Minna Rusanen

2.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
29 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

Minna Rusanen is a scholar working on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Psychiatry and Mental health and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Minna Rusanen has authored 29 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 11 papers in Psychiatry and Mental health and 6 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Minna Rusanen's work include Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research (11 papers), Nutritional Studies and Diet (10 papers) and Health disparities and outcomes (5 papers). Minna Rusanen is often cited by papers focused on Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research (11 papers), Nutritional Studies and Diet (10 papers) and Health disparities and outcomes (5 papers). Minna Rusanen collaborates with scholars based in Finland, Sweden and United Kingdom. Minna Rusanen's co-authors include Miia Kivipelto, Hilkka Soininen, Tiina Laatikainen, Tiia Ngandu, Alina Solomon, Ingemar Kåreholt, Jaakko Tuomilehto, Anna‐Maija Tolppanen, Charles P. Quesenberry and Rachel A. Whitmer and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Neurology and The American Journal of Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Minna Rusanen

27 papers receiving 1.5k citations

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Multidomain lifestyle intervention benefits a large elderly population at risk for cognitive decline and dementia regardless of baseline characteristics: The FINGER trial

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Minna Rusanen Finland	15	664	538	310	201	165	29	1.5k
Esko Levälahti Finland	26	585 0.9×	562 1.0×	458 1.5×	225 1.1×	122 0.7×	61	2.3k
Kathryn R. Greenop Australia	20	686 1.0×	553 1.0×	450 1.5×	140 0.7×	90 0.5×	35	2.0k
Rebecca M. Evans United States	16	669 1.0×	683 1.3×	243 0.8×	157 0.8×	76 0.5×	24	1.9k
Anna Marseglia Sweden	24	527 0.8×	483 0.9×	304 1.0×	164 0.8×	65 0.4×	65	1.7k
Alyssa Gamaldo United States	21	648 1.0×	420 0.8×	283 0.9×	108 0.5×	85 0.5×	91	2.1k
Olga J.G. Schiepers Netherlands	13	568 0.9×	307 0.6×	245 0.8×	119 0.6×	100 0.6×	18	2.0k
Ingmar Skoog Sweden	20	1.0k 1.5×	666 1.2×	274 0.9×	308 1.5×	102 0.6×	31	2.2k
Ilianna Lourida United Kingdom	16	503 0.8×	493 0.9×	465 1.5×	138 0.7×	61 0.4×	34	1.7k
Zaldy S. Tan United States	20	875 1.3×	720 1.3×	364 1.2×	156 0.8×	89 0.5×	52	2.5k
Silvan Licher Netherlands	21	579 0.9×	408 0.8×	217 0.7×	127 0.6×	47 0.3×	41	1.6k

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Saari, Toni, Minna Rusanen, Hannu Uusitalo, et al.. (2025). Altered tear fluid protein expression in persons with mild Alzheimer's disease in proteins involved in oxidative stress, protein synthesis, and energy metabolism. Journal of Alzheimer s Disease. 105(1). 292–301. 1 indexed citations

Kärkkäinen, Virve, Toni Saari, Minna Rusanen, et al.. (2025). Neuroinflammation Markers in Tear Fluid of Mild Alzheimer’s Disease. Journal of Molecular Neuroscience. 75(2). 73–73. 1 indexed citations

Rusanen, Minna, Toni Saari, Hannu Uusitalo, et al.. (2024). Tear fluid reflects the altered protein expressions of Alzheimer's disease patients in proteins involved in protein repair and clearance system or the regulation of cytoskeleton. Journal of Alzheimer s Disease. 108(1_suppl). S42–S49. 6 indexed citations

Lehtisalo, Jenni, Minna Rusanen, Alina Solomon, et al.. (2022). Effect of a multi-domain lifestyle intervention on cardiovascular risk in older people: the FINGER trial. European Heart Journal. 43(21). 2054–2061. 38 indexed citations

Välimäki, Tarja, Anne M. Koivisto, Virve Kärkkäinen, et al.. (2022). Pet ownership supports quality of life in home‐dwelling people with Alzheimer's disease. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry. 37(4). 3 indexed citations

