Harri Kaartinen

12.3k total citations · 3 hit papers
191 papers, 9.2k citations indexed

About

Harri Kaartinen is a scholar working on Environmental Engineering, Geology and Nature and Landscape Conservation. According to data from OpenAlex, Harri Kaartinen has authored 191 papers receiving a total of 9.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 160 papers in Environmental Engineering, 89 papers in Geology and 60 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation. Recurrent topics in Harri Kaartinen's work include Remote Sensing and LiDAR Applications (159 papers), 3D Surveying and Cultural Heritage (89 papers) and Forest ecology and management (60 papers). Harri Kaartinen is often cited by papers focused on Remote Sensing and LiDAR Applications (159 papers), 3D Surveying and Cultural Heritage (89 papers) and Forest ecology and management (60 papers). Harri Kaartinen collaborates with scholars based in Finland, China and United States. Harri Kaartinen's co-authors include Juha Hyyppä, Antero Kukko, Xiaowei Yu, Anttoni Jaakkola, Hannu Hyyppä, Mikko Vastaranta, Xinlian Liang, Markus Holopainen, Sanna Kaasalainen and Yunsheng Wang and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Remote Sensing of Environment.

In The Last Decade

Harri Kaartinen

177 papers receiving 8.7k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Terrestrial laser scanning in forest inventories

2016 627 citations Xinlian Liang, Ville Kankare et al. profile →
Fast Automatic Precision Tree Models from Terrestrial Laser Scanner Data

2013 606 citations Pasi Raumonen, M. Kaasalainen et al. Remote Sensing profile →
An International Comparison of Individual Tree Detection and Extraction Using Airborne Laser Scanning

2012 400 citations Harri Kaartinen, Juha Hyyppä et al. Remote Sensing profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Harri Kaartinen Finland	51	7.8k	3.6k	3.2k	2.7k	2.4k	191	9.2k
Antero Kukko Finland	47	6.9k 0.9×	2.5k 0.7×	3.5k 1.1×	2.3k 0.8×	1.7k 0.7×	192	8.4k
Hannu Hyyppä Finland	45	5.9k 0.8×	3.0k 0.8×	2.1k 0.6×	2.5k 0.9×	2.0k 0.8×	192	7.4k
Norbert Pfeifer Austria	51	7.0k 0.9×	1.6k 0.4×	4.2k 1.3×	2.8k 1.0×	980 0.4×	285	8.8k
Xiaowei Yu Finland	46	7.2k 0.9×	4.4k 1.2×	1.8k 0.6×	2.6k 0.9×	3.0k 1.3×	102	7.7k
Anttoni Jaakkola Finland	33	4.4k 0.6×	1.5k 0.4×	2.3k 0.7×	1.3k 0.5×	1.0k 0.4×	69	5.2k
Mikko Vastaranta Finland	41	7.2k 0.9×	4.7k 1.3×	1.4k 0.4×	2.9k 1.1×	2.9k 1.2×	175	8.2k
Arko Lucieer Australia	40	4.9k 0.6×	920 0.3×	2.6k 0.8×	3.6k 1.3×	597 0.3×	156	8.9k
Xinlian Liang Finland	40	4.9k 0.6×	2.8k 0.8×	1.7k 0.5×	1.4k 0.5×	1.8k 0.8×	123	5.5k
Juha Hyyppä Finland	76	17.4k 2.2×	8.5k 2.3×	6.0k 1.9×	6.6k 2.4×	5.6k 2.3×	555	21.1k
Markus Holopainen Finland	38	5.8k 0.7×	3.8k 1.0×	1.2k 0.4×	2.4k 0.9×	2.4k 1.0×	160	6.8k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Harri Kaartinen

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Liu, Zuoya, Harri Kaartinen, Teemu Hakala, et al.. (2025). Performance analysis of ultra-wideband positioning for measuring tree positions in boreal forest plots. Aaltodoc (Aalto University). 15. 100087–100087.

Hakala, Teemu, et al.. (2025). Simulation of ultra-fast structured illumination in single-photon sensitive single-pixel lidar. Optics Express. 33(3). 4396–4396.

Kaartinen, Harri, et al.. (2024). Fully automated extraction of railtop centerline from mobile laser scanning data. Automation in Construction. 168. 105812–105812.

