Vesa Yli‐Pelkonen

5.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
32 papers, 3.5k citations indexed

About

Vesa Yli‐Pelkonen is a scholar working on Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Global and Planetary Change and Environmental Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Vesa Yli‐Pelkonen has authored 32 papers receiving a total of 3.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 24 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, 18 papers in Global and Planetary Change and 9 papers in Environmental Engineering. Recurrent topics in Vesa Yli‐Pelkonen's work include Urban Green Space and Health (21 papers), Land Use and Ecosystem Services (18 papers) and Air Quality and Health Impacts (8 papers). Vesa Yli‐Pelkonen is often cited by papers focused on Urban Green Space and Health (21 papers), Land Use and Ecosystem Services (18 papers) and Air Quality and Health Impacts (8 papers). Vesa Yli‐Pelkonen collaborates with scholars based in Finland, United States and Spain. Vesa Yli‐Pelkonen's co-authors include Jari Niemelä, Konstantinos Tzoulas, Philip James, Aleksandra Kaźmierczak, Stephen Venn, Kalevi Korpela, Heikki Setälä, Viljami Viippola, Leena Kopperoinen and D. Johan Kotze and has published in prestigious journals such as Environmental Pollution, Atmospheric Environment and Landscape and Urban Planning.

In The Last Decade

Vesa Yli‐Pelkonen

31 papers receiving 3.3k citations

Hit Papers

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Promoting ecosystem and human health in urban areas using Green Infrastructure: A literature review

2007 2.0k citations Vesa Yli‐Pelkonen, Jari Niemelä et al. Landscape and Urban Planning profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Vesa Yli‐Pelkonen Finland	20	2.5k	2.1k	1.2k	688	397	32	3.5k
Aleksandra Kaźmierczak United Kingdom	12	2.2k 0.9×	2.2k 1.1×	1.1k 0.9×	532 0.8×	345 0.9×	25	3.6k
Konstantinos Tzoulas United Kingdom	9	1.7k 0.7×	1.4k 0.7×	746 0.6×	448 0.7×	274 0.7×	12	2.3k
Stephen Venn Finland	16	1.6k 0.6×	1.5k 0.7×	718 0.6×	631 0.9×	263 0.7×	34	3.0k
Daniel E. Crane United States	12	3.0k 1.2×	2.2k 1.1×	1.9k 1.6×	1.1k 1.6×	388 1.0×	18	4.4k
Francesc Baró Spain	29	2.5k 1.0×	2.8k 1.4×	817 0.7×	771 1.1×	207 0.5×	53	4.1k
Viniece Jennings United States	19	2.4k 0.9×	1.4k 0.7×	800 0.7×	733 1.1×	457 1.2×	28	3.2k
Dexter H. Locke United States	27	1.8k 0.7×	1.4k 0.7×	778 0.7×	591 0.9×	154 0.4×	89	2.6k
Henrik Vejre Denmark	26	2.0k 0.8×	1.8k 0.9×	2.0k 1.7×	209 0.3×	365 0.9×	56	3.5k
Johannes Langemeyer Spain	28	2.0k 0.8×	2.3k 1.1×	695 0.6×	935 1.4×	122 0.3×	58	3.6k
Martina Artmann Germany	23	1.5k 0.6×	2.0k 1.0×	713 0.6×	624 0.9×	96 0.2×	49	3.0k

Countries citing papers authored by Vesa Yli‐Pelkonen

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Viippola, Viljami, Vesa Yli‐Pelkonen, Leena Järvi, Markku Kulmala, & Heikki Setälä. (2020). Effects of forests on particle number concentrations in near-road environments across three geographic regions. Environmental Pollution. 266(Pt 2). 115294–115294. 17 indexed citations

Lindén, Leena, Anu Riikonen, Heikki Setälä, & Vesa Yli‐Pelkonen. (2020). Quantifying carbon stocks in urban parks under cold climate conditions. Urban forestry & urban greening. 49. 126633–126633. 73 indexed citations

Vierikko, Kati & Vesa Yli‐Pelkonen. (2019). Seasonality in recreation supply and demand in an urban lake ecosystem in Finland. Urban Ecosystems. 22(4). 769–783. 36 indexed citations

