Jaro Karppinen

31.8k total citations · 6 hit papers
333 papers, 13.6k citations indexed

About

Jaro Karppinen is a scholar working on Pharmacology, Pathology and Forensic Medicine and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Jaro Karppinen has authored 333 papers receiving a total of 13.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 237 papers in Pharmacology, 174 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine and 78 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Jaro Karppinen's work include Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation (234 papers), Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology (168 papers) and Medical Imaging and Analysis (48 papers). Jaro Karppinen is often cited by papers focused on Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation (234 papers), Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology (168 papers) and Medical Imaging and Analysis (48 papers). Jaro Karppinen collaborates with scholars based in Finland, Hong Kong and United States. Jaro Karppinen's co-authors include Dino Samartzis, Kmc Cheung, Eira Viikari‐Juntura, Jaakko Niinimäki, Osmo Tervonen, Rahman Shiri, Keith D. K. Luk, Päivi Leino‐Arjas, Svetlana Solovieva and Simo Taimela and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, PLoS ONE and American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.

In The Last Decade

Jaro Karppinen

318 papers receiving 13.2k 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.

Prevalence and Pattern of Lumbar Magnetic Resonance Imaging Changes in a Population Study of One Thousand Forty-Three Individuals

2009 674 citations Jaro Karppinen et al. Spine profile →
The Association Between Obesity and Low Back Pain: A Meta-Analysis

2009 631 citations Jaro Karppinen, Eira Viikari‐Juntura et al. profile →
The Association between Smoking and Low Back Pain: A Meta-analysis

2009 438 citations Jaro Karppinen, Eira Viikari‐Juntura et al. profile →
A new immunometabolic perspective of intervertebral disc degeneration

2021 297 citations Jaro Karppinen, Osmo Tervonen et al. profile →
Low back pain in older adults: risk factors, management options and future directions

2017 286 citations Arnold Yu Lok Wong, Jaro Karppinen et al. PubMed profile →
Pathobiology of Modic changes

