Eija Pirinen

7.6k total citations · 2 hit papers
50 papers, 5.3k citations indexed

About

Eija Pirinen is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Physiology and Geriatrics and Gerontology. According to data from OpenAlex, Eija Pirinen has authored 50 papers receiving a total of 5.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 31 papers in Molecular Biology, 22 papers in Physiology and 14 papers in Geriatrics and Gerontology. Recurrent topics in Eija Pirinen's work include Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (18 papers), Sirtuins and Resveratrol in Medicine (14 papers) and Mitochondrial Function and Pathology (12 papers). Eija Pirinen is often cited by papers focused on Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (18 papers), Sirtuins and Resveratrol in Medicine (14 papers) and Mitochondrial Function and Pathology (12 papers). Eija Pirinen collaborates with scholars based in Finland, Switzerland and United States. Eija Pirinen's co-authors include Johan Auwerx, Riekelt H. Houtkooper, Anthony A. Sauve, Yana Cen, Pablo J. Fernández-Marcos, Carles Cantó, Hiroyasu Yamamoto, Kristina Schoonjans, Pénélope A. Andreux and Philippe Cettour-Rose and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Nucleic Acids Research and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Eija Pirinen

50 papers receiving 5.3k 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.

Sirtuins as regulators of metabolism and healthspan

2012 1.6k citations Riekelt H. Houtkooper, Eija Pirinen et al. Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology profile →
The NAD+ Precursor Nicotinamide Riboside Enhances Oxidative Metabolism and Protects against High-Fat Diet-Induced Obesity

2012 945 citations Carles Cantó, Riekelt H. Houtkooper et al. Cell Metabolism profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Eija Pirinen Finland	27	2.5k	2.2k	1.8k	1.2k	720	50	5.3k
Keir J. Menzies Canada	21	2.4k 1.0×	1.1k 0.5×	1.5k 0.8×	772 0.6×	509 0.7×	44	4.4k
Joseph T. Rodgers United States	22	5.3k 2.1×	3.4k 1.6×	4.5k 2.6×	1.9k 1.6×	634 0.9×	29	9.8k
Elena Katsyuba Switzerland	19	2.3k 0.9×	970 0.4×	1.0k 0.6×	855 0.7×	416 0.6×	21	4.3k
Tadahiro Shimazu Japan	19	2.3k 0.9×	1.4k 0.6×	2.0k 1.1×	848 0.7×	265 0.4×	27	4.2k
Kathryn F. Mills United States	10	1.2k 0.5×	1.9k 0.9×	1.3k 0.7×	918 0.8×	781 1.1×	11	3.9k
Enxuan Jing United States	14	1.8k 0.7×	1.6k 0.8×	1.6k 0.9×	1.1k 0.9×	321 0.4×	23	3.8k
Danica Chen United States	19	2.1k 0.8×	2.1k 1.0×	2.3k 1.3×	1.1k 0.9×	271 0.4×	27	5.4k
Eric S. Goetzman United States	25	2.0k 0.8×	1.2k 0.6×	1.4k 0.8×	841 0.7×	217 0.3×	81	3.8k
Shaday Michán United States	16	1.7k 0.7×	2.4k 1.1×	1.6k 0.9×	1.1k 0.9×	436 0.6×	17	4.3k
Wenjuan He United States	13	1.5k 0.6×	871 0.4×	1.4k 0.8×	537 0.4×	159 0.2×	23	3.2k

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Rilla, Kirsi, Dorota Kamińska, Ville Männistö, et al.. (2025). Indole-3-propionic acid promotes hepatic stellate cells inactivation. Journal of Translational Medicine. 23(1). 253–253. 2 indexed citations

Kolk, Birgitta W. van der, et al.. (2024). Subcutaneous adipose tissue and skeletal muscle mitochondria following weight loss. Trends in Endocrinology and Metabolism. 36(4). 339–363. 1 indexed citations

SenGupta, Tanima, Sini Pirnes-Karhu, Mark S. Schmidt, et al.. (2024). Nicotinamide riboside first alleviates symptoms but later downregulates dopamine metabolism in proteasome inhibition mouse model of Parkinson's disease. Heliyon. 10(14). e34355–e34355. 3 indexed citations

Forsström, Saara, Christopher B. Jackson, Christopher J. Carroll, et al.. (2019). Fibroblast Growth Factor 21 Drives Dynamics of Local and Systemic Stress Responses in Mitochondrial Myopathy with mtDNA Deletions. Cell Metabolism. 30(6). 1040–1054.e7. 175 indexed citations