Kärkkäinen, Virve, Minna Rusanen, Toni Saari, et al.. (2022). Shortening of Saccades as a Possible Easy-to-Use Biomarker to Detect Risk of Alzheimer’s Disease. Journal of Alzheimer s Disease. 88(2). 609–618. 13 indexed citations

Kärkkäinen, Virve, Minna Rusanen, Toni Saari, et al.. (2022). Computer-based Eye-tracking Analysis of King-Devick Test Differentiates Persons With Idiopathic Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus From Cognitively Unimpaired. Alzheimer Disease & Associated Disorders. 36(4). 340–346. 5 indexed citations

Barbera, Mariagnese, Jenni Kulmala, Inna Lisko, et al.. (2020). Third follow-up of the Cardiovascular Risk Factors, Aging and Dementia (CAIDE) cohort investigating determinants of cognitive, physical, and psychosocial wellbeing among the oldest old: the CAIDE85+ study protocol. BMC Geriatrics. 20(1). 238–238. 9 indexed citations

Rusanen, Minna, et al.. (2020). Prospective Ultrasound Screening of Men With Cerebrovascular Disease for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms. Scandinavian Journal of Surgery. 110(3). 395–399. 1 indexed citations

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Deckers, Kay, Mariagnese Barbera, Sebastian Köhler, et al.. (2019). Long‐term dementia risk prediction by the LIBRA score: A 30‐year follow‐up of the CAIDE study. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry. 35(2). 195–203. 58 indexed citations

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Hooshmand, Babak, Minna Rusanen, Tiia Ngandu, et al.. (2018). Serum Insulin and Cognitive Performance in Older Adults: A Longitudinal Study. The American Journal of Medicine. 132(3). 367–373. 24 indexed citations

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Tolppanen, Anna‐Maija, Alina Solomon, Jenni Kulmala, et al.. (2015). Leisure-time physical activity from mid- to late life, body mass index, and risk of dementia. WOS.

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Damangir, Soheil, Eini Niskanen, Júlia Miralbell, et al.. (2014). Coronary Heart Disease and Cortical Thickness, Gray Matter and White Matter Lesion Volumes on MRI. PLoS ONE. 9(10). e109250–e109250. 17 indexed citations

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Rusanen, Minna, Alina Solomon, Tiia Ngandu, et al.. (2014). Late-life cynical distrust, risk of incident dementia, and mortality in a population-based cohort. Neurology. 82(24). 2205–2212. 22 indexed citations

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Rusanen, Minna, Tiia Ngandu, Tiina Laatikainen, et al.. (2013). Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Asthma and the Risk of Mild Cognitive Impairment and Dementia: A Population Based CAIDE Study. Current Alzheimer Research. 10(5). 549–555. 91 indexed citations

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Tolppanen, Anna‐Maija, Tiia Ngandu, Ingemar Kåreholt, et al.. (2013). Midlife and Late-Life Body Mass Index and Late-Life Dementia: Results from a Prospective Population-Based Cohort. Journal of Alzheimer s Disease. 38(1). 201–209. 186 indexed citations

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Hooshmand, Babak, Alina Solomon, Ingemar Kåreholt, et al.. (2011). Associations between serum homocysteine, holotranscobalamin, folate and cognition in the elderly: a longitudinal study. Journal of Internal Medicine. 271(2). 204–212. 81 indexed citations

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Rusanen, Minna, Suvi Rovio, Tiia Ngandu, et al.. (2010). Midlife Smoking, Apolipoprotein E and Risk of Dementia and Alzheimer’s Disease: A Population-Based Cardiovascular Risk Factors, Aging and Dementia Study. Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders. 30(3). 277–284. 56 indexed citations

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Rusanen, Minna, Miia Kivipelto, Charles P. Quesenberry, Jufen Zhou, & Rachel A. Whitmer. (2010). Heavy Smoking in Midlife and Long-term Risk of Alzheimer Disease and Vascular Dementia. Archives of Internal Medicine. 171(4). 333–333. 219 indexed citations

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Jauhiainen, Anne M., Minna Rusanen, Eini Niskanen, et al.. (2008). Differential Hypometabolism Patterns according to Mild Cognitive Impairment Subtypes. Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders. 26(6). 490–498. 15 indexed citations

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