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Matti Leppäranta

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Earth Science
Finland
2026

Matti Leppäranta publication distribution in Earth Science in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Earth Science in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Matti Leppäranta sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 510+

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Matti Leppäranta D-index placement in Earth Science in 2026

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

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30 D-Index 94+

The last bar groups every scientist with 94 D-Index or more.

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

  • Topography and hydrography of the Baltic Sea

    Matti Leppäranta;Kai Myrberg

  • Physics of seasonally ice-covered lakes: a review

    Georgiy Kirillin;Matti Leppäranta;Arkady Terzhevik;Nikolai Granin

  • The drift of sea ice

    Matti Leppäranta

  • A review of analytical models of sea‐ice growth

    Matti Leppäranta

  • 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

  • Freezing of Lakes and the Evolution of their Ice Cover

    Matti Leppäranta

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

    Matti Leppäranta;Terhikki Manninen

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

    Matti Leppäranta

  • 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

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

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

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

    Matti Leppäranta;Risto Hakala

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

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

  • A parameterization of the ice‐ocean drag coefficient

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

  • 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

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

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

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

    Juho Jakkila;Matti Leppäranta;Toshiyuki Kawamura;Kunio Shirasawa

  • Modelling the Formation and Decay of Lake Ice

    Matti Leppäranta

  • The role of floe collisions in sea ice rheology

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

  • The life story of a first-year sea ice ridge

    Matti Leppäranta;Mikko Lensu;Pekka Kosloff;Brian Veitch

  • Physics of ice-covered seas

    Matti Leppäranta

Frequent Co-Authors

Lauri Arvola
Lauri Arvola University of Helsinki
Aki Virkkula
Aki Virkkula Finnish Meteorological Institute
Johan Ström
Johan Ström Stockholm University
Ivan Mammarella
Ivan Mammarella University of Helsinki
Heikki Lihavainen
Heikki Lihavainen Finnish Meteorological Institute
Anders Omstedt
Anders Omstedt University of Gothenburg
Mats A. Granskog
Mats A. Granskog Norwegian Polar Institute
Atte Korhola
Atte Korhola University of Helsinki
Kalevi Salonen
Kalevi Salonen University of Helsinki
Anna Kontu
Anna Kontu Finnish Meteorological Institute

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