Matti Viitanen

26.1k total citations · 2 hit papers
289 papers, 16.5k citations indexed

About

Matti Viitanen is a scholar working on Psychiatry and Mental health, Physiology and Neurology. According to data from OpenAlex, Matti Viitanen has authored 289 papers receiving a total of 16.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 90 papers in Psychiatry and Mental health, 71 papers in Physiology and 48 papers in Neurology. Recurrent topics in Matti Viitanen's work include Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research (85 papers), Alzheimer's disease research and treatments (55 papers) and Cerebrovascular and genetic disorders (35 papers). Matti Viitanen is often cited by papers focused on Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research (85 papers), Alzheimer's disease research and treatments (55 papers) and Cerebrovascular and genetic disorders (35 papers). Matti Viitanen collaborates with scholars based in Sweden, Finland and United States. Matti Viitanen's co-authors include Bengt Winblad, Laura Fratiglioni, Zhenyu Guo, Miia Kivipelto, Hilkka Soininen, Aulikki Nissinen, Lars Bäckman, Hannu Kalimo, Ingemar Kåreholt and Eeva‐Liisa Helkala and has published in prestigious journals such as Brain, Neurology and Diabetes Care.

In The Last Decade

Matti Viitanen

285 papers receiving 15.9k citations

Hit Papers

2 papers align trajectories

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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.

Obesity and Vascular Risk Factors at Midlife and the Risk of Dementia and Alzheimer Disease

2005 961 citations Laura Fratiglioni, Matti Viitanen et al. Archives of Neurology profile →
Leisure-time physical activity at midlife and the risk of dementia and Alzheimer's disease

2005 759 citations Matti Viitanen, Bengt Winblad et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Matti Viitanen Sweden	67	5.6k	5.0k	2.2k	2.0k	1.9k	289	16.5k
Kamal Masaki United States	73	4.0k 0.7×	5.6k 1.1×	2.7k 1.2×	1.7k 0.9×	1.7k 0.9×	267	18.3k
Nathan Herrmann Canada	67	7.7k 1.4×	3.8k 0.8×	1.5k 0.7×	3.0k 1.5×	1.7k 0.9×	465	22.4k
Ingmar Skoog Sweden	76	7.5k 1.3×	6.1k 1.2×	1.8k 0.8×	2.8k 1.4×	1.5k 0.8×	432	22.9k
Krista L. Lanctôt Canada	65	5.6k 1.0×	4.0k 0.8×	1.3k 0.6×	2.9k 1.5×	2.1k 1.1×	449	20.3k
John C.S. Breitner United States	78	9.4k 1.7×	8.1k 1.6×	1.7k 0.7×	3.3k 1.7×	2.4k 1.3×	279	21.2k
Ronald G. Thomas United States	60	5.6k 1.0×	7.7k 1.6×	1.1k 0.5×	2.1k 1.1×	2.7k 1.4×	179	18.7k
Rhoda Au United States	66	6.2k 1.1×	4.7k 0.9×	1.9k 0.8×	2.5k 1.3×	1.6k 0.8×	304	18.4k
Alistair Burns United Kingdom	77	9.9k 1.8×	3.5k 0.7×	2.0k 0.9×	2.1k 1.1×	1.1k 0.6×	430	20.5k
Denis A. Evans United States	83	8.9k 1.6×	8.6k 1.7×	1.8k 0.8×	2.2k 1.1×	2.4k 1.2×	248	29.0k
Walter A. Kukull United States	74	10.0k 1.8×	8.4k 1.7×	2.7k 1.2×	2.5k 1.3×	2.6k 1.4×	252	21.1k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Matti Viitanen

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Salminen, Marika, Tero Vahlberg, Maarit Wuorela, et al.. (2025). Factors contributing to self-rated health in community-dwelling independent 75-year-old Finns: a population-based cross-sectional cohort study. BMC Geriatrics. 25(1). 141–141. 1 indexed citations

Salminen, Marika, Kerttu Irjala, Marja-Kaisa Koivula, et al.. (2024). High-sensitivity cardiac troponin T and N-terminal b-type natriuretic propeptide are associated with cardiac and all-cause mortality in older adults – A population-based ten-year follow-up study. Clinica Chimica Acta. 567. 120116–120116. 1 indexed citations

Salminen, Marika, et al.. (2024). AEGIS—AcutE Geriatric Intervention Study: pilot study of frontline acute geriatric assessment to improve quality of care in emergency department. Age and Ageing. 53(8). 2 indexed citations

