Theo Kurtén

21.9k total citations · 2 hit papers
208 papers, 9.2k citations indexed

About

Theo Kurtén is a scholar working on Atmospheric Science, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and Spectroscopy. According to data from OpenAlex, Theo Kurtén has authored 208 papers receiving a total of 9.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 174 papers in Atmospheric Science, 46 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and 43 papers in Spectroscopy. Recurrent topics in Theo Kurtén's work include Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols (161 papers), Atmospheric Ozone and Climate (122 papers) and Advanced Chemical Physics Studies (39 papers). Theo Kurtén is often cited by papers focused on Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols (161 papers), Atmospheric Ozone and Climate (122 papers) and Advanced Chemical Physics Studies (39 papers). Theo Kurtén collaborates with scholars based in Finland, United States and Denmark. Theo Kurtén's co-authors include Hanna Vehkamäki, Markku Kulmala, Jonas Elm, Ville Loukonen, Joel A. Thornton, I. K. Ortega, Henrik G. Kjaergaard, Matti Rissanen, Mikael Ehn and Tinja Olenius and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Chemical Reviews and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Theo Kurtén

199 papers receiving 9.1k 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.

Highly Oxygenated Organic Molecules (HOM) from Gas-Phase Autoxidation Involving Peroxy Radicals: A Key Contributor to Atmospheric Aerosol

2019 548 citations Federico Bianchi, Theo Kurtén et al. Chemical Reviews profile →
An Iodide-Adduct High-Resolution Time-of-Flight Chemical-Ionization Mass Spectrometer: Application to Atmospheric Inorganic and Organic Compounds

2014 371 citations Ben H. Lee, Felipe D. Lopez‐Hilfiker et al. Environmental Science & Technology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Theo Kurtén Finland	52	7.8k	2.7k	2.2k	1.5k	1.3k	208	9.2k
John N. Crowley Germany	47	9.4k 1.2×	2.6k 1.0×	3.4k 1.6×	2.1k 1.4×	1.1k 0.8×	192	11.4k
Kevin R. Wilson United States	51	5.2k 0.7×	3.1k 1.1×	1.4k 0.7×	1.2k 0.8×	2.2k 1.7×	188	9.2k
Geoffrey S. Tyndall United States	50	8.2k 1.0×	2.6k 1.0×	3.0k 1.4×	1.7k 1.2×	1.0k 0.8×	141	9.3k
Hanna Vehkamäki Finland	52	8.3k 1.1×	2.9k 1.1×	3.6k 1.7×	796 0.5×	1.3k 1.0×	196	9.7k
R. A. Cox United Kingdom	40	8.0k 1.0×	2.2k 0.8×	2.4k 1.1×	2.1k 1.4×	1.2k 0.9×	96	11.1k
Ian Barnes Germany	46	5.8k 0.7×	2.4k 0.9×	922 0.4×	1.1k 0.7×	793 0.6×	192	6.9k
Michel J. Rossi Switzerland	44	8.3k 1.1×	2.4k 0.9×	2.5k 1.2×	1.9k 1.3×	1.8k 1.4×	178	12.0k
Carl J. Percival United Kingdom	44	5.2k 0.7×	1.7k 0.6×	1.4k 0.6×	1.9k 1.3×	1.2k 0.9×	196	6.7k
D. J. Donaldson Canada	52	5.6k 0.7×	1.7k 0.6×	1.5k 0.7×	1.9k 1.3×	2.3k 1.8×	205	8.3k
G. K. Moortgat Germany	49	8.4k 1.1×	2.4k 0.9×	2.0k 0.9×	2.5k 1.7×	1.1k 0.9×	186	9.8k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Shiroudi, Abolfazl, Theo Kurtén, & Jacek Czub. (2025). Mechanistic insights and atmospheric implications of the degradation reaction of 3-methoxy-1-propanol by reaction with hydroxyl radicals and identification of the end products in the presence of O2/NO. Scientific Reports. 15(1). 1038–1038. 1 indexed citations

Valiev, Rashid R., et al.. (2025). Predicting intersystem crossing rate constants of alkoxy-radical pairs with structure-based descriptors and machine learning. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. 27(28). 14804–14814.

