Jonne Kotta

7.6k total citations · 2 hit papers
218 papers, 4.6k citations indexed

About

Jonne Kotta is a scholar working on Oceanography, Global and Planetary Change and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Jonne Kotta has authored 218 papers receiving a total of 4.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 147 papers in Oceanography, 111 papers in Global and Planetary Change and 110 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Jonne Kotta's work include Marine Biology and Ecology Research (113 papers), Marine and coastal plant biology (69 papers) and Marine and fisheries research (55 papers). Jonne Kotta is often cited by papers focused on Marine Biology and Ecology Research (113 papers), Marine and coastal plant biology (69 papers) and Marine and fisheries research (55 papers). Jonne Kotta collaborates with scholars based in Estonia, Finland and Germany. Jonne Kotta's co-authors include Helen Orav‐Kotta, Kristjan Herkül, Ilmar Kotta, Henn Ojaveer, Velda Lauringson, Georg Martin, Tiit Kutser, Tiina Paalme, Ele Vahtmäe and Mart Simm and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Environmental Science & Technology and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Jonne Kotta

210 papers receiving 4.4k citations

Hit Papers

Hypoxia Is Increasing in the Coastal Zone of the Baltic Sea 2011 2026 2016 2021 2011 2017 100 200 300
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.

  1. Hypoxia Is Increasing in the Coastal Zone of the Baltic Sea
    2011 367 citations Jonne Kotta et al. profile →
  2. The importance of benthic–pelagic coupling for marine ecosystem functioning in a changing world
    2017 322 citations Jonne Kotta et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Jonne Kotta Estonia 36 2.7k 2.5k 2.0k 495 350 218 4.6k
Les Watling United States 37 3.0k 1.1× 3.2k 1.3× 2.5k 1.3× 579 1.2× 379 1.1× 141 5.5k
Jan E. Vermaat Netherlands 45 1.9k 0.7× 2.8k 1.1× 1.6k 0.8× 347 0.7× 707 2.0× 116 5.4k
Just Cebrián United States 41 4.1k 1.5× 4.5k 1.8× 1.6k 0.8× 790 1.6× 562 1.6× 148 6.9k
P. William Froneman South Africa 41 2.7k 1.0× 2.7k 1.1× 2.0k 1.0× 815 1.6× 483 1.4× 216 5.2k
Paul A. Montagna United States 40 3.1k 1.1× 2.3k 0.9× 1.8k 0.9× 388 0.8× 458 1.3× 161 4.8k
Britta Schaffelke Australia 39 2.5k 0.9× 3.4k 1.3× 2.2k 1.1× 336 0.7× 131 0.4× 91 4.8k
Marieke M. van Katwijk Netherlands 42 4.0k 1.5× 4.4k 1.7× 1.2k 0.6× 381 0.8× 290 0.8× 108 5.9k
Alberto Basset Italy 31 1.9k 0.7× 2.4k 0.9× 1.4k 0.7× 806 1.6× 562 1.6× 182 3.9k
Caitlin M. Crain United States 20 1.6k 0.6× 2.8k 1.1× 1.4k 0.7× 741 1.5× 164 0.5× 23 4.2k
Brendan P. Kelaher Australia 38 2.6k 1.0× 3.2k 1.3× 1.8k 0.9× 759 1.5× 112 0.3× 193 5.3k

Countries citing papers authored by Jonne Kotta

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Fields of papers citing papers by Jonne Kotta

