Aki Laakso

8.4k total citations · 2 hit papers
114 papers, 5.6k citations indexed

About

Aki Laakso is a scholar working on Neurology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Aki Laakso has authored 114 papers receiving a total of 5.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 75 papers in Neurology, 36 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 18 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Aki Laakso's work include Intracranial Aneurysms: Treatment and Complications (58 papers), Vascular Malformations Diagnosis and Treatment (42 papers) and Intracerebral and Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Research (23 papers). Aki Laakso is often cited by papers focused on Intracranial Aneurysms: Treatment and Complications (58 papers), Vascular Malformations Diagnosis and Treatment (42 papers) and Intracerebral and Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Research (23 papers). Aki Laakso collaborates with scholars based in Finland, United States and Sweden. Aki Laakso's co-authors include Juha Hernesniemi, Mika Niemelä, Jarmo Hietala, Reza Dashti, Seppo Juvela, Erkka Syvälahti, Maarit Venermo, Tommi Pätilä, Ilkka Kaartinen and Petri Välisuo and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Neuron and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Aki Laakso

106 papers receiving 5.5k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

A Review of Indocyanine Green Fluorescent Imaging in Surgery

2012 970 citations Aki Laakso et al. profile →
Saccular intracranial aneurysm: pathology and mechanisms

2012 340 citations Juhana Frösén, Riikka Tulamo et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Aki Laakso Finland	38	2.3k	1.3k	824	760	723	114	5.6k
H. Maximilian Mehdorn Germany	45	1.9k 0.8×	1.1k 0.8×	1.1k 1.3×	1.1k 1.4×	722 1.0×	236	7.0k
Waro Taki Japan	44	3.1k 1.4×	1.2k 0.9×	1.3k 1.6×	1.4k 1.9×	617 0.9×	244	7.1k
Ian R. Whittle United Kingdom	44	2.1k 0.9×	891 0.7×	1.2k 1.5×	1.2k 1.6×	967 1.3×	214	7.2k
Mary Kay Floeter United States	40	2.4k 1.0×	1.1k 0.9×	864 1.0×	351 0.5×	672 0.9×	86	5.9k
Ulrich Bogdahn Germany	46	1.6k 0.7×	1.4k 1.1×	2.3k 2.7×	762 1.0×	316 0.4×	163	7.8k
Michael Schocke Austria	51	2.7k 1.2×	1.2k 0.9×	684 0.8×	406 0.5×	741 1.0×	174	6.7k
Haruhiko Kikuchi Japan	51	3.4k 1.5×	1.4k 1.1×	1.8k 2.2×	1.2k 1.6×	1.0k 1.4×	261	8.3k
Isao Date Japan	47	3.2k 1.4×	2.6k 2.0×	2.7k 3.2×	788 1.0×	913 1.3×	440	9.2k
Oren Sagher United States	32	1.4k 0.6×	550 0.4×	521 0.6×	249 0.3×	423 0.6×	85	4.0k
Guido Nikkhah Germany	42	2.1k 0.9×	2.8k 2.2×	2.7k 3.3×	817 1.1×	609 0.8×	165	7.9k

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Jauhiainen, Suvi, Francesca Lazzaroni, Lei Liu Conze, et al.. (2024). Proteomics on human cerebral cavernous malformations reveals novel biomarkers in neurovascular dysfunction for the disease pathology. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Basis of Disease. 1870(5). 167139–167139. 2 indexed citations

Jahromi, Behnam Rezai, Miko Valori, Riikka Tulamo, et al.. (2024). Cancer-type somatic mutations in saccular cerebral aneurysms. European Journal of Human Genetics. 33(8). 1076–1079.

Smith, Ross, Hua Huang, Charlotte Rorsman, et al.. (2024). Pharmacological blocking of neutrophil extracellular traps attenuates immunothrombosis and neuroinflammation in cerebral cavernous malformation. Nature Cardiovascular Research. 3(12). 1549–1567. 3 indexed citations

Aarnio, Karoliina, Kirsi Rantanen, Hannele Laivuori, et al.. (2024). Intracranial Arteriovenous Malformations During Pregnancy and Puerperium—A Retrospective Nationwide Population-Based Cohort Study. Neurosurgery. 96(2). 346–355.

