Mika Kähönen

106.4k total citations · 3 hit papers
577 papers, 18.6k citations indexed

About

Mika Kähönen is a scholar working on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Mika Kähönen has authored 577 papers receiving a total of 18.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 313 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 95 papers in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism and 93 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Mika Kähönen's work include Cardiovascular Health and Disease Prevention (122 papers), Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies (110 papers) and Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control (79 papers). Mika Kähönen is often cited by papers focused on Cardiovascular Health and Disease Prevention (122 papers), Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies (110 papers) and Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control (79 papers). Mika Kähönen collaborates with scholars based in Finland, Australia and United States. Mika Kähönen's co-authors include Olli T. Raitakari, Jorma Viikari, Terho Lehtimäki, Markus Juonala, Leena Taittonen, Nina Hutri‐Kähönen, Tomi Laitinen, Antti Jula, Tapani Rönnemaa and Eero Jokinen and has published in prestigious journals such as JAMA, Circulation and Journal of Clinical Investigation.

In The Last Decade

Mika Kähönen

559 papers receiving 18.2k 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.

Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Childhood and Carotid Artery Intima-Media Thickness in Adulthood

2003 1.3k citations Olli T. Raitakari, Markus Juonala et al. profile →
Cohort Profile: The Cardiovascular Risk in Young Finns Study

2008 538 citations Olli T. Raitakari, Markus Juonala et al. profile →
Tracking of Serum Lipid Levels, Blood Pressure, and Body Mass Index from Childhood to Adulthood: The Cardiovascular Risk in Young Finns Study

2011 386 citations Costan G. Magnussen, Jorma Viikari et al. profile →

Peers

Mika Kähönen

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Terho Lehtimäki Finland

Markus Juonala Finland

Joanne M. Murabito United States

Lars J. Vatten Norway

Anna F. Dominiczak United Kingdom

Peter M. Nilsson Sweden

Tapani Rönnemaa Finland

Vilmundur Guðnason Iceland

Philippe Amouyel France

Hans Lithell Sweden

Terho Lehtimäki Finland

Mika Kähönen

6.6k ×0.9

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3.4k ×0.9

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6.3k ×1.8

4.4k ×1.4

PHYSI

4.0k ×1.4

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Citations per year, relative to Mika Kähönen Mika Kähönen (= 1×) peers Terho Lehtimäki

Countries citing papers authored by Mika Kähönen

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Citations

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Fields of papers citing papers by Mika Kähönen

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Mika Kähönen

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

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Juonala, Markus, Harri Niinikoski, Suvi Rovio, et al.. (2025). Associations of long-term cumulative C-reactive protein and glycoprotein acetyls concentrations in childhood, adolescence and adulthood with adulthood retinal microvascular structure. Atherosclerosis. 412. 120595–120595.

Saarinen, Aino, Saara Marttila, Emma Raitoharju, et al.. (2025). Sleep disturbances, shift work, and epigenetic ageing in working-age adults: findings from the Young Finns study. Clinical Epigenetics. 17(1). 55–55. 2 indexed citations

Koskinen, Juhani S., Markus Juonala, Katja Pahkala, et al.. (2025). Blood pressure in childhood, young- and mid-adulthood: association with carotid plaque severity. European Heart Journal. 46(24). 2306–2316. 4 indexed citations

Buscot, Marie‐Jeanne, Brooklyn J. Fraser, Markus Juonala, et al.. (2024). Life-period associations of body mass index with adult carotid intima-media thickness: The Bogalusa Heart Study and the Cardiovascular Risk in Young Finns Study. Preventive Medicine. 189. 108128–108128.

Li, Jie, Pashupati P. Mishra, Terho Lehtimäki, et al.. (2024). Bias in O-Information Estimation. Entropy. 26(10). 837–837. 1 indexed citations

Nevalainen, Jaakko, Katja Pahkala, Markus Juonala, et al.. (2024). Cognitive performance from childhood to old age and intergenerational correlations in the multigenerational Young Finns Study. Journal of Neurology. 271(11). 7294–7308.

