Tarja Sironen

5.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
150 papers, 3.1k citations indexed

About

Tarja Sironen is a scholar working on Infectious Diseases, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. According to data from OpenAlex, Tarja Sironen has authored 150 papers receiving a total of 3.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 124 papers in Infectious Diseases, 40 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and 34 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. Recurrent topics in Tarja Sironen's work include Viral Infections and Vectors (90 papers), Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research (41 papers) and Fire effects on ecosystems (31 papers). Tarja Sironen is often cited by papers focused on Viral Infections and Vectors (90 papers), Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research (41 papers) and Fire effects on ecosystems (31 papers). Tarja Sironen collaborates with scholars based in Finland, Poland and Sweden. Tarja Sironen's co-authors include Antti Vaheri, Olli Vapalahti, Heikki Henttonen, Alexander Plyusnin, Jukka Mustonen, Jussi Hepojoki, Liina Voutilainen, Tomas Strandin, Satu Mäkelä and Teemu Smura and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Nature Reviews Microbiology.

In The Last Decade

Tarja Sironen

148 papers receiving 3.1k citations

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Uncovering the mysteries of hantavirus infections

2013 366 citations Antti Vaheri, Tomas Strandin et al. profile →

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Drivers Shaping Spillover of Aleutian Mink Disease Virus Introduced With American Mink Among Native Mustelids 2025 ·Transboundary and Emerging Diseases ·Andrzej Zalewski, Marta Kołodziej‐Sobocińska, Jenni Virtanen, (unknown), Tarja Sironen, Karol Zub, (unknown), Marcin Popiołek, (unknown)	1
2	Serological and molecular screening of arenaviruses in suspected tick-borne encephalitis cases in Finland 2024 ·Epidemiology and Infection ·(unknown), (unknown), Jenni Virtanen, Olli Vapalahti, Tarja Sironen, Anne J. Jääskeläinen	2
3	Nanobody engineering for SARS-CoV-2 neutralization and detection 2024 ·Microbiology Spectrum ·(unknown), Suvi Kuivanen, (unknown), Ravi Kant, Lauri Kareinen, (unknown), Tomas Strandin, Tarja Sironen, Jussi Hepojoki, Vivek Sharma, Petri Saviranta, Anja Kipar, Olli Vapalahti, Juha T. Huiskonen, Ilona Rissanen	4
4	Asymptomatic viral infection is associated with lower host reproductive output in wild mink populations 2023 ·Scientific Reports ·Andrzej Zalewski, Jenni Virtanen, (unknown), Tarja Sironen, Marta Kołodziej‐Sobocińska	3
5	Necropsy-based study on dairy cow mortality—Underlying causes of death 2023 ·Journal of Dairy Science ·(unknown), (unknown), Kirsi Aaltonen, (unknown), (unknown), Tarja Sironen, Antti Sukura, Päivi J. Rajala‐Schultz	6
6	Molecular detection of pathogens from ticks collected from dogs and cats at veterinary clinics in Finland 2023 ·Parasites & Vectors ·Fathiah Zakham, Essi M. Korhonen, (unknown), (unknown), Ruut Uusitalo, Teemu Smura, Ravi Kant, Olli Vapalahti, Tarja Sironen, Paula M. Kinnunen	5
7	Effects of habitat management on rodent diversity, abundance, and virus infection dynamics 2023 ·Ecology and Evolution ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Tarja Sironen, Kristian M. Forbes	2