Väätäinen, Kari, Antero Kukko, Harri Kaartinen, et al.. (2023). Unlocking Digitalization in Forest Operations with Viewshed Analysis to Improve GNSS Positioning Accuracy. Forests. 14(4). 689–689. 6 indexed citations

Lehtomäki, Matti, Xiaowei Yu, Antero Kukko, et al.. (2023). Individual tree segmentation and species classification using high-density close-range multispectral laser scanning data. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 9. 100039–100039. 30 indexed citations

Hyyppä, Eric, Antero Kukko, Harri Kaartinen, et al.. (2022). Direct and automatic measurements of stem curve and volume using a high-resolution airborne laser scanning system. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 5. 100050–100050. 30 indexed citations

Luoma, Ville, Tuomas Yrttimaa, Ville Kankare, et al.. (2021). Revealing Changes in the Stem Form and Volume Allocation in Diverse Boreal Forests Using Two-Date Terrestrial Laser Scanning. Forests. 12(7). 835–835. 16 indexed citations

Manninen, Terhikki, Kati Anttila, Emmihenna Jääskeläinen, et al.. (2021). Effect of small-scale snow surface roughness on snow albedo and reflectance. The cryosphere. 15(2). 793–820. 20 indexed citations

Kurkela, Matti, Toni Rantanen, Juho‐Pekka Virtanen, et al.. (2020). Evaluating the Quality of TLS Point Cloud Colorization. Remote Sensing. 12(17). 2748–2748. 19 indexed citations

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Lehtomäki, Matti, Antero Kukko, Leena Matikainen, et al.. (2019). Power line mapping technique using all-terrain mobile laser scanning. Automation in Construction. 105. 102802–102802. 30 indexed citations

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Lotsari, Eliisa, Mikel Calle, Gerardo Benito, et al.. (2018). Topographical change caused by moderate and small floods in a gravel bed ephemeral river – a depth-averaged morphodynamic simulation approach. Earth Surface Dynamics. 6(1). 163–185. 22 indexed citations

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Kukko, Antero, Harri Kaartinen, & M. Zanetti. (2015). Backpack Personal Laser Scanning System for Grain-Scale Topographic Mapping. Työväentutkimus Vuosikirja. 2407. 10 indexed citations

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Kaasalainen, Sanna, Anssi Krooks, Jari Liski, et al.. (2014). Change Detection of Tree Biomass with Terrestrial Laser Scanning and Quantitative Structure Modelling. Remote Sensing. 6(5). 3906–3922. 83 indexed citations

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Vaaja, Matti, Antero Kukko, Harri Kaartinen, et al.. (2013). Data Processing and Quality Evaluation of a Boat-Based Mobile Laser Scanning System. Sensors. 13(9). 12497–12515. 37 indexed citations

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Wang, Yunsheng, Xinlian Liang, Claude Flener, et al.. (2013). 3D Modeling of Coarse Fluvial Sediments Based on Mobile Laser Scanning Data. Remote Sensing. 5(9). 4571–4592. 28 indexed citations

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Flener, Claude, Matti Vaaja, Anttoni Jaakkola, et al.. (2013). Seamless Mapping of River Channels at High Resolution Using Mobile LiDAR and UAV-Photography. Remote Sensing. 5(12). 6382–6407. 165 indexed citations

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Kaasalainen, Sanna, Harri Kaartinen, Antero Kukko, Kati Anttila, & Anssi Krooks. (2011). Brief communication "Application of mobile laser scanning in snow cover profiling". The cryosphere. 5(1). 135–138. 22 indexed citations

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Hyyppä, Juha, Anttoni Jaakkola, Hannu Hyyppä, et al.. (2009). Map updating and change detection using vehicle-based laser scanning. 1–6. 34 indexed citations

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Alho, Petteri, Antero Kukko, Hannu Hyyppä, et al.. (2009). Mobile TLS application for fluvial studies. EGU General Assembly Conference Abstracts. 7601. 1 indexed citations

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Karjalainen, Mika, et al.. (2005). Agricultural Monitoring in Finland Using Envisat Alternating Polarization SAR Images (95). ESASP. 572. 2 indexed citations

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