Saara Laitinen

21.6k total citations
69 papers, 2.9k citations indexed

About

Saara Laitinen is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Surgery and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Saara Laitinen has authored 69 papers receiving a total of 2.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 49 papers in Molecular Biology, 18 papers in Surgery and 18 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Saara Laitinen's work include Extracellular vesicles in disease (25 papers), Mesenchymal stem cell research (18 papers) and MicroRNA in disease regulation (8 papers). Saara Laitinen is often cited by papers focused on Extracellular vesicles in disease (25 papers), Mesenchymal stem cell research (18 papers) and MicroRNA in disease regulation (8 papers). Saara Laitinen collaborates with scholars based in Finland, Sweden and Italy. Saara Laitinen's co-authors include Pia Siljander, Petri Lehenkari, Maria Aatonen, Vesa M. Olkkonen, Christian Ehnholm, Elina Ikonen, Tuula A. Nyman, Mikaela Grönholm, Tiina Öhman and Bart Staels and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Biochemical Journal.

In The Last Decade

Saara Laitinen

66 papers receiving 2.8k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Saara Laitinen Finland 28 1.7k 645 583 578 391 69 2.9k
Jochen W.U. Fries Germany 27 1.6k 1.0× 597 0.9× 785 1.3× 670 1.2× 357 0.9× 81 3.7k
Calvin Vary United States 40 2.4k 1.5× 652 1.0× 491 0.8× 635 1.1× 286 0.7× 126 4.5k
Sina Y. Rabbany United States 27 1.9k 1.2× 412 0.6× 994 1.7× 422 0.7× 424 1.1× 60 4.2k
Mairi Brittan United Kingdom 28 1.3k 0.8× 551 0.9× 649 1.1× 486 0.8× 242 0.6× 67 3.1k
Darrell H. Carney United States 36 1.4k 0.9× 467 0.7× 462 0.8× 655 1.1× 260 0.7× 77 3.7k
Bo Zhou China 32 2.2k 1.3× 1.0k 1.6× 366 0.6× 444 0.8× 338 0.9× 74 4.5k
Olivier Blanc‐Brude France 22 1.5k 0.9× 419 0.6× 299 0.5× 515 0.9× 216 0.6× 35 3.0k
Gabriel Mbalaviele United States 35 2.7k 1.6× 459 0.7× 392 0.7× 499 0.9× 171 0.4× 78 4.2k
Elena Burova Russia 20 2.1k 1.2× 301 0.5× 244 0.4× 500 0.9× 214 0.5× 52 3.4k
Elisabeth Deindl Germany 30 1.6k 0.9× 197 0.3× 526 0.9× 441 0.8× 250 0.6× 87 2.7k

Countries citing papers authored by Saara Laitinen

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Fields of papers citing papers by Saara Laitinen

