Riitta Sauni

2.5k total citations · 2 hit papers
55 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

Riitta Sauni is a scholar working on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and Radiological and Ultrasound Technology. According to data from OpenAlex, Riitta Sauni has authored 55 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 22 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 18 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and 16 papers in Radiological and Ultrasound Technology. Recurrent topics in Riitta Sauni's work include Occupational exposure and asthma (19 papers), Occupational Health and Safety Research (16 papers) and Occupational and environmental lung diseases (10 papers). Riitta Sauni is often cited by papers focused on Occupational exposure and asthma (19 papers), Occupational Health and Safety Research (16 papers) and Occupational and environmental lung diseases (10 papers). Riitta Sauni collaborates with scholars based in Finland, United States and France. Riitta Sauni's co-authors include Jos Verbeek, Jani Ruotsalainen, Sharea Ijaz, F Selcen Kilinc Balci, Christina Tikka, Blair Rajamaki, Jukka Uitti, Elaine Toomey, Bronagh Blackwood and Michael B. Edmond and has published in prestigious journals such as Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America and International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health.

In The Last Decade

Riitta Sauni

48 papers receiving 1.5k 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.

Personal protective equipment for preventing highly infectious diseases due to exposure to contaminated body fluids in healthcare staff

2020 440 citations Jos Verbeek, Blair Rajamaki et al. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews profile →
Personal protective equipment for preventing highly infectious diseases due to exposure to contaminated body fluids in healthcare staff

2019 185 citations Jos Verbeek, Blair Rajamaki et al. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Riitta Sauni Finland	19	530	309	269	255	221	55	1.5k
Bayzidur Rahman Australia	23	649 1.2×	426 1.4×	406 1.5×	289 1.1×	208 0.9×	42	1.9k
Anil Adisesh Canada	17	357 0.7×	181 0.6×	136 0.5×	94 0.4×	117 0.5×	62	1.4k
F Selcen Kilinc Balci Türkiye	6	395 0.7×	290 0.9×	84 0.3×	210 0.8×	215 1.0×	14	828
Blair Rajamaki Finland	7	341 0.6×	268 0.9×	72 0.3×	207 0.8×	163 0.7×	11	769
George Astrakianakis Canada	23	422 0.8×	143 0.5×	396 1.5×	48 0.2×	152 0.7×	59	1.3k
George L. Delclos United States	26	340 0.6×	117 0.4×	420 1.6×	53 0.2×	96 0.4×	89	2.1k
Kristin J. Cummings United States	28	729 1.4×	56 0.2×	582 2.2×	56 0.2×	192 0.9×	92	2.1k
Susan Sama United States	23	337 0.6×	44 0.1×	378 1.4×	66 0.3×	97 0.4×	57	1.3k
Tze-Wai Wong Hong Kong	19	344 0.6×	113 0.4×	286 1.1×	48 0.2×	82 0.4×	32	1.1k
Anna Davies United Kingdom	17	455 0.9×	378 1.2×	52 0.2×	503 2.0×	92 0.4×	47	1.6k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Riitta Sauni

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Siukola, Anna, et al.. (2025). Occupational health professionals’ and HR specialists’ perceptions of telemental health services in occupational health care settings: A qualitative study. Digital Health. 11. 599941121–599941121.

Nuutinen, Mikko, et al.. (2024). Associations of depressive symptoms and psychosocial working conditions with sickness absences in a Finnish cohort of 11,495 employees. Preventive Medicine Reports. 47. 102899–102899. 1 indexed citations

Takala, Jukka, Päivi Hämäläinen, Riitta Sauni, et al.. (2023). Global-, regional- and country-level estimates of the work-related burden of diseases and accidents in 2019. Scandinavian Journal of Work Environment & Health. 50(2). 73–82. 35 indexed citations

Siukola, Anna, et al.. (2022). Cooperation between Public Primary Health Care and Occupational Health Care Professionals in Work Ability-Related Health Issues. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 19(19). 11916–11916. 5 indexed citations

Sauni, Riitta, Jukka Uitti, Panu Oksa, et al.. (2022). An Increase in Plasma Adipsin Levels Is Associated With Higher Cumulative Dust Exposure and Airway Obstruction in Foundry Workers. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine. 65(3). 203–209.

