Ilkka Heinonen

2.7k total citations
82 papers, 1.9k citations indexed

About

Ilkka Heinonen is a scholar working on Physiology, Complementary and alternative medicine and Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Ilkka Heinonen has authored 82 papers receiving a total of 1.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 45 papers in Physiology, 37 papers in Complementary and alternative medicine and 33 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. Recurrent topics in Ilkka Heinonen's work include Cardiovascular and exercise physiology (37 papers), Physical Activity and Health (25 papers) and Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (18 papers). Ilkka Heinonen is often cited by papers focused on Cardiovascular and exercise physiology (37 papers), Physical Activity and Health (25 papers) and Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (18 papers). Ilkka Heinonen collaborates with scholars based in Finland, Sweden and Netherlands. Ilkka Heinonen's co-authors include Kari K. Kalliokoski, Juhani Knuuti, Jukka Kemppainen, Jarna C. Hannukainen, Pirjo Nuutila, Robert Boushel, Dirk J. Duncker, Kimmo Kaskinoro, Eliisa Löyttyniemi and R. Matthew Brothers and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Diabetes Care.

In The Last Decade

Ilkka Heinonen

77 papers receiving 1.8k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Ilkka Heinonen Finland	24	834	694	590	224	218	82	1.9k
James C. Baldi New Zealand	27	498 0.6×	881 1.3×	612 1.0×	245 1.1×	93 0.4×	58	2.1k
Mathieu Gayda Canada	27	557 0.7×	1.2k 1.7×	986 1.7×	148 0.7×	179 0.8×	124	2.1k
Ryan S. Garten United States	24	483 0.6×	880 1.3×	730 1.2×	88 0.4×	281 1.3×	64	1.9k
Ryuichi Ajisaka Japan	31	838 1.0×	1.8k 2.6×	831 1.4×	162 0.7×	166 0.8×	121	3.0k
Jarna C. Hannukainen Finland	35	1.5k 1.8×	761 1.1×	336 0.6×	145 0.6×	187 0.9×	83	3.1k
Jill N. Barnes United States	26	470 0.6×	1.2k 1.7×	345 0.6×	121 0.5×	105 0.5×	99	2.2k
Jeanette G. Wright United States	15	584 0.7×	1.9k 2.7×	651 1.1×	169 0.8×	139 0.6×	20	2.8k
David Montero Switzerland	29	796 1.0×	1.2k 1.7×	1.0k 1.8×	142 0.6×	467 2.1×	103	2.6k
Takeshi Otsuki Japan	28	592 0.7×	1.4k 2.0×	750 1.3×	79 0.4×	182 0.8×	83	2.4k
Stéphane Doutreleau France	25	764 0.9×	961 1.4×	1.0k 1.7×	82 0.4×	443 2.0×	104	2.6k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ilkka Heinonen

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Houttu, Noora, Kirsi Laitinen, Henri Vähä‐Ypyä, et al.. (2025). Effects of Reducing Sedentary Behaviour on Cardiac Structure and Function at Rest and During Exercise: A 6-Month Randomized Controlled Trial. CJC Open. 8(1). 69–81.

Honka, Miikka‐Juhani, Eliisa Löyttyniemi, Olli Eskola, et al.. (2025). Effects of reducing sedentary behavior on liver insulin sensitivity, liver fat content, and liver enzyme levels: a six-month randomized controlled trial. American Journal of Physiology-Endocrinology and Metabolism. 328(6). E756–E771.

Vähä‐Ypyä, Henri, Eliisa Löyttyniemi, Harri Sievänen, et al.. (2025). Successfully Reducing Sitting Time Can Improve Metabolic Flexibility. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports. 35(8). e70113–e70113.

Heinonen, Ilkka. (2024). Clinical and physiological advances in sedentary behavior research. Frontiers in Physiology. 15. 1348122–1348122. 4 indexed citations

Vähä‐Ypyä, Henri, Eliisa Löyttyniemi, Harri Sievänen, et al.. (2024). Sedentary time associates detrimentally and physical activity beneficially with metabolic flexibility in adults with metabolic syndrome. American Journal of Physiology-Endocrinology and Metabolism. 326(4). E503–E514. 4 indexed citations

Laitinen, Kirsi, Noora Houttu, Henri Vähä‐Ypyä, et al.. (2024). Effects of reduced sedentary time on resting, exercise and post-exercise blood pressure in inactive adults with metabolic syndrome – a six-month exploratory RCT. Journal of Human Hypertension. 38(4). 314–321. 3 indexed citations

