Tuija Mustonen

5.7k total citations · 3 hit papers
21 papers, 4.5k citations indexed

About

Tuija Mustonen is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Tuija Mustonen has authored 21 papers receiving a total of 4.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 18 papers in Molecular Biology, 4 papers in Cell Biology and 4 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Tuija Mustonen's work include dental development and anomalies (10 papers), Cancer-related gene regulation (5 papers) and Angiogenesis and VEGF in Cancer (4 papers). Tuija Mustonen is often cited by papers focused on dental development and anomalies (10 papers), Cancer-related gene regulation (5 papers) and Angiogenesis and VEGF in Cancer (4 papers). Tuija Mustonen collaborates with scholars based in Finland, Japan and United States. Tuija Mustonen's co-authors include Kari Alitalo, Arja Kaipainen, Martin L. Breitman, Daniel Dumont, Irma Thesleff, Jaana Korhonen, Guoxu Fang, V W van Hinsbergh, Johanna Pispa and Han-Sung Jung and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Tuija Mustonen

20 papers receiving 4.4k 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.

Expression of the fms-like tyrosine kinase 4 gene becomes restricted to lymphatic endothelium during development.

1995 1.1k citations Arja Kaipainen, Jaana Korhonen et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
Cardiovascular Failure in Mouse Embryos Deficient in VEGF Receptor-3

1998 648 citations Daniel Dumont, Tuija Mustonen et al. profile →
Vascular endothelial growth factor is induced in response to transforming growth factor-beta in fibroblastic and epithelial cells.

1994 574 citations Liisa Pertovaara, Arja Kaipainen et al. Journal of Biological Chemistry profile →

Peers

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Lynn Neff United States

Mitsuyasu Kato Japan

A. Bassim Hassan United Kingdom

Tetsuro Watabe Japan

Claude Turc‐Carel France

David M. Loeb United States

Isabella Saggio Italy

Ditsa Levanon Israel

Ioannis Panagopoulos Norway

Naomi Fukai United States

Lynn Neff United States

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Countries citing papers authored by Tuija Mustonen

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Fields of papers citing papers by Tuija Mustonen

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Tuija Mustonen

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

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Takatalo, Maarit, et al.. (2025). RAB23 facilitates clathrin-coated nascent vesicle formation at the plasma membrane and modulates cell signaling. Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences. 82(1). 171–171.

Takatalo, Maarit, et al.. (2020). RAB23 coordinates early osteogenesis by repressing FGF10-pERK1/2 and GLI1. eLife. 9. 18 indexed citations

Delgado, Irene, et al.. (2019). Dental Epithelial Stem Cells Express the Developmental Regulator Meis1. Frontiers in Physiology. 10. 249–249. 6 indexed citations

Biggs, Leah C., O. Mäkelä, Satu-Marja Myllymäki, et al.. (2018). Hair follicle dermal condensation forms via Fgf20 primed cell cycle exit, cell motility, and aggregation. eLife. 7. 59 indexed citations

Mustonen, Tuija, Maarit Takatalo, Yukiho Kobayashi, et al.. (2017). Regulation of Calvarial Osteogenesis by Concomitant De-repression of GLI3 and Activation of IHH Targets. Frontiers in Physiology. 8. 1036–1036. 22 indexed citations

Mustonen, Tuija, Tuomo Hänninen, Matti Vapalahti, et al.. (2008). Heterogeneity of cerebral perfusion 1 week after haemorrhage is an independent predictor of clinical outcome in patients with aneurysmal subarachnoid haemorrhage. Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery & Psychiatry. 79(10). 1128–1133. 14 indexed citations

Pispa, Johanna, Tuija Mustonen, Marja L. Mikkola, et al.. (2004). Tooth patterning and enamel formation can be manipulated by misexpression of TNF receptor Edar. Developmental Dynamics. 231(2). 432–440. 40 indexed citations

Mustonen, Tuija, Johanna Laurikkala, Risto Jaatinen, et al.. (2004). Ectodysplasin A1 promotes placodal cell fate during early morphogenesis of ectodermal appendages. Development. 131(20). 4907–4919. 128 indexed citations

Mustonen, Tuija, et al.. (2003). Stimulation of ectodermal organ development by Ectodysplasin-A1. Developmental Biology. 259(1). 123–136. 204 indexed citations

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Sahlberg, Carin, Tuija Mustonen, & Irma Thesleff. (2003). Explant Cultures of Embryonic Epithelium: Analysis of Mesenchymal Signals. Humana Press eBooks. 188. 373–382. 20 indexed citations

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Pispa, Johanna, Marja L. Mikkola, Tuija Mustonen, & Irma Thesleff. (2003). Ectodysplasin, Edar and TNFRSF19 are expressed in complementary and overlapping patterns during mouse embryogenesis. Gene Expression Patterns. 3(5). 675–679. 69 indexed citations

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Vartiainen, Maria K., Tuija Mustonen, Pieta K. Mattila, et al.. (2002). The Three Mouse Actin-depolymerizing Factor/Cofilins Evolved to Fulfill Cell-Type–specific Requirements for Actin Dynamics. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 13(1). 183–194. 192 indexed citations

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Mustonen, Tuija, Mark Tümmers, Tadahisa Mikami, et al.. (2002). Lunatic Fringe, FGF, and BMP Regulate the Notch Pathway during Epithelial Morphogenesis of Teeth. Developmental Biology. 248(2). 281–293. 71 indexed citations

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Laurikkala, Johanna, Marja L. Mikkola, Tuija Mustonen, et al.. (2001). TNF Signaling via the Ligand–Receptor Pair Ectodysplasin and Edar Controls the Function of Epithelial Signaling Centers and Is Regulated by Wnt and Activin during Tooth Organogenesis. Developmental Biology. 229(2). 443–455. 153 indexed citations

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Pispa, Johanna, Han-Sung Jung, Jukka Jernvall, et al.. (1999). Cusp Patterning Defect in Tabby Mouse Teeth and Its Partial Rescue by FGF. Developmental Biology. 216(2). 521–534. 152 indexed citations

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Harada, Hidemitsu, Päivi Kettunen, Han-Sung Jung, et al.. (1999). Localization of Putative Stem Cells in Dental Epithelium and Their Association with Notch and Fgf Signaling. The Journal of Cell Biology. 147(1). 105–120. 416 indexed citations

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Kaipainen, Arja, Jaana Korhonen, Tuija Mustonen, et al.. (1995). Expression of the fms-like tyrosine kinase 4 gene becomes restricted to lymphatic endothelium during development.. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 92(8). 3566–3570. 1115 indexed citations breakdown →

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Mustonen, Tuija & Kari Alitalo. (1995). Endothelial receptor tyrosine kinases involved in angiogenesis.. The Journal of Cell Biology. 129(4). 895–898. 462 indexed citations

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Pertovaara, Liisa, Arja Kaipainen, Tuija Mustonen, et al.. (1994). Vascular endothelial growth factor is induced in response to transforming growth factor-beta in fibroblastic and epithelial cells.. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 269(9). 6271–6274. 574 indexed citations breakdown →

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Tamagnone, Luca, Tuija Mustonen, Kimmo Virtaneva, et al.. (1994). BMX, a novel nonreceptor tyrosine kinase gene of the BTK/ITK/TEC/TXK family located in chromosome Xp22.2.. PubMed. 9(12). 3683–8. 154 indexed citations

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