Niina Pitkänen

6.1k total citations
33 papers, 493 citations indexed

About

Niina Pitkänen is a scholar working on Genetics, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism and Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Niina Pitkänen has authored 33 papers receiving a total of 493 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 19 papers in Genetics, 10 papers in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism and 9 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. Recurrent topics in Niina Pitkänen's work include Genetic Associations and Epidemiology (16 papers), Birth, Development, and Health (9 papers) and Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (6 papers). Niina Pitkänen is often cited by papers focused on Genetic Associations and Epidemiology (16 papers), Birth, Development, and Health (9 papers) and Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (6 papers). Niina Pitkänen collaborates with scholars based in Finland, Australia and United States. Niina Pitkänen's co-authors include Olli T. Raitakari, Terho Lehtimäki, Jorma Viikari, Markus Juonala, Petri Böckerman, Jaakko Pehkonen, Jutta Viinikainen, Nina Hutri‐Kähönen, Mika Kähönen and Katja Pahkala and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, American Journal of Clinical Nutrition and The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.

In The Last Decade

Niina Pitkänen

32 papers receiving 482 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Niina Pitkänen Finland 14 136 102 94 91 80 33 493
Sonya Galcheva Bulgaria 14 269 2.0× 56 0.5× 107 1.1× 80 0.9× 69 0.9× 39 580
Aina Emaus Norway 11 128 0.9× 42 0.4× 122 1.3× 69 0.8× 40 0.5× 15 551
Mariaelisa Graff United States 19 198 1.5× 266 2.6× 119 1.3× 89 1.0× 133 1.7× 61 810
Gunnhild Åberge Vie Norway 10 104 0.8× 107 1.0× 80 0.9× 53 0.6× 46 0.6× 30 433
Dorota Raczkiewicz Poland 14 127 0.9× 71 0.7× 64 0.7× 67 0.7× 38 0.5× 90 681
Nathalie Lorentz Luxembourg 12 67 0.5× 111 1.1× 154 1.6× 27 0.3× 65 0.8× 20 583
Dongshan Zhu China 15 134 1.0× 130 1.3× 66 0.7× 32 0.4× 54 0.7× 58 715
Elena Sergeyev Germany 5 200 1.5× 29 0.3× 97 1.0× 122 1.3× 60 0.8× 12 468
Shaodi Ma China 16 97 0.7× 42 0.4× 40 0.4× 38 0.4× 61 0.8× 44 682
Ashley O’Connor United States 12 80 0.6× 95 0.9× 68 0.7× 23 0.3× 74 0.9× 24 679

