2026 Taina Pennanen: Plant Science and Agronomy Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Plant Science and Agronomy	52	1863	1709	13	11	116	12982

Discipline name

D-Index

World Ranking

Current World Ranking

National Ranking

Current National Ranking

Publications

Citations

Plant Science and Agronomy

1863

1709

116

12982

Plant Science and Agronomy

D-Index

Citations

12982

World Ranking

1863

National Ranking

Research.com Recognitions

2025 - Research.com Plant Science and Agronomy in Finland Leader Award

Best Publications

The UNITE database for molecular identification of fungi - recent updates and future perspectives

Kessy Abarenkov;R. Henrik Nilsson;R. Henrik Nilsson;Karl‐Henrik Larsson;Ian J. Alexander

2056
Citations
UNITE: a database providing web-based methods for the molecular identification of ectomycorrhizal fungi

Urmas Kõljalg;Karl-Henrik Larsson;Kessy Abarenkov;R. Henrik Nilsson

1268
Citations
Fungal community analysis by high-throughput sequencing of amplified markers - a user's guide

Björn D. Lindahl;R. Henrik Nilsson;Leho Tedersoo;Kessy Abarenkov

985
Citations
Microbial community structure and pH response in relation to soil organic matter quality in wood-ash fertilized, clear-cut or burned coniferous forest soils

Erland Bååth;Åsa Frostegård;Taina Pennanen;Hannu Fritze

650
Citations
Phospholipid Fatty Acid Composition and Heavy Metal Tolerance of Soil Microbial Communities along Two Heavy Metal-Polluted Gradients in Coniferous Forests

T Pennanen;A Frostegård;H Fritze;Erland Bååth

518
Citations
Accurate Estimation of Fungal Diversity and Abundance through Improved Lineage-Specific Primers Optimized for Illumina Amplicon Sequencing

D. Lee Taylor;William A. Walters;Niall J. Lennon;James Bochicchio

491
Citations
Structure of the Microbial Communities in Coniferous Forest Soils in Relation to Site Fertility and Stand Development Stage.

T. Pennanen;J. Liski;E. Bååth;V. Kitunen

329
Citations
Microbial community structure and characteristics of the organic matter in soils under Pinus sylvestris, Picea abies and Betula pendula at two forest sites

Outi Priha;Susan J. Grayston;Risto Hiukka;Taina Pennanen

282
Citations
Preserving accuracy in GenBank

Thomas D. Bruns;Meredith Blackwell;Ivan Edwards;Andy F.S. Taylor

273
Citations
Fungal community dynamics in relation to substrate quality of decaying Norway spruce ( Picea abies [L.] Karst.) logs in boreal forests.

Tiina Rajala;Mikko Peltoniemi;Taina Pennanen;Raisa Mäkipää

263
Citations
Structure of a Microbial Community in Soil after Prolonged Addition of Low Levels of Simulated Acid Rain

Taina Pennanen;Hannu Fritze;Pekka Vanhala;Oili Kiikkilä

234
Citations
Microbial activities related to C and N cycling and microbial community structure in the rhizospheres of Pinus sylvestris, Picea abies and Betula pendula seedlings in an organic and mineral soil

Outi Priha;Susan J. Grayston;Taina Pennanen;Aino Smolander

226
Citations
Recovery of soil microbial biomass and activity from prescribed burning

Hannu Fritze;Taina Pennanen;Janna Pietikäinen

216
Citations
RNA reveals a succession of active fungi during the decay of Norway spruce logs

Tiina Rajala;Mikko Peltoniemi;Jarkko Hantula;Raisa Mäkipää

216
Citations
Distribution of microbial biomass and phospholipid fatty acids in Podzol profiles under coniferous forest

H. Fritze;J. Pietikäinen;T. Pennanen

205
Citations
Microbial communities in boreal coniferous forest humus exposed to heavy metals and changes in soil pH—a summary of the use of phospholipid fatty acids, Biolog® and 3H-thymidine incorporation methods in field studies

Taina Pennanen

193
Citations
Ectomycorrhizal community structure varies among Norway spruce (Picea abies) clones

T. Korkama;A. Pakkanen;T. Pennanen

167
Citations
Interactions between soil- and dead wood-inhabiting fungal communities during the decay of Norway spruce logs

Raisa Mäkipää;Tiina Rajala;Dmitry Schigel;Katja T Rinne

157
Citations
Preserving accuracy in GenBank

M. I. Bidartondo;Thomas D. Bruns;Meredith Blackwell;Ivan Edwards

156
Citations
Decomposition and Fungi of Needle Litter from Slow- and Fast-growing Norway Spruce (Picea abies) Clones

Tiina Korkama-Rajala;Michael M. Müller;Taina Pennanen

145
Citations
Responses of aerobic microbial communities and soil respiration to water-level drawdown in a northern boreal fen

Krista Jaatinen;Raija Laiho;Anita Vuorenmaa;Urko del Castillo

143
Citations