Timo Aalto

1.5k total citations
36 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

About

Timo Aalto is a scholar working on Pharmacology, Pathology and Forensic Medicine and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Timo Aalto has authored 36 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 31 papers in Pharmacology, 26 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine and 23 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Timo Aalto's work include Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation (31 papers), Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology (26 papers) and Anesthesia and Pain Management (9 papers). Timo Aalto is often cited by papers focused on Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation (31 papers), Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology (26 papers) and Anesthesia and Pain Management (9 papers). Timo Aalto collaborates with scholars based in Finland, United States and Canada. Timo Aalto's co-authors include Olavi Airaksinen, Sanna Sinikallio, Heikki Kröger, Heimo Viinamäki, Arto Herno, Veli Turunen, Sakari Savolainen, Soili M. Lehto, Markku Alén and Francisco M. Kovacs and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Spine and Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.

In The Last Decade

Timo Aalto

35 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
Timo Aalto Finland 20 901 874 761 108 91 36 1.2k
Veli Turunen Finland 19 1.3k 1.4× 1.1k 1.2× 1.1k 1.4× 187 1.7× 90 1.0× 24 1.5k
Christian Hellum Norway 19 891 1.0× 793 0.9× 612 0.8× 164 1.5× 90 1.0× 58 1.2k
Miranda L. van Hooff Netherlands 20 463 0.5× 466 0.5× 584 0.8× 108 1.0× 120 1.3× 62 1.1k
Friederike Lattig Switzerland 17 715 0.8× 522 0.6× 645 0.8× 77 0.7× 123 1.4× 36 957
Karen Yamakawa United States 20 745 0.8× 725 0.8× 537 0.7× 159 1.5× 98 1.1× 47 1.2k
Jeffrey N. Katz United States 6 366 0.4× 435 0.5× 975 1.3× 47 0.4× 49 0.5× 6 1.3k
Michael K. Schaufele United States 15 538 0.6× 534 0.6× 459 0.6× 30 0.3× 153 1.7× 22 1.0k
Fouad Fayad France 21 327 0.4× 638 0.7× 841 1.1× 57 0.5× 48 0.5× 56 1.4k
Arto Herno Finland 27 2.4k 2.7× 2.0k 2.2× 2.0k 2.6× 327 3.0× 157 1.7× 41 2.7k
Kevin Pauza United States 9 919 1.0× 874 1.0× 602 0.8× 55 0.5× 135 1.5× 12 1.1k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Timo Aalto

