Leif Backman

1.6k total citations
43 papers, 989 citations indexed

About

Leif Backman is a scholar working on Global and Planetary Change, Atmospheric Science and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Leif Backman has authored 43 papers receiving a total of 989 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 24 papers in Global and Planetary Change, 20 papers in Atmospheric Science and 9 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Leif Backman's work include Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols (16 papers), Atmospheric Ozone and Climate (15 papers) and Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics (12 papers). Leif Backman is often cited by papers focused on Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols (16 papers), Atmospheric Ozone and Climate (15 papers) and Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics (12 papers). Leif Backman collaborates with scholars based in Finland, United States and France. Leif Backman's co-authors include A.O.I. Krause, Marina Lindblad, M.E. Harlin, E. Kyrölä, Pekka T. Verronen, Annika Seppälä, O. Jylhä, Johanna Tamminen, Viktoria Sofieva and Jussi Kaurola and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Geophysical Research Letters and Journal of Catalysis.

In The Last Decade

Leif Backman

40 papers receiving 943 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Leif Backman Finland 17 392 381 280 264 220 43 989
Jennifer D. Schuttlefield United States 11 318 0.8× 286 0.8× 188 0.7× 124 0.5× 54 0.2× 14 964
Hirotoshi Sakagami Japan 24 453 1.2× 162 0.4× 348 1.2× 240 0.9× 46 0.2× 70 1.4k
Kenshi Takahashi Japan 24 96 0.2× 910 2.4× 339 1.2× 25 0.1× 36 0.2× 99 1.4k
H. Oetjen United Kingdom 22 456 1.2× 1.6k 4.3× 1.0k 3.7× 143 0.5× 18 0.1× 52 2.7k
Pengyan Zhang China 17 98 0.3× 65 0.2× 105 0.4× 93 0.4× 36 0.2× 38 773
Jung Ho Choi South Korea 23 474 1.2× 717 1.9× 816 2.9× 220 0.8× 7 0.0× 87 1.6k
Nathalie Benker Germany 15 194 0.5× 583 1.5× 484 1.7× 38 0.1× 22 0.1× 34 1.2k
Yu Nie China 18 242 0.6× 530 1.4× 554 2.0× 73 0.3× 7 0.0× 54 1000
C. D. Hatch United States 12 89 0.2× 402 1.1× 327 1.2× 15 0.1× 34 0.2× 16 765
G. M. Underwood United States 7 268 0.7× 656 1.7× 341 1.2× 104 0.4× 9 0.0× 13 939

Countries citing papers authored by Leif Backman

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Fields of papers citing papers by Leif Backman

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Leif Backman

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Leif Backman. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Leif Backman 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 Leif Backman. Leif Backman 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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Thölix, Laura, Leif Backman, Esko Karvinen, et al.. (2025). Carbon sequestration in different urban vegetation types in Southern Finland. Biogeosciences. 22(3). 725–749. 2 indexed citations
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Stagakis, Stavros, Dominik Brunner, Leif Backman, et al.. (2025). Intercomparison of biogenic CO 2 flux models in four urban parks in the city of Zurich. Biogeosciences. 22(9). 2133–2161. 5 indexed citations
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Karvinen, Esko, Leif Backman, Leena Järvi, & Liisa Kulmala. (2024). Soil respiration across a variety of tree-covered urban green spaces in Helsinki, Finland. SOIL. 10(1). 381–406. 8 indexed citations
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Tyystjärvi, Vilna, Tiina Markkanen, Leif Backman, et al.. (2024). Future methane fluxes of peatlands are controlled by management practices and fluctuations in hydrological conditions due to climatic variability. Biogeosciences. 21(24). 5745–5771.
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Laurila, Tuomas, Leif Backman, Esko Karvinen, et al.. (2023). Carbon balance of an afforested wasteland: A case study to quantify emission offset units. 5(1). 6–8. 1 indexed citations
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Raymond, Christopher M., Alex M. Lechner, Joel Jalkanen, et al.. (2023). Identifying where nature-based solutions can offer win-wins for carbon mitigation and biodiversity across knowledge systems. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3(1). 20 indexed citations
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Tsuruta, Aki, Hannakaisa Lindqvist, Tomi Karppinen, et al.. (2023). CH4 Fluxes Derived from Assimilation of TROPOMI XCH4 in CarbonTracker Europe-CH4: Evaluation of Seasonality and Spatial Distribution in the Northern High Latitudes. Remote Sensing. 15(6). 1620–1620. 12 indexed citations
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Tsuruta, Aki, Leif Backman, Sander Houweling, et al.. (2023). Global Atmospheric δ13CH4 and CH4 Trends for 2000–2020 from the Atmospheric Transport Model TM5 Using CH4 from Carbon Tracker Europe–CH4 Inversions. Atmosphere. 14(7). 1121–1121. 3 indexed citations
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Berisford, Daniel, et al.. (2021). Erosion of Penitentes Under Experimental Conditions Relevant to Ice‐Covered Airless Worlds. Journal of Geophysical Research Planets. 126(10). 7 indexed citations
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Susiluoto, Jouni, Maarit Raivonen, Leif Backman, et al.. (2018). Calibrating the sqHIMMELI v1.0 wetland methane emission model with hierarchical modeling and adaptive MCMC. Geoscientific model development. 11(3). 1199–1228. 9 indexed citations
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Thölix, Laura, Alexey Yu. Karpechko, Leif Backman, & Rigel Kivi. (2018). Linking the uncertainty in simulated arctic ozone losses to modelling of tropical stratospheric water vapour. Biogeosciences (European Geosciences Union). 1 indexed citations
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Thölix, Laura, Alexey Yu. Karpechko, Leif Backman, & Rigel Kivi. (2018). Linking uncertainty in simulated Arctic ozone loss to uncertainties in modelled tropical stratospheric water vapour. Atmospheric chemistry and physics. 18(20). 15047–15067. 2 indexed citations
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Olsson, Taru, et al.. (2015). Impacts of climate change on temperature, precipitation and hydrology in Finland – studies using bias corrected Regional Climate Model data. Hydrology and earth system sciences. 19(7). 3217–3238. 77 indexed citations
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Pietikäinen, Joni‐Pekka, Antti Hyvärinen, Petri Räisänen, et al.. (2014). Spatial distributions and seasonal cycles of aerosol climate effects in India seen in a global climate–aerosol model. Atmospheric chemistry and physics. 14(18). 10177–10192. 13 indexed citations
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Gao, Yao, Tiina Markkanen, Leif Backman, et al.. (2014). Biogeophysical impacts of peatland forestation on regional climate changes in Finland. Biogeosciences. 11(24). 7251–7267. 27 indexed citations
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Sofieva, Viktoria, Niilo Kalakoski, Pekka T. Verronen, et al.. (2012). Polar-night O 3 , NO 2 and NO 3 distributions during sudden stratospheric warmings in 2003–2008 as seen by GOMOS/Envisat. Atmospheric chemistry and physics. 12(2). 1051–1066. 23 indexed citations
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Sofieva, Viktoria, Niilo Kalakoski, Pekka T. Verronen, et al.. (2011). Changes in chemical composition of the middle atmosphere caused by sudden stratospheric warmings as seen by GOMOS/Envisat. 2 indexed citations
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Thölix, Laura, Leif Backman, Jussi Kaurola, et al.. (2007). A chemistry-transport model simulation of middle atmospheric ozone from 1980 to 2019 using coupled chemistry GCM winds and temperatures. Atmospheric chemistry and physics. 7(9). 2165–2181. 12 indexed citations

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