Ilkka Vuori

19.8k total citations · 3 hit papers
182 papers, 14.9k citations indexed

About

Ilkka Vuori is a scholar working on Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, Physiology and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Ilkka Vuori has authored 182 papers receiving a total of 14.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 81 papers in Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, 72 papers in Physiology and 39 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Ilkka Vuori's work include Bone health and osteoporosis research (47 papers), Body Composition Measurement Techniques (28 papers) and Physical Activity and Health (27 papers). Ilkka Vuori is often cited by papers focused on Bone health and osteoporosis research (47 papers), Body Composition Measurement Techniques (28 papers) and Physical Activity and Health (27 papers). Ilkka Vuori collaborates with scholars based in Finland, United States and Germany. Ilkka Vuori's co-authors include Pekka Oja, Matti Pasanen, Harri Sievänen, Ari Heinonen, Pekka Kannus, Pekka Kannus, Markku Järvinen, Jari Parkkari, Seppo Miilunpalo and Saija Kontulainen and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, The Lancet and American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.

In The Last Decade

Ilkka Vuori

179 papers receiving 13.9k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Self-rated health status as a health measure: The predictive value of self-reported health status on the use of physician services and on mortality in the working-age population

1997 958 citations Seppo Miilunpalo, Ilkka Vuori et al. profile →
Epidemiology of hip fractures

1996 716 citations Pekka Kannus, Jari Parkkari et al. Bone profile →
Cold exposure and winter mortality from ishaemic heart disease cerebrovascular disease respiratory disease and all causes in warm and cold regions of Europe.

1997 582 citations Ilkka Vuori et al. profile →

Peers

Ilkka Vuori

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Matti Pasanen Finland

Harri Sievänen Finland

Urho M. Kujala Finland

Elaine Dennison United Kingdom

Ari Heinonen Finland

Catherine Sherrington Australia

Heather McKay Canada

Gunnar Grimby Sweden

Paul Lips Netherlands

Gail A. Greendale United States

Matti Pasanen Finland

Ilkka Vuori

4.4k ×0.7

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3.1k ×0.7

PHYSI

2.0k ×0.5

SURGE

919 ×0.5

EPIDE

1.9k ×1.2

PHEOH

Citations per year, relative to Ilkka Vuori Ilkka Vuori (= 1×) peers Matti Pasanen

Countries citing papers authored by Ilkka Vuori

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Citations

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Fields of papers citing papers by Ilkka Vuori

Since Specialization

Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ilkka Vuori

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Ilkka Vuori. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Ilkka Vuori 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 Ilkka Vuori. Ilkka Vuori is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Vuori, Ilkka. (2010). Physical activity and cardiovascular disease prevention in europe: an update. Kinesiology. 42(1). 5–15. 21 indexed citations

Vuori, Ilkka, Steven N. Blair, Fiona Bull, & Peter T. Katzmarzyk. (2010). More Collaboration - More Power in Combating Ill Health. Journal of Physical Activity and Health. 7.

Roine, Eija, Risto P. Roine, Pirjo Räsänen, et al.. (2009). Cost-effectiveness of interventions based on physical exercise in the treatment of various diseases: A systematic literature review. International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care. 25(4). 427–454. 32 indexed citations

Vuori, Ilkka. (2004). Physical inactivity is a cause and physical activity is a remedy for major public health problems. Kinesiology. 36(2). 123–153. 32 indexed citations

Malmberg, Jarmo J., Seppo Miilunpalo, Matti Pasanen, Ilkka Vuori, & Pekka Oja. (2004). Characteristics of leisure time physical activity associated with risk of decline in perceived health—a 10-year follow-up of middle-aged and elderly men and women. Preventive Medicine. 41(1). 141–150. 40 indexed citations

Viiri, Leena E., Antti Loimaala, Arja Nenonen, et al.. (2004). The association of the apolipoprotein E gene promoter polymorphisms and haplotypes with serum lipid and lipoprotein concentrations. Atherosclerosis. 179(1). 161–167. 27 indexed citations

Miilunpalo, Seppo, Pekka Oja, Marjo Rinne, et al.. (2002). Randomised, controlled walking trials in postmenopausal women: the minimum dose to improve aerobic fitness?. British Journal of Sports Medicine. 36(3). 189–194. 103 indexed citations

Loimaala, Antti, Arja Nenonen, Michele Mercuri, et al.. (2001). Relationship between high-density lipoprotein paraoxonase gene M/L55 polymorphism and carotid atherosclerosis differs in smoking and nonsmoking men. Metabolism. 50(9). 1095–1101. 35 indexed citations

Parkkari, Jari, A. Natri, Pekka Kannus, et al.. (2000). A controlled trial of the health benefits of regular walking on a golf course. The American Journal of Medicine. 109(2). 102–108. 100 indexed citations

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Kannus, Pekka, Jari Parkkari, Seppo Niemi, et al.. (2000). Prevention of Hip Fracture in Elderly People with Use of a Hip Protector. New England Journal of Medicine. 343(21). 1506–1513. 392 indexed citations

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Kannus, Pekka, et al.. (1999). An Early-Life Femoral Shaft Fracture and Bone Mineral Density at Adulthood. Osteoporosis International. 10(4). 337–342. 10 indexed citations

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Miilunpalo, Seppo, et al.. (1999). The impact of smoking, alcohol consumption, and physical activity on use of hospital services.. American Journal of Public Health. 89(5). 691–698. 74 indexed citations

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Sievänen, Harri, Kirsti Uusi‐Rasi, Ari Heinonen, Pekka Oja, & Ilkka Vuori. (1999). Disproportionate, Age-Related Bone Loss in Long Bone Ends: A Structural Analysis Based on Dual-Energy X-ray Absorptiometry. Osteoporosis International. 10(4). 295–302. 19 indexed citations

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Kannus, Pekka, et al.. (1998). Adhesive Capsulitis of the Shoulder (Frozen Shoulder) Produces Bone Loss in the Affected Humerus, but Long-Term Bony Recovery Is Good. Bone. 22(6). 691–694. 23 indexed citations

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Blair, Steven N., Claude Bouchard, I Gyárfás, et al.. (1995). Exercise for health. Bulletin of the World Health Organization. 73(2). 135. 66 indexed citations

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Välimäki, Matti, M Kärkkäinen, Christel Lamberg‐Allardt, et al.. (1994). Exercise, smoking, and calcium intake during adolescence and early adulthood as determinants of peak bone mass. BMJ. 309(6949). 230–235. 226 indexed citations

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Uusi‐Rasi, Kirsti, Clas‐Håkan Nygård, Pekka Oja, et al.. (1994). Walking at work and bone mineral density of premenopausal women. Osteoporosis International. 4(6). 336–340. 34 indexed citations

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Parkkari, Jari, Pekka Kannus, S. Niemi, et al.. (1994). Increasing age-adjusted incidence of hip fractures in Finland: The number and incidence of fractures in 1970?1991 and prediction for the future. Calcified Tissue International. 55(5). 342–345. 50 indexed citations

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Vuori, Ilkka. (1988). Sauna bather's circulation.. PubMed. 20(4). 249–56. 59 indexed citations

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Oja, P., Katriina Kukkonen-Harjula, R. Nieminen, Ilkka Vuori, & Matti Pasanen. (1988). Cardiorespiratory Strain of Middle-Aged Men in Mass Events of Long-Distance Cycling, Rowing, Jogging, and Skiing. International Journal of Sports Medicine. 9(1). 45–51. 11 indexed citations

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