Kari Hemminki

10.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
97 papers, 7.1k citations indexed

About

Kari Hemminki is a scholar working on Genetics, Molecular Biology and Oncology. According to data from OpenAlex, Kari Hemminki has authored 97 papers receiving a total of 7.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 41 papers in Genetics, 27 papers in Molecular Biology and 26 papers in Oncology. Recurrent topics in Kari Hemminki's work include BRCA gene mutations in cancer (30 papers), Genetic factors in colorectal cancer (17 papers) and Skin Protection and Aging (11 papers). Kari Hemminki is often cited by papers focused on BRCA gene mutations in cancer (30 papers), Genetic factors in colorectal cancer (17 papers) and Skin Protection and Aging (11 papers). Kari Hemminki collaborates with scholars based in Sweden, Finland and United Kingdom. Kari Hemminki's co-authors include Paul Lichtenstein, ­Eero Pukkala, Jaakko Kaprio, Niels V. Holm, Axel Skytthe, Anastasia Iliadou, Markku Koskenvuo, Pia K. Verkasalo, Pauli Vaittinen and Xinjun Li and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism and Cancer.

In The Last Decade

Kari Hemminki

97 papers receiving 6.8k citations

Hit Papers

Environmental and Heritab... 2000 2026 2008 2017 2000 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k 2.5k
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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. Environmental and Heritable Factors in the Causation of Cancer — Analyses of Cohorts of Twins from Sweden, Denmark, and Finland
    2000 2.9k citations Paul Lichtenstein, Kari Hemminki et al. profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Kari Hemminki 2.3k 2.0k 1.9k 1.8k 1.4k 97 7.1k
Pia K. Verkasalo 1.6k 0.7× 1.9k 1.0× 1.4k 0.8× 1.0k 0.6× 953 0.7× 57 6.8k
Ronald K. Ross 2.1k 0.9× 3.3k 1.7× 2.5k 1.3× 1.5k 0.8× 1.2k 0.9× 117 9.7k
R K Ross 3.1k 1.3× 3.2k 1.6× 2.9k 1.5× 2.0k 1.1× 1.5k 1.1× 77 10.9k
Anne Zeleniuch‐Jacquotte 2.1k 0.9× 3.3k 1.7× 1.9k 1.0× 1.3k 0.7× 1.1k 0.8× 168 8.9k
Jolanta Lissowska 2.8k 1.2× 2.1k 1.1× 1.2k 0.6× 1.6k 0.9× 876 0.6× 143 8.5k
Simone Benhamou 3.0k 1.3× 1.7k 0.9× 792 0.4× 1.5k 0.8× 660 0.5× 129 6.0k
Montserrat García‐Closas 4.9k 2.2× 3.2k 1.6× 3.4k 1.8× 2.8k 1.5× 1.1k 0.8× 205 11.2k
Christopher A. Haiman 2.9k 1.3× 2.1k 1.1× 2.9k 1.5× 1.4k 0.8× 884 0.6× 264 8.8k
Paolo Toniolo 2.4k 1.0× 3.5k 1.8× 2.6k 1.4× 2.2k 1.2× 1.1k 0.8× 163 10.7k
Rebecca Troisi 2.0k 0.9× 2.0k 1.0× 919 0.5× 1.2k 0.7× 529 0.4× 152 8.3k

Countries citing papers authored by Kari Hemminki

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Fields of papers citing papers by Kari Hemminki

