Sofia Ahola

4.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
24 papers, 3.0k citations indexed

About

Sofia Ahola is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Clinical Biochemistry and Biomaterials. According to data from OpenAlex, Sofia Ahola has authored 24 papers receiving a total of 3.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 18 papers in Molecular Biology, 7 papers in Clinical Biochemistry and 4 papers in Biomaterials. Recurrent topics in Sofia Ahola's work include Mitochondrial Function and Pathology (14 papers), Metabolism and Genetic Disorders (7 papers) and ATP Synthase and ATPases Research (6 papers). Sofia Ahola is often cited by papers focused on Mitochondrial Function and Pathology (14 papers), Metabolism and Genetic Disorders (7 papers) and ATP Synthase and ATPases Research (6 papers). Sofia Ahola collaborates with scholars based in Finland, United States and Germany. Sofia Ahola's co-authors include Monika Österberg, Janne Laine, Janne Ruokolainen, Olli Ikkala, Tom Lindström, Per Tomas Larsson, Marjo Pääkkö, Mikael Ankerfors, Harri Kosonen and Antti Nykänen and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, Neurology and Cell Metabolism.

In The Last Decade

Sofia Ahola

23 papers receiving 2.8k citations

Hit Papers

Enzymatic Hydrolysis Combined with Mechanical Shearing an... 2007 2026 2013 2019 2007 500 1000 1.5k
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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.

  1. Enzymatic Hydrolysis Combined with Mechanical Shearing and High-Pressure Homogenization for Nanoscale Cellulose Fibrils and Strong Gels
    2007 1.5k citations Marjo Pääkkö, Mikael Ankerfors et al. Biomacromolecules profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Sofia Ahola Finland 17 1.7k 900 723 494 330 24 3.0k
Sung Won Choi United States 24 437 0.3× 876 1.0× 430 0.6× 77 0.2× 42 0.1× 49 2.4k
Wenying Wei China 28 667 0.4× 796 0.9× 861 1.2× 114 0.2× 15 0.0× 65 3.1k
Tingting Luo China 26 426 0.3× 777 0.9× 524 0.7× 72 0.1× 17 0.1× 106 2.0k
Xueqing Zhao China 19 437 0.3× 454 0.5× 360 0.5× 57 0.1× 49 0.1× 34 1.7k
Tianzhi Yang United States 29 598 0.4× 1.8k 2.0× 549 0.8× 68 0.1× 13 0.0× 79 3.6k
Shilei Hao China 29 867 0.5× 517 0.6× 403 0.6× 99 0.2× 15 0.0× 86 2.5k
Graciela Pavon‐Djavid France 27 362 0.2× 449 0.5× 500 0.7× 36 0.1× 29 0.1× 72 1.8k
Orsolina Petillo Italy 25 347 0.2× 591 0.7× 244 0.3× 43 0.1× 87 0.3× 49 1.7k
Shan Gao China 25 251 0.2× 629 0.7× 476 0.7× 111 0.2× 19 0.1× 80 2.0k

Countries citing papers authored by Sofia Ahola

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Fields of papers citing papers by Sofia Ahola

