Saija Rasi

2.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
37 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

About

Saija Rasi is a scholar working on Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, Building and Construction and Mechanical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Saija Rasi has authored 37 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, 10 papers in Building and Construction and 8 papers in Mechanical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Saija Rasi's work include Anaerobic Digestion and Biogas Production (10 papers), Odor and Emission Control Technologies (6 papers) and Municipal Solid Waste Management (5 papers). Saija Rasi is often cited by papers focused on Anaerobic Digestion and Biogas Production (10 papers), Odor and Emission Control Technologies (6 papers) and Municipal Solid Waste Management (5 papers). Saija Rasi collaborates with scholars based in Finland, Sweden and Germany. Saija Rasi's co-authors include Jukka Rintala, Anja Veijanen, Eeva Lehtonen, Jukka Höhn, Elina Tampio, Lucia Blasco, Minna Kahala, Pasi Rikkonen, Vilja Varho and Satu Ervasti and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Bioresource Technology and Journal of Cleaner Production.

In The Last Decade

Saija Rasi

34 papers receiving 1.7k citations

Hit Papers

Trace compounds of biogas from different biogas productio... 2006 2026 2012 2019 2006 100 200 300 400 500
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. Trace compounds of biogas from different biogas production plants
    2006 535 citations Saija Rasi, Anja Veijanen et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Saija Rasi Finland 17 614 460 396 289 249 37 1.8k
Wojciech M. Budzianowski Poland 31 901 1.5× 393 0.9× 925 2.3× 77 0.3× 383 1.5× 84 2.7k
Rimika Kapoor India 12 454 0.7× 449 1.0× 336 0.8× 52 0.2× 178 0.7× 13 1.3k
Md. Maniruzzaman A. Aziz Malaysia 18 502 0.8× 232 0.5× 630 1.6× 78 0.3× 109 0.4× 54 2.2k
Vandit Vijay India 19 501 0.8× 442 1.0× 455 1.1× 46 0.2× 114 0.5× 36 1.8k
Aikaterini K. Boulamanti Netherlands 13 484 0.8× 105 0.2× 281 0.7× 239 0.8× 480 1.9× 13 1.5k
Pooja Ghosh India 26 419 0.7× 578 1.3× 638 1.6× 55 0.2× 159 0.6× 47 2.8k
Qiyong Xu China 34 384 0.6× 756 1.6× 621 1.6× 199 0.7× 81 0.3× 155 3.1k
John A. Posada Netherlands 28 282 0.5× 140 0.3× 1.2k 3.0× 83 0.3× 119 0.5× 82 2.5k
Grzegorz Piechota Poland 24 182 0.3× 199 0.4× 305 0.8× 127 0.4× 51 0.2× 51 1.3k
Giacobbe Braccio Italy 22 378 0.6× 157 0.3× 864 2.2× 41 0.1× 237 1.0× 56 1.6k

Countries citing papers authored by Saija Rasi

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Fields of papers citing papers by Saija Rasi

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Saija Rasi

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Saija Rasi. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Saija Rasi 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 Saija Rasi. Saija Rasi 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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Haimi, Jari, et al.. (2025). Fly ash addition into anaerobic digestion of biowaste: effects on biomethane production and fertilizing properties of the digestate. Biomass and Bioenergy. 203. 108259–108259. 1 indexed citations
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Lehtoranta, Suvi, et al.. (2024). The implications of management practices on life cycle greenhouse gas emissions in biogas production. Journal of Environmental Management. 366. 121884–121884. 5 indexed citations
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Peltoniemi, Krista, Sannakajsa Velmala, Hannu Fritze, et al.. (2023). Impacts of coniferous bark-derived organic soil amendments on microbial communities in arable soil – a microcosm study. FEMS Microbiology Ecology. 99(3). 1 indexed citations
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Winquist, Erika, et al.. (2023). Anaerobic Digestion of Solid Agricultural Biomass in Leach-Bed Reactors. Bioengineering. 10(4). 433–433. 3 indexed citations
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Tampio, Elina, Frank Pettersson, Saija Rasi, & Mari Tuomaala. (2022). Application of mathematical optimization to exploit regional nutrient recycling potential of biogas plant digestate. Waste Management. 149. 105–113. 8 indexed citations
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Rasi, Saija, et al.. (2022). Changes in volatile fatty acid production and microbiome during fermentation of food waste from hospitality sector. Journal of Environmental Management. 308. 114640–114640. 26 indexed citations
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Rasi, Saija, et al.. (2021). Pohjois-Savon maakunnalliset erityispiirteet biokaasun tuotannossa ja ravinteiden kierrätyksessä : FarmGas-PS 1 -hankkeen loppuraportti. Jukuri (Luonnonvarakeskus Tietopalvelu).
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Strid, Ingrid, et al.. (2021). Life cycle assessment of fish oil substitute produced by microalgae using food waste. Sustainable Production and Consumption. 27. 2002–2021. 53 indexed citations
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Lehtonen, Heikki, Sanna Saarnio, Jukka Rantala, et al.. (2020). Maatalouden ilmastotiekartta – Tiekartta kasvihuonekaasupäästöjen vähentämiseen Suomen maataloudessa. Jukuri (Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke)). 1 indexed citations
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Rasi, Saija, Petri Kilpeläinen, Kimmo Rasa, et al.. (2019). Cascade processing of softwood bark with hot water extraction, pyrolysis and anaerobic digestion. Bioresource Technology. 292. 121893–121893. 37 indexed citations
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Tampio, Elina, Satu Ervasti, Erika Winquist, & Saija Rasi. (2017). Harnessing biogas plants for the production of value-added products. Jukuri (Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke)). 1 indexed citations
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Laitila, Juha, Eeva Lehtonen, T. Ranta, et al.. (2016). Procurement costs of cereal straw and forest chips for biorefining in South-East Finland. Silva Fennica. 50(5). 11 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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Menert, Anne, et al.. (2012). From Waste to Traffic Fuel (W-fuel). Jukuri (Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke)). 1 indexed citations
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Rasi, Saija, Päivi Mäki‐Arvela, Kari Eränen, et al.. (2012). CO2 capture from biogas: absorbent selection. RSC Advances. 3(9). 2979–2979. 30 indexed citations
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Rasi, Saija, et al.. (2011). Trace compounds affecting biogas energy utilisation – A review. Energy Conversion and Management. 52(12). 3369–3375. 244 indexed citations
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Rasi, Saija, et al.. (2011). Landfill gas upgrading with pilot-scale water scrubber: Performance assessment with absorption water recycling. Applied Energy. 92. 307–314. 91 indexed citations
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Rasi, Saija. (2009). Biogas composition and upgrading to biomethane. Jyväskylä University Digital Archive (University of Jyväskylä). 62 indexed citations
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Rasi, Saija, et al.. (2007). Landfill gas upgrading with countercurrent water wash. Waste Management. 28(9). 1528–1534. 76 indexed citations

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