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Timo Aalto

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Aalto, Timo, et al.. (2020). Unfolding the outcomes of surgical treatment of lumbar spinal stenosis—a prospective 5- and 10-year follow-up study. European Spine Journal. 29(9). 2231–2242. 4 indexed citations
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Aalto, Timo, et al.. (2017). Depression is associated with the long-term outcome of lumbar spinal stenosis surgery: a 10-year follow-up study. The Spine Journal. 18(3). 458–463. 45 indexed citations
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Sinikallio, Sanna, et al.. (2017). Preoperative sense of coherence associated with the 10-year outcomes of lumbar spinal stenosis surgery. Journal of Health Psychology. 24(7). 989–997. 3 indexed citations
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Sinikallio, Sanna, et al.. (2014). Depressive burden is associated with a poorer surgical outcome among lumbar spinal stenosis patients: a 5-year follow-up study. The Spine Journal. 14(10). 2392–2396. 74 indexed citations
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Sipola, Petri, Ville Leinonen, Tapani Saari, et al.. (2014). Preoperative MRI Findings Predict Two-Year Postoperative Clinical Outcome in Lumbar Spinal Stenosis. PLoS ONE. 9(9). e106404–e106404. 19 indexed citations
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Koivumaa‐Honkanen, Heli, Sanna Sinikallio, Soili M. Lehto, et al.. (2013). Life dissatisfaction burden is associated with a poor surgical outcome among lumbar spinal stenosis patients. International Journal of Rehabilitation Research. 37(1). 80–85. 14 indexed citations
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Turunen, Veli, Hannu Miettinen, Olavi Airaksinen, et al.. (2012). Lumbar instrumented posterolateral fusion in spondylolisthetic and failed back patients: a long-term follow-up study spanning 11–13 years. European Spine Journal. 21(11). 2140–2148. 19 indexed citations
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Aalto, Timo, Ville Leinonen, Sakari Savolainen, et al.. (2012). Accuracy and reproducibility of a retrospective outcome assessment for lumbar spinal stenosis surgery. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders. 13(1). 83–83. 3 indexed citations
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Aalto, Timo, Ville Leinonen, Arto Herno, et al.. (2011). Postoperative rehabilitation does not improve functional outcome in lumbar spinal stenosis: a prospective study with 2-year postoperative follow-up. European Spine Journal. 20(8). 1331–1340. 32 indexed citations
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Sinikallio, Sanna, Olavi Airaksinen, Timo Aalto, et al.. (2010). Coexistence of pain and depression predicts poor 2-year surgery outcome among lumbar spinal stenosis patients. Nordic Journal of Psychiatry. 64(6). 391–396. 13 indexed citations
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Sinikallio, Sanna, Heli Koivumaa‐Honkanen, Timo Aalto, et al.. (2010). Life dissatisfaction in the pre-operative and early recovery phase predicts low functional ability and coping among post-operative patients with lumbar spinal stenosis: a 2-year prospective study. Disability and Rehabilitation. 33(7). 599–604. 10 indexed citations
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Sinikallio, Sanna, Timo Aalto, Olavi Airaksinen, et al.. (2010). Depression Is Associated With a Poorer Outcome of Lumbar Spinal Stenosis Surgery. Spine. 36(8). 677–682. 113 indexed citations
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Sinikallio, Sanna, Soili M. Lehto, Timo Aalto, et al.. (2010). Depressive symptoms during rehabilitation period predict poor outcome of lumbar spinal stenosis surgery: A two-year perspective. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders. 11(1). 152–152. 18 indexed citations
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Sinikallio, Sanna, Timo Aalto, Heli Koivumaa‐Honkanen, et al.. (2009). Life dissatisfaction is associated with a poorer surgery outcome and depression among lumbar spinal stenosis patients: a 2-year prospective study. European Spine Journal. 18(8). 1187–1193. 29 indexed citations
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Sinikallio, Sanna, Timo Aalto, Olavi Airaksinen, et al.. (2009). Depressive Burden in the Preoperative and Early Recovery Phase Predicts Poorer Surgery Outcome Among Lumbar Spinal Stenosis Patients. Spine. 34(23). 2573–2578. 70 indexed citations
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Sinikallio, Sanna, Timo Aalto, Olavi Airaksinen, et al.. (2007). Depression is associated with poorer outcome of lumbar spinal stenosis surgery. European Spine Journal. 16(7). 905–912. 123 indexed citations
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Aalto, Timo, Antti Malmivaara, Francisco M. Kovacs, et al.. (2006). Preoperative Predictors for Postoperative Clinical Outcome in Lumbar Spinal Stenosis. Spine. 31(18). E648–E663. 228 indexed citations
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Aalto, Timo, Antti Malmivaara, Francisco M. Kovacs, et al.. (2006). Preoperative Predictors for Postoperative Clinical Outcome in Lumbar Spinal Stenosis. 31(18). 22 indexed citations
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Sinikallio, Sanna, Timo Aalto, Olavi Airaksinen, et al.. (2006). Depression and associated factors in patients with lumbar spinal stenosis. Disability and Rehabilitation. 28(7). 415–422. 53 indexed citations
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Aalto, Timo, et al.. (2005). Effect of passive stretch on reproducibility of hip range of motion measurements. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. 86(3). 549–557. 43 indexed citations

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