Mika Ilves

3.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
47 papers, 2.5k citations indexed

About

Mika Ilves is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and Immunology and Allergy. According to data from OpenAlex, Mika Ilves has authored 47 papers receiving a total of 2.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 24 papers in Molecular Biology, 15 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and 8 papers in Immunology and Allergy. Recurrent topics in Mika Ilves's work include Cardiac Fibrosis and Remodeling (12 papers), Signaling Pathways in Disease (7 papers) and Cell Adhesion Molecules Research (7 papers). Mika Ilves is often cited by papers focused on Cardiac Fibrosis and Remodeling (12 papers), Signaling Pathways in Disease (7 papers) and Cell Adhesion Molecules Research (7 papers). Mika Ilves collaborates with scholars based in Finland, Hungary and United Kingdom. Mika Ilves's co-authors include Heikki Ruskoaho, Jaana Rysä, Olli Vuolteenaho, István Szokodi, Jarkko Piuhola, Hanna Leskinen, Gábor Földes, Sampsa Pikkarainen, Heikki Tokola and Juhani Leppäluoto and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Circulation.

In The Last Decade

Mika Ilves

47 papers receiving 2.4k citations

Hit Papers

Apelin, the Novel Endogenous Ligand of the Orphan Recepto... 2002 2026 2010 2018 2002 100 200 300 400 500
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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. Apelin, the Novel Endogenous Ligand of the Orphan Receptor APJ, Regulates Cardiac Contractility
    2002 516 citations István Szokodi, Pasi Tavi 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
Mika Ilves Finland 26 975 790 709 641 480 47 2.5k
Wataru Nishida Japan 28 1.2k 1.2× 246 0.3× 126 0.2× 564 0.9× 226 0.5× 61 2.6k
S. Kumar United Kingdom 34 2.2k 2.2× 333 0.4× 239 0.3× 187 0.3× 337 0.7× 84 4.0k
Laurent Muller France 30 1.4k 1.5× 505 0.6× 62 0.1× 455 0.7× 304 0.6× 67 2.8k
Marjorie Maillet United States 24 2.8k 2.9× 924 1.2× 103 0.1× 1.4k 2.2× 294 0.6× 30 4.1k
Leonardo Guasti United Kingdom 32 1.7k 1.8× 313 0.4× 79 0.1× 471 0.7× 390 0.8× 66 2.9k
Patrick A. Dreyfus France 26 1.1k 1.2× 309 0.4× 190 0.3× 290 0.5× 359 0.7× 49 2.0k
Masakatsu Sone Japan 32 1.4k 1.4× 695 0.9× 92 0.1× 539 0.8× 271 0.6× 100 3.2k
Pablo Martı́n-Vasallo Spain 29 1.8k 1.9× 354 0.4× 93 0.1× 148 0.2× 363 0.8× 86 3.1k
Catherine Monnot France 25 1.3k 1.4× 209 0.3× 87 0.1× 958 1.5× 259 0.5× 43 2.4k
Richard A. Zuellig Switzerland 23 1.2k 1.3× 809 1.0× 114 0.2× 137 0.2× 451 0.9× 38 2.2k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Mika Ilves

