Veli Turunen

1.9k total citations
24 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

Veli Turunen is a scholar working on Pathology and Forensic Medicine, Pharmacology and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Veli Turunen has authored 24 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 20 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine, 18 papers in Pharmacology and 17 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Veli Turunen's work include Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology (20 papers), Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation (18 papers) and Scoliosis diagnosis and treatment (5 papers). Veli Turunen is often cited by papers focused on Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology (20 papers), Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation (18 papers) and Scoliosis diagnosis and treatment (5 papers). Veli Turunen collaborates with scholars based in Finland, United States and Spain. Veli Turunen's co-authors include Arto Herno, Timo Aalto, Sakari Savolainen, Olavi Airaksinen, Olavi Airaksinen, Heikki Kröger, Tapani Saari, Antti Malmivaara, Sanna Sinikallio and Kaj Tallroth and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Spine and European Spine Journal.

In The Last Decade

Veli Turunen

23 papers receiving 1.4k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Veli Turunen Finland 19 1.3k 1.1k 1.1k 187 90 24 1.5k
Timo Aalto Finland 20 901 0.7× 874 0.8× 761 0.7× 108 0.6× 91 1.0× 36 1.2k
Christian Hellum Norway 19 891 0.7× 793 0.7× 612 0.6× 164 0.9× 90 1.0× 58 1.2k
Arto Herno Finland 27 2.4k 1.9× 2.0k 1.8× 2.0k 1.9× 327 1.7× 157 1.7× 41 2.7k
Yen A. Wu United States 7 842 0.7× 734 0.7× 694 0.6× 95 0.5× 50 0.6× 7 1.0k
Friederike Lattig Switzerland 17 715 0.6× 522 0.5× 645 0.6× 77 0.4× 123 1.4× 36 957
Christopher J. Standaert United States 17 601 0.5× 607 0.6× 536 0.5× 114 0.6× 60 0.7× 40 1.1k
Miranda L. van Hooff Netherlands 20 463 0.4× 466 0.4× 584 0.5× 108 0.6× 120 1.3× 62 1.1k
Kevin Pauza United States 9 919 0.7× 874 0.8× 602 0.6× 55 0.3× 135 1.5× 12 1.1k
Seang Beng Tan Singapore 17 1.1k 0.8× 392 0.4× 1.1k 1.1× 165 0.9× 33 0.4× 34 1.3k
Kim S Damron United States 10 767 0.6× 732 0.7× 523 0.5× 56 0.3× 161 1.8× 10 1.0k

Countries citing papers authored by Veli Turunen

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Fields of papers citing papers by Veli Turunen

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Veli Turunen

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Veli Turunen. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Veli Turunen 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 Veli Turunen. Veli Turunen 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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Taimela, Simo, Timo Aalto, Heikki Kröger, et al.. (2015). The effect of decompressive surgery on lumbar paraspinal and biceps brachii muscle function and movement perception in lumbar spinal stenosis: a 2-year follow-up. European Spine Journal. 25(3). 789–794. 5 indexed citations
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Sipola, Petri, Ville Leinonen, Tapani Saari, et al.. (2014). Preoperative MRI Findings Predict Two-Year Postoperative Clinical Outcome in Lumbar Spinal Stenosis. PLoS ONE. 9(9). e106404–e106404. 19 indexed citations
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Sipola, Petri, Tapani Saari, Timo Aalto, et al.. (2014). Visually assessed severity of lumbar spinal canal stenosis is paradoxically associated with leg pain and objective walking ability. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders. 15(1). 348–348. 39 indexed citations
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Sipola, Petri, Timo Aalto, Sara Määttä, et al.. (2014). Correlation of lateral stenosis in MRI with symptoms, walking capacity and EMG findings in patients with surgically confirmed lateral lumbar spinal canal stenosis. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders. 15(1). 247–247. 20 indexed citations
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Turunen, Veli, Hannu Miettinen, Olavi Airaksinen, et al.. (2012). Lumbar instrumented posterolateral fusion in spondylolisthetic and failed back patients: a long-term follow-up study spanning 11–13 years. European Spine Journal. 21(11). 2140–2148. 19 indexed citations
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Aalto, Timo, Ville Leinonen, Sakari Savolainen, et al.. (2012). Accuracy and reproducibility of a retrospective outcome assessment for lumbar spinal stenosis surgery. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders. 13(1). 83–83. 3 indexed citations
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Aalto, Timo, Ville Leinonen, Arto Herno, et al.. (2011). Postoperative rehabilitation does not improve functional outcome in lumbar spinal stenosis: a prospective study with 2-year postoperative follow-up. European Spine Journal. 20(8). 1331–1340. 32 indexed citations
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Slätis, P, Antti Malmivaara, Markku Heliövaara, et al.. (2011). Long-term results of surgery for lumbar spinal stenosis: a randomised controlled trial. European Spine Journal. 20(7). 1174–1181. 80 indexed citations
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Malmivaara, Antti, P Slätis, Markku Heliövaara, et al.. (2007). Surgical or nonoperative treatment for lumbar spinal stenosis. STM:n Hallinnonalan avoin julkaisuarkisto (Julkari). 39 indexed citations
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Malmivaara, Antti, P Slätis, Markku Heliövaara, et al.. (2007). Surgical or Nonoperative Treatment for Lumbar Spinal Stenosis?. Spine. 32(1). 1–8. 409 indexed citations
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Sinikallio, Sanna, Timo Aalto, Olavi Airaksinen, et al.. (2007). Depression is associated with poorer outcome of lumbar spinal stenosis surgery. European Spine Journal. 16(7). 905–912. 123 indexed citations
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Aalto, Timo, Antti Malmivaara, Francisco M. Kovacs, et al.. (2006). Preoperative Predictors for Postoperative Clinical Outcome in Lumbar Spinal Stenosis. Spine. 31(18). E648–E663. 228 indexed citations
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Aalto, Timo, Antti Malmivaara, Francisco M. Kovacs, et al.. (2006). Preoperative Predictors for Postoperative Clinical Outcome in Lumbar Spinal Stenosis. 31(18). 22 indexed citations
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Sinikallio, Sanna, Timo Aalto, Olavi Airaksinen, et al.. (2006). Depression and associated factors in patients with lumbar spinal stenosis. Disability and Rehabilitation. 28(7). 415–422. 53 indexed citations
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Sinikallio, Sanna, Timo Aalto, Olavi Airaksinen, et al.. (2006). Lumbar spinal stenosis patients are satisfied with short-term results of surgery – younger age, symptom severity, disability and depression decrease satisfaction. Disability and Rehabilitation. 29(7). 537–544. 37 indexed citations
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Kettunen, Jukka, E. Antero Mäkelä, Veli Turunen, O Suomalainen, & Kaarina Partanen. (2002). Percutaneous bone grafting in the treatment of the delayed union and non-union of tibial fractures. Injury. 33(3). 239–245. 28 indexed citations
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Herno, Arto, Kaarina Partanen, Erkki Kaukanen, et al.. (1999). Long-Term Clinical and Magnetic Resonance Imaging Follow-Up Assessment of Patients With Lumbar Spinal Stenosis After Laminectomy. Spine. 24(15). 1533–1533. 36 indexed citations
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Habtemariam, Aklilu, Mats Grönblad, Johanna Virri, et al.. (1998). Comparative immunohistochemical study of group II (synovial-type) and group IV (cytosolic) phospholipases A 2 in disc prolapse tissue. European Spine Journal. 7(5). 387–393. 7 indexed citations
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Airaksinen, Olavi, et al.. (1997). Surgical Outcome of 438 Patients Treated Surgically for Lumbar Spinal Stenosis. Spine. 22(19). 2278–2282. 207 indexed citations
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Santavirta, Seppo, et al.. (1993). Foot and ankle fusions in Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease. Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery. 112(4). 175–179. 26 indexed citations

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