Ilkka Junttila

2.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
47 papers, 2.0k citations indexed

About

Ilkka Junttila is a scholar working on Immunology, Molecular Biology and Oncology. According to data from OpenAlex, Ilkka Junttila has authored 47 papers receiving a total of 2.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 27 papers in Immunology, 12 papers in Molecular Biology and 7 papers in Oncology. Recurrent topics in Ilkka Junttila's work include Immune Cell Function and Interaction (12 papers), IL-33, ST2, and ILC Pathways (7 papers) and Cytokine Signaling Pathways and Interactions (6 papers). Ilkka Junttila is often cited by papers focused on Immune Cell Function and Interaction (12 papers), IL-33, ST2, and ILC Pathways (7 papers) and Cytokine Signaling Pathways and Interactions (6 papers). Ilkka Junttila collaborates with scholars based in Finland, United States and Sweden. Ilkka Junttila's co-authors include William E. Paul, Olli Silvennoinen, Pipsa Saharinen, Daniela Ungureanu, Douglas J. Hilton, Liying Guo, Ryoji Yagi, Laura Kummola, Martin Meier‐Schellersheim and Nicola Heller and has published in prestigious journals such as The Journal of Experimental Medicine, Blood and Immunity.

In The Last Decade

Ilkka Junttila

43 papers receiving 1.9k citations

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Tuning the Cytokine Responses: An Update on Interleukin (IL)-4 and IL-13 Receptor Complexes

2018 467 citations Ilkka Junttila Frontiers in Immunology profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Ilkka Junttila Finland	20	964	532	404	276	134	47	2.0k
Dunfang Zhang China	25	913 0.9×	561 1.1×	284 0.7×	287 1.0×	84 0.6×	49	2.0k
Pascale Alard United States	26	1.4k 1.4×	541 1.0×	292 0.7×	154 0.6×	91 0.7×	65	2.3k
Marina S. Drutskaya Russia	27	848 0.9×	566 1.1×	324 0.8×	140 0.5×	83 0.6×	95	2.0k
Nicodemus Tedla Australia	30	1.3k 1.4×	663 1.2×	246 0.6×	378 1.4×	172 1.3×	81	2.6k
Adriana Ortiz-Lopez United States	12	970 1.0×	1.1k 2.1×	322 0.8×	214 0.8×	197 1.5×	14	2.2k
Yosuke Kurashima Japan	25	979 1.0×	714 1.3×	191 0.5×	341 1.2×	74 0.6×	48	2.2k
Soraya Mezouar France	24	635 0.7×	527 1.0×	397 1.0×	177 0.6×	80 0.6×	76	2.1k
Alistair Noble United Kingdom	31	1.5k 1.6×	475 0.9×	268 0.7×	665 2.4×	68 0.5×	73	2.5k
Pilar Martı́n Spain	35	2.4k 2.5×	850 1.6×	574 1.4×	190 0.7×	91 0.7×	74	3.6k

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Stone, Virginia M., et al.. (2025). Coxsackie B1 virus-like particle vaccine modified to exclude a highly conserved immunoreactive region from the capsid induces potent neutralizing antibodies and protects against infection in mice. Journal of Biomedical Science. 32(1). 86–86.

Aittomäki, Saara, Mickaël J. Ploquin, Juha Kesseli, et al.. (2023). FURIN regulates cytotoxic T‐lymphocyte effector function and memory cell transition in mice. European Journal of Immunology. 53(6). e2250246–e2250246. 3 indexed citations

Kummola, Laura, et al.. (2023). Low IL-13Rα1 expression on mast cells tunes them unresponsive to IL-13. Journal of Leukocyte Biology. 114(2). 187–194. 1 indexed citations

Kummola, Laura, et al.. (2023). IL-4, IL-13 and IFN-γ -induced genes in highly purified human neutrophils. Cytokine. 164. 156159–156159. 5 indexed citations