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Mika Ilves

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

All Works

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Tokola, Heikki, Jaana Rysä, Sampsa Pikkarainen, et al.. (2014). Bone morphogenetic protein-2 − A potential autocrine/paracrine factor in mediating the stretch activated B-type and atrial natriuretic peptide expression in cardiac myocytes. Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology. 399. 9–21. 12 indexed citations
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Ekman, Anna, Mika Ilves, & Antti Iivanainen. (2011). B lymphopoiesis is characterized by pre-B cell marker gene expression in fetal cattle and declines in adults. Developmental & Comparative Immunology. 37(1). 39–49. 15 indexed citations
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Myllynen, Päivi, Raisa Serpi, Jaana Rysä, et al.. (2011). BMP-4 expression has prognostic significance in advanced serous ovarian carcinoma and is affected by cisplatin in OVCAR-3 cells. Tumor Biology. 32(5). 985–995. 21 indexed citations
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Rysä, Jaana, Juha Näpänkangas, Peeter Kööbi, et al.. (2011). Left ventricular periostin gene expression is associated with fibrogenesis in experimental renal insufficiency. Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation. 27(1). 115–122. 19 indexed citations
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Fox, Michael A., Raija Sormunen, Hongmin Tu, et al.. (2010). Muscle-Derived Collagen XIII Regulates Maturation of the Skeletal Neuromuscular Junction. Journal of Neuroscience. 30(37). 12230–12241. 87 indexed citations
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Hägg, Päivi M., T Hurskainen, R Palatsi, Mika Ilves, & A Oikarinen. (2009). Increased expression of glucocorticoid receptor β in lymphocytes of patients with severe atopic dermatitis unresponsive to topical corticosteroid. British Journal of Dermatology. 162(2). 318–324. 16 indexed citations
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Aro, Jani, Jaakko A. Puhakka, Mika Ilves, et al.. (2008). Thrombospondin-4 expression is rapidly upregulated by cardiac overload. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 373(2). 186–191. 53 indexed citations
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Jokela, Markus, Maire Rantala, Olavi Ukkola, et al.. (2008). The effect of a short-term hypocaloric diet on liver gene expression and metabolic risk factors in obese women. Nutrition Metabolism and Cardiovascular Diseases. 19(3). 177–183. 15 indexed citations
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Myllynen, Päivi, Maria Kummu, Mika Ilves, et al.. (2008). ABCG2/BCRP decreases the transfer of a food-born chemical carcinogen, 2-amino-1-methyl-6-phenylimidazo[4,5-b]pyridine (PhIP) in perfused term human placenta. Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology. 232(2). 210–217. 56 indexed citations
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Taskinen, Panu, Ylermi Soini, Jaana Rysä, et al.. (2008). Noncollagenous bone matrix proteins as a part of calcific aortic valve disease regulation. Human Pathology. 39(11). 1695–1701. 33 indexed citations
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Sármán, Balázs, Réka Skoumal, Hanna Leskinen, et al.. (2007). Nuclear factor-κB signaling contributes to severe, but not moderate, angiotensin II-induced left ventricular remodeling. Journal of Hypertension. 25(9). 1927–1939. 18 indexed citations
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Huilaja, Laura, T Hurskainen, Stefan G. Hofmann, et al.. (2007). Pemphigoid gestationis autoantigen, transmembrane collagen XVII, promotes the migration of cytotrophoblastic cells of placenta and is a structural component of fetal membranes. Matrix Biology. 27(3). 190–200. 30 indexed citations
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Kuure, Satu, Kirsi Sainio, Reetta Vuolteenaho, et al.. (2005). Crosstalk between Jagged1 and GDNF/Ret/GFRα1 signalling regulates ureteric budding and branching. Mechanisms of Development. 122(6). 765–780. 33 indexed citations
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Luodonpää, Marja, Hanna Leskinen, Mika Ilves, Olli Vuolteenaho, & Heikki Ruskoaho. (2004). Adrenomedullin modulates hemodynamic and cardiac effects of angiotensin II in conscious rats. American Journal of Physiology-Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology. 286(6). R1085–R1092. 9 indexed citations
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Tavi, Pasi, Sampsa Pikkarainen, Jarkko Ronkainen, et al.. (2003). Pacing‐induced calcineurin activation controls cardiac Ca2+ signalling and gene expression. The Journal of Physiology. 554(2). 309–320. 45 indexed citations
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Torkko, Juha M., Kari Koivuranta, Alexander J. Kastaniotis, et al.. (2003). Candida tropicalis Expresses Two Mitochondrial 2-Enoyl Thioester Reductases That Are Able to Form Both Homodimers and Heterodimers. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 278(42). 41213–41220. 29 indexed citations
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Földes, Gábor, Ferenc Horkay, István Szokodi, et al.. (2003). Circulating and cardiac levels of apelin, the novel ligand of the orphan receptor APJ, in patients with heart failure. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 308(3). 480–485. 218 indexed citations
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Kerkelä, Risto, Mika Ilves, Sampsa Pikkarainen, et al.. (2002). Identification of PKCα Isoform-Specific Effects in Cardiac Myocytes Using Antisense Phosphorothioate Oligonucleotides. Molecular Pharmacology. 62(6). 1482–1491. 20 indexed citations
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Sund, Malin, Timo Väisänen, Mika Ilves, et al.. (2001). Distinct expression of type XIII collagen in neuronal structures and other tissues during mouse development. Matrix Biology. 20(4). 215–231. 59 indexed citations
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Ilves, Mika, et al.. (2000). Gene Structure of a New Cardiac Peptide Hormone: A Model for Heart-Specific Gene Expression1. Endocrinology. 141(2). 731–740. 68 indexed citations

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