Seppo Soinila

5.1k total citations · 2 hit papers
141 papers, 3.7k citations indexed

About

Seppo Soinila is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Molecular Biology and Social Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Seppo Soinila has authored 141 papers receiving a total of 3.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 60 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 39 papers in Molecular Biology and 24 papers in Social Psychology. Recurrent topics in Seppo Soinila's work include Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology (39 papers), Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (21 papers) and Neuroscience and Music Perception (17 papers). Seppo Soinila is often cited by papers focused on Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology (39 papers), Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (21 papers) and Neuroscience and Music Perception (17 papers). Seppo Soinila collaborates with scholars based in Finland, United States and Spain. Seppo Soinila's co-authors include Teppo Särkämö, Mari Tervaniemi, Sampsa Vanhatalo, Aleksi J. Sihvonen, Taina Autti, Heli Silvennoinen, Vera Leo, Matti Laine, Marja Hietanen and Anita Forsblom and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Clinical Investigation, Journal of Neuroscience and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Seppo Soinila

138 papers receiving 3.6k citations

Hit Papers

Music listening enhances cognitive recovery and mood afte... 2008 2026 2014 2020 2008 2017 100 200 300 400 500
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.

  1. Music listening enhances cognitive recovery and mood after middle cerebral artery stroke
    2008 590 citations Teppo Särkämö, Mari Tervaniemi et al. Brain profile →
  2. Music-based interventions in neurological rehabilitation
    2017 315 citations Aleksi J. Sihvonen, Teppo Särkämö et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Seppo Soinila Finland 28 1.3k 1.1k 1.0k 604 489 141 3.7k
Gary Abrams United States 37 683 0.5× 374 0.4× 946 0.9× 534 0.9× 514 1.1× 105 4.5k
Frederick R. Walker Australia 37 338 0.3× 541 0.5× 758 0.7× 674 1.1× 698 1.4× 141 5.4k
Taina Autti Finland 43 1.9k 1.5× 775 0.7× 317 0.3× 687 1.1× 1.1k 2.2× 119 4.7k
Harald Hefter Germany 38 1.1k 0.9× 395 0.4× 945 0.9× 412 0.7× 517 1.1× 181 5.3k
Giuseppe Cibelli Italy 37 1.1k 0.9× 284 0.3× 402 0.4× 1.3k 2.1× 919 1.9× 120 4.9k
Laura Petrosini Italy 37 1.6k 1.3× 590 0.6× 1.0k 1.0× 526 0.9× 502 1.0× 165 4.7k
João Cerqueira Portugal 40 1.4k 1.1× 1.1k 1.0× 1.5k 1.4× 639 1.1× 750 1.5× 132 5.8k
Matthias Maschke Germany 39 1.0k 0.8× 242 0.2× 773 0.8× 414 0.7× 552 1.1× 113 5.0k
Francesco Angelucci Italy 45 852 0.7× 399 0.4× 2.2k 2.2× 1.2k 1.9× 941 1.9× 130 5.7k
G. Ladurner Austria 36 2.0k 1.6× 420 0.4× 337 0.3× 306 0.5× 493 1.0× 170 4.9k

Countries citing papers authored by Seppo Soinila

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Fields of papers citing papers by Seppo Soinila

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Seppo Soinila. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Seppo Soinila. The network helps show where Seppo Soinila may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Seppo Soinila

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Seppo Soinila. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Seppo Soinila 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 Soinila. Seppo Soinila is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Sihvonen, Aleksi J., et al.. (2022). Isn't There Room for Music in Chronic Pain Management?. Journal of Pain. 23(7). 1143–1150. 18 indexed citations
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Sihvonen, Aleksi J., et al.. (2021). Resting‐state language network neuroplasticity in post‐stroke music listening: A randomized controlled trial. European Journal of Neuroscience. 54(11). 7886–7898. 11 indexed citations
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Soinila, Seppo, et al.. (2021). Headache and quality of life in Finnish female municipal employees. Scandinavian Journal of Pain. 22(3). 457–463.
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Sihvonen, Aleksi J., Pablo Ripollés, Vera Leo, et al.. (2021). Vocal Music Listening Enhances Poststroke Language Network Reorganization. eNeuro. 8(4). ENEURO.0158–21.2021. 20 indexed citations
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Kautiainen, Hannu, et al.. (2020). The Impact of Self-Reported Recurrent Headache on Absenteeism and Presenteeism at Work Among Finnish Municipal Female Employees. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 1 indexed citations
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Haanpää, Maija, et al.. (2019). <p>The role of psychosocial risk factors in the burden of headache</p>. Journal of Pain Research. Volume 12. 1733–1741. 10 indexed citations
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Soinila, Seppo, et al.. (2017). How to Assess Sensory Recovery After Breast Reconstruction Surgery?. Clinical Breast Cancer. 17(6). 471–485. 16 indexed citations
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Haanpää, Maija, et al.. (2016). Relationship of musculoskeletal pain and well-being at work – Does pain matter?. Scandinavian Journal of Pain. 15(1). 38–43. 20 indexed citations
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Mustonen, Harri, et al.. (2014). Factors Related to Delays in Pre-hospital Management of Status Epilepticus. Neurocritical Care. 22(1). 93–104. 10 indexed citations
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Särkämö, Teppo, Mari Tervaniemi, S. Laitinen, et al.. (2008). Music listening enhances cognitive recovery and mood after middle cerebral artery stroke. Brain. 131(3). 866–876. 590 indexed citations breakdown →
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Vanhatalo, Sampsa & Seppo Soinila. (2001). Evidence for nodose ganglion as the source of innervation to the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland. Neuroscience. 107(3). 491–497. 7 indexed citations
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Keränen, Ulla, Heikki Järvinen, Tuula Kiviluoto, E. Kivilaakso, & Seppo Soinila. (1996). Substance P- and vasoactive intestinal polypeptide-immunoreactive innervation in normal and inflamed pouches after restorative proctocolectomy for ulcerative colitis. Digestive Diseases and Sciences. 41(8). 1658–1664. 28 indexed citations
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Keränen, Ulla, Heikki Järvinen, Päivi Kärkkäinen, et al.. (1996). Substance P—An underlying factor for pouchitis?. Digestive Diseases and Sciences. 41(8). 1665–1671. 24 indexed citations
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Keränen, Ulla, Sampsa Vanhatalo, Tuula Kiviluoto, E. Kivilaakso, & Seppo Soinila. (1995). Co-localization of NADPH diaphorase reactivity and vasoactive intestinal polypeptide in human colon. Journal of the Autonomic Nervous System. 54(3). 177–183. 18 indexed citations
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Soinila, Seppo, et al.. (1992). Immunohistochemistry of enkephalins: model studies on hapten-carrier conjugates and fixation methods.. Journal of Histochemistry & Cytochemistry. 40(2). 231–239. 15 indexed citations
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Soinila, Seppo, et al.. (1989). CGRP-immunoreactive sensory nerve fibers in the submandibular gland of the rat. Histochemistry and Cell Biology. 91(6). 455–460. 38 indexed citations
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Soinila, Seppo, et al.. (1989). Biological demonstration of nerve growth factor in the rat pituitary gland. Neuroscience. 30(1). 165–170. 36 indexed citations
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Soinila, Seppo, et al.. (1988). Nerve growth factor-like activity in the rat pituitary intermediate lobe. Neuroscience Research. 6(2). 123–130. 22 indexed citations

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