Pertti Sistonen

13.0k total citations · 3 hit papers
47 papers, 4.0k citations indexed

About

Pertti Sistonen is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Genetics and Pathology and Forensic Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Pertti Sistonen has authored 47 papers receiving a total of 4.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 17 papers in Molecular Biology, 17 papers in Genetics and 8 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine. Recurrent topics in Pertti Sistonen's work include Genetic factors in colorectal cancer (8 papers), Forensic and Genetic Research (7 papers) and Genetic Associations and Epidemiology (6 papers). Pertti Sistonen is often cited by papers focused on Genetic factors in colorectal cancer (8 papers), Forensic and Genetic Research (7 papers) and Genetic Associations and Epidemiology (6 papers). Pertti Sistonen collaborates with scholars based in Finland, United States and Sweden. Pertti Sistonen's co-authors include Lauri A. Aaltonen, Stina Roth, Heikki Järvinen, Markku Koskenvuo, Seppo Sarna, Jaakko Kaprio, Richard S. Houlston, Virpi Launonen, Albert de la Chapelle and Päivi Lahermo and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, New England Journal of Medicine and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Pertti Sistonen

46 papers receiving 3.8k 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.

Mutations in the SMAD4/DPC4 Gene in Juvenile Polyposis

1998 668 citations Stina Roth, Heikki Järvinen et al. profile →
Allelic Loss of Chromosome 18q and Prognosis in Colorectal Cancer

1994 552 citations Pertti Sistonen et al. profile →
Diagnosis of Twin Zygosity by Mailed Questionnaire

1978 403 citations Seppo Sarna, Jaakko Kaprio et al. Human Heredity profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Pertti Sistonen Finland	28	1.5k	1.5k	1.1k	932	559	47	4.0k
Maurizio Genuardi Italy	38	2.3k 1.6×	1.8k 1.2×	1.3k 1.2×	1.7k 1.8×	1.1k 2.1×	203	5.1k
Ulf Kristoffersson Sweden	33	1.3k 0.9×	935 0.6×	745 0.7×	1.9k 2.0×	631 1.1×	156	4.2k
Ketil Heimdal Norway	29	1.2k 0.8×	1.1k 0.8×	1.0k 0.9×	1.5k 1.6×	787 1.4×	103	3.6k
Ingrid Winship Australia	36	1.4k 0.9×	1.4k 1.0×	1.3k 1.1×	1.4k 1.5×	829 1.5×	229	5.0k
Edmée Franssen Canada	28	1.1k 0.8×	659 0.4×	1.7k 1.5×	507 0.5×	413 0.7×	50	4.1k
Shirley V. Hodgson United Kingdom	29	1.7k 1.2×	1.6k 1.1×	1.2k 1.0×	1.2k 1.3×	1.2k 2.1×	59	3.9k
Robert Pilarski United States	28	1.8k 1.2×	544 0.4×	967 0.9×	1.1k 1.2×	624 1.1×	62	3.6k
Shirley Hodgson United Kingdom	31	1.7k 1.1×	574 0.4×	791 0.7×	1.3k 1.4×	469 0.8×	91	3.4k
Helena Kääriäinen Finland	31	1.4k 0.9×	1.5k 1.0×	1.2k 1.0×	1.6k 1.7×	570 1.0×	77	4.4k
Hanne Meijers‐Heijboer Netherlands	40	1.9k 1.3×	917 0.6×	1.1k 1.0×	2.5k 2.7×	1.1k 1.9×	98	4.9k

Countries citing papers authored by Pertti Sistonen

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Fields of papers citing papers by Pertti Sistonen

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Pertti Sistonen

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20 of 20 papers shown

Hirvonen, Tia, Heli Suila, Ilja Ritamo, et al.. (2011). The i Blood Group Antigen as a Marker for Umbilical Cord Blood-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells. Stem Cells and Development. 21(3). 455–464. 12 indexed citations

Mykkänen, Kati, Marja‐Liisa Savontaus, Vesa Juvonen, et al.. (2004). Detection of the founder effect in Finnish CADASIL families. European Journal of Human Genetics. 12(10). 813–819. 43 indexed citations

Lahermo, Päivi, Virpi H. Laitinen, Pertti Sistonen, et al.. (2004). MtDNA Polymorphism in the Hungarians: Comparison to Three other Finno-Ugric-Speaking Populations. Hereditas. 132(1). 35–42. 21 indexed citations