Juntunen, Miia, Laura Kummola, Ilkka Junttila, et al.. (2023). Immunomodulatory Functions of Adipose Mesenchymal Stromal/Stem Cell Derived From Donors With Type 2 Diabetes and Obesity on CD4 T Cells. Stem Cells. 41(5). 505–519. 10 indexed citations

Sinikumpu, Suvi‐Päivikki, et al.. (2022). Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on the Incidence of Sexually Transmitted Infections in Northern Finland in 2019 to 2022. Acta Dermato Venereologica. 102. adv00795–adv00795. 8 indexed citations

Kummola, Laura, et al.. (2021). IL-13Rα1 Suppresses Tumor Progression in Two-Stage Skin Carcinogenesis Model by Regulating Regulatory T Cells. Journal of Investigative Dermatology. 142(6). 1565–1575.e17. 4 indexed citations

Yagi, Ryoji, Yukihiro Endo, Ryo Koyama‐Nasu, et al.. (2021). IFNγ suppresses the expression of GFI1 and thereby inhibits Th2 cell proliferation. PLoS ONE. 16(11). e0260204–e0260204. 6 indexed citations

Nurminen, Noora, Laura Kummola, Olli H. Laitinen, et al.. (2021). Effect of inactivated nature‐derived microbial composition on mouse immune system. Immunity Inflammation and Disease. 10(3). e579–e579. 9 indexed citations

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Nevalainen, Tapio, et al.. (2019). CD27- IgD- B cell memory subset associates with inflammation and frailty in elderly individuals but only in males. Immunity & Ageing. 16(1). 19–19. 26 indexed citations

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Pasanen, Anu, Minna K. Karjalainen, Laura Kummola, et al.. (2018). NKG2D gene variation and susceptibility to viral bronchiolitis in childhood. Pediatric Research. 84(3). 451–457. 5 indexed citations

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Junttila, Ilkka. (2018). Tuning the Cytokine Responses: An Update on Interleukin (IL)-4 and IL-13 Receptor Complexes. Frontiers in Immunology. 9. 888–888. 467 indexed citations breakdown →

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Kananen, Laura, Saara Marttila, Tapio Nevalainen, et al.. (2016). The trajectory of the blood DNA methylome ageing rate is largely set before adulthood: evidence from two longitudinal studies. AGE. 38(3). 65–65. 50 indexed citations

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Koho, Tiia, Sami Oikarinen, Laura Kummola, et al.. (2014). Coxsackievirus B3 VLPs purified by ion exchange chromatography elicit strong immune responses in mice. Antiviral Research. 104. 93–101. 40 indexed citations

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Isomäki, Pia, et al.. (2014). The activity of JAK-STAT pathways in rheumatoid arthritis: constitutive activation of STAT3 correlates with interleukin 6 levels. Lara D. Veeken. 54(6). 1103–1113. 95 indexed citations

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Junttila, Ilkka, L. Cynthia Watson, Laura Kummola, et al.. (2013). Efficient cytokine-induced IL-13 production by mast cells requires both IL-33 and IL-3. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. 132(3). 704–712.e10. 45 indexed citations

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Junttila, Ilkka, Rémi J. Creusot, Ignacio Moraga, et al.. (2012). Redirecting cell-type specific cytokine responses with engineered interleukin-4 superkines. Nature Chemical Biology. 8(12). 990–998. 66 indexed citations

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Guo, Liying, Ilkka Junttila, & William E. Paul. (2012). Cytokine-induced cytokine production by conventional and innate lymphoid cells. Trends in Immunology. 33(12). 598–606. 79 indexed citations

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Milner, Joshua D., Tatyana Orekov, Jerrold M. Ward, et al.. (2010). Sustained IL-4 exposure leads to a novel pathway for hemophagocytosis, inflammation, and tissue macrophage accumulation. Blood. 116(14). 2476–2483. 90 indexed citations

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Yagi, Ryoji, Ilkka Junttila, Gang Wei, et al.. (2010). The Transcription Factor GATA3 Actively Represses RUNX3 Protein-Regulated Production of Interferon-γ. Immunity. 32(4). 507–517. 125 indexed citations

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