Lauri Eklund

6.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
63 papers, 4.6k citations indexed

About

Lauri Eklund is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Immunology and Allergy and Oncology. According to data from OpenAlex, Lauri Eklund has authored 63 papers receiving a total of 4.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 26 papers in Molecular Biology, 18 papers in Immunology and Allergy and 17 papers in Oncology. Recurrent topics in Lauri Eklund's work include Angiogenesis and VEGF in Cancer (21 papers), Cell Adhesion Molecules Research (18 papers) and Lymphatic System and Diseases (9 papers). Lauri Eklund is often cited by papers focused on Angiogenesis and VEGF in Cancer (21 papers), Cell Adhesion Molecules Research (18 papers) and Lymphatic System and Diseases (9 papers). Lauri Eklund collaborates with scholars based in Finland, United States and Belgium. Lauri Eklund's co-authors include Pipsa Saharinen, Kari Alitalo, B. R. Olsen, J. Kangas, Miikka Vikkula, Nisha Limaye, Petri Bono, Raija Sormunen, Taina Pihlajaniemi and Mélanie Uebelhoer and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Clinical Investigation and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Lauri Eklund

59 papers receiving 4.5k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Therapeutic targeting of the angiopoietin–TIE pathway

2017 428 citations Pipsa Saharinen, Lauri Eklund et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Lauri Eklund Finland	31	2.2k	1.1k	974	700	606	63	4.6k
Calvin Vary United States	40	2.4k 1.1×	691 0.6×	491 0.5×	635 0.9×	135 0.2×	126	4.5k
Pipsa Saharinen Finland	36	3.5k 1.6×	2.6k 2.4×	548 0.6×	930 1.3×	180 0.3×	69	6.5k
Yoshiaki Kubota Japan	42	3.1k 1.4×	1.0k 1.0×	655 0.7×	1.1k 1.6×	156 0.3×	110	6.7k
Kristina I. Boström United States	39	1.9k 0.9×	486 0.4×	822 0.8×	413 0.6×	213 0.4×	90	5.5k
Bruno Larrivée Canada	28	2.5k 1.1×	861 0.8×	476 0.5×	792 1.1×	291 0.5×	51	4.2k
Sandra Ryeom United States	32	2.3k 1.0×	993 0.9×	505 0.5×	742 1.1×	166 0.3×	71	4.4k
Kyoko Imanaka‐Yoshida Japan	48	2.8k 1.3×	733 0.7×	903 0.9×	980 1.4×	559 0.9×	171	6.7k
Zenya Naito Japan	39	1.9k 0.9×	1.2k 1.1×	962 1.0×	744 1.1×	147 0.2×	248	4.5k
Yin‐Shan Ng United States	32	3.2k 1.4×	562 0.5×	462 0.5×	666 1.0×	213 0.4×	63	5.2k
Maria Cristina Manara Italy	45	2.9k 1.3×	1.6k 1.5×	357 0.4×	1.3k 1.8×	351 0.6×	117	5.5k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Lauri Eklund

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Rissanen, S, et al.. (2025). Microfluidic vessel-on-chip platform for investigation of cellular defects in venous malformations and responses to various shear stress and flow conditions. Lab on a Chip. 25(4). 613–630. 3 indexed citations

Saarela, Ville, Niko Huotari, Lauri Raitamaa, et al.. (2024). Synchronous functional magnetic resonance eye imaging, video ophthalmoscopy, and eye surface imaging reveal the human brain and eye pulsation mechanisms. Scientific Reports. 14(1). 2250–2250. 1 indexed citations

Kohl, Franziska, Mike Firth, Lauri Eklund, et al.. (2024). Identification of cell type-specific cell-penetrating peptides through in vivo phage display leveraged by next generation sequencing. Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy. 182. 117740–117740. 1 indexed citations

Brouillard, Pascal, Aino Murtomäki, Veli‐Matti Leppänen, et al.. (2024). Loss-of-function mutations of the TIE1 receptor tyrosine kinase cause late-onset primary lymphedema. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 134(14). 2 indexed citations

