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A. Ojala

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h-index: 21
Works: 52
Citations: 3,055

Most-cited papers

The influence of urban green environments on stress relief measures: A field experiment
L. Tyrväinen, A. Ojala, K. Korpela, T. Lanki +2 more
2014967 citations
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Associations between green/blue spaces and mental health across 18 countries
M. White, L. Elliott, J. Grellier, T. Economou +12 more
2021Scientific Reports440 citations Open access
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Health benefits of nature experience: Psychological, social and cultural processes
T. Hartig, A. E. van den Berg, C. Hagerhall, M. Tomalak +9 more
2011370 citations Open access
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Restorative effects of urban green environments and the role of urban‐nature orientedness and noise sensitivity: A field experiment
A. Ojala, K. Korpela, L. Tyrväinen, P. Tiittanen +1 more
2019Health and Place191 citations Open access
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Acute effects of visits to urban green environments on cardiovascular physiology in women: A field experiment
T. Lanki, Taina Siponen, A. Ojala, K. Korpela +5 more
2017Environmental Research145 citations Open access
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Restorative effects of mature and young commercial forests, pristine old-growth forest and urban recreation forest - A field experiment
Jenni M. Simkin, A. Ojala, L. Tyrväinen
2020128 citations Open access
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Urban green space and mental health among people living alone: The mediating roles of relational and collective restoration in an 18-country sample.
T. Pasanen, M. White, L. Elliott, M. van den Bosch +4 more
2023Environmental Research73 citations Open access
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Results from an 18 country cross-sectional study examining experiences of nature for people with common mental health disorders
M. Tester-Jones, M. White, L. Elliott, Netta Weinstein +11 more
2020Scientific Reports68 citations Open access
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Restoration, well-being, and everyday physical activity in indoor, built outdoor and natural outdoor settings
T. Pasanen, A. Ojala, L. Tyrväinen, K. Korpela
2018Journal of Environmental Psychology66 citations Open access
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Nature contact and general health: Testing multiple serial mediation pathways with data from adults in 18 countries.
L. Elliott, T. Pasanen, M. White, B. Wheeler +8 more
2023Environment International56 citations Open access
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Applying an ecosystem services framework on nature and mental health to recreational blue space visits across 18 countries
Joanne K. Garrett, M. White, L. Elliott, J. Grellier +11 more
2023Scientific Reports52 citations Open access
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Individual and environmental factors associated with green exercise in urban and suburban areas
R. Pyky, M. Neuvonen, Katja Kangas, A. Ojala +3 more
2019Health and Place49 citations Open access
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Short virtual nature breaks in the office environment can restore stress: An experimental study
A. Ojala, M. Neuvonen, Mika Kurkilahti, M. Leinikka +2 more
2022Journal of Environmental Psychology47 citations Open access
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Mechanisms underlying childhood exposure to blue spaces and adult subjective well-being: An 18-country analysis
Valeria Vitale, Leanne Martin, M. White, L. Elliott +16 more
2022Journal of Environmental Psychology44 citations Open access
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The Role of the Coach in Action Sports: Using a Problem-based Learning Approach
A. Ojala, Holly Thorpe
201544 citations Open access
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Cross-sectional associations of different types of nature exposure with psychotropic, antihypertensive and asthma medication
A. Turunen, J. Halonen, K. Korpela, A. Ojala +6 more
2023Occupational and Environmental Medicine39 citations Open access
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The Perceived Restorativeness of Differently Managed Forests and Its Association with Forest Qualities and Individual Variables: A Field Experiment
Jenni M. Simkin, A. Ojala, L. Tyrväinen
2021International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health37 citations Open access
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Psychological and physiological effects of a wooden office room on human well-being: Results from a randomized controlled trial
A. Ojala, Joel Kostensalo, Jari Viik, Hanna Matilainen +3 more
2023Journal of Environmental Psychology31 citations Open access
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The health and social benefits of nature and biodiversity protection
P. ten Brink, Konar Mutafoglu, Jean-Pierre Schweitzer, M. Kettunen +7 more
201629 citations
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Institutionalisation in professional freestyle snowboarding – Finnish professional riders’ perceptions
A. Ojala
201425 citations
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Lifestyle counseling in overweight truck and bus drivers - Effects on dietary patterns and physical activity
J. Puhkala, K. Kukkonen-Harjula, M. Aittasalo, K. Mansikkamäki +9 more
2016Preventive medicine reports22 citations Open access
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Comparison between three different delivery technologies of virtual nature on psychological state related to general stress recovery: An experimental study
Tuomas Kari, A. Ojala, Mika Kurkilahti, L. Tyrväinen
2024Journal of Environmental Psychology19 citations Open access
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Mechanisms underlying the associations between different types of nature exposure and sleep duration: An 18-country analysis.
Leanne Martin, M. White, L. Elliott, J. Grellier +8 more
2024Environmental Research18 citations Open access
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Materialism, Awareness of Environmental Consequences and Environmental Philanthropic Behaviour among Potential Donors
