Pekka Kannus

23.9k total citations · 3 hit papers
277 papers, 16.4k citations indexed

About

Pekka Kannus is a scholar working on Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, Surgery and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Pekka Kannus has authored 277 papers receiving a total of 16.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 139 papers in Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, 127 papers in Surgery and 48 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Pekka Kannus's work include Sports injuries and prevention (64 papers), Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques (63 papers) and Bone health and osteoporosis research (47 papers). Pekka Kannus is often cited by papers focused on Sports injuries and prevention (64 papers), Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques (63 papers) and Bone health and osteoporosis research (47 papers). Pekka Kannus collaborates with scholars based in Finland, Canada and United States. Pekka Kannus's co-authors include Markku Järvinen, Teppo L. N. Järvinen, Harri Sievänen, Ilkka Vuori, Jari Parkkari, Matti Pasanen, Tero A.H. Järvinen, Mika Palvanen, László Józsa and Saija Kontulainen and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, The Lancet and JAMA.

In The Last Decade

Pekka Kannus

271 papers receiving 15.5k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

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.

Prevention of falls and consequent injuries in elderly people

2005 854 citations Pekka Kannus, Harri Sievänen et al. profile →
Structure of the tendon connective tissue

2000 780 citations Pekka Kannus profile →
Effect of Starting Age of Physical Activity on Bone Mass in the Dominant Arm of Tennis and Squash Players

1995 532 citations Pekka Kannus et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Pekka Kannus Finland	66	10.1k	7.7k	2.1k	1.7k	1.5k	277	16.4k
Harri Sievänen Finland	69	8.4k 0.8×	4.5k 0.6×	1.8k 0.9×	2.5k 1.4×	4.4k 3.0×	368	16.4k
Pekka Kannus Finland	73	11.0k 1.1×	10.0k 1.3×	2.3k 1.1×	3.0k 1.7×	2.3k 1.6×	255	18.1k
Magnus K. Karlsson Sweden	62	5.4k 0.5×	4.1k 0.5×	868 0.4×	1.8k 1.0×	2.6k 1.8×	379	13.6k
Markku Järvinen Finland	67	9.2k 0.9×	9.1k 1.2×	1.8k 0.9×	1.7k 1.0×	1.8k 1.2×	192	15.5k
Karim M. Khan Canada	64	8.9k 0.9×	5.3k 0.7×	2.0k 1.0×	1.1k 0.6×	2.1k 1.4×	233	14.2k
Sandro Giannini Italy	70	7.3k 0.7×	8.0k 1.0×	4.1k 2.0×	1.7k 1.0×	639 0.4×	492	17.9k
Thomas M. Best United States	57	6.3k 0.6×	4.7k 0.6×	2.5k 1.2×	594 0.3×	833 0.6×	291	12.2k
Jiří Dvořák Switzerland	89	10.2k 1.0×	6.6k 0.9×	1.3k 0.6×	4.8k 2.7×	1.7k 1.1×	320	23.0k
Teppo L. N. Järvinen Finland	45	4.2k 0.4×	4.0k 0.5×	700 0.3×	907 0.5×	603 0.4×	129	8.1k
Jan A.N. Verhaar Netherlands	84	7.5k 0.7×	14.1k 1.8×	3.8k 1.8×	1.7k 1.0×	462 0.3×	427	22.0k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Pekka Kannus

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Kannus, Pekka, et al.. (2024). Genetic variants in PIKFYVE: A review of ocular phenotypes. Experimental Eye Research. 251. 110211–110211.

Athey, Taryn, et al.. (2023). Spondyloepimetaphyseal dysplasia with joint laxity type 2: Aggregating the literature and reporting on the life of a 66‐year‐old man. American Journal of Medical Genetics Part C Seminars in Medical Genetics. 193(2). 188–192. 2 indexed citations

Soltys, Carrie-Lynn M., et al.. (2023). Direct Reprogramming of Fibroblasts to Osteoblasts: Techniques and Methodologies. Stem Cells Translational Medicine. 13(4). 362–370. 3 indexed citations

Wong, Cassandra J., Carrie-Lynn M. Soltys, Riyana Babul‐Hirji, et al.. (2023). CYP26B1-related disorder: expanding the ends of the spectrum through clinical and molecular evidence. Human Genetics. 142(11). 1571–1586. 9 indexed citations

Eaton, Alison, et al.. (2022). Prenatal Genetic Testing in the Era of Next Generation Sequencing: A One-Center Canadian Experience. Genes. 13(11). 2019–2019. 2 indexed citations

Harrington, Jennifer, et al.. (2021). PA04 (P16): An assessment of the experiences of general practitioners and general practitioner trainees of referrals to paediatric dermatology services. British Journal of Dermatology. 185(S1). 132–133.

