Sonja Kivinen

1.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
38 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Sonja Kivinen is a scholar working on Ecology, Global and Planetary Change and Atmospheric Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Sonja Kivinen has authored 38 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 15 papers in Ecology, 10 papers in Global and Planetary Change and 9 papers in Atmospheric Science. Recurrent topics in Sonja Kivinen's work include Climate change and permafrost (8 papers), Botany and Plant Ecology Studies (7 papers) and Indigenous Studies and Ecology (6 papers). Sonja Kivinen is often cited by papers focused on Climate change and permafrost (8 papers), Botany and Plant Ecology Studies (7 papers) and Indigenous Studies and Ecology (6 papers). Sonja Kivinen collaborates with scholars based in Finland, Sweden and United Kingdom. Sonja Kivinen's co-authors include Timo Kumpula, Sirpa Rasmus, Kirsti Jylhä, Jon Moen, Sarita Keski‐Saari, Topi Tanhuanpää, Laura Poikolainen, Petteri Vihervaara, Miska Luoto and Pekka Hurskainen and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, The Science of The Total Environment and Remote Sensing of Environment.

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Sonja Kivinen

36 papers receiving 1.0k citations

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Tree species classification from airborne hyperspectral and LiDAR data using 3D convolutional neural networks

2021 183 citations Sarita Keski‐Saari, Sonja Kivinen et al. profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Immediate facilitation and engineering legacy of beavers: 54 years of patch dynamics in a boreal landscape 2025 ·The Science of The Total Environment ·Sonja Kivinen, Petri Nummi	0
2	Population collapse of a common forest passerine in northern Europe as a consequence of habitat loss and decreased adult survival 2024 ·Forest Ecology and Management ·Aleksi Lehikoinen, Veli‐Matti Pakanen, Sonja Kivinen, (unknown), V.-P. Lehto, Seppo Rytkönen, Emma Vatka, Raimo Virkkala, Markku Orell	4
3	Utilizing historical maps in identification of long-term land use and land cover changes 2023 ·AMBIO ·(unknown), Sonja Kivinen, Sarita Keski‐Saari, Laura Poikolainen, Timo Kumpula	11
4	Yhteistä ja yksityistä hyvää: kokemuksia kaivostoiminnan ympäristöoikeudenmukaisuudesta maaseuduilla 2023 ·(unknown), Sonja Kivinen, (unknown), Jukka Sihvonen	2
5	Detection of European Aspen (Populus tremula L.) Based on an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Approach in Boreal Forests 2021 ·Remote Sensing ·(unknown), Lauri Korhonen, Sonja Kivinen, Pekka Hurskainen, (unknown), Topi Tanhuanpää, Matti Maltamo, Petteri Vihervaara, Timo Kumpula	14
6	Mining conflicts in the European Union: environmental and political perspectives 2020 ·Fennia ·Sonja Kivinen, Juha Kotilainen, Timo Kumpula	35
7	Climate change and reindeer management in Finland: Co-analysis of practitioner knowledge and meteorological data for better adaptation 2019 ·The Science of The Total Environment ·Sirpa Rasmus, Minna Turunen, Anna Luomaranta, Sonja Kivinen, Kirsti Jylhä, (unknown)	34
8	The accuracy of climate variability and trends across Arctic Fennoscandia in four reanalyses 2018 ·International Journal of Climatology ·Gareth J. Marshall, Sonja Kivinen, Kirsti Jylhä, (unknown), Gareth Rees	18
9	People and Post-Mining Environments: PPGIS Mapping of Landscape Values, Knowledge Needs, and Future Perspectives in Northern Finland 2018 ·Land ·Sonja Kivinen, (unknown), Timo Kumpula	39
10	Long-Term Climate Trends and Extreme Events in Northern Fennoscandia (1914–2013) 2017 ·Climate ·Sonja Kivinen, Sirpa Rasmus, Kirsti Jylhä, Mikko Laapas	61
11	“Generality of mis-fit”? The real-life difficulty of matching scales in an interconnected world 2016 ·AMBIO ·E. Carina H. Keskitalo, Tim Horstkotte, Sonja Kivinen, Bruce C. Forbes, Jukka Käyhkö	21
12	Local and regional variability in snow conditions in northern Finland: A reindeer herding perspective 2016 ·AMBIO ·Sirpa Rasmus, Sonja Kivinen, Mathias Bavay, Janne Heiskanen	18
13	Many a little makes a mickle: Cumulative land cover changes and traditional land use in the Kyrö reindeer herding district, northern Finland 2015 ·Applied Geography ·Sonja Kivinen	16
14	Observed cold season changes in a Fennoscandian fell area over the past three decades 2014 ·AMBIO ·Sonja Kivinen, Sirpa Rasmus	17
15	Spatiotemporal distribution of threatened high-latitude snowbed and snow patch habitats in warming climate 2012 ·Environmental Research Letters ·Sonja Kivinen, Elina Kaarlejärvi, Kirsti Jylhä, Jouni Räisänen	25
16	Forest Fragmentation and Landscape Transformation in a Reindeer Husbandry Area in Sweden 2011 ·Environmental Management ·Sonja Kivinen, (unknown), Jon Moen, Lars Östlund, Johan Olofsson	35
17	Effects of Modern Forest Management on Winter Grazing Resources for Reindeer in Sweden 2010 ·AMBIO ·Sonja Kivinen, Jon Moen, (unknown), Åsa Eriksson	68
18	Threat spots and environmental determinants of red-listed plant, butterfly and bird species in boreal agricultural environments 2008 ·Biodiversity and Conservation ·Sonja Kivinen, Miska Luoto, Risto K. Heikkinen, Kimmo Saarinen, (unknown)	14
19	Multi‐species richness of boreal agricultural landscapes: effects of climate, biotope, soil and geographical location 2006 ·Journal of Biogeography ·Sonja Kivinen, Miska Luoto, Mikko Kuussaari, Juha Helenius	63
20	Regional distribution and biodiversity perspectives of Finnish grasslands 2005 ·SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·Sonja Kivinen	5

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