Valma Harjutsalo

7.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
137 papers, 3.9k citations indexed

About

Valma Harjutsalo is a scholar working on Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Genetics and Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Valma Harjutsalo has authored 137 papers receiving a total of 3.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 89 papers in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, 45 papers in Genetics and 36 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. Recurrent topics in Valma Harjutsalo's work include Diabetes Management and Research (63 papers), Diabetes and associated disorders (37 papers) and Diabetes Treatment and Management (32 papers). Valma Harjutsalo is often cited by papers focused on Diabetes Management and Research (63 papers), Diabetes and associated disorders (37 papers) and Diabetes Treatment and Management (32 papers). Valma Harjutsalo collaborates with scholars based in Finland, Australia and United States. Valma Harjutsalo's co-authors include Per‐Henrik Groop, Carol Forsblom, Jaakko Tuomilehto, Lena Sjöberg, Lena M. Thorn, Daniel Gordin, Aila J. Ahola, Johan Wadén, Markku Saraheimo and Nina Tolonen and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, JAMA and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Valma Harjutsalo

129 papers receiving 3.8k 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.

Time trends in the incidence of type 1 diabetes in Finnish children: a cohort study

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Valma Harjutsalo Finland	35	2.1k	1.3k	923	645	639	137	3.9k
Johan Wadén Finland	32	1.7k 0.8×	613 0.5×	475 0.5×	794 1.2×	780 1.2×	50	3.2k
Jane L. Chiang United States	10	2.6k 1.2×	1.4k 1.1×	1.3k 1.4×	632 1.0×	300 0.5×	15	4.0k
M. Loredana Marcovecchio Italy	34	1.6k 0.8×	716 0.5×	531 0.6×	289 0.4×	538 0.8×	120	3.7k
Silvia Manfrini Italy	35	1.2k 0.6×	637 0.5×	964 1.0×	280 0.4×	208 0.3×	104	3.4k
Soon Jib Yoo South Korea	26	1.3k 0.6×	497 0.4×	1.1k 1.2×	258 0.4×	293 0.5×	106	2.7k
Trond Jenssen Norway	37	1.7k 0.8×	335 0.3×	1.4k 1.6×	947 1.5×	435 0.7×	123	4.9k
G. Blohmé Sweden	33	1.7k 0.8×	1.2k 0.9×	1.0k 1.1×	200 0.3×	396 0.6×	78	3.5k
A. Elisabeth Hak Netherlands	24	1.6k 0.8×	259 0.2×	582 0.6×	590 0.9×	672 1.1×	42	4.1k
Thomas Danne Germany	36	3.6k 1.7×	2.2k 1.7×	2.5k 2.7×	259 0.4×	461 0.7×	192	4.8k
W Grzeszczak Poland	31	969 0.5×	382 0.3×	429 0.5×	614 1.0×	637 1.0×	298	3.2k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Harjutsalo, Valma, et al.. (2025). Cumulative exposures to glycaemia and lipids are associated with coronary artery disease in type 1 diabetes: a call for action. Cardiovascular Diabetology. 24(1). 248–248.

Haukka, Jani K., Erkka Valo, Anna Syreeni, et al.. (2024). Whole-exome and whole-genome sequencing of 1064 individuals with type 1 diabetes reveals novel genes for diabetic kidney disease. Diabetologia. 67(11). 2494–2506.

Feodoroff, Maija, Valma Harjutsalo, Sari Mäkimattila, & Per‐Henrik Groop. (2024). Incidence and risk factors for cancer in people with type 1 diabetes, stratified by stages of diabetic kidney disease: a nationwide Finnish cohort study. The Lancet Regional Health - Europe. 40. 100884–100884. 3 indexed citations

Seppälä, Matti, et al.. (2024). Excessive occupational sitting increases risk of cardiovascular events among working individuals with type 1 diabetes in the prospective Finnish Diabetic Nephropathy Study. Cardiovascular Diabetology. 23(1). 387–387.

Ahola, Aila J., et al.. (2024). Clustering of risk behaviours and associations between risk behaviours and cardio-metabolic risk factors in adult individuals with type 1 diabetes. Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice. 208. 111115–111115. 2 indexed citations

Harjutsalo, Valma, et al.. (2023). Higher HbA1c variability is associated with increased arterial stiffness in individuals with type 1 diabetes. Cardiovascular Diabetology. 22(1). 47–47. 1 indexed citations

Kumar, Anmol, Stefan Mutter, Erika B. Parente, et al.. (2023). L-type calcium channel blocker increases VEGF concentrations in retinal cells and human serum. PLoS ONE. 18(4). e0284364–e0284364. 4 indexed citations

Lithovius, Raija, Stefan Mutter, Erkka Valo, et al.. (2022). Genetic Risk Score Enhances Coronary Artery Disease Risk Prediction in Individuals With Type 1 Diabetes. Diabetes Care. 45(3). 734–741. 4 indexed citations

Harjutsalo, Valma, et al.. (2022). Prognosis After First-Ever Myocardial Infarction in Type 1 Diabetes Is Strongly Affected by Chronic Kidney Disease. Diabetes Care. 46(1). 197–205. 5 indexed citations

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Parente, Erika B., et al.. (2021). The impact of central obesity on the risk of hospitalization or death due to heart failure in type 1 diabetes: a 16-year cohort study. Cardiovascular Diabetology. 20(1). 153–153. 20 indexed citations

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Parente, Erika B., Valma Harjutsalo, Carol Forsblom, & Per‐Henrik Groop. (2021). Waist-Height Ratio and the Risk of Severe Diabetic Eye Disease in Type 1 Diabetes: A 15-Year Cohort Study. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. 107(2). e653–e662. 13 indexed citations

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Mäkimattila, Sari, Valma Harjutsalo, Carol Forsblom, & Per‐Henrik Groop. (2020). Every Fifth Individual With Type 1 Diabetes Suffers From an Additional Autoimmune Disease: A Finnish Nationwide Study. STM:n Hallinnonalan avoin julkaisuarkisto (Julkari). 1 indexed citations

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Sandholm, Niina, David‐Alexandre Trégouët, Amy Jayne McKnight, et al.. (2020). Genome-wide association study on coronary artery disease in type 1 diabetes suggests beta-defensin 127 as a risk locus. Cardiovascular Research. 117(2). 600–612. 15 indexed citations

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Guo, Jing, Owen J. L. Rackham, Niina Sandholm, et al.. (2020). Whole-Genome Sequencing of Finnish Type 1 Diabetic Siblings Discordant for Kidney Disease Reveals DNA Variants associated with Diabetic Nephropathy. Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. 31(2). 309–323. 13 indexed citations

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Parente, Erika B., Valma Harjutsalo, Markku Lehto, et al.. (2020). Relationship between ABO blood groups and cardiovascular disease in type 1 diabetes according to diabetic nephropathy status. Cardiovascular Diabetology. 19(1). 9 indexed citations

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Mutter, Stefan, Erika B. Parente, Valma Harjutsalo, et al.. (2020). Waist-height ratio and waist circumference are the best estimators of visceral fat in type 1 diabetes independently of diabetic nephropathy. STM:n Hallinnonalan avoin julkaisuarkisto (Julkari). 1 indexed citations

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Feodoroff, Maija, Valma Harjutsalo, Carol Forsblom, & Per‐Henrik Groop. (2018). Dose-dependent effect of smoking on risk of coronary heart disease, heart failure and stroke in individuals with type 1 diabetes. STM:n Hallinnonalan avoin julkaisuarkisto (Julkari). 7 indexed citations

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Harjutsalo, Valma, Reijo Sund, Mikael Knip, & Per‐Henrik Groop. (2014). Long-awaited decrease in the incidence of type 1 diabetes in Finnish children under age 15. STM:n Hallinnonalan avoin julkaisuarkisto (Julkari).

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Królewski, Andrzej S., James H. Warram, Carol Forsblom, et al.. (2012). Serum Concentration of Cystatin C and Risk of End-Stage Renal Disease in Diabetes. Diabetes Care. 35(11). 2311–2316. 54 indexed citations

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Harjutsalo, Valma, et al.. (2011). Time trends in mortality in patients with type 1 diabetes: nationwide population based cohort study. BMJ. 343(sep08 2). d5364–d5364. 125 indexed citations

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