Timo Kumpula

4.1k total citations · 2 hit papers
74 papers, 2.6k citations indexed

About

Timo Kumpula is a scholar working on Ecology, Atmospheric Science and Environmental Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Timo Kumpula has authored 74 papers receiving a total of 2.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 32 papers in Ecology, 27 papers in Atmospheric Science and 19 papers in Environmental Engineering. Recurrent topics in Timo Kumpula's work include Climate change and permafrost (21 papers), Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology (20 papers) and Cryospheric studies and observations (16 papers). Timo Kumpula is often cited by papers focused on Climate change and permafrost (21 papers), Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology (20 papers) and Cryospheric studies and observations (16 papers). Timo Kumpula collaborates with scholars based in Finland, United Kingdom and United States. Timo Kumpula's co-authors include Bruce C. Forbes, Petteri Vihervaara, Florian Stammler, Marc Macias‐Fauria, Pentti Zetterberg, Sonja Kivinen, Nina Meschtyb, Elina Kaarlejärvi, Anu Pajunen and Benjamin Burkhard and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nature Communications and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Timo Kumpula

67 papers receiving 2.5k citations

Hit Papers

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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. Summer warming explains widespread but not uniform greening in the Arctic tundra biome
    2020 265 citations Logan T. Berner, Richard Massey et al. Nature Communications profile →
  2. 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 →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Timo Kumpula Finland 26 1.0k 911 881 440 330 74 2.6k
T. Scott Rupp United States 38 1.9k 1.8× 1.1k 1.2× 2.3k 2.6× 132 0.3× 312 0.9× 59 3.6k
Trevor C. Lantz Canada 29 2.6k 2.5× 509 0.6× 387 0.4× 159 0.4× 340 1.0× 78 3.2k
Annett Bartsch Austria 33 2.4k 2.3× 600 0.7× 816 0.9× 1.1k 2.4× 139 0.4× 139 3.5k
Kevin Hennessy Australia 27 1.2k 1.2× 435 0.5× 2.3k 2.6× 195 0.4× 90 0.3× 45 3.4k
J. R. Dymond New Zealand 29 404 0.4× 1.4k 1.5× 1.1k 1.3× 635 1.4× 58 0.2× 113 3.4k
Xuefeng Cui China 28 671 0.6× 529 0.6× 1.2k 1.4× 284 0.6× 36 0.1× 78 2.2k
Inger Hanssen‐Bauer Norway 27 1.7k 1.6× 324 0.4× 1.0k 1.2× 102 0.2× 214 0.6× 47 2.4k
C. E. Tweedie United States 27 1.9k 1.8× 1.1k 1.2× 673 0.8× 199 0.5× 86 0.3× 81 3.0k
Cyrus Samimi Germany 25 404 0.4× 613 0.7× 788 0.9× 330 0.8× 30 0.1× 69 1.5k
Sophie C. Lewis Australia 27 1.5k 1.4× 334 0.4× 2.0k 2.3× 348 0.8× 63 0.2× 51 3.2k

Countries citing papers authored by Timo Kumpula

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Fields of papers citing papers by Timo Kumpula

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Timo Kumpula

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Timo Kumpula. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Timo Kumpula 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 Timo Kumpula. Timo Kumpula is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Postila, Heini, et al.. (2025). Combining UAS-TIR and GEM-2 Techniques for Focused Water Sampling and Isotope Geochemical Analysis at Two Mine Sites in Northern Finland. Mine Water and the Environment. 44(1). 177–198. 1 indexed citations
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Marttila, Hannu, et al.. (2025). UAV LiDAR surveys and machine learning improve snow depth and water equivalent estimates in boreal landscapes. ˜The œcryosphere. 19(10). 4585–4610.
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Wolff, Franziska, Tiina H. M. Kolari, Aleksi Räsänen, et al.. (2025). Interannual spectral consistency and spatial uncertainties in UAV ‐based detection of boreal and subarctic mire plant communities. Remote Sensing in Ecology and Conservation. 11(6). 719–739. 1 indexed citations
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Räsänen, Aleksi, Franziska Wolff, Teemu Tahvanainen, et al.. (2024). Comparing multispectral and hyperspectral UAV data for detecting peatland vegetation patterns. International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation. 132. 104043–104043. 7 indexed citations
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Wolff, Franziska, et al.. (2024). UAV and field hyperspectral imaging for Sphagnum discrimination and vegetation modelling in Finnish aapa mires. International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation. 134. 104201–104201. 2 indexed citations
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Verdonen, Mariana, Miguel Villoslada, Tiina H. M. Kolari, et al.. (2024). Spatial Distribution of Thaw Depth in Palsas Estimated From Optical Unoccupied Aerial Systems Data. Permafrost and Periglacial Processes. 36(1). 22–36. 2 indexed citations
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Villoslada, Miguel, Logan T. Berner, Sari Juutinen, Henni Ylänne, & Timo Kumpula. (2024). Upscaling vascular aboveground biomass and topsoil moisture of subarctic fens from Unoccupied Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) to satellite level. The Science of The Total Environment. 933. 173049–173049. 5 indexed citations
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Marttila, Hannu, et al.. (2023). Spatial water table level modelling with multi-sensor unmanned aerial vehicle data in boreal aapa mires. Remote Sensing Applications Society and Environment. 32. 101059–101059. 8 indexed citations
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Verdonen, Mariana, et al.. (2023). Permafrost degradation at two monitored palsa mires in north-west Finland. ˜The œcryosphere. 17(5). 1803–1819. 18 indexed citations
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Ala‐aho, Pertti, Pekka M. Rossi, Anna‐Kaisa Ronkanen, et al.. (2023). Groundwater exfiltration pattern determination in the sub-arctic catchment using thermal imaging, stable water isotopes and fully-integrated groundwater-surface water modelling. Journal of Hydrology. 626. 130342–130342. 8 indexed citations
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Kivinen, Sonja, et al.. (2023). Utilizing historical maps in identification of long-term land use and land cover changes. AMBIO. 52(11). 1777–1792. 11 indexed citations
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Berner, Logan T., Richard Massey, Patrick Jantz, et al.. (2020). Summer warming explains widespread but not uniform greening in the Arctic tundra biome. Nature Communications. 11(1). 4621–4621. 265 indexed citations breakdown →
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Kolari, Tiina H. M., Timo Kumpula, Mariana Verdonen, Bruce C. Forbes, & Teemu Tahvanainen. (2019). Reindeer grazing controls willows but has only minor effects on plant communities in Fennoscandian oroarctic mires. Arctic Antarctic and Alpine Research. 51(1). 506–520. 16 indexed citations
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Tarolli, Paolo, et al.. (2019). Application of UAS in the analysis of the spatial distribution of active layer thickness in Palsa mounds. EGU General Assembly Conference Abstracts. 13158. 1 indexed citations
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Kasvi, Elina, et al.. (2019). Comparison of remote sensing based approaches for mapping bathymetry of shallow, clear water rivers. Geomorphology. 333. 180–197. 105 indexed citations
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Kumpula, Timo, et al.. (2004). Remote sensing in inventory of high altitude pastures of the eastern Tibetan Plateau. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 53–63. 4 indexed citations

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