Markku Saarinen

3.7k total citations
63 papers, 2.9k citations indexed

About

Markku Saarinen is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Nutrition and Dietetics and Food Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Markku Saarinen has authored 63 papers receiving a total of 2.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 32 papers in Molecular Biology, 18 papers in Nutrition and Dietetics and 17 papers in Food Science. Recurrent topics in Markku Saarinen's work include Gut microbiota and health (21 papers), Probiotics and Fermented Foods (15 papers) and Diet and metabolism studies (13 papers). Markku Saarinen is often cited by papers focused on Gut microbiota and health (21 papers), Probiotics and Fermented Foods (15 papers) and Diet and metabolism studies (13 papers). Markku Saarinen collaborates with scholars based in Finland, United States and Denmark. Markku Saarinen's co-authors include Arthur C. Ouwehand, Nina Rautonen, Kirsti Tiihonen, J. Apajalahti, Hannele Kettunen, William E. Holben, Paul Williams, Sampo J. Lahtinen, Hans Eklund and Seppo Peuranen and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Journal of Molecular Biology.

In The Last Decade

Markku Saarinen

61 papers receiving 2.7k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Markku Saarinen Finland 31 1.5k 665 592 477 463 63 2.9k
Kirsti Tiihonen Finland 28 1.0k 0.7× 632 1.0× 519 0.9× 629 1.3× 508 1.1× 60 2.6k
Zhengfeng Fang China 36 1.5k 1.1× 683 1.0× 910 1.5× 600 1.3× 1.7k 3.6× 281 4.8k
Shengyu Xu China 35 1.4k 1.0× 485 0.7× 762 1.3× 506 1.1× 1.5k 3.3× 265 4.3k
Soichi Tanabe Japan 36 2.5k 1.7× 884 1.3× 473 0.8× 631 1.3× 568 1.2× 105 4.3k
Tatsuya Morita Japan 29 1.0k 0.7× 527 0.8× 827 1.4× 390 0.8× 172 0.4× 101 2.5k
Bin Feng China 40 2.5k 1.7× 535 0.8× 764 1.3× 876 1.8× 985 2.1× 276 5.9k
Jinping Deng China 29 1.4k 0.9× 264 0.4× 300 0.5× 596 1.2× 451 1.0× 71 2.8k
Huansheng Yang China 32 1.1k 0.8× 344 0.5× 555 0.9× 444 0.9× 1.2k 2.6× 146 3.1k
Jielin Duan China 25 1.0k 0.7× 233 0.4× 332 0.6× 428 0.9× 548 1.2× 39 2.4k
Jianhua He China 36 1.5k 1.0× 422 0.6× 383 0.6× 468 1.0× 1.5k 3.2× 166 4.3k

Countries citing papers authored by Markku Saarinen

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Fields of papers citing papers by Markku Saarinen

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Markku Saarinen

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Roper, Jason M., et al.. (2024). A 21-day safety evaluation of biotechnologically produced 3-fucosyllactose (3-FL) in neonatal farm piglets to support use in infant formulas. Food and Chemical Toxicology. 187. 114592–114592. 3 indexed citations
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Yde, Christian Clement, Łukasz Krych, Nicolas Yeung, et al.. (2024). Randomised, Placebo-Controlled Investigation of the Impact of Probiotic Consumption on Gut Microbiota Diversity and the Faecal Metabolome in Seniors. Microorganisms. 12(4). 796–796. 2 indexed citations
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Salli, Krista, Johanna Hirvonen, Ashley A. Hibberd, et al.. (2023). The Effect of Human Milk Oligosaccharides and Bifidobacterium longum subspecies infantis Bi-26 on Simulated Infant Gut Microbiome and Metabolites. Microorganisms. 11(6). 1553–1553. 13 indexed citations
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Yuan, Yue, Sofia D. Forssten, Knud Erik Bach Knudsen, et al.. (2021). Effects of Colonic Fermentation Products of Polydextrose, Lactitol and Xylitol on Intestinal Barrier Repair In Vitro. Applied Sciences. 11(9). 4174–4174. 6 indexed citations
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Saarinen, Markku, Olli Kärkkäinen, Kati Hanhineva, et al.. (2020). Metabolomics analysis of plasma and adipose tissue samples from mice orally administered with polydextrose and correlations with cecal microbiota. Scientific Reports. 10(1). 21577–21577. 12 indexed citations
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Salli, Krista, Johanna Hirvonen, Ashley A. Hibberd, et al.. (2019). The effect of 2′-fucosyllactose on simulated infant gut microbiome and metabolites; a pilot study in comparison to GOS and lactose. Scientific Reports. 9(1). 13232–13232. 72 indexed citations
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Mukerji, Pushkor, Jason M. Roper, Buffy Stahl, et al.. (2016). Safety evaluation of AB-LIFE® (Lactobacillus plantarum CECT 7527, 7528 and 7529): Antibiotic resistance and 90-day repeated-dose study in rats. Food and Chemical Toxicology. 92. 117–128. 37 indexed citations
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Stenman, Lotta K., Markus J. Lehtinen, Nils Meland, et al.. (2016). Probiotic With or Without Fiber Controls Body Fat Mass, Associated With Serum Zonulin, in Overweight and Obese Adults—Randomized Controlled Trial. EBioMedicine. 13. 190–200. 118 indexed citations
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Nielsen, Tina Skau, Helle Nygaard Lærke, Peter Kappel Theil, et al.. (2014). Diets high in resistant starch and arabinoxylan modulate digestion processes and SCFA pool size in the large intestine and faecal microbial composition in pigs. British Journal Of Nutrition. 112(11). 1837–1849. 104 indexed citations
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Mäkeläinen, H., Noora Ottman, Sofia D. Forssten, et al.. (2010). Synbiotic effects of galacto-oligosaccharide, polydextrose and Bifidobacterium lactis Bi-07 in vitro.. 5(4). 203–210. 9 indexed citations
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Ouwehand, Arthur C., Kirsti Tiihonen, Markku Saarinen, Heli Putaala, & Nina Rautonen. (2008). Influence of a combination ofLactobacillus acidophilusNCFM and lactitol on healthy elderly: intestinal and immune parameters. British Journal Of Nutrition. 101(3). 367–375. 128 indexed citations
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Schwab, Ursula, Anneli Törrönen, Esa Meririnne, et al.. (2006). Orally Administered Betaine Has an Acute and Dose-Dependent Effect on Serum Betaine and Plasma Homocysteine Concentrations in Healthy Humans. Journal of Nutrition. 136(1). 34–38. 61 indexed citations
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Peuranen, Seppo, Kirsti Tiihonen, J. Apajalahti, et al.. (2004). Combination of polydextrose and lactitol affects microbial ecosystem and immune responses in rat gastrointestinal tract. British Journal Of Nutrition. 91(6). 905–914. 63 indexed citations
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Schwab, Ursula, Anneli Törrönen, Georg Alfthan, et al.. (2002). Betaine supplementation decreases plasma homocysteine concentrations but does not affect body weight, body composition, or resting energy expenditure in human subjects,,. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 76(5). 961–967. 148 indexed citations
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Kettunen, Hannele, Kirsti Tiihonen, Seppo Peuranen, Markku Saarinen, & Janet C Remus. (2001). Dietary betaine accumulates in the liver and intestinal tissue and stabilizes the intestinal epithelial structure in healthy and coccidia-infected broiler chicks. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A Molecular & Integrative Physiology. 130(4). 759–769. 133 indexed citations
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Saarinen, Markku, et al.. (1998). Ojien mitoitus kunnostusojituksessa : kirjallisuustarkastelu. Jukuri (Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke)). 49(3). 75–85. 1 indexed citations
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Carredano, Enrique, B. E. Westerlund, Bertil Persson, et al.. (1998). The three-dimensional structures of two toxins from snake venom throw light on the anticoagulant and neurotoxic sites of phospholipase A2. Toxicon. 36(1). 75–92. 63 indexed citations
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Dai, Shaodong, Markku Saarinen, S. Ramaswamy, et al.. (1996). Crystal Structure ofArabidopsis thalianaNADPH Dependent Thioredoxin Reductase at 2.5 Å Resolution. Journal of Molecular Biology. 264(5). 1044–1057. 82 indexed citations
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Saarinen, Markku, Florence K. Gleason, & Hans Eklund. (1995). Crystal structure of thioredoxin-2 from Anabaena. Structure. 3(10). 1097–1108. 54 indexed citations

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