Jaakko Kaprio

193.8k total citations · 6 hit papers
1.2k papers, 61.3k citations indexed

About

Jaakko Kaprio is a scholar working on Physiology, Genetics and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Jaakko Kaprio has authored 1.2k papers receiving a total of 61.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 294 papers in Physiology, 270 papers in Genetics and 245 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Recurrent topics in Jaakko Kaprio's work include Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (186 papers), Genetic Associations and Epidemiology (171 papers) and Cognitive Abilities and Testing (108 papers). Jaakko Kaprio is often cited by papers focused on Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (186 papers), Genetic Associations and Epidemiology (171 papers) and Cognitive Abilities and Testing (108 papers). Jaakko Kaprio collaborates with scholars based in Finland, United States and Sweden. Jaakko Kaprio's co-authors include Markku Koskenvuo, Richard J. Rose, Urho M. Kujala, Seppo Sarna, Markku Koskenvuo, M. Koskenvuo, Karri Silventoinen, Richard J. Viken, Lea Pulkkinen and Markku Partinen and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, New England Journal of Medicine and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Jaakko Kaprio

1.2k papers receiving 58.8k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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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.

Environmental and Heritable Factors in the Causation of Cancer — Analyses of Cohorts of Twins from Sweden, Denmark, and Finland

2000 2.9k citations Niels V. Holm, Jaakko Kaprio et al. profile →
Characterizing the quantitative genetic contribution to rheumatoid arthritis using data from twins

2000 804 citations Markku Koskenvuo, Jaakko Kaprio et al. profile →
Genetic influences on brain structure

2001 743 citations Jaakko Kaprio et al. profile →
Diagnosis of Twin Zygosity by Mailed Questionnaire

1978 403 citations Jaakko Kaprio, Markku Koskenvuo et al. profile →
Factors contributing to psychological distress in the working population, with a special reference to gender difference

2021 245 citations Satu Viertiö, Olli Kiviruusu et al. profile →
Tattoo ink exposure is associated with lymphoma and skin cancers – a Danish study of twins

