Riitta Salonen

17.2k total citations · 6 hit papers
100 papers, 13.8k citations indexed

About

Riitta Salonen is a scholar working on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism and Biochemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Riitta Salonen has authored 100 papers receiving a total of 13.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 56 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 21 papers in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism and 19 papers in Biochemistry. Recurrent topics in Riitta Salonen's work include Cardiovascular Health and Disease Prevention (33 papers), Antioxidant Activity and Oxidative Stress (19 papers) and Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies (17 papers). Riitta Salonen is often cited by papers focused on Cardiovascular Health and Disease Prevention (33 papers), Antioxidant Activity and Oxidative Stress (19 papers) and Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies (17 papers). Riitta Salonen collaborates with scholars based in Finland, United States and Denmark. Riitta Salonen's co-authors include Jukka T. Salonen, Rainer Rauramaa, J T Salonen, Kristiina Nyyssönen, Timo A. Lakka, Tomi‐Pekka Tuomainen, H Korpela, K. Nyyssönen, Jaakko Tuomilehto and George A. Kaplan and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, Circulation and Annals of Internal Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Riitta Salonen

99 papers receiving 13.0k 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.

  1. High stored iron levels are associated with excess risk of myocardial infarction in eastern Finnish men.
    1992 1.0k citations Jukka T. Salonen, H Korpela et al. Circulation profile →
  2. Ultrasonographically assessed carotid morphology and the risk of coronary heart disease.
    1991 761 citations Jukka T. Salonen, Riitta Salonen profile →
  3. Testosterone and Sex Hormone–Binding Globulin Predict the Metabolic Syndrome and Diabetes in Middle-Aged Men
    2004 711 citations David E. Laaksonen, Leo Niskanen et al. profile →
  4. Relation of Leisure-Time Physical Activity and Cardiorespiratory Fitness to the Risk of Acute Myocardial Infarction in Men
    1994 643 citations Timo A. Lakka, Rainer Rauramaa et al. profile →
  5. Ultrasound B-mode imaging in observational studies of atherosclerotic progression.
    1993 637 citations J T Salonen, Riitta Salonen profile →
  6. Determinants of carotid intima‐media thickness: a population‐based ultrasonography study in Eastern Finnish men
    1991 486 citations Riitta Salonen, Jukka T. Salonen Journal of Internal Medicine profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Riitta Salonen Finland 59 5.5k 2.4k 2.2k 2.1k 1.8k 100 13.8k
Claudio Ferri Italy 60 3.5k 0.6× 2.8k 1.2× 1.5k 0.7× 943 0.4× 2.0k 1.1× 445 13.3k
P C Elwood United Kingdom 55 2.7k 0.5× 2.0k 0.8× 2.8k 1.2× 1.8k 0.8× 2.2k 1.3× 273 13.9k
Jaume Marrugat Spain 70 6.7k 1.2× 2.4k 1.0× 1.5k 0.7× 913 0.4× 3.5k 2.0× 443 18.0k
Howard D. Sesso United States 75 3.5k 0.6× 2.2k 0.9× 2.8k 1.3× 1.5k 0.7× 1.7k 0.9× 309 17.5k
Eva Lonn Canada 56 8.1k 1.5× 2.5k 1.1× 885 0.4× 1.8k 0.8× 3.1k 1.8× 193 15.2k
Uri Goldbourt Israel 62 5.4k 1.0× 2.5k 1.1× 1.3k 0.6× 1.2k 0.6× 2.4k 1.3× 323 13.5k
Astrid Fletcher United Kingdom 62 6.1k 1.1× 2.2k 0.9× 1.7k 0.8× 635 0.3× 1.5k 0.9× 214 16.5k
John H. Eckfeldt United States 55 2.5k 0.5× 2.2k 0.9× 2.3k 1.0× 1.1k 0.5× 2.5k 1.4× 194 14.9k
P M Sweetnam United Kingdom 45 1.9k 0.4× 1.6k 0.7× 1.8k 0.8× 1.2k 0.6× 1.6k 0.9× 98 8.2k
Howard N. Hodis United States 69 4.2k 0.8× 8.2k 3.4× 922 0.4× 1.6k 0.7× 3.2k 1.8× 279 19.4k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Jt, Salonen, Riitta Salonen, H Korpela, Sirpa Suntioinen, & J Tuomilehto. (2012). Serum copper and the risk of acute myocardial infarction. A prospective population study in Eastern Finnish men. STM:n Hallinnonalan avoin julkaisuarkisto (Julkari).
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Granér, Marit, Juhani Kahri, Marjut Varpula, et al.. (2007). Apolipoprotein E polymorphism is associated with both carotid and coronary atherosclerosis in patients with coronary artery disease. Nutrition Metabolism and Cardiovascular Diseases. 18(4). 271–277. 45 indexed citations
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Westerbacka, Jukka, Eeva Leinonen, Jukka T. Salonen, et al.. (2005). Increased augmentation of central blood pressure is associated with increases in carotid intima–media thickness in type 2 diabetic patients. Diabetologia. 48(8). 1654–1662. 43 indexed citations
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Laukkanen, Jari A., Sudhir Kurl, Riitta Salonen, R. Rauramaa, & Jarno Salonen. (2004). The predictive value of cardiorespiratory fitness for cardiovascular events in men with various risk profiles: a prospective population-based cohort study. European Heart Journal. 25(16). 1428–1437. 208 indexed citations
