Timo Lotta

1.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
21 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

Timo Lotta is a scholar working on Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Spectroscopy and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Timo Lotta has authored 21 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 9 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 7 papers in Spectroscopy and 6 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Timo Lotta's work include Advanced Chemical Physics Studies (7 papers), Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior (4 papers) and Atmospheric Ozone and Climate (3 papers). Timo Lotta is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Chemical Physics Studies (7 papers), Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior (4 papers) and Atmospheric Ozone and Climate (3 papers). Timo Lotta collaborates with scholars based in Finland and United Kingdom. Timo Lotta's co-authors include Jyrki Taskinen, Carola Tilgmann, Jukka Vidgren, Ilkka Julkunen, Krister Melén, Ismo Ulmanen, Antero Aspiala, Markku Räsänen, J. Murto and Juhani Murto and has published in prestigious journals such as The Journal of Chemical Physics, Biochemistry and Chemical Physics Letters.

In The Last Decade

Timo Lotta

21 papers receiving 1.2k citations

Hit Papers

Kinetics of Human Soluble and Membrane-Bound Catechol O-M... 1995 2026 2005 2015 1995 250 500 750
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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. Kinetics of Human Soluble and Membrane-Bound Catechol O-Methyltransferase: A Revised Mechanism and Description of the Thermolabile Variant of the Enzyme
    1995 922 citations Timo Lotta, Jukka Vidgren et al. Biochemistry profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Timo Lotta Finland 13 309 265 262 192 184 21 1.3k
Elena Castro Spain 30 513 1.7× 227 0.9× 182 0.7× 846 4.4× 225 1.2× 88 2.3k
Ronald J. Bradley United States 28 1.0k 3.3× 230 0.9× 120 0.5× 801 4.2× 59 0.3× 90 3.0k
Hajime Baba Japan 23 292 0.9× 355 1.3× 170 0.6× 146 0.8× 35 0.2× 132 1.9k
Lijing Xin Switzerland 28 399 1.3× 178 0.7× 464 1.8× 486 2.5× 103 0.6× 92 2.2k
Mélanie Cohn United States 35 1.1k 3.5× 387 1.5× 1.1k 4.2× 415 2.2× 40 0.2× 88 3.4k
Jukka Vidgren Finland 9 735 2.4× 274 1.0× 265 1.0× 197 1.0× 13 0.1× 9 1.6k
Chyng‐Yann Shiue United States 29 733 2.4× 521 2.0× 323 1.2× 1.0k 5.3× 27 0.1× 114 3.4k
Jutta Urenjak United Kingdom 20 885 2.9× 366 1.4× 312 1.2× 1.1k 6.0× 43 0.2× 41 2.7k
Travis J. A. Craddock United States 23 396 1.3× 225 0.8× 184 0.7× 336 1.8× 175 1.0× 70 1.5k
Michael A. Channing United States 23 493 1.6× 311 1.2× 172 0.7× 433 2.3× 29 0.2× 38 2.0k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Timo Lotta