Lioumis, Pantelis, Juha Wilenius, Selja Vaalto, et al.. (2023). Study Design for Navigated Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for Speech Cortical Mapping. Journal of Visualized Experiments. 1 indexed citations

Hafez, Ahmad, et al.. (2022). Correlation between arteriovenous malformation nidus size and intraparenchymal hematoma volume in the event of rupture. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2. 101663–101663. 2 indexed citations

Raj, Rahul, et al.. (2021). Spontaneous angiogram-negative subarachnoid hemorrhage: a retrospective single center cohort study. Acta Neurochirurgica. 164(1). 129–140. 9 indexed citations

Tuominen, Raimo K., et al.. (2019). Rat subthalamic stimulation: Evaluating stimulation-induced dyskinesias, choosing stimulation currents and evaluating the anti-akinetic effect in the cylinder test. MethodsX. 6. 2384–2395. 4 indexed citations

Skaga, Erlend, Evgeny Kulesskiy, Cecilie Sandberg, et al.. (2019). Intertumoral heterogeneity in patient-specific drug sensitivities in treatment-naïve glioblastoma. BMC Cancer. 19(1). 628–628. 55 indexed citations

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Koskimäki, Janne, et al.. (2015). Intracranial Biodegradable Silica-Based Nimodipine Drug Release Implant for Treating Vasospasm in Subarachnoid Hemorrhage in an Experimental Healthy Pig and Dog Model. BioMed Research International. 2015. 1–10. 12 indexed citations

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Laaksamo, Elisa, Juhana Frösén, Riikka Tulamo, et al.. (2012). Intracellular Signaling Pathways and Size, Shape, and Rupture History of Human Intracranial Aneurysms. Neurosurgery. 70(6). 1565–1573. 29 indexed citations

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Dashti, Reza, Aki Laakso, Mika Niemelä, Matti Porras, & Juha Hernesniemi. (2010). Microscope Integrated Indocyanine Green Video-Angiography in Cerebrovascular Surgery. Acta neurochirurgica. Supplementum. 109. 247–250. 19 indexed citations

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Romani, Rossana, Hanna Lehto, Aki Laakso, et al.. (2010). Microsurgery for Previously Coiled Aneurysms: Experience With 81 Patients. Neurosurgery. 68(1). 140–154. 42 indexed citations

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Hernesniemi, Juha, Rossana Romani, Martin Lehečka, et al.. (2009). Present State of Microneurosurgery of Cerebral Arteriovenous Malformations. Acta neurochirurgica. Supplementum. 107. 71–76. 25 indexed citations

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Çelik, Özgür İlhan, Anna Piippo, Rossana Romani, et al.. (2009). Management of Dural Arteriovenous Fistulas – Helsinki and Kuopio Experience. Acta neurochirurgica. Supplementum. 107. 77–82. 5 indexed citations

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Cyr, Michel, Marc G. Caron, G. Allan Johnson, & Aki Laakso. (2005). Magnetic resonance imaging at microscopic resolution reveals subtle morphological changes in a mouse model of dopaminergic hyperfunction. NeuroImage. 26(1). 83–90. 46 indexed citations

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Laakso, Aki, Jaana Kajander, Jörgen Bergman, et al.. (2003). Personality Traits and Striatal Dopamine Synthesis Capacity in Healthy Subjects. American Journal of Psychiatry. 160(5). 904–910. 86 indexed citations

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Laakso, Aki, Jörgen Bergman, Merja Haaparanta‐Solin, et al.. (2001). Decreased striatal dopamine transporter binding in vivo in chronic schizophrenia. Schizophrenia Research. 52(1-2). 115–120. 85 indexed citations

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Laakso, Mikko P., Jari Tiihonen, Erkka Syvälahti, et al.. (2001). A morphometric MRI study of the hippocampus in first-episode, neuroleptic-naıve schizophrenia. Schizophrenia Research. 50(1-2). 3–7. 36 indexed citations

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Pälvimäki, Esa-Pekka, Aki Laakso, Mikko Kuoppamäki, et al.. (1996). Interactions of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors with the serotonin 5-HT2C receptor. Psychopharmacology. 126(3). 234–240. 165 indexed citations

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