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Sofia Ahola

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Sofia Ahola. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Sofia Ahola 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 Sofia Ahola. Sofia Ahola 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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Ahola, Sofia, Philipp Lampe, Steffen Hermans, et al.. (2024). Opa1 processing is dispensable in mouse development but is protective in mitochondrial cardiomyopathy. Science Advances. 10(31). eadp0443–eadp0443. 5 indexed citations
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Ahola, Sofia & Thomas Langer. (2023). Ferroptosis in mitochondrial cardiomyopathy. Trends in Cell Biology. 34(2). 150–160. 70 indexed citations
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Rivera-Mejías, Pablo, Amir Bahat, Steffen Lawo, et al.. (2023). The mitochondrial protease OMA1 acts as a metabolic safeguard upon nuclear DNA damage. Cell Reports. 42(4). 112332–112332. 10 indexed citations
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Ahola, Sofia, Pablo Rivera-Mejías, Steffen Hermans, et al.. (2022). OMA1-mediated integrated stress response protects against ferroptosis in mitochondrial cardiomyopathy. Cell Metabolism. 34(11). 1875–1891.e7. 113 indexed citations
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Ahola, Sofia, Thomas Langer, & Thomas MacVicar. (2019). Mitochondrial Proteolysis and Metabolic Control. Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Biology. 11(7). a033936–a033936. 26 indexed citations
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Sprenger, Hans‐Georg, Tim König, Maria Patrón, et al.. (2018). Loss of the mitochondrial i ‐ AAA protease YME 1L leads to ocular dysfunction and spinal axonopathy. EMBO Molecular Medicine. 11(1). 44 indexed citations
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Buzková, Jana, Joni Nikkanen, Sofia Ahola, et al.. (2018). Metabolomes of mitochondrial diseases and inclusion body myositis patients: treatment targets and biomarkers. EMBO Molecular Medicine. 10(12). 54 indexed citations
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Ahola, Sofia, Mari Auranen, Pirjo Isohanni, et al.. (2016). Modified Atkins diet induces subacute selective ragged‐red‐fiber lysis in mitochondrial myopathy patients. EMBO Molecular Medicine. 8(11). 1234–1247. 50 indexed citations
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Ahlqvist, Kati J., Silvia Leoncini, Alessandra Pecorelli, et al.. (2015). MtDNA mutagenesis impairs elimination of mitochondria during erythroid maturation leading to enhanced erythrocyte destruction. Nature Communications. 6(1). 6494–6494. 52 indexed citations
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Guse, Kilian, Masataka Suzuki, Gautam Sule, et al.. (2012). Capsid-Modified Adenoviral Vectors for Improved Muscle-Directed Gene Therapy. Human Gene Therapy. 23(10). 1065–1070. 21 indexed citations
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Tyynismaa, Henna, Ren Sun, Sofia Ahola, et al.. (2011). Thymidine kinase 2 mutations in autosomal recessive progressive external ophthalmoplegia with multiple mitochondrial DNA deletions. Human Molecular Genetics. 21(1). 66–75. 68 indexed citations
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Tyynismaa, Henna, Christopher J. Carroll, Nuno Raimundo, et al.. (2010). Mitochondrial myopathy induces a starvation-like response. Human Molecular Genetics. 19(20). 3948–3958. 238 indexed citations
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Turón, Xavier, et al.. (2008). Enzymatic hydrolysis of cellulose thin film with different crystallinities and morphologies studied by QCM-D and AFM techniques. Abstracts of papers - American Chemical Society. 235.
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Ahola, Sofia, et al.. (2008). Enzymatic Hydrolysis of Native Cellulose Nanofibrils and Other Cellulose Model Films: Effect of Surface Structure. Langmuir. 24(20). 11592–11599. 127 indexed citations
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Luoma, Petri, Johanna Eerola, Sofia Ahola, et al.. (2007). Mitochondrial DNA polymerase gamma variants in idiopathic sporadic Parkinson disease. Neurology. 69(11). 1152–1159. 113 indexed citations
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Pääkkö, Marjo, Mikael Ankerfors, Harri Kosonen, et al.. (2007). Enzymatic Hydrolysis Combined with Mechanical Shearing and High-Pressure Homogenization for Nanoscale Cellulose Fibrils and Strong Gels. Biomacromolecules. 8(6). 1934–1941. 1525 indexed citations breakdown →
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Ahola, Sofia, Juan Perlo, Federico Casanova, Siegfried Stapf, & Bernhard Blümich. (2006). Multiecho sequence for velocity imaging in inhomogeneous rf fields. Journal of Magnetic Resonance. 182(1). 143–151. 15 indexed citations
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Ahola, Sofia. (2000). HIDDEN CURRICULUM IN HIGHER EDUCATION: SOMETHING TO FEAR FOR OR COMPLY TO?. 0–0. 15 indexed citations
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Ahola, Sofia, et al.. (1974). Observations on Drug Prescribing in Rheumatoid Arthritis. BMJ. 1(5905). 424–426. 37 indexed citations
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Rooney, Patrick J., et al.. (1974). A short-term double-blind controlled trial of prenazone (DA 2370) in rheumatoid arthritis. Current Medical Research and Opinion. 2(1). 43–50. 6 indexed citations

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