Markku Kankaanpää

4.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
82 papers, 3.6k citations indexed

About

Markku Kankaanpää is a scholar working on Pharmacology, Pathology and Forensic Medicine and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Markku Kankaanpää has authored 82 papers receiving a total of 3.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 61 papers in Pharmacology, 32 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine and 21 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Markku Kankaanpää's work include Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation (61 papers), Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology (32 papers) and Neurological disorders and treatments (16 papers). Markku Kankaanpää is often cited by papers focused on Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation (61 papers), Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology (32 papers) and Neurological disorders and treatments (16 papers). Markku Kankaanpää collaborates with scholars based in Finland, Russia and United States. Markku Kankaanpää's co-authors include Olavi Airaksinen, Simo Taimela, Otto Hänninen, Jari Arokoski, Ville Leinonen, Saara M. Rissanen, David E. Laaksonen, Satu Luoto, Pasi A. Karjalainen and Jaana Suni and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

Markku Kankaanpää

78 papers receiving 3.3k citations

Hit Papers

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  1. Prognostic factors for pain chronicity in low back pain: a systematic review
    2021 146 citations Markku Kankaanpää et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Markku Kankaanpää Finland 28 2.3k 889 805 796 757 82 3.6k
Garry T. Allison Australia 35 2.0k 0.9× 802 0.9× 1.0k 1.3× 1.1k 1.4× 1.1k 1.4× 112 4.2k
Martin Descarreaux Canada 33 2.5k 1.1× 598 0.7× 938 1.2× 1.0k 1.3× 708 0.9× 206 3.9k
René Fejer Denmark 19 1.8k 0.8× 346 0.4× 686 0.9× 654 0.8× 569 0.8× 23 3.2k
Shirley A. Sahrmann United States 45 2.5k 1.1× 1.5k 1.7× 974 1.2× 2.2k 2.7× 1.4k 1.9× 84 6.0k
James M. Elliott United States 39 3.4k 1.5× 576 0.6× 2.3k 2.8× 2.1k 2.7× 836 1.1× 189 6.0k
Ottar Vasseljen Norway 32 2.1k 0.9× 337 0.4× 557 0.7× 494 0.6× 447 0.6× 79 3.0k
James W. Youdas United States 31 992 0.4× 1.1k 1.2× 568 0.7× 1.4k 1.7× 1.1k 1.5× 70 3.4k
Oh-Yun Kwon South Korea 33 1.1k 0.5× 1.1k 1.3× 325 0.4× 1.2k 1.5× 1.2k 1.6× 224 3.4k
Deydre S. Teyhen United States 39 2.9k 1.3× 780 0.9× 1.0k 1.3× 1.4k 1.8× 2.0k 2.6× 83 4.8k
Marco Barbero Switzerland 28 1.0k 0.4× 705 0.8× 274 0.3× 491 0.6× 492 0.6× 137 2.6k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Markku Kankaanpää

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All Works

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Kolu, Päivi, Jaana Suni, Jani Raitanen, et al.. (2023). Neuromuscular exercise and counseling for treating recurrent low back pain in female healthcare workers—Findings from a 24‐month follow‐up study of a randomized controlled trial. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports. 33(11). 2239–2249.
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Niinimäki, Jaakko, Roberto Blanco Sequeiros, Juhani Määttä, et al.. (2023). The role of co-occurring insomnia and mental distress in the association between lumbar disc degeneration and low back pain related disability. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders. 24(1). 293–293. 2 indexed citations
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Häkkinen, Arja, Jussi P. Repo, Kati Kyrölä, et al.. (2023). The McKenzie Method versus guideline-based advice in the treatment of sciatica: 24-month outcomes of a randomised clinical trial. Clinical Rehabilitation. 38(1). 72–84. 1 indexed citations
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Husu, Pauliina, et al.. (2022). Depressive Symptoms Are Associated With Decreased Quality of Life and Work Ability in Currently Working Health Care Workers With Recurrent Low Back Pain. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine. 64(9). 782–787. 6 indexed citations
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Karppinen, Jaro, Jaakko Niinimäki, Roberto Blanco Sequeiros, et al.. (2022). Association of lumbar disc degeneration with low back pain in middle age in the Northern Finland Birth Cohort 1966. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders. 23(1). 359–359. 15 indexed citations
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Pekkonen, Eero, et al.. (2018). Levodopa-Induced Changes in Electromyographic Patterns in Patients with Advanced Parkinson’s Disease. Frontiers in Neurology. 9. 35–35. 22 indexed citations
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Rade, Marinko, Mervi Könönen, Michael Shacklock, et al.. (2016). In Vivo MRI Measurement of Spinal Cord Displacement in the Thoracolumbar Region of Asymptomatic Subjects with Unilateral and Sham Straight Leg Raise Tests. PLoS ONE. 11(6). e0155927–e0155927. 10 indexed citations
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Shacklock, Michael, Brian A. Yee, Tom Van Hoof, et al.. (2015). Slump Test. Spine. 41(4). E205–E210. 11 indexed citations
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Bauer, Christoph, Fabian Marcel Rast, Markus J. Ernst, et al.. (2015). Pain intensity attenuates movement control of the lumbar spine in low back pain. Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology. 25(6). 919–927. 21 indexed citations
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Rade, Marinko, Mervi Könönen, Ritva Vanninen, et al.. (2014). 2014 Young Investigator Award Winner. Spine. 39(16). 1294–1300. 14 indexed citations
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Meigal, A. Yu., et al.. (2014). EMG signal morphology and kinematic parameters in essential tremor and Parkinson’s disease patients. Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology. 24(2). 300–306. 40 indexed citations
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Rade, Marinko, Michael Shacklock, Saara M. Rissanen, et al.. (2014). Effect of glenohumeral forward flexion on upper limb myoelectric activity during simulated mills manipulation; relations to peripheral nerve biomechanics. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders. 15(1). 288–288. 2 indexed citations
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Meigal, A. Yu., Saara M. Rissanen, Mika P. Tarvainen, et al.. (2013). Non-Linear EMG Parameters for Differential and Early Diagnostics of Parkinson’s Disease. Frontiers in Neurology. 4. 135–135. 40 indexed citations
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Rissanen, Saara M., Markku Kankaanpää, Mika P. Tarvainen, et al.. (2010). Discrimination of EMG and acceleration measurements between patients with Parkinson's disease and healthy persons. PubMed. 2010. 4878–4881. 6 indexed citations
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Meigal, A. Yu., Saara M. Rissanen, Mika P. Tarvainen, et al.. (2008). Novel parameters of surface EMG in patients with Parkinson’s disease and healthy young and old controls. Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology. 19(3). e206–e213. 94 indexed citations
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Leinonen, Ville, Markku Kankaanpää, Olavi Airaksinen, & Otto Hänninen. (2000). Back and hip extensor activities during trunk flexion/extension: Effects of low back pain and rehabilitation. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. 81(1). 32–37. 163 indexed citations
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Arokoski, Jari, Markku Kankaanpää, Juhani Partanen, et al.. (1999). Back and hip extensor muscle function during therapeutic exercises. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. 80(7). 842–850. 143 indexed citations
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Anders, Christoph, Markku Kankaanpää, Olavi Airaksinen, Hans‐Christoph Scholle, & Otto Hänninen. (1998). Coordination of lumbar back muscles of dynamic loading. Manuelle Medizin. 36(2). 61–65. 1 indexed citations

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