Leevi Kääriäinen

10.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
152 papers, 8.3k citations indexed

About

Leevi Kääriäinen is a scholar working on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Infectious Diseases and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Leevi Kääriäinen has authored 152 papers receiving a total of 8.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 94 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 89 papers in Infectious Diseases and 33 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Leevi Kääriäinen's work include Mosquito-borne diseases and control (94 papers), Viral Infections and Vectors (77 papers) and HIV Research and Treatment (20 papers). Leevi Kääriäinen is often cited by papers focused on Mosquito-borne diseases and control (94 papers), Viral Infections and Vectors (77 papers) and HIV Research and Treatment (20 papers). Leevi Kääriäinen collaborates with scholars based in Finland, Sweden and Czechia. Leevi Kääriäinen's co-authors include Tero Ahola, Johan Peränen, E Klemola, Sirkka Keränen, Hans Söderlund, Ralf F. Pettersson, M Rikkonen, Andres Merits, Petri Auvinen and Anne Salonen and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Nucleic Acids Research.

In The Last Decade

Leevi Kääriäinen

150 papers receiving 7.4k citations

Hit Papers

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  1. Cytomegalovirus as a possible cause of a disease resembling infectious mononucleosis.
    1965 252 citations E Klemola, Leevi Kääriäinen BMJ profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Leevi Kääriäinen Finland 58 3.7k 3.5k 2.2k 1.9k 1.3k 152 8.3k
Henrik Garoff Sweden 54 3.7k 1.0× 3.2k 0.9× 3.2k 1.5× 2.3k 1.2× 788 0.6× 130 9.2k
Margaret Kielian United States 49 3.3k 0.9× 3.3k 0.9× 2.0k 0.9× 1.8k 1.0× 346 0.3× 124 6.8k
Vsevolod L. Popov United States 59 4.1k 1.1× 2.9k 0.8× 2.1k 1.0× 1.3k 0.7× 581 0.5× 230 9.8k
Marc Girard France 46 3.0k 0.8× 777 0.2× 3.0k 1.4× 1.8k 1.0× 727 0.6× 215 8.2k
Andres Merits Estonia 54 4.4k 1.2× 4.7k 1.4× 2.0k 0.9× 874 0.5× 1.4k 1.1× 207 8.6k
Margo A. Brinton United States 44 3.2k 0.9× 3.1k 0.9× 1.4k 0.7× 673 0.4× 524 0.4× 120 6.2k
A. Voller United Kingdom 42 1.2k 0.3× 2.7k 0.8× 1.3k 0.6× 1.9k 1.0× 428 0.3× 189 8.0k
Shigeru Morikawa Japan 53 4.7k 1.3× 1.1k 0.3× 1.9k 0.9× 2.3k 1.2× 370 0.3× 361 9.8k
Julien Lescar Singapore 47 3.0k 0.8× 3.4k 1.0× 2.9k 1.3× 847 0.5× 456 0.4× 149 7.6k
Marie‐Christine Prévost France 56 3.2k 0.9× 802 0.2× 5.2k 2.4× 2.4k 1.3× 1.1k 0.9× 121 11.4k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Aula, Perttì & Leevi Kääriäinen. (2009). THE KARYOTYPE OF THE ELK (ALCES ALCES). Hereditas. 51(2-3). 274–278. 2 indexed citations
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Kääriäinen, Leevi, et al.. (2006). Characterization of the cysteine protease domain of Semliki Forest virus replicase protein nsP2 by in vitro mutagenesis. FEBS Letters. 580(5). 1502–1508. 34 indexed citations
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Salonen, Anne, et al.. (2003). Properly Folded Nonstructural Polyprotein Directs the Semliki Forest Virus Replication Complex to the Endosomal Compartment. Journal of Virology. 77(3). 1691–1702. 112 indexed citations
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Fazakerley, John K., Amanda Boyd, Marja L. Mikkola, & Leevi Kääriäinen. (2002). A Single Amino Acid Change in the Nuclear Localization Sequence of the nsP2 Protein Affects the Neurovirulence of Semliki Forest Virus. Journal of Virology. 76(1). 392–396. 68 indexed citations
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Kilpeläinen, Ilkka, et al.. (2000). Membrane Binding Mechanism of an RNA Virus-capping Enzyme. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 275(48). 37853–37859. 79 indexed citations
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Laakkonen, Pirjo, Tero Ahola, & Leevi Kääriäinen. (1996). The Effects of Palmitoylation on Membrane Association of Semliki Forest Virus RNA Capping Enzyme. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 271(45). 28567–28571. 93 indexed citations
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Takkinen, Kristiina, Johan Peränen, & Leevi Kääriäinen. (1991). Proteolytic processing of Semliki Forest virus-specific non-structural polyprotein. Journal of General Virology. 72(7). 1627–1633. 24 indexed citations
