Tommi Vasankari

230.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
264 papers, 5.8k citations indexed

About

Tommi Vasankari is a scholar working on Physiology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and Orthopedics and Sports Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Tommi Vasankari has authored 264 papers receiving a total of 5.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 127 papers in Physiology, 88 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and 58 papers in Orthopedics and Sports Medicine. Recurrent topics in Tommi Vasankari's work include Physical Activity and Health (110 papers), Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (71 papers) and Cardiovascular and exercise physiology (44 papers). Tommi Vasankari is often cited by papers focused on Physical Activity and Health (110 papers), Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (71 papers) and Cardiovascular and exercise physiology (44 papers). Tommi Vasankari collaborates with scholars based in Finland, Canada and Norway. Tommi Vasankari's co-authors include Markku Ahotupa, Henri Vähä‐Ypyä, Harri Sievänen, Pauliina Husu, Urho M. Kujala, Jaana Suni, Timo Vuorimaa, Jari Parkkari, Heikki Kyröläinen and Kati Pasanen and has published in prestigious journals such as Circulation, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Tommi Vasankari

241 papers receiving 5.6k citations

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Stiff Landings Are Associated With Increased ACL Injury Risk in Young Female Basketball and Floorball Players

2016 265 citations Tommi Vasankari, Jari Parkkari et al. profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Effects of Reducing Sedentary Behaviour on Cardiac Structure and Function at Rest and During Exercise: A 6-Month Randomized Controlled Trial 2025 ·CJC Open ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Noora Houttu, Kirsi Laitinen, Henri Vähä‐Ypyä, Harri Sievänen, Eliisa Löyttyniemi, Tommi Vasankari, Juhani Knuuti, Kari K. Kalliokoski, Ilkka Heinonen	0
2	Impact of compulsory military service on public health: significant benefits for obese and unfit young adult men 2025 ·Annals of Medicine ·(unknown), Kai Pihlainen, Kari Tokola, Jani P. Vaara, Heikki Kyröläinen, Harri Sievänen, Tommi Vasankari	0
3	Evaluating the Let's Move It intervention programme theory for adolescents' physical activity: Theorized psychosocial mechanisms of behavioural changes 2024 ·British Journal of Health Psychology ·(unknown), Vera Araújo‐Soares, Wendy Hardeman, Ari Haukkala, Matti T. J. Heino, Falko F. Sniehotta, Reijo Sund, Tommi Vasankari, Nelli Hankonen	1
4	Measurement of Sedentary Behavior—The Outcomes of the Angle for Posture Estimation (APE) Method 2024 ·Sensors ·Henri Vähä‐Ypyä, Pauliina Husu, Harri Sievänen, Tommi Vasankari	1
5	Physical education orientation and activity among youth ice hockey coaches 2024 ·International Journal of Sports Science & Coaching ·(unknown), Tommi Vasankari, (unknown), Jari Villberg, Henri Vähä‐Ypyä, Sami Kokko	1
6	Psychosocial and health behavioural characteristics of longitudinal physical activity patterns: a cohort study from adolescence to young adulthood 2023 ·BMC Public Health ·(unknown), Tommi Vasankari, Olli J. Heinonen, Raija Korpelainen, (unknown), Jari Parkkari, Kai Savonen, (unknown), Arja Uusitalo, Maarit Valtonen, Jari Villberg, Henri Vähä‐Ypyä, Sami Kokko	3
7	What Can One Minute of the Day Tell about Physical Activity? 2023 ·International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ·Henri Vähä‐Ypyä, Pauliina Husu, Harri Sievänen, Tommi Vasankari	0
8	Performance of Different Accelerometry-Based Metrics to Estimate Oxygen Consumption during Track and Treadmill Locomotion over a Wide Intensity Range 2023 ·Sensors ·Henri Vähä‐Ypyä, (unknown), Pauliina Husu, (unknown), Tommi Vasankari, Sylvia Titze, Harri Sievänen	4
