A. Pitkänen

1.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
14 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

About

A. Pitkänen is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Neurology and Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. According to data from OpenAlex, A. Pitkänen has authored 14 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 9 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 4 papers in Neurology and 3 papers in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. Recurrent topics in A. Pitkänen's work include Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (7 papers), Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances (4 papers) and Epilepsy research and treatment (3 papers). A. Pitkänen is often cited by papers focused on Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (7 papers), Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances (4 papers) and Epilepsy research and treatment (3 papers). A. Pitkänen collaborates with scholars based in Finland, United States and Sweden. A. Pitkänen's co-authors include Pauli Vainio, Kaarina Partanen, Hilkka Soininen, Mikko P. Laakso, Kirsi Juottonen, Ana María Insausti Serrano, Ricardo Insausti, Irina Kharatishvili, Olli Gröhn and Riikka Immonen and has published in prestigious journals such as Brain, Neurology and Neuroscience.

In The Last Decade

A. Pitkänen

14 papers receiving 1.2k citations

Hit Papers

MR volumetric analysis of the human entorhinal, perirhina... 1998 2026 2007 2016 1998 200 400 600
What are hit papers?

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. MR volumetric analysis of the human entorhinal, perirhinal, and temporopolar cortices.
    1998 676 citations Ricardo Insausti, Kirsi Juottonen et al. American Journal of Neuroradiology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
A. Pitkänen Finland 10 622 382 364 308 186 14 1.2k
Kazuo Hashikawa Japan 25 574 0.9× 290 0.8× 297 0.8× 440 1.4× 178 1.0× 77 1.6k
G Rosadini Italy 22 846 1.4× 344 0.9× 421 1.2× 272 0.9× 200 1.1× 104 1.8k
Dennis D. Spencer United States 10 446 0.7× 337 0.9× 352 1.0× 150 0.5× 90 0.5× 10 981
Hiroshi Shigeto Japan 21 718 1.2× 351 0.9× 445 1.2× 244 0.8× 57 0.3× 109 1.5k
D. H. Ingvar Sweden 16 477 0.8× 337 0.9× 373 1.0× 453 1.5× 121 0.7× 24 1.5k
Eric LaPresto United States 16 948 1.5× 388 1.0× 443 1.2× 158 0.5× 64 0.3× 21 1.5k
Elisa Visani Italy 19 384 0.6× 200 0.5× 227 0.6× 333 1.1× 123 0.7× 74 1.0k
R. Allom United Kingdom 9 428 0.7× 162 0.4× 298 0.8× 157 0.5× 106 0.6× 15 1.3k
Margherita Di Paola Italy 30 730 1.2× 348 0.9× 371 1.0× 398 1.3× 131 0.7× 47 1.9k
Roland Flink Sweden 24 471 0.8× 658 1.7× 830 2.3× 319 1.0× 81 0.4× 55 1.9k

Countries citing papers authored by A. Pitkänen

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Fields of papers citing papers by A. Pitkänen

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of A. Pitkänen

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All Works

14 of 14 papers shown
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Andrade, Pablo, et al.. (2017). Peripheral infection after traumatic brain injury augments focal excitability in the perilesional cortex and dentate gyrus. Journal of the Neurological Sciences. 381. 82–82. 2 indexed citations
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Marklund, Niklas, Diego M. Morales, Fredrik Clausen, et al.. (2009). Functional outcome is impaired following traumatic brain injury in aging Nogo-A/B-deficient mice. Neuroscience. 163(2). 540–551. 33 indexed citations
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Kharatishvili, Irina, Riikka Immonen, Olli Gröhn, & A. Pitkänen. (2007). Quantitative diffusion MRI of hippocampus as a surrogate marker for post-traumatic epileptogenesis. Brain. 130(12). 3155–3168. 111 indexed citations
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Morales, Diego M., Niklas Marklund, David G. LeBold, et al.. (2005). Experimental models of traumatic brain injury: Do we really need to build a better mousetrap?. Neuroscience. 136(4). 971–989. 259 indexed citations
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Insausti, Ricardo, Kirsi Juottonen, Hilkka Soininen, et al.. (1998). MR volumetric analysis of the human entorhinal, perirhinal, and temporopolar cortices.. American Journal of Neuroradiology. 19(4). 659–71. 676 indexed citations breakdown →
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Kälviäinen, Reetta, Kaarina Partanen, Esa Mervaala, et al.. (1997). MRI-based Hippocampal Volumetry and T sub 2 Relaxometry. Neurology. 48(1). 286–287. 31 indexed citations
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Pitkänen, A., Mikko P. Laakso, Reetta Kälviäinen, et al.. (1996). Severity of hippocampal atrophy correlates with the prolongation of MRI T sub 2 relaxation time in temporal lobe epilepsy but not in Alzheimer's disease. Neurology. 46(6). 1724–1730. 62 indexed citations
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Halonen, Toivo, et al.. (1992). Effect of Vigabatrin on the Electroencephalogram in Rats. Epilepsia. 33(1). 122–127. 16 indexed citations
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Halonen, Toivo, A. Pitkänen, Juhani Partanen, Juha M. T. Hyttinen, & Paavo Riekkinen. (1992). Amino acid levels in cerebrospinal fluid of rats after administration of pentylenetetrazol. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part C Comparative Pharmacology. 101(1). 21–25. 16 indexed citations
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Reinikainen, K., A. Pitkänen, & Paavo Riekkinen. (1989). 2′,3′-Cyclic nucleotide-3′-phosphodiesterase activity as an index of myelin in the post-mortem brains of patients with Alzheimer's disease. Neuroscience Letters. 106(1-2). 229–232. 11 indexed citations
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Pitkänen, A., Antti Valjakka, Ari Pääkkönen, et al.. (1989). Effect of cysteamine on levels of somatostatin-like immunoreactivity and catecholamines and on electroencephalogram in the rat brain. Neuropeptides. 14(1). 1–9. 9 indexed citations
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Pitkänen, A., et al.. (1989). Effect of cysteamine on somatostatin-like immunoreactivity in the amygdala-kindled rat brain. Neuropeptides. 14(1). 11–16. 7 indexed citations
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