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Outi Savolainen

Outi Savolainen

University of Oulu
Finland

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
63
Citations
13998
World Ranking
10231
National Ranking
71

Outi Savolainen 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 Outi Savolainen sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 133 publications — 18th percentile

18% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Outi Savolainen 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 Outi Savolainen sits on this spectrum.

40–41 D-Index: 80 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 183 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 317 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 504 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 718 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 900 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 1,026 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 1,150 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,236 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 1,253 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 1,163 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 1,131 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 1,032 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 897 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 814 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 715 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: 72 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: 63 D-Index — 49th percentile

49% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Outi Savolainen is affiliated with the University of Oulu in Finland and conducts research primarily focused on environmental science, biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and agricultural and biological sciences. Their work encompasses various subfields, including genetics, nature and landscape conservation, plant science, molecular biology, and ecological modeling.

The main topics of research for Outi Savolainen include forest ecology and management, genetic diversity and population structure, ecology and vegetation dynamics studies, species distribution and climate change, plant water relations and carbon dynamics, genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock, and genetic mapping and diversity in plants and animals.

Recent publications by Savolainen cover a range of ecological and genetic research:

  • "The GenTree Dendroecological Collection, tree-ring and wood density data from seven tree species across Europe" (2020), published in Scientific Data
  • "Evolutionary genomics can improve prediction of species' responses to climate change" (2020), published in Evolution Letters
  • "Genomics of Clinal Local Adaptation in Pinus sylvestris Under Continuous Environmental and Spatial Genetic Setting" (2020), published in G3 Genes Genomes Genetics
  • "Maintenance of Adaptive Dynamics and No Detectable Load in a Range-Edge Outcrossing Plant Population" (2021), published in Molecular Biology and Evolution
  • "Taming the massive genome of Scots pine with PiSy50k, a new genotyping array for conifer research" (2021), published in The Plant Journal

Savolainen collaborates frequently with several researchers, including Sonja T. Kujala, Tanja Pyhäjärvi, Katri Kärkkäinen, Timo A. Kumpula, and Robert Kesälahti. These collaborations reflect a networked approach to research spanning multiple disciplines relevant to environmental and genetic sciences.

The scientific output by Savolainen is often published in specialized venues such as bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Scientific Data, Evolution Letters, New Phytologist, and the Proceedings of the Satellite Division's International Technical Meeting (Online)/Proceedings of the Satellite Division's International Technical Meeting (CD-ROM).

Best Publications

  • Ecological genomics of local adaptation

    Outi Savolainen;Martin Lascoux;Juha Merilä

  • Gene Flow and Local Adaptation in Trees

    Outi Savolainen;Tanja Pyhäjärvi;Timo Knürr

  • Potential for evolutionary responses to climate change – evidence from tree populations

    Florian J. Alberto;Florian J. Alberto;Florian J. Alberto;Sally N. Aitken;Ricardo Alía;Santiago C. González‐Martínez

  • Association genetics of complex traits in conifers.

    David B Neale;Outi Savolainen

  • The GenTree Dendroecological Collection: tree-ring and wood density data from seven tree species across Europe

    Elisabet Martínez-Sancho;Lenka Slámová;Sandro Morganti;Claudio Grefen

  • Evolutionary genomics can improve prediction of species’ responses to climate change

    Ann-Marie Waldvogel;Barbara Feldmeyer;Gregor Rolshausen;Moises Exposito-Alonso

  • Do molecular markers reflect patterns of differentiation in adaptive traits of conifers

    A. Karhu;P. Hurme;M. Karjalainen;P. Karvonen

  • Inbreeding depression in conifers: implications for breeding strategy

    Claire G. Williams;Outi Savolainen

  • Genetic variation in cessation of growth and frost hardiness and consequences for adaptation of Pinus sylvestris to climatic changes

    Outi Savolainen;Folmer Bokma;Rosario Garcı́a-Gil;Päivi Komulainen

  • Demographic History Has Influenced Nucleotide Diversity in European Pinus sylvestris Populations

    Tanja Pyhäjärvi;M. Rosario García-Gil;Timo Knürr;Merja Mikkonen

  • Genomic diversity in forest trees.

    Outi Savolainen;Tanja Pyhäjärvi

  • Increased mortality can promote evolutionary adaptation of forest trees to climate change.

    Anna Kuparinen;Outi Savolainen;Frank M. Schurr

  • Comparing the linkage maps of the close relatives Arabidopsis lyrata and A. thaliana.

    Helmi Kuittinen;Anita A. de Haan;Claus Vogl;Sami Oikarinen

  • Climatic adaptation of bud set and frost hardiness in Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris)

    P Hurme;T Repo;O Savolainen;T Pääkkönen

  • Nucleotide diversity at two phytochrome loci along a latitudinal cline in Pinus sylvestris

    M. R. García‐Gil;M. Mikkonen;O. Savolainen

  • Low Nucleotide Diversity at the pal1 Locus in the Widely Distributed Pinus sylvestris

    Volodymyr Dvornyk;Anu Sirviö;Merja Mikkonen;Outi Savolainen

  • Contrasting Patterns of Nucleotide Polymorphism at the Alcohol Dehydrogenase Locus in the Outcrossing Arabidopsis lyrata and the Selfing Arabidopsis thaliana

    Outi Savolainen;C. H. Langley;B. P. Lazzaro;Hélène Fr

  • Colonization routes of Pinus sylvestris inferred from distribution of mitochondrial DNA variation

    Tanja Pyhäjärvi;Matti J. Salmela;Outi Savolainen

  • Evolution of microsatellites in Arabis petraea and Arabis lyrata, outcrossing relatives of Arabidopsis thaliana.

    R van Treuren;H Kuittinen;K Kärkkäinen;E Baena-Gonzalez

  • Genetic composition and diploid hybrid speciation of a high mountain pine, Pinus densata, native to the Tibetan plateau.

    Xiao Ru Wang;Xiao Ru Wang;Alfred E. Szmidt;Outi Savolainen

Frequent Co-Authors

Martin Lascoux
Martin Lascoux Uppsala University
Santiago C. González-Martínez
Santiago C. González-Martínez University of Bordeaux
Christophe Plomion
Christophe Plomion University of Bordeaux
Ricardo Alía
Ricardo Alía Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Tecnología Agraria y Alimentaria
Giovanni G. Vendramin
Giovanni G. Vendramin National Research Council (CNR)
Felix Gugerli
Felix Gugerli Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research
Stephen Cavers
Stephen Cavers Natural Environment Research Council
David B. Neale
David B. Neale University of California, Davis
Thomas Mitchell-Olds
Thomas Mitchell-Olds Duke University
Patrick Fonti
Patrick Fonti Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research

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