Tuomo Rankinen

23.8k total citations · 2 hit papers
146 papers, 9.7k citations indexed

About

Tuomo Rankinen is a scholar working on Genetics, Physiology and Cell Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Tuomo Rankinen has authored 146 papers receiving a total of 9.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 77 papers in Genetics, 67 papers in Physiology and 35 papers in Cell Biology. Recurrent topics in Tuomo Rankinen's work include Genetics and Physical Performance (49 papers), Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (47 papers) and Muscle metabolism and nutrition (34 papers). Tuomo Rankinen is often cited by papers focused on Genetics and Physical Performance (49 papers), Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (47 papers) and Muscle metabolism and nutrition (34 papers). Tuomo Rankinen collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Finland. Tuomo Rankinen's co-authors include Claude Bouchard, Louis Përusse, Marie‐Christine Chagnon, James S. Skinner, Bernd Wolfarth, Jack H. Wilmore, Arthur S. Leon, S. John Weisnagel, Rainer Rauramaa and D. C. Rao and has published in prestigious journals such as Circulation, Annals of Internal Medicine and Circulation Research.

In The Last Decade

Tuomo Rankinen

146 papers receiving 9.2k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

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.

The Human Obesity Gene Map: The 2005 Update

2006 817 citations Tuomo Rankinen, Marie‐Christine Chagnon et al. profile →
The Human Gene Map for Performance and Health-Related Fitness Phenotypes

2006 553 citations Tuomo Rankinen, Molly S. Bray et al. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Tuomo Rankinen United States	54	3.7k	3.7k	1.7k	1.7k	1.4k	146	9.7k
Treva Rice United States	48	3.4k 0.9×	2.8k 0.8×	1.9k 1.1×	1.4k 0.8×	1.3k 0.9×	236	8.9k
D. C. Rao United States	57	4.0k 1.1×	3.6k 1.0×	3.3k 1.9×	1.5k 0.9×	1.9k 1.3×	285	12.5k
Louis Përusse Canada	71	6.1k 1.6×	7.1k 2.0×	2.6k 1.5×	3.9k 2.2×	3.1k 2.2×	354	18.4k
Molly S. Bray United States	50	1.7k 0.5×	2.5k 0.7×	1.3k 0.7×	677 0.4×	2.1k 1.5×	139	8.1k
Gail A. Laughlin United States	56	934 0.3×	2.0k 0.6×	1.1k 0.6×	1.7k 1.0×	1.4k 1.0×	160	9.9k
Jacques Gagnon Canada	35	1.5k 0.4×	2.3k 0.6×	1.1k 0.6×	710 0.4×	534 0.4×	79	4.9k
Barbara A. Gower United States	55	807 0.2×	4.4k 1.2×	838 0.5×	3.3k 1.9×	1.1k 0.8×	298	9.9k
Joseph Proietto Australia	52	1.0k 0.3×	4.7k 1.3×	649 0.4×	1.0k 0.6×	2.5k 1.7×	193	10.7k
Éric T. Poehlman United States	59	561 0.2×	5.5k 1.5×	1.7k 1.0×	2.5k 1.5×	716 0.5×	170	10.2k
S. Mitchell Harman United States	54	1.9k 0.5×	1.7k 0.5×	662 0.4×	931 0.5×	2.1k 1.5×	154	11.2k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Tuomo Rankinen

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Wolfarth, Bernd, Tuomo Rankinen, James M. Hagberg, et al.. (2014). Advances in Exercise, Fitness, and Performance Genomics in 2013. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise. 46(5). 851–859. 21 indexed citations

Bouchard, Claude, Tuomo Rankinen, & James A. Timmons. (2011). Genomics and Genetics in the Biology of Adaptation to Exercise. Comprehensive physiology. 1(3). 1603–1648. 14 indexed citations

Kennedy, Betty M., D W Harsha, Ebony Bookman, et al.. (2011). Challenges to recruitment and retention of African Americans in the gene-environment trial of response to dietary interventions (GET READI) for heart health. Health Education Research. 26(5). 923–936. 16 indexed citations

Ruchat, Stéphanie-May, Marie‐Claude Vohl, S. John Weisnagel, et al.. (2010). Combining genetic markers and clinical risk factors improves the risk assessment of impaired glucose metabolism. Annals of Medicine. 42(3). 196–206. 12 indexed citations

