Ulla Saarela

531 total citations
23 papers, 394 citations indexed

About

Ulla Saarela is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and Reproductive Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Ulla Saarela has authored 23 papers receiving a total of 394 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Molecular Biology, 7 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and 5 papers in Reproductive Medicine. Recurrent topics in Ulla Saarela's work include Renal and related cancers (8 papers), Reproductive Biology and Fertility (6 papers) and Ovarian function and disorders (4 papers). Ulla Saarela is often cited by papers focused on Renal and related cancers (8 papers), Reproductive Biology and Fertility (6 papers) and Ovarian function and disorders (4 papers). Ulla Saarela collaborates with scholars based in Finland, United States and United Kingdom. Ulla Saarela's co-authors include Seppo Vainio, Ilya Skovorodkin, Martin Romantschuk, Hannu Fritze, Matti Karp, Jari Haimi, Kim Yrjälä, Sunder Sims‐Lucas, Hannu Lång and Timo M. Takala and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Development and Journal of Bacteriology.

In The Last Decade

Ulla Saarela

20 papers receiving 363 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Ulla Saarela Finland 9 213 51 49 48 45 23 394
María Galardi‐Castilla Spain 9 419 2.0× 72 1.4× 39 0.8× 25 0.5× 42 0.9× 14 636
Alison W. S. Luk Australia 11 246 1.2× 71 1.4× 28 0.6× 101 2.1× 48 1.1× 13 532
Ruiqiang Tang China 8 327 1.5× 91 1.8× 17 0.3× 45 0.9× 29 0.6× 10 522
Baohong Xu China 12 150 0.7× 27 0.5× 25 0.5× 22 0.5× 15 0.3× 64 479
X. B. Yang United States 18 353 1.7× 11 0.2× 15 0.3× 39 0.8× 35 0.8× 66 1.1k
Jennifer R. Town Canada 15 214 1.0× 42 0.8× 6 0.1× 58 1.2× 34 0.8× 40 773
Christian Laflamme Canada 11 196 0.9× 36 0.7× 42 0.9× 107 2.2× 60 1.3× 18 405
Yali Huang China 10 318 1.5× 22 0.4× 17 0.3× 123 2.6× 39 0.9× 33 547
Jiping Zheng China 13 169 0.8× 71 1.4× 39 0.8× 43 0.9× 67 1.5× 36 543
Benjamin Shepherd Australia 8 197 0.9× 16 0.3× 31 0.6× 89 1.9× 66 1.5× 12 494

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Fields of papers citing papers by Ulla Saarela

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ulla Saarela

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Saarela, Ulla, Riikka K. Arffman, Sharon Lie Fong, et al.. (2025). PCOS endometrium-derived epithelial organoids as a novel model to study endometrial dysfunction. Human Reproduction. 40(8). 1535–1549. 1 indexed citations
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Saarela, Ulla, Noah Ollikainen, Matti Poutanen, et al.. (2025). Prenatally androgenized PCOS mice have ovary-independent uterine dysfunction and placental inflammation aggravated by high-fat diet. Science Advances. 11(19). eadu3699–eadu3699.
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Arffman, Riikka K., Ulla Saarela, Kaisu Luiro, et al.. (2025). Serum ferritin levels in women with polycystic ovary syndrome. Fertility and Sterility. 123(6). 1114–1122. 1 indexed citations
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Saarela, Ulla, Riikka K. Arffman, Kari A. Mäkelä, et al.. (2024). Roxadustat alleviates metabolic traits in letrozole-induced PCOS mice. Biochemical Pharmacology. 229. 116522–116522. 7 indexed citations
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Saarela, Ulla, et al.. (2024). Association of hemoglobin levels with metabolic traits in women with PCOS. Acta Obstetricia Et Gynecologica Scandinavica. 104(2). 357–367.
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Piltonen, Terhi, et al.. (2024). Utility of Serum Anti-Müllerian Hormone Measurement as Part of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Diagnosis. Seminars in Reproductive Medicine. 42(1). 49–59. 3 indexed citations
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Suokas, Marko, et al.. (2023). Exploring and validating observations of non‐local species in eDNA samples. Ecology and Evolution. 13(10). e10612–e10612. 3 indexed citations
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Lundin, Karolina, Florence Naillat, Liisa Loog, et al.. (2023). Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells as a Possible Approach for Exploring the Pathophysiology of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS). Stem Cell Reviews and Reports. 20(1). 67–87. 8 indexed citations
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Mercker, Moritz, Ilya Skovorodkin, Ulla Saarela, et al.. (2021). Computational modelling of nephron progenitor cell movement and aggregation during kidney organogenesis. Mathematical Biosciences. 344. 108759–108759. 6 indexed citations
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Saarela, Ulla, et al.. (2020). Optimization of Renal Organoid and Organotypic Culture for Vascularization, Extended Development, and Improved Microscopy Imaging. Journal of Visualized Experiments. 8 indexed citations
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Krause, Mirja, Aleksandra Rak‐Raszewska, Florence Naillat, et al.. (2018). Exosomes as secondary inductive signals involved in kidney organogenesis. Journal of Extracellular Vesicles. 7(1). 1422675–1422675. 38 indexed citations
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Saarela, Ulla, Saad Ullah Akram, Audrey Desgrange, et al.. (2017). Novel fixed Z-dimension (FiZD) kidney primordia and an organoid culture system for time-lapse confocal imaging. Development. 144(6). 1113–1117. 13 indexed citations
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Saarela, Ulla, Sunder Sims‐Lucas, Peppi Koivunen, et al.. (2016). CD146 + cells are essential for kidney vasculature development. Kidney International. 90(2). 311–324. 46 indexed citations
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Saarela, Ulla, Aki Manninen, Maria Rita Lecca, et al.. (2014). Functional Genetic Targeting of Embryonic Kidney Progenitor Cells Ex Vivo. Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. 26(5). 1126–1137. 32 indexed citations
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Subramanian, Murugan, Ulla Saarela, Kari J. Airenne, et al.. (2012). Conditional expression of Lodavin, an avidin‐tagged LDL receptor, for biotin‐mediated applications in vivo. genesis. 50(9). 693–699. 2 indexed citations
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Chi, Lijun, Ulla Saarela, Antti Railo, et al.. (2011). A Secreted BMP Antagonist, Cer1, Fine Tunes the Spatial Organization of the Ureteric Bud Tree during Mouse Kidney Development. PLoS ONE. 6(11). e27676–e27676. 32 indexed citations
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Saarela, Ulla, Tuula Kivinen, & Hannu Sarkkinen. (2005). External failures as descriptor of quality in clinical microbiology laboratory services. Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (CCLM). 43(1). 54–63. 6 indexed citations
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Koponen, Olli, Timo M. Takala, Ulla Saarela, Mingqiang Qiao, & Per E. J. Saris. (2004). Distribution of the NisI immunity protein and enhancement of nisin activity by the lipid-free NisI. FEMS Microbiology Letters. 231(1). 85–90. 34 indexed citations
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Westerlund‐Wikström, Benita, Hannu Lång, Ritva Virkola, et al.. (2001). matB , a Common Fimbrillin Gene of Escherichia coli , Expressed in a Genetically Conserved, Virulent Clonal Group. Journal of Bacteriology. 183(16). 4727–4736. 61 indexed citations
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Fritze, Hannu, Ulla Saarela, Kim Yrjälä, et al.. (2000). Effect of Cd-containing wood ash on the microflora of coniferous forest humus. FEMS Microbiology Ecology. 32(1). 43–51. 72 indexed citations

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