Outi Heikkilä

2.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
20 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Outi Heikkilä is a scholar working on Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Outi Heikkilä has authored 20 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, 4 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and 3 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Outi Heikkilä's work include Diabetes Management and Research (7 papers), Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins (4 papers) and Diet and metabolism studies (3 papers). Outi Heikkilä is often cited by papers focused on Diabetes Management and Research (7 papers), Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins (4 papers) and Diet and metabolism studies (3 papers). Outi Heikkilä collaborates with scholars based in Finland, Hungary and Australia. Outi Heikkilä's co-authors include Per‐Henrik Groop, Carol Forsblom, Markku Saraheimo, Lena M. Thorn, Johan Wadén, Milla Rosengård‐Bärlund, Kustaa Hietala, Ville‐Petteri Mäkinen, John L. Moran and Merlin C. Thomas and has published in prestigious journals such as Diabetes Care, Diabetes and Diabetologia.

In The Last Decade

Outi Heikkilä

20 papers receiving 1.1k 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.

  1. The Presence and Severity of Chronic Kidney Disease Predicts All-Cause Mortality in Type 1 Diabetes
    2009 463 citations Per‐Henrik Groop, Merlin C. Thomas et al. Diabetes profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Outi Heikkilä Finland 15 568 251 249 248 211 20 1.1k
Johan Fagerudd Finland 18 670 1.2× 248 1.0× 236 0.9× 448 1.8× 255 1.2× 24 1.5k
Tonny Jensen Denmark 19 800 1.4× 376 1.5× 345 1.4× 440 1.8× 180 0.9× 47 1.5k
Kustaa Hietala Finland 17 617 1.1× 183 0.7× 282 1.1× 210 0.8× 293 1.4× 26 1.2k
Francesco Piarulli Italy 16 408 0.7× 129 0.5× 233 0.9× 295 1.2× 90 0.4× 38 981
Tomio Onuma Japan 24 778 1.4× 260 1.0× 138 0.6× 425 1.7× 115 0.5× 53 1.4k
H.‐J. Bangstad Norway 20 670 1.2× 218 0.9× 434 1.7× 240 1.0× 266 1.3× 25 1.3k
Dariusz Moczulski Poland 19 302 0.5× 203 0.8× 333 1.3× 219 0.9× 299 1.4× 69 1.4k
Edward J. Busick United States 5 791 1.4× 216 0.9× 359 1.4× 387 1.6× 243 1.2× 5 1.4k
Kerensa Thorne United Kingdom 6 965 1.7× 217 0.9× 476 1.9× 150 0.6× 120 0.6× 13 1.4k
A S Krolewski United States 20 775 1.4× 277 1.1× 603 2.4× 451 1.8× 256 1.2× 29 1.8k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Outi Heikkilä

