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Petteri Alho publication distribution in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Environmental Sciences in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Petteri Alho sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 110 publications — 18th percentile

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

The last bar groups every scientist with 687 publications or more.

Petteri Alho D-index placement in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Environmental Sciences scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Petteri Alho sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 35 D-Index — 5th percentile

5% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Petteri Alho is affiliated with the University of Turku in Finland and conducts research primarily in the fields of Environmental Science and Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their work spans various subfields including Ecology, Atmospheric Science, Water Science and Technology, Soil Science, and Global and Planetary Change.

The main focus of Petteri Alho's scientific inquiry revolves around topics related to hydrology and sediment transport. Key themes in their research include:

  • Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes
  • Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies
  • Soil erosion and sediment transport
  • Flood Risk Assessment and Management
  • Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics
  • Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics
  • Cryospheric studies and observations

Their recent publications reflect a consistent engagement with topics connected to river and sediment dynamics, as well as hydrological systems under varying environmental conditions. Selected papers include:

  • "Geospatial Artificial Intelligence (GeoAI) in the Integrated Hydrological and Fluvial Systems Modeling: Review of Current Applications and Trends" (2022) published in Water
  • "Inferring sediment transfers and functional connectivity of rivers from repeat topographic surveys" (2020) published in Earth Surface Processes and Landforms
  • "The impacts of near-bed flow characteristics on river bed sediment transport under ice-covered conditions in 2016-2021" (2022) published in Journal of Hydrology
  • "Macro-Turbulent Flow and Its Impacts on Sediment Transport Potential of a Subarctic River during Ice-Covered and Open-Channel Conditions" (2020) published in Water
  • "River plume and sediment transport seasonality in a non-tidal semi-enclosed brackish water estuary of the Baltic Sea" (2020) published in Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science

Their frequent co-authors include:

  • Elina Kasvi (15 co-authored works)
  • Linnea Blåfield (8 co-authored works)
  • Eliisa Lotsari (6 co-authored works)
  • Maria Kämäri (5 co-authored works)
  • Mikel Calle (4 co-authored works)

Petteri Alho's research is often disseminated through publication venues such as SSRN Electronic Journal, Water, Earth Surface Processes and Landforms, Journal of Hydrology, and Hydrology Research, reflecting a multidisciplinary approach to hydrological and environmental science topics.

Best Publications

  • Individual tree biomass estimation using terrestrial laser scanning

    Ville Kankare;Markus Holopainen;Mikko Vastaranta;Eetu Puttonen

  • Seamless Mapping of River Channels at High Resolution Using Mobile LiDAR and UAV-Photography

    Claude Flener;Matti Vaaja;Anttoni Jaakkola;Anssi Krooks

  • National scale assessment of climate change impacts on flooding in Finland

    Noora Veijalainen;Eliisa Lotsari;Petteri Alho;Bertel Vehviläinen

  • Advances in Forest Inventory Using Airborne Laser Scanning

    Juha Hyyppä;Xiaowei Yu;Hannu Hyyppä;Mikko Vastaranta

  • International Benchmarking of the Individual Tree Detection Methods for Modeling 3-D Canopy Structure for Silviculture and Forest Ecology Using Airborne Laser Scanning

    Yunsheng Wang;Juha Hyyppa;Xinlian Liang;Harri Kaartinen

  • Tree mapping using airborne, terrestrial and mobile laser scanning – A case study in a heterogeneous urban forest

    Markus Holopainen;Ville Kankare;Mikko Vastaranta;Xinlian Liang

  • Application of boat‐based laser scanning for river survey

    P. Alho;A. Kukko;H. Hyyppä;H. Kaartinen

  • Retrieval of Forest Aboveground Biomass and Stem Volume with Airborne Scanning LiDAR

    Ville Kankare;Mikko Vastaranta;Markus Holopainen;Minna Räty

  • Laser scanning applications in fluvial studies

    Johanna Hohenthal;Petteri Alho;Juha Hyyppä;Hannu Hyyppä

  • Comparing a 1D hydraulic model with a 2D hydraulic model for the simulation of extreme glacial outburst floods

    Petteri Alho;Juha Aaltonen

  • Mapping Topography Changes and Elevation Accuracies Using a Mobile Laser Scanner

    Matti Vaaja;Juha Hyyppä;Antero Kukko;Harri Kaartinen

  • Morphological changes on meander point bars associated with flow structure at different discharges

    Elina Kasvi;Matti Vaaja;Petteri Alho;Petteri Alho;Hannu Hyyppä;Hannu Hyyppä

  • Comparison of empirical and theoretical remote sensing based bathymetry models in river environments

    Claude Flener;Eliisa Lotsari;Petteri Alho;Jukka Käyhkö

  • Channel dynamics and geomorphic resilience in an ephemeral Mediterranean river affected by gravel mining

    Mikel Calle;Petteri Alho;Petteri Alho;Gerardo Benito

  • Reconstruction of the largest Holocene jökulhlaup within Jökulsá á Fjöllum, NE Iceland

    Petteri Alho;Andrew J. Russell;Jonathan L. Carrivick;Jukka Käyhkö

  • Systematic Assessment of Maps as Source Information in Landscape-change Research

    Niina Vuorela;Petteri Alho;Risto Kalliola

  • Annual bank and point bar morphodynamics of a meandering river determined by high-accuracy multitemporal laser scanning and flow data

    Eliisa Lotsari;Eliisa Lotsari;Matti Vaaja;Claude Flener;Harri Kaartinen

  • Paleohydraulic reconstruction of the largest Glacial Lake Missoula draining(s)

    Petteri Alho;Victor R. Baker;Larry N. Smith

  • Uncertainties in flood risk mapping: a case study on estimating building damages for a river flood in Finland.

    Laura Koivumäki;Petteri Alho;E. Lotsari;Jukka Käyhkö

  • Flow Patterns and Morphological Changes in a Sandy Meander Bend during a Flood—Spatially and Temporally Intensive ADCP Measurement Approach

    Elina Kasvi;Leena Laamanen;Eliisa Lotsari;Petteri Alho

  • Mapping of urban roadside trees – A case study in the tree register update process in Helsinki City

    Topi Tanhuanpää;Mikko Vastaranta;Ville Kankare;Markus Holopainen

Frequent Co-Authors

Hannu Hyyppä
Hannu Hyyppä Aalto University
Juha Hyyppä
Juha Hyyppä Finnish Geospatial Research Institute
Harri Kaartinen
Harri Kaartinen University of Turku
Antero Kukko
Antero Kukko Aalto University
Markus Holopainen
Markus Holopainen University of Helsinki
Mikko Vastaranta
Mikko Vastaranta University of Eastern Finland
Anttoni Jaakkola
Anttoni Jaakkola Finnish Geospatial Research Institute
Gerardo Benito
Gerardo Benito Spanish National Research Council
Xiaowei Yu
Xiaowei Yu Finnish Geospatial Research Institute
Andrew J. Russell
Andrew J. Russell Newcastle University

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