Aino K. Takala

5.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
59 papers, 4.1k citations indexed

About

Aino K. Takala is a scholar working on Epidemiology, Microbiology and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Aino K. Takala has authored 59 papers receiving a total of 4.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 44 papers in Epidemiology, 34 papers in Microbiology and 13 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. Recurrent topics in Aino K. Takala's work include Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections (41 papers), Bacterial Infections and Vaccines (34 papers) and Respiratory viral infections research (17 papers). Aino K. Takala is often cited by papers focused on Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections (41 papers), Bacterial Infections and Vaccines (34 papers) and Respiratory viral infections research (17 papers). Aino K. Takala collaborates with scholars based in Finland, United States and Denmark. Aino K. Takala's co-authors include Terhi Kilpi, Juhani Eskola, P. Helena Mäkelä, Elja Herva, Helena Käyhty, Ritva Syrjänen, Arto A. Palmu, Jukka Jokinen, Tarja Kaijalainen and Heikki Peltola and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, JAMA and Journal of the American Statistical Association.

In The Last Decade

Aino K. Takala

58 papers receiving 3.9k citations

Hit Papers

Efficacy of a Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine against Acut... 2001 2026 2009 2017 2001 250 500 750 1000
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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. Efficacy of a Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine against Acute Otitis Media
    2001 1.2k citations Juhani Eskola, Terhi Kilpi et al. New England Journal of Medicine profile →

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Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Aino K. Takala Finland 27 3.4k 2.2k 532 500 450 59 4.1k
Elja Herva Finland 34 3.5k 1.0× 2.1k 0.9× 626 1.2× 718 1.4× 555 1.2× 97 4.9k
Noga Givon‐Lavi Israel 43 4.6k 1.4× 2.0k 0.9× 791 1.5× 574 1.1× 454 1.0× 149 5.5k
Laurence B. Givner United States 33 2.6k 0.8× 1.1k 0.5× 517 1.0× 992 2.0× 232 0.5× 78 3.8k
Paula Ray United States 30 4.2k 1.2× 1.9k 0.9× 313 0.6× 315 0.6× 206 0.5× 47 5.2k
Mark M. Blatter United States 32 3.1k 0.9× 925 0.4× 384 0.7× 222 0.4× 373 0.8× 84 4.2k
Reinier H. Veenhoven Netherlands 35 2.5k 0.7× 1.2k 0.5× 730 1.4× 226 0.5× 472 1.0× 65 3.9k
Marjaana Kleemola Finland 23 1.8k 0.5× 891 0.4× 430 0.8× 193 0.4× 123 0.3× 63 2.6k
David P. Greenberg United States 35 3.3k 1.0× 1.5k 0.7× 349 0.7× 262 0.5× 307 0.7× 98 4.4k
David Greenberg Israel 32 2.7k 0.8× 912 0.4× 617 1.2× 374 0.7× 111 0.2× 115 3.5k
Dace V. Madore United States 26 3.8k 1.1× 2.2k 1.0× 288 0.5× 310 0.6× 118 0.3× 47 4.3k

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All Works

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Kilpi, Terhi, Jukka Kero, Janne J. Jokinen, et al.. (2002). Common Respiratory Infections Early in Life May Reduce the Risk of Atopic Dermatitis. Clinical Infectious Diseases. 34(5). 620–626. 29 indexed citations
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Kleemola, Marjaana, et al.. (2001). Epidemiology of documented viral respiratory infections and acute otitis media in a cohort of children followed from two to twenty-four months of age. The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal. 20(6). 574–581. 130 indexed citations
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Rapola, Satu, Terhi Kilpi, Mika Lahdenkari, et al.. (2001). Do Antibodies to Pneumococcal Surface Adhesin A Prevent Pneumococcal Involvement in Acute Otitis Media?. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 184(5). 577–581. 15 indexed citations
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Leino, Tuija, et al.. (2001). Pneumococcal carriage in children during their first two years: important role of family exposure. The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal. 20(11). 1022–1027. 54 indexed citations
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Palmu, Arto A., T. Rahko, Heikki Puhakka, & Aino K. Takala. (2000). Interrater agreement on tympanometry in infants. Scandinavian Audiology. 29(4). 260–265. 5 indexed citations
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Leino, Tuija, Kari Auranen, P. Helena Mäkelä, Helena Käyhty, & Aino K. Takala. (2000). Dynamics of natural immunity caused by subclinical infections, case study on Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib). Epidemiology and Infection. 125(3). 583–591. 15 indexed citations
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Rapola, Satu, Raili Haikala, Ritva Syrjänen, et al.. (2000). Natural Development of Antibodies to Pneumococcal Surface Protein A, Pneumococcal Surface Adhesin A, and Pneumolysin in Relation to Pneumococcal Carriage and Acute Otitis Media. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 182(4). 1146–1152. 129 indexed citations
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Auranen, Kari, Martin Eichner, Helena Käyhty, Aino K. Takala, & Elja Arjas. (1999). A Hierarchical Bayesian Model to Predict the Duration of Immunity toHaemophilus InfluenzasType B. Biometrics. 55(4). 1306–1313. 15 indexed citations
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Jousimies–Somer, Hannele, et al.. (1999). Oral Colonization of Infants with Veillonella Species. Anaerobe. 5(3-4). 251–253. 1 indexed citations
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Auranen, Kari, Jukka Ranta, Aino K. Takala, & Elja Arjas. (1996). A STATISTICAL MODEL OF TRANSMISSION OF Hib BACTERIA IN A FAMILY. Statistics in Medicine. 15(20). 2235–2252. 13 indexed citations
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Sniadack, David H., Benjamin Schwartz, Harvey B. Lipman, et al.. (1995). Potential interventions for the prevention of childhood pneumonia. The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal. 14(6). 503–509. 189 indexed citations
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Nissinen, A, Elja Herva, Marja‐Leena Katila, et al.. (1995). Antimicrobial Resistance in Haemophilus influenzae Isolated from Blood, Cerebrospinal Fluid, Middle Ear Fluid and Throat Samples of Children. A nationwide study in Finland in 1988-1990. Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases. 27(1). 57–61. 8 indexed citations
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Nissinen, A, M. Leinonen, Pentti Huovinen, et al.. (1995). Antimicrobial Resistance of Streptococcus pneumoniae in Finland, 1987-1990. Clinical Infectious Diseases. 20(5). 1275–1280. 34 indexed citations
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Takala, Aino K., Heikki Peltola, & Juhani Eskola. (1994). Disappearance of epiglottitis during large‐scale vaccination with haemophilus influenzae type b conjugate vaccine among children in finland. The Laryngoscope. 104(6). 731–735. 38 indexed citations
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Clements, Dennis A., Robert Booy, Ron Dagan, et al.. (1993). Comparison of the epidemiology and cost of Haemophilus influenzae type b disease in five western countries. The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal. 12(5). 362–367. 39 indexed citations
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Takala, Aino K., Juhani Eskola, M. Leinonen, et al.. (1991). Reduction of Oropharyngeal Carriage of Haemophilus influenzae Type b (Rib) in Children Immunized with an Rib Conjugate Vaccine. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 164(5). 982–986. 302 indexed citations
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Eskola, Juhani, Heikki Peltola, Aino K. Takala, et al.. (1987). Efficacy ofHaemophilus IinfluenzaeType b Polysaccharide–Diphtheria Toxoid Conjugate Vaccine in Infancy. New England Journal of Medicine. 317(12). 717–722. 208 indexed citations

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