Risto Lignell

2.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
30 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

Risto Lignell is a scholar working on Oceanography, Ecology and Environmental Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Risto Lignell has authored 30 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 25 papers in Oceanography, 12 papers in Ecology and 8 papers in Environmental Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Risto Lignell's work include Marine and coastal ecosystems (25 papers), Marine Biology and Ecology Research (12 papers) and Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (10 papers). Risto Lignell is often cited by papers focused on Marine and coastal ecosystems (25 papers), Marine Biology and Ecology Research (12 papers) and Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (10 papers). Risto Lignell collaborates with scholars based in Finland, Norway and Estonia. Risto Lignell's co-authors include T. Frede Thingstad, Harri Kuosa, Seppo Kaitala, T. Tamminen, Anna‐Stiina Heiskanen, Laura Hoikkala, Anna Uitto, K. Gundersen, Pirjo Kuuppo‐Leinikki and Timo Tamminen and has published in prestigious journals such as Limnology and Oceanography, Marine Ecology Progress Series and Hydrobiologia.

In The Last Decade

Risto Lignell

29 papers receiving 1.4k 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.

  1. Theoretical models for the control of bacterial growth rate, abundance, diversity and carbon demand
    1997 541 citations T. Frede Thingstad, Risto Lignell Aquatic Microbial Ecology profile →

Peers

Risto Lignell
JK Egge Norway
Peter Peduzzi Austria
Anna A.M. Noordeloos Netherlands
Ulla Li Zweifel Sweden
Susan L Brown United States
Runar Thyrhaug Norway
Johan Wikner Sweden
Shigeru Itakura Japan
Bastiaan W. Ibelings Switzerland
Elizabeth M. Cosper United States
JK Egge Norway
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Citations per year, relative to Risto Lignell Risto Lignell (= 1×) peers JK Egge

Countries citing papers authored by Risto Lignell

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Fields of papers citing papers by Risto Lignell

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Risto Lignell

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Risto Lignell. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Risto Lignell 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 Risto Lignell. Risto Lignell 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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Lignell, Risto, Harri Kuosa, Laura Tuomi, et al.. (2025). Modeling how eutrophication in northern Baltic coastal zone is driven by new nutrient inputs, internal loading, and 3D hydrodynamics. Journal of Marine Systems. 249. 104049–104049.
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Lignell, Risto, et al.. (2024). Bayesian calibration and uncertainty quantification for a large nutrient load impact model. Ecological Informatics. 85. 102976–102976. 2 indexed citations
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Norros, Veera, Marko Laine, Risto Lignell, & T. Frede Thingstad. (2017). Parameterization of aquatic ecosystem functioning and its natural variation: Hierarchical Bayesian modelling of plankton food web dynamics. Journal of Marine Systems. 174. 40–53. 6 indexed citations
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Lignell, Risto, et al.. (2017). Exploring the distance between nitrogen and phosphorus limitation in mesotrophic surface waters using a sensitive bioassay. Biogeosciences. 14(2). 379–387. 5 indexed citations
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Hoikkala, Laura, et al.. (2016). Autochthonous Dissolved Organic Matter Drives Bacterial Community Composition during a Bloom of Filamentous Cyanobacteria. Frontiers in Marine Science. 3. 14 indexed citations
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Hoikkala, Laura, et al.. (2012). Seasonal dynamics of dissolved organic matter on a coastal salinity gradient in the northern Baltic Sea. Continental Shelf Research. 45. 1–14. 26 indexed citations
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Lignell, Risto, et al.. (2012). Labile carbon supplement induces growth of filamentous bacteria in the Baltic Sea. Aquatic Biology. 15(2). 121–134. 7 indexed citations
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Lignell, Risto, Heikki Haario, Marko Laine, & T. Frede Thingstad. (2012). Getting the “right” parameter values for models of the pelagic microbial food web. Limnology and Oceanography. 58(1). 301–313. 22 indexed citations
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Vähätalo, Anssi V., et al.. (2011). Photochemical transformation of terrestrial dissolved organic matter supports hetero- and autotrophic production in coastal waters. Marine Ecology Progress Series. 423. 1–14. 32 indexed citations
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Hoikkala, Laura, et al.. (2009). Changes in Nutrient and Carbon Availability and Temperature as Factors Controlling Bacterial Growth in the Northern Baltic Sea. Estuaries and Coasts. 32(4). 720–733. 17 indexed citations
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Kangro, Kersti, Kalle Olli, T. Tamminen, & Risto Lignell. (2007). Species-specific responses of a cyanobacteriadominated phytoplankton community to artificial nutrient limitation in the Baltic Sea. Marine Ecology Progress Series. 336. 15–27. 37 indexed citations
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Tanaka, Tsuneo, Peter Henriksen, Risto Lignell, et al.. (2006). Specific affinity for phosphate uptake and specific alkaline phosphatase activity as diagnostic tools for detecting phosphorus-limited phytoplankton and bacteria. Estuaries and Coasts. 29(6). 1226–1241. 50 indexed citations
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Lignell, Risto, Jyri Seppälä, Pirjo Kuuppo, et al.. (2003). Beyond bulk properties: Responses of coastal summer plankton communities to nutrient enrichment in the northern Baltic Sea. Limnology and Oceanography. 48(1). 189–209. 66 indexed citations
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Kuuppo, Pirjo, Kersti Samuelsson, Risto Lignell, et al.. (2003). Fate of increased production in late-summer plankton communities due to nutrient enrichment of the Baltic Proper. Aquatic Microbial Ecology. 32. 47–60. 14 indexed citations
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Thingstad, T. Frede & Risto Lignell. (1997). Theoretical models for the control of bacterial growth rate, abundance, diversity and carbon demand. Aquatic Microbial Ecology. 13. 19–27. 541 indexed citations breakdown →
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Lignell, Risto. (1993). Effect of vertical cycling on photosynthesis during the annual algal succession in the northern Baltic. Hydrobiologia. 254(3). 159–167. 4 indexed citations
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Kivi, Kai, Seppo Kaitala, Harri Kuosa, et al.. (1993). Nutrient limitation and grazing control of the Baltic plankton community during annual succession. Limnology and Oceanography. 38(5). 893–905. 148 indexed citations
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Lignell, Risto, et al.. (1992). Effect of nutrient enrichment and temperature or intracellular partitioning of 14C02 in a summer phytoplankton community in the northern Baltic. Marine Ecology Progress Series. 86. 273–281. 3 indexed citations
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Lignell, Risto, et al.. (1992). Effect of nutrient enrichment and temperature or intracellular partitioning of 14C02 in a summer phytoplankton community in the northern Baltic. Marine Ecology Progress Series. 87. 273–281. 3 indexed citations

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