Purhonen, Janne, Saara Tegelberg, Olli‐Pekka Smolander, et al.. (2018). NAD ⁺ repletion produces no therapeutic effect in mice with respiratory chain complex III deficiency and chronic energy deprivation. The FASEB Journal. 32(11). 5913–5926. 18 indexed citations

Jokinen, Riikka, Rita Rinnankoski‐Tuikka, Sanna Kaye, et al.. (2017). Adipose tissue mitochondrial capacity associates with long-term weight loss success. International Journal of Obesity. 42(4). 817–825. 22 indexed citations

Jukarainen, Sakari, Sini Heinonen, Joel Rämö, et al.. (2015). Obesity Is Associated With Low NAD⁺/SIRT Pathway Expression in Adipose Tissue of BMI-Discordant Monozygotic Twins. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. 101(1). 275–283. 123 indexed citations

Verbeek, Jef, Matthias Lannoo, Eija Pirinen, et al.. (2014). Roux-en-y gastric bypass attenuates hepatic mitochondrial dysfunction in mice with non-alcoholic steatohepatitis. Gut. 64(4). 673–683. 65 indexed citations

Cerutti, Raffaele, Eija Pirinen, Costanza Lamperti, et al.. (2014). NAD+-Dependent Activation of Sirt1 Corrects the Phenotype in a Mouse Model of Mitochondrial Disease. Cell Metabolism. 19(6). 1042–1049. 280 indexed citations

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Dijkstra, Marike H., Eija Pirinen, Jenni Huusko, et al.. (2014). Lack of cardiac and high-fat diet induced metabolic phenotypes in two independent strains of Vegf-b knockout mice. Scientific Reports. 4(1). 6238–6238. 29 indexed citations

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Lehmann, Mareike, Eija Pirinen, Ali Mirsaidi, et al.. (2014). ARTD1-induced poly-ADP-ribose formation enhances PPARγ ligand binding and co-factor exchange. Nucleic Acids Research. 43(1). 129–142. 44 indexed citations

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Houtkooper, Riekelt H., Eija Pirinen, & Johan Auwerx. (2012). Sirtuins as regulators of metabolism and healthspan. Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology. 13(4). 225–238. 1592 indexed citations breakdown →

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Cantó, Carles, Riekelt H. Houtkooper, Eija Pirinen, et al.. (2012). The NAD+ Precursor Nicotinamide Riboside Enhances Oxidative Metabolism and Protects against High-Fat Diet-Induced Obesity. Cell Metabolism. 15(6). 838–847. 945 indexed citations breakdown →

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Casellas, Alba, et al.. (2011). Altered glucose-stimulated insulin secretion in a mouse line with activated polyamine catabolism. Transgenic Research. 21(4). 843–853. 16 indexed citations

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Pirinen, Eija, Esa Hohtola, Jussi Paananen, et al.. (2011). The activation of hepatic and muscle polyamine catabolism improves glucose homeostasis. Amino Acids. 42(2-3). 427–440. 18 indexed citations

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Pietilä, Marko, Eija Pirinen, Mervi T. Hyvönen, et al.. (2010). Continuous oxidative stress due to activation of polyamine catabolism accelerates aging and protects against hepatotoxic insults. Transgenic Research. 20(2). 387–396. 23 indexed citations

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Pirinen, Eija, Helena Gylling, Nagendra Yaluri, et al.. (2009). Activated polyamine catabolism leads to low cholesterol levels by enhancing bile acid synthesis. Amino Acids. 38(2). 549–560. 20 indexed citations

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Niiranen, Kirsi, Tuomo A. Keinänen, Eija Pirinen, et al.. (2006). Mice with targeted disruption of spermidine/spermine N¹-acetyltransferase gene maintain nearly normal tissue polyamine homeostasis but show signs of insulin resistance upon aging. Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine. 10(4). 815–827. 3 indexed citations

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Pietilä, Marko, Eija Pirinen, Salla Keskitalo, et al.. (2005). Disturbed Keratinocyte Differentiation in Transgenic Mice and Organotypic Keratinocyte Cultures as a Result of Spermidine/Spermine N1-Acetyltransferase Overexpression. Journal of Investigative Dermatology. 124(3). 596–601. 28 indexed citations

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Jänne, Juhani, Leena Alhonen, Tuomo A. Keinänen, et al.. (2005). Animal disease models generated by genetic engineering of polyamine metabolism. Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine. 9(4). 865–882. 52 indexed citations

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