Atkins, Salla, Anna Siukola, Markku Sumanen, et al.. (2022). Parallel use of primary and secondary healthcare by frequent attenders in occupational health and their work disability: a longitudinal study in Finland. BMJ Open. 12(4). e052740–e052740. 1 indexed citations

Verbeek, Jos, Blair Rajamaki, Sharea Ijaz, et al.. (2021). Equipamento de proteção individual para profissionais de saúde para prevenir doenças altamente contagiosas pela exposição a fluidos corporais contaminados: uma Revisão Cochrane. 1(2).

Atkins, Salla, Anna Siukola, Markku Sumanen, et al.. (2021). Sociodemographic characteristics and disability pensions of frequent attenders in occupational health primary care – a follow-up study in Finland. BMC Public Health. 21(1). 1847–1847. 5 indexed citations

Verbeek, Jos, Blair Rajamaki, Sharea Ijaz, et al.. (2020). Personal protective equipment for preventing highly infectious diseases due to exposure to contaminated body fluids in healthcare staff. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 2020(5). 59–61. 66 indexed citations

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Oksa, Panu, et al.. (2019). Trends in occupational diseases in Finland, 1975–2013: a register study. BMJ Open. 9(4). e024040–e024040. 11 indexed citations

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Räsänen, Kimmo, et al.. (2016). Työterveyshuolto Suomessa vuonna 2015: ja kehitystrendi 2000–2015. STM:n Hallinnonalan avoin julkaisuarkisto (Julkari). 2 indexed citations

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Curti, Stefania, Riitta Sauni, Dick Spreeuwers, et al.. (2016). Interventions to increase the reporting of occupational diseases by physicians: a Cochrane systematic review. Occupational and Environmental Medicine. 73(5). 353–354. 16 indexed citations

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Sauni, Riitta, Jos Verbeek, Jukka Uitti, et al.. (2015). Remediating buildings damaged by dampness and mould for preventing or reducing respiratory tract symptoms, infections and asthma. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 2015(2). 67 indexed citations

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Purokivi, Minna, Riitta Sauni, Timo Hannu, et al.. (2014). [Work aggravated asthma].. PubMed. 130(17). 1691–8. 5 indexed citations

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Henriks‐Eckerman, Maj‐Len, et al.. (2014). Role of dermal exposure in systemic intake of methylenediphenyl diisocyanate (MDI) among construction and boat building workers. Toxicology Letters. 232(3). 595–600. 14 indexed citations

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Sauni, Riitta, Panu Oksa, Lauri Lehtimäki, et al.. (2011). Increased alveolar nitric oxide and systemic inflammation markers in silica-exposed workers. Occupational and Environmental Medicine. 69(4). 256–260. 43 indexed citations

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Kauppi, Paula, et al.. (2010). Short-term prognosis of occupational asthma in a Finnish population. The Clinical Respiratory Journal. 5(3). 143–149. 4 indexed citations

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Sauni, Riitta, et al.. (2009). Audit of quality of diagnostic procedures for occupational asthma. Occupational Medicine. 59(4). 230–236. 14 indexed citations

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Sauni, Riitta, et al.. (2009). Quality of life (EQ-5D) and hand-arm vibration syndrome. International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health. 83(2). 209–216. 20 indexed citations

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Sauni, Riitta, Panu Oksa, Ritva Järvenpää, John E. Parker, & Pekka Roto. (1998). Asbestos exposure: A potential cause of retroperitoneal fibrosis. American Journal of Industrial Medicine. 33(4). 418–421. 1 indexed citations

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