Khan, Aliya, R G Josse, Pekka Kannus, et al.. (2019). Hypophosphatasia: Canadian update on diagnosis and management. Osteoporosis International. 30(9). 1713–1722. 31 indexed citations

Deshwar, Ashish R., Malte Spielmann, Roberto Mendoza‐Londono, et al.. (2019). Disruption of the PTHLH regulatory landscape results in features consistent with hyperparathyroid disease. American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A. 179(4). 663–667. 2 indexed citations

Çizmeci, Mehmet Nevzat, Maarten H. Lequin, Klaske D. Lichtenbelt, et al.. (2018). Characteristic MR Imaging Findings of the Neonatal Brain in RASopathies. American Journal of Neuroradiology. 39(6). 1146–1152. 14 indexed citations

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Wang, Ben X., Stephanie A. Grover, Pekka Kannus, et al.. (2017). Interferon-Stimulated Gene Expression as a Preferred Biomarker for Disease Activity in Aicardi–Goutières Syndrome. Journal of Interferon & Cytokine Research. 37(4). 147–152. 7 indexed citations

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Chong, Karen, et al.. (2017). Severe phenotype of X‐linked dominant chondrodysplasia punctata. Clinical Case Reports. 5(9). 1435–1437.

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Roy, Vincent, et al.. (2017). Tissue-engineered skin model derived from neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) patients to study tumor genesis and to predict response to therapy (P4.057). Neurology. 88(16_supplement). 1 indexed citations

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Costain, Gregory, Aideen M. Moore, Randi Zlotnik Shaul, et al.. (2017). Enzyme replacement therapy in perinatal hypophosphatasia: Case report of a negative outcome and lessons for clinical practice. Molecular Genetics and Metabolism Reports. 14. 22–26. 14 indexed citations

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Kannus, Pekka, Melita Irving, Salim Aftimos, & Ravi Savarirayan. (2011). Two Novel COL2A1 Mutations Associated with a Legg-Calvé-Perthes Disease-like Presentation. Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research. 469(6). 1785–1790. 36 indexed citations

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Kannus, Pekka, Ravi Savarirayan, Linda Ozoemena, Susan M. White, & John A. McGrath. (2006). Rapp–Hodgkin ectodermal dysplasia syndrome: The clinical and molecular overlap with Hay–Wells syndrome. American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A. 140A(8). 887–891. 13 indexed citations

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Väistö, Olli, Jarmo Toivanen, T. Paakkala, et al.. (2005). Anterior knee pain after intramedullary nailing of a tibial shaft fracture: an ultrasound study of the patellar tendons of 36 patients.. PubMed. 19(5). 311–6. 63 indexed citations

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Järvinen, Tero A.H., et al.. (2004). Collagen fibres of the spontaneously ruptured human tendons display decreased thickness and crimp angle. Journal of Orthopaedic Research®. 22(6). 1303–1309. 116 indexed citations

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Väistö, Olli, Jarmo Toivanen, Pekka Kannus, & Markku Järvinen. (2003). Anterior Knee Pain and Thigh Muscle Strength After Intramedullary Nailing of Tibial Shaft Fractures. Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma. 18(1). 18–23. 43 indexed citations

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Paavola, Mika, Sakari Orava, Juhana Leppilahti, Pekka Kannus, & Markku Järvinen. (2000). Chronic Achilles Tendon Overuse Injury: Complications after Surgical Treatment. The American Journal of Sports Medicine. 28(1). 77–82. 186 indexed citations

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Kannus, Pekka, et al.. (1999). An Early-Life Femoral Shaft Fracture and Bone Mineral Density at Adulthood. Osteoporosis International. 10(4). 337–342. 10 indexed citations

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