Paloniemi, Riikka, Jari Niemelä, Niko Soininen, et al.. (2018). Environmental justice for the governance of aquatic environments. Local Environment. 23(3). 366–377. 20 indexed citations

Yli‐Pelkonen, Vesa, Viljami Viippola, Anna‐Lea Rantalainen, Jun Zheng, & Heikki Setälä. (2018). The impact of urban trees on concentrations of PAHs and other gaseous air pollutants in Yanji, northeast China. Atmospheric Environment. 192. 151–159. 20 indexed citations

Viippola, Viljami, Thomas H. Whitlow, Vesa Yli‐Pelkonen, et al.. (2018). The effects of trees on air pollutant levels in peri-urban near-road environments. Urban forestry & urban greening. 30. 62–71. 66 indexed citations

Yli‐Pelkonen, Vesa, Anna A. Scott, Viljami Viippola, & Heikki Setälä. (2017). Trees in urban parks and forests reduce O3, but not NO2 concentrations in Baltimore, MD, USA. Atmospheric Environment. 167. 73–80. 45 indexed citations

Yli‐Pelkonen, Vesa, Viljami Viippola, D. Johan Kotze, & Heikki Setälä. (2017). Greenbelts do not reduce NO2 concentrations in near-road environments. Urban Climate. 21. 306–317. 26 indexed citations

Taka, Maija, et al.. (2017). Monetary value of urban green space as an ecosystem service provider: A case study of urban runoff management in Finland. Ecosystem Services. 28. 17–27. 31 indexed citations

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Tanhuanpää, Topi, Ville Kankare, Heikki Setälä, et al.. (2017). Assessing above-ground biomass of open-grown urban trees: A comparison between existing models and a volume-based approach. Urban forestry & urban greening. 21. 239–246. 24 indexed citations

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Viippola, Viljami, et al.. (2015). Gaseous polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon concentrations are higher in urban forests than adjacent open areas during summer but not in winter – Exploratory study. Environmental Pollution. 208(Pt A). 233–240. 27 indexed citations

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Faehnle, Maija, Pia Bäcklund, Liisa Tyrväinen, Jari Niemelä, & Vesa Yli‐Pelkonen. (2014). How can residents’ experiences inform planning of urban green infrastructure? Case Finland. Landscape and Urban Planning. 130. 171–183. 98 indexed citations

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Yli‐Pelkonen, Vesa. (2013). Importance of recreational ecosystem services in Helsinki, Finland. Management of Environmental Quality An International Journal. 24(3). 365–382. 15 indexed citations

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Setälä, Heikki, Viljami Viippola, Anna‐Lea Rantalainen, Arto Pennanen, & Vesa Yli‐Pelkonen. (2012). Does urban vegetation mitigate air pollution in northern conditions?. Environmental Pollution. 183. 104–112. 176 indexed citations

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Söderman, Tarja, et al.. (2012). ECOSYSTEM SERVICES CRITERIA FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN URBAN REGIONS. Journal of Environmental Assessment Policy and Management. 14(2). 1250008–1250008. 29 indexed citations

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Niemelä, Jari, Sanna‐Riikka Saarela, Tarja Söderman, et al.. (2010). Using the ecosystem services approach for better planning and conservation of urban green spaces: a Finland case study. Biodiversity and Conservation. 19(11). 3225–3243. 425 indexed citations

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Whiteman, Gail, et al.. (2010). Business strategies and the transition to low‐carbon cities. Business Strategy and the Environment. 20(4). 251–265. 38 indexed citations

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Setälä, Heikki, et al.. (2009). How to construct ecologically and socially sustainable urban environments?: A literature review on climate change, runoff waters and land-use impacts in urban environments. 2 indexed citations

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Yli‐Pelkonen, Vesa, et al.. (2006). The role of stream ecosystems in urban planning. Management of Environmental Quality An International Journal. 17(6). 673–688. 18 indexed citations

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Yli‐Pelkonen, Vesa & Johanna Köhl. (2005). The role of local ecological knowledge in sustainable urban planning: perspectives from Finland. Sustainability Science Practice and Policy. 1(1). 3–14. 19 indexed citations

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