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Jonne Kotta

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Jonne Kotta. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Jonne Kotta based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Jonne Kotta. Jonne Kotta is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Kotta, Jonne, et al.. (2025). Evaluating the readiness of regenerative ocean aquaculture in the Baltic Sea: a multi-dimensional approach. Ocean & Coastal Management. 273. 108037–108037.
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Kotta, Jonne, et al.. (2025). Comparative analysis of top-down and bottom-up approaches in maritime spatial planning. Regional Studies in Marine Science. 88. 104257–104257.
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Tapaninen, Ulla, et al.. (2025). Methods for Calculating Greenhouse Gas Emissions in the Baltic Sea Ports: A Comparative Study. Sustainability. 17(2). 639–639. 1 indexed citations
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Zaiko, Anastasija, James T. Carlton, Graeme F. Clark, et al.. (2024). Structural and functional effects of global invasion pressure on benthic marine communities—patterns, challenges and priorities. Diversity and Distributions. 30(7). 2 indexed citations
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Hepburn, Christopher D., Jonne Kotta, Tiina Paalme, et al.. (2023). Species-specific responses of macrophyte production to the increasing CO2 environment with potential ecosystem implications involved in the Baltic Sea. Journal of Applied Phycology. 36(2). 983–994. 1 indexed citations
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Kotta, Jonne. (2023). Biological Invasions in a Changing World: Introduction to the Special Issue. Diversity. 15(8). 891–891. 1 indexed citations
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Galparsoro, Ibon, Kemal Pınarbaşı, Elena Gissi, et al.. (2021). Operationalisation of ecosystem services in support of ecosystem-based marine spatial planning: insights into needs and recommendations. Marine Policy. 131. 104609–104609. 31 indexed citations
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Kovalenko, Katya E., Fernando Mayer Pelicice, Lee B. Kats, Jonne Kotta, & Sidinei Magela Thomaz. (2021). Aquatic invasive species: introduction to the Special Issue and dynamics of public interest. Hydrobiologia. 848(9). 1939–1953. 11 indexed citations
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Wenne, Roman, Małgorzata Zbawicka, Lis Bach, et al.. (2020). Trans-Atlantic Distribution and Introgression as Inferred from Single Nucleotide Polymorphism: Mussels Mytilus and Environmental Factors. Genes. 11(5). 530–530. 42 indexed citations
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Kotta, Jonne, et al.. (2008). Density dependent growth of the red algae Furcellaria lumbricalis and Coccotylus trancatus in the West Estonian Archipelago Sea, Northern Baltic Sea. Oceanologia. 50(4). 577–585. 12 indexed citations
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Põllumäe, Arno & Jonne Kotta. (2007). Factors affecting zooplankton community of the Gulf of Finland, with respect to native and introduced predatory cladoceran interactions. Oceanologia. 49. 277–290. 16 indexed citations
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Põllumäe, Arno & Jonne Kotta. (2007). Factors describing the distribution of the zooplankton community in the Gulf of Finland in the context of interactions between native and introduced predatory cladocerans. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 16 indexed citations
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Herkül, Kristjan & Jonne Kotta. (2007). New records of the amphipods Chelicorophium curvispinum, Gammarus tigrinus, G. duebeni, and G. lacustris in the Estonian coastal sea. Proceedings of the Estonian Academy of Sciences Biology Ecology. 56(4). 290–296. 23 indexed citations
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Herkül, Kristjan, Jonne Kotta, Ilmar Kotta, & Helen Orav‐Kotta. (2006). Effects of physical disturbance, isolation and key macrozoobenthic species on community development, recolonisation and sedimentation processes. Oceanologia. 48. 267–282. 33 indexed citations
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Kotta, Jonne, et al.. (2003). Benthos studies in the Estonian coastal sea during 1998–2001; pp. 85–90. Proceedings of the Estonian Academy of Sciences Biology Ecology. 52(2). 85–90. 1 indexed citations
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Kotta, Jonne & Flemming Møhlenberg. (2002). Grazing impact of Mytilus edulis L. and Dreissena polymorpha (Pallas) in the Gulf of Riga, Baltic Sea estimated from biodeposition rates of algal pigments. Annales Zoologici Fennici. 39(2). 151–160. 29 indexed citations
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Kotta, Jonne, et al.. (1998). DISTRIBUTION AND FILTRATION ACTIVITY OF THE ZEBRA MUSSEL, Dreissena polymorpha, IN THE GULF OF RIGA AND THE GULF OF FINLAND. Proceedings of the Estonian Academy of Sciences Biology Ecology. 47(1). 32–41. 12 indexed citations

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