Mika Horttanainen

3.8k total citations · 2 hit papers
107 papers, 2.8k citations indexed

About

Mika Horttanainen is a scholar working on Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, Building and Construction and Environmental Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Mika Horttanainen has authored 107 papers receiving a total of 2.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 55 papers in Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, 37 papers in Building and Construction and 15 papers in Environmental Engineering. Recurrent topics in Mika Horttanainen's work include Municipal Solid Waste Management (37 papers), Recycling and Waste Management Techniques (30 papers) and Recycled Aggregate Concrete Performance (22 papers). Mika Horttanainen is often cited by papers focused on Municipal Solid Waste Management (37 papers), Recycling and Waste Management Techniques (30 papers) and Recycled Aggregate Concrete Performance (22 papers). Mika Horttanainen collaborates with scholars based in Finland, Lithuania and China. Mika Horttanainen's co-authors include Jouni Havukainen, Ivan Deviatkin, Mariam Abdulkareem, Miia Liikanen, Jaakko Saastamoinen, P. Sarkomaa, Xiaodong Li, Risto Soukka, Mika Luoranen and Ville Uusitalo and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, The Science of The Total Environment and Bioresource Technology.

In The Last Decade

Mika Horttanainen

101 papers receiving 2.7k 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.

Challenges and practices on waste management and disposal during COVID-19 pandemic

2021 235 citations Mika Horttanainen et al. Journal of Environmental Management profile →
Climate change performance of hydrogen production based on life cycle assessment

2024 74 citations Jouni Havukainen, Mika Horttanainen et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Mika Horttanainen Finland	33	1.1k	700	479	354	321	107	2.8k
Montserrat Zamorano Spain	35	752 0.7×	1.3k 1.9×	914 1.9×	509 1.4×	380 1.2×	115	3.9k
Mariachiara Zanetti Italy	34	936 0.8×	779 1.1×	416 0.9×	506 1.4×	507 1.6×	177	3.4k
Marco Ragazzi Italy	37	1.9k 1.7×	725 1.0×	360 0.8×	128 0.4×	703 2.2×	176	4.0k
Sukha Ranjan Samadder India	28	1.6k 1.5×	619 0.9×	535 1.1×	94 0.3×	530 1.7×	60	3.7k
Mario Grosso Italy	35	2.0k 1.8×	945 1.4×	341 0.7×	157 0.4×	577 1.8×	128	3.7k
Lisa Yao	2	2.2k 1.9×	700 1.0×	302 0.6×	210 0.6×	584 1.8×	2	3.5k
Jo Van Caneghem Belgium	28	822 0.7×	509 0.7×	467 1.0×	193 0.5×	203 0.6×	71	2.2k
Jouni Havukainen Finland	27	678 0.6×	546 0.8×	239 0.5×	296 0.8×	229 0.7×	76	2.0k
Frank Van Woerden	2	2.2k 1.9×	700 1.0×	302 0.6×	210 0.6×	584 1.8×	3	3.5k
Qiyong Xu China	34	1.3k 1.2×	756 1.1×	621 1.3×	262 0.7×	536 1.7×	155	3.1k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Mika Horttanainen

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Horttanainen, Mika, et al.. (2025). Environmental performance of biomethanation based on life cycle assessment. Energy. 320. 135244–135244. 3 indexed citations

Colley, Ashley, et al.. (2025). Life cycle assessment in circular design process: A systematic literature review. Journal of Cleaner Production. 521. 146188–146188. 1 indexed citations

Bachér, John, et al.. (2024). The distribution of valuable metals in gasification of metal-containing residues from mechanical recycling of end-of-life vehicles and electronic waste. Journal of Environmental Management. 373. 123526–123526. 3 indexed citations

Tanninen, Panu, et al.. (2022). Press-forming molded pulp from repulped liquid packaging board: Role of heat input, pressing force, and defect formation. BioResources. 17(4). 6148–6157. 2 indexed citations

Horttanainen, Mika, et al.. (2021). Backfill of a Mined-Out Gold Ore Deposit with the Cemented Rubber-Cord and Waste Rock Paste: Environmental Changes in Aqueous Media. Journal of Ecological Engineering. 22(7). 190–203. 2 indexed citations

Deviatkin, Ivan, et al.. (2021). Life cycle assessment of the existing and proposed municipal solid waste management system in Moscow, Russia. Journal of Cleaner Production. 328. 129407–129407. 30 indexed citations

Havukainen, Jouni, et al.. (2021). Carbon footprint of different recovery options for the repulping reject from liquid packaging board waste treatment process. Waste Management. 136. 93–103. 12 indexed citations

Deviatkin, Ivan, et al.. (2021). Alternative Materials for Printed Circuit Board Production: An Environmental Perspective. Sustainability. 13(21). 12126–12126. 56 indexed citations

Deviatkin, Ivan, et al.. (2020). An evaluation of thermoplastic composite fillers derived from construction and demolition waste based on their economic and environmental characteristics. Journal of Cleaner Production. 280. 125198–125198. 20 indexed citations

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Deviatkin, Ivan & Mika Horttanainen. (2020). Carbon footprint of an EUR-sized wooden and a plastic pallet. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 158. 3001–3001. 8 indexed citations

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Денафас, Гінтарас, et al.. (2018). Carpathian school as a tool for achieving Sustainable Development Goals-2030 in mountain regions of Eastern Europe countries. 37–37. 1 indexed citations

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Havukainen, Jouni, Jaana Hiltunen, Liisa Puro, & Mika Horttanainen. (2018). Applicability of a field portable X-ray fluorescence for analyzing elemental concentration of waste samples. Waste Management. 83. 6–13. 18 indexed citations

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Liikanen, Miia, et al.. (2017). Influence of different factors in the life cycle assessment of mixed municipal solid waste management systems – A comparison of case studies in Finland and China. Journal of Cleaner Production. 154. 389–400. 35 indexed citations

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Sahimaa, Olli, et al.. (2015). Method for residual household waste composition studies. Waste Management. 46. 3–14. 39 indexed citations

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Uusitalo, Ville, Jouni Havukainen, Kaisa Manninen, et al.. (2013). Carbon footprint of selected biomass to biogas production chains and GHG reduction potential in transportation use. Renewable Energy. 66. 90–98. 52 indexed citations

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Kuisma, Miia, Helena Kahiluoto, Jouni Havukainen, et al.. (2012). Understanding biorefining efficiency – The case of agrifood waste. Bioresource Technology. 135. 588–597. 16 indexed citations

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Luoranen, Mika & Mika Horttanainen. (2007). Co-generation based energy recovery from municipal solid waste integrated with the existing energy supply system. Waste Management. 28(1). 30–38. 23 indexed citations

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Horttanainen, Mika, Jaakko Saastamoinen, & P. Sarkomaa. (2002). Operational Limits of Ignition Front Propagation against Airflow in Packed Beds of Different Wood Fuels. Energy & Fuels. 16(3). 676–686. 64 indexed citations

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Horttanainen, Mika. (2001). Propagation of the ignition front against airflow in packed beds of wood particles. Doria (University of Helsinki). 10 indexed citations

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Saastamoinen, Jaakko, Mika Horttanainen, & P. Sarkomaa. (2001). Ignition Wave Propagation and Release of Volatiles in Beds of Wood Particles. Combustion Science and Technology. 165(1). 41–60. 16 indexed citations

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