Seppo Meri

22.7k total citations · 2 hit papers
389 papers, 17.4k citations indexed

About

Seppo Meri is a scholar working on Immunology, Hematology and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Seppo Meri has authored 389 papers receiving a total of 17.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 214 papers in Immunology, 77 papers in Hematology and 56 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Seppo Meri's work include Complement system in diseases (155 papers), Platelet Disorders and Treatments (28 papers) and Blood groups and transfusion (27 papers). Seppo Meri is often cited by papers focused on Complement system in diseases (155 papers), Platelet Disorders and Treatments (28 papers) and Blood groups and transfusion (27 papers). Seppo Meri collaborates with scholars based in Finland, Germany and United States. Seppo Meri's co-authors include T. Sakari Jokiranta, Peter F. Zipfel, Hanna Jarva, Michael K. Pangburn, Jens Hellwage, Taru Meri, B. Paul Morgan, Markus J. Lehtinen, Antti Väkevä and Juha Hakulinen and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Circulation.

In The Last Decade

Seppo Meri

380 papers receiving 17.0k 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.

Intracellular Complement Activation Sustains T Cell Homeostasis and Mediates Effector Differentiation

2013 420 citations Seppo Meri, Pirkka T. Pekkarinen et al. profile →
The Effects of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus on Organ Metabolism and the Immune System

2020 346 citations Seppo Meri et al. profile →

Author Peers

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Author						Papers	Cites
Seppo Meri	9.0k	3.0k	2.6k	2.5k	2.0k	389	17.4k
Anna M. Blom	6.9k 0.8×	2.9k 1.0×	2.0k 0.8×	1.9k 0.7×	1.5k 0.7×	357	13.8k
Peter F. Zipfel	13.0k 1.5×	3.8k 1.3×	3.1k 1.2×	4.4k 1.7×	4.4k 2.2×	386	22.6k
Peter Garred	11.2k 1.2×	2.5k 0.8×	2.5k 1.0×	2.4k 0.9×	2.0k 1.0×	416	17.2k
P Vassalli	10.2k 1.1×	6.1k 2.1×	2.5k 1.0×	1.6k 0.6×	1.4k 0.7×	209	22.4k
Daniel Ricklin	7.9k 0.9×	2.5k 0.8×	1.1k 0.4×	2.3k 0.9×	1.4k 0.7×	143	12.1k
Mohamed R. Daha	13.7k 1.5×	4.1k 1.4×	1.7k 0.7×	3.6k 1.4×	1.2k 0.6×	540	24.3k
Sergio Romagnani	20.6k 2.3×	4.7k 1.6×	3.7k 1.4×	1.3k 0.5×	1.8k 0.9×	350	36.0k
Matthias Mack	13.3k 1.5×	5.9k 2.0×	2.9k 1.1×	647 0.3×	2.9k 1.4×	259	25.3k
Hans J. Müller‐Eberhard	15.6k 1.7×	5.7k 1.9×	1.7k 0.7×	7.0k 2.8×	1.3k 0.6×	283	25.1k
Enrico Maggi	15.6k 1.7×	3.6k 1.2×	2.6k 1.0×	1.0k 0.4×	1.2k 0.6×	367	27.2k

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Pekkarinen, Pirkka T., et al.. (2025). Characterization of inherited C3 deficiency – a patient case. Immunobiology. 230(4). 153024–153024.

Nissinen, Liisa, Elina Siljamäki, Pekka Rappu, et al.. (2025). Expression of C1q by Macrophages and Fibroblasts in Tumor Microenvironment Is Associated with Progression and Metastasis of Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma. Journal of Investigative Dermatology. 145(11). 2854–2868.e4. 2 indexed citations

Heikkinen‐Eloranta, Jenni, et al.. (2025). Pregnancy-related Thrombotic Microangiopathy has a spectrum of underlying causes. Pregnancy Hypertension. 40. 101212–101212. 1 indexed citations

Krzyżewska, Eva, Marta Książczyk, Bartłomiej Dudek, et al.. (2024). Lipopolysaccharide with long O-antigen is crucial for Salmonella Enteritidis to evade complement activity and to facilitate bacterial survival in vivo in the Galleria mellonella infection model. Medical Microbiology and Immunology. 213(1). 8–8. 4 indexed citations

