Aki Ronkainen

633 total citations · 1 hit paper
8 papers, 493 citations indexed

About

Aki Ronkainen is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Infectious Diseases and Food Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Aki Ronkainen has authored 8 papers receiving a total of 493 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 8 papers in Molecular Biology, 5 papers in Infectious Diseases and 4 papers in Food Science. Recurrent topics in Aki Ronkainen's work include Gut microbiota and health (8 papers), Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research (5 papers) and Probiotics and Fermented Foods (4 papers). Aki Ronkainen is often cited by papers focused on Gut microbiota and health (8 papers), Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research (5 papers) and Probiotics and Fermented Foods (4 papers). Aki Ronkainen collaborates with scholars based in Finland, Italy and Sweden. Aki Ronkainen's co-authors include Reetta Satokari, Kaisa Hiippala, Hanne Jouhten, Jonna Jalanka, Veera Kainulainen, A L Hartikainen, Amanda Vaccalluzzo, Cinzia Lucia Randazzo, Cinzia Caggia and Imran Khan and has published in prestigious journals such as Frontiers in Microbiology, Nutrients and Gut Microbes.

In The Last Decade

Aki Ronkainen

8 papers receiving 488 citations

Hit Papers

1 papers align trajectories

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.

The Potential of Gut Commensals in Reinforcing Intestinal Barrier Function and Alleviating Inflammation

2018 453 citations Kaisa Hiippala, Hanne Jouhten et al. Nutrients profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Aki Ronkainen Finland	5	334	121	94	76	60	8	493
Surabhi Tyagi India	4	347 1.0×	139 1.1×	111 1.2×	66 0.9×	62 1.0×	6	497
Ethan T. Hillman United States	7	359 1.1×	100 0.8×	87 0.9×	93 1.2×	45 0.8×	12	536
Yu Anne Yap Australia	7	291 0.9×	129 1.1×	63 0.7×	69 0.9×	50 0.8×	7	472
Anniina Rintala Finland	7	322 1.0×	159 1.3×	64 0.7×	67 0.9×	43 0.7×	7	453
Lena Amend Germany	7	380 1.1×	97 0.8×	99 1.1×	95 1.3×	73 1.2×	13	540
Ariana Picu Romania	7	409 1.2×	182 1.5×	62 0.7×	105 1.4×	57 0.9×	12	647
Laura Petcu Romania	7	409 1.2×	181 1.5×	62 0.7×	105 1.4×	58 1.0×	12	648
Francesco Kaitsas Italy	6	395 1.2×	193 1.6×	92 1.0×	56 0.7×	84 1.4×	8	660
Célia Chamignon France	6	430 1.3×	174 1.4×	148 1.6×	58 0.8×	92 1.5×	7	605
Weronika Ratajczak Poland	6	368 1.1×	124 1.0×	71 0.8×	93 1.2×	57 0.9×	13	565

Countries citing papers authored by Aki Ronkainen

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Fields of papers citing papers by Aki Ronkainen

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Aki Ronkainen

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Aki Ronkainen. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Aki Ronkainen based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Aki Ronkainen. Aki Ronkainen is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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8 of 8 papers shown

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Pino, Alessandra, Kaisa Hiippala, Aki Ronkainen, et al.. (2024). Adhesion Properties and Pathogen Inhibition of Vaginal-Derived Lactobacilli. Probiotics and Antimicrobial Proteins. 17(6). 4607–4618. 1 indexed citations

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Ronkainen, Aki, Imran Khan, & Reetta Satokari. (2024). Pathogen exclusion from intestinal mucus and antimicrobial susceptibility of Bifidobacterium spp. strains from fecal donors. PubMed. 3(4). 5–5. 1 indexed citations

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Ronkainen, Aki, et al.. (2023). Development of a Protocol for Anaerobic Preparation and Banking of Fecal Microbiota Transplantation Material: Evaluation of Bacterial Richness in the Cultivated Fraction. Microorganisms. 11(12). 2901–2901. 3 indexed citations

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Ronkainen, Aki, Imran Khan, Eva Krzyżewska, et al.. (2023). In vitro adhesion, pilus expression, and in vivo amelioration of antibiotic-induced microbiota disturbance by Bifidobacterium spp. strains from fecal donors. Gut Microbes. 15(1). 2229944–2229944. 8 indexed citations

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Pino, Alessandra, Amanda Vaccalluzzo, Cinzia Caggia, et al.. (2022). Lacticaseibacillus rhamnosus CA15 (DSM 33960) as a Candidate Probiotic Strain for Human Health. Nutrients. 14(22). 4902–4902. 13 indexed citations

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Hiippala, Kaisa, Imran Khan, Aki Ronkainen, et al.. (2021). Novel strain of Pseudoruminococcus massiliensis possesses traits important in gut adaptation and host-microbe interactions. Gut Microbes. 14(1). 2013761–2013761. 5 indexed citations

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Jouhten, Hanne, Aki Ronkainen, Juhani Aakko, et al.. (2020). Cultivation and Genomics Prove Long-Term Colonization of Donor’s Bifidobacteria in Recurrent Clostridioides difficile Patients Treated With Fecal Microbiota Transplantation. Frontiers in Microbiology. 11. 1663–1663. 9 indexed citations

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Hiippala, Kaisa, Hanne Jouhten, Aki Ronkainen, et al.. (2018). The Potential of Gut Commensals in Reinforcing Intestinal Barrier Function and Alleviating Inflammation. Nutrients. 10(8). 988–988. 453 indexed citations breakdown →

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