Teemu Natunen

1.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
44 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Teemu Natunen is a scholar working on Physiology, Neurology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Teemu Natunen has authored 44 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 23 papers in Physiology, 12 papers in Neurology and 11 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Teemu Natunen's work include Alzheimer's disease research and treatments (23 papers), Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (10 papers) and Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments (4 papers). Teemu Natunen is often cited by papers focused on Alzheimer's disease research and treatments (23 papers), Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (10 papers) and Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments (4 papers). Teemu Natunen collaborates with scholars based in Finland, United Kingdom and United States. Teemu Natunen's co-authors include Mikko Hiltunen, Annakaisa Haapasalo, Mari Takalo, Mikael Marttinen, Henna Martiskainen, Sami Gabbouj, Rebekka Wittrahm, Susanna Kemppainen, Heikki Tanila and Simo Ryhänen and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, NeuroImage and Biochemistry.

In The Last Decade

Teemu Natunen

42 papers receiving 1.1k 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.

Altered Insulin Signaling in Alzheimer’s Disease Brain – Special Emphasis on PI3K-Akt Pathway

2019 300 citations Sami Gabbouj, Simo Ryhänen et al. Frontiers in Neuroscience profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Teemu Natunen Finland	18	481	453	215	168	164	44	1.1k
Marina G. Sergeeva Russia	24	341 0.7×	710 1.6×	259 1.2×	246 1.5×	110 0.7×	72	1.7k
Dana M. Niedowicz United States	16	578 1.2×	427 0.9×	191 0.9×	119 0.7×	82 0.5×	26	1.3k
Jiong Shi United States	21	577 1.2×	364 0.8×	377 1.8×	175 1.0×	123 0.8×	43	1.4k
Shrishailam Yemul United States	18	451 0.9×	458 1.0×	223 1.0×	152 0.9×	202 1.2×	28	1.2k
Erika Bereczki Sweden	22	623 1.3×	510 1.1×	191 0.9×	280 1.7×	192 1.2×	40	1.4k
Jordana L. Meyerson United States	7	746 1.6×	522 1.2×	143 0.7×	291 1.7×	136 0.8×	14	1.2k
Eugene Hone Australia	18	760 1.6×	380 0.8×	145 0.7×	125 0.7×	104 0.6×	37	1.3k
Doris Dea Canada	21	745 1.5×	514 1.1×	207 1.0×	228 1.4×	91 0.6×	35	1.3k
Darrell Sawmiller United States	19	512 1.1×	435 1.0×	131 0.6×	171 1.0×	65 0.4×	53	1.2k
Petra Mäkinen Finland	18	422 0.9×	271 0.6×	192 0.9×	146 0.9×	112 0.7×	32	807

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Teemu Natunen

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

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Andrade, Pedro, María L. Villalba, Luciana Gavernet, et al.. (2025). Mitigation of Acute Seizures and Neuropathology after Traumatic Brain Injury by Structure-Based Discovery-Identified Drugs. Journal of Neurotrauma. 42(15-16). 1433–1452.

Miettinen, Pasi, et al.. (2024). Three‐dimensional view of microglia—amyloid plaque interactions. Glia. 73(1). 196–209. 4 indexed citations

Lipponen, Anssi, Pedro Andrade, Noora Puhakka, et al.. (2023). Treatment of Status Epilepticus after Traumatic Brain Injury Using an Antiseizure Drug Combined with a Tissue Recovery Enhancer Revealed by Systems Biology. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 24(18). 14049–14049. 3 indexed citations

Lipponen, Anssi, Silvia Balosso, Shalini Das Gupta, et al.. (2021). Targeting Oxidative Stress with Antioxidant Duotherapy after Experimental Traumatic Brain Injury. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 22(19). 10555–10555. 10 indexed citations

Wittrahm, Rebekka, Mari Takalo, Mikael Marttinen, et al.. (2021). MECP2 Increases the Pro-Inflammatory Response of Microglial Cells and Phosphorylation at Serine 423 Regulates Neuronal Gene Expression upon Neuroinflammation. Cells. 10(4). 860–860. 10 indexed citations

