Aino Smolander

7.1k total citations
131 papers, 5.6k citations indexed

About

Aino Smolander is a scholar working on Soil Science, Ecology and Environmental Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Aino Smolander has authored 131 papers receiving a total of 5.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 76 papers in Soil Science, 47 papers in Ecology and 38 papers in Environmental Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Aino Smolander's work include Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (75 papers), Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology (45 papers) and Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics (38 papers). Aino Smolander is often cited by papers focused on Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (75 papers), Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology (45 papers) and Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics (38 papers). Aino Smolander collaborates with scholars based in Finland, Poland and Germany. Aino Smolander's co-authors include Veikko Kitunen, Outi Priha, Bartosz Adamczyk, Laura Paavolainen, Sanna Kanerva, Oili Kiikkilä, Eino Mälkönen, Sylwia Adamczyk, Mikko Kukkola and Jyrki Loponen and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, The Science of The Total Environment and Applied and Environmental Microbiology.

In The Last Decade

Aino Smolander

127 papers receiving 5.2k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Aino Smolander Finland 44 2.7k 1.9k 1.6k 1.1k 985 131 5.6k
S. J. Grayston Canada 33 3.5k 1.3× 2.5k 1.3× 2.4k 1.5× 926 0.9× 778 0.8× 68 6.1k
Veikko Kitunen Finland 40 1.9k 0.7× 1.6k 0.8× 1.2k 0.7× 571 0.5× 763 0.8× 101 4.7k
Søren Christensen Denmark 40 3.3k 1.2× 2.8k 1.5× 2.0k 1.2× 722 0.7× 1.3k 1.3× 115 7.1k
Fuzhong Wu China 37 2.6k 1.0× 1.6k 0.8× 1.2k 0.7× 981 0.9× 573 0.6× 211 5.2k
Dario Fornara United Kingdom 36 3.0k 1.1× 1.7k 0.9× 1.6k 1.0× 1.3k 1.2× 758 0.8× 89 5.7k
Michael Weintraub United States 35 4.8k 1.8× 3.3k 1.8× 2.2k 1.4× 552 0.5× 1.5k 1.5× 67 8.0k
Sven Marhan Germany 46 3.2k 1.2× 2.1k 1.1× 1.7k 1.0× 458 0.4× 845 0.9× 124 5.4k
Timothy R. Cavagnaro Australia 53 2.4k 0.9× 1.1k 0.6× 4.8k 3.0× 633 0.6× 544 0.6× 192 7.6k
Franciska T. de Vries Netherlands 37 3.9k 1.5× 3.1k 1.6× 4.3k 2.7× 1.4k 1.3× 489 0.5× 66 8.6k
Douglas L. Godbold United Kingdom 51 2.9k 1.1× 1.5k 0.8× 5.3k 3.3× 1.5k 1.4× 567 0.6× 189 9.1k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Aino Smolander