Saunavaara, Virva, Kirsi Laitinen, Noora Houttu, et al.. (2024). Effects of reducing sedentary behaviour on back pain, paraspinal muscle insulin sensitivity and muscle fat fraction and their associations: a secondary analysis of a 6-month randomised controlled trial. BMJ Open. 14(9). e084305–e084305. 1 indexed citations

Vähä‐Ypyä, Henri, Olli Eskola, Eliisa Löyttyniemi, et al.. (2023). The effects of a 6-month intervention aimed to reduce sedentary time on skeletal muscle insulin sensitivity: a randomized controlled trial. American Journal of Physiology-Endocrinology and Metabolism. 325(2). E152–E162. 10 indexed citations

Laitinen, Kirsi, Noora Houttu, Henri Vähä‐Ypyä, et al.. (2023). Effects of reducing sedentary behavior on cardiorespiratory fitness in adults with metabolic syndrome: A 6‐month RCT. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports. 33(8). 1452–1461. 10 indexed citations

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Vähä‐Ypyä, Henri, Eliisa Löyttyniemi, Harri Sievänen, et al.. (2022). Cross-Sectional Associations of Body Adiposity, Sedentary Behavior, and Physical Activity with Hemoglobin and White Blood Cell Count. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 19(21). 14347–14347. 10 indexed citations

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Rebelos, Eleni, Marco Bucci, Tomi Karjalainen, et al.. (2021). Insulin Resistance Is Associated With Enhanced Brain Glucose Uptake During Euglycemic Hyperinsulinemia: A Large-Scale PET Cohort. Diabetes Care. 44(3). 788–794. 45 indexed citations

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Vähä‐Ypyä, Henri, Eliisa Löyttyniemi, Harri Sievänen, et al.. (2021). Influence of the Duration and Timing of Data Collection on Accelerometer-Measured Physical Activity, Sedentary Time and Associated Insulin Resistance. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 18(9). 4950–4950. 5 indexed citations

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Atiq, Ferdows, Jens van de Wouw, Oana Sorop, et al.. (2021). Endothelial Dysfunction, Atherosclerosis, and Increase of von Willebrand Factor and Factor VIII: A Randomized Controlled Trial in Swine. Thrombosis and Haemostasis. 121(5). 676–686. 11 indexed citations

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Suorsa, Kristin, Tuija Leskinen, Anna Pulakka, et al.. (2021). The Effect of a Consumer-Based Activity Tracker Intervention on Accelerometer-Measured Sedentary Time Among Retirees: A Randomized Controlled REACT Trial. The Journals of Gerontology Series A. 77(3). 579–587. 9 indexed citations

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Streng, Tomi, et al.. (2021). Short-term exercise affects cardiac function ex vivo partially via changes in calcium channel levels, without influencing hypoxia sensitivity. Journal of Physiology and Biochemistry. 77(4). 639–651. 7 indexed citations

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Hautala, Arto J., Juhani Knuuti, Eliisa Löyttyniemi, et al.. (2021). Standing time and daily proportion of sedentary time are associated with pain-related disability in a one month accelerometer measurement in adults with overweight or obesity. Scandinavian Journal of Pain. 22(2). 317–324. 4 indexed citations

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Heinonen, Ilkka, David A. Low, Chunlei Han, et al.. (2020). Changes in quadriceps femoris muscle perfusion following different degrees of cold-water immersion. Journal of Applied Physiology. 128(5). 1392–1401. 20 indexed citations

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Heinonen, Ilkka, Oana Sorop, Bas M. van Dalen, et al.. (2020). Cellular, mitochondrial and molecular alterations associate with early left ventricular diastolic dysfunction in a porcine model of diabetic metabolic derangement. Scientific Reports. 10(1). 13173–13173. 15 indexed citations

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Zhou, Zhichao, Oana Sorop, Vincent J. de Beer, et al.. (2017). Altered purinergic signaling in uridine adenosine tetraphosphate-induced coronary relaxation in swine with metabolic derangement. Purinergic Signalling. 13(3). 319–329. 13 indexed citations

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Heinonen, Ilkka, Oana Sorop, Vincent J. de Beer, Dirk J. Duncker, & Daphne Merkus. (2015). What can we learn about treating heart failure from the heart's response to acute exercise? Focus on the coronary microcirculation. Journal of Applied Physiology. 119(8). 934–943. 11 indexed citations

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