Kaj Lahti

8.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
10 papers, 4.6k citations indexed

About

Kaj Lahti is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Kaj Lahti has authored 10 papers receiving a total of 4.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 5 papers in Molecular Biology, 5 papers in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism and 3 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Kaj Lahti's work include Metabolism, Diabetes, and Cancer (4 papers), Diabetes and associated disorders (3 papers) and Pancreatic function and diabetes (3 papers). Kaj Lahti is often cited by papers focused on Metabolism, Diabetes, and Cancer (4 papers), Diabetes and associated disorders (3 papers) and Pancreatic function and diabetes (3 papers). Kaj Lahti collaborates with scholars based in Finland, Sweden and Australia. Kaj Lahti's co-authors include Leif Groop, Björn Forsén, Marja‐Riitta Taskinen, Michael J. Nissen, Peter Almgren, Bo Isomaa, Carola Saloranta, Bo Isomaa, Carol Forsblom and Annelie Carlsson and has published in prestigious journals such as Diabetes Care, Diabetes and Diabetologia.

In The Last Decade

Kaj Lahti

9 papers receiving 4.4k 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.

Cardiovascular Morbidity and Mortality Associated With the Metabolic Syndrome

2001 3.8k citations Bo Isomaa, Peter Almgren et al. Diabetes Care profile →

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Michael J. Nissen Switzerland

Björn Forsén Finland

Marguerite J. McNeely United States

T. M. Wallace United Kingdom

Altan Onat Türkiye

Bo Isomaa Finland

Fida Bacha United States

Juming Lu China

Petter Bjornstad United States

Janet K. Snell‐Bergeon United States

Michael J. Nissen Switzerland

Kaj Lahti

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880 ×1.1

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Countries citing papers authored by Kaj Lahti

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Fields of papers citing papers by Kaj Lahti

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kaj Lahti

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

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10 of 10 papers shown

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Käräjämäki, Annemari, Aki Juhani Käräjämäki, Samu Kurki, et al.. (2025). Subgroups of adult-onset diabetes: a prospective follow-up study of progression of insulin resistance and deficiency and association with liver steatosis and fibrosis. medRxiv.

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Wasenius, Niko, Bo Isomaa, Johan Söderström, et al.. (2020). Low-cost exercise interventions improve long-term cardiometabolic health independently of a family history of type 2 diabetes: a randomized parallel group trial. BMJ Open Diabetes Research & Care. 8(2). e001377–e001377. 3 indexed citations

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Jacks, A S, Saara Salmenlinna, Leila Rantala, et al.. (2016). Outbreak of hospital-acquired gastroenteritis and invasive infection caused by Listeria monocytogenes, Finland, 2012. STM:n Hallinnonalan avoin julkaisuarkisto (Julkari). 1 indexed citations

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Jacks, A S, Saara Salmenlinna, Leila Rantala, et al.. (2015). Outbreak of hospital-acquired gastroenteritis and invasive infection caused byListeria monocytogenes, Finland, 2012. Epidemiology and Infection. 144(13). 2732–2742. 19 indexed citations

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Andersen, Mette K., Maria Sterner, Tom Forsén, et al.. (2014). Type 2 diabetes susceptibility gene variants predispose to adult-onset autoimmune diabetes. Diabetologia. 57(9). 1859–1868. 46 indexed citations

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Isomaa, Bo, Björn Forsén, Kaj Lahti, et al.. (2010). A family history of diabetes is associated with reduced physical fitness in the Prevalence, Prediction and Prevention of Diabetes (PPP)–Botnia study. Diabetologia. 53(8). 1709–1713. 55 indexed citations

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Lyssenko, Valeriya, Peter Almgren, Dragi Anevski, et al.. (2005). Predictors of and Longitudinal Changes in Insulin Sensitivity and Secretion Preceding Onset of Type 2 Diabetes. Diabetes. 54(1). 166–174. 268 indexed citations

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Saloranta, Carola, E. Pecher, Pedro de Pablos‐Velasco, et al.. (2002). Nateglinide Improves Early Insulin Secretion and Controls Postprandial Glucose Excursions in a Prediabetic Population. Diabetes Care. 25(12). 2141–2146. 28 indexed citations

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Isomaa, Bo, Peter Almgren, Björn Forsén, et al.. (2001). Cardiovascular Morbidity and Mortality Associated With the Metabolic Syndrome. Diabetes Care. 24(4). 683–689. 3809 indexed citations breakdown →

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Carlsson, Annelie, Bo Isomaa, Aaro Miettinen, et al.. (1999). Clinical and genetic characteristics of type 2 diabetes with and without GAD antibodies.. Diabetes. 48(1). 150–157. 393 indexed citations

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