Anu Suomalainen

24.3k total citations · 4 hit papers
189 papers, 15.7k citations indexed

About

Anu Suomalainen is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Clinical Biochemistry and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Anu Suomalainen has authored 189 papers receiving a total of 15.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 174 papers in Molecular Biology, 75 papers in Clinical Biochemistry and 28 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Anu Suomalainen's work include Mitochondrial Function and Pathology (133 papers), Metabolism and Genetic Disorders (75 papers) and ATP Synthase and ATPases Research (49 papers). Anu Suomalainen is often cited by papers focused on Mitochondrial Function and Pathology (133 papers), Metabolism and Genetic Disorders (75 papers) and ATP Synthase and ATPases Research (49 papers). Anu Suomalainen collaborates with scholars based in Finland, United States and United Kingdom. Anu Suomalainen's co-authors include Jodi Nunnari, Henna Tyynismaa, Brendan J. Battersby, Massimo Zeviani, Anders Paetau, Pirjo Isohanni, Douglass M. Turnbull, Jyrki Kaukonen, Leena Peltonen and Robert McFarland and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Anu Suomalainen

182 papers receiving 15.4k 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.

Mitochondria: In Sickness and in Health

2012 2.6k citations Jodi Nunnari, Anu Suomalainen Cell profile →
Mitochondrial diseases

2016 1.0k citations Anu Suomalainen et al. profile →
Mitochondrial diseases: the contribution of organelle stress responses to pathology

2017 373 citations Anu Suomalainen, Brendan J. Battersby profile →
Mitochondria at the crossroads of health and disease

2024 161 citations Anu Suomalainen, Jodi Nunnari Cell profile →

Author Peers

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Author						Papers	Cites
Anu Suomalainen	12.7k	5.4k	2.1k	1.5k	1.3k	189	15.7k
Michio Hirano	16.4k 1.3×	7.8k 1.5×	1.6k 0.8×	2.1k 1.4×	1.1k 0.9×	341	20.5k
Carlos T. Moraes	16.0k 1.3×	7.1k 1.3×	2.1k 1.0×	2.3k 1.5×	927 0.7×	230	19.8k
Agnès Rötig	12.7k 1.0×	6.1k 1.1×	1.2k 0.5×	1.9k 1.2×	690 0.5×	251	15.9k
Nils‐Göran Larsson	19.8k 1.6×	6.5k 1.2×	3.9k 1.9×	2.2k 1.4×	1.9k 1.4×	193	24.2k
Valério Carelli	12.4k 1.0×	3.4k 0.6×	1.2k 0.6×	1.7k 1.1×	668 0.5×	330	15.3k
Manuel Palacı́n	10.7k 0.8×	3.2k 0.6×	3.6k 1.7×	1.3k 0.9×	1.5k 1.1×	255	17.1k
S. DiMauro	12.7k 1.0×	8.0k 1.5×	1.5k 0.7×	1.8k 1.1×	565 0.4×	237	15.9k
Eric A. Schon	19.7k 1.6×	8.9k 1.7×	3.1k 1.5×	2.8k 1.8×	1.4k 1.1×	221	23.5k
Hiromi Sesaki	9.9k 0.8×	2.1k 0.4×	2.1k 1.0×	1.0k 0.7×	2.1k 1.6×	156	13.2k
Hugo W. Moser	11.0k 0.9×	4.4k 0.8×	4.0k 1.9×	621 0.4×	545 0.4×	275	14.4k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Anu Suomalainen

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Vasilescu, Catalina, Tiina Ojala, Tuula Manninen, et al.. (2024). Recessive TMOD1 mutation causes childhood cardiomyopathy. Communications Biology. 7(1). 7–7. 3 indexed citations

Kang, Yilin, Jussi Hepojoki, Takayuki Mito, et al.. (2024). Ancestral allele of DNA polymerase gamma modifies antiviral tolerance. Nature. 628(8009). 844–853. 11 indexed citations

Brilhante, Virginia, et al.. (2023). Genetic etiology of progressive pediatric neurological disorders. Pediatric Research. 95(1). 102–111. 5 indexed citations