Bray, Molly S., James M. Hagberg, Louis Përusse, et al.. (2008). The Human Gene Map for Performance and Health-Related Fitness Phenotypes. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise. 41(1). 34–72. 335 indexed citations

Wolfarth, Bernd, Tuomo Rankinen, R. Rauramaa, et al.. (2008). Endothelial nitric oxide synthase gene polymorphism and elite endurance athlete status: the Genathlete study. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports. 18(4). 485–490. 20 indexed citations

Loos, Ruth J. F., et al.. (2007). Adiponectin and adiponectin receptor gene variants in relation to resting metabolic rate, respiratory quotient, and adiposity-related phenotypes in the Québec Family Study. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 85(1). 26–34. 46 indexed citations

Ewy, Gordon A., Jack H. Wilmore, Tuomo Rankinen, et al.. (2006). Abstract 1194: Lp-PLA2 is Weakly to Modestly Correlated with Insulin, Visceral Fat, and Lipids and Lipoproteins, but is Uncorrelated with C-Reactive Protein (hsCRP) and Blood Pressure: The HERITAGE Family Study. Circulation. 114. 2 indexed citations

Feitosa, Mary F., Treva Rice, Tuomo Rankinen, et al.. (2005). Common Genetic and Environmental Effects on Lipid Phenotypes: The HERITAGE Family Study. Human Heredity. 59(1). 34–40. 11 indexed citations

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Feitosa, Mary F., Ingrid B. Borecki, Tuomo Rankinen, et al.. (2004). Evidence of QTLs on chromosomes 1q42 and 8q24 for LDL-cholesterol and apoB levels in the HERITAGE Family Study. Journal of Lipid Research. 46(2). 281–286. 14 indexed citations

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An, Ping, Louis Përusse, Tuomo Rankinen, et al.. (2003). Familial Aggregation of Exercise Heart Rate and Blood Pressure in Response to 20 Weeks of Endurance Training: The HERITAGE Family Study. International Journal of Sports Medicine. 24(1). 57–62. 48 indexed citations

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Garenc, Christophe, Louis Përusse, Marie‐Christine Chagnon, et al.. (2003). Effects of β2‐Adrenergic Receptor Gene Variants on Adiposity: The HERITAGE Family Study. Obesity Research. 11(5). 612–618. 37 indexed citations

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Tanaka, Shigeho, Kenji Togashi, Tuomo Rankinen, et al.. (2002). Is adiposity at normal body weight relevant for cardiovascular disease risk?. International Journal of Obesity. 26(2). 176–183. 39 indexed citations

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Përusse, Louis, et al.. (2002). Familial aggregation of physical activity levels in the Qu??bec family study. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise. 34(7). 1137–1142. 133 indexed citations

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Rauramaa, Rainer, Timo A. Lakka, Sari Väisänen, et al.. (2002). Physical exercise and blood pressure with reference to the angiotensinogen M235T polymorphism. Physiological Genomics. 10(2). 71–77. 31 indexed citations

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Garenc, Christophe, Louis Përusse, Marie‐Christine Chagnon, et al.. (2002). The Alpha2-Adrenergic Receptor Gene and Body Fat Content and Distribution: The HERITAGE Family Study. Molecular Medicine. 8(2). 88–94. 46 indexed citations

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Rankinen, Tuomo, Louis Përusse, Marie‐Christine Chagnon, et al.. (2000). Angiotensin-converting enzyme ID polymorphism and fitness phenotype in the HERITAGE Family Study. Journal of Applied Physiology. 88(3). 1029–1035. 93 indexed citations

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Rankinen, Tuomo, Jacques Gagnon, Louis Përusse, et al.. (1999). Body Fat, Resting and Exercise Blood Pressure and the Angiotensinogen M235T Polymorphism: The Heritage Family Study. Obesity Research. 7(5). 423–430. 32 indexed citations

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Rankinen, Tuomo, et al.. (1997). Relationship between changes in physical activity and plasma insulin during a 2.5-year follow-up study. Metabolism. 46(12). 1418–1423. 9 indexed citations

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Rauramaa, R., et al.. (1994). Serum apolipoprotein (a) levels and apolipoprotein E polymorphism in middle-aged men. Atherosclerosis. 109(1-2). 263–264. 1 indexed citations

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