Timo Tervo

8.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
175 papers, 6.7k citations indexed

About

Timo Tervo is a scholar working on Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and Ophthalmology. According to data from OpenAlex, Timo Tervo has authored 175 papers receiving a total of 6.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 82 papers in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, 74 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and 53 papers in Ophthalmology. Recurrent topics in Timo Tervo's work include Ocular Surface and Contact Lens (73 papers), Corneal surgery and disorders (65 papers) and Corneal Surgery and Treatments (60 papers). Timo Tervo is often cited by papers focused on Ocular Surface and Contact Lens (73 papers), Corneal surgery and disorders (65 papers) and Corneal Surgery and Treatments (60 papers). Timo Tervo collaborates with scholars based in Finland, United States and Spain. Timo Tervo's co-authors include Minna Vesaluoma, Linda Müller, Carl F. Marfurt, Friedrich E. Kruse, Jukka Moilanen, Kaarina Tervo, Juha M. Holopainen, Tuuli Linna, Ahti Tarkkanen and Carola Grönhagen‐Riska and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Medicine, Blood and The Journal of Immunology.

In The Last Decade

Timo Tervo

174 papers receiving 6.4k citations

Hit Papers

Corneal nerves: structure, contents and function 2003 2026 2010 2018 2003 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. Corneal nerves: structure, contents and function
    2003 920 citations Timo Tervo et al. 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 Tervo Finland 42 4.0k 4.0k 2.5k 635 604 175 6.7k
Stefano Bonini Italy 47 3.9k 1.0× 5.8k 1.5× 2.7k 1.1× 998 1.6× 700 1.2× 177 8.8k
Alessandro Lambìase Italy 54 4.3k 1.1× 5.0k 1.3× 2.7k 1.1× 1.6k 2.5× 907 1.5× 261 10.4k
Tor Paaske Utheim Norway 39 2.2k 0.5× 2.5k 0.6× 1.4k 0.6× 1.1k 1.7× 494 0.8× 311 5.1k
Darlene A. Dartt United States 50 2.3k 0.6× 4.9k 1.2× 1.9k 0.8× 1.8k 2.8× 1.2k 2.0× 231 7.9k
Miki Uchino Japan 43 2.1k 0.5× 5.6k 1.4× 2.6k 1.0× 780 1.2× 515 0.9× 171 7.9k
Maurizio Rolando Italy 37 2.2k 0.6× 4.7k 1.2× 2.4k 0.9× 347 0.5× 306 0.5× 146 5.8k
Zuguo Liu China 37 2.1k 0.5× 4.1k 1.0× 2.0k 0.8× 1.1k 1.8× 386 0.6× 157 6.3k
Pasquale Aragona Italy 37 1.9k 0.5× 3.8k 1.0× 2.0k 0.8× 367 0.6× 424 0.7× 181 5.1k
Cintia S. de Paiva United States 59 5.1k 1.3× 9.9k 2.5× 3.2k 1.3× 1.2k 1.9× 1.6k 2.6× 181 12.3k
Alessandra Micera Italy 39 1.2k 0.3× 1.2k 0.3× 1.0k 0.4× 934 1.5× 432 0.7× 150 4.6k

Countries citing papers authored by Timo Tervo

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Fields of papers citing papers by Timo Tervo