Zherebtsov, Evgeny, Anton Sdobnov, Mika Kaakinen, et al.. (2024). Enhancing Transcranial Blood Flow Visualization with Dynamic Light Scattering Technologies: Advances in Quantitative Analysis. Laser & Photonics Review. 19(2). 4 indexed citations

Frye, Maike, Simon Stritt, Henrik Ortsäter, et al.. (2020). EphrinB2-EphB4 signalling provides Rho-mediated homeostatic control of lymphatic endothelial cell junction integrity. eLife. 9. 42 indexed citations

Kiss, Elina A., Guillaume Jacquemet, Ilkka Miinalainen, et al.. (2018). Targeting β1-integrin inhibits vascular leakage in endotoxemia. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 115(28). E6467–E6476. 76 indexed citations

Heinolainen, Krista, Sinem Karaman, Gabriela D’Amico, et al.. (2017). VEGFR3 Modulates Vascular Permeability by Controlling VEGF/VEGFR2 Signaling. Circulation Research. 120(9). 1414–1425. 126 indexed citations

Sipilä, Tuomas, Veli‐Matti Leppänen, Prson Gautam, et al.. (2015). Endothelial destabilization by angiopoietin-2 via integrin β1 activation. Nature Communications. 6(1). 5962–5962. 213 indexed citations

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Nätynki, Marjut, J. Kangas, Ilkka Miinalainen, et al.. (2015). Common and specific effects of TIE2 mutations causing venous malformations. Human Molecular Genetics. 24(22). 6374–6389. 79 indexed citations

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Limaye, Nisha, J. Kangas, Antonella Mendola, et al.. (2015). Somatic Activating PIK3CA Mutations Cause Venous Malformation. The American Journal of Human Genetics. 97(6). 914–921. 216 indexed citations

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Salo, Tuula, Meeri Sutinen, Ehsanul Hoque Apu, et al.. (2015). A novel human leiomyoma tissue derived matrix for cell culture studies. BMC Cancer. 15(1). 981–981. 77 indexed citations

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Eklund, Lauri & Pipsa Saharinen. (2013). Angiopoietin signaling in the vasculature. Experimental Cell Research. 319(9). 1271–1280. 196 indexed citations

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Pietilä, Riikka, Marjut Nätynki, Tuomas Tammela, et al.. (2012). Ligand oligomerization state controls Tie2 receptor trafficking and Angiopoietin-2 ligand-specific responses. Journal of Cell Science. 125(Pt 9). 2212–23. 24 indexed citations

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Holopainen, Tanja, Pipsa Saharinen, Gabriela D’Amico, et al.. (2012). Effects of Angiopoietin-2-Blocking Antibody on Endothelial Cell–Cell Junctions and Lung Metastasis. JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute. 104(6). 461–475. 6 indexed citations

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Saharinen, Pipsa, Lauri Eklund, Juho J. Miettinen, et al.. (2008). Angiopoietins assemble distinct Tie2 signalling complexes in endothelial cell–cell and cell–matrix contacts. Nature Cell Biology. 10(5). 527–537. 352 indexed citations

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Limaye, Nisha, Vinciane Wouters, Mélanie Uebelhoer, et al.. (2008). Somatic mutations in angiopoietin receptor gene TEK cause solitary and multiple sporadic venous malformations. Nature Genetics. 41(1). 118–124. 315 indexed citations

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Eklund, Lauri, Raija Sormunen, Anu Muona, et al.. (2003). Double knockout mice reveal a lack of major functional compensation between collagens XV and XVIII. Matrix Biology. 22(5). 443–448. 45 indexed citations

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Muona, Anu, Lauri Eklund, Timo Väisänen, & Taina Pihlajaniemi. (2002). Developmentally regulated expression of type XV collagen correlates with abnormalities in Col15a1−/− mice. Matrix Biology. 21(1). 89–102. 51 indexed citations

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Hägg, Päivi M., Nina Horelli‐Kuitunen, Lauri Eklund, Aarno Palotie, & Taina Pihlajaniemi. (1997). Cloning of Mouse Type XV Collagen Sequences and Mapping of the Corresponding Gene to 4B1-3. Genomics. 45(1). 31–41. 28 indexed citations

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