Merja Itävaara

3.5k total citations
65 papers, 2.6k citations indexed

About

Merja Itävaara is a scholar working on Pollution, Environmental Chemistry and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Merja Itävaara has authored 65 papers receiving a total of 2.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 23 papers in Pollution, 19 papers in Environmental Chemistry and 16 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Merja Itävaara's work include Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena (17 papers), Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (16 papers) and Microplastics and Plastic Pollution (13 papers). Merja Itävaara is often cited by papers focused on Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena (17 papers), Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (16 papers) and Microplastics and Plastic Pollution (13 papers). Merja Itävaara collaborates with scholars based in Finland, United Kingdom and Italy. Merja Itävaara's co-authors include Anu Kapanen, Mari Nyyssönen, Minna Vikman, Laura Raaska, Johan‐Fredrik Selin, Malin Bomberg, Lasse Ahonen, Ilmo Kukkonen, Riikka Kietäväinen and Nicolina Dias and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Hazardous Materials, Environmental Pollution and Chemosphere.

In The Last Decade

Merja Itävaara

64 papers receiving 2.5k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Merja Itävaara Finland 31 745 597 585 557 507 65 2.6k
Bin Lian China 33 335 0.4× 371 0.6× 584 1.0× 521 0.9× 808 1.6× 177 3.6k
Jie Ma China 35 1.4k 1.8× 729 1.2× 238 0.4× 389 0.7× 671 1.3× 148 3.7k
Thierry Lebeau France 27 897 1.2× 197 0.3× 243 0.4× 283 0.5× 879 1.7× 79 2.6k
Jun Zhu China 34 944 1.3× 586 1.0× 363 0.6× 289 0.5× 470 0.9× 107 3.0k
Jeanine S. Geelhoed Netherlands 24 655 0.9× 548 0.9× 154 0.3× 612 1.1× 184 0.4× 51 2.8k
Asha A. Juwarkar India 29 1.8k 2.4× 249 0.4× 245 0.4× 254 0.5× 662 1.3× 69 3.1k
Qingling Fu China 33 1.3k 1.8× 454 0.8× 434 0.7× 234 0.4× 462 0.9× 109 3.0k
Maria De Nobili Italy 34 928 1.2× 519 0.9× 433 0.7× 787 1.4× 1.1k 2.1× 118 4.1k
Shibao Chen China 29 1.7k 2.2× 420 0.7× 180 0.3× 282 0.5× 742 1.5× 82 2.8k
Jitao Lv China 36 1.1k 1.5× 679 1.1× 200 0.3× 332 0.6× 581 1.1× 75 4.0k

Countries citing papers authored by Merja Itävaara

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Fields of papers citing papers by Merja Itävaara

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Merja Itävaara

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Kietäväinen, Riikka, Lotta Purkamo, Pauliina Rajala, et al.. (2020). Rock Surface Fungi in Deep Continental Biosphere—Exploration of Microbial Community Formation with Subsurface In Situ Biofilm Trap. Microorganisms. 9(1). 64–64. 19 indexed citations
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Itävaara, Merja, et al.. (2016). Geomicrobiology and Metagenomics of Terrestrial Deep Subsurface Microbiomes. Advances in applied microbiology. 94. 1–77. 43 indexed citations
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Purkamo, Lotta, Malin Bomberg, Riikka Kietäväinen, et al.. (2016). Microbial co-occurrence patterns in deep Precambrian bedrock fracture fluids. Biogeosciences. 13(10). 3091–3108. 58 indexed citations
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Miettinen, Hanna, et al.. (2015). Microbiome composition and geochemical characteristics of deep subsurface high-pressure environment, Pyhäsalmi mine Finland. Frontiers in Microbiology. 6. 1203–1203. 42 indexed citations
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Purkamo, Lotta, Malin Bomberg, Riikka Kietäväinen, et al.. (2015). The keystone species of Precambrian deep bedrock biosphere belong to Burkholderiales and Clostridiales. 4 indexed citations
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Rajala, Pauliina, Malin Bomberg, Riikka Kietäväinen, et al.. (2015). Rapid Reactivation of Deep Subsurface Microbes in the Presence of C-1 Compounds. Microorganisms. 3(1). 17–33. 33 indexed citations
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Sohlberg, Elina, et al.. (2015). Revealing the unexplored fungal communities in deep groundwater of crystalline bedrock fracture zones in Olkiluoto, Finland. Frontiers in Microbiology. 6. 573–573. 56 indexed citations
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Purkamo, Lotta, Malin Bomberg, Mari Nyyssönen, et al.. (2014). Heterotrophic Communities Supplied by Ancient Organic Carbon Predominate in Deep Fennoscandian Bedrock Fluids. Microbial Ecology. 69(2). 319–332. 51 indexed citations
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Kapanen, Anu, Minna Vikman, Johanna Rajasärkkä, Marko Virta, & Merja Itävaara. (2013). Biotests for environmental quality assessment of composted sewage sludge. Waste Management. 33(6). 1451–1460. 66 indexed citations
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Itävaara, Merja, Mari Nyyssönen, Anu Kapanen, et al.. (2011). Characterization of bacterial diversity to a depth of 1500 m in the Outokumpu deep borehole, Fennoscandian Shield. FEMS Microbiology Ecology. 77(2). 295–309. 102 indexed citations
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Wilhelmson, Annika, Pekka Lehtinen, Niklas von Weymarn, et al.. (2009). Future applications for brewers' spent grain. 12(3). 59–61. 3 indexed citations
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Nyyssönen, Mari, et al.. (2008). Evaluating the biodegradation of aromatic hydrocarbons by monitoring of several functional genes. Biodegradation. 19(6). 883–895. 6 indexed citations
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Kapanen, Anu, et al.. (2007). Diethyl phthalate in compost: Ecotoxicological effects and response of the microbial community. Chemosphere. 67(11). 2201–2209. 55 indexed citations
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Isosaari, Pirjo, et al.. (2006). Integration of electrokinetics and chemical oxidation for the remediation of creosote-contaminated clay. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 144(1-2). 538–548. 83 indexed citations
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Itävaara, Merja, et al.. (2002). Biodegradation of polylactide in aerobic and anaerobic thermophilic conditions. Chemosphere. 46(6). 879–885. 212 indexed citations
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Tuomela, Marja, et al.. (2001). Biodegradation of radiolabelled synthetic lignin ( 14 C-DHP) and mechanical pulp in a compost environment. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 55(4). 492–499. 39 indexed citations
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Itävaara, Merja, et al.. (1997). Windrow Composting Of Biodegradable Packaging Materials. Compost Science & Utilization. 5(2). 84–92. 34 indexed citations
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Itävaara, Merja & Minna Vikman. (1995). A simple screening test for studying the biodegradability of insoluble polymers. Chemosphere. 31(11-12). 4359–4373. 17 indexed citations
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Itävaara, Merja, et al.. (1992). Changes in gas composition and extracellular enzyme activity during growth of Shiitake (Lentinula edodes) on sawdust. 27(4). 285–299. 2 indexed citations

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