Irma Virjo

707 total citations
42 papers, 530 citations indexed

About

Irma Virjo is a scholar working on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, General Health Professions and Gender Studies. According to data from OpenAlex, Irma Virjo has authored 42 papers receiving a total of 530 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 27 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 17 papers in General Health Professions and 10 papers in Gender Studies. Recurrent topics in Irma Virjo's work include Innovations in Medical Education (14 papers), Diversity and Career in Medicine (9 papers) and Reproductive Health and Contraception (8 papers). Irma Virjo is often cited by papers focused on Innovations in Medical Education (14 papers), Diversity and Career in Medicine (9 papers) and Reproductive Health and Contraception (8 papers). Irma Virjo collaborates with scholars based in Finland, Belgium and Estonia. Irma Virjo's co-authors include Kari Mattila, M Isokoski, Santero Kujala, Harri Hyppölä, Hannu Halila, Esko Kumpusalo, Liisa Neittaanmäki, Anna-Leena Kirkkola, Jukka Vänskä and Kristina Kunttu and has published in prestigious journals such as Social Science & Medicine, Medical Education and Medical Teacher.

In The Last Decade

Irma Virjo

41 papers receiving 472 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Irma Virjo Finland 14 263 248 118 63 59 42 530
Karen E. Dyer United States 15 184 0.7× 291 1.2× 61 0.5× 49 0.8× 33 0.6× 40 796
Dabney P. Evans United States 14 131 0.5× 160 0.6× 83 0.7× 77 1.2× 26 0.4× 69 683
Karen McNeil Australia 11 201 0.8× 322 1.3× 19 0.2× 42 0.7× 27 0.5× 22 600
Edmond Girasek Hungary 14 125 0.5× 232 0.9× 80 0.7× 59 0.9× 22 0.4× 38 449
Cathy Thorpe Canada 10 122 0.5× 205 0.8× 25 0.2× 22 0.3× 55 0.9× 20 438
Sharon B. Buchbinder United States 7 224 0.9× 386 1.6× 100 0.8× 64 1.0× 79 1.3× 13 733
Joanna Veazey Brooks United States 10 152 0.6× 131 0.5× 46 0.4× 38 0.6× 30 0.5× 56 403
Sharad Iyengar United States 19 187 0.7× 206 0.8× 34 0.3× 600 9.5× 29 0.5× 37 847
Paul Stupp United States 12 187 0.7× 141 0.6× 94 0.8× 253 4.0× 17 0.3× 38 559
Shifra Shvarts Israel 11 81 0.3× 166 0.7× 17 0.1× 41 0.7× 61 1.0× 48 468

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Fields of papers citing papers by Irma Virjo

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Irma Virjo

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Hyppölä, Harri, Jukka Vänskä, Hannu Halila, et al.. (2016). What predicts doctors’ satisfaction with their chosen medical specialty? A Finnish national study. BMC Medical Education. 16(1). 125–125. 13 indexed citations
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Hyppölä, Harri, Jukka Vänskä, Tiina Aine, et al.. (2015). Factors important in the choice of a medical career: a Finnish national study. BMC Medical Education. 15(1). 169–169. 27 indexed citations
3.
Sumanen, Markku, Tiina Aine, Hannu Halila, et al.. (2012). Where have all the GPs gone – where will they go? Study of Finnish GPs. BMC Family Practice. 13(1). 121–121. 7 indexed citations
4.
Virjo, Irma, et al.. (2012). Success in licensing examinations of doctors from outside the European Economic Area: experiences from Finland 1994–2009. Education for Primary Care. 23(5). 342–349. 1 indexed citations
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Renkonen, Risto, Johanna Björkroth, Otto Helve, et al.. (2011). [Are there enough medical scientists in Finland?].. PubMed. 127(10). 1003–9. 1 indexed citations
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Hyppölä, Harri, Esko Kumpusalo, Hannu Halila, et al.. (2011). Choosing a medical specialty – Study of Finnish doctors graduating in 1977–2006. Medical Teacher. 33(8). e440–e445. 14 indexed citations
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Vänskä, Jukka, Harri Hyppölä, Hannu Halila, et al.. (2010). Postitse vai sähköisesti? Näkemyksiä tiedonkeruumenetelmän valintaan Lääkäri 2008 –tutkimuksen pohjalta. Sosiaalilääketieteellinen Aikakauslehti. 47(4). 3 indexed citations
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Virjo, Irma, et al.. (2010). Who receives anticoagulant treatment with warfarin and why? A population-based study in Finland. Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care. 28(4). 237–241. 19 indexed citations
9.
Sumanen, Markku, Irma Virjo, Harri Hyppölä, et al.. (2008). Use of quality improvement methods in Finnish health centres in 1998 and 2003. Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care. 26(1). 12–16. 2 indexed citations
10.
Kunttu, Kristina, et al.. (2007). Sexual intercourse and current contraceptive use among university students in Finland. European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology. 135(1). 104–110. 12 indexed citations
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Kankaanranta, Terhi, Ville Autio, Hannu Halila, et al.. (2006). Factors Associated with Physicians??? Choice of Working Sector. Applied Health Economics and Health Policy. 5(2). 125–136. 12 indexed citations
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Kankaanranta, Terhi, Tapio Nummi, Jari Vainiomäki, et al.. (2006). The role of job satisfaction, job dissatisfaction and demographic factors on physicians’ intentions to switch work sector from public to private. Health Policy. 83(1). 50–64. 41 indexed citations
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Kunttu, Kristina, et al.. (2006). Childbearing and the desire to have children among university students in Finland. Acta Obstetricia Et Gynecologica Scandinavica. 85(3). 312–316. 25 indexed citations
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Kirkkola, Anna-Leena, Kari Mattila, & Irma Virjo. (2005). Problems with condoms – a population-based study among Finnish men and women. The European Journal of Contraception & Reproductive Health Care. 10(2). 87–92. 10 indexed citations
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Neittaanmäki, Liisa, et al.. (1999). Personal values of male and female doctors: gender aspects. Social Science & Medicine. 48(4). 559–568. 32 indexed citations
16.
Virjo, Irma, Anna-Leena Kirkkola, M Isokoski, & Kari Mattila. (1999). Contraceptive methods: knowledge sources rated by women and men. Contraception. 59(4). 257–263. 12 indexed citations
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Hyppölä, Harri, Esko Kumpusalo, Liisa Neittaanmäki, et al.. (1998). Becoming a doctor — Was it the wrong career choice?. Social Science & Medicine. 47(9). 1383–1387. 37 indexed citations
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Lember, Margus, et al.. (1997). How Estonian and Finnish primary care doctors rate their need for common drugs. European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology. 52(6). 437–440. 4 indexed citations
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Neittaanmäki, Liisa, Irma Virjo, E Kumpusalo, et al.. (1993). More women enter medicine: young doctors' family origin and career choice. Medical Education. 27(5). 440–445. 29 indexed citations
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Kumpusalo, E, Kari Mattila, Irma Virjo, et al.. (1991). Medical education and the corresponding professional needs of young doctors: the Finnish Junior Physician 88 Study. Medical Education. 25(1). 71–77. 11 indexed citations

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