Veera Kainulainen

3.2k total citations · 3 hit papers
24 papers, 2.4k citations indexed

About

Veera Kainulainen is a scholar working on Food Science, Molecular Biology and Infectious Diseases. According to data from OpenAlex, Veera Kainulainen has authored 24 papers receiving a total of 2.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 18 papers in Food Science, 13 papers in Molecular Biology and 7 papers in Infectious Diseases. Recurrent topics in Veera Kainulainen's work include Probiotics and Fermented Foods (18 papers), Gut microbiota and health (7 papers) and Antimicrobial Peptides and Activities (4 papers). Veera Kainulainen is often cited by papers focused on Probiotics and Fermented Foods (18 papers), Gut microbiota and health (7 papers) and Antimicrobial Peptides and Activities (4 papers). Veera Kainulainen collaborates with scholars based in Finland, United States and Netherlands. Veera Kainulainen's co-authors include Reetta Satokari, Kaisa Hiippala, Justus Reunanen, Laura Huuskonen, Clara Belzer, Willem M. de Vos, Noora Ottman, Timo Korhonen, Aki Ronkainen and Jonna Jalanka and has published in prestigious journals such as Gastroenterology, PLoS ONE and Applied and Environmental Microbiology.

In The Last Decade

Veera Kainulainen

24 papers receiving 2.4k 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 Potential of Gut Commensals in Reinforcing Intestinal Barrier Function and Alleviating Inflammation

2018 453 citations Kaisa Hiippala, Hanne Jouhten et al. Nutrients profile →
Akkermansia muciniphila Adheres to Enterocytes and Strengthens the Integrity of the Epithelial Cell Layer

2015 429 citations Justus Reunanen, Veera Kainulainen et al. Applied and Environmental Microbiology profile →
Pili-like proteins of Akkermansia muciniphila modulate host immune responses and gut barrier function

2017 385 citations Noora Ottman, Justus Reunanen et al. PLoS ONE profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Veera Kainulainen Finland	15	1.7k	627	480	421	303	24	2.4k
Steven Aalvink Netherlands	20	1.7k 1.0×	600 1.0×	371 0.8×	420 1.0×	381 1.3×	23	2.1k
Jennifer K. Spinler United States	28	1.4k 0.8×	742 1.2×	513 1.1×	263 0.6×	391 1.3×	53	2.3k
Wayne Young New Zealand	27	1.3k 0.7×	414 0.7×	420 0.9×	468 1.1×	402 1.3×	106	2.3k
Yael Litvak United States	17	2.2k 1.3×	596 1.0×	777 1.6×	602 1.4×	290 1.0×	22	3.0k
Takuya Takahashi Japan	26	1.7k 1.0×	563 0.9×	408 0.8×	595 1.4×	362 1.2×	41	2.6k
Fabian Rivera-Chávez United States	12	1.8k 1.0×	746 1.2×	764 1.6×	407 1.0×	244 0.8×	17	2.6k
Franziska Faber Germany	17	1.9k 1.1×	704 1.1×	768 1.6×	401 1.0×	217 0.7×	31	2.6k
James Butcher Canada	26	1.4k 0.8×	546 0.9×	420 0.9×	269 0.6×	421 1.4×	57	2.6k
Mathis Wolter Luxembourg	5	1.7k 1.0×	431 0.7×	351 0.7×	596 1.4×	364 1.2×	5	2.3k

Countries citing papers authored by Veera Kainulainen

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Veera Kainulainen

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Heinzel, Sebastian, Veera Kainulainen, Anni I. Nieminen, et al.. (2024). Elevated fecal calprotectin is associated with gut microbial dysbiosis, altered serum markers and clinical outcomes in older individuals. Scientific Reports. 14(1). 13513–13513. 10 indexed citations

Choudhury, Rawshan, Andrew J. McBain, Veera Kainulainen, et al.. (2022). Multiple Proteins of Lacticaseibacillus rhamnosus GG Are Involved in the Protection of Keratinocytes From the Toxic Effects of Staphylococcus aureus. Frontiers in Microbiology. 13. 875542–875542. 10 indexed citations

Kainulainen, Veera, et al.. (2022). Genome-wide siRNA screening reveals several host receptors for the binding of human gut commensal Bifidobacterium bifidum. npj Biofilms and Microbiomes. 8(1). 50–50. 1 indexed citations

Kainulainen, Veera, et al.. (2021). Bacterial Extracellular Vesicles in Gastrointestinal Tract Cancer: An Unexplored Territory. Cancers. 13(21). 5450–5450. 28 indexed citations

Hiippala, Kaisa, Gonçalo Barreto, Claudia Burrello, et al.. (2020). Novel Odoribacter splanchnicus Strain and Its Outer Membrane Vesicles Exert Immunoregulatory Effects in vitro. Frontiers in Microbiology. 11. 575455–575455. 152 indexed citations

Savijoki, Kirsi, Tuula A. Nyman, Veera Kainulainen, et al.. (2019). Growth Mode and Carbon Source Impact the Surfaceome Dynamics of Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG. Frontiers in Microbiology. 10. 1272–1272. 31 indexed citations

Hiippala, Kaisa, Hanne Jouhten, Aki Ronkainen, et al.. (2018). The Potential of Gut Commensals in Reinforcing Intestinal Barrier Function and Alleviating Inflammation. Nutrients. 10(8). 988–988. 453 indexed citations breakdown →

Kainulainen, Veera, Petri Susi, Minna Mäki, et al.. (2018). Detection of human rhinoviruses by reverse transcription strand invasion based amplification method (RT-SIBA). Journal of Virological Methods. 263. 75–80. 5 indexed citations

Kainulainen, Veera, et al.. (2018). Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG in Experimental Oral Biofilms Exposed to Different Carbohydrate Sources. Caries Research. 52(3). 220–229. 14 indexed citations

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Ottman, Noora, Justus Reunanen, Marjolein Meijerink, et al.. (2017). Pili-like proteins of Akkermansia muciniphila modulate host immune responses and gut barrier function. PLoS ONE. 12(3). e0173004–e0173004. 385 indexed citations breakdown →

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Hiippala, Kaisa, Veera Kainulainen, Marko Kalliomäki, Perttu Arkkila, & Reetta Satokari. (2016). Mucosal Prevalence and Interactions with the Epithelium Indicate Commensalism of Sutterella spp.. Frontiers in Microbiology. 7. 1706–1706. 256 indexed citations

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Kainulainen, Veera, et al.. (2016). Penicillin binding protein 3 of Staphylococcus aureus NCTC 8325-4 binds and activates human plasminogen. BMC Research Notes. 9(1). 389–389. 3 indexed citations

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Stamatova, Iva, et al.. (2016). Interactions between Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG and oral micro-organisms in an in vitro biofilm model. BMC Microbiology. 16(1). 149–149. 50 indexed citations

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Kainulainen, Veera, et al.. (2015). The canine isolate Lactobacillus acidophilus LAB20 adheres to intestinal epithelium and attenuates LPS-induced IL-8 secretion of enterocytes in vitro. BMC Microbiology. 15(1). 4–4. 50 indexed citations

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Reunanen, Justus, Veera Kainulainen, Laura Huuskonen, et al.. (2015). Akkermansia muciniphila Adheres to Enterocytes and Strengthens the Integrity of the Epithelial Cell Layer. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 81(11). 3655–3662. 429 indexed citations breakdown →

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Kainulainen, Veera & Timo Korhonen. (2014). Dancing to Another Tune—Adhesive Moonlighting Proteins in Bacteria. Biology. 3(1). 178–204. 124 indexed citations

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Arkkila, Perttu, Eero Mattila, Veera Kainulainen, & Reetta Satokari. (2014). Sa1078 Simple and Practical Frozen Preparation for Transplantation of Fecal Microbiota for Recurrent Clostridium difficile Infection. Gastroenterology. 146(5). S–193. 3 indexed citations

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Kainulainen, Veera, Justus Reunanen, Kaisa Hiippala, et al.. (2013). BopA Does Not Have a Major Role in the Adhesion of Bifidobacterium bifidum to Intestinal Epithelial Cells, Extracellular Matrix Proteins, and Mucus. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 79(22). 6989–6997. 31 indexed citations

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Kainulainen, Veera, Vuokko Loimaranta, Sanna Edelman, et al.. (2012). Glutamine Synthetase and Glucose-6-Phosphate Isomerase Are Adhesive Moonlighting Proteins of Lactobacillus crispatus Released by Epithelial Cathelicidin LL-37. Journal of Bacteriology. 194(10). 2509–2519. 82 indexed citations

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Kainulainen, Veera. (2012). Moonlighting Proteins of Lactobacillus crispatus : Extracellular Localization, Cell Wall Anchoring and Interactions with the Host. Työväentutkimus Vuosikirja. 1 indexed citations

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