Tarja Niemi

5.0k total citations · 2 hit papers
21 papers, 3.6k citations indexed

About

Tarja Niemi is a scholar working on Physiology, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Tarja Niemi has authored 21 papers receiving a total of 3.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Physiology, 6 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and 6 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Tarja Niemi's work include Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (12 papers), Cardiovascular Disease and Adiposity (6 papers) and Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases (5 papers). Tarja Niemi is often cited by papers focused on Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (12 papers), Cardiovascular Disease and Adiposity (6 papers) and Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases (5 papers). Tarja Niemi collaborates with scholars based in Finland, Sweden and Germany. Tarja Niemi's co-authors include Kirsi A. Virtanen, Pirjo Nuutila, Markku Taittonen, Janne Orava, Sven Enerbäck, Martin E. Lidell, Jukka Laine, Rickard Westergren, Mikael Heglind and Vesa Oikonen and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, Cell Metabolism and Diabetes.

In The Last Decade

Tarja Niemi

21 papers receiving 3.6k 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.

Functional Brown Adipose Tissue in Healthy Adults

2009 2.4k citations Kirsi A. Virtanen, Martin E. Lidell et al. New England Journal of Medicine profile →
Different Metabolic Responses of Human Brown Adipose Tissue to Activation by Cold and Insulin

2011 581 citations Janne Orava, Pirjo Nuutila et al. Cell Metabolism profile →

Peers

Tarja Niemi

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Mikael Heglind Sweden

Rickard Westergren Sweden

Rita De Matteis Italy

Janne Orava Finland

Søren Nielsen Denmark

Nanda M. Smulders Netherlands

Rina J. Mepani United States

Marc Slawik Germany

Ffolliott M. Fisher United States

Johanna A. Jörgensen Netherlands

Mikael Heglind Sweden

Tarja Niemi

2.9k ×0.9

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1.3k ×1.0

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771 ×1.0

CCM

675 ×0.9

REHAB

774 ×1.4

Citations per year, relative to Tarja Niemi Tarja Niemi (= 1×) peers Mikael Heglind

Countries citing papers authored by Tarja Niemi

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Citations

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Fields of papers citing papers by Tarja Niemi

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Tarja Niemi

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

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20 of 20 papers shown

Suominen, Sinikka, Juha Kiiski, Maria Mani, et al.. (2024). Phase II Study Shows the Effect of Adenoviral Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor C and Lymph Node Transfer in Lymphedema. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery. 155(2). 256e–267e. 3 indexed citations

U-Din, Mueez, Eleni Rebelos, Teemu Saari, et al.. (2023). Thermogenic Capacity of Human Supraclavicular Brown Fat and Cold-Stimulated Brain Glucose Metabolism. Metabolites. 13(3). 387–387. 2 indexed citations

Pellegrinelli, Vanessa, Mueez U-Din, Sonia Rodríguez‐Fdez, et al.. (2023). Defective extracellular matrix remodeling in brown adipose tissue is associated with fibro-inflammation and reduced diet-induced thermogenesis. Cell Reports. 42(6). 112640–112640. 15 indexed citations

U-Din, Mueez, Vanessa D. de Mello, Marjo Tuomainen, et al.. (2023). Cold-stimulated brown adipose tissue activation is related to changes in serum metabolites relevant to NAD+ metabolism in humans. Cell Reports. 42(9). 113131–113131. 5 indexed citations

Niemi, Tarja, et al.. (2020). Clinical and functional differences between right and left stroke with and without contralateral spatial neglect. Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine. 52(6). jrm00072–jrm00072. 6 indexed citations

Niemi, Tarja, et al.. (2020). Comparison of functional recovery and outcome at discharge from subacute inpatient rehabilitation in patients with right or left stroke with and without contralateral spatial neglect. Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine. 52(6). jrm00071–jrm00071. 8 indexed citations

Saari, Teemu, Juho Raiko, Mueez U-Din, et al.. (2020). Basal and cold-induced fatty acid uptake of human brown adipose tissue is impaired in obesity. Scientific Reports. 10(1). 14373–14373. 44 indexed citations

Niemi, Tarja, et al.. (2020). Treatment of Chronic Lateral Epicondylitis With Autologous Fat Grafting. Techniques in Shoulder & Elbow Surgery. 21(1). 22–24. 1 indexed citations

Jong, Jasper M. A. de, Wenfei Sun, Nuno D. Pires, et al.. (2019). Human brown adipose tissue is phenocopied by classical brown adipose tissue in physiologically humanized mice. Nature Metabolism. 1(8). 830–843. 92 indexed citations

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Lahesmaa, Minna, Olof Eriksson, Thorsten Gnad, et al.. (2018). Cannabinoid Type 1 Receptors Are Upregulated During Acute Activation of Brown Adipose Tissue. Diabetes. 67(7). 1226–1236. 33 indexed citations

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Giroud, Maude, Didier F. Pisani, Michael Karbiener, et al.. (2016). miR-125b affects mitochondrial biogenesis and impairs brite adipocyte formation and function. Molecular Metabolism. 5(8). 615–625. 52 indexed citations

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Giroud, Maude, Michael Karbiener, Didier F. Pisani, et al.. (2016). Let-7i-5p represses brite adipocyte function in mice and humans. Scientific Reports. 6(1). 28613–28613. 41 indexed citations

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Pisani, Didier F., Olivier Dumortier, Guillaume E. Béranger, et al.. (2015). Visfatin expression analysis in association with recruitment and activation of human and rodent brown and brite adipocytes. Adipocyte. 5(2). 186–195. 9 indexed citations

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Saaristo, Anne, Tarja Niemi, Tiina Viitanen, et al.. (2012). Microvascular Breast Reconstruction and Lymph Node Transfer for Postmastectomy Lymphedema Patients. Annals of Surgery. 255(3). 468–473. 252 indexed citations

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Orava, Janne, Pirjo Nuutila, Martin E. Lidell, et al.. (2011). Different Metabolic Responses of Human Brown Adipose Tissue to Activation by Cold and Insulin. Cell Metabolism. 14(2). 272–279. 581 indexed citations breakdown →

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Kinnunen, Ilpo, Kari K. Kalliokoski, Heikki Minn, et al.. (2010). Perfusion in free breast reconstruction flap zones assessed with positron emission tomography. Microsurgery. 30(6). 430–436. 6 indexed citations

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Virtanen, Kirsi A., Martin E. Lidell, Janne Orava, et al.. (2009). Functional Brown Adipose Tissue in Healthy Adults. New England Journal of Medicine. 360(15). 1518–1525. 2425 indexed citations breakdown →

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Virtanen, Kirsi A., Martin E. Lidell, Janne Orava, et al.. (2009). Brief Report: Functional Brown Adipose Tissue in Healthy Adults.. 13 indexed citations

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Niemi, Tarja, Ilpo Kinnunen, Heikki Minn, et al.. (2008). The limitations of tissue-oxygen measurement and positron emission tomography as additional methods for postoperative breast reconstruction free-flap monitoring. Journal of Plastic Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery. 63(2). 314–321. 12 indexed citations

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Suominen, Erkki, et al.. (2007). Free latissimus dorsi perforator flap for reconstruction of hemifacial atrophy: Case report. Microsurgery. 27(5). 369–371. 8 indexed citations

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