R Seppänen

2.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
27 papers, 2.0k citations indexed

About

R Seppänen is a scholar working on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Nutrition and Dietetics and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, R Seppänen has authored 27 papers receiving a total of 2.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 11 papers in Nutrition and Dietetics and 9 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in R Seppänen's work include Nutritional Studies and Diet (10 papers), Fatty Acid Research and Health (7 papers) and Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (4 papers). R Seppänen is often cited by papers focused on Nutritional Studies and Diet (10 papers), Fatty Acid Research and Health (7 papers) and Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (4 papers). R Seppänen collaborates with scholars based in Finland, Sweden and India. R Seppänen's co-authors include Riitta Salonen, K. Nyyssönen, Jaakko Tuomilehto, H Korpela, Jukka T. Salonen, Paul Knekt, Riikka Järvinen, Arpo Aromaa, Eero Pukkala and Heikki Takkunen and has published in prestigious journals such as JAMA, Circulation and American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.

In The Last Decade

R Seppänen

27 papers receiving 1.9k 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.

High stored iron levels are associated with excess risk of myocardial infarction in eastern Finnish men.

1992 1.0k citations R Seppänen, Riitta Salonen et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
R Seppänen Finland	16	710	528	494	312	274	27	2.0k
D. Yvonne Jones United States	19	480 0.7×	238 0.5×	750 1.5×	576 1.8×	135 0.5×	27	2.1k
H Korpela Finland	16	1.0k 1.5×	535 1.0×	317 0.6×	290 0.9×	985 3.6×	43	3.2k
Vincenzo Panichi Italy	34	295 0.4×	425 0.8×	117 0.2×	385 1.2×	113 0.4×	121	3.1k
Giovanni de Gaetano Italy	27	146 0.2×	539 1.0×	395 0.8×	241 0.8×	152 0.6×	114	2.5k
Gillian Lockitch Canada	25	903 1.3×	273 0.5×	348 0.7×	130 0.4×	33 0.1×	54	2.3k
Petronila Rocha‐Pereira Portugal	26	153 0.2×	365 0.7×	136 0.3×	500 1.6×	95 0.3×	102	2.5k
Heikki Korpela Finland	12	406 0.6×	205 0.4×	116 0.2×	91 0.3×	99 0.4×	18	1.2k
Linda J. Harvey United Kingdom	24	1.0k 1.4×	513 1.0×	304 0.6×	200 0.6×	37 0.1×	56	2.0k
Robert D. Reynolds United States	25	532 0.7×	129 0.2×	458 0.9×	514 1.6×	68 0.2×	90	2.8k
Robert F. Labbé United States	32	626 0.9×	591 1.1×	96 0.2×	268 0.9×	109 0.4×	87	2.9k

Countries citing papers authored by R Seppänen

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of R Seppänen

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

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Viikari, Jorma, et al.. (2002). The Impact of Low-Saturated Fat, Low Cholesterol Diet on Bone Properties Measured Using Calcaneal Ultrasound in Prepubertal Children. Calcified Tissue International. 71(3). 219–226. 10 indexed citations

Rask-Nissilä, Leena, Eero Jokinen, Pirjo Terho, et al.. (2000). Neurological Development of 5-Year-Old Children Receiving a Low–Saturated Fat, Low-Cholesterol Diet Since Infancy. JAMA. 284(8). 993–993. 65 indexed citations

Heino, Terhi J., Katariina Kallio, Eero Jokinen, et al.. (2000). Sodium intake of 1 to 5-year-old children: the STRIP Project. Acta Paediatrica. 89(4). 406–410. 12 indexed citations

Salo, Paula, Jorma Viikari, Markku Hämäläinen, et al.. (2000). Fatty acid composition of serum cholesterol esters as a reflector of low‐saturated‐fat, low‐cholesterol diet in young children: the STRIP project. Acta Paediatrica. 89(4). 399–405. 5 indexed citations

Jula, Antti, R Seppänen, & Erkki Alanen. (1999). Influence of days of the week on reported food, macronutrient and alcohol intake among an adult population in south western Finland. European Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 53(10). 808–812. 29 indexed citations

Knekt, Paul, Riikka Järvinen, L Teppo, Arpo Aromaa, & R Seppänen. (1999). Role of Various Carotenoids in Lung Cancer Prevention. JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute. 91(2). 182–184. 58 indexed citations

Salo, Paula, Jorma Viikari, Markku Hämäläinen, et al.. (1999). Serum cholesterol ester fatty acids in 7- and 13-month-old children in a prospective randomized trial of a low-saturated fat, low-cholesterol diet: the STRIP baby project. Acta Paediatrica. 88(5). 505–512. 10 indexed citations

Salo, Paula, Jorma Viikari, Leena Rask-Nissilä, et al.. (1999). Effect of low-saturated fat, low-cholesterol dietary intervention on fatty acid compositions in serum lipid fractions in 5-year-old children. The STRIP project. European Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 53(12). 927–932. 21 indexed citations

Karjalainen, S., et al.. (1997). Oral Health of 3-Year-Old Children and Their Parents after 29 Months of Child-Focused Antiatherosclerotic Dietary Intervention in a Prospective Randomized Trial. Caries Research. 31(3). 180–185. 14 indexed citations

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Karjalainen, S., Eva Söderling, B. Larsson, et al.. (1997). Salivary Cholesterol of Healthy Adults in Relation to Serum Cholesterol Concentration and Oral Health. Journal of Dental Research. 76(10). 1637–1643. 42 indexed citations

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Niinikoski, Harri, Pertti Koskinen, Kari Punnonen, et al.. (1997). Intake and indicators of iron and zinc status in children consuming diets low in saturated fat and cholesterol: the STRIP baby study. Special Turku Coronary Risk Factor Intervention Project for Babies. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 66(3). 569–574. 17 indexed citations

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Knekt, Paul, Riikka Järvinen, R Seppänen, Eero Pukkala, & Arpo Aromaa. (1996). Intake of dairy products and the risk of breast cancer. British Journal of Cancer. 73(5). 687–691. 190 indexed citations

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Routi, Taina, Tapani Rönnemaa, Paula Salo, et al.. (1996). Effects of prospective, randomized cholesterol-lowering dietary intervention and apolipoprotein E phenotype on serum lipoprotein(a) concentrations of infants aged 7-24 mo. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 63(3). 386–391. 12 indexed citations

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Reunanen, Antti, et al.. (1995). Body iron stores, dietary iron intake and coronary heart disease mortality. Journal of Internal Medicine. 238(3). 223–230. 80 indexed citations

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Järvinen, Riikka, et al.. (1993). Dietary determinants of serum beta-carotene and serum retinol.. PubMed. 47(1). 31–41. 24 indexed citations

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Knekt, Paul, Demetrius Albanes, R Seppänen, et al.. (1990). Dietary fat and risk of breast cancer. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 52(5). 903–908. 119 indexed citations

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Salonen, Riitta, Markku Parviainen, R Seppänen, et al.. (1988). Blood pressure, dietary fats, and antioxidants. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 48(5). 1226–1232. 127 indexed citations

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Ranta, Kari, R Tuominen, Ilkka Paunio, & R Seppänen. (1988). Dental status and intake of food items among an adult Finnish population.. PubMed. 4(1). 32–5. 36 indexed citations

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Knekt, Paul, R Seppänen, & Ritva‐Kaarina Aaran. (1988). Determinants of serum α-tocopherol in Finnish adults. Preventive Medicine. 17(6). 725–735. 22 indexed citations

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Seppänen, R. (1982). [What do Finns eat?].. PubMed. 98(22). 1666–73. 1 indexed citations

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