Mari Leppänen

1.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
37 papers, 918 citations indexed

About

Mari Leppänen is a scholar working on Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, Surgery and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Mari Leppänen has authored 37 papers receiving a total of 918 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 36 papers in Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, 16 papers in Surgery and 11 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Recurrent topics in Mari Leppänen's work include Sports injuries and prevention (36 papers), Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques (14 papers) and Injury Epidemiology and Prevention (11 papers). Mari Leppänen is often cited by papers focused on Sports injuries and prevention (36 papers), Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques (14 papers) and Injury Epidemiology and Prevention (11 papers). Mari Leppänen collaborates with scholars based in Finland, Canada and Norway. Mari Leppänen's co-authors include Jari Parkkari, Kati Pasanen, Urho M. Kujala, Tommi Vasankari, Pekka Kannus, Tron Krosshaug, Roald Bahr, Jarmo Perttunen, Ari Heinonen and Sami Äyrämö and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, The American Journal of Sports Medicine and Journal of Biomechanics.

In The Last Decade

Mari Leppänen

31 papers receiving 889 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.

  1. Stiff Landings Are Associated With Increased ACL Injury Risk in Young Female Basketball and Floorball Players
    2016 265 citations Mari Leppänen, Kati Pasanen et al. profile →

Peers

Mari Leppänen
Agnethe Nilstad Norway
Brooke Patterson Australia
John Bjørneboe Norway
Nick van der Horst Netherlands
Kerstin Söderman Sweden
Patrick Farhart Australia
Sae Yong Lee South Korea
Nicole J. Chimera United States
Erich J. Petushek United States
R Stretch South Africa
Agnethe Nilstad Norway
Mari Leppänen
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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Mari Leppänen

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

All Works

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Bakalár, Peter, Mari Leppänen, Jari Parkkari, et al.. (2025). Frequency of Physical Activity-Related Injuries Among Adolescents: An Umbrella Review. Public health reviews. 46. 1606767–1606767. 1 indexed citations
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Kaikkonen, Piia, et al.. (2024). Recovery of heart rate and heart rate variability after a maximal cardiopulmonary exercise test in novice female runners. European Journal of Applied Physiology. 125(1). 71–79.
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Leppänen, Mari, Piia Kaikkonen, Kari Tokola, et al.. (2024). Hip and core exercise programme prevents running-related overuse injuries in adult novice recreational runners: a three-arm randomised controlled trial (Run RCT). British Journal of Sports Medicine. 58(13). 722–732. 2 indexed citations
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Leppänen, Mari, et al.. (2023). Intrarater Reliability and Analysis of Learning Effects in the Y Balance Test. Methods and Protocols. 6(2). 41–41. 10 indexed citations
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Leppänen, Mari, et al.. (2023). Test−Retest Reliability of Isokinetic Ankle, Knee and Hip Strength in Physically Active Adults Using Biodex System 4 Pro. Methods and Protocols. 6(2). 26–26. 20 indexed citations
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Leppänen, Mari, Kari Tokola, Urho M. Kujala, et al.. (2022). Players with high physical fitness are at greater risk of injury in youth football. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports. 32(11). 1625–1638. 6 indexed citations
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Leppänen, Mari, et al.. (2021). A 3D motion capture analysis of a giving-way ankle episode during a 180-degree pivot turn: A case report. Journal of Biomechanics. 118. 110318–110318. 9 indexed citations
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Pasanen, Kati, Ari Heinonen, Sami Äyrämö, et al.. (2021). The standing knee lift test is not a useful screening tool for time loss from low back pain in youth basketball and floorball players. Physical Therapy in Sport. 49. 141–148. 2 indexed citations
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Pasanen, Kati, Mari Leppänen, Kathrin Steffen, et al.. (2021). Association between lower extremity muscle strength and acute ankle injury in youth team-sports athletes. Physical Therapy in Sport. 48. 188–195. 7 indexed citations
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Leppänen, Mari, Tommi Vasankari, Sari Aaltonen, et al.. (2021). Neuromuscular Training Warm-up Prevents Acute Noncontact Lower Extremity Injuries in Children’s Soccer: A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial. Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine. 9(4). 941610825–941610825. 27 indexed citations
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Parkkari, Jari, Mari Leppänen, Kathrin Steffen, et al.. (2020). Association between lower extremity muscular strength and acute knee injuries in young team‐sport athletes. Translational Sports Medicine. 3(6). 626–637. 14 indexed citations
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Jauhiainen, Susanne, Jukka‐Pekka Kauppi, Mari Leppänen, et al.. (2020). New Machine Learning Approach for Detection of Injury Risk Factors in Young Team Sport Athletes. International Journal of Sports Medicine. 42(2). 175–182. 55 indexed citations
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Leppänen, Mari, Kati Pasanen, Benjamin Clarsen, et al.. (2018). Overuse injuries are prevalent in children’s competitive football: a prospective study using the OSTRC Overuse Injury Questionnaire. British Journal of Sports Medicine. 53(3). 165–171. 35 indexed citations
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Räisänen, Anu M., Sami Kokko, Kati Pasanen, et al.. (2018). Prevalence of adolescent physical activity-related injuries in sports, leisure time, and school: the National Physical Activity Behaviour Study for children and Adolescents. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders. 19(1). 58–58. 38 indexed citations
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Leppänen, Mari. (2017). Prevention of injuries among youth team sports : the role of decreased movement control as a risk factor. Jyväskylä University Digital Archive (University of Jyväskylä).
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Leppänen, Mari, Kati Pasanen, Juha‐Pekka Kulmala, et al.. (2016). 973 Knee control and jump-landing technique in young basketball and floorball players. A346.2–A346. 6 indexed citations
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Leppänen, Mari, Kati Pasanen, Urho M. Kujala, & Jari Parkkari. (2015). Overuse injuries in youth basketball and floorball. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 6. 173–173. 35 indexed citations
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Leppänen, Mari, Sari Aaltonen, Jari Parkkari, Ari Heinonen, & Urho M. Kujala. (2013). Interventions to Prevent Sports Related Injuries: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomised Controlled Trials. Sports Medicine. 44(4). 473–486. 104 indexed citations

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