Dollet, Lucile, Steffen H. Raun, Lisbeth L. V. Møller, et al.. (2023). TNIK is a conserved regulator of glucose and lipid metabolism in obesity. Science Advances. 9(32). 15 indexed citations

Pirnes-Karhu, Sini, et al.. (2023). Alternative oxidase causes cell type- and tissue-specific responses in mutator mice. Life Science Alliance. 6(11). e202302036–e202302036. 4 indexed citations

Vihinen, Helena, Joni Nikkanen, Alexander Kononov, et al.. (2022). Mitochondrial dysfunction compromises ciliary homeostasis in astrocytes. The Journal of Cell Biology. 222(1). 30 indexed citations

Chakrabarti, Rajarshi, et al.. (2022). Mitochondrial dysfunction triggers actin polymerization necessary for rapid glycolytic activation. The Journal of Cell Biology. 221(11). 20 indexed citations

Korkalo, Liisa, Riitta Freese, Essi Skaffari, et al.. (2021). Vegan diet in young children remodels metabolism and challenges the statuses of essential nutrients. EMBO Molecular Medicine. 13(2). e13492–e13492. 65 indexed citations

Hytönen, Marjo K., Christopher B. Jackson, Pernilla Syrjä, et al.. (2021). In-frame deletion in canine PITRM1 is associated with a severe early-onset epilepsy, mitochondrial dysfunction and neurodegeneration. Human Genetics. 140(11). 1593–1609. 11 indexed citations

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Nikkanen, Joni, et al.. (2020). Mitochondrial spongiotic brain disease: astrocytic stress and harmful rapamycin and ketosis effect. Life Science Alliance. 3(9). e202000797–e202000797. 15 indexed citations

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Richter, Uwe, Fumi Suomi, Paula Marttinen, et al.. (2019). Mitochondrial stress response triggered by defects in protein synthesis quality control. Life Science Alliance. 2(1). e201800219–e201800219. 33 indexed citations

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Wang, Liya, et al.. (2018). Quantitative solid-phase assay to measure deoxynucleoside triphosphate pools. Biology Methods and Protocols. 3(1). bpy011–bpy011. 3 indexed citations

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Jackson, Christopher B., Martina Huemer, Franck Martin, et al.. (2018). A variant inMRPS14(uS14m) causes perinatal hypertrophic cardiomyopathy with neonatal lactic acidosis, growth retardation, dysmorphic features and neurological involvement. Human Molecular Genetics. 28(4). 639–649. 33 indexed citations

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Trokovic, Ras, Jere Weltner, Tuula Manninen, et al.. (2012). Small Molecule Inhibitors Promote Efficient Generation of Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells From Human Skeletal Myoblasts. Stem Cells and Development. 22(1). 114–123. 34 indexed citations

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Nunnari, Jodi & Anu Suomalainen. (2012). Mitochondria: In Sickness and in Health. Cell. 148(6). 1145–1159. 2573 indexed citations breakdown →

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Sulonen, Anna-Maija, Pekka Ellonen, Henrikki Almusa, et al.. (2011). Comparison of solution-based exome capture methods for next generation sequencing. STM:n Hallinnonalan avoin julkaisuarkisto (Julkari). 1 indexed citations

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Pietiläinen, Kirsi H., Jussi Naukkarinen, Aila Rissanen, et al.. (2008). Global Transcript Profiles of Fat in Monozygotic Twins Discordant for BMI: Pathways behind Acquired Obesity. PLoS Medicine. 5(3). e51–e51. 230 indexed citations

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Inoue, Takahiro, Tomomi Ide, Henna Tyynismaa, et al.. (2008). Abstract 1370: Overexpression of Mitochondria DNA Helicase, Twinkle, Ameliorates Cardiac Remodeling and Failure in Mice. Circulation. 118.

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Hakonen, Anna H., Pirjo Isohanni, Anders Paetau, et al.. (2007). Recessive Twinkle mutations in early onset encephalopathy with mtDNA depletion. Brain. 130(11). 3032–3040. 145 indexed citations

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Suomalainen, Anu, Anna Majander, Matti Haltia, et al.. (1992). Multiple deletions of mitochondrial DNA in several tissues of a patient with severe retarded depression and familial progressive external ophthalmoplegia.. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 90(1). 61–66. 191 indexed citations

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