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Laaksonen, David E., Leo Niskanen, Kari Punnonen, et al.. (2004). C-reactive protein and the development of the metabolic syndrome and diabetes in middle-aged men. Diabetologia. 47(8). 1403–10. 211 indexed citations
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Ylitalo, Kati, Mikko Syvänne, Riitta Salonen, et al.. (2002). Carotid artery intima-media thickness in Finnish families with familial combined hyperlipidemia. Atherosclerosis. 162(1). 171–178. 19 indexed citations
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Laukkanen, Jari A., Sudhir Kurl, Timo A. Lakka, et al.. (2001). Exercise-induced silent myocardial ischemia and coronary morbidity and mortality in middle-aged men. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 38(1). 72–79. 97 indexed citations
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Karvonen, Matti K., Veli-Pekka Valkonen, Timo A. Lakka, et al.. (2001). Leucine7 to proline7 polymorphism in the preproneuropeptide Y is associated with the progression of carotid atherosclerosis, blood pressure and serum lipids in Finnish men. Atherosclerosis. 159(1). 145–151. 80 indexed citations
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Porkkala-Sarataho, Elina, et al.. (1998). A randomized, single-blind, placebo-controlled trial of the effects of 200 mg a-tocopherol on the oxidation resistance of atherogenic lipoproteins. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 68(5). 1034–1041. 34 indexed citations
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Voutilainen, Sari, Georg Alfthan, Kristiina Nyyssönen, Riitta Salonen, & Jukka T. Salonen. (1998). Association between elevated plasma total homocysteine and increased common carotid artery wall thickness. Annals of Medicine. 30(3). 300–306. 50 indexed citations
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Tuomainen, Tomi‐Pekka, et al.. (1997). Cohort study of relation between donating blood and risk of myocardial infarction in 2682 men in eastern finland: Table 1. BMJ. 314(7083). 793–793. 99 indexed citations
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Everson‐Rose, Susan A., et al.. (1997). Exaggerated blood pressure responses during mental stress are associated with enhanced carotid atherosclerosis in middle-aged Finnish men. Findings from the Kuopio Ischemic Heart Disease Study. Deep Blue (University of Michigan). 4 indexed citations
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Lynch, John, George A. Kaplan, Jukka T. Salonen, & Riitta Salonen. (1997). Socioeconomic status and progression of carotid atherosclerosis. Prospective evidence from the Kuopio Ischemic Heart Disease Risk factor Study. Deep Blue (University of Michigan). 9 indexed citations
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Salonen, Riitta, Kristiina Nyyssönen, Elina Porkkala-Sarataho, & Jukka T. Salonen. (1995). The Kuopio Atherosclerosis Prevention Study (KAPS): Effect of pravastatin treatment on lipids, oxidation resistance of lipoprotems, and atherosclerotic progression. The American Journal of Cardiology. 76(9). 34C–39C. 94 indexed citations
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Salonen, Riitta, et al.. (1994). Determinants of femoral and carotid artery atherosclerosis. Journal of Internal Medicine. 236(1). 79–84. 61 indexed citations
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Salonen, Jukka T. & Riitta Salonen. (1994). Risk factors for carotid and femoral atherosclerosis in hypercholesterolaemic men. Journal of Internal Medicine. 236(5). 561–566. 37 indexed citations
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Jt, Salonen, Riitta Salonen, Kari Seppänen, R. Rauramaa, & J Tuomilehto. (1991). HDL, HDL_2, and HDL_3 subfractions, and the risk of acute myocardial infarction. Circulation. 84. 129–139. 64 indexed citations
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Salonen, Riitta, Arto Haapanen, & Jukka T. Salonen. (1991). Measurement of intima-media thickness of common carotid arteries with high-resolution B-mode ultrasonography: Inter- and intra-observer variability. Ultrasound in Medicine & Biology. 17(3). 225–230. 193 indexed citations
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Salonen, Jukka T., Kari Seppänen, Rainer Rauramaa, & Riitta Salonen. (1989). Risk Factors for Carotid Atherosclerosis: The Kuopio Ischaemic Heart Disease Risk Factor Study. Annals of Medicine. 21(3). 227–229. 63 indexed citations
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Salonen, J T, Riitta Salonen, Raili Lappeteläinen, et al.. (1985). Risk of cancer in relation to serum concentrations of selenium and vitamins A and E: matched case-control analysis of prospective data.. BMJ. 290(6466). 417–420. 237 indexed citations

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