King, Alistair W. T., et al.. (2024). Bicyclic guanidine superbase carboxylate salts for cellulose dissolution. RSC Advances. 14(17). 12119–12124. 4 indexed citations

Camredon, M., et al.. (2024). Ether and ester formation from peroxy radical recombination: a qualitative reaction channel analysis. Atmospheric chemistry and physics. 24(20). 11679–11699. 7 indexed citations

Drozd, Greg T., Dong Hun Lee, Rashid R. Valiev, et al.. (2024). Wavelength-resolved quantum yields for vanillin photochemistry: self-reaction and ionic-strength implications for wildfire brown carbon lifetime. Environmental Science Atmospheres. 4(5). 509–518. 4 indexed citations

Runeberg, Nino, et al.. (2024). Multireference and Coupled-Cluster Study of Dimethyltetroxide (MeO₄Me) Formation and Decomposition. The Journal of Physical Chemistry A. 128(10). 1825–1836. 4 indexed citations

Peräkylä, Otso, Runlong Cai, Yanjun Zhang, et al.. (2023). Selective deuteration as a tool for resolving autoxidation mechanisms in α -pinene ozonolysis. Atmospheric chemistry and physics. 23(7). 4373–4390. 11 indexed citations

Valiev, Rashid R., et al.. (2023). Computational Investigation of Substituent Effects on the Alcohol + Carbonyl Channel of Peroxy Radical Self- and Cross-Reactions. The Journal of Physical Chemistry A. 127(7). 1686–1696. 6 indexed citations

Besel, Vitus, Milica Todorović, Theo Kurtén, Patrick Rinke, & Hanna Vehkamäki. (2023). Atomic structures, conformers and thermodynamic properties of 32k atmospheric molecules. Scientific Data. 10(1). 450–450. 12 indexed citations

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Lee, Ben H., et al.. (2023). Ring-opening yields and auto-oxidation rates of the resulting peroxy radicals from OH-oxidation of α-pinene and β-pinene. Environmental Science Atmospheres. 3(2). 399–407. 3 indexed citations

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D’Ambro, Emma L., Noora Hyttinen, Kristian H. Møller, et al.. (2022). Pathways to Highly Oxidized Products in the Δ3-Carene + OH System. Environmental Science & Technology. 56(4). 2213–2224. 12 indexed citations

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Boy, Michael, Putian Zhou, Theo Kurtén, et al.. (2022). Positive feedback mechanism between biogenic volatile organic compounds and the methane lifetime in future climates. npj Climate and Atmospheric Science. 5(1). 17 indexed citations

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Zhang, Rongjie, Hong‐Bin Xie, Fangfang Ma, et al.. (2022). Critical Role of Iodous Acid in Neutral Iodine Oxoacid Nucleation. Environmental Science & Technology. 56(19). 14166–14177. 26 indexed citations

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Iyer, Siddharth, Matti Rissanen, Rashid R. Valiev, et al.. (2021). Molecular mechanism for rapid autoxidation in α-pinene ozonolysis. Nature Communications. 12(1). 878–878. 76 indexed citations

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Wang, Mingyi, Xu‐Cheng He, Henning Finkenzeller, et al.. (2021). Measurement of iodine species and sulfuric acid using bromide chemical ionization mass spectrometers. Atmospheric measurement techniques. 14(6). 4187–4202. 12 indexed citations

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Bianchi, Federico, Theo Kurtén, Matthieu Riva, et al.. (2019). Highly Oxygenated Organic Molecules (HOM) from Gas-Phase Autoxidation Involving Peroxy Radicals: A Key Contributor to Atmospheric Aerosol. Chemical Reviews. 119(6). 3472–3509. 548 indexed citations breakdown →

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Iyer, Siddharth, et al.. (2018). Computational Investigation of RO₂ + HO₂ and RO₂ + RO₂ Reactions of Monoterpene Derived First-Generation Peroxy Radicals Leading to Radical Recycling. The Journal of Physical Chemistry A. 122(49). 9542–9552. 29 indexed citations

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Krieger, Ulrich K., Claudia Marcolli, Eva U. Emanuelsson, et al.. (2018). A reference data set for validating vapor pressure measurement techniques: homologous series of polyethylene glycols. Atmospheric measurement techniques. 11(1). 49–63. 43 indexed citations

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Lopez‐Hilfiker, Felipe D., Siddharth Iyer, Claudia Mohr, et al.. (2016). Constraining the sensitivity of iodide adduct chemical ionization mass spectrometry to multifunctional organic molecules using the collision limit and thermodynamic stability of iodide ion adducts. Atmospheric measurement techniques. 9(4). 1505–1512. 125 indexed citations

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Kupiainen-Määttä, Oona, Henning Henschel, Theo Kurtén, et al.. (2015). Comment on ‘Enhancement in the production of nucleating clusters due to dimethylamine and large uncertainties in the thermochemistry of amine-enhanced nucleation’ by Nadykto et al., Chem. Phys. Lett. 609 (2014) 42–49. Chemical Physics Letters. 624. 107–110. 12 indexed citations

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