Erkki Vartiainen

46.2k total citations · 3 hit papers
299 papers, 17.1k citations indexed

About

Erkki Vartiainen is a scholar working on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Erkki Vartiainen has authored 299 papers receiving a total of 17.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 95 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 69 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and 69 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Erkki Vartiainen's work include Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (44 papers), Nutritional Studies and Diet (40 papers) and Health Promotion and Cardiovascular Prevention (32 papers). Erkki Vartiainen is often cited by papers focused on Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (44 papers), Nutritional Studies and Diet (40 papers) and Health Promotion and Cardiovascular Prevention (32 papers). Erkki Vartiainen collaborates with scholars based in Finland, United States and Australia. Erkki Vartiainen's co-authors include Pekka Puska, Pekka Jousilahti, Tiina Laatikainen, Jaakko Tuomilehto, Veikko Salomaa, Aulikki Nissinen, Juha Pekkanen, Satu Männistö, Markku Peltonen and H. Korhonen and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and The Lancet.

In The Last Decade

Erkki Vartiainen

287 papers receiving 15.9k citations

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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.

Environmental biodiversity, human microbiota, and allergy are interrelated

2012 746 citations Ilkka Hanski, Leena von Hertzen et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
Sex, Age, Cardiovascular Risk Factors, and Coronary Heart Disease

1999 664 citations Pekka Jousilahti, Erkki Vartiainen et al. profile →
Reduction of Serum Cholesterol with Sitostanol-Ester Margarine in a Mildly Hypercholesterolemic Population

1995 600 citations Pekka Puska, Erkki Vartiainen et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Erkki Vartiainen Finland	69	4.3k	3.6k	3.1k	2.4k	2.1k	299	17.1k
Pekka Jousilahti Finland	79	4.9k 1.1×	4.6k 1.3×	4.1k 1.3×	3.6k 1.5×	1.4k 0.7×	360	19.2k
Yoav Ben‐Shlomo United Kingdom	88	3.2k 0.7×	3.6k 1.0×	2.0k 0.6×	1.5k 0.6×	2.3k 1.1×	531	26.7k
Pedro Marques‐Vidal Switzerland	64	4.0k 0.9×	6.0k 1.6×	3.0k 1.0×	2.5k 1.1×	1.4k 0.6×	626	19.2k
Lars J. Vatten Norway	76	4.5k 1.0×	3.0k 0.8×	3.1k 1.0×	2.6k 1.1×	752 0.4×	330	20.9k
Terence Dwyer Australia	74	6.1k 1.4×	4.5k 1.2×	2.6k 0.8×	1.2k 0.5×	1.6k 0.8×	465	20.1k
Tiina Laatikainen Finland	62	3.6k 0.8×	3.5k 1.0×	1.8k 0.6×	1.8k 0.8×	1.7k 0.8×	527	15.7k
Moonseong Heo United States	65	4.8k 1.1×	5.1k 1.4×	3.9k 1.3×	1.5k 0.6×	1.8k 0.8×	277	20.4k
Nicholas Day United Kingdom	90	5.1k 1.2×	3.6k 1.0×	2.3k 0.7×	2.3k 1.0×	1.3k 0.6×	270	26.8k
Derek G. Cook United Kingdom	87	5.3k 1.2×	5.3k 1.4×	2.2k 0.7×	1.8k 0.7×	3.1k 1.5×	343	23.1k
Akiko Tamakoshi Japan	72	4.0k 0.9×	3.0k 0.8×	1.5k 0.5×	1.4k 0.6×	1.4k 0.7×	593	19.8k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Erkki Vartiainen

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Laatikainen, Tiina, Erkki Vartiainen, & Pekka Puska. (2024). The North Karelia lessons for prevention of cardiovascular disease. Italian Journal of Public Health. 4(2).