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kari Hemminki

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Czene, Kamila, Paul Lichtenstein, & Kari Hemminki. (2002). Environmental and heritable causes of cancer among 9.6 million individuals in the Swedish family‐cancer database. International Journal of Cancer. 99(2). 260–266. 391 indexed citations
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Hemminki, Kari & Erna Snellman. (2002). How Fast Are UV-Dimers Repaired in Human Skin DNA In Situ?. Journal of Investigative Dermatology. 119(3). 699–699. 6 indexed citations
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Hemminki, Kari, Charlotta Granström, & Kamila Czene. (2002). Attributable risks for familial breast cancer by proband status and morphology: A nationwide epidemiologic study from Sweden. International Journal of Cancer. 100(2). 214–219. 44 indexed citations
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Försti, Asta, Qianren Jin, Lena Sundqvist, Magnus Söderberg, & Kari Hemminki. (2001). Use of Monozygotic Twins in Search for Breast Cancer Susceptibility Loci. Twin Research. 4(4). 251–259. 5 indexed citations
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Hemminki, Kari, Guogang Xu, & Frank Le Curieux. (2001). Ultraviolet radiation-induced photoproducts in human skin DNA as biomarkers of damage and its repair.. PubMed. 154. 69–79. 11 indexed citations
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Hemminki, Kari & Chuanhui Dong. (2000). Familial relationships in thyroid cancer by histo-pathological type. International Journal of Cancer. 85(2). 201–205. 56 indexed citations
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Hemminki, Kari & Chuanhui Dong. (2000). Cancer in Husbands of Cervical Cancer Patients. Epidemiology. 11(3). 347–349. 26 indexed citations
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Xu, Guogang, Vladimir J.N. Bykov, Kari Hemminki, Erna Snellman, & Christer T. Jansén. (2000). Cutaneous Melanoma Patients Have Normal Repair Kinetics of Ultraviolet-Induced DNA Repair in Skin In Situ. Journal of Investigative Dermatology. 114(4). 628–631. 27 indexed citations
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Bykov, Vladimir J.N., Kari Hemminki, & Jan A. Marcusson. (2000). Effect of Constitutional Pigmentation on Ultraviolet B-Induced DNA Damage in Fair-Skinned People. Journal of Investigative Dermatology. 114(1). 40–43. 30 indexed citations
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Hemminki, Kari & Chuanhui Dong. (2000). Familial Relationships in Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Skin. Epidemiology. 11(3). 309–314. 21 indexed citations
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Bykov, Vladimir J.N., Kari Hemminki, John M. Sheehan, & Antony R. Young. (1999). In Situ Repair of Cyclobutane Pyrimidine Dimers and 6–4 Photoproducts in Human Skin Exposed to Solar Simulating Radiation. Journal of Investigative Dermatology. 112(3). 326–331. 79 indexed citations
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Hemminki, Kari & Pauli Vaittinen. (1998). Familial risks in in situ cancers from the Family-Cancer Database.. PubMed. 7(10). 865–8. 28 indexed citations
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Mäntylä, Eero, et al.. (1998). DNA adduct formation by tamoxifen and structurally-related compounds in rat liver. Chemico-Biological Interactions. 113(2). 145–159. 15 indexed citations
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Hemminki, Kari & Pauli Vaittinen. (1997). Effect of paternal and maternal cancer on cancer in the offspring: a population-based study.. PubMed. 6(12). 993–7. 35 indexed citations
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Lynge, Elsebeth, Ahti Anttila, & Kari Hemminki. (1997). Organic solvents and cancer. Cancer Causes & Control. 8(3). 406–419. 164 indexed citations
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Savela, Kirsti, Michael J. Kohan, Debra Walsh, et al.. (1996). In vitro characterization of DNA adducts formed by foundry air particulate matter.. Environmental Health Perspectives. 104(suppl 3). 687–690. 5 indexed citations
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Brandt‐Rauf, Paul W., Jiin‐Chyuan John Luo, Walter P. Carney, et al.. (1994). Detection of increased amounts of the extracellular domain of the c‐erbB‐2 oncoprotein in serum during pulmonary carcinogenesis in humans. International Journal of Cancer. 56(3). 383–386. 31 indexed citations
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Hemminki, Kari & Göran Pershagen. (1994). Cancer risk of air pollution: epidemiological evidence.. Environmental Health Perspectives. 102(suppl 4). 187–192. 145 indexed citations
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Vodička, Pavel & Kari Hemminki. (1988). Phosphodiester cleavage in apurinic dinucleotides. Chemico-Biological Interactions. 68(3-4). 153–164. 6 indexed citations
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Hemminki, Kari, et al.. (1982). Spontaneous abortions in hospital staff engaged in sterilising instruments with chemical agents.. BMJ. 285(6353). 1461–1463. 87 indexed citations

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