Raimo Virkkala

5.6k total citations · 2 hit papers
72 papers, 4.3k citations indexed

About

Raimo Virkkala is a scholar working on Ecological Modeling, Nature and Landscape Conservation and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Raimo Virkkala has authored 72 papers receiving a total of 4.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 46 papers in Ecological Modeling, 44 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation and 39 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Raimo Virkkala's work include Species Distribution and Climate Change (46 papers), Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (41 papers) and Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (20 papers). Raimo Virkkala is often cited by papers focused on Species Distribution and Climate Change (46 papers), Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (41 papers) and Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (20 papers). Raimo Virkkala collaborates with scholars based in Finland, Italy and Germany. Raimo Virkkala's co-authors include Risto K. Heikkinen, Miska Luoto, Jani Heino, Heikki Toivonen, Aleksi Lehikoinen, Wilfried Thuiller, Martin T. Sykes, Miguel B. Araújo, Kalle Rainio and Ari Rajasärkkä and has published in prestigious journals such as Physical Review Letters, Physical review. B, Condensed matter and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Raimo Virkkala

70 papers receiving 4.0k 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.

Methods and uncertainties in bioclimatic envelope modelling under climate change

2006 781 citations Risto K. Heikkinen, Miska Luoto et al. profile →
Climate change and freshwater biodiversity: detected patterns, future trends and adaptations in northern regions

2008 588 citations Jani Heino, Raimo Virkkala et al. Biological reviews/Biological reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Raimo Virkkala Finland	31	2.5k	2.4k	2.4k	1.1k	788	72	4.3k
Fiona K. A. Schmiegelow Canada	34	4.1k 1.6×	1.7k 0.7×	2.2k 0.9×	1.9k 1.6×	533 0.7×	103	5.5k
Sacha Spector United States	18	1.9k 0.8×	966 0.4×	2.2k 0.9×	1.1k 1.0×	995 1.3×	24	4.0k
Carlos Carroll United States	32	2.5k 1.0×	1.8k 0.8×	1.6k 0.7×	1.5k 1.3×	466 0.6×	60	4.2k
David Štorch Czechia	40	2.1k 0.8×	1.6k 0.7×	2.3k 1.0×	886 0.8×	1.3k 1.7×	97	4.2k
James W. Pearce‐Higgins United Kingdom	41	3.8k 1.5×	2.6k 1.1×	1.9k 0.8×	1.4k 1.2×	1.2k 1.5×	146	5.3k
Mike P. Austin Australia	14	1.6k 0.6×	1.9k 0.8×	1.9k 0.8×	770 0.7×	649 0.8×	17	3.3k
Wayne E. Thogmartin United States	34	2.0k 0.8×	1.3k 0.5×	995 0.4×	947 0.8×	1.1k 1.4×	159	3.6k
Allen H. Hurlbert United States	35	2.9k 1.2×	2.5k 1.0×	2.8k 1.2×	1.1k 1.0×	1.8k 2.2×	70	5.6k
Frank A. La Sorte United States	42	2.9k 1.1×	2.3k 0.9×	1.9k 0.8×	1.7k 1.5×	1.2k 1.5×	101	5.0k
Mary S. Wisz Denmark	26	2.5k 1.0×	2.3k 0.9×	1.5k 0.7×	1.2k 1.1×	803 1.0×	50	4.7k

Countries citing papers authored by Raimo Virkkala

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Raimo Virkkala

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Heikkinen, Risto K., et al.. (2024). Response to “Conservation hotspots based on actual habitat preferences or artefacts of secondary map data processing”. Biological Conservation. 296. 110729–110729.

Lehikoinen, Aleksi, Veli‐Matti Pakanen, Sonja Kivinen, et al.. (2024). Population collapse of a common forest passerine in northern Europe as a consequence of habitat loss and decreased adult survival. Forest Ecology and Management. 572. 122283–122283. 4 indexed citations

Hällfors, Maria, Risto K. Heikkinen, Mikko Kuussaari, et al.. (2023). Recent range shifts of moths, butterflies, and birds are driven by the breadth of their climatic niche. Evolution Letters. 8(1). 89–100. 37 indexed citations

Forsius, Martin, Maria Holmberg, Virpi Junttila, et al.. (2023). Modelling the regional potential for reaching carbon neutrality in Finland: Sustainable forestry, energy use and biodiversity protection. AMBIO. 52(11). 1757–1776. 8 indexed citations

Kujala, Heini, Francesco Minunno, Virpi Junttila, et al.. (2023). Role of data uncertainty when identifying important areas for biodiversity and carbon in boreal forests. AMBIO. 52(11). 1804–1818. 4 indexed citations

Virkkala, Raimo, et al.. (2022). Combined threats of climate change and land use to boreal protected areas with red-listed forest species in Finland. Global Ecology and Conservation. 41. e02348–e02348. 11 indexed citations

Virkkala, Raimo, et al.. (2022). Increasing loss of mature boreal forests around protected areas with red-listed forest species. Ecological Processes. 11(1). 18 indexed citations

Heikkinen, Risto K., et al.. (2021). High-latitude EU Habitats Directive species at risk due to climate change and land use. Global Ecology and Conservation. 28. e01664–e01664. 17 indexed citations

Heikkinen, Risto K., Niko Leikola, Juha Aalto, et al.. (2020). Fine-grained climate velocities reveal vulnerability of protected areas to climate change. Scientific Reports. 10(1). 1678–1678. 30 indexed citations

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Virkkala, Raimo. (2016). Variation in population trends and spatial dynamics of waterbirds in a boreal lake complex. Ornis Fennica. 93(4). 3 indexed citations

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Virkkala, Raimo, Risto K. Heikkinen, Stefan Fronzek, & Niko Leikola. (2013). Climate Change, Northern Birds of Conservation Concern and Matching the Hotspots of Habitat Suitability with the Reserve Network. PLoS ONE. 8(5). e63376–e63376. 26 indexed citations

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Virkkala, Raimo & Ari Rajasärkkä. (2010). Climate change affects populations of northern birds in boreal protected areas. Biology Letters. 7(3). 395–398. 46 indexed citations

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Heino, Jani, Raimo Virkkala, & Heikki Toivonen. (2008). Climate change and freshwater biodiversity: detected patterns, future trends and adaptations in northern regions. Biological reviews/Biological reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society. 84(1). 39–54. 588 indexed citations breakdown →

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Virkkala, Raimo. (2006). Why study woodpeckers? The significance of woodpeckers in forest ecosystems. Annales Zoologici Fennici. 43(2). 82–85. 73 indexed citations

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Heikkinen, Risto K., Miska Luoto, & Raimo Virkkala. (2006). Does seasonal fine‐tuning of climatic variables improve the performance of bioclimatic envelope models for migratory birds?. Diversity and Distributions. 12(5). 502–510. 30 indexed citations

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Virkkala, Raimo & Ari Rajasärkkä. (2006). Uneven regional distribution of protected areas in Finland: Consequences for boreal forest bird populations. Biological Conservation. 134(3). 361–371. 52 indexed citations

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Cingolani, R., Milena De Giorgi, R. Rinaldi, et al.. (2000). Effects of electron–hole correlation in quantum dots under high magnetic field (up to 45 T). Physica E Low-dimensional Systems and Nanostructures. 7(3-4). 346–349. 2 indexed citations

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Virkkala, Raimo, et al.. (1994). Conservation value of nature reserves: do hole-nesting birds prefer protected forsts in southern Finland?. Annales Zoologici Fennici. 31(1). 173–186. 53 indexed citations

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Virkkala, Raimo, et al.. (1993). Population contraction of the white-backed woodpecker Dendrocopos leucotos in Finland as a consequence of habitat alteration. Biological Conservation. 66(1). 47–53. 73 indexed citations

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Virkkala, Raimo. (1987). Effects of forest management on birds breeding in northern Finland. Annales Zoologici Fennici. 24(4). 281–294. 75 indexed citations

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