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Peränen, Johan, et al.. (1990). A single amino acid change in E3 of tsl mutant inhibits the intracellular transport of SFV envelope protein complex. Virology. 179(2). 658–666. 9 indexed citations
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Oker‐Blom, Christian, Nisse Kalkkinen, Leevi Kääriäinen, & Ralf F. Pettersson. (1983). Rubella virus contains one capsid protein and three envelope glycoproteins, E1, E2a, and E2b. Journal of Virology. 46(3). 964–973. 149 indexed citations
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Kääriäinen, Leevi, et al.. (1978). [The nature of viruses].. Munich Personal RePEc Archive (Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich). 94(20). 1232–9. 13 indexed citations
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Ulmanen, Ismo, Hans Söderlund, & Leevi Kääriäinen. (1976). Semliki Forest virus capsid protein associates with the 60S ribosomal subunit in infected cells. Journal of Virology. 20(1). 203–210. 64 indexed citations
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Söderlund, Hans, et al.. (1975). Properties of Semliki Forest virus nucleocapsid.. Munich Personal RePEc Archive (Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich). 53(5). 412–7. 17 indexed citations
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Gahmberg, Carl G., Kai Simons, Ossi Renkonen, & Leevi Kääriäinen. (1972). Exposure of proteins and lipids in the Semliki Forest virus membrane. Virology. 50(1). 259–262. 14 indexed citations
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Simons, Kai & Leevi Kääriäinen. (1970). Characterization of the Semliki Forest virus core and envelope protein. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 38(5). 981–988. 67 indexed citations
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Painter, Terence, Bjørn Lársen, Jan Sjövall, et al.. (1970). Formation of Hemiacetals between Neighbouring Hexuronic Acid Residues during the Periodate Oxidation of Alginate.. Acta chemica Scandinavica/Acta chemica Scandinavica. B, Organic chemistry and biochemistry/Acta chemica Scandinavica. A, Physical and inorganic chemistry/Acta chemica Scandinavica. Series B. Organic chemistry and biochemistry/Acta chemica Scandinavica. Series A, Physical and inorganic chemistry. 24. 813–833. 115 indexed citations
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Mäkinen, Pirkko‐Liisa, J Raekallio, Kauko K. Mäkinen, et al.. (1970). On the Localization of Aminopeptidase B and Separation of its two Molecular Forms by Automated Recycling Chromatography.. Acta chemica Scandinavica/Acta chemica Scandinavica. B, Organic chemistry and biochemistry/Acta chemica Scandinavica. A, Physical and inorganic chemistry/Acta chemica Scandinavica. Series B. Organic chemistry and biochemistry/Acta chemica Scandinavica. Series A, Physical and inorganic chemistry. 24(3). 1101–1102. 8 indexed citations
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Anthonsen, T., Kauko K. Mäkinen, Leevi Kääriäinen, et al.. (1970). Ageratone and Dihydroageratone, New Benzofuran Derivatives from Ageratum houstonianum Mill.. Acta chemica Scandinavica/Acta chemica Scandinavica. B, Organic chemistry and biochemistry/Acta chemica Scandinavica. A, Physical and inorganic chemistry/Acta chemica Scandinavica. Series B. Organic chemistry and biochemistry/Acta chemica Scandinavica. Series A, Physical and inorganic chemistry. 24. 721–722. 27 indexed citations
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Klemola, E, et al.. (1967). Further studies on cytomegalovirus mononucle-osis in previously healthy individuals.. Acta Medica Scandinavica. 182(3). 3 indexed citations
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Kääriäinen, Leevi, et al.. (1966). Cytomegalo virus--mononucleosis. Isolation of the virus and demonstration of subclinical infections after fresh blood transfusion in connection with open-heart surgery.. PubMed. 44(2). 297–301. 49 indexed citations
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Klemola, E & Leevi Kääriäinen. (1965). Cytomegalovirus as a possible cause of a disease resembling infectious mononucleosis.. BMJ. 2(5470). 1099–1102. 252 indexed citations breakdown →

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