Esko Levälahti

6.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
61 papers, 2.3k citations indexed

About

Esko Levälahti is a scholar working on Physiology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and Psychiatry and Mental health. According to data from OpenAlex, Esko Levälahti has authored 61 papers receiving a total of 2.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 17 papers in Physiology, 15 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and 14 papers in Psychiatry and Mental health. Recurrent topics in Esko Levälahti's work include Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research (13 papers), Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (9 papers) and Frailty in Older Adults (8 papers). Esko Levälahti is often cited by papers focused on Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research (13 papers), Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (9 papers) and Frailty in Older Adults (8 papers). Esko Levälahti collaborates with scholars based in Finland, Sweden and United Kingdom. Esko Levälahti's co-authors include Tapio Videman, Jaakko Kaprio, Michele C. Battié, Kevin Gill, Tiina Laatikainen, Tiia Ngandu, Miia Kivipelto, Hilkka Soininen, Jaakko Tuomilehto and Riitta Antikaínen and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Brain and Journal of Applied Physiology.

In The Last Decade

Esko Levälahti

60 papers receiving 2.2k 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.

Multidomain lifestyle intervention benefits a large elderly population at risk for cognitive decline and dementia regardless of baseline characteristics: The FINGER trial

2017 266 citations Tiia Ngandu, Riitta Antikaínen et al. Alzheimer s & Dementia profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Esko Levälahti Finland	26	596	585	562	546	458	61	2.3k
Bruno Fantino France	27	332 0.6×	805 1.4×	395 0.7×	556 1.0×	269 0.6×	61	2.5k
Leani Souza Máximo Pereira Brazil	25	909 1.5×	566 1.0×	898 1.6×	272 0.5×	202 0.4×	125	2.6k
Marina B. Pinheiro Australia	24	1.4k 2.4×	590 1.0×	622 1.1×	487 0.9×	304 0.7×	77	2.8k
Bob A. Rappaport United States	23	986 1.7×	383 0.7×	556 1.0×	254 0.5×	236 0.5×	33	2.8k
Angela Mailis Canada	32	1.2k 2.0×	402 0.7×	969 1.7×	327 0.6×	739 1.6×	92	3.0k
Christofer Lundqvist Norway	33	295 0.5×	1.7k 2.9×	515 0.9×	1.4k 2.5×	339 0.7×	126	3.5k
Sharon Hertz United States	15	887 1.5×	598 1.0×	388 0.7×	214 0.4×	178 0.4×	23	2.2k
Srdjan S. Nedeljković United States	25	1.1k 1.9×	206 0.4×	422 0.8×	352 0.6×	693 1.5×	48	2.2k
Amanda L. Stuart Australia	24	142 0.2×	486 0.8×	637 1.1×	1.0k 1.8×	478 1.0×	83	3.6k
Mei‐Hua Huang United States	27	183 0.3×	391 0.7×	575 1.0×	453 0.8×	417 0.9×	67	3.6k

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Dalmasso, Carolina, Jenni Lehtisalo, Mikko Hiltunen, et al.. (2025). Alzheimer and cardiovascular genetic scores and cognition: the FINGER randomized controlled trial. Brain. 149(2). 644–652.

Hokkanen, Laura, Esko Levälahti, Tuomo Hänninen, et al.. (2024). Subjective Memory Complaints and the Effect of a Multidomain Lifestyle Intervention on Cognition: The FINGER Trial. The Journals of Gerontology Series B. 80(1). 1 indexed citations

Mäki, Päivi, Esko Levälahti, Susanna Lehtinen‐Jacks, & Tiina Laatikainen. (2023). Overweight and Obesity in Finnish Children by Parents’ Socioeconomic Position—A Registry-Based Study. International Journal of Public Health. 68. 1605901–1605901. 3 indexed citations

Lehtisalo, Jenni, Tiia Ngandu, Esko Levälahti, et al.. (2022). Associations of Depressive Symptoms and Cognition in the FINGER Trial: A Secondary Analysis of a Randomised Clinical Trial. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 11(5). 1449–1449. 4 indexed citations

Stephen, Ruth, Alina Solomon, Tiia Ngandu, et al.. (2020). White Matter Changes on Diffusion Tensor Imaging in the FINGER Randomized Controlled Trial. Journal of Alzheimer s Disease. 78(1). 75–86. 23 indexed citations

