Pertti Viitaniemi

2.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
19 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

About

Pertti Viitaniemi is a scholar working on Building and Construction, Biomedical Engineering and Archeology. According to data from OpenAlex, Pertti Viitaniemi has authored 19 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Building and Construction, 8 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 3 papers in Archeology. Recurrent topics in Pertti Viitaniemi's work include Wood Treatment and Properties (10 papers), Lignin and Wood Chemistry (6 papers) and Cultural Heritage Materials Analysis (3 papers). Pertti Viitaniemi is often cited by papers focused on Wood Treatment and Properties (10 papers), Lignin and Wood Chemistry (6 papers) and Cultural Heritage Materials Analysis (3 papers). Pertti Viitaniemi collaborates with scholars based in Finland, Norway and Bulgaria. Pertti Viitaniemi's co-authors include Appu Haapio, Saila Jämsä, Tapani Vuorinen, Mari Nuopponen, Sirkka Liisa Maunu, Franciska Sundholm, Sini Metsä-Kortelainen, Hanne Wikberg, T. Paakkari and Sami Hietala and has published in prestigious journals such as Acta Biomaterialia, Journal of Applied Polymer Science and Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part B Applied Biomaterials.

In The Last Decade

Pertti Viitaniemi

19 papers receiving 1.7k citations

Hit Papers

A critical review of building environmental assessment tools 2008 2026 2014 2020 2008 100 200 300 400 500
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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.

  1. A critical review of building environmental assessment tools
    2008 508 citations Appu Haapio, Pertti Viitaniemi Environmental Impact Assessment Review profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Pertti Viitaniemi Finland 15 1.5k 581 310 231 226 19 1.8k
Andreja Kutnar Slovenia 27 1.5k 1.0× 782 1.3× 202 0.7× 568 2.5× 689 3.0× 79 2.3k
Anna Sandak Slovenia 23 710 0.5× 417 0.7× 269 0.9× 181 0.8× 130 0.6× 96 1.5k
Hannu Viitanen Finland 24 1.5k 1.0× 200 0.3× 164 0.5× 168 0.7× 87 0.4× 68 2.0k
Alfred Teischinger Austria 21 955 0.6× 304 0.5× 217 0.7× 396 1.7× 469 2.1× 80 1.5k
Dick Sandberg Sweden 22 1.7k 1.2× 836 1.4× 283 0.9× 656 2.8× 705 3.1× 204 2.4k
Lina Nunes Portugal 19 637 0.4× 224 0.4× 75 0.2× 146 0.6× 240 1.1× 103 1.3k
Samuel L. Zelinka United States 27 1.2k 0.8× 457 0.8× 118 0.4× 292 1.3× 370 1.6× 109 1.9k
Michela Zanetti Italy 20 413 0.3× 455 0.8× 67 0.2× 170 0.7× 225 1.0× 49 1.1k
Graham Ormondroyd United Kingdom 20 667 0.4× 371 0.6× 116 0.4× 103 0.4× 263 1.2× 64 1.2k
Nasko Terzıev Sweden 24 941 0.6× 524 0.9× 239 0.8× 338 1.5× 372 1.6× 77 1.6k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Pertti Viitaniemi

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Pertti Viitaniemi

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All Works

19 of 19 papers shown
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Viitaniemi, Pertti, et al.. (2010). Pine heartwood and glass surfaces: easy method to test the fate of bacterial contamination. European Journal of Wood and Wood Products. 69(3). 391–395. 16 indexed citations
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Aho, A. J., Jarmo Gunn, JP Matinlinna, et al.. (2009). The effect of heat treatment of wood on osteoconductivity. Acta Biomaterialia. 5(5). 1596–1604. 14 indexed citations
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Haapio, Appu & Pertti Viitaniemi. (2008). A critical review of building environmental assessment tools. Environmental Impact Assessment Review. 28(7). 469–482. 508 indexed citations breakdown →
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Haapio, Appu & Pertti Viitaniemi. (2008). Environmental effect of structural solutions and building materials to a building. Environmental Impact Assessment Review. 28(8). 587–600. 40 indexed citations
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Aho, A. J., JP Matinlinna, Jarmo Gunn, et al.. (2007). Natural composite of wood as replacement material for ostechondral bone defects. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part B Applied Biomaterials. 83B(1). 64–71. 18 indexed citations
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Metsä-Kortelainen, Sini, et al.. (2005). The water absorption of sapwood and heartwood of Scots pine and Norway spruce heat-treated at 170 °C, 190 °C, 210 °C and 230 °C. European Journal of Wood and Wood Products. 64(3). 192–197. 177 indexed citations
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Andersson, Seppo, et al.. (2005). X-ray scattering studies of thermally modified Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.). Holzforschung. 59(4). 422–427. 59 indexed citations
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Nuopponen, Mari, Tapani Vuorinen, Saila Jämsä, & Pertti Viitaniemi. (2004). Thermal Modifications in Softwood Studied by FT‐IR and UV Resonance Raman Spectroscopies. Journal of Wood Chemistry and Technology. 24(1). 13–26. 226 indexed citations
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Nuopponen, Mari, et al.. (2003). The effects of a heat treatment on the behaviour of extractives in softwood studied by FTIR spectroscopic methods. Wood Science and Technology. 37(2). 109–115. 135 indexed citations
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Nuopponen, Mari, Hanne Wikberg, Tapani Vuorinen, et al.. (2003). Heat‐treated softwood exposed to weathering. Journal of Applied Polymer Science. 91(4). 2128–2134. 114 indexed citations
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Viitaniemi, Pertti, Saila Jämsä, Tapani Vuorinen, et al.. (2002). Reaction mechanisms of modified wood. 4 indexed citations
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Maunu, Sirkka Liisa, et al.. (2002). Magnetic Resonance Studies of Thermally Modified Wood. Holzforschung. 56(6). 648–654. 267 indexed citations
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Hietala, Sami, Sirkka Liisa Maunu, Franciska Sundholm, Saila Jämsä, & Pertti Viitaniemi. (2002). Structure of Thermally Modified Wood Studied by Liquid State NMR Measurements. Holzforschung. 56(5). 522–528. 50 indexed citations
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Jämsä, Saila, et al.. (2000). Long‐term natural weathering of coated ThermoWood. Pigment & Resin Technology. 29(2). 68–74. 85 indexed citations
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Jämsä, Saila, et al.. (1999). Performance of coated heat-treated wood. 82(6). 297–300. 18 indexed citations
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Viitaniemi, Pertti. (1997). Decay-resistant wood created in a heating process - a heat-treatment process of wood development by VTT building Technology yields timber products with enhanced properties. 22–23. 1 indexed citations
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Viitaniemi, Pertti & Saila Jämsä. (1997). Tekninen puu: puun modifiointi lopputuotteeksi. Metsätieteen aikakauskirja. 1997(1). 21 indexed citations
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Viitanen, Hannu, et al.. (1994). The effect of heat treatment on the properties of spruce. A preliminary report. 18 indexed citations
19.
Viitaniemi, Pertti. (1988). Puun kierteisyys ja sen mittaaminen. 1 indexed citations

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