8	Partial Genome Characterization of Novel Parapoxvirus in Horse, Finland 2023 ·Emerging infectious diseases ·Jenni Virtanen, Maria Hautaniemi, (unknown), Ilya Plyusnin, (unknown), Teemu Smura, Olli Vapalahti, Tarja Sironen, Ravi Kant, Paula M. Kinnunen	2
9	Puumala Hantavirus Infections Show Extensive Variation in Clinical Outcome 2023 ·Viruses ·Antti Vaheri, Teemu Smura, Hanna Vauhkonen, Jussi Hepojoki, Tarja Sironen, Tomas Strandin, (unknown), Tuula K. Outinen, Satu Mäkelä, Ilkka Pörsti, Jukka Mustonen	7
10	Highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H5N1) virus infection in foxes with PB2-M535I identified as a novel mammalian adaptation, Northern Ireland, July 2023 2023 ·Eurosurveillance ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Tarja Sironen, Ari Kauppinen, Tuija Gadd, Erika Lindh, Niina Ikonen, Michael McMenamy, Ken Lemon	7
11	High prevalence of an alpha variant lineage with a premature stop codon in ORF7a in Iraq, winter 2020–2021 2022 ·PLoS ONE ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Olli Vapalahti, Tarja Sironen, Teemu Smura	9
12	Clinical and Serological Findings of COVID-19 Participants in the Region of Makkah, Saudi Arabia 2022 ·Diagnostics ·Othman R. Alzahrani, Abdullah D. Alanazi, Lauri Kareinen, Yousef M. Hawsawi, Hani A. Alhadrami, Asim Khogeer, (unknown), (unknown), Tarja Sironen, Olli Vapalahti, Jussi Hepojoki, Fathiah Zakham	1
13	Wild Red Deer (Cervus elaphus) Do Not Play a Role as Vectors or Reservoirs of SARS-CoV-2 in North-Eastern Poland 2022 ·Viruses ·(unknown), Jakub Borkowski, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Vincent Bourret, Tomas Strandin, (unknown), Ravi Kant, Tarja Sironen, Maciej Grzybek	6
14	Genome Sequence of an Early Imported Case of SARS-CoV-2 Delta Variant (B.1.617.2 AY.122) in Iraq in April 2021 2022 ·Microbiology Resource Announcements ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Olli Vapalahti, Tarja Sironen, Teemu Smura	5
15	Common Laboratory Mice Are Susceptible to Infection with the SARS-CoV-2 Beta Variant 2021 ·Viruses ·Ravi Kant, Lauri Kareinen, Teemu Smura, Tobias Freitag, Sawan Kumar Jha, Kari Alitalo, Seppo Meri, Tarja Sironen, Kalle Saksela, Tomas Strandin, Anja Kipar, Olli Vapalahti	19
16	Novel NGS pipeline for virus discovery from a wide spectrum of hosts and sample types 2020 ·Virus Evolution ·Ilya Plyusnin, Ravi Kant, Anne J. Jääskeläinen, Tarja Sironen, Liisa Holm, Olli Vapalahti, Teemu Smura	34
17	Orthohantavirus Isolated in Reservoir Host Cells Displays Minimal Genetic Changes and Retains Wild-Type Infection Properties 2020 ·Viruses ·Tomas Strandin, Teemu Smura, (unknown), Kirsi Aaltonen, Tarja Sironen, Jussi Hepojoki, Isabella Eckerle, Rainer G. Ulrich, Olli Vapalahti, Anja Kipar, Kristian M. Forbes	10
18	Genetic analyses of Seoul hantavirus genome recovered from rats (Rattus norvegicus) in the Netherlands unveils diverse routes of spread into Europe 2019 ·Journal of Medical Virology ·Jiaxin Ling, (unknown), Per Eriksson, Angelina Plyusnina, Mare Lõhmus, Josef D. Järhult, (unknown), Alexander Plyusnin, Åke Lundkvist, Tarja Sironen	18
19	Co-infecting Reptarenaviruses Can Be Vertically Transmitted in Boa Constrictor 2017 ·PLoS Pathogens ·(unknown), Udo Hetzel, Tarja Sironen, Yegor Korzyukov, Olli Vapalahti, Anja Kipar, Jussi Hepojoki	30
20	Rapid assessment of bat diversity in the Taita Hills Afromontane cloud forests, southeastern Kenya 2016 ·Työväentutkimus Vuosikirja ·Adrià López‐Baucells, Ricardo Rocha, Paul W. Webala, Abhilash Nair, Ruut Uusitalo, Tarja Sironen, Kristian M. Forbes	11

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