2016 266 citations Dino Samartzis, Jaro Karppinen et al. profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Robust Radiomic Signatures of Intervertebral Disc Degeneration From MRI 2025 ·Spine ·(unknown), Aleksei Tiulpin, (unknown), Juhani Määttä, Jaro Karppinen, Simo Saarakkala	1
2	Does birth weight or preterm birth predict worse pain prognosis in adulthood? A Northern Finland Birth Cohort study followed up to 46 years of age 2024 ·Journal of Pain ·(unknown), (unknown), S Nieminen, (unknown), Eero Kajantie, Jaro Karppinen, Jouko Miettunen, Arnold Yu Lok Wong	0
3	Association of accelerometer-measured physical activity, back static muscular endurance and abdominal obesity with radicular pain and non-specific low back pain 2023 ·Scientific Reports ·(unknown), Juhani Määttä, Jaro Karppinen, Petteri Oura, Jani Takatalo, Juha Auvinen, (unknown), Maisa Niemelä, Hannu Luomajoki	4
4	Chronic disease clusters are associated with prolonged, bothersome, and multisite musculoskeletal pain: a population-based study on Northern Finns 2023 ·Annals of Medicine ·(unknown), Petteri Oura, Markus Paananen, (unknown), Paulo H. Ferreira, (unknown), Jaro Karppinen	5
5	The Örebro Musculoskeletal Pain Screening Questionnaire-Short Form and 2-year follow-up of registered work disability 2023 ·European Journal of Public Health ·(unknown), Petteri Oura, (unknown), Leena Ala‐Mursula, Steven J. Linton, Jaro Karppinen	3
6	Total, gender- and age-specific incidence rates of upper extremity nerve injuries in Finland 2022 ·Journal of Hand Surgery (European Volume) ·(unknown), (unknown), Jouko Miettunen, Juha Auvinen, Jaro Karppinen, Jorma Ryhänen	9
7	Association between family history of surgically treated low back pain and adolescent low back pain 2022 ·University of Oulu Repository (University of Oulu) ·(unknown), Jaro Karppinen, (unknown), (unknown), Petteri Oura	6
8	External Validation of SpineNet, an Open-Source Deep Learning Model for Grading Lumbar Disk Degeneration MRI Features, Using the Northern Finland Birth Cohort 1966 2022 ·Spine ·(unknown), Aleksei Tiulpin, Simo Saarakkala, Jaakko Niinimäki, (unknown), Amir Jamaludin, Timor Kadir, Jaro Karppinen, Juhani Määttä	11
9	Accumulation of long‐term diseases is associated with musculoskeletal pain dimensions among middle‐aged individuals with musculoskeletal pain 2022 ·European Journal of Pain ·(unknown), Petteri Oura, (unknown), Paulo H. Ferreira, Markus Paananen, Jaro Karppinen	5
10	Eveningness intensifies the association between musculoskeletal pain and health-related quality of life: a Northern Finland Birth Cohort Study 1966 2022 ·Pain ·(unknown), Markus Paananen, Ilona Merikanto, Jaro Karppinen, Petteri Oura	12
11	The Clinical Significance of the Modic Changes Grading Score 2022 ·Global Spine Journal ·(unknown), Michael T. Modic, (unknown), Leah Y. Carreon, Mikkel Østerheden Andersen, Jaro Karppinen, Dino Samartzis	13
12	Burden of disease and management of osteoarthritis and chronic low back pain: healthcare utilization and sick leave in Sweden, Norway, Finland and Denmark (BISCUITS): study design and patient characteristics of a real world data study 2022 ·Scandinavian Journal of Pain ·(unknown), Ola Rolfson, Jaro Karppinen, Berit Schiøttz‐Christensen, Audun Stubhaug, Marcelo Rivano Fischer, Björn Gerdle, (unknown), Anders Gustavsson, R.L. Robinson, Christoph Varenhorst, (unknown)	13
13	Physiotherapists’ validating and invalidating communication before and after participating in brief cognitive functional therapy training. Test of concept study 2021 ·European Journal of Physiotherapy ·Riikka Holopainen, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Jaro Karppinen, Peter O’Sullivan, Steven J. Linton	9
14	Effectiveness of training in guideline-oriented biopsychosocial management of low-back pain in occupational health services – a cluster randomized controlled trial 2021 ·Scandinavian Journal of Work Environment & Health ·(unknown), Petteri Oura, (unknown), Riikka Holopainen, (unknown), (unknown), Jouko Remes, (unknown), Antti Malmivaara, Jaro Karppinen	4
15	Individualized methods for the diagnosis and treatment of nonspecific lower back pain. 2018 ·PubMed ·Jaro Karppinen, Jari Arokoski, Markus Paananen, (unknown), Esa‐Pekka Takala, Timo Pohjolainen	1
16	Effectiveness of three interventions for secondary prevention of low back pain in the occupational health setting:a randomised controlled trial with a natural course control 2018 ·University of Oulu Repository (University of Oulu) ·(unknown), Jaro Karppinen, Aki Vehtari, Satu Luoto, Eira Viikari‐Juntura, Markku Hupli, Antti Malmivaara, Simo Taimela	22
17	Construct validity and reliability of Finnish version of Örebro Musculoskeletal Pain Screening Questionnaire 2016 ·Scandinavian Journal of Pain ·(unknown), Marianne Haapea, Steven J. Linton, Katariina Korniloff, Arja Häkkinen, Markus Paananen, Jaro Karppinen	12
18	Translation and validation of the Finnish version of the Fear-Avoidance Beliefs Questionnaire (FABQ) 2015 ·Scandinavian Journal of Pain ·(unknown), Marianne Haapea, Markus Paananen, Katariina Korniloff, Arja Häkkinen, Jaro Karppinen	20
19	Prevalence of Degenerative Imaging Findings in Lumbar Magnetic Resonance Imaging Among Young Adults 2009 ·Spine ·Jani Takatalo, Jaro Karppinen, Jaakko Niinimäki, Simo Taimela, Simo Näyhä, Marjo‐Riitta Järvelin, Eero Kyllönen, Osmo Tervonen	140
20	The Treatment of Disc Herniation-Induced Sciatica With Infliximab 2006 ·Spine ·Timo Korhonen, Jaro Karppinen, Leena Paimela, Antti Malmivaara, Karl‐August Lindgren, (unknown), Anthony Hammond, Bruce Kirkham, (unknown), Jaakko Niinimäki, Nic J.G.M. Veeger, Marianne Haapea, Markus Torkki, Osmo Tervonen, Seppo Seitsalo, Heikki Hurri	133

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