Seppo Salminen

6.0k total citations · 2 hit papers
88 papers, 4.3k citations indexed

About

Seppo Salminen is a scholar working on Food Science, Nutrition and Dietetics and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Seppo Salminen has authored 88 papers receiving a total of 4.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 44 papers in Food Science, 37 papers in Nutrition and Dietetics and 25 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Seppo Salminen's work include Probiotics and Fermented Foods (42 papers), Microbial Metabolites in Food Biotechnology (22 papers) and Gut microbiota and health (16 papers). Seppo Salminen is often cited by papers focused on Probiotics and Fermented Foods (42 papers), Microbial Metabolites in Food Biotechnology (22 papers) and Gut microbiota and health (16 papers). Seppo Salminen collaborates with scholars based in Finland, United States and Spain. Seppo Salminen's co-authors include Arthur C. Ouwehand, Erika Isolauri, Yuan Kun Lee, Gabriel Vinderola, Margaret Deighton, S. L. Gorbach, Atte von Wright, Satu Vesterlund, María Carmen Collado and Jussi Meriluoto and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, American Journal of Clinical Nutrition and Applied and Environmental Microbiology.

In The Last Decade

Seppo Salminen

85 papers receiving 3.9k 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.

Lactic acid bacteria: microbiology and functional aspects.

1998 515 citations Seppo Salminen Marcel Dekker eBooks profile →
Lactic Acid Bacteria

1993 514 citations Seppo Salminen profile →

Peers

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G. Molin Sweden

Pramod K. Gopal New Zealand

Atte von Wright Finland

Fernando Sesma Argentina

Analía G. Abraham Argentina

Paola Mattarelli Italy

J.H.J. Huis in’t Veld Netherlands

Akihito Endo Japan

Bruno Biavati Italy

Jaana Mättö Finland

G. Molin Sweden

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Countries citing papers authored by Seppo Salminen

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Citations

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Fields of papers citing papers by Seppo Salminen

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Seppo Salminen

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Seppo Salminen. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Seppo Salminen based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Seppo Salminen. Seppo Salminen is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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Vinderola, Gabriel, Empar Chenoll, María Carmen Collado, et al.. (2025). Postbiotics: a perspective on their quantification. Frontiers in Nutrition. 12. 1582733–1582733. 8 indexed citations

Zendo, Takeshi, Chihiro Ohashi, Shintaro Maeno, et al.. (2020). Kunkecin A, a New Nisin Variant Bacteriocin Produced by the Fructophilic Lactic Acid Bacterium, Apilactobacillus kunkeei FF30-6 Isolated From Honey Bees. Frontiers in Microbiology. 11. 571903–571903. 43 indexed citations

Isolauri, Erika, Samuli Rautava, Seppo Salminen, & María Carmen Collado. (2019). Early-Life Nutrition and Microbiome Development. Nestlé Nutrition Institute Workshop series. 90. 151–162. 9 indexed citations

Fox, Adam, J. Andrew Bird, Alessandro Fiocchi, et al.. (2019). The potential for pre-, pro- and synbiotics in the management of infants at risk of cow's milk allergy or with cow's milk allergy: An exploration of the rationale, available evidence and remaining questions. World Allergy Organization Journal. 12(5). 100034–100034. 21 indexed citations

Koponen, Aki, Mari Sandell, Seppo Salminen, & Irene Lenoir‐Wijnkoop. (2012). Nutrition economics: towards comprehensive understanding of the benefits of nutrition. Microbial Ecology in Health and Disease. 23(0). 5 indexed citations

Lenoir‐Wijnkoop, Irene, Mark Nuijten, Iñaki Gutiérrez‐Ibarluzea, et al.. (2012). Workshop Report: concepts and methods in the economics of nutrition – gateways to better economic evaluation of nutrition interventions. British Journal Of Nutrition. 108(9). 1714–1720. 10 indexed citations

Kneifel, Wolfgang & Seppo Salminen. (2011). Probiotics and health claims. Wiley-Blackwell eBooks. 11 indexed citations

El‐Nezami, Hani, Nektaria Polychronaki, Jing Ma, et al.. (2006). Probiotic supplementation reduces a biomarker for increased risk of liver cancer in young men from Southern China. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 83(5). 1199–1203. 119 indexed citations

Rinne, Minna, Marko Kalliomäki, Heikki Arvilommi, Seppo Salminen, & Erika Isolauri. (2005). Effect of Probiotics and Breastfeeding on the Bifidobacterium and Lactobacillus/Enterococcus Microbiota and Humoral Immune Responses. The Journal of Pediatrics. 147(2). 186–191. 116 indexed citations

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Eikmanns, Bernhard J., et al.. (2004). In vitro adhesion of propionibacteria to human intestinal mucus.. Italian Journal of Food Science. 16(2). 245–253. 9 indexed citations

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Ouwehand, Arthur C., Erika Isolauri, & Seppo Salminen. (2002). The role of the intestinal microflora for the development of the immune system in early childhood. European Journal of Nutrition. 41(0). 1–1. 191 indexed citations

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He, Fang, Elina Tuomola, Heikki Arvilommi, & Seppo Salminen. (2001). Modulation of human humoral immune response through orally administered bovine colostrum. FEMS Immunology & Medical Microbiology. 31(2). 93–96. 43 indexed citations

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Kankaanpää, Pasi, et al.. (1999). Dietary fatty acids and allergy. Annals of Medicine. 31(4). 282–287. 73 indexed citations

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Salminen, Seppo. (1998). Lactic acid bacteria: microbiology and functional aspects.. Marcel Dekker eBooks. 515 indexed citations breakdown →

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Peltola, Heikki, et al.. (1994). Risk of Infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis Among Children and Mothers in Somalia. Clinical Infectious Diseases. 18(1). 106–111. 7 indexed citations

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Salminen, Seppo. (1990). The Role of Intestinal Microflora in Preserving Intestinal Integrity and Health with Special Reference to Lactic Acid Bacteria. Annals of Medicine. 22(1). 35–35. 5 indexed citations

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Salminen, Seppo, Eeva Salminen, James Winfred Bridges, & V. Marks. (1988). Intestinal absorption of oxalate by xylitol-treated rats and mice. Toxicology Letters. 44(1-2). 113–120. 3 indexed citations

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Porkka, L., Eeva Salminen, & Seppo Salminen. (1988). The effects of lactulose-sweetened yoghurt on the rate of gastric emptying and intestinal transit in healthy human volunteers. Zeitschrift für Ernährungswissenschaft. 27(3). 150–154. 9 indexed citations

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Wright, Jeremy, V. Marks, & Seppo Salminen. (1987). Blood glucose and plasma insulin responses to fat-free milk and low-lactose fat-free milk in young type 1 diabetics. Zeitschrift für Ernährungswissenschaft. 26(4). 226–229. 1 indexed citations

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Salminen, Eeva & Seppo Salminen. (1986). Urinary Excretion of Orally Administered Oxalic Acid in Saccharin ando-Phenylphenol-Fed NMRI Mice. Urologia Internationalis. 41(2). 88–90. 2 indexed citations

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