Vesa Nivala

499 total citations
27 papers, 395 citations indexed

About

Vesa Nivala is a scholar working on Ecology, Nature and Landscape Conservation and Global and Planetary Change. According to data from OpenAlex, Vesa Nivala has authored 27 papers receiving a total of 395 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 19 papers in Ecology, 10 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation and 8 papers in Global and Planetary Change. Recurrent topics in Vesa Nivala's work include Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (12 papers), Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies (11 papers) and Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (10 papers). Vesa Nivala is often cited by papers focused on Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (12 papers), Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies (11 papers) and Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (10 papers). Vesa Nivala collaborates with scholars based in Finland, United States and Czechia. Vesa Nivala's co-authors include Ari Nikula, Pasi Reunanen, Mikko Mönkkönen, Seija Tuulentie, Ville Hallikainen, Esa Huhta, Liisa Tyrväinen, Katja Kangas, Ilpo Kojola and Hannu Salminen and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, New Phytologist and Tourism Management.

In The Last Decade

Vesa Nivala

27 papers receiving 366 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Vesa Nivala Finland 13 214 139 128 70 46 27 395
J. Cristóbal Pizarro Chile 9 196 0.9× 122 0.9× 111 0.9× 84 1.2× 42 0.9× 18 453
Alejandra Echeverri United States 14 193 0.9× 138 1.0× 129 1.0× 111 1.6× 52 1.1× 37 520
Mike Harfoot United Kingdom 11 149 0.7× 206 1.5× 127 1.0× 113 1.6× 30 0.7× 16 448
Jocelyn L. Aycrigg United States 11 288 1.3× 179 1.3× 115 0.9× 118 1.7× 41 0.9× 23 455
Mohlamatsane Mokhatla South Africa 9 130 0.6× 211 1.5× 60 0.5× 120 1.7× 39 0.8× 12 335
Craig L. Shafer United States 10 224 1.0× 252 1.8× 186 1.5× 87 1.2× 36 0.8× 16 495
Kelly Swing Ecuador 10 274 1.3× 147 1.1× 90 0.7× 114 1.6× 23 0.5× 29 588
Judith M. Ament United Kingdom 9 195 0.9× 269 1.9× 77 0.6× 43 0.6× 45 1.0× 13 519
Michael O’Neal Campbell Canada 11 198 0.9× 89 0.6× 53 0.4× 36 0.5× 37 0.8× 39 364
Yaffa Epstein Sweden 12 222 1.0× 154 1.1× 115 0.9× 53 0.8× 58 1.3× 30 499

Countries citing papers authored by Vesa Nivala

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Fields of papers citing papers by Vesa Nivala

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Vesa Nivala

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Vesa Nivala. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Vesa Nivala 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 Vesa Nivala. Vesa Nivala 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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Kojola, Ilpo, Ville Hallikainen, Vesa Nivala, et al.. (2023). Wolf attacks on hunting dogs are negatively related to prey abundance in Finland: an analysis at the wolf territory level. European Journal of Wildlife Research. 69(2). 1 indexed citations
2.
Aspi, Jouni, et al.. (2022). Ain’t Nothing like Family—Female Brown Bears Share Their Home Range with Relatives. Diversity. 14(1). 41–41. 3 indexed citations
3.
Kojola, Ilpo, Ville Hallikainen, Samuli Heikkinen, & Vesa Nivala. (2021). Inadvertent shooting of brown bear cubs in Finland: what can managers do to reduce it?. Wildlife Biology. 2021(2). 2 indexed citations
4.
Tolvanen, Anne, Katja Kangas, Oili Tarvainen, et al.. (2020). Data on recreational activities, respondents’ values, land use preferences, protection level and biodiversity in nature-based tourism areas in Finland. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 31. 105724–105724. 9 indexed citations
5.
Kojola, Ilpo, Ville Hallikainen, Samuli Heikkinen, & Vesa Nivala. (2020). Has the sex-specific structure of Finland's brown bear population changed during 21 years?. Wildlife Biology. 2020(2). 4 indexed citations
6.
Nikula, Ari, Vesa Nivala, Juho Matala, & Kari Heliövaara. (2019). Modelling the effect of habitat composition and roads on the occurrence and number of moose damage at multiple scales. Silva Fennica. 53(1). 5 indexed citations
7.
Anttila, Perttu, Vesa Nivala, Olli Salminen, et al.. (2018). Regional balance of forest chip supply and demand in Finland in 2030. Silva Fennica. 52(2). 14 indexed citations
8.
Huhta, Esa, Pekka Helle, Vesa Nivala, & Ari Nikula. (2017). The effect of human‐modified landscape structure on forest grouse broods in two landscape types. Ecosphere. 8(9). 11 indexed citations
9.
Kangas, Katja, Anne Tolvanen, Oili Tarvainen, et al.. (2016). A method for assessing ecological values to reconcile multiple land use needs. Ecology and Society. 21(3). 10 indexed citations
10.
Kojola, Ilpo, Ville Hallikainen, Kari Mikkola, et al.. (2016). Wolf visitations close to human residences in Finland: The role of age, residence density, and time of day. Biological Conservation. 198. 9–14. 36 indexed citations
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Store, Ron, Eeva Karjalainen, Arto Haara, Pekka Leskinen, & Vesa Nivala. (2015). Producing a sensitivity assessment method for visual forest landscapes. Landscape and Urban Planning. 144. 128–141. 30 indexed citations
12.
Tolvanen, Anne, Katja Kangas, Anne Jäkäläniemi, et al.. (2014). Vaaka punnitsee, arvottaa, tasapainottaa - toimintamalli Vaara-Kainuun matkailualueiden suunnitteluun. Jukuri (Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke)). 4 indexed citations
13.
Vatka, Emma, et al.. (2014). Nest site selection of a primary hole‐nesting passerine reveals means to developing sustainable forestry. Journal of Avian Biology. 45(2). 187–196. 15 indexed citations
14.
Ahtikoski, Anssi, Seija Tuulentie, Ville Hallikainen, et al.. (2011). Potential Trade-Offs Between Nature-Based Tourism and Forestry, a Case Study in Northern Finland. Forests. 2(4). 894–912. 39 indexed citations
15.
Reunanen, Pasi, et al.. (2007). Local habitat patch pattern of the Siberian flying squirrel in a managed boreal forest landscape. Ecography. 30(2). 277–287. 17 indexed citations
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Reunanen, Pasi, et al.. (2007). Local habitat patch pattern of the Siberian flying squirrel in a managed boreal forest landscape. Ecography. 30(2). 277–287. 2 indexed citations
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Mönkkönen, Mikko, et al.. (2005). Building and evaluating predictive occupancy models for the Siberian flying squirrel using forest planning data. Forest Ecology and Management. 216(1-3). 241–256. 18 indexed citations
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Reunanen, Pasi, et al.. (2004). Assessing landscape thresholds for the Siberian flying squirrel. Conflict and Health. 13. 8–8. 21 indexed citations
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Reunanen, Pasi, et al.. (2002). PREDICTING OCCUPANCY FOR THE SIBERIAN FLYING SQUIRREL IN OLD-GROWTH FOREST PATCHES. Ecological Applications. 12(4). 1188–1198. 57 indexed citations
20.
Sutinen, Marja‐Liisa, et al.. (1996). Effects of emissions from copper‐nickel smelters on the frost hardiness of Finns sylvestris needles in the subarctic region. New Phytologist. 132(3). 503–512. 19 indexed citations

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