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Topi Rönkkö

Topi Rönkkö

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Environmental Sciences

D-Index
51
Citations
7623
World Ranking
4824
National Ranking
77

Overview

Topi Rönkkö is affiliated with Tampere University in Finland, specializing in research that spans Environmental Science, Engineering, and Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their scholarly work addresses multiple subfields including Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Automotive Engineering, Atmospheric Science, Environmental Engineering, and Speech and Hearing.

The primary research topics explored encompass Air Quality and Health Impacts, Vehicle Emissions and Performance, Atmospheric Chemistry and Aerosols, Air Quality Monitoring and Forecasting, Noise Effects and Management, Maritime Transport Emissions and Efficiency, and Wind and Air Flow Studies.

They have published extensively in several high-profile academic journals and publication venues, including:

  • Atmospheric chemistry and physics
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Atmospheric Environment
  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Environmental Pollution

Among the notable recent papers authored or co-authored by Topi Rönkkö are:

  • Reduction in greenhouse gas and other emissions from ship engines: Current trends and future options (2022), published in Progress in Energy and Combustion Science
  • Variation of Absorption Ångström Exponent in Aerosols From Different Emission Sources (2021), published in Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres
  • Spatiotemporal variation and trends in equivalent black carbon in the Helsinki metropolitan area in Finland (2021), published in Atmospheric chemistry and physics
  • Shipping Remains a Globally Significant Source of Anthropogenic PN Emissions Even after 2020 Sulfur Regulation (2020), published in Environmental Science & Technology
  • Particulate emissions of a modern diesel passenger car under laboratory and real-world transient driving conditions (2020), published in Environmental Pollution

Topi Rönkkö collaborates frequently with several co-authors, including:

  • Hilkka Timonen
  • Sanna Saarikoski
  • Minna Aurela
  • Jarkko V. Niemi
  • Laura Salo

The combined focus of their work integrates detailed investigations into vehicle emissions, air quality monitoring, and the environmental impacts of maritime transport. This multidisciplinary approach contributes to advancing understanding of airborne pollutants and their broader effects on health and the environment.

Best Publications

  • Traffic is a major source of atmospheric nanocluster aerosol

    Topi Rönkkö;Heino Kuuluvainen;Panu Karjalainen;Jorma Keskinen

  • Nucleation mode particles with a nonvolatile core in the exhaust of a heavy duty diesel vehicle.

    Topi Rönkko;Annele Virtanen;Jonna Kannosto;Jorma Keskinen

  • Reduction in greenhouse gas and other emissions from ship engines: Current trends and future options

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  • Effect of dilution conditions and driving parameters on nucleation mode particles in diesel exhaust : Laboratory and on-road study

    Topi Rönkkö;Annele Virtanen;Kati Vaaraslahti;Jorma Keskinen

  • Characteristics and source apportionment of black carbon in the Helsinki metropolitan area, Finland

    Aku Helin;Jarkko V. Niemi;Aki Virkkula;Liisa Pirjola

  • Exhaust particles of modern gasoline vehicles: A laboratory and an on-road study

    Panu Karjalainen;Liisa Pirjola;Juha Heikkilä;Tero Lähde

  • Dispersion of particles and trace gases nearby a city highway: Mobile laboratory measurements in Finland

    L. Pirjola;P. Paasonen;D. Pfeiffer;T. Hussein

  • Spatial and temporal characterization of traffic emissions in urban microenvironments with a mobile laboratory

    L. Pirjola;L. Pirjola;T. Lähde;J.V. Niemi;A. Kousa

  • The formation and physical properties of the particle emissions from a natural gas engine

    Jenni Alanen;Erkka Saukko;Kati Lehtoranta;Timo Murtonen

  • Particulate Mass and Nonvolatile Particle Number Emissions from Marine Engines Using Low-Sulfur Fuels, Natural Gas, or Scrubbers

    Kati Lehtoranta;Päivi Aakko-Saksa;Timo Murtonen;Hannu Vesala

  • Can real-world diesel exhaust particle size distribution be reproduced in the laboratory? A critical review.

    Jorma Keskinen;Topi Rönkkö

  • Alzheimer's disease and alpha-synuclein pathology in the olfactory bulbs of infants, children, teens and adults ≤ 40 years in Metropolitan Mexico City. APOE4 carriers at higher risk of suicide accelerate their olfactory bulb pathology.

    Lilian Calderón-Garcidueñas;Lilian Calderón-Garcidueñas;Angélica González-Maciel;Rafael Reynoso-Robles;Randy J. Kulesza

  • Overview of Sources and Characteristics of Nanoparticles in Urban Traffic-Influenced Areas.

    Topi Rönkkö;Hilkka Timonen

  • Mobile measurements of ship emissions in two harbour areas in Finland

    L. Pirjola;L. Pirjola;A. Pajunoja;A. Pajunoja;J. Walden;J.-P. Jalkanen

  • Winter and summer time size distributions and densities of traffic-related aerosol particles at a busy highway in Helsinki

    A. Virtanen;T. Rönkkö;J. Kannosto;J. Ristimäki

  • Variation of Absorption Ångström Exponent in Aerosols From Different Emission Sources

    Aku Helin;Aki Virkkula;John Backman;Liisa Pirjola;Liisa Pirjola

  • Time-resolved characterization of primary particle emissions and secondary particle formation from a modern gasoline passenger car

    Panu Karjalainen;Hilkka Timonen;Erkka Saukko;Heino Kuuluvainen

  • Lung deposited surface area size distributions of particulate matter in different urban areas

    Heino Kuuluvainen;Topi Rönkkö;Anssi Järvinen;Sampo Saari

  • Vehicle engines produce exhaust nanoparticles even when not fueled.

    Topi Rönkkö;Liisa Pirjola;Leonidas Ntziachristos;Juha Heikkilä

  • Heavy duty diesel engine exhaust aerosol particle and ion measurements.

    Tero Lähde;Topi Rönkkö;Annele Virtanen;Tanja J. Schuck

  • First online measurements of sulfuric acid gas in modern heavy-duty diesel engine exhaust: implications for nanoparticle formation.

    Frank Arnold;L. Pirjola;L. Pirjola;T. Ronkko;U. Reichl

  • Effects of Gaseous Sulphuric Acid on Diesel Exhaust Nanoparticle Formation and Characteristics

    Topi Rönkkö;Tero Lähde;Juha Heikkilä;Liisa Pirjola

Frequent Co-Authors

Jorma Keskinen
Jorma Keskinen Tampere University
Liisa Pirjola
Liisa Pirjola Helsinki Metropolia University of Applied Sciences
Hilkka Timonen
Hilkka Timonen Finnish Meteorological Institute
Sanna Saarikoski
Sanna Saarikoski Finnish Meteorological Institute
Risto Hillamo
Risto Hillamo Finnish Meteorological Institute
Minna Aurela
Minna Aurela Finnish Meteorological Institute
Leonidas Ntziachristos
Leonidas Ntziachristos Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Kimmo Teinilä
Kimmo Teinilä Finnish Meteorological Institute
Annele Virtanen
Annele Virtanen University of Eastern Finland
Kaarle Hämeri
Kaarle Hämeri University of Helsinki

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