Stephen, Ruth, Yawu Liu, Tiia Ngandu, et al.. (2019). Brain volumes and cortical thickness on MRI in the Finnish Geriatric Intervention Study to Prevent Cognitive Impairment and Disability (FINGER). Alzheimer s Research & Therapy. 11(1). 53–53. 79 indexed citations

Solomon, Alina, Heidi Turunen, Tiia Ngandu, et al.. (2018). Effect of the Apolipoprotein E Genotype on Cognitive Change During a Multidomain Lifestyle Intervention A Subgroup Analysis of a Randomized Clinical Trial. STM:n Hallinnonalan avoin julkaisuarkisto (Julkari). 8 indexed citations

Levälahti, Esko, et al.. (2018). Single-parenthood and perceived income insufficiency as challenges for meal patterns in childhood. Appetite. 127. 10–20. 5 indexed citations

Lehtisalo, Jenni, Esko Levälahti, Jaana Lindström, et al.. (2018). Dietary changes and cognition over 2 years within a multidomain intervention trial—The Finnish Geriatric Intervention Study to Prevent Cognitive Impairment and Disability (FINGER). Alzheimer s & Dementia. 15(3). 410–417. 61 indexed citations

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Strandberg, Timo, Esko Levälahti, Tiia Ngandu, et al.. (2017). Health-related quality of life in a multidomain intervention trial to prevent cognitive decline (FINGER). European Geriatric Medicine. 8(2). 164–167. 27 indexed citations

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Stephen, Ruth, Yawu Liu, Tiia Ngandu, et al.. (2017). Associations of CAIDE Dementia Risk Score with MRI, PIB-PET measures, and cognition. Journal of Alzheimer s Disease. 59(2). 695–705. 49 indexed citations

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Levälahti, Esko, et al.. (2015). Family characteristics and health behaviour as antecedents of school nurses’ concerns about adolescents’ health and development: A path model approach. International Journal of Nursing Studies. 52(5). 920–929. 6 indexed citations

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Laatikainen, Tiina, et al.. (2013). Prevalence, predictors and covariates of functional status impairment among Finnish Second World War veterans during 1992-2004. Age and Ageing. 42(4). 508–514. 9 indexed citations

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Korhonen, Tellervo, Esko Levälahti, Danielle M. Dick, et al.. (2010). Externalizing Behaviors and Cigarette Smoking as Predictors for Use of Illicit Drugs: A Longitudinal Study Among Finnish Adolescent Twins. Twin Research and Human Genetics. 13(6). 550–558. 32 indexed citations

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Videman, Tapio, Janna Saarela, Jaakko Kaprio, et al.. (2009). Associations of 25 structural, degradative, and inflammatory candidate genes with lumbar disc desiccation, bulging, and height narrowing. Arthritis & Rheumatism. 60(2). 470–481. 108 indexed citations

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Korhonen, Tellervo, Ulla Broms, Esko Levälahti, Markku Koskenvuo, & Jaakko Kaprio. (2009). Characteristics and health consequences of intermittent smoking: Long-term follow-up among Finnish adult twins. Nicotine & Tobacco Research. 11(2). 148–155. 26 indexed citations

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Silventoinen, Karri, Esko Levälahti, Janne Pitkäniemi, et al.. (2008). The Genetic Liability to Disability Retirement: A 30-Year Follow-Up Study of 24,000 Finnish Twins. PLoS ONE. 3(10). e3402–e3402. 64 indexed citations

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Battié, Michele C., Jaakko Kaprio, Esko Levälahti, et al.. (2007). Genetic and Constitutional Influences on Bone Turnover Markers: A Study of Male Twin Pairs. Calcified Tissue International. 80(2). 81–88. 9 indexed citations

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Battié, Michele C., Esko Levälahti, Tapio Videman, Kim Burton, & Jaakko Kaprio. (2007). Heritability of lumbar flexibility and the role of disc degeneration and body weight. Journal of Applied Physiology. 104(2). 379–385. 37 indexed citations

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Hernelahti, Miika, Esko Levälahti, Riitta Simonen, et al.. (2004). Relative roles of heredity and physical activity in adolescence and adulthood on blood pressure. Journal of Applied Physiology. 97(3). 1046–1052. 20 indexed citations

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