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All Works

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Mäkinen, Harri & Aino Smolander. (2025). Effects of logging residue on the growth and properties of the humus layer in Scots pine and Norway spruce stands. Forest Ecology and Management. 580. 122526–122526. 1 indexed citations
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Smolander, Aino, Veikko Kitunen, & Antti‐Jussi Lindroos. (2024). Piling up Norway spruce logging residues alters soil organic matter in clear cuts. Applied Soil Ecology. 201. 105460–105460. 2 indexed citations
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Lindroos, Antti‐Jussi, John Derome, Kirsti Derome, & Aino Smolander. (2024). The effect of Scots pine, Norway spruce and silver birch on the chemical composition of stand throughfall and upper soil percolation water in northern Finland. Boreal environment research. 16(3). 240–250. 3 indexed citations
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Salemaa, Maija, Antti‐Jussi Lindroos, Päivi Merilä, Raisa Mäkipää, & Aino Smolander. (2018). N2 fixation associated with the bryophyte layer is suppressed by low levels of nitrogen deposition in boreal forests. The Science of The Total Environment. 653. 995–1004. 32 indexed citations
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Adamczyk, Bartosz, Judy Simon, Veikko Kitunen, Sylwia Adamczyk, & Aino Smolander. (2017). Tannins and Their Complex Interaction with Different Organic Nitrogen Compounds and Enzymes: Old Paradigms versus Recent Advances. ChemistryOpen. 6(5). 610–614. 151 indexed citations
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Adamczyk, Bartosz, Outi‐Maaria Sietiö, Sanna Kanerva, et al.. (2016). The contribution of ericoid plants to soil nitrogen chemistry and organic matter decomposition in boreal forest soil. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 103. 394–404. 55 indexed citations
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Rajala, Tiina, et al.. (2014). The community of needle endophytes reflects the current physiological state of Norway spruce. Fungal Biology. 118(3). 309–315. 25 indexed citations
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Adamczyk, Bartosz, Petri Kilpeläinen, Veikko Kitunen, & Aino Smolander. (2014). Potential activities of enzymes involved in N, C, P and S cycling in boreal forest soil under different tree species. Pedobiologia. 57(2). 97–102. 56 indexed citations
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Tamminen, Pekka, Anna Saarsalmi, Aino Smolander, Mikko Kukkola, & Heljä‐Sisko Helmisaari. (2011). Effects of logging residue harvest in thinnings on amounts of soil carbon and nutrients in Scots pine and Norway spruce stands. Forest Ecology and Management. 263. 31–38. 47 indexed citations
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Adamczyk, Bartosz, et al.. (2010). Proteins as nitrogen source for plants. Plant Signaling & Behavior. 5(7). 817–819. 49 indexed citations
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Adamczyk, Bartosz, et al.. (2009). Degradation of proteins by enzymes exuded by Allium porrum roots–A potentially important strategy for acquiring organic nitrogen by plants. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry. 47(10). 919–925. 22 indexed citations
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Nöjd, Pekka, et al.. (2009). Artificial recharge of groundwater through sprinkling infiltration: Impacts on forest soil and the nutrient status and growth of Scots pine. The Science of The Total Environment. 407(10). 3365–3371. 10 indexed citations
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Nieminen, Tiina M. & Aino Smolander. (2006). Forest under-storey vegetation and plant litter decomposition under three different dominant tree species. Jukuri (Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke)). 8 indexed citations
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Smolander, Aino. (2003). Metsämaan orgaaninen aine. Jukuri (Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke)).
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Elo, S., Liisa Maunuksela, Mirja Salkinoja‐Salonen, Aino Smolander, & Kielo Haahtela. (2000). Humus bacteria of Norway spruce stands: plant growth promoting properties and birch, red fescue and alder colonizing capacity. FEMS Microbiology Ecology. 31(2). 143–152. 58 indexed citations
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Priha, Outi, Tarja Lehto, & Aino Smolander. (1999). Mycorrhizas and C and N transformations in the rhizospheres of Pinus sylvestris, Picea abies and Betula pendula seedlings. Plant and Soil. 206(2). 191–204. 34 indexed citations
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Weber, Assi, Aino Smolander, Eeva‐Liisa Nurmiaho‐Lassila, & Veronica Sundman. (1988). Isolation and characterization of Frankia strains from Alnus incana and Alnus glutinosa in Finland. Symbiosis. 6. 97–116. 21 indexed citations
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Smolander, Aino, Eeva‐Liisa Nurmiaho‐Lassila, & Veronica Sundman. (1988). Effect of a Clay Mineral (Montmorillonite) on the Nodulation of Alnus and on the Nitrogenase Activity of Frankia in Pure Culture. Symbiosis. 6. 37–52. 7 indexed citations
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Puska, Pekka, et al.. (1986). Planned use of mass media in national health promotion: the "Keys to Health" TV program in 1982 in Finland.. PubMed. 76(5). 336–42. 27 indexed citations

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