Margus Pensa

530 total citations
30 papers, 390 citations indexed

About

Margus Pensa is a scholar working on Nature and Landscape Conservation, Ecology and Atmospheric Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Margus Pensa has authored 30 papers receiving a total of 390 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation, 13 papers in Ecology and 13 papers in Atmospheric Science. Recurrent topics in Margus Pensa's work include Botany and Plant Ecology Studies (10 papers), Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology (10 papers) and Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (9 papers). Margus Pensa is often cited by papers focused on Botany and Plant Ecology Studies (10 papers), Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology (10 papers) and Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (9 papers). Margus Pensa collaborates with scholars based in Estonia, Finland and United Kingdom. Margus Pensa's co-authors include Risto Jalkanen, Arne Sellin, Hannu Salminen, Angelika Portsmuth, Ülo Niinemets, Robert Szava‐Kovats, Olevi Kull, Mait Sepp, Dan J. Charman and Asko Lõhmus and has published in prestigious journals such as Plant and Soil, Forest Ecology and Management and Tree Physiology.

In The Last Decade

Margus Pensa

30 papers receiving 367 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Margus Pensa Estonia 13 161 149 146 122 116 30 390
A. P. Abaimov Russia 12 196 1.2× 267 1.8× 279 1.9× 85 0.7× 102 0.9× 31 520
Leela E. Rao United States 8 174 1.1× 72 0.5× 194 1.3× 227 1.9× 119 1.0× 10 456
Suzanna L. Richter United States 7 66 0.4× 181 1.2× 187 1.3× 56 0.5× 93 0.8× 8 381
Sabine Augustin Switzerland 8 168 1.0× 135 0.9× 159 1.1× 66 0.5× 118 1.0× 22 353
Svetlana Bíčárová Slovakia 11 62 0.4× 126 0.8× 127 0.9× 136 1.1× 91 0.8× 23 377
Sébastien Devidal France 9 126 0.8× 74 0.5× 186 1.3× 74 0.6× 131 1.1× 16 380
Thorsten Peters Germany 13 228 1.4× 236 1.6× 301 2.1× 101 0.8× 67 0.6× 17 544
Xianguo Qiao China 9 128 0.8× 52 0.3× 93 0.6× 119 1.0× 74 0.6× 23 335
Cristina Antunes Portugal 10 95 0.6× 59 0.4× 178 1.2× 93 0.8× 101 0.9× 15 314

Countries citing papers authored by Margus Pensa

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Fields of papers citing papers by Margus Pensa

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Margus Pensa

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Margus Pensa. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Margus Pensa 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 Margus Pensa. Margus Pensa 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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Lõhmus, Asko, et al.. (2023). Distribution of grouse and their predators in peatland forest landscapes: A case for ecological integrity. Forest Ecology and Management. 546. 121332–121332. 6 indexed citations
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Pensa, Margus, et al.. (2021). Short-term effects of predator removal and habitat restoration on ground-nesting birds in drained forests. Wetlands Ecology and Management. 30(1). 161–169. 3 indexed citations
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Kiisk, Madis, et al.. (2016). Pb-210 and fly ash particles in ombrotrophic peat bogs as indicators of industrial emissions. Journal of Environmental Radioactivity. 174. 78–86. 14 indexed citations
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Pensa, Margus, et al.. (2016). Indigenous and alien vascular plant species in a northern European urban setting (Tallinn, Estonia); pp. 431–441. Proceedings of the Estonian Academy of Sciences. 65(4). 431–441. 6 indexed citations
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Jalkanen, Risto, Tuula Aalto, Margus Pensa, & Hannu Salminen. (2015). Development of Scots pine in the changing environment of the Northern Boreal Zone in Finland. Jukuri (Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke)). 1 indexed citations
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Pensa, Margus, et al.. (2014). Carbon fluxes in forested bog margins along a human impact gradient: could vegetation structure be used as an indicator of peat carbon emissions?. Wetlands Ecology and Management. 22(4). 399–417. 1 indexed citations
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Portsmuth, Angelika, et al.. (2011). Distribution of testate amoebae along a gradient hummock-lawn-hollow in a Sphagnum-bog : potential implications for palaeoecological reconstructions. Polish Journal of Ecology. 59(3). 551–566. 9 indexed citations
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Pensa, Margus, et al.. (2010). Assessment of vegetation performance on semicoke dumps of Kohtla-Järve oil shale industry, Estonia; pp. 3–18. Proceedings of the Estonian Academy of Sciences Biology Ecology. 59(1). 3–18. 3 indexed citations
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Szava‐Kovats, Robert, et al.. (2009). Carbon sequestration in a chronosequence of Scots pine stands in a reclaimed opencast oil shale mine. Canadian Journal of Forest Research. 39(8). 1507–1517. 22 indexed citations
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Pensa, Margus, et al.. (2009). Within-species correlations in leaf traits of three boreal plant species along a latitudinal gradient. Plant Ecology. 208(1). 155–166. 15 indexed citations
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Pensa, Margus, et al.. (2008). The effect of planted tree species on the development of herbaceous vegetation in a reclaimed opencast. Canadian Journal of Forest Research. 38(10). 2674–2686. 18 indexed citations
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Kaasik, Marko, et al.. (2006). REDUCTION OF SULPHUR DIOXIDE EMISSIONS AND TRANSBOUNDARY EFFECTS OF OIL SHALE BASED ENERGY PRODUCTION. Oil Shale. 23(1). 29–38. 6 indexed citations
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Pensa, Margus & Risto Jalkanen. (2005). Variation in needle longevity is related to needle-fascicle production rate in Pinus sylvestris. Tree Physiology. 25(10). 1265–1271. 18 indexed citations
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Pensa, Margus, Mait Sepp, & Risto Jalkanen. (2005). Connections between climatic variables and the growth and needle dynamics of Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) in Estonia and Lapland. International Journal of Biometeorology. 50(4). 205–214. 12 indexed citations
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Pensa, Margus, et al.. (2004). An Analysis of Vegetation Restoration on Opencast Oil Shale Mines in Estonia. Restoration Ecology. 12(2). 200–206. 46 indexed citations
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Pensa, Margus, et al.. (2004). Variation in needle-trace diameter in respect of needle morphology in five conifer species. Trees. 18(3). 307–311. 6 indexed citations
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Pensa, Margus, et al.. (2003). Air Pollution Zones and Harmful Pollution Levels of Alkaline Dust for Plants. Water Air and Soil Pollution Focus. 3(5-6). 193–203. 15 indexed citations
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Pensa, Margus & Arne Sellin. (2002). Needle longevity of Scots pine in relation to foliar nitrogen content, specific leaf area, and shoot growth in different forest types. Canadian Journal of Forest Research. 32(7). 1225–1231. 22 indexed citations
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Pensa, Margus, et al.. (2000). Temporal changes in atmospheric air pollution in industrial areas of Ida- and Lääne-Viru counties.. Forestry Studies / Metsanduslikud Uurimused. 33. 17–36. 6 indexed citations

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