Kari Tuhkanen

1.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
11 papers, 956 citations indexed

About

Kari Tuhkanen is a scholar working on Surgery, Urology and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Kari Tuhkanen has authored 11 papers receiving a total of 956 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 8 papers in Surgery, 5 papers in Urology and 3 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. Recurrent topics in Kari Tuhkanen's work include Bladder and Urothelial Cancer Treatments (6 papers), Urinary and Genital Oncology Studies (4 papers) and Urinary Bladder and Prostate Research (4 papers). Kari Tuhkanen is often cited by papers focused on Bladder and Urothelial Cancer Treatments (6 papers), Urinary and Genital Oncology Studies (4 papers) and Urinary Bladder and Prostate Research (4 papers). Kari Tuhkanen collaborates with scholars based in Finland, Sweden and Denmark. Kari Tuhkanen's co-authors include Jari Leinonen, Henrik Alfthan, Ulf‐Håkan Stenman, S. Rannikko, O Alfthan, Martti Ala‐Opas, A. Heino, S. Aaltomaa, Jukka Kallio and Tapani Liukkonen and has published in prestigious journals such as The Journal of Urology, European Urology and Urologia Internationalis.

In The Last Decade

Kari Tuhkanen

11 papers receiving 914 citations

Hit Papers

A complex between prostat... 1991 2026 2002 2014 1991 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. A complex between prostate-specific antigen and alpha 1-antichymotrypsin is the major form of prostate-specific antigen in serum of patients with prostatic cancer: assay of the complex improves clinical sensitivity for cancer.
    1991 784 citations Ulf‐Håkan Stenman, Jari Leinonen et al. PubMed profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Kari Tuhkanen Finland 9 710 257 179 177 145 11 956
SUSAN D. SWEAT United States 10 565 0.8× 275 1.1× 261 1.5× 135 0.8× 115 0.8× 16 922
Grant Carlson United States 9 501 0.7× 197 0.8× 300 1.7× 62 0.4× 48 0.3× 10 815
J. Leinonen Finland 11 481 0.7× 109 0.4× 183 1.0× 185 1.0× 19 0.1× 20 770
Zhaoli Lane United States 13 393 0.6× 204 0.8× 267 1.5× 187 1.1× 53 0.4× 15 761
Dennis L. Broyles United States 10 809 1.1× 131 0.5× 138 0.8× 166 0.9× 67 0.5× 17 1.0k
Toshifumi Kurahashi Japan 17 476 0.7× 87 0.3× 215 1.2× 228 1.3× 75 0.5× 50 868
MITCHELL C. CALDWELL United States 6 446 0.6× 79 0.3× 76 0.4× 207 1.2× 36 0.2× 8 672
Sadafumi Kawamura Japan 19 529 0.7× 93 0.4× 144 0.8× 292 1.6× 28 0.2× 68 887
Silvan Boxler Switzerland 14 1.4k 1.9× 341 1.3× 134 0.7× 81 0.5× 104 0.7× 26 1.5k
Brigitte Brux Germany 16 389 0.5× 90 0.4× 57 0.3× 195 1.1× 33 0.2× 33 649

Countries citing papers authored by Kari Tuhkanen

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Fields of papers citing papers by Kari Tuhkanen

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kari Tuhkanen

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

All Works

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Bakke, August, Wiking Månsson, Ilkka Paananen, et al.. (2006). The rationale behind recommendations for follow-up after urinary diversion: An evidence-based approach. Scandinavian Journal of Urology and Nephrology. 41(4). 261–269. 15 indexed citations
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Tuhkanen, Kari, et al.. (2004). Sexual Function of LUTS Patients before and after Neodymium Laser Prostatectomy and Transurethral Resection of Prostate. Urologia Internationalis. 73(2). 137–142. 16 indexed citations
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Tuhkanen, Kari, A. Heino, S. Aaltomaa, & Martti Ala‐Opas. (2003). Long‐term results of contact laser versus transurethral resection of the prostate in the treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia with small or moderately enlarged prostates. Scandinavian Journal of Urology and Nephrology. 37(6). 487–493. 17 indexed citations
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Raitanen, Mika, et al.. (2001). Routine follow-up cystoscopy in detection of recurrence in patients being monitored for bladder cancer.. PubMed. 90(4). 261–5. 23 indexed citations
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Talja, Martti, et al.. (1993). Contact Nd:YAG laser and regional renal hypothermia in partial nephrectomy.. PubMed. 206. 59–62. 10 indexed citations
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Viitanen, Jouko, Martti Talja, M. Nurmi, et al.. (1993). Randomized Controlled Study of Chemoprophylaxis in Transurethral Prostatectomy. The Journal of Urology. 150(5 Part 2). 1715–1717. 33 indexed citations
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