Leena Rahkonen

1.1k total citations
54 papers, 733 citations indexed

About

Leena Rahkonen is a scholar working on Obstetrics and Gynecology, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Leena Rahkonen has authored 54 papers receiving a total of 733 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 38 papers in Obstetrics and Gynecology, 26 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health and 26 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Recurrent topics in Leena Rahkonen's work include Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions (28 papers), Pregnancy-related medical research (19 papers) and Maternal and fetal healthcare (16 papers). Leena Rahkonen is often cited by papers focused on Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions (28 papers), Pregnancy-related medical research (19 papers) and Maternal and fetal healthcare (16 papers). Leena Rahkonen collaborates with scholars based in Finland, Sweden and United Kingdom. Leena Rahkonen's co-authors include Heidi Kruit, Jorma Paavonen, Vedran Stefanović, Mika Nuutila, Mika Gissler, Seppo Heinonen, Sture Andersson, Veli‐Matti Ulander, Petri Rahkonen and Oskari Heikinheimo and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, PEDIATRICS and Free Radical Biology and Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Leena Rahkonen

53 papers receiving 723 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Leena Rahkonen Finland	18	431	376	263	204	113	54	733
Eva Wiberg‐Itzel Sweden	16	377 0.9×	432 1.1×	159 0.6×	151 0.7×	170 1.5×	47	716
Boris Furman Israel	17	404 0.9×	501 1.3×	203 0.8×	129 0.6×	171 1.5×	32	762
Thaddeus Waters United States	18	767 1.8×	549 1.5×	336 1.3×	359 1.8×	159 1.4×	50	1.3k
Viola Seravalli Italy	16	280 0.6×	293 0.8×	141 0.5×	162 0.8×	105 0.9×	73	633
Chitra Raghunandan India	15	277 0.6×	211 0.6×	162 0.6×	95 0.5×	34 0.3×	25	528
Andrea Ciardulli Italy	16	304 0.7×	232 0.6×	373 1.4×	290 1.4×	44 0.4×	25	743
Amita Suneja India	15	332 0.8×	184 0.5×	170 0.6×	136 0.7×	41 0.4×	64	639
Shayna N. Conner United States	13	257 0.6×	367 1.0×	191 0.7×	125 0.6×	36 0.3×	33	781
Victoria Snegovskikh United States	13	199 0.5×	184 0.5×	163 0.6×	169 0.8×	84 0.7×	22	523
R. W. RUSH United Kingdom	8	148 0.3×	224 0.6×	266 1.0×	378 1.9×	216 1.9×	10	628

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Kruit, Heidi, Maija‐Riitta Ordén, Aydin Tekay, et al.. (2024). Comparison of balloon catheter, oral misoprostol, or combination of both for cervical ripening in late‐term and post‐term nulliparous women: A Finnish randomized controlled multicenter pilot trial. Acta Obstetricia Et Gynecologica Scandinavica. 104(2). 389–399. 2 indexed citations

Rahkonen, Leena, Aydin Tekay, Maija‐Riitta Ordén, et al.. (2023). Labor induction at 41⁺⁰ gestational weeks or expectant management for the nulliparous woman: The Finnish randomized controlled multicenter trial. Acta Obstetricia Et Gynecologica Scandinavica. 103(3). 505–511. 4 indexed citations

Ekman‐Ordeberg, Gunvor, Leena Rahkonen, Marie Blomberg, et al.. (2023). Tafoxiparin, a novel drug candidate for cervical ripening and labor augmentation: results from 2 randomized, placebo-controlled studies. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 230(3). S759–S768. 1 indexed citations

Kervinen, Kaisa, Seppo Virtanen, Vedran Stefanović, et al.. (2022). Parity and gestational age are associated with vaginal microbiota composition in term and late term pregnancies. EBioMedicine. 81. 104107–104107. 25 indexed citations

Kruit, Heidi, Mika Gissler, Seppo Heinonen, & Leena Rahkonen. (2022). Breaking the myth: the association between the increasing incidence of labour induction and the rate of caesarean delivery in Finland - a nationwide Medical Birth Register study. BMJ Open. 12(7). e060161–e060161. 7 indexed citations

Kruit, Heidi, Irmeli Nupponen, Seppo Heinonen, & Leena Rahkonen. (2022). Comparison of delivery outcomes in low-dose and high-dose oxytocin regimens for induction of labor following cervical ripening with a balloon catheter: A retrospective observational cohort study. PLoS ONE. 17(4). e0267400–e0267400.

