Ann Ojala

Natural Resources Institute Finland — Finland

Environmental Science · Physical Sciences

25h-index3.6kcitations73works10.52yr avg

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Research Topics

Urban Green Space and Health(39), Urban Heat Island Mitigation(14), Noise Effects and Management(14), Marine and coastal ecosystems(7), Land Use and Ecosystem Services(7)

Publications73 total

Forest biodiversity indicators correlate with perceived forest qualities but not with psychological well-being in urban forests

Urban forestry & urban greening·2025Open Access

Impact of wooden interior surfaces on indoor environment quality and perceptions: comparisons between wooden and non-wooden office rooms

3 cited

Journal of Building Engineering·2025· 3 cited

Nature contact and health risk Behaviours: Results from an 18 country study

Health & Place·2025Open Access

Integrative literature review on co-concepts in connection with nature-based solutions

7 cited

Environmental Science & Policy·2025· 7 citedOpen Access

The psychological benefits of open-water (wild) swimming: Exploring a self-determination approach using a 19-country sample

7 cited

Journal of Environmental Psychology·2025· 7 citedOpen Access

Establishing Consensus on Standardized Survey Measures of Time Outdoors in Nature

SSRN Electronic Journal·2025Open Access

What types of nature exposure are associated with hedonic, eudaimonic and evaluative wellbeing? An 18-country study

9 cited

Journal of Environmental Psychology·2024· 9 citedOpen Access

Comparison between three different delivery technologies of virtual nature on psychological state related to general stress recovery: An experimental study

7 cited

Journal of Environmental Psychology·2024· 7 citedOpen Access

Landscape and soundscape quality promote stress recovery in nearby urban nature: A multisensory field experiment

58 cited

Urban forestry & urban greening·2024· 58 citedOpen Access

Mechanisms underlying the associations between different types of nature exposure and sleep duration: An 18-country analysis

14 cited

Environmental Research·2024· 14 citedOpen Access

Nature contact and general health: Testing multiple serial mediation pathways with data from adults in 18 countries

49 cited

Environment International·2023· 49 citedOpen Access

Psychological and physiological effects of a wooden office room on human well-being: Results from a randomized controlled trial

23 cited

Journal of Environmental Psychology·2023· 23 citedOpen Access

Urban green space and mental health among people living alone: The mediating roles of relational and collective restoration in an 18-country sample

63 cited

Environmental Research·2023· 63 citedOpen Access

Applying an ecosystem services framework on nature and mental health to recreational blue space visits across 18 countries

46 cited

Scientific Reports·2023· 46 citedOpen Access

Cross-sectional associations of different types of nature exposure with psychotropic, antihypertensive and asthma medication

35 cited

Occupational and Environmental Medicine·2023· 35 citedOpen Access

Nature Contact and General Health: Testing Multiple Serial Mediation Pathways with Data from Adults in 18 Countries

2 cited

SSRN Electronic Journal·2023· 2 citedOpen Access

Short virtual nature breaks in the office environment can restore stress: An experimental study

37 cited

Journal of Environmental Psychology·2022· 37 citedOpen Access

Mechanisms underlying childhood exposure to blue spaces and adult subjective well-being: An 18-country analysis

41 cited

Journal of Environmental Psychology·2022· 41 citedOpen Access

Next‐generation ultrasonic recorders facilitate effective bat activity and distribution monitoring by citizen scientists

14 cited

Ecosphere·2021· 14 citedOpen Access

Next-generation ultrasonic recorders facilitate effective bat activity and distribution monitoring by citizen scientists

2021Open Access

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Frequent Co-authors

Liisa Tyrväinen(18), Mathew P. White(11), Lewis R. Elliott(11), Gregory N. Bratman(11), Matilda van den Bosch(11), James Grellier(10), Mark Nieuwenhuijsen(10), Kalevi Korpela(9), Timo Lanki(8), Anne Roiko(8), Lora E. Fleming(6), Simon Bell(5), Marta Cirach(5), Mireia Gascón(5), Maria Luı́sa Lima(5), Lora E. Fleming(5), Tytti Pasanen(5), Marjo Neuvonen(5), Pekka Tiittanen(4), Benedict W. Wheeler(4)