9	Sports‐related factors predicting maintained participation and dropout in organized sports in emerging adulthood: A four‐year follow‐up study 2023 ·Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports ·(unknown), Pasi Koski, (unknown), Olli J. Heinonen, Raija Korpelainen, Jari Parkkari, Kai Savonen, (unknown), Arja Uusitalo, Maarit Valtonen, Tommi Vasankari, Jari Villberg, Sami Kokko	0
10	How adherence to the updated physical activity guidelines should be assessed with accelerometer? 2022 ·European Journal of Public Health ·Henri Vähä‐Ypyä, Harri Sievänen, Pauliina Husu, Kari Tokola, Ari Mänttäri, Olli J. Heinonen, (unknown), Kaisu Kaikkonen, Kai Savonen, Sami Kokko, Tommi Vasankari	14
11	Educational and family-related determinants of organized sports participation patterns from adolescence to emerging adulthood: A four-year follow-up study 2022 ·International Journal of Health Promotion and Education ·(unknown), Pasi Koski, Olli J. Heinonen, Raija Korpelainen, Jari Parkkari, Kai Savonen, (unknown), Arja Uusitalo, Maarit Valtonen, Tommi Vasankari, Jari Villberg, Sami Kokko	3
12	Cross-Sectional Associations of Body Adiposity, Sedentary Behavior, and Physical Activity with Hemoglobin and White Blood Cell Count 2022 ·International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Henri Vähä‐Ypyä, (unknown), Eliisa Löyttyniemi, Harri Sievänen, Tommi Vasankari, Juhani Knuuti, Ilkka Heinonen	10
13	Accelerometer-Measured Physical Activity Levels and Patterns Vary in an Age- and Sex-Dependent Fashion among Finnish Children and Adolescents 2022 ·International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ·(unknown), Pauliina Husu, Henri Vähä‐Ypyä, Kari Tokola, Sami Kokko, Harri Sievänen, Tommi Vasankari	16
14	Going carless in different urban fabrics: socio-demographics of household car ownership 2021 ·Transportation ·(unknown), Maija Tiitu, Jari Lyytimäki, (unknown), Petri Tapio, Anu Tuominen, Tommi Vasankari, Jenni Lehtimäki, Riikka Paloniemi	20
15	Physical activity and sedentary behaviour in secondary prevention of coronary artery disease: A review 2021 ·SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·(unknown), Jari Halonen, Tommi Vasankari, Vesa Anttila, Juhani Airaksinen, Harri Sievänen, Juha Hartikainen	27
16	Intensity Paradox—Low-Fit People Are Physically Most Active in Terms of Their Fitness 2021 ·Sensors ·Henri Vähä‐Ypyä, Harri Sievänen, Pauliina Husu, Kari Tokola, Tommi Vasankari	21
17	Individual- and environmental-related correlates of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity in 11-, 13-, and 15-year-old Finnish children 2020 ·PLoS ONE ·Anette Mehtälä, Jari Villberg, Minna Blomqvist, Pertti Huotari, Timo Jaakkola, Pasi Koski, Taru Lintunen, Kaisu Mononen, Kwok Ng, Sanna Palomäki, Arja Sääkslahti, Tuija Tammelin, Tommi Vasankari, Sami Kokko	15
18	Frequent sit-to-stand transitions and several short standing periods measured by hip-worn accelerometer are associated with smaller waist circumference among adults 2019 ·Journal of Sports Sciences ·Pauliina Husu, Jaana Suni, Kari Tokola, Henri Vähä‐Ypyä, Heli Valkeinen, Tomi Mäki‐Opas, Harri Sievänen, Tommi Vasankari	9
19	Socio-Ecological Natural Experiment with Randomized Controlled Trial to Promote Active Commuting to Work: Process Evaluation, Behavioral Impacts, and Changes in the Use and Quality of Walking and Cycling Paths 2019 ·International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ·Minna Aittasalo, (unknown), Kari Tokola, Jaana Suni, Harri Sievänen, Henri Vähä‐Ypyä, Tommi Vasankari, (unknown), (unknown), Charlie Foster, Sylvia Titze	23
20	Reliable recognition of lying, sitting, and standing with a hip‐worn accelerometer 2017 ·Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports ·Henri Vähä‐Ypyä, Pauliina Husu, Jaana Suni, Tommi Vasankari, Harri Sievänen	116

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