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Outi Heikkilä

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Heikkilä, Outi, et al.. (2011). ImatraNMR: Novel software for batch integration and analysis of quantitative NMR spectra. Journal of Magnetic Resonance. 211(2). 186–194. 7 indexed citations
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Heikkilä, Outi, Sari Mäkimattila, Marjut Timonen, et al.. (2010). Cerebellar Glucose During Fasting and Acute Hyperglycemia in Nondiabetic Men and in Men with Type 1 Diabetes. The Cerebellum. 9(3). 336–344. 14 indexed citations
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Gordin, Daniel, Johan Wadén, Carol Forsblom, et al.. (2010). Arterial stiffness and vascular complications in patients with type 1 diabetes: The Finnish Diabetic Nephropathy (FinnDiane) Study. Annals of Medicine. 44(2). 196–204. 31 indexed citations
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Heikkilä, Outi, Nina Lundbom, Marjut Timonen, et al.. (2010). Evidence for abnormal glucose uptake or metabolism in thalamus during acute hyperglycaemia in type 1 diabetes—a 1H MRS study. Metabolic Brain Disease. 25(2). 227–234. 18 indexed citations
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Koskela, Harri, Outi Heikkilä, Ilkka Kilpeläinen, & Sami Heikkinen. (2009). Quantitative two-dimensional HSQC experiment for high magnetic field NMR spectrometers. Journal of Magnetic Resonance. 202(1). 24–33. 42 indexed citations
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Groop, Per‐Henrik, Merlin C. Thomas, John L. Moran, et al.. (2009). The Presence and Severity of Chronic Kidney Disease Predicts All-Cause Mortality in Type 1 Diabetes. Diabetes. 58(7). 1651–1658. 463 indexed citations breakdown →
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Wadén, Johan, Carol Forsblom, Lena M. Thorn, et al.. (2009). Adult Stature and Diabetes Complications in Patients With Type 1 Diabetes. Diabetes. 58(8). 1914–1920. 20 indexed citations
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Heikkilä, Outi, Nina Lundbom, Marjut Timonen, et al.. (2008). Risk for metabolic syndrome predisposes to alterations in the thalamic metabolism. Metabolic Brain Disease. 23(3). 315–324. 5 indexed citations
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Wadén, Johan, Carol Forsblom, Lena M. Thorn, et al.. (2008). Physical Activity and Diabetes Complications in Patients With Type 1 Diabetes. Diabetes Care. 31(2). 230–232. 87 indexed citations
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Mäkinen, Ville‐Petteri, Carol Forsblom, Lena M. Thorn, et al.. (2008). Metabolic Phenotypes, Vascular Complications, and Premature Deaths in a Population of 4,197 Patients With Type 1 Diabetes. Diabetes. 57(9). 2480–2487. 73 indexed citations
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Heikkilä, Outi, Nina Lundbom, Marjut Timonen, et al.. (2008). Hyperglycaemia is associated with changes in the regional concentrations of glucose and myo-inositol within the brain. Diabetologia. 52(3). 534–540. 39 indexed citations
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Saraheimo, Markku, Carol Forsblom, Lena M. Thorn, et al.. (2008). Serum Adiponectin and Progression of Diabetic Nephropathy in Patients With Type 1 Diabetes. Diabetes Care. 31(6). 1165–1169. 69 indexed citations
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Thorn, Lena M., Carol Forsblom, Johan Wadén, et al.. (2008). Effect of Parental Type 2 Diabetes on Offspring With Type 1 Diabetes. Diabetes Care. 32(1). 63–68. 29 indexed citations
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Wadén, Johan, Lena M. Thorn, Carol Forsblom, et al.. (2007). Leisure-Time Physical Activity Is Associated With the Metabolic Syndrome in Type 1 Diabetes. Diabetes Care. 30(6). 1618–1620. 12 indexed citations
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Tolonen, Nina, Carol Forsblom, Lena M. Thorn, et al.. (2007). Relationship between lipid profiles and kidney function in patients with type 1 diabetes. Diabetologia. 51(1). 12–20. 34 indexed citations
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Gordin, Daniel, Mats Rönnback, Carol Forsblom, et al.. (2007). Acute hyperglycaemia rapidly increases arterial stiffness in young patients with type 1 diabetes. Diabetologia. 50(9). 1808–1814. 56 indexed citations
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Pãivänsalo, M., Outi Heikkilä, Tapani Tikkakoski, et al.. (1998). Duplex ultrasound in the subclavian steal syndrome. Acta Radiologica. 39(2). 183–188. 25 indexed citations
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Tikkakoski, Tapani, Jukka Luotonen, Sami Leinonen, et al.. (1997). Preoperative Embolization in the Management of Neck Paragangliomas. The Laryngoscope. 107(6). 821–826. 87 indexed citations
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Heikkilä, Outi, et al.. (1985). Antihypertensive effects of urapidil and clonidine: A double-blind cross-over study. European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology. 28(1). 35–39. 6 indexed citations
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Takala, Jarmo, O. Räsänen, Outi Heikkilä, & Frej Stenbäck. (1967). Glomerulonephritis with Pulmonary Haemorrhage (Goodpasture's Syndrome). Acta Medica Scandinavica. 181(1). 7–12. 3 indexed citations

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