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Timo Tervo

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Tervo, Timo, et al.. (2014). Spectacle wear, airbag deployment and eye trauma. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 55(13). 5473–5473. 1 indexed citations
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Holopainen, Juha M., Riitta Paakkanen, Annika Wennerström, et al.. (2013). Peripheral hypertrophic subepithelial corneal degeneration: characterization, treatment and association with human leucocyte antigen genes. Acta Ophthalmologica. 92(1). 71–76. 7 indexed citations
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Vellonen, Kati‐Sisko, Marika Häkli, Natalya Merezhinskaya, et al.. (2009). Monocarboxylate transport in human corneal epithelium and cell lines. European Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences. 39(4). 241–247. 26 indexed citations
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Tervo, Timo, et al.. (2009). Seven-year Follow-up of LASIK for Myopia. Journal of Refractive Surgery. 25(3). 312–318. 35 indexed citations
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Vellonen, Kati‐Sisko, Eliisa Mannermaa, Helen C. Turner, et al.. (2009). Effluxing ABC transporters in human corneal epithelium. Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences. 99(2). 1087–1098. 48 indexed citations
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Renkonen, Risto, et al.. (2004). Direct In Vivo Monitoring of Acute Allergic Reactions in Human Conjunctiva. The Journal of Immunology. 172(5). 3235–3242. 15 indexed citations
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Tervo, Timo. (2004). Macular haemorrhage following implantation of a posterior chamber collamer lens. Acta Ophthalmologica Scandinavica. 82(2). 214–215. 2 indexed citations
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Holopainen, Juha M., et al.. (2003). Toxic carriers in pepper sprays may cause corneal erosion. Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology. 186(3). 155–162. 19 indexed citations
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Vannas, Antti, Gui‐Shuang Ying, Richard A. Stone, et al.. (2003). Myopia and natural lighting extremes: risk factors in Finnish army conscripts. Acta Ophthalmologica Scandinavica. 81(6). 588–595. 39 indexed citations
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Moilanen, Jukka, et al.. (2000). Photorefractive Keratectomy in Ophthalmic Residents. Journal of Refractive Surgery. 16(6). 731–738. 7 indexed citations
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Vesaluoma, Minna, et al.. (2000). Laser in situ keratomileusis flap margin: wound healing and complications imaged by in vivo confocal microscopy. American Journal of Ophthalmology. 130(5). 564–573. 59 indexed citations
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Dursun, Dilek, Dagoberto Monroy, Robert W. Knighton, et al.. (2000). The effects of experimental tear film removal on corneal surface regularity and barrier function. Ophthalmology. 107(9). 1754–1760. 46 indexed citations
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Vesaluoma, Minna, et al.. (1999). Soluble Fas and Fas ligand in human tear fluid after photorefractive keratectomy. British Journal of Ophthalmology. 83(12). 1360–1363. 6 indexed citations
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Vesaluoma, Minna, Anna‐Maija Teppo, Carola Grönhagen‐Riska, & Timo Tervo. (1997). Platelet-derived growth factor-BB (PDGF-BB) in tear fluid: a potential modulator of corneal wound healing following photorefractive keratectomy. Current Eye Research. 16(8). 825–831. 62 indexed citations
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Vesaluoma, Minna, Anna‐Maija Teppo, Carola Grönhagen‐Riska, & Timo Tervo. (1997). Release of TGF-ß1 and VEGF in tears following photorefractive keratectomy. Current Eye Research. 16(1). 19–25. 105 indexed citations
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Tervo, Timo, et al.. (1994). A Rapid Fluorometric Assay for Tear Fluid Plasmin Activity. Cornea. 13(2). 148–155. 14 indexed citations
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Virtanen, Tuula, et al.. (1994). Elevation of Tear Fluid Plasmin Activity of Contact Lens Wearers Studied with a Rapid Fluorometric Assay. Cornea. 13(3). 210–213. 8 indexed citations
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Setten, Gysbert‐Botho van, Timo Tervo, Kaarina Tervo, & Ahti Tarkkanen. (1992). EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR (EGF) IN OCULAR FLUIDS: PRESENCE, ORIGIN AND THERAPEUTICAL CONSIDERATIONS. Acta Ophthalmologica. 70(S202). 54–59. 33 indexed citations
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Setten, G.‐B. van, Timo Tervo, Lasse Viinikka, Jaakko Perheentupa, & Ahti Tarkkanen. (1991). Epidermal growth factor in human tear fluid: A minireview. International Ophthalmology. 15(6). 359–362. 19 indexed citations
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Tervo, Timo, et al.. (1987). Tarsorraphy in the treatment of persistent corneal lesions. Acta Ophthalmologica. 65(S182). 69–73. 18 indexed citations

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