Kati Vierikko

2.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
35 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

Kati Vierikko is a scholar working on Global and Planetary Change, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Kati Vierikko has authored 35 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 22 papers in Global and Planetary Change, 18 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis and 7 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Kati Vierikko's work include Land Use and Ecosystem Services (18 papers), Urban Green Space and Health (18 papers) and Urban Agriculture and Sustainability (5 papers). Kati Vierikko is often cited by papers focused on Land Use and Ecosystem Services (18 papers), Urban Green Space and Health (18 papers) and Urban Agriculture and Sustainability (5 papers). Kati Vierikko collaborates with scholars based in Finland, Germany and Netherlands. Kati Vierikko's co-authors include B.H.M. Elands, Jari Niemelä, Anton Stahl Olafsson, Dagmar Haase, Marleen Buizer, Vesa Yli‐Pelkonen, Christopher M. Raymond, Arjen Buijs, Ingo Kowarik and Leonie K. Fischer and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Landscape and Urban Planning and Ecological Indicators.

In The Last Decade

Kati Vierikko

35 papers receiving 1.3k 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.

Radical changes are needed for transformations to a good Anthropocene

2021 163 citations Timon McPhearson, Christopher M. Raymond et al. npj Urban Sustainability profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Kati Vierikko Finland	20	758	678	296	199	175	35	1.3k
Åsa Gren Sweden	11	870 1.1×	475 0.7×	208 0.7×	198 1.0×	179 1.0×	19	1.5k
Maria Ignatieva Australia	18	914 1.2×	987 1.5×	396 1.3×	243 1.2×	239 1.4×	69	1.5k
Emily Rall Germany	12	1.1k 1.5×	988 1.5×	276 0.9×	127 0.6×	312 1.8×	16	1.5k
Elizabeth M. Cook United States	19	776 1.0×	565 0.8×	195 0.7×	158 0.8×	233 1.3×	52	1.5k
Zhifang Wang China	18	705 0.9×	620 0.9×	176 0.6×	95 0.5×	129 0.7×	57	1.3k
Kinga Krauze Poland	11	958 1.3×	601 0.9×	184 0.6×	202 1.0×	293 1.7×	19	1.5k
Lynne M. Westphal United States	21	592 0.8×	748 1.1×	290 1.0×	231 1.2×	144 0.8×	48	1.6k
Francisco de la Barrera Chile	17	1.0k 1.4×	864 1.3×	245 0.8×	222 1.1×	481 2.7×	44	1.7k
Fabio Salbitano Italy	18	674 0.9×	906 1.3×	347 1.2×	105 0.5×	369 2.1×	48	1.5k
Clive Davies United Kingdom	13	724 1.0×	783 1.2×	218 0.7×	84 0.4×	352 2.0×	22	1.2k

Countries citing papers authored by Kati Vierikko

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Fields of papers citing papers by Kati Vierikko

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Kati Vierikko. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Kati Vierikko. The network helps show where Kati Vierikko may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kati Vierikko

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Kati Vierikko. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Kati Vierikko 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 Kati Vierikko. Kati Vierikko is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Szoszkiewicz, Krzysztof, Daniel Gebler, Szymon Jusik, et al.. (2025). Diversification of macrophytes within aquatic nature-based solutions (NBS) developing under urban environmental conditions across European cities. Ecological Indicators. 172. 113331–113331. 1 indexed citations

Tetzlaff, Doerthe, Chris Soulsby, Tobias Goldhammer, et al.. (2025). Understanding ecohydrology and biodiversity in aquatic nature-based solutions in urban streams and ponds through an integrative multi-tracer approach. Hydrology and earth system sciences. 29(12). 2707–2725. 1 indexed citations

Jalkanen, Joel, Kati Vierikko, Heini Kujala, et al.. (2025). Identifying priority urban green areas for biodiversity conservation and equitable recreational accessibility using spatial prioritization. Landscape and Urban Planning. 259. 105356–105356. 2 indexed citations

Korpilo, Silviya, Kati Vierikko, Ann Ojala, et al.. (2024). Landscape and soundscape quality promote stress recovery in nearby urban nature: A multisensory field experiment. Urban forestry & urban greening. 95. 128286–128286. 39 indexed citations

Viinikka, Arto, Maija Tiitu, Vuokko Heikinheimo, et al.. (2023). Associations of neighborhood-level socioeconomic status, accessibility, and quality of green spaces in Finnish urban regions. Applied Geography. 157. 102973–102973. 16 indexed citations

Korpilo, Silviya, et al.. (2022). Developing a Multi-sensory Public Participation GIS (MSPPGIS) method for integrating landscape values and soundscapes of urban green infrastructure. Landscape and Urban Planning. 230. 104617–104617. 24 indexed citations

McPhearson, Timon, Christopher M. Raymond, Natalie Marie Gulsrud, et al.. (2021). Radical changes are needed for transformations to a good Anthropocene. npj Urban Sustainability. 1(1). 163 indexed citations breakdown →

Gonçalves, Paula, Kati Vierikko, B.H.M. Elands, et al.. (2021). Biocultural diversity in an urban context: An indicator-based decision support tool to guide the planning and management of green infrastructure. Environmental and Sustainability Indicators. 11. 100131–100131. 16 indexed citations

Glińska, Ewa, et al.. (2021). Stakeholders engagement for solving mobility problems in touristic remote areas from the Baltic Sea Region. PLoS ONE. 16(6). e0253166–e0253166. 12 indexed citations

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Vierikko, Kati & Vesa Yli‐Pelkonen. (2019). Seasonality in recreation supply and demand in an urban lake ecosystem in Finland. Urban Ecosystems. 22(4). 769–783. 36 indexed citations

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Vierikko, Kati, et al.. (2019). What makes urban greenspace unique – Relationships between citizens’ perceptions on unique urban nature, biodiversity and environmental factors. Urban forestry & urban greening. 42. 1–9. 35 indexed citations

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Paloniemi, Riikka, Jari Niemelä, Niko Soininen, et al.. (2018). Environmental justice for the governance of aquatic environments. Local Environment. 23(3). 366–377. 20 indexed citations

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Møller, Maja Steen, Anton Stahl Olafsson, Kati Vierikko, et al.. (2018). Participation through place-based e-tools: A valuable resource for urban green infrastructure governance?. Urban forestry & urban greening. 40. 245–253. 51 indexed citations

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Fischer, Leonie K., Jasmin Honold, Alexandra Botzat, et al.. (2018). Recreational ecosystem services in European cities: Sociocultural and geographical contexts matter for park use. Ecosystem Services. 31. 455–467. 147 indexed citations

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Vierikko, Kati, B.H.M. Elands, Paula Gonçalves, et al.. (2017). BCD: linkages between people and nature – database, typology and indicators. Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS). 2 indexed citations

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Buijs, Arjen, B.H.M. Elands, Bianca Ambrose‐Oji, et al.. (2016). Innovative governance of urban green spaces. Socio-Environmental Systems Modeling. 2 indexed citations

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Buizer, Marleen, B.H.M. Elands, & Kati Vierikko. (2016). Governing cities reflexively—The biocultural diversity concept as an alternative to ecosystem services. Environmental Science & Policy. 62. 7–13. 76 indexed citations

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Elands, B.H.M., K.F. Wiersum, Arjen Buijs, & Kati Vierikko. (2015). Policy interpretations and manifestation of biocultural diversity in urbanized Europe: conservation of lived biodiversity. Biodiversity and Conservation. 24(13). 3347–3366. 49 indexed citations

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Vierikko, Kati & Johanna Köhl. (2009). Improving the ecologically sustainable forest management behaviour - qualitative frame analysis for argumentation. Annals of Forest Research. 62. 169–182. 2 indexed citations

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Vierikko, Kati, et al.. (2008). Meeting the ecological, social and economic needs of sustainable forest management at a regional scale. Scandinavian Journal of Forest Research. 23(5). 431–444. 25 indexed citations

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