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D-Index
43
Citations
4966
World Ranking
3335
National Ranking
28

Pekka Saranpää publication distribution in Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Pekka Saranpää sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 467+

This scientist: 130 publications — 47th percentile

47% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 467 publications or more.

Pekka Saranpää D-index placement in Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Plant Science and Agronomy scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Pekka Saranpää sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 109+

This scientist: 43 D-Index — 52nd percentile

52% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 109 D-Index or more.

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Botany
  • Ecology
  • Organic chemistry

Pekka Saranpää mainly investigates Picea abies, Botany, Pith, Horticulture and Tracheid. His Picea abies research includes themes of Thinning, Microfibril and Human fertilization. In his study, Cellulose and Ring is inextricably linked to Composite material, which falls within the broad field of Microfibril.

Pekka Saranpää regularly links together related areas like Animal science in his Botany studies. The study incorporates disciplines such as Sugar and Softwood in addition to Pith. His work deals with themes such as Growing season and Bark, which intersect with Horticulture.

His most cited work include:

  • Crystallinity of wood and the size of cellulose crystallites in Norway spruce (Picea abies) (163 citations)
  • Seasonal changes in stem radius and production of new tracheids in Norway spruce. (115 citations)
  • Wood-density variation of Norway spruce in relation to nutrient optimization and fibre dimensions (102 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

Pekka Saranpää mainly focuses on Botany, Picea abies, Lignin, Xylem and Tracheid. Botany and Horticulture are frequently intertwined in his study. His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Animal science, Thinning and Microfibril.

In Microfibril, he works on issues like Composite material, which are connected to Cellulose. His Xylem study deals with Chemical composition intersecting with Plant composition. His Pith study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Softwood and Bark.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Botany (57.25%)
  • Picea abies (33.33%)
  • Lignin (23.19%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2010-2021)?

  • Botany (57.25%)
  • Bark (11.59%)
  • Lignin (23.19%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

Pekka Saranpää focuses on Botany, Bark, Lignin, Horticulture and Picea abies. His research links Cellulose with Botany. Pekka Saranpää has researched Bark in several fields, including Softwood, Chemical composition, Sodium hydroxide and Plant composition.

His Lignin research integrates issues from Food science, Phleum and Biochemistry. Pekka Saranpää combines subjects such as Radial growth and Growing season with his study of Horticulture. His Picea abies research integrates issues from Chemical structure and Ring.

Between 2010 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • The biology of reaction wood (31 citations)
  • Determining the Composition of Lignins in Different Tissues of Silver Birch (28 citations)
  • Tannins can slow-down but also speed-up soil enzymatic activity in boreal forest (27 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Botany
  • Ecology
  • Organic chemistry

His main research concerns Botany, Picea abies, Bark, Astringin and Composite material. His studies deal with areas such as Ecosystem and Taiga as well as Botany. His work carried out in the field of Picea abies brings together such families of science as Forestry and Ring.

His research in Bark intersects with topics in High-performance liquid chromatography, Chromatography, Hydrolysis and Carbon-13 NMR. His work in the fields of Composite material, such as Wetting, Wood veneer and Veneer, overlaps with other areas such as Adhesive bonding. His Phloem research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Betula pendula, Xylem, Sclereid and Lignin.

Best Publications

  • Crystallinity of wood and the size of cellulose crystallites in Norway spruce (Picea abies)

    Seppo Andersson;Ritva Serimaa;Timo Paakkari;Pekka SaranpÄÄ

  • Seasonal changes in stem radius and production of new tracheids in Norway spruce.

    Harri Mäkinen;Pekka Nöjd;Pekka Saranpää

  • Wood density and growth

    Pekka Saranpää

  • Wood-density variation of Norway spruce in relation to nutrient optimization and fibre dimensions

    Harri Mäkinen;Pekka Saranpää;Sune Linder

  • Wood Density within Norway Spruce Stems

    Tuula Jyske;Harri Mäkinen;Pekka Saranpää

  • Expression profiling of the lignin biosynthetic pathway in Norway spruce using EST sequencing and real-time RT-PCR.

    Sanna Koutaniemi;Tino Warinowski;Anna Kärkönen;Edward Alatalo

  • Chemical factors affecting the brown-rot decay resistance of Scots pine heartwood

    Anni M. Harju;Martti Venäläinen;Seija Anttonen;Hannu Viitanen

  • Variation of non-structural carbohydrates in silver birch (Betula pendula Roth) wood

    Riikka Piispanen;Pekka Saranpää

  • Wood density in Norway spruce : changes with thinning intensity and tree age

    Tuula Jaakkola;Harri Mäkinen;Pekka Saranpää

  • Microfibril angle of Norway spruce [Picea abies (L.) Karst.] compression wood: comparison of measuring techniques

    Seppo Andersson;Ritva Serimaa;Mika Torkkeli;Timo Paakkari

  • Stem wood properties of Populus tremuloides, Betula papyrifera and Acer saccharum saplings after 3 years of treatments to elevated carbon dioxide and ozone

    Seija Kaakinen;Katri Kostiainen;Fredrik Ek;Pekka Saranpaa

  • The concentration of phenolics in brown-rot decay resistant and susceptible Scots pine heartwood

    Martti Venäläinen;Anni M. Harju;Pekka Saranpää;Pirjo Kainulainen

  • Effect of elevated [CO2] on stem wood properties of mature Norway spruce grown at different soil nutrient availability

    Katri Kostiainen;Seija Kaakinen;Pekka Saranpää;Bjarni D. Sigurdsson

  • Effect of Growth Rate on Fibre Characteristics in Norway Spruce (Picea abies (L.) Karst.)

    Harri Mäkinen;Pekka Saranpää;Sune Linder

  • The biology of reaction wood

    Barry Gardiner;John Barnett;Pekka Saranpää;Joseph Gril

  • Predicting wood and tracheid properties of Norway spruce

    Harri Mäkinen;Tuula Jaakkola;Riikka Piispanen;Pekka Saranpää

  • Soluble carbohydrates of Pinus sylvestris L. sapwood and heartwood

    Pekka Saranpää;Wolfgang Höll

  • The dibenzodioxocin lignin substructure is abundant in the inner part of the secondary wall in Norway spruce and silver birch xylem.

    Eija M. Kukkola;Sanna Koutaniemi;Eija Pöllänen;Mikaela Gustafsson

  • FTIR spectroscopic prediction of Klason and acid soluble lignin variation in Norway spruce cutting clones

    Sanni Raiskila;Minna Pulkkinen;Tapio Laakso;Kurt Fagerstedt

  • Structural variation of tracheids in Norway spruce (Picea abies [L.] Karst.).

    Matti-P Sarén;Ritva Serimaa;Seppo Andersson;Timo Paakkari

  • Basic density, longitudinal shrinkage and tracheid length of juvenile wood of Picea abies (L.) Karst

    Pekka Saranpää

Frequent Co-Authors

Kurt V. Fagerstedt
Kurt V. Fagerstedt University of Helsinki
Elina Vapaavuori
Elina Vapaavuori Finnish Forest Research Institute
Harri Mäkinen
Harri Mäkinen Natural Resources Institute Finland
Ritva Serimaa
Ritva Serimaa University of Helsinki
Kristiina Wähälä
Kristiina Wähälä University of Helsinki
Sune Linder
Sune Linder Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Vincent L. Chiang
Vincent L. Chiang North Carolina State University
Hely Häggman
Hely Häggman University of Oulu
Teemu H. Teeri
Teemu H. Teeri University of Helsinki
Aino Smolander
Aino Smolander Finnish Forest Research Institute

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