Huber, Nadine, Dorit Hoffmann, Raisa Giniatullina, et al.. (2021). C9orf72 hexanucleotide repeat expansion leads to altered neuronal and dendritic spine morphology and synaptic dysfunction. Neurobiology of Disease. 162. 105584–105584. 4 indexed citations

Leskelä, Stina, Ali Abdollahzadeh, Rebekka Wittrahm, et al.. (2020). BV-2 Microglial Cells Overexpressing C9orf72 Hexanucleotide Repeat Expansion Produce DPR Proteins and Show Normal Functionality but No RNA Foci. Frontiers in Neurology. 11. 550140–550140. 2 indexed citations

Leskelä, Stina, Nadine Huber, Teemu Natunen, et al.. (2019). C9orf72 Proteins Regulate Autophagy and Undergo Autophagosomal or Proteasomal Degradation in a Cell Type-Dependent Manner. Cells. 8(10). 1233–1233. 20 indexed citations

Huttunen, Johanna, Mikko Gynther, Teemu Natunen, et al.. (2019). l-Type Amino Acid Transporter 1 (LAT1/Lat1)-Utilizing Prodrugs Can Improve the Delivery of Drugs into Neurons, Astrocytes and Microglia. Scientific Reports. 9(1). 12860–12860. 70 indexed citations

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Lipponen, Anssi, Teemu Natunen, Robert Ciszek, et al.. (2019). In Vitro and In Vivo Pipeline for Validation of Disease-Modifying Effects of Systems Biology-Derived Network Treatments for Traumatic Brain Injury—Lessons Learned. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 20(21). 5395–5395. 10 indexed citations

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Marttinen, Mikael, Jussi Paananen, Antonio Neme, et al.. (2018). A multiomic approach to characterize the temporal sequence in Alzheimer's disease-related pathology. Neurobiology of Disease. 124. 454–468. 39 indexed citations

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Marttinen, Mikael, Mari Takalo, Teemu Natunen, et al.. (2018). Molecular Mechanisms of Synaptotoxicity and Neuroinflammation in Alzheimer’s Disease. Frontiers in Neuroscience. 12. 963–963. 66 indexed citations

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Natunen, Teemu, et al.. (2018). Extracellular prolyl oligopeptidase derived from activated microglia is a potential neuroprotection target. Basic & Clinical Pharmacology & Toxicology. 124(1). 40–49. 33 indexed citations

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Gabbouj, Sami, Teemu Natunen, Hennariikka Koivisto, et al.. (2018). Intranasal insulin activates Akt2 signaling pathway in the hippocampus of wild-type but not in APP/PS1 Alzheimer model mice. Neurobiology of Aging. 75. 98–108. 23 indexed citations

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Takalo, Mari, Teemu Natunen, Stina Leskelä, et al.. (2017). New Implications for the Role for Ubiquilin-1 in Molecular Mechanisms of Alzheime's Disease: Interrelationship with BACE1. Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease & Parkinsonism. 7(5). 1 indexed citations

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Nissinen, Jari, Pedro Andrade, Teemu Natunen, et al.. (2017). Disease-modifying effect of atipamezole in a model of post-traumatic epilepsy. Epilepsy Research. 136. 18–34. 41 indexed citations

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Natunen, Teemu. (2013). Tablet-laitteiden käyttö opetuksessa ja niiden opetuskäytön tukeminen. Jyväskylä University Digital Archive (University of Jyväskylä).

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Helisalmi, Seppo, Teemu Natunen, Anette Hall, et al.. (2013). Genetic Loci Associated with Alzheimer’s Disease and Cerebrospinal Fluid Biomarkers in a Finnish Case-Control Cohort. PLoS ONE. 8(4). e59676–e59676. 56 indexed citations

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Takalo, Mari, Annakaisa Haapasalo, Teemu Natunen, et al.. (2013). Targeting ubiquilin-1 in Alzheimer's disease. Expert Opinion on Therapeutic Targets. 17(7). 795–810. 13 indexed citations

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Saunders, L. & Teemu Natunen. (1973). A stable method for calculating oral drug absorption rate constants with two compartment disposition.. PubMed. 25. Suppl:44P–51P. 11 indexed citations

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