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Niina Pitkänen

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All Works

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Zhang, Wei, Arndt A. Schmitz, Roosa Kallionpää, et al.. (2024). Neurotrophic-tyrosine receptor kinase gene fusion in papillary thyroid cancer: A clinicogenomic biobank and record linkage study from Finland. Oncotarget. 15(1). 106–116. 2 indexed citations
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Viinikainen, Jutta, Petri Böckerman, Barton Willage, et al.. (2024). Effect of weight on depression using multiple genetic instruments. PLoS ONE. 19(2). e0297594–e0297594. 2 indexed citations
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Kiiskinen, Tuomo, Niina Pitkänen, Hannele Laivuori, et al.. (2023). Use of electronic health record data mining for heart failure subtyping. BMC Research Notes. 16(1). 208–208. 2 indexed citations
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Pitkänen, Niina, et al.. (2023). Common variable immunodeficiency—an independent risk factor for atherosclerotic cardiovascular diseases. Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine. 10. 1289675–1289675. 1 indexed citations
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Pitkänen, Niina, Katja Pahkala, Suvi Rovio, et al.. (2021). Effects of Randomized Controlled Infancy-Onset Dietary Intervention on Leukocyte Telomere Length—The Special Turku Coronary Risk Factor Intervention Project (STRIP). Nutrients. 13(2). 318–318. 2 indexed citations
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Buscot, Marie‐Jeanne, Feitong Wu, Markus Juonala, et al.. (2020). Longitudinal association of a body mass index (BMI) genetic risk score with growth and BMI changes across the life course: The Cardiovascular Risk in Young Finns Study. International Journal of Obesity. 44(8). 1733–1742. 8 indexed citations
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Rovio, Suvi, Katja Pahkala, Markus Juonala, et al.. (2020). Childhood Exposure to Parental Smoking and Midlife Cognitive Function. American Journal of Epidemiology. 189(11). 1280–1291. 18 indexed citations
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Wu, Feitong, Markus Juonala, Katja Pahkala, et al.. (2019). Youth and Long-Term Dietary Calcium Intake With Risk of Impaired Glucose Metabolism and Type 2 Diabetes in Adulthood. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. 104(6). 2067–2074. 8 indexed citations
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Juonala, Markus, Niina Pitkänen, Marika Laaksonen, et al.. (2019). Childhood Exposure to Passive Smoking and Bone Health in Adulthood: The Cardiovascular Risk in Young Finns Study. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. 104(6). 2403–2411. 21 indexed citations
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Viitasalo, Anna, Niina Pitkänen, Katja Pahkala, et al.. (2019). Increase in adiposity from childhood to adulthood predicts a metabolically obese phenotype in normal-weight adults. International Journal of Obesity. 44(4). 848–851. 8 indexed citations
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Viinikainen, Jutta, Alex Bryson, Petri Böckerman, et al.. (2018). Does education protect against depression? Evidence from the Young Finns Study using Mendelian randomization. Preventive Medicine. 115. 134–139. 21 indexed citations
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Bhosale, Santosh D., Robert Moulder, Mikko S. Venäläinen, et al.. (2018). Serum Proteomic Profiling to Identify Biomarkers of Premature Carotid Atherosclerosis. Scientific Reports. 8(1). 9209–9209. 19 indexed citations
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Voutilainen, Markku, Nina Hutri‐Kähönen, Päivi Tossavainen, et al.. (2018). Low childhood high density lipoprotein cholesterol levels and subsequent risk for chronic inflammatory bowel disease. Digestive and Liver Disease. 50(4). 348–352. 13 indexed citations
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Wu, Feitong, Markus Juonala, Niina Pitkänen, et al.. (2017). Both youth and long-term vitamin D status is associated with risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus in adulthood: a cohort study. Annals of Medicine. 50(1). 74–82. 19 indexed citations
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Komulainen, Kaisla, Laura Pulkki-Råbäck, Markus Jokela, et al.. (2017). Education as a moderator of genetic risk for higher body mass index: prospective cohort study from childhood to adulthood. International Journal of Obesity. 42(4). 866–871. 14 indexed citations
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Böckerman, Petri, Jutta Viinikainen, Laura Pulkki-Råbäck, et al.. (2017). Does higher education protect against obesity? Evidence using Mendelian randomization. Preventive Medicine. 101. 195–198. 39 indexed citations
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Seyednasrollah, Fatemeh, Johanna Mäkelä, Niina Pitkänen, et al.. (2017). Prediction of Adulthood Obesity Using Genetic and Childhood Clinical Risk Factors in the Cardiovascular Risk in Young Finns Study. Circulation Cardiovascular Genetics. 10(3). 31 indexed citations
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Amin, Vikesh, Petri Böckerman, Jutta Viinikainen, et al.. (2017). Gene-environment interactions between education and body mass: Evidence from the UK and Finland. Social Science & Medicine. 195. 12–16. 10 indexed citations
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Buscot, Marie‐Jeanne, Costan G. Magnussen, Markus Juonala, et al.. (2016). The Combined Effect of Common Genetic Risk Variants on Circulating Lipoproteins Is Evident in Childhood: A Longitudinal Analysis of the Cardiovascular Risk in Young Finns Study. PLoS ONE. 11(1). e0146081–e0146081. 36 indexed citations
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Ahola‐Olli, Ari, Niina Pitkänen, Johannes Kettunen, et al.. (2014). Interactions between genetic variants and dietary lipid composition: effects on circulating LDL cholesterol in children. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 100(6). 1569–1577. 5 indexed citations

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