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Lotta, Timo, et al.. (2015). Creating a Culture of Productivity and Collaborative Innovation: Orion's R&D Transformation. Research-Technology Management. 58(3). 41–51. 4 indexed citations
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Koskinen, Mikko, et al.. (2008). Metabolism of OR-1896, a metabolite of levosimendan, in rats and humans. Xenobiotica. 38(2). 156–170. 7 indexed citations
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Orama, Marjatta, et al.. (1997). Iron(III)-Chelating Properties of the Novel Catechol O-Methyltransferase Inhibitor Entacapone in Aqueous Solution. Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences. 86(7). 827–831. 19 indexed citations
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Lotta, Timo, Jukka Vidgren, Carola Tilgmann, et al.. (1995). Kinetics of Human Soluble and Membrane-Bound Catechol O-Methyltransferase: A Revised Mechanism and Description of the Thermolabile Variant of the Enzyme. Biochemistry. 34(13). 4202–4210. 922 indexed citations breakdown →
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Lotta, Timo, et al.. (1992). PLS modelling of structure?activity relationships of catechol O-methyltransferase inhibitors. Journal of Computer-Aided Molecular Design. 6(3). 253–272. 24 indexed citations
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Taskinen, J., et al.. (1991). Identification of major metabolites of the catechol-O-methyltransferase-inhibitor nitecapone in human urine.. Drug Metabolism and Disposition. 19(1). 178–183. 16 indexed citations
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Lotta, Timo, et al.. (1990). Gastroprotective agent nitecapone reacts with sulfhydryl groups. European Journal of Pharmacology. 183(2). 315–316. 4 indexed citations
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Lotta, Timo, Liisa Laakkonen, Jorma A. Virtanen, & Paavo K.J. Kinnunen. (1988). Characterization of Langmuir-Blodgett films of 1,2-dipalmitoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphatidylcholine and 1-palmitoyl-2-[10-(pyren-1-yl)decanoyl]-sn-glycero-3-phosphatidylcholine by FTIR-ATR. Chemistry and Physics of Lipids. 46(1). 1–12. 22 indexed citations
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Lotta, Timo, Jorma A. Virtanen, & Paavo K.J. Kinnunen. (1988). Fourier transform infrared study on the thermotropic behaviour of fully hydrated 1-palmitoyl-2-[10-(pyren-1-y)decanoyl]-sn-glycero-3-phosphatidylcholine. Chemistry and Physics of Lipids. 46(1). 13–23. 9 indexed citations
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Murto, Juhani, Markku Räsänen, Antero Aspiala, & Timo Lotta. (1985). Ab initio calculations on hono: Energies, geometries and force fields on different levels of theory. Journal of Molecular Structure THEOCHEM. 122(3-4). 213–224. 25 indexed citations
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Murto, Juhani, Markku Räsänen, Antero Aspiala, & Timo Lotta. (1984). Ab initio calculations on ethanol and 2-substituted fluorine and chlorine containing mono-, di- and tri-haloethanols, with reference to conformer interconversions at low temperatures. Journal of Molecular Structure THEOCHEM. 108(1-2). 99–112. 32 indexed citations
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Lotta, Timo, J. Murto, Markku Räsänen, & Antero Aspiala. (1984). IR-induced rotamerization of 1-propanol in low-temperature matrices, and ab initio calculations. Chemical Physics. 86(1-2). 105–114. 34 indexed citations
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Gupta, V.P., Timo Lotta, J. Murto, Markku Räsänen, & Antero Aspiala. (1984). IR-induced photorotamerization of propanal and 3-chloropropanal in low-temperature matrices. Ab initio optimization of conformer geometries, and calculation of torsional barrier heights. Chemical Physics. 90(3-4). 291–300. 8 indexed citations
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Aspiala, Antero, Timo Lotta, Juhani Murto, Markku Räsänen, & V.P. Gupta. (1984). Thermal and IR-induced conformer interconversion processes for 2-chloroallyl alcohol in Low-temperature matrices: Wavelength-dependent conformer steady states. Chemical Physics Letters. 109(2). 179–183. 9 indexed citations
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Aspiala, Antero, Timo Lotta, Juhani Murto, & Markku Räsänen. (1984). IR-induced processes for allyl alcohol dimers involving an intermolecular OH...π Bond in low-temperature matrices. Chemical Physics Letters. 112(5). 469–472. 5 indexed citations
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Lotta, Timo, J. Murto, Markku Räsänen, & Antero Aspiala. (1984). Infrared-induced rotamerizations in low-temperature matrices. Journal of Molecular Structure. 114. 333–336. 22 indexed citations
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Aspiala, Antero, Timo Lotta, J. Murto, & Markku Räsänen. (1983). IR-induced photorotamerization of allyl alcohol in low-temperature matrices and ab initio calculations. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 79(9). 4183–4192. 34 indexed citations

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