Jukka Jernvall

12.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
110 papers, 9.3k citations indexed

About

Jukka Jernvall is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Ecology and Paleontology. According to data from OpenAlex, Jukka Jernvall has authored 110 papers receiving a total of 9.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 58 papers in Molecular Biology, 30 papers in Ecology and 22 papers in Paleontology. Recurrent topics in Jukka Jernvall's work include dental development and anomalies (43 papers), Evolution and Paleontology Studies (21 papers) and Primate Behavior and Ecology (21 papers). Jukka Jernvall is often cited by papers focused on dental development and anomalies (43 papers), Evolution and Paleontology Studies (21 papers) and Primate Behavior and Ecology (21 papers). Jukka Jernvall collaborates with scholars based in Finland, United States and Spain. Jukka Jernvall's co-authors include Irma Thesleff, Isaac Salazar‐Ciudad, Alistair R. Evans, Mikael Fortelius, Soile V.E. Keränen, Päivi Kettunen, Thomas Åberg, Kathryn D. Kavanagh, John P. Hunter and Gregory P. Wilson and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Jukka Jernvall

106 papers receiving 9.0k citations

Hit Papers

Reiterative signaling and patterning during mammalian too... 2000 2026 2008 2017 2000 250 500 750
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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.

  1. Reiterative signaling and patterning during mammalian tooth morphogenesis
    2000 854 citations Jukka Jernvall, Irma Thesleff Mechanisms of Development profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Jukka Jernvall Finland 47 5.6k 2.2k 1.8k 1.5k 1.4k 110 9.3k
Brian K. Hall Canada 58 6.1k 1.1× 1.8k 0.8× 247 0.1× 1.1k 0.7× 2.8k 1.9× 289 13.1k
Benedikt Hallgrímsson Canada 50 2.3k 0.4× 1.3k 0.6× 116 0.1× 513 0.3× 2.1k 1.4× 194 7.4k
Joan T. Richtsmeier United States 46 2.0k 0.4× 614 0.3× 303 0.2× 277 0.2× 2.9k 2.0× 151 6.3k
Philip C. J. Donoghue United Kingdom 71 5.0k 0.9× 8.2k 3.8× 129 0.1× 1.7k 1.2× 2.0k 1.4× 273 15.9k
Paul Tafforeau France 50 941 0.2× 3.8k 1.8× 178 0.1× 907 0.6× 547 0.4× 227 8.1k
Paul O’Higgins United Kingdom 52 820 0.1× 2.4k 1.1× 417 0.2× 827 0.5× 1.1k 0.8× 196 7.2k
Melvin L. Moss United States 43 1.8k 0.3× 548 0.3× 602 0.3× 353 0.2× 2.5k 1.7× 161 6.9k
Jean‐Jacques Hublin Germany 63 1.1k 0.2× 6.0k 2.8× 209 0.1× 1.2k 0.8× 1.0k 0.7× 333 12.2k
James M. Cheverud United States 76 4.2k 0.8× 3.5k 1.6× 152 0.1× 3.4k 2.3× 11.2k 7.7× 296 24.0k
Alistair R. Evans Australia 36 797 0.1× 2.2k 1.0× 176 0.1× 1.7k 1.1× 438 0.3× 127 4.4k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Jukka Jernvall

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Pohjoismäki, Jaakko, Mia Valtonen, Juha Laakkonen, et al.. (2025). Deep origins, distinct adaptations, and species-level status indicated for a glacial relict seal. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 122(25). e2503368122–e2503368122.
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Lan, Qiang, et al.. (2024). Mesenchyme instructs growth while epithelium directs branching in the mouse mammary gland. eLife. 13. 5 indexed citations
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Rosing‐Asvid, Aqqalu, Ari Löytynoja, Paolo Momigliano, et al.. (2023). An evolutionarily distinct ringed seal in the Ilulissat Icefjord. Molecular Ecology. 32(22). 5932–5943. 7 indexed citations
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Hallikas, Outi, Teemu J. Häkkinen, Jean‐Christophe François, et al.. (2023). The developmental basis for scaling of mammalian tooth size. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 120(25). e2300374120–e2300374120. 6 indexed citations
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Lan, Qiang, et al.. (2023). Transcriptomic landscape of early hair follicle and epidermal development. Cell Reports. 42(6). 112643–112643. 9 indexed citations
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Morimoto, Naoki, et al.. (2020). Mapping molar shapes on signaling pathways. PLoS Computational Biology. 16(12). e1008436–e1008436. 7 indexed citations
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Newham, Elis, Pamela G. Gill, Michael J. Benton, et al.. (2020). Reptile-like physiology in Early Jurassic stem-mammals. Nature Communications. 11(1). 5121–5121. 36 indexed citations
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Souza, Juliana Feltrin de, Fabiano Jeremias, Satu Alaluusua, et al.. (2020). The effect of amoxicillin on dental enamel development in vivo. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 34. e116–e116. 13 indexed citations
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Häkkinen, Teemu J., et al.. (2019). Modeling enamel matrix secretion in mammalian teeth. PLoS Computational Biology. 15(5). e1007058–e1007058. 10 indexed citations
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Evans, Alistair R., Kathleen S. Paul, Stephen J. King, et al.. (2016). A simple rule governs the evolution and development of hominin tooth size. Nature. 530(7591). 477–480. 77 indexed citations
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Kallonen, Aki, et al.. (2012). On the difficulty of increasing dental complexity. Nature. 483(7389). 324–327. 90 indexed citations
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Salazar‐Ciudad, Isaac & Jukka Jernvall. (2010). A computational model of teeth and the developmental origins of morphological variation. Nature. 464(7288). 583–586. 251 indexed citations
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Boyer, Douglas, Alistair R. Evans, & Jukka Jernvall. (2009). Evidence of dietary differentiation among late Paleocene–early Eocene plesiadapids (Mammalia, primates). American Journal of Physical Anthropology. 142(2). 194–210. 73 indexed citations
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Järvinen, Elina, Isaac Salazar‐Ciudad, Walter Birchmeier, et al.. (2006). Continuous tooth generation in mouse is induced by activated epithelial Wnt/β-catenin signaling. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 103(49). 18627–18632. 305 indexed citations
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Fortelius, Mikael, Aristides Gionis, Heikki Mannila, & Jukka Jernvall. (2006). Spectral ordering and biochronology of european fossil mammals. Paleobiology. 32(2). 206–214. 34 indexed citations
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Evans, Alistair R., et al.. (2004). Nonindependence of mammalian dental characters. Nature. 432(7014). 211–214. 239 indexed citations
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Pispa, Johanna, Han-Sung Jung, Jukka Jernvall, et al.. (1999). Cusp Patterning Defect in Tabby Mouse Teeth and Its Partial Rescue by FGF. Developmental Biology. 216(2). 521–534. 152 indexed citations
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Jernvall, Jukka & Patricia C. Wright. (1998). Diversity components of impending primate extinctions. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 95(19). 11279–11283. 72 indexed citations
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Vaahtokari, Anne, Thomas Åberg, Jukka Jernvall, Soile V.E. Keränen, & Irma Thesleff. (1996). The enamel knot as a signaling center in the developing mouse tooth. Mechanisms of Development. 54(1). 39–43. 314 indexed citations
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Jernvall, Jukka, et al.. (1994). Evidence for the role of the enamel knot as a control center in mammalian tooth cusp formation: non-dividing cells express growth stimulating Fgf-4 gene. The International Journal of Developmental Biology. 38(3). 463–469. 352 indexed citations

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