Pirjo Härkönen

3.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
35 papers, 2.2k citations indexed

About

Pirjo Härkönen is a scholar working on Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Physiology and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Pirjo Härkönen has authored 35 papers receiving a total of 2.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, 11 papers in Physiology and 7 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Pirjo Härkönen's work include Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (5 papers), Estrogen and related hormone effects (5 papers) and Occupational Health and Performance (5 papers). Pirjo Härkönen is often cited by papers focused on Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (5 papers), Estrogen and related hormone effects (5 papers) and Occupational Health and Performance (5 papers). Pirjo Härkönen collaborates with scholars based in Finland, Estonia and Germany. Pirjo Härkönen's co-authors include Sirkka Keinänen‐Kiukaanniemi, Mauri Laakso, Anne Louheranta, Matti Uusitupa, Jaakko Tuomilehto, Helena Hämäläinen, Merja Paturi, Timo T. Valle, Markku Peltonen and Johan G. Eriksson and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, Diabetes Care and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

Pirjo Härkönen

33 papers receiving 2.1k 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.

Sustained reduction in the incidence of type 2 diabetes by lifestyle intervention: follow-up of the Finnish Diabetes Prevention Study

2006 1.3k citations Pirjo Härkönen, Sirkka Keinänen‐Kiukaanniemi et al. profile →

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Tamara S. Hannon United States

Harald J. Schneider Germany

Yali An China

James R. Gavin United States

Jeffrey I. Mechanick United States

Juha Saltevo Finland

N J Wareham United Kingdom

Marie‐France Langlois Canada

Leena Moilanen Finland

Annamari Kilkkinen Finland

Tamara S. Hannon United States

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Pirjo Härkönen

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Kangas, Maarit, Jari Jokelainen, Mika Venojärvi, et al.. (2021). Association between accelerometer-measured physical activity, glucose metabolism, and waist circumference in older adults. Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice. 178. 108937–108937. 7 indexed citations

Jokelainen, Jari, et al.. (2021). Association of mitochondrial DNA haplogroups J and K with low response in exercise training among Finnish military conscripts. BMC Genomics. 22(1). 75–75. 6 indexed citations

Auvinen, Juha, Aini Bloigu, Pirjo Härkönen, et al.. (2021). Long-term dysglycemia as a risk factor for faster cognitive decline during aging: A 12-year follow-up study. Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice. 180. 109045–109045. 6 indexed citations

Mutt, Shivaprakash Jagalur, Jari Jokelainen, Ghulam Shere Raza, et al.. (2018). Adipokines and inflammatory markers in elderly subjects with high risk of type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Scientific Reports. 8(1). 12816–12816. 33 indexed citations

Jokelainen, Jari, Henna Cederberg, Solja Niemelä, et al.. (2017). Alcohol Consumption and Binge Drinking in Young Men as Predictors of Body Composition Changes During Military Service. Alcohol and Alcoholism. 52(3). 365–371. 1 indexed citations

Keinänen‐Kiukaanniemi, Sirkka, Jari Jokelainen, Ari Peitso, et al.. (2012). Aerobic performance and body composition changes during military service. Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care. 30(2). 95–100. 28 indexed citations

Suija, Kadri, Ulla Rajala, Jari Jokelainen, et al.. (2012). Validation of the Whooley questions and the Beck Depression Inventory in older adults. Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care. 30(4). 259–264. 21 indexed citations

Jokelainen, Jari, Markku Timonen, Henna Cederberg, et al.. (2012). Prevalence of metabolic syndrome components among the elderly using three different definitions: A cohort study in Finland. Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care. 30(1). 29–34. 28 indexed citations

Cederberg, Henna, Tiina M. Ikäheimo, Jari Jokelainen, et al.. (2012). Reduction in metabolic syndrome among obese young men is associated with exercise-induced body composition changes during military service. Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice. 98(2). 312–319. 11 indexed citations

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Härkönen, Pirjo. (2012). Elämäntyytyväisyys ja terveys : voimavarasuuntautunut ikääntyvien henkilöiden seurantatutkimus. 6 indexed citations

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Hiltunen, Liisa, Ulla Rajala, Mauri Laakso, et al.. (2011). Ten-year natural course of habitual snoring and restless legs syndrome in a population aged 61–63 years at the baseline. Sleep And Breathing. 16(3). 639–648. 3 indexed citations

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Cederberg, Henna, Jari Jokelainen, Mauri Laakso, et al.. (2011). Exercise during military training improves cardiovascular risk factors in young men. Atherosclerosis. 216(2). 489–495. 19 indexed citations

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Jokelainen, Jari, Markku Timonen, Pirjo Härkönen, et al.. (2009). Physical Activity and Body Composition Changes during Military Service. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise. 41(9). 1735–1742. 38 indexed citations

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Hiltunen, Liisa, Ulla Rajala, Mauri Laakso, et al.. (2008). Association of abnormal glucose tolerance with self-reported sleep apnea among a 57-year-old urban population in Northern Finland. Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice. 80(3). 477–482. 11 indexed citations

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Timonen, Markku, Jari Jokelainen, Mauri Laakso, et al.. (2007). Insulin Resistance and Depressive Symptoms in Young Adult Males: Findings From Finnish Military Conscripts. Psychosomatic Medicine. 69(8). 723–728. 34 indexed citations

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Keinänen‐Kiukaanniemi, Sirkka, Mauri Laakso, Jari Jokelainen, et al.. (2006). Metabolic syndrome in connection with BMI in young Finnish male adults. Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice. 76(3). 404–409. 30 indexed citations

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Rajala, Ulla, et al.. (2005). Health-related quality of life and physical well-being among a 63-year-old cohort of women with androgenetic alopecia; a Finnish population-based study. Health and Quality of Life Outcomes. 3(1). 49–49. 23 indexed citations

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Vihko, Pirkko, Pirjo Härkönen, Pia Soronen, et al.. (2004). 17β-Hydroxysteroid dehydrogenases—their role in pathophysiology. Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology. 215(1-2). 83–88. 57 indexed citations

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Soronen, Pia, Pirjo Härkönen, Anitta E. Pulkka, et al.. (2004). Sex steroid hormone metabolism and prostate cancer. The Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. 92(4). 281–286. 64 indexed citations

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Vihko, Pirkko, Pirjo Härkönen, Olayiwola Oduwole, et al.. (2002). 17β-Hydroxysteroid dehydrogenases and cancers. The Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. 83(1-5). 119–122. 27 indexed citations

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