Langén, Ville L., et al.. (2024). Trends in Positive Life Orientation Among 70-Year-Olds: A Comparison of Two Finnish Cohorts Born 20 Years Apart. Clinical Gerontologist. 48(1). 121–127. 1 indexed citations

Ekblad, Laura L., et al.. (2023). Impaired Early Insulin Response to Glucose Load Predicts Episodic Memory Decline: A 10-Year Population-Based Cohort Follow-Up of 45–74-Year-Old Men and Women. Journal of Alzheimer s Disease. 92(1). 349–359. 1 indexed citations

Salminen, Marika, Kerttu Irjala, Päivi Korhonen, et al.. (2023). Re-examination of successful agers with lower biological than chronological age still after a 20-year follow-up period. BMC Geriatrics. 23(1). 128–128. 7 indexed citations

Salminen, Marika, Sari Stenholm, Päivi Korhonen, et al.. (2023). Senior Health Clinic for 75-year-old home-dwelling Finns – study design, clinic protocol and non-response analysis. BMC Health Services Research. 23(1). 210–210. 2 indexed citations

Salminen, Marika, Laura Viikari, Tero Vahlberg, et al.. (2019). Urgent Geriatric Outpatient Clinic - Easy Access to Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment for Older Home-Dwelling Persons Living with Frailty. International journal of gerontology. 13(3). 212–215. 1 indexed citations

Viikari, Laura, Ia Kohonen, Tytti Vuorinen, et al.. (2019). Respiratory tract virus infections in the elderly with pneumonia. BMC Geriatrics. 19(1). 111–111. 17 indexed citations

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Almkvist, Ove, Elena Rodriguez‐Vieitez, Steinunn Þórðardóttir, et al.. (2019). Longitudinal cognitive decline in autosomal-dominant Alzheimer's disease varies with mutations in APP and PSEN1 genes. Neurobiology of Aging. 82. 40–47. 7 indexed citations

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Viitanen, Matti, Erik Sundström, Marc Baumann, et al.. (2012). Experimental studies of mitochondrial function in CADASIL vascular smooth muscle cells. Experimental Cell Research. 319(3). 134–143. 25 indexed citations

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Stolt, Minna, Riitta Suhonen, Pauli Puukka, et al.. (2012). Foot health and self-care activities of older people in home care. STM:n Hallinnonalan avoin julkaisuarkisto (Julkari). 2 indexed citations

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Koivunen, J., Noora M. Scheinin, Jere Virta, et al.. (2011). Amyloid PET imaging in patients with mild cognitive impairment. Neurology. 76(12). 1085–1090. 134 indexed citations

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Koivunen, J., Auli Verkkoniemi, Sargo Aalto, et al.. (2008). PET amyloid ligand [11C]PIB uptake shows predominantly striatal increase in variant Alzheimer's disease. Brain. 131(7). 1845–1853. 90 indexed citations

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Mykkänen, Kati, Marja‐Liisa Savontaus, Vesa Juvonen, et al.. (2004). Detection of the founder effect in Finnish CADASIL families. European Journal of Human Genetics. 12(10). 813–819. 43 indexed citations

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Appelros, Peter & Matti Viitanen. (2004). Prevalence and predictors of depression at one year in a Swedish population-based cohort with first-ever stroke. Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases. 13(2). 52–57. 45 indexed citations

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Kalimo, Hannu, M M Ruchoux, Matti Viitanen, & Raj N. Kalaria. (2002). CADASIL: a Common Form of Hereditary Arteriopathy Causing Brain Infarcts and Dementia. Brain Pathology. 12(3). 371–384. 188 indexed citations

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Guo, Zhenchao, Laura Fratiglioni, Li Zhu, et al.. (1999). Occurrence and Progression of Dementia in a Community Population Aged 75 Years and Older. Archives of Neurology. 56(8). 991–991. 167 indexed citations

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Viitanen, Hanna, Päivi Annila, Matti Viitanen, & Pekka Tarkkila. (1999). Premedication with Midazolam Delays Recovery After Ambulatory Sevoflurane Anesthesia in Children. Anesthesia & Analgesia. 89(1). 75–79. 107 indexed citations

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Eriksdotter, Maria, Agneta Nordberg, Kaarina Amberla, et al.. (1998). Intracerebroventricular Infusion of Nerve Growth Factor in Three Patients with Alzheimer’s Disease. Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders. 9(5). 246–257. 387 indexed citations

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