Hannu Uusitalo

10.5k total citations · 2 hit papers
313 papers, 6.6k citations indexed

About

Hannu Uusitalo is a scholar working on Ophthalmology, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Hannu Uusitalo has authored 313 papers receiving a total of 6.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 135 papers in Ophthalmology, 97 papers in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging and 77 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Hannu Uusitalo's work include Glaucoma and retinal disorders (83 papers), Retinal Diseases and Treatments (53 papers) and Corneal surgery and disorders (47 papers). Hannu Uusitalo is often cited by papers focused on Glaucoma and retinal disorders (83 papers), Retinal Diseases and Treatments (53 papers) and Corneal surgery and disorders (47 papers). Hannu Uusitalo collaborates with scholars based in Finland, United States and Sweden. Hannu Uusitalo's co-authors include Kai Kaarniranta, Juhani Pietilä, Auli Ropo, Lasse Lensu, Anne Huhtala, Valentina Kalesnykiene, Antero Salminen, Iiris Sorri, Janika Nättinen and Heli Skottman and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews.

In The Last Decade

Hannu Uusitalo

293 papers receiving 6.3k citations

Hit Papers

align trajectories

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.

the DIARETDB1 diabetic retinopathy database and evaluation protocol

2007 655 citations Lasse Lensu, Hannu Uusitalo et al. profile →
Mechanisms of mitochondrial dysfunction and their impact on age-related macular degeneration

2020 362 citations Kai Kaarniranta, Hannu Uusitalo et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Hannu Uusitalo Finland	40	3.0k	2.5k	1.6k	1.3k	623	313	6.6k
Michael Barnett Australia	48	711 0.2×	1.1k 0.4×	1.6k 1.0×	185 0.1×	947 1.5×	246	9.5k
Richard B. Rosen United States	46	4.4k 1.5×	3.4k 1.4×	822 0.5×	164 0.1×	82 0.1×	261	6.9k
Christopher J. Hammond United Kingdom	48	3.2k 1.1×	2.7k 1.1×	1.5k 0.9×	1.6k 1.2×	142 0.2×	267	8.0k
Stephen Tomlinson United States	55	545 0.2×	695 0.3×	2.9k 1.9×	842 0.6×	292 0.5×	317	9.2k
Alessandro Vercelli Italy	47	369 0.1×	533 0.2×	2.6k 1.7×	218 0.2×	1.7k 2.8×	256	8.7k
Richard L. Davis United States	57	226 0.1×	1.3k 0.5×	2.6k 1.7×	268 0.2×	961 1.5×	235	11.8k
Helen Chen United States	43	258 0.1×	562 0.2×	4.9k 3.2×	1.3k 1.0×	538 0.9×	237	10.5k
Ian Pearce United Kingdom	29	1.3k 0.4×	958 0.4×	307 0.2×	108 0.1×	291 0.5×	150	3.2k
Robert J. Casson Australia	47	4.8k 1.6×	2.4k 1.0×	2.8k 1.8×	503 0.4×	657 1.1×	250	7.6k
Richard A. King United States	53	564 0.2×	689 0.3×	2.8k 1.8×	131 0.1×	735 1.2×	275	9.3k

Countries citing papers authored by Hannu Uusitalo

Since Specialization

Citations

This map shows the geographic impact of Hannu Uusitalo's research. It shows the number of citations coming from papers published by authors working in each country. You can also color the map by specialization and compare the number of citations received by Hannu Uusitalo with the expected number of citations based on a country's size and research output (numbers larger than one mean the country cites Hannu Uusitalo more than expected).

Fields of papers citing papers by Hannu Uusitalo

Since Specialization

Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Hannu Uusitalo. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Hannu Uusitalo. The network helps show where Hannu Uusitalo may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Hannu Uusitalo

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Hannu Uusitalo. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Hannu Uusitalo based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Hannu Uusitalo. Hannu Uusitalo is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

Sort: Min cites: Since: Top N: Style:

20 of 20 papers shown

Väätäinen, Saku, et al.. (2025). Societal costs of decreased visual acuity: A Finnish cohort study with 15 years of registry data follow‐up. Acta Ophthalmologica. 103(4). 439–448.