Aanes, Håvard, Øyvind Bleka, Terho Lehtimäki, et al.. (2023). A new blood based epigenetic age predictor for adolescents and young adults. Scientific Reports. 13(1). 2303–2303. 11 indexed citations

Dobewall, Henrik, Liisa Keltikangas‐Järvinen, Saara Marttila, et al.. (2023). The relationship of trait-like compassion with epigenetic aging: The population-based prospective Young Finns Study. Frontiers in Psychiatry. 14. 1018797–1018797. 1 indexed citations

Hernesniemi, Jussi, Kjell Nikus, Leo‐Pekka Lyytikäinen, et al.. (2023). Effects of Beta Blocker Therapy on RR Interval Correlations During Exercise. Computing in cardiology. 1 indexed citations

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Lundgren, Sara, Kirsi H. Pietiläinen, Mikko Hurme, et al.. (2022). BMI is positively associated with accelerated epigenetic aging in twin pairs discordant for body mass index. Journal of Internal Medicine. 292(4). 627–640. 36 indexed citations

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Viinikainen, Jutta, Petri Böckerman, Marko Elovainio, et al.. (2020). Personality, occupational sorting and routine work. Employee Relations. 42(6). 1423–1440. 4 indexed citations

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Tikkakoski, Antti, Heini Huhtala, Mika Kähönen, et al.. (2019). Changes in hemodynamics associated with metabolic syndrome are more pronounced in women than in men. Scientific Reports. 9(1). 18377–18377. 14 indexed citations

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Kettunen, Johannes, Scott C. Ritchie, Leo‐Pekka Lyytikäinen, et al.. (2018). Biomarker Glycoprotein Acetyls Is Associated With the Risk of a Wide Spectrum of Incident Diseases and Stratifies Mortality Risk in Angiography Patients. Circulation Genomic and Precision Medicine. 11(11). e002234–e002234. 30 indexed citations

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Erhart, Gertraud, Claudia Lamina, Terho Lehtimäki, et al.. (2018). Genetic Factors Explain a Major Fraction of the 50% Lower Lipoprotein(a) Concentrations in Finns. Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis and Vascular Biology. 38(5). 1230–1241. 32 indexed citations

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Ukkola, Olavi, Y. Antero Kesäniemi, Mika Kähönen, et al.. (2013). Plasma IgA antibody levels to malondialdehyde acetaldehyde-adducts are associated with inflammatory mediators, obesity and type 2 diabetes. Annals of Medicine. 45(8). 501–510. 30 indexed citations

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Würtz, Peter, Mika Tiainen, Ville‐Petteri Mäkinen, et al.. (2012). Circulating Metabolite Predictors of Glycemia in Middle-Aged Men and Women. Diabetes Care. 35(8). 1749–1756. 168 indexed citations

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Würtz, Peter, Ville‐Petteri Mäkinen, Pasi Soininen, et al.. (2012). Metabolic Signatures of Insulin Resistance in 7,098 Young Adults. Diabetes. 61(6). 1372–1380. 235 indexed citations

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Koivistoinen, Teemu, Nina Hutri‐Kähönen, Markus Juonala, et al.. (2011). Metabolic syndrome in childhood and increased arterial stiffness in adulthood — The Cardiovascular Risk in Young Finns Study. Annals of Medicine. 43(4). 312–319. 51 indexed citations

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Würtz, Peter, Pasi Soininen, Antti J. Kangas, et al.. (2010). Characterization of systemic metabolic phenotypes associated with subclinical atherosclerosis. Molecular BioSystems. 7(2). 385–393. 25 indexed citations

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Kattainen, Anna, Veikko Salomaa, Antti Jula, et al.. (2005). Gender differences in the treatment and secondary prevention of CHD at population level. Scandinavian Cardiovascular Journal. 39(6). 327–333. 8 indexed citations

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