Räisänen‐Sokolowski, Anne, et al.. (2023). Diagnostic and Prognostic Comparison of Immune-Complex-Mediated Membranoproliferative Glomerulonephritis and C3 Glomerulopathy. Cells. 12(5). 712–712. 9 indexed citations

Meri, Seppo, Elena Magrini, Alberto Mantovani, & Cecília Garlanda. (2023). The Yin Yang of Complement and Cancer. Cancer Immunology Research. 11(12). 1578–1588. 18 indexed citations

Kaartinen, Kati, et al.. (2022). Vascular Occlusion in Kidney Biopsy Is Characteristic of Clinically Manifesting Thrombotic Microangiopathy. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 11(11). 3124–3124. 4 indexed citations

Krzyżewska, Eva, Anu Haveri, C Hammer, et al.. (2022). Impaired immunity and high attack rates caused by SARS‐CoV‐2 variants among vaccinated long‐term care facility residents. Immunity Inflammation and Disease. 10(9). e679–e679. 3 indexed citations

Riihilä, Pilvi, Sirkku Peltonen, Markku Kallajoki, et al.. (2022). Complement Factor D Is a Novel Biomarker and Putative Therapeutic Target in Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma. Cancers. 14(2). 305–305. 14 indexed citations

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Kant, Ravi, Lauri Kareinen, Teemu Smura, et al.. (2021). Common Laboratory Mice Are Susceptible to Infection with the SARS-CoV-2 Beta Variant. Viruses. 13(11). 2263–2263. 19 indexed citations

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Nissilä, Eija, Hanna Ruhanen, Martina B. Lorey, et al.. (2021). Streptococcus pneumoniae pneumolysin and neuraminidase A convert high-density lipoproteins into pro-atherogenic particles. iScience. 24(6). 102535–102535. 6 indexed citations

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Vidilaseris, Keni, Ayman Khattab, Orquídea Ribeiro, et al.. (2021). Exploration of Pyrazolo[1,5‐a]pyrimidines as Membrane‐Bound Pyrophosphatase Inhibitors. ChemMedChem. 16(21). 3360–3367. 7 indexed citations

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Nissinen, Liisa, Pilvi Riihilä, Markku Kallajoki, et al.. (2021). C1r Upregulates Production of Matrix Metalloproteinase-13 and Promotes Invasion of Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma. Journal of Investigative Dermatology. 142(5). 1478–1488.e9. 35 indexed citations

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Komi, Daniel Elieh Ali, et al.. (2020). Mast cells and complement system: Ancient interactions between components of innate immunity. Allergy. 75(11). 2818–2828. 70 indexed citations

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Meri, Seppo, et al.. (2020). Streptococci and the complement system: interplay during infection, inflammation and autoimmunity. FEBS Letters. 594(16). 2570–2585. 22 indexed citations

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Meri, Seppo, et al.. (2020). Complement evasion strategies of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato. FEBS Letters. 594(16). 2645–2656. 29 indexed citations

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Vidilaseris, Keni, Alexandros Kiriazis, Ainoleena Turku, et al.. (2019). Asymmetry in catalysis by Thermotoga maritima membrane-bound pyrophosphatase demonstrated by a nonphosphorus allosteric inhibitor. Science Advances. 5(5). eaav7574–eaav7574. 17 indexed citations

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Sane, Jussi, Outi Laine, Satu Mäkelä, et al.. (2011). Complement activation in Puumala hantavirus infection correlates with disease severity. Annals of Medicine. 44(5). 468–475. 45 indexed citations

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Taskinen, Minna, Erkka Valo, Marja‐Liisa Karjalainen‐Lindsberg, et al.. (2010). Signal Transducers and Activators of Transcription 5a–Dependent Cross-talk between Follicular Lymphoma Cells and Tumor Microenvironment Characterizes a Group of Patients with Improved Outcome after R-CHOP. Clinical Cancer Research. 16(9). 2615–2623. 6 indexed citations

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Manuelian, Tamara, Jens Hellwage, Seppo Meri, et al.. (2003). Mutations in factor H reduce binding affinity to C3b and heparin and surface attachment to endothelial cells in hemolytic uremic syndrome. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 111(8). 1181–1190. 288 indexed citations

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