Silja Mentula

2.3k total citations
42 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

Silja Mentula is a scholar working on Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Silja Mentula has authored 42 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 26 papers in Infectious Diseases, 15 papers in Epidemiology and 8 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Silja Mentula's work include Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research (19 papers), Microscopic Colitis (10 papers) and Probiotics and Fermented Foods (7 papers). Silja Mentula is often cited by papers focused on Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research (19 papers), Microscopic Colitis (10 papers) and Probiotics and Fermented Foods (7 papers). Silja Mentula collaborates with scholars based in Finland, United States and Italy. Silja Mentula's co-authors include Martti Färkkilâ, Juha Kuisma, Arvi Kahri, Heikki Järvinen, M. Saxelin, Eija Könönen, Søren Anker Uldum, Jaana Harmoinen, Elias Westermarck and Matti Heikkilä and has published in prestigious journals such as Applied and Environmental Microbiology, PEDIATRICS and Clinical Infectious Diseases.

In The Last Decade

Silja Mentula

41 papers receiving 1.2k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Silja Mentula Finland 19 452 450 326 313 284 42 1.3k
Shadi Sepehri Canada 14 858 1.9× 277 0.6× 452 1.4× 206 0.7× 321 1.1× 22 1.6k
Francisco José Penna Brazil 22 173 0.4× 249 0.6× 284 0.9× 88 0.3× 244 0.9× 99 1.3k
Carla R. Taddei Brazil 21 431 1.0× 337 0.7× 204 0.6× 357 1.1× 156 0.5× 52 1.2k
Shaikh Meshbahuddin Ahmad Bangladesh 16 440 1.0× 312 0.7× 161 0.5× 85 0.3× 117 0.4× 36 1.2k
Nuria Fernández Spain 16 1.0k 2.2× 215 0.5× 307 0.9× 38 0.1× 282 1.0× 22 1.7k
Wing Ho Man Netherlands 7 765 1.7× 248 0.6× 461 1.4× 38 0.1× 119 0.4× 13 1.5k
Metehan Özen Türkiye 16 320 0.7× 322 0.7× 171 0.5× 66 0.2× 318 1.1× 61 914
Fabio Albano Italy 15 229 0.5× 599 1.3× 105 0.3× 53 0.2× 400 1.4× 24 1.2k
Taina Arvola Finland 18 936 2.1× 258 0.6× 222 0.7× 34 0.1× 1.2k 4.1× 30 2.5k
Vibeke Rosenfeldt Denmark 12 438 1.0× 290 0.6× 88 0.3× 31 0.1× 643 2.3× 23 1.3k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Silja Mentula

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Mentula, Silja, et al.. (2025). Detection, relatedness and environmental sources of emerging Legionella longbeachae infections in Finland, 1989-2024. Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease. 112(2). 116788–116788. 1 indexed citations
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Mentula, Silja, et al.. (2022). External quality assessment by European mycobacterial laboratories: results of AFB microscopy and identification rounds. Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease. 104(2). 115757–115757. 1 indexed citations
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Mentula, Silja, et al.. (2020). Emerging source of infection – Mycobacterium tuberculosis in rescue dogs: a case report. Access Microbiology. 2(11). acmi000168–acmi000168. 7 indexed citations
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Koskinen, Juha, et al.. (2020). Prospective Evaluation of the mariPOC Test for Detection of Clostridioides difficile Glutamate Dehydrogenase and Toxins A/B. Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 58(4). 2 indexed citations
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Krůtová, Marcela, Otakar Nyč, Jana Matějková, et al.. (2018). The recognition and characterisation of Finnish Clostridium difficile isolates resembling PCR-ribotype 027. Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS). 51(3). 344–351. 2 indexed citations
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Beek, Janko van, Marjo Haanperä, Pieter W. Smit, Silja Mentula, & Hanna Soini. (2018). Evaluation of whole genome sequencing and software tools for drug susceptibility testing of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Clinical Microbiology and Infection. 25(1). 82–86. 43 indexed citations
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Sung, Valerie, Frank D’Amico, Michael D. Cabana, et al.. (2017). Lactobacillus reuteri to Treat Infant Colic: A Meta-analysis. PEDIATRICS. 141(1). 149 indexed citations
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Sung, Valerie, Michael D. Cabana, Frank D’Amico, et al.. (2015). Lactobacillus reuteri DSM 17938 for managing infant colic: protocol for an individual participant data meta-analysis. eScholarship (California Digital Library). 1 indexed citations
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Kanerva, Mari, et al.. (2015). Regional differences inClostridium difficileinfections in relation to fluoroquinolone and proton pump inhibitor use, Finland, 2008–2011. Infectious Diseases. 47(8). 530–535. 5 indexed citations
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Mentula, Silja, Sanna Laakso, Outi Lyytikäinen, & Juha Kirveskari. (2015). Differentiating virulent 027 and non-027Clostridium difficilestrains by molecular methods. Expert Review of Molecular Diagnostics. 15(9). 1225–1229. 13 indexed citations
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Sung, Valerie, Michael D. Cabana, Frank D’Amico, et al.. (2014). Lactobacillus reuteri DSM 17938 for managing infant colic: protocol for an individual participant data meta-analysis. BMJ Open. 4(12). e006475–e006475. 15 indexed citations
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Antikainen, Jenni, Sointu Mero, Eveliina Tarkka, et al.. (2009). Detection of virulence genes of Clostridium difficile by multiplex PCR. Apmis. 117(8). 607–613. 37 indexed citations
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Könönen, Eija, et al.. (2009). Diagnostic trends in Clostridium difficile detection in Finnish microbiology laboratories. Anaerobe. 15(6). 261–265. 10 indexed citations
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Mentula, Silja, et al.. (2008). Microbial composition and fecal fermentation end products from colicky infants - a probiotic supplementation pilot. Microbial Ecology in Health and Disease. 20(1). 23 indexed citations
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Mentula, Silja, Jaana Harmoinen, Matti Heikkilä, et al.. (2005). Comparison between Cultured Small-Intestinal and Fecal Microbiotas in Beagle Dogs. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 71(8). 4169–4175. 94 indexed citations
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Mentula, Silja, Jaana Harmoinen, Elias Westermarck, et al.. (2005). Relatedness of Escherichia coli strains with different susceptibility patterns isolated from beagle dogs during ampicillin treatment. International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents. 27(1). 46–50. 8 indexed citations
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Kuisma, Juha, Silja Mentula, Pekka Luukkonen, et al.. (2003). Factors Associated With Ileal Mucosal Morphology and Inflammation in Patients With Ileal Pouch-Anal Anastomosis for Ulcerative Colitis. Diseases of the Colon & Rectum. 46(11). 1476–1483. 26 indexed citations
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Skogberg, Kirsi, J. Pekka Nuorti, Harri Saxén, et al.. (2002). A Newborn with Domestically Acquired Legionnaires Disease Confirmed by Molecular Typing. Clinical Infectious Diseases. 35(8). e82–e85. 11 indexed citations
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Väkeväinen, Satu, Silja Mentula, Hannu Nuutinen, et al.. (2002). Ethanol-derived Microbial Production of Carcinogenic Acetaldehyde in Achlorhydric Atrophic Gastritis. Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology. 37(6). 648–655. 49 indexed citations

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