Riitta Herva

10.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
124 papers, 6.6k citations indexed

About

Riitta Herva is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Genetics and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Riitta Herva has authored 124 papers receiving a total of 6.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 52 papers in Molecular Biology, 31 papers in Genetics and 24 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Riitta Herva's work include Neurogenetic and Muscular Disorders Research (13 papers), Neonatal Respiratory Health Research (11 papers) and Mitochondrial Function and Pathology (11 papers). Riitta Herva is often cited by papers focused on Neurogenetic and Muscular Disorders Research (13 papers), Neonatal Respiratory Health Research (11 papers) and Mitochondrial Function and Pathology (11 papers). Riitta Herva collaborates with scholars based in Finland, United States and Sweden. Riitta Herva's co-authors include Marjo Kestilä, Leena Peltonen, Lauri A. Aaltonen, Paula McCready, Minna Männikkö, Takako Morita, Heli Putaala, Ulla Lenkkeri, Karl Tryggvason and Jane E. Lamerdin and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nature Genetics and Molecular Cell.

In The Last Decade

Riitta Herva

124 papers receiving 6.4k 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.

Positionally Cloned Gene for a Novel Glomerular Protein—Nephrin—Is Mutated in Congenital Nephrotic Syndrome

1998 1.4k citations Marjo Kestilä, Riitta Herva et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Riitta Herva Finland	39	3.4k	1.3k	1.3k	1.2k	872	124	6.6k
Hans-Peter Gerber United States	13	4.7k 1.4×	988 0.8×	755 0.6×	1.1k 0.9×	924 1.1×	16	8.9k
Gino V. Segre United States	42	5.2k 1.5×	612 0.5×	1.7k 1.3×	2.3k 1.8×	693 0.8×	85	9.7k
Alan J. Davidson United States	47	4.0k 1.2×	993 0.8×	731 0.6×	571 0.5×	965 1.1×	150	6.5k
Yasuteru Muragaki Japan	43	3.4k 1.0×	646 0.5×	1.1k 0.9×	742 0.6×	750 0.9×	145	7.0k
Andrew C. Karaplis Canada	50	6.2k 1.8×	490 0.4×	2.1k 1.7×	2.2k 1.7×	663 0.8×	125	10.3k
Arthur E. Broadus United States	44	2.6k 0.8×	1.2k 1.0×	789 0.6×	1.6k 1.3×	576 0.7×	93	6.8k
Bruce G. Robinson Australia	56	3.4k 1.0×	1.3k 1.0×	1.6k 1.3×	906 0.7×	3.0k 3.4×	227	11.3k
Ruth Gershoni‐Baruch Israel	39	3.1k 0.9×	400 0.3×	1.7k 1.4×	607 0.5×	583 0.7×	145	6.1k
Vincent H. Gattone United States	46	3.6k 1.1×	676 0.5×	3.2k 2.5×	1.4k 1.1×	478 0.5×	139	6.7k
Adrian S. Woolf United Kingdom	53	5.6k 1.7×	1.3k 1.0×	2.7k 2.1×	1.0k 0.8×	1.5k 1.7×	242	8.9k

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Sumi, Koichiro, Markus J. Mäkinen, Ji Eun Oh, et al.. (2017). Germline MSH6 Mutation in a Patient With Two Independent Primary Glioblastomas. Journal of Neuropathology & Experimental Neurology. 76(10). 848–853. 4 indexed citations

Kaukola, Tuula, Marja Ojaniemi, Jarno Tuimala, et al.. (2011). Cord blood chemokines differentiate between spontaneous and elective preterm births in singleton pregnancies. Cytokine. 54(1). 85–91. 5 indexed citations

Lehtonen, Heli, Kowan Ja Jee, Shinsuke Ninomiya, et al.. (2009). Array comparative genomic hybridization identifies a distinct DNA copy number profile in renal cell cancer associated with hereditary leiomyomatosis and renal cell cancer. Genes Chromosomes and Cancer. 48(7). 544–551. 20 indexed citations

Herva, Riitta. (2009). Inv(7) as a recurrent aberration in human lymphocyte cultures. Hereditas. 95(1). 163–164. 1 indexed citations

