Plateau on the Regional Climate (2020) in Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres
Vegetation type is an important predictor of the arctic summer land surface energy budget (2022) in Nature Communications
Under-Ice Dissolved Oxygen and Metabolism Dynamics in a Shallow Lake: The Critical Role of Ice and Snow (2021) in Water Resources Research

Frequent co-authors in their work include Bin Cheng, Peng Lü, Petteri Uotila, Qingkai Wang, and Lijuan Wen. These collaborations have contributed to a breadth of insights on cryospheric phenomena and related environmental processes.

They often publish in certain venues with repeated contributions to the following journals and platforms:

Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans
Water
Helda (University of Helsinki)
The Cryosphere
Remote Sensing

Their scholarly publications extend beyond articles to include books. Notable titles are "Introduction to Hydrology" published by University of Helsinki eBooks in 2022 and "Geophysics of the Cryosphere," scheduled for release by Springer International Publishing in 2025.

The main research themes in their work encompass:

Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics
Cryospheric studies and observations
Climate change and permafrost
Marine and coastal ecosystems
Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena
Climate variability and models
Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes

Best Publications

Physical Oceanography of the Baltic Sea

Kai Myrberg;Matti Leppäranta

1043
Citations
Topography and hydrography of the Baltic Sea

Matti Leppäranta;Kai Myrberg

567
Citations
Physics of seasonally ice-covered lakes: a review

Georgiy Kirillin;Matti Leppäranta;Arkady Terzhevik;Nikolai Granin

472
Citations
The drift of sea ice

Matti Leppäranta

464
Citations
A review of analytical models of sea‐ice growth

Matti Leppäranta

276
Citations
Long-term energy flux measurements and energy balance over a small boreal lake using eddy covariance technique

Annika Nordbo;Samuli Launiainen;Ivan Mammarella;Matti Leppäranta

267
Citations
Freezing of Lakes and the Evolution of their Ice Cover

Matti Leppäranta

249
Citations
The brine and gas content of sea ice with attention to low salinities and high temperatures

Matti Leppäranta;Terhikki Manninen

227
Citations
A Growth Model for Black Ice, Snow Ice and Snow Thickness in Subarctic Basins

Matti Leppäranta

178
Citations
Thickness, structure, and properties of level summer multiyear ice in the Eurasian sector of the Arctic Ocean

H. Eicken;M. Lensu;M. Leppäranta;W. B. Tucker

177
Citations
Perspectives in winter limnology: closing the annual cycle of freezing lakes

K Salonen;Matti Leppäranta;M Viljanen;R. D Gulati

165
Citations
The structure and strength of first-year ice ridges in the Baltic Sea

Matti Leppäranta;Risto Hakala

165
Citations
Effects of water clarity on lake stratification and lake‐atmosphere heat exchange

Jouni J. Heiskanen;Ivan Mammarella;Anne Ojala;Victor Stepanenko

164
Citations
A parameterization of the ice‐ocean drag coefficient

Peng Lu;Zhijun Li;Bin Cheng;Bin Cheng;Matti Leppäranta;Matti Leppäranta

157
Citations
The progress in knowledge of physical oceanography of the Gulf of Finland: e review for 1997-2007

T Soomere;K Myrberg;M Lepparanta;A Nekrasov

146
Citations
Progress in physical oceanography of the Baltic Sea during the 2003-2014 period

A. Omstedt;J. Elken;Andreas Lehmann;M. Lepparanta

133
Citations
Radiation transfer and heat budget during the ice season in Lake Pääjärvi, Finland

Juho Jakkila;Matti Leppäranta;Toshiyuki Kawamura;Kunio Shirasawa

129
Citations
Modelling the Formation and Decay of Lake Ice

Matti Leppäranta

120
Citations
The role of floe collisions in sea ice rheology

Hayley H. Shen;William D. Hibler;Matti Leppäranta

112
Citations
The life story of a first-year sea ice ridge

Matti Leppäranta;Mikko Lensu;Pekka Kosloff;Brian Veitch

106
Citations
Physics of ice-covered seas

Matti Leppäranta

86
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Lauri Arvola University of Helsinki

Aki Virkkula Finnish Meteorological Institute

Johan Ström Stockholm University

Ivan Mammarella University of Helsinki

Heikki Lihavainen Finnish Meteorological Institute

Anders Omstedt University of Gothenburg

Mats A. Granskog Norwegian Polar Institute

Atte Korhola University of Helsinki

Kalevi Salonen University of Helsinki

Anna Kontu Finnish Meteorological Institute

External Links

Personal website of Matti Leppäranta

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