Piia Lundberg, Annukka Vainio, A. Ojala, Anni Arponen
2019Environmental Values18 citations Open access
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Next‐generation ultrasonic recorders facilitate effective bat activity and distribution monitoring by citizen scientists
Piia Lundberg, M. Meierhofer, V. Vasko, Miina S Suutari +3 more
2021Ecosphere12 citations Open access
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Integrative literature review on co-concepts in connection with nature-based solutions
S. Sarkki, M. Pihlajamäki, Katriina Soini, A. Ojala +4 more
2025Environmental Science & Policy11 citations Open access
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[Health and well-being from forests - experience from Finnish research].
L. Tyrväinen, A. Ojala, M. Neuvonen, K. Borodulin +1 more
2019La Sante publique10 citations Open access
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Being an athlete and being a young person: Technologies of the self in managing an athletic career in youth ice hockey in Finland
A. Ojala
2018International Review for the Sociology of Sport9 citations
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Parental Mental Well-Being and Frequency of Adult-Child Nature Visits: The Mediating Roles of Parents’ Perceived Barriers
Jasmine Gustafsson, A. Ojala, Pauliina Hiltunen, E. Engberg +4 more
2021International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health8 citations Open access
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The health and social benefits of nature and biodiversity protection : Executive summary
P. ten Brink, Konar Mutafoglu, Jean-Pierre Schweitzer, M. Kettunen +6 more
20168 citations
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Disease Avoidance Model Explains the Acceptance of Cohabitation With Bats During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Piia Lundberg, A. Ojala, Kati M. Suominen, T. Lilley +1 more
2021Frontiers in Psychology7 citations Open access
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Impact of wooden interior surfaces on indoor environment quality and perceptions: comparisons between wooden and non-wooden office rooms
R. Muilu-Mäkelä, A. Ojala, Anni Harju, J. Kostensalo +7 more
2025Journal of Building Engineering6 citations Open access
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What Makes Us Environmentally Friendly? : Social Psychological Studies on Environmenal Concern, Components of Morality and Emotional Connectedness to Nature
A. Ojala
20125 citations
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The in fl uence of urban green environments on stress relief measures : A fi eld experiment
L. Tyrväinen, A. Ojala, K. Korpela, T. Lanki +2 more
20144 citations
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977 Sports and exercise safety in Finland live – an implementation program to sport clubs and schools
J. Parkkari, K. Pasanen, A-M Jussila, R. Oksanen +3 more
20163 citations Open access
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Nurturing and sidelining capitalism in discourses of player potentiality in Finnish ice hockey
A. Ojala
2020Sport in Society2 citations Open access
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The restorative power of blue spaces: A 19-country study
N. Fried, A. Wala, L. Elliott, S. Pahl +12 more
2026Landscape and Urban Planning1 citations Open access
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Effects of street greenery and seasonality on health and wellbeing of cyclists: a Virtual Reality experiment
Silviya Korpilo, Omkaranathan Ravindran, Jussi Torkko, Elias S Willberg +5 more
2026Scientific Reports1 citations Open access
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Association between awareness of environmental consequences, materialism and environmental philanthropic behavior among potential online donors
Piia Lunberg, Annukka Vainio, A. Ojala, Anni Arponen
20181 citations Open access
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SPORTS AND EXERCISE SAFETY IN FINLAND – LIVE: AN IMPLEMENTATION PROGRAM TO SPORT CLUBS AND SCHOOLS
J. Parkkari, K. Pasanen, A-M Jussila, R. Oksanen +3 more
2017British Journal of Sports Medicine1 citations
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Immersion and Presence in Virtual Nature: How Does the Delivery Technology Affect the Psychological Immersion, Presence, and Virtual Reality Sickness in Virtual Nature?
Tuomas Kari, A. Ojala, Mika Kurkilahti, L. Tyrväinen
2026International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction0 citations Open access
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Skating on thin ice
Sari Pietikäinen, A. Ojala
2020Sport, Migration, and Gender in the Neoliberal Age0 citations
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Health and well-being from forests - experience from Finnish research
L. Tyrväinen, A. Ojala, M. Neuvonen, Katja Borodulin +1 more
20190 citations
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Nature for physical activity promotion - role of green infrastructure in Finland
L. Tyrväinen, M. Neuvonen, R. Pyky, A. Ojala +1 more
20180 citations
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Urban Greenness and Mental Health Disorders
T. Lanki, A. Turunen, A. Ojala, P. Tiittanen +2 more
2018ISEE Conference Abstracts0 citations
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The role of relationship with nature and outdoor recreation on people’s health and wellbeing
A. Ojala, M. Neuvonen, L. Tyrväinen
20170 citations
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Links between relationship with nature, outdoor recreation and wellbeing among adult urban population
A. Ojala, M. Neuvonen, L. Tyrväinen
20160 citations
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A Response to Collins, Collins and Willmott
A. Ojala, Holly Thorpe
20160 citations
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Individual differences and stress reduction in urban green areas
A. Ojala, K. Korpela, L. Tyrväinen
20150 citations
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SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGICAL STUDIES ON ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERN, COMPONENTS OF MORALITY AND EMOTIONAL CONNECTEDNESS TO NATURE
A. Ojala
20120 citations
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