Kaukola, Tuula, Jarno Tuimala, Riitta Herva, Stephen F. Kingsmore, & Mikko Hallman. (2008). Cord immunoproteins as predictors of respiratory outcome in preterm infants. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 200(1). 100.e1–100.e8. 40 indexed citations

Paetau, Anders, et al.. (2008). Hydrolethalus Syndrome. Journal of Neuropathology & Experimental Neurology. 67(8). 750–762. 18 indexed citations

Viitanen, Matti, Hannu Kalimo, Lars Lannfelt, et al.. (2008). The tau S305S mutation causes frontotemporal dementia with parkinsonism. European Journal of Neurology. 15(2). 156–161. 22 indexed citations

Götz, Alexandra, Pirjo Isohanni, Helena Pihko, et al.. (2008). Thymidine kinase 2 defects can cause multi-tissue mtDNA depletion syndrome. Brain. 131(11). 2841–2850. 61 indexed citations

Nousiainen, Heidi O., Marjo Kestilä, Niklas Pakkasjärvi, et al.. (2008). Mutations in mRNA export mediator GLE1 result in a fetal motoneuron disease. Nature Genetics. 40(2). 155–157. 138 indexed citations

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Hakonen, Anna H., Pirjo Isohanni, Anders Paetau, et al.. (2007). Recessive Twinkle mutations in early onset encephalopathy with mtDNA depletion. Brain. 130(11). 3032–3040. 145 indexed citations

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Lehtonen, Heli, Markus J. Mäkinen, Maija Kiuru, et al.. (2007). Increased HIF1α in SDH and FH deficient tumors does not cause microsatellite instability. International Journal of Cancer. 121(6). 1386–1389. 19 indexed citations

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Kaukola, Tuula, Riitta Herva, Marja Perhomaa, et al.. (2005). Population Cohort Associating Chorioamnionitis, Cord Inflammatory Cytokines and Neurologic Outcome in Very Preterm, Extremely Low Birth Weight Infants. Pediatric Research. 59(3). 478–483. 135 indexed citations

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Vanharanta, Sakari, Mary Buchta, Sarah R. McWhinney, et al.. (2004). Early-Onset Renal Cell Carcinoma as a Novel Extraparaganglial Component of SDHB-Associated Heritable Paraganglioma. The American Journal of Human Genetics. 74(1). 153–159. 278 indexed citations

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Y, Li, Li Qin, Zhijie Xiao, et al.. (2003). Expression of P450 aromatase and 17β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 1 at fetal–maternal interface during tubal pregnancy. The Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. 87(4-5). 241–246. 20 indexed citations

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Reis, Rui Manuel, Riitta Herva, Sebastian Brandner, et al.. (2001). Second Primary Glioblastoma. Journal of Neuropathology & Experimental Neurology. 60(2). 208–215. 15 indexed citations

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Ketola, Ilkka, Virve Pentikäinen, Tommi Vaskivuo, et al.. (2000). Expression of Transcription Factor GATA-4 during Human Testicular Development and Disease¹. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. 85(10). 3925–3931. 85 indexed citations

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Pienimäki, P., Anna‐Liisa Hartikainen, P. Arvela, et al.. (1995). Carbamazepine and Its Metabolites in Human Perfused Placenta and in Maternal and Cord Blood. Epilepsia. 36(3). 241–248. 51 indexed citations

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Remes, Anne M., Ilmo E. Hassinen, Markku J. Ikäheimo, et al.. (1994). Mitochondrial DNA deletions in dilated cardiomyopathy: A clinical study employing endomyocardial sampling. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 23(4). 935–942. 31 indexed citations

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Salonen, Riitta & Riitta Herva. (1990). Hydrolethalus syndrome.. Journal of Medical Genetics. 27(12). 756–759. 38 indexed citations

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Herva, Riitta, Nils Conradi, Hannu Kalimo, et al.. (1988). A syndrome of multiple congenital contractures: Neuropathlogical analysis on five fetal cases. American Journal of Medical Genetics. 29(1). 67–76. 39 indexed citations

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