2025 10 citations Jaakko Kaprio et al. profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Multi‐Omic Associations of Epigenetic Age Acceleration Are Heterogeneously Shaped by Genetic and Environmental Influences 2025 ·Aging Cell ·(unknown), (unknown), Aino Heikkinen, (unknown), Jaakko Kaprio, Miina Ollikainen	0
2	Traumatic life events as predictors for depression in middle-aged men and women: A Finnish twin study 2024 ·Journal of Affective Disorders ·Maarit Piirtola, Henna Haravuori, Olli Kiviruusu, Satu Viertiö, Jaana Suvisaari, Mauri Marttunen, Jaakko Kaprio, Tellervo Korhonen	0
3	Genetic Liability to Cardiovascular Disease, Physical Activity, and Mortality: Findings from the Finnish Twin Cohort 2024 ·Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise ·(unknown), Katja Waller, Anna Kankaanpää, Teemu Palviainen, Jaakko Kaprio, Elina Sillanpää	2
4	Perceived Occupational Noise Exposure and Depression in Young Finnish Adults 2023 ·International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ·Marja Heinonen-Guzejev, Alyce M. Whipp, (unknown), (unknown), Teemu Palviainen, Irene van Kamp, Jaakko Kaprio	5
5	BMI is positively associated with accelerated epigenetic aging in twin pairs discordant for body mass index 2022 ·Journal of Internal Medicine ·Sara Lundgren, (unknown), Kirsi H. Pietiläinen, Mikko Hurme, Mika Kähönen, Satu Männistö, Markus Perola, Terho Lehtimäki, Olli T. Raitakari, Jaakko Kaprio, Miina Ollikainen	36
6	Self‐reported sleep bruxism in 1990 and 2011 in a nationwide twin cohort: Evidence of trait persistence and genetic liability 2022 ·Journal of Oral Rehabilitation ·Jari Ahlberg, Frank Lobbezoo, Christer Hublin, Maarit Piirtola, Jaakko Kaprio	14
7	Correlates and genetics of self‐reported sleep and awake bruxism in a nationwide twin cohort 2020 ·Journal of Oral Rehabilitation ·Jari Ahlberg, Maarit Piirtola, Frank Lobbezoo, Daniele Manfredini, Tellervo Korhonen, Ghizlane Aarab, Christer Hublin, Jaakko Kaprio	44
8	An integrative machine learning approach to discovering multi-level molecular mechanisms of obesity using data from monozygotic twin pairs 2020 ·Royal Society Open Science ·Milla Kibble, Suleiman A. Khan, Muhammad Ammad-ud-din, Sailalitha Bollepalli, Teemu Palviainen, Jaakko Kaprio, Kirsi H. Pietiläinen, Miina Ollikainen	7
9	Risk of Sex-Specific Cancers in Opposite-Sex and Same-Sex Twins in Denmark and Sweden 2015 ·Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention ·Linda Juel Ahrenfeldt, Axel Skytthe, Sören Möller, Kamila Czene, Hans‐Olov Adami, Lorelei A. Mucci, Jaakko Kaprio, Inge Petersen, Kaare Christensen, Rune Lindahl‐Jacobsen	11
10	Nicotine Metabolite Ratio (3-Hydroxycotinine/Cotinine) in Plasma and Urine by Different Analytical Methods and Laboratories: Implications for Clinical Implementation 2015 ·Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention ·(unknown), Maria Novalen, Peter Jatlow, Marilyn A. Huestis, Sharon E. Murphy, Jaakko Kaprio, Aino Kankaanpää, Laurence Galanti, Cristiana Stefan, Tony P. George, Neal L. Benowitz, Caryn Lerman, Rachel F. Tyndale	68
11	Walking ability and all-cause mortality in older women 2011 ·STM:n Hallinnonalan avoin julkaisuarkisto (Julkari) ·(unknown), Taina Rantanen, Markku Alén, Markku Kauppinen, Jouko Karjalainen, Jaakko Kaprio, Urho M. Kujala	1
12	EFFECTS OF LONG-TERM PHYSICAL ACTIVITY ON CARDIAC STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION: A TWIN STUDY 2009 ·SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·(unknown), Jaakko Kaprio, Taina Rantanen, Jouko Karjalainen, Tuija Leskinen, Merja Perhonen, Markku Alén, (unknown)	6
13	The Epidemiology and Genetics of Smoking Initiation and Persistence: Crosscultural Comparisons of Twin Study Results 2004 ·Twin Research ·Pamela A. F. Madden, Nancy L. Pedersen, Jaakko Kaprio, Markku Koskenvuo, Nicholas G. Martin	7
14	The Epidemiology and Genetics of Smoking Initiation and Persistence: Crosscultural Comparisons of Twin Study Results 2004 ·Twin Research ·Pamela A. F. Madden, Nancy L. Pedersen, Jaakko Kaprio, Markku Koskenvuo, Nicholas G. Martin	71
15	Peer Reports of Adaptive Behavior in Twins and Singletons: Is Twinship a Risk or an Advantage? 2003 ·Twin Research ·Lea Pulkkinen, (unknown), (unknown), Jaakko Kaprio, Richard J. Rose	18
16	Genetic and Environmental Factors in Complex Diseases: The Older Finnish Twin Cohort 2002 ·Twin Research ·Jaakko Kaprio, Markku Koskenvuo	206
17	Genetic and Environmental Factors in Complex Diseases: The Older Finnish Twin Cohort 2002 ·Twin Research ·Jaakko Kaprio, Markku Koskenvuo	229
18	Joint–specific twin and familial aggregation of recalled physician diagnosed osteoarthritis 1999 ·Twin Research ·Urho M. Kujala, Jenni Leppävuori, Jaakko Kaprio, J. Kinnunen, Leena Peltonen, Markku Koskenvuo	22
19	How heritable is individual susceptibility to death? The results of an analysis of survival data on Danish, Swedish and Finnish twins 1998 ·Twin Research ·Ivan A. Iachine, Niels V. Holm, Jennifer R. Harris, Alexander Z. Begun, Maria Iachina, (unknown), Jaakko Kaprio, Anatoli I. Yashin	49
20	Genetic and Environmental Determination of Human Sleep 1983 ·SLEEP ·Markku Partinen, Jaakko Kaprio, Markku Koskenvuo, Pekka T.S. Putkonen, H Langinvainio	183

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