Juho Pitkänen

2.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
29 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

About

Juho Pitkänen is a scholar working on Environmental Engineering, Nature and Landscape Conservation and Insect Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Juho Pitkänen has authored 29 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 22 papers in Environmental Engineering, 20 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation and 18 papers in Insect Science. Recurrent topics in Juho Pitkänen's work include Remote Sensing and LiDAR Applications (22 papers), Forest ecology and management (20 papers) and Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies (18 papers). Juho Pitkänen is often cited by papers focused on Remote Sensing and LiDAR Applications (22 papers), Forest ecology and management (20 papers) and Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies (18 papers). Juho Pitkänen collaborates with scholars based in Finland, United States and Taiwan. Juho Pitkänen's co-authors include Matti Maltamo, Xiaowei Yu, Juha Hyyppä, Petteri Packalén, Hannu Hyyppä, Timo Tokola, Kalle Eerikäinen, Kari Korhonen, Harri Kaartinen and Markus Holopainen and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Remote Sensing of Environment and International Journal of Remote Sensing.

In The Last Decade

Juho Pitkänen

28 papers receiving 1.4k citations

Hit Papers

An International Comparison of Individual Tree Detection ... 2012 2026 2016 2021 2012 100 200 300 400
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  1. An International Comparison of Individual Tree Detection and Extraction Using Airborne Laser Scanning
    2012 400 citations Juha Hyyppä, Xiaowei Yu et al. profile →

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Juho Pitkänen Finland 19 1.4k 1.1k 705 582 350 29 1.6k
Murray Woods Canada 20 1.4k 1.0× 1.0k 1.0× 664 0.9× 579 1.0× 399 1.1× 42 1.6k
Kevin Lim Canada 10 1.6k 1.2× 1.2k 1.1× 729 1.0× 707 1.2× 307 0.9× 13 1.8k
Jari Vauhkonen Finland 25 1.9k 1.3× 1.5k 1.4× 890 1.3× 754 1.3× 469 1.3× 70 2.1k
António Ferraz United States 19 1.1k 0.8× 744 0.7× 353 0.5× 596 1.0× 350 1.0× 40 1.4k
Sören Holm Sweden 21 1.2k 0.8× 1.1k 1.0× 374 0.5× 620 1.1× 649 1.9× 35 1.6k
Jörgen Wallerman Sweden 18 856 0.6× 676 0.6× 356 0.5× 405 0.7× 472 1.3× 64 1.3k
Eduardo González‐Ferreiro Spain 22 1.0k 0.7× 564 0.5× 309 0.4× 479 0.8× 397 1.1× 35 1.1k
Kalle Eerikäinen Finland 18 783 0.6× 844 0.8× 495 0.7× 292 0.5× 428 1.2× 42 1.1k
Eric Bastos Görgens Brazil 20 719 0.5× 629 0.6× 223 0.3× 400 0.7× 396 1.1× 64 1.1k
Alvaro Lau Netherlands 13 1.3k 0.9× 924 0.9× 449 0.6× 477 0.8× 314 0.9× 20 1.5k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Juho Pitkänen

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Juho Pitkänen

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Korhonen, Kari, et al.. (2024). Forests of Finland 2019–2023 and their development 1921–2023. Silva Fennica. 58(5). 7 indexed citations
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Korhonen, Kari, Juha Heikkinen, Helena M. Henttonen, et al.. (2021). Forests of Finland 2014–2018 and their development 1921–2018. Silva Fennica. 55(5). 78 indexed citations
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Räty, Minna, Juha Heikkinen, Kari Korhonen, et al.. (2019). Effect of cluster configuration and auxiliary variables on the efficiency of local pivotal method for national forest inventory. Scandinavian Journal of Forest Research. 34(7). 607–616. 2 indexed citations
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Xu, Qing, Zhengyang Hou, Juho Pitkänen, et al.. (2018). Quantification of uncertainty in aboveground biomass estimates derived from small-footprint airborne LiDAR. Remote Sensing of Environment. 216. 514–528. 45 indexed citations
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Pohjankukka, Jonne, Sakari Tuominen, Juho Pitkänen, Tapio Pahikkala, & Jukka Heikkonen. (2018). Comparison of estimators and feature selection procedures in forest inventory based on airborne laser scanning and digital aerial imagery. Scandinavian Journal of Forest Research. 33(7). 681–694. 5 indexed citations
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Korhonen, Kari, Antti Ihalainen, Juha Heikkinen, et al.. (2017). Suomen metsät 2009–2013 ja niiden kehitys 1921–2013. Jukuri (Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke)). 3 indexed citations
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Suvanto, Aki, et al.. (2015). Classification of forest land attributes using multi-source remotely sensed data. International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation. 44. 11–22. 13 indexed citations
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Pitkänen, Juho, et al.. (2014). Integrating multi-source data for a tropical forest inventory—a case study in the Kon Tum region, Vietnam. Australian Forestry. 77(2). 92–104.
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Vauhkonen, Jari, Petteri Packalén, Jukka Malinen, Juho Pitkänen, & Matti Maltamo. (2013). Airborne laser scanning-based decision support for wood procurement planning. Scandinavian Journal of Forest Research. 29(sup1). 132–143. 38 indexed citations
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Korhonen, Kari, Antti Ihalainen, Heli Viiri, et al.. (2013). Suomen metsät 2004–2008 ja niiden kehitys 1921–2008. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2013(3). 38 indexed citations
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Vauhkonen, Jari, Petteri Packalén, & Juho Pitkänen. (2011). Airborne laser scanning-based stem volume imputation in a managed, boreal forest area: a comparison of estimation units.. 1–9. 1 indexed citations
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Viiri, Heli, et al.. (2011). Kesän 2010 myrskytuhot ja niistä seuraava hyönteistuhoriski. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2011(3). 4 indexed citations
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Peuhkurinen, Jussi, Matti Maltamo, Jukka Malinen, Juho Pitkänen, & Petteri Packalén. (2007). Preharvest Measurement of Marked Stands Using Airborne Laser Scanning. Forest Science. 53(6). 653–661. 63 indexed citations
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Korpela, Ilkka, Perttu Anttila, & Juho Pitkänen. (2006). The performance of a local maxima method for detecting individual tree tops in aerial photographs. International Journal of Remote Sensing. 27(6). 1159–1175. 26 indexed citations
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Maltamo, Matti, Petteri Packalén, Xiaowei Yu, et al.. (2005). Identifying and quantifying structural characteristics of heterogeneous boreal forests using laser scanner data. Forest Ecology and Management. 216(1-3). 41–50. 158 indexed citations
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Maltamo, Matti, et al.. (2004). The accuracy of estimating individual tree variables with airborne laser scanning in boreal nature reserve. Canadian Journal of Remote Sensing. 1791–1801. 17 indexed citations
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Maltamo, Matti, et al.. (2004). The accuracy of estimating individual tree variables with airborne laser scanning in a boreal nature reserve. Canadian Journal of Forest Research. 34(9). 1791–1801. 177 indexed citations
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Pitkänen, Juho. (2001). Individual tree detection in digital aerial images by combining locally adaptive binarization and local maxima methods. Canadian Journal of Forest Research. 31(5). 832–844. 78 indexed citations
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Tokola, Timo, et al.. (1996). Point accuracy of a non-parametric method in estimation of forest characteristics with different satellite materials. International Journal of Remote Sensing. 17(12). 2333–2351. 128 indexed citations
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Korhonen, Kari, Juha Heikkinen, Helena M. Henttonen, et al.. (1970). Suomen metsävarat 2004–2005. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2006(1B). 12 indexed citations

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