Laiho, Päivi, Reijo Salovaara, Jukka‐Pekka Mecklin, et al.. (2003). Little evidence for involvement of MLH3 in colorectal cancer predisposition. International Journal of Cancer. 106(2). 292–296. 39 indexed citations

Ridanpää, Maaret, et al.. (2002). Worldwide mutation spectrum in cartilage-hair hypoplasia: ancient founder origin of the major70A→G mutation of the untranslated RMRP. European Journal of Human Genetics. 10(7). 439–447. 81 indexed citations

Laitinen, Virpi H., Päivi Lahermo, Pertti Sistonen, & Marja‐Liisa Savontaus. (2002). Y-Chromosomal Diversity Suggests that Baltic Males Share Common Finno-Ugric-Speaking Forefathers. Human Heredity. 53(2). 68–78. 27 indexed citations

Raitio, Mirja, Katarina Lindroos, Tomi Pastinen, et al.. (2001). Y-Chromosomal SNPs in Finno–Ugric-Speaking Populations Analyzed by Minisequencing on Microarrays. Genome Research. 11(3). 471–482. 65 indexed citations

Roth, Stina, Pertti Sistonen, Reijo Salovaara, et al.. (1999). SMAD genes in juvenile polyposis. Genes Chromosomes and Cancer. 26(1). 54–61. 60 indexed citations

Sistonen, Pertti, et al.. (1997). Lysinuric Protein Intolerance (LPI) Gene Maps to the Long Arm of Chromosome 14. The American Journal of Human Genetics. 60(6). 1479–1486. 35 indexed citations

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Hemminki, Akseli, Ian Tomlinson, David Markie, et al.. (1997). Localization of a susceptibility locus for Peutz-Jeghers syndrome to 19p using comparative genomic hybridization and targeted linkage analysis. Nature Genetics. 15(1). 87–90. 380 indexed citations

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Joensuu, Tarja, Gonzalo Blanco, Leenamaija Pakarinen, et al.. (1996). Refined Mapping of the Usher Syndrome Type III Locus on Chromosome 3, Exclusion of Candidate Genes, and Identification of the Putative Mouse Homologous Region. Genomics. 38(3). 255–263. 25 indexed citations

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Tahvanainen, Esa, Henrik Forsius, Juha Kolehmainen, et al.. (1995). Linkage Disequilibrium Mapping of the Cornea Plana Congenita Gene CNA2. Genomics. 30(3). 409–414. 14 indexed citations

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Burgt, Ineke van der, David L. Rimoin, David Sillence, et al.. (1995). Genetic homogeneity of cartilage-hair hypoplasia. Human Genetics. 95(2). 157–160. 16 indexed citations

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Francomano, Clair A., Pertti Sistonen, Joseph F. Maher, et al.. (1994). High-Resolution Genetic Mapping of the Cartilage-Hair Hypoplasia (CHH) Gene in Amish and Finnish Families. Genomics. 20(3). 347–353. 23 indexed citations

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Tahvanainen, Esa, Reijo Norio, Susanna Ranta, et al.. (1994). Cohen syndrome gene assigned to the long arm of chromosome 8 by linkage analysis. Nature Genetics. 7(2). 201–204. 60 indexed citations

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Sistonen, Pertti, et al.. (1993). Genetic mapping of the erythropoietin receptor gene. Human Genetics. 92(3). 299–301. 3 indexed citations

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Solberg, Rigmor, Pertti Sistonen, D. Bérubé, et al.. (1992). Mapping of the regulatory subunits RIβ and RIIβ of cAMP-Dependent protein kinase genes on human chromosome 7. Genomics. 14(1). 63–69. 15 indexed citations

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Lehesjoki, Anna‐Elina, Pertti Sistonen, Vesa Rasi, & Albert de la Chapelle. (1991). Hemophilia A: genetic prediction and linkage studies in all available families in Finland. Clinical Genetics. 39(3). 199–209. 8 indexed citations

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Sistonen, Pertti, et al.. (1991). A linkage map spanning the locus for diastrophic dysplasia (DTD). Genomics. 11(4). 968–973. 14 indexed citations

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Sarna, Seppo, Jaakko Kaprio, Pertti Sistonen, & Markku Koskenvuo. (1978). Diagnosis of Twin Zygosity by Mailed Questionnaire. Human Heredity. 28(4). 241–254. 403 indexed citations breakdown →

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