Haahtela, Tari, Harri Alenius, Petri Auvinen, et al.. (2023). A short history from Karelia study to biodiversity and public health interventions. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 4. 1152927–1152927. 8 indexed citations

Evans, Charlotte, Halit Tanju Besler, Michael E. J. Lean, et al.. (2023). Achieving health through diet: a joint event of the Sabri Ülker Foundation and The Nutrition Society of UK and Ireland, May 2022. British Journal Of Nutrition. 130(7). 1228–1238. 1 indexed citations

Palmu, Joonatan, Aaro Salosensaari, Aki S. Havulinna, et al.. (2020). Association Between the Gut Microbiota and Blood Pressure in a Population Cohort of 6953 Individuals. Journal of the American Heart Association. 9(15). e016641–e016641. 81 indexed citations

Vartiainen, Erkki, Tiina Laatikainen, Markku Peltonen, & Pekka Puska. (2020). Predicting Coronary Heart Disease and Stroke The FINRISK Calculator. STM:n Hallinnonalan avoin julkaisuarkisto (Julkari). 1 indexed citations

Vartiainen, Erkki. (2018). The North Karelia Project: Cardiovascular disease prevention in Finland. Global Cardiology Science and Practice. 2018(2). 13–13. 46 indexed citations

Katz, David L., Elizabeth Pegg Frates, Jonathan P. Bonnet, et al.. (2018). Lifestyle as Medicine: The Case for a True Health Initiative. STM:n Hallinnonalan avoin julkaisuarkisto (Julkari). 1 indexed citations

Vartiainen, Erkki, Tiina Laatikainen, Pekka Jousilahti, & Heli Tapanainen. (2015). The target of WHO to lower the mortality rate is achievable - but the requisite is to lower the level of serum cholesterol. STM:n Hallinnonalan avoin julkaisuarkisto (Julkari). 1 indexed citations

Borodulin, Katja, Liisa Saarikoski, Laura Lund, et al.. (2013). Kansallinen FINRISKI 2012 -terveystutkimus - Osa I: Tutkimuksen toteutus ja menetelmät. Journal of Environmental Management. 317. 115393–115393. 2 indexed citations

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Hanski, Ilkka, Leena von Hertzen, Nanna Fyhrquist, et al.. (2012). Environmental biodiversity, human microbiota, and allergy are interrelated. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 109(21). 8334–8339. 746 indexed citations breakdown →

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Burton, Dee, et al.. (2010). Perceptions of Smoking Prevalence by Youth in Countries With and Without a Tobacco Advertising Ban. Journal of Health Communication. 15(6). 656–664. 9 indexed citations

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Hertzen, Leena C. von, J. Savolainen, Matti Hannuksela, et al.. (2009). Scientific rationale for the Finnish Allergy Programme 2008–2018: emphasis on prevention and endorsing tolerance. Allergy. 64(5). 678–701. 39 indexed citations

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Silander, Kaisa, Mervi Alanne, Kati Kristiansson, et al.. (2008). Gender Differences in Genetic Risk Profiles for Cardiovascular Disease. PLoS ONE. 3(10). e3615–e3615. 105 indexed citations

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Malmberg, L. Pekka, Tuula Petäys, Tari Haahtela, et al.. (2006). Exhaled nitric oxide in healthy nonatopic school‐age children: Determinants and height‐adjusted reference values. Pediatric Pulmonology. 41(7). 635–642. 120 indexed citations

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Pajunen, Pia, et al.. (2005). Valtimotautitapahtumien riskiryhmään kuuluvien ja kuulumattomien kolesterolitasot FINRISKI 2002 -tutkimuksessa. 60(4). 389–394. 1 indexed citations

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Sillanaukee, Pekka, Pekka Sillanaukee, Hannu Alho, et al.. (2000). Effect of Hormone Balance on Carbohydrate‐Deficient Transferrin and Gamma‐Glutamyltransferase in Female Social Drinkers. Alcoholism Clinical and Experimental Research. 24(10). 1505–1509. 19 indexed citations

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Kastarinen, Mika, Aulikki Nissinen, Erkki Vartiainen, et al.. (2000). Blood pressure levels and obesity trends in hypertensive and normotensive Finnish population from 1982 to 1997. Journal of Hypertension. 18(3). 255–262. 47 indexed citations

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Luoto, Riitta, Satu Männistö, & Erkki Vartiainen. (1998). Hormone replacement therapy and body size: How much does lifestyle explain?. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 178(1). 66–73. 14 indexed citations

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Jousilahti, Pekka, Erkki Vartiainen, Jaakko Tuomilehto, Juha Pekkanen, & Pekka Puska. (1995). Effect of Risk Factors and Changes in Risk Factors on Coronary Mortality in Three Cohorts of Middle-aged People in Eastern Finland. American Journal of Epidemiology. 141(1). 50–60. 42 indexed citations

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Vartiainen, Erkki, et al.. (1990). Eight-year follow-up results of an adolescent smoking prevention program: the North Karelia Youth Project.. American Journal of Public Health. 80(1). 78–79. 90 indexed citations

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