Uusitalo, Hannu, et al.. (2023). A unified and practical user-centric framework for explainable artificial intelligence. Knowledge-Based Systems. 283. 111107–111107. 3 indexed citations

Puhakka, Noora, Shalini Das Gupta, Janika Nättinen, et al.. (2023). Proteomics of Deep Cervical Lymph Nodes After Experimental Traumatic Brain Injury. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 4(1). 359–366. 1 indexed citations

Koskinen, Seppo, et al.. (2023). Nationwide and regional trends in distance and near visual acuities during 2000–2017 in Finland. Acta Ophthalmologica. 102(4). 483–490. 1 indexed citations

Nättinen, Janika, et al.. (2022). Prevalence and 11-Year Incidence of Cataract and Cataract Surgery and the Effects of Socio-Demographic and Lifestyle Factors. Clinical ophthalmology. Volume 16. 1183–1195. 13 indexed citations

Ojamo, Matti, et al.. (2022). Changes in Visual Impairment due to Diabetic Retinopathy During 1980–2019 Based on Nationwide Register Data. Diabetes Care. 45(9). 2020–2027. 18 indexed citations

Nättinen, Janika, et al.. (2021). Looking deeper into ocular surface health: an introduction to clinical tear proteomics analysis. Acta Ophthalmologica. 100(5). 486–498. 15 indexed citations

Lensu, Lasse, et al.. (2021). Deep Bayesian baseline for segmenting diabetic retinopathy lesions: Advances and challenges. Computers in Biology and Medicine. 136. 104725–104725. 40 indexed citations

Vaajanen, Anu, et al.. (2020). The effect of successful trabeculectomy on the ocular surface and tear proteomics—a prospective cohort study with 1‐year follow‐up. Acta Ophthalmologica. 99(2). 160–170. 11 indexed citations

10.

Uusitalo, Hannu & Jussi Simpura. (2020). Erik Allardt hyvinvoinnin tutkijana. STM:n Hallinnonalan avoin julkaisuarkisto (Julkari). 1 indexed citations

11.

Uusitalo, Hannu, Ulla Aapola, Antti Jylhä, Janika Nättinen, & Roger W. Beuerman. (2015). Improved tear fluid proteome and dynamics after switch from preserved latanoprost to preservative free tafluprost. A 1-year follow-up study.. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 56(7). 5810–5810. 4 indexed citations

12.

Prince, Stuart, Marko Kataja, Kati Kinnunen, et al.. (2015). Increased vascular permeability in R-Ras knockout mice with hypoxia-induced retinopathy and a lack of R-Ras expression in human diabetic retinal neovasculature. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 56(7). 4275–4275. 1 indexed citations

13.

Lensu, Lasse, et al.. (2015). Spectrally tunable light source based on a digital micromirror device for retinal image contrast enhancement. Lithuanian Journal of Physics. 55(3). 7 indexed citations

14.

Väätäinen, Saku, Sirkka Keinänen‐Kiukaanniemi, Jouko Saramies, et al.. (2014). Quality of life along the diabetes continuum: a cross-sectional view of health-related quality of life and general health status in middle-aged and older Finns. WOS.

15.

Väätäinen, Saku, Henri Tuomilehto, Jouko Saramies, et al.. (2013). The health-related quality-of-life impact of nocturnal awakenings in the middle-aged and older Finnish population. Quality of Life Research. 22(10). 2737–2748. 10 indexed citations

16.

Rönkkö, Seppo, et al.. (2011). BDNF-deficiency Downregulates SIRT1 and Upregulates SIRT2 Expression in Aging Mouse Retina. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 52(14). 2697–2697. 1 indexed citations

17.

Ryhänen, Tuomas, Juha M. T. Hyttinen, Jürgen Kopitz, et al.. (2008). Crosstalk between Hsp70 molecular chaperone, lysosomes and proteasomes in autophagy‐mediated proteolysis in human retinal pigment epithelial cells. Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine. 13(9b). 3616–3631. 115 indexed citations

18.

Kaarniranta, Kai, et al.. (2007). Imiquimod in the treatment of eyelid basal cell carcinoma. Acta Ophthalmologica Scandinavica. 85(5). 566–568. 27 indexed citations

19.

Huhtala, Anne, Leena Salminen, & Hannu Uusitalo. (2005). Comparison of Human Corneal Epithelial and Human Conjunctival Epithelial Cell Line Cultures in Cytotoxicity Testing. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 46(13). 876–876. 2 indexed citations

20.

Tuulonen, Anja, P. Juhani Airaksinen, Minna Kaila, et al.. (2003). The Finnish evidence‐based guideline for open‐angle glaucoma. Acta Ophthalmologica Scandinavica. 81(1). 3–18. 71 indexed citations

Rankless uses publication and citation data sourced from OpenAlex, an open and comprehensive bibliographic database. While OpenAlex provides broad and valuable coverage of the global research landscape, it—like all bibliographic datasets—has inherent limitations. These include incomplete records, variations in author disambiguation, differences in journal indexing, and delays in data updates. As a result, some metrics and network relationships displayed in Rankless may not fully capture the entirety of a scholar's output or impact.

Explore authors with similar magnitude of impact