Anna Kårlund

1.9k total citations · 2 hit papers
35 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

Anna Kårlund is a scholar working on Food Science, Molecular Biology and Nutrition and Dietetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Anna Kårlund has authored 35 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Food Science, 11 papers in Molecular Biology and 9 papers in Nutrition and Dietetics. Recurrent topics in Anna Kårlund's work include Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact (8 papers), Nutritional Studies and Diet (7 papers) and Diet and metabolism studies (6 papers). Anna Kårlund is often cited by papers focused on Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact (8 papers), Nutritional Studies and Diet (7 papers) and Diet and metabolism studies (6 papers). Anna Kårlund collaborates with scholars based in Finland, Sweden and China. Anna Kårlund's co-authors include Reijo Karjalainen, Marjukka Kolehmainen, Carlos Gómez-Gallego, Lizhi Liu, Marjut Roponen, Maria‐Viola Martikainen, Wujun Xu, Kai Kaarniranta, Mika Reinisalo and Ali Koskela and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry and Food Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Anna Kårlund

33 papers receiving 1.3k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Cell membrane coating integrity affects the internalization mechanism of biomimetic nanoparticles

2021 304 citations Lizhi Liu, Maria‐Viola Martikainen et al. Nature Communications profile →
Grains – a major source of sustainable protein for health

2021 169 citations Anna Kårlund, Carlos Gómez-Gallego et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Anna Kårlund Finland	15	529	272	267	243	162	35	1.3k
Zhifei Chen China	21	961 1.8×	273 1.0×	201 0.8×	264 1.1×	84 0.5×	98	1.9k
Shan Xiao China	20	726 1.4×	253 0.9×	458 1.7×	126 0.5×	87 0.5×	78	2.3k
Seema Ramniwas India	22	354 0.7×	117 0.4×	330 1.2×	293 1.2×	194 1.2×	160	1.8k
Hyun Ju Kim South Korea	23	857 1.6×	244 0.9×	195 0.7×	376 1.5×	78 0.5×	93	2.0k
Rui Cai China	30	1.0k 1.9×	295 1.1×	545 2.0×	343 1.4×	119 0.7×	82	2.2k
Bruno Miguel Neves Portugal	26	623 1.2×	172 0.6×	168 0.6×	184 0.8×	140 0.9×	76	2.1k
Chulhong Oh South Korea	27	639 1.2×	111 0.4×	99 0.4×	140 0.6×	102 0.6×	108	2.0k
Chenyan Lv China	22	382 0.7×	97 0.4×	307 1.1×	262 1.1×	193 1.2×	91	1.3k
Yue Xuan China	25	724 1.4×	105 0.4×	125 0.5×	312 1.3×	163 1.0×	108	1.9k
Govardus A. H. de Jong Netherlands	23	479 0.9×	173 0.6×	588 2.2×	174 0.7×	35 0.2×	47	1.8k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Anna Kårlund

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Kårlund, Anna, et al.. (2025). Integrating nutrition into environmental impact assessments reveals limited sustainable food options within planetary boundaries. Sustainable Production and Consumption. 56. 142–155.

Tuccillo, Fabio, Anna Kårlund, Ville Koistinen, et al.. (2025). Metabolite variations in faba bean ingredients: Unraveling the links between off-flavors and chemical compounds. Food Chemistry. 479. 143753–143753. 2 indexed citations

Ahmed, Hany, Kang Chen, Anna Kårlund, et al.. (2025). Existing food processing classifications overlook the phytochemical composition of processed plant-based protein-rich foods. Nature Food. 6(5). 503–512. 4 indexed citations

Gómez-Gallego, Carlos, Marjukka Kolehmainen, Anne‐Maria Pajari, et al.. (2025). Re-evaluating the importance of protein quality: insights on its limited role in multi-nutrient functional units. The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment. 30(5). 928–938. 1 indexed citations

Laaksonen, Oskar, Anna Kårlund, Su‐lin L. Leong, et al.. (2025). Sensory and volatile compound profiles in tempeh-like products from faba bean and oats. Current Research in Food Science. 10. 101029–101029. 3 indexed citations

Kårlund, Anna, et al.. (2024). Advancing methods for comparative nutritional LCA of milk and plant-based milk substitutes. The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment. 30(3). 462–476. 3 indexed citations

Kårlund, Anna, et al.. (2024). Validating nutrient selection for product-group-specific nutrient indices for use as functional units in life cycle assessment of foods. British Journal Of Nutrition. 131(12). 2049–2057. 3 indexed citations

Kårlund, Anna, et al.. (2024). Association between whole-grain consumption, tryptophan metabolism and psychological distress: a secondary analysis of a randomised controlled trial. British Journal Of Nutrition. 132(3). 330–340. 1 indexed citations

Kårlund, Anna, et al.. (2023). Extending the product-group-specific approach in nutritional life cycle assessment. The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment. 30(1). 93–109. 7 indexed citations

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Babu, Ambrin Farizah, Carlos Gómez-Gallego, Ville Koistinen, et al.. (2023). Associations of altered hepatic gene expression in American lifestyle-induced obesity syndrome diet-fed mice with metabolic changes during NAFLD development and progression. The Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry. 115. 109307–109307. 5 indexed citations

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Kårlund, Anna, Santtu Mikkonen, Anton Klåvus, et al.. (2023). Metabolic profiles reflect weight loss maintenance and the composition of diet after very-low-energy diet. Clinical Nutrition. 42(7). 1126–1141. 3 indexed citations

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Kårlund, Anna, et al.. (2023). Product-group-specific nutrient index as a nutritional functional unit for the Life Cycle Assessment of protein-rich foods. The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment. 28(12). 1672–1688. 12 indexed citations

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Kårlund, Anna, et al.. (2023). Associations of low levels of air pollution with cardiometabolic outcomes and the role of diet quality in individuals with obesity. Environmental Research. 242. 117637–117637. 4 indexed citations

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Liu, Lizhi, Dingyi Pan, Sheng Chen, et al.. (2022). Systematic design of cell membrane coating to improve tumor targeting of nanoparticles. Nature Communications. 13(1). 6181–6181. 103 indexed citations

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Lappi, Jenni, et al.. (2020). Blackcurrant (Ribes nigrum) lowers sugar-induced postprandial glycaemia independently and in a product with fermented quinoa: a randomised crossover trial. British Journal Of Nutrition. 126(5). 708–717. 9 indexed citations

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Kårlund, Anna, et al.. (2020). Harnessing Microbes for Sustainable Development: Food Fermentation as a Tool for Improving the Nutritional Quality of Alternative Protein Sources. Nutrients. 12(4). 1020–1020. 77 indexed citations

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Antal, Taras К., et al.. (2016). Roles of Group 2 Sigma Factors in Acclimation of the CyanobacteriumSynechocystissp. PCC 6803 to Nitrogen Deficiency. Plant and Cell Physiology. 57(6). 1309–1318. 31 indexed citations

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Kårlund, Anna, Ulvi Moor, Gordon J. McDougall, et al.. (2016). Metabolic profiling discriminates between strawberry ( Fragaria×ananassa Duch.) cultivars grown in Finland or Estonia. Food Research International. 89(Pt 1). 647–653. 11 indexed citations

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Kårlund, Anna, Ulvi Moor, Mari Sandell, & Reijo Karjalainen. (2014). The Impact of Harvesting, Storage and Processing Factors on Health-Promoting Phytochemicals in Berries and Fruits. Processes. 2(3). 596–624. 43 indexed citations

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Codrea, Marius Cosmin, Anna Kårlund, Ladislav Nedbal, et al.. (2010). Mahalanobis distance screening of Arabidopsis mutants with chlorophyll fluorescence. Photosynthesis Research. 105(3). 273–283. 7 indexed citations

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