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D-Index
125
Citations
66610
World Ranking
96
National Ranking
3

Tuukka Petäjä 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 Tuukka Petäjä sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 690+

This scientist: 897 publications — 100th percentile

100% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Tuukka Petäjä 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 Tuukka Petäjä sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 126+

This scientist: 125 D-Index — 99th percentile

99% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 126 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in Finland Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in Finland Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in Finland Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in Finland Leader Award

Overview

Tuukka Petäjä is affiliated with the University of Helsinki in Finland and has an extensive publication record in environmental and atmospheric sciences. Their research primarily focuses on atmospheric chemistry, aerosols, and the effects of air quality on health and climate dynamics.

Their recent papers include:

  • Contrasting trends of PM2.5 and surface-ozone concentrations in China from 2013 to 2017, 2020, National Science Review
  • Overview of the MOSAiC expedition: Atmosphere, 2022, Elementa Science of the Anthropocene
  • Rapid growth of new atmospheric particles by nitric acid and ammonia condensation, 2020, Nature
  • Differing Mechanisms of New Particle Formation at Two Arctic Sites, 2020, Geophysical Research Letters
  • Role of iodine oxoacids in atmospheric aerosol nucleation, 2021, Science

Frequent co-authors in their collaborations include:

  • Markku Kulmala
  • Veli-Matti Kerminen
  • Lubna Dada
  • Katrianne Lehtipalo
  • Douglas R. Worsnop

They have published extensively in journals such as:

  • Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Helda (University of Helsinki)
  • Environment International
  • The Science of The Total Environment

Their main fields of study encompass:

  • Environmental Science
  • Earth and Planetary Sciences

Within these fields, prominent subfields include:

  • Atmospheric Science
  • Global and Planetary Change
  • Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
  • Environmental Engineering
  • Automotive Engineering

Core research topics covered in their work are:

  • Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols
  • Air Quality and Health Impacts
  • Atmospheric aerosols and clouds
  • Atmospheric Ozone and Climate
  • Air Quality Monitoring and Forecasting
  • Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics
  • Vehicle emissions and performance

Best Publications

  • Formation and growth rates of ultrafine atmospheric particles: a review of observations

    M Kulmala;Hanna Tuula Katariina Vehkamäki;Tuukka Petäjä;M Dal Maso

  • A large source of low-volatility secondary organic aerosol

    Mikael Ehn;Joel A. Thornton;Einhard Kleist;Mikko Sipila

  • Role of sulphuric acid, ammonia and galactic cosmic rays in atmospheric aerosol nucleation

    Jasper Kirkby;Joachim Curtius;João Almeida;João Almeida;Eimear Dunne

  • Direct observations of atmospheric aerosol nucleation.

    Markku Kulmala;Jenni Kontkanen;Heikki Junninen;Katrianne Lehtipalo

  • Molecular understanding of sulphuric acid-amine particle nucleation in the atmosphere

    Joao Almeida;Joao Almeida;Siegfried Schobesberger;Andreas Kürten;Ismael K. Ortega

  • Recent advances in understanding secondary organic aerosol: Implications for global climate forcing

    Manish Shrivastava;Christopher D. Cappa;Jiwen Fan;Allen H. Goldstein

  • The Role of Sulfuric Acid in Atmospheric Nucleation

    Mikko Sipilä;Mikko Sipilä;Torsten Berndt;Tuukka Petäjä;David Brus;David Brus

  • The role of low-volatility organic compounds in initial particle growth in the atmosphere

    Jasmin Tröstl;Wayne K. Chuang;Hamish Gordon;Martin Heinritzi

  • Enhanced haze pollution by black carbon in megacities in China

    A. J. Ding;X. Huang;W. Nie;J. N. Sun

  • Ion-induced nucleation of pure biogenic particles

    Jasper Kirkby;Jasper Kirkby;Jonathan Duplissy;Jonathan Duplissy;Kamalika Sengupta;Carla Frege

  • Radiative Absorption Enhancements Due to the Mixing State of Atmospheric Black Carbon

    Christopher D. Cappa;Timothy B. Onasch;Paola Massoli;Douglas R. Worsnop

  • Atmospheric new particle formation from sulfuric acid and amines in a Chinese megacity

    Lei Yao;Olga Garmash;Federico Bianchi;Federico Bianchi;Jun Zheng

  • Measurement of the nucleation of atmospheric aerosol particles

    Markku Kulmala;Tuukka Petäjä;Tuomo Nieminen;Mikko Sipilä

  • Oxidation products of biogenic emissions contribute to nucleation of atmospheric particles.

    Francesco Riccobono;Siegfried Schobesberger;Catherine E. Scott;Josef Dommen

  • A high-resolution mass spectrometer to measure atmospheric ion composition

    H. Junninen;M. Ehn;T. Petäjä;L. Luosujärvi

  • Atmospheric new particle formation and growth : review of field observations

    Veli-Matti Kerminen;Xuemeng Chen;Ville Vakkari;Tuukka Petäjä

  • Hygroscopic properties of submicrometer atmospheric aerosol particles measured with H-TDMA instruments in various environments—a review

    Erik Swietlicki;H-C Hansson;K Hameri;Birgitta Svenningsson

  • New particle formation in the free troposphere: A question of chemistry and timing.

    Federico Bianchi;Federico Bianchi;Federico Bianchi;Jasmin Tröstl;Heikki Junninen;Carla Frege

  • Toward direct measurement of atmospheric nucleation.

    Markku Kulmala;Ilona Riipinen;Mikko Juhani Sipilä;Hanna E Manninen

  • Atmospheric sulphuric acid and neutral cluster measurements using CI-APi-TOF

    T. Jokinen;M. Sipilä;H. Junninen;M. Ehn

  • A new atmospherically relevant oxidant of sulphur dioxide

    R. L. Mauldin;R. L. Mauldin;R. L. Mauldin;T. Berndt;Mikko Juhani Sipilä;Mikko Juhani Sipilä;Mikko Juhani Sipilä;P. Paasonen

  • Atmospheric sulphuric acid and aerosol formation: implications from atmospheric measurements for nucleation and early growth mechanisms

    S.-L. Sihto;M. Kulmala;V.-M. Kerminen;M. Dal Maso

Frequent Co-Authors

Markku Kulmala
Markku Kulmala University of Helsinki
Katrianne Lehtipalo
Katrianne Lehtipalo University of Helsinki
Veli-Matti Kerminen
Veli-Matti Kerminen University of Helsinki
Heikki Junninen
Heikki Junninen University of Tartu
Mikael Ehn
Mikael Ehn University of Helsinki
Douglas R. Worsnop
Douglas R. Worsnop University of Helsinki
Jonathan Duplissy
Jonathan Duplissy University of Helsinki
Ari Laaksonen
Ari Laaksonen Finnish Meteorological Institute
Siegfried Schobesberger
Siegfried Schobesberger University of Eastern Finland
Hanna E. Manninen
Hanna E. Manninen Helsinki Region Environmental Services Authority

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