Rahkonen, Leena, et al.. (2022). Childbirth experience in induced labor: A prospective study using a validated childbirth experience questionnaire (CEQ) with a focus on the first birth. PLoS ONE. 17(10). e0274949–e0274949. 10 indexed citations

Metsäranta, Marjo, et al.. (2021). Endogenous erythropoietin at birth is associated with neurodevelopmental morbidity in early childhood. STM:n Hallinnonalan avoin julkaisuarkisto (Julkari). 1 indexed citations

Kruit, Heidi, Leena Rahkonen, Susanna Timonen, et al.. (2019). The efficacy of misoprostol vaginal insert compared with oral misoprostol in the induction of labor of nulliparous women: A randomized national multicenter trial. Acta Obstetricia Et Gynecologica Scandinavica. 98(8). 1032–1039. 12 indexed citations

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Väisänen‐Tommiska, Mervi, Mika Gissler, Veli‐Matti Ulander, et al.. (2017). Neurodevelopmental outcome at the age of 4 years according to the planned mode of delivery in term breech presentation: a nationwide, population-based record linkage study. Journal of Perinatal Medicine. 46(3). 333–339. 20 indexed citations

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Gissler, Mika, Leena Rahkonen, Veli‐Matti Ulander, et al.. (2017). Breech presentation at term and associated obstetric risks factors—a nationwide population based cohort study. Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics. 295(4). 833–838. 33 indexed citations

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Kruit, Heidi, et al.. (2017). Induction of labor by Foley catheter compared with spontaneous onset of labor after previous cesarean section: a cohort study. Journal of Perinatology. 37(7). 787–792. 13 indexed citations

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Rahkonen, Leena, et al.. (2016). Amniotic fluid rapid biomarkers are associated with intra-amniotic infection in preterm pregnancies regardless of the membrane status. Journal of Perinatology. 36(8). 606–611. 9 indexed citations

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Kruit, Heidi, Oskari Heikinheimo, Ansa Aitokallio‐Tallberg, et al.. (2016). Foley catheter induction of labor as an outpatient procedure. Journal of Perinatology. 36(8). 618–622. 28 indexed citations

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Rahkonen, Leena, et al.. (2015). Vaginally obtained amniotic fluid samples in the diagnosis of subclinical chorioamnionitis. Acta Obstetricia Et Gynecologica Scandinavica. 95(2). 233–237. 10 indexed citations

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Cháfer‐Pericás, Consuelo, Leena Rahkonen, Ángel Sánchez‐Illana, et al.. (2015). Ultra high performance liquid chromatography coupled to tandem mass spectrometry determination of lipid peroxidation biomarkers in newborn serum samples. Analytica Chimica Acta. 886. 214–220. 30 indexed citations

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Rahkonen, Leena, et al.. (2010). Elevated levels of decidual insulin‐like growth factor binding protein‐1 in cervical fluid in early and mid‐pregnancy are associated with an increased risk of spontaneous preterm delivery. BJOG An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology. 117(6). 701–710. 20 indexed citations

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Rahkonen, Leena, E.‐M. Rutanen, Leila Unkila‐Kallio, et al.. (2009). Factors affecting matrix metalloproteinase-8 levels in the vaginal and cervical fluids in the first and second trimester of pregnancy. Human Reproduction. 24(11). 2693–2702. 32 indexed citations

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Rahkonen, Leena, Leila Unkila‐Kallio, Mika Nuutila, et al.. (2009). Cervical length measurement and cervical phosphorylated insulin‐like growth factor binding protein‐1 testing in prediction of preterm birth in patients reporting uterine contractions. Acta Obstetricia Et Gynecologica Scandinavica. 88(8). 901–908. 17 indexed citations

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Rahkonen, Leena, et al.. (2008). Factors affecting decidual IGFBP‐1 levels in the vagina and cervix in the first and mid‐second trimester of pregnancy. BJOG An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology. 116(1). 45–54. 15 indexed citations

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