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Saara Laitinen

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All Works

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Härkönen, Kai, et al.. (2024). Distinct targeting and uptake of platelet and red blood cell‐derived extracellular vesicles into immune cells. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3(1). e130–e130. 7 indexed citations
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Palviainen, Mari, Johannes A. Eble, Masood Kamali‐Moghaddam, et al.. (2024). Beyond basic characterization and omics: Immunomodulatory roles of platelet‐derived extracellular vesicles unveiled by functional testing. Journal of Extracellular Vesicles. 13(10). e12513–e12513. 6 indexed citations
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Faria, Alessandra Valéria de Sousa, et al.. (2024). Platelet-derived extracellular vesicles induced through different activation pathways drive melanoma progression by functional and transcriptional changes. Cell Communication and Signaling. 22(1). 601–601. 1 indexed citations
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Koivuniemi, Raili, Riina Harjumäki, Chris S. Pridgeon, et al.. (2024). Cellulase-assisted platelet-rich plasma release from nanofibrillated cellulose hydrogel enhances wound healing. Journal of Controlled Release. 368. 397–412. 15 indexed citations
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Neuvonen, Maarit, Erja Kerkelä, Kati Hyvärinen, et al.. (2023). OxLDL sensitizes platelets for increased formation of extracellular vesicles capable of finetuning macrophage gene expression. European Journal of Cell Biology. 102(2). 151311–151311. 10 indexed citations
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Kerkelä, Erja, Tatu Rojalin, Elisa Lázaro‐Ibáñez, et al.. (2020). Label-free characterization and real-time monitoring of cell uptake of extracellular vesicles. Biosensors and Bioelectronics. 168. 112510–112510. 26 indexed citations
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Puhka, Maija, Maarit Takatalo, Sami Valkonen, et al.. (2017). Metabolomic Profiling of Extracellular Vesicles and Alternative Normalization Methods Reveal Enriched Metabolites and Strategies to Study Prostate Cancer-Related Changes. Theranostics. 7(16). 3824–3841. 177 indexed citations
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Tigistu‐Sahle, Feven, Milla Lampinen, Lotta Kilpinen, et al.. (2016). Metabolism and phospholipid assembly of polyunsaturated fatty acids in human bone marrow mesenchymal stromal cells. Journal of Lipid Research. 58(1). 92–110. 19 indexed citations
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Natunen, Suvi, Milla Lampinen, Heli Suila, et al.. (2013). Metabolic glycoengineering of mesenchymal stromal cells with N-propanoylmannosamine. Glycobiology. 23(8). 1004–1012. 18 indexed citations
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Hyvärinen, Kati, Anita M. Tuomainen, Saara Laitinen, et al.. (2013). The effect of proatherogenic pathogens on adipose tissue transcriptome and fatty acid distribution in apolipoprotein E-deficient mice. BMC Genomics. 14(1). 709–709. 8 indexed citations
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Pietilä, Mika, Siri Lehtonen, Elina Tuovinen, et al.. (2012). CD200 Positive Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells Suppress TNF-Alpha Secretion from CD200 Receptor Positive Macrophage-Like Cells. PLoS ONE. 7(2). e31671–e31671. 58 indexed citations
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Kilpinen, Lotta, Feven Tigistu‐Sahle, Dario Greco, et al.. (2012). Aging bone marrow mesenchymal stromal cells have altered membrane glycerophospholipid composition and functionality. Journal of Lipid Research. 54(3). 622–635. 65 indexed citations
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Pietilä, Mika, Siri Lehtonen, Ilja Ritamo, et al.. (2011). Mitochondrial Function and Energy Metabolism in Umbilical Cord Blood- and Bone Marrow-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells. Stem Cells and Development. 21(4). 575–588. 59 indexed citations
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Hirvonen, Tia, Heli Suila, Ilja Ritamo, et al.. (2011). The i Blood Group Antigen as a Marker for Umbilical Cord Blood-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells. Stem Cells and Development. 21(3). 455–464. 12 indexed citations
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Suila, Heli, Timo Hirvonen, Annamari Heiskanen, et al.. (2010). Are globoseries glycosphingolipids SSEA-3 and -4 markers for stem cells derived from human umbilical cord blood?. Journal of Molecular Cell Biology. 3(2). 99–107. 42 indexed citations
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Hyvärinen, Kati, Saara Laitinen, Susanna Paju, et al.. (2009). Detection and quantification of five major periodontal pathogens by single copy gene-based real-time PCR. STM:n Hallinnonalan avoin julkaisuarkisto (Julkari). 2 indexed citations
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Greco, Dario, Anna Kotronen, Jukka Westerbacka, et al.. (2008). Gene expression in human NAFLD. American Journal of Physiology-Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology. 294(5). G1281–G1287. 336 indexed citations
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Hynynen, Riikka, Saara Laitinen, Reijo Käkelä, et al.. (2005). Overexpression of OSBP-related protein 2 (ORP2) induces changes in cellular cholesterol metabolism and enhances endocytosis. Biochemical Journal. 390(1). 273–283. 72 indexed citations
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Laitinen, Saara. (2002). Family of human oxysterol binding protein homologues: ORP2 is a new regulator of cellular lipid metabolism. Työväentutkimus Vuosikirja. 3 indexed citations

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