Vera Mikkilä

7.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
66 papers, 3.8k citations indexed

About

Vera Mikkilä is a scholar working on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Physiology and Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Vera Mikkilä has authored 66 papers receiving a total of 3.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 32 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 18 papers in Physiology and 17 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. Recurrent topics in Vera Mikkilä's work include Nutritional Studies and Diet (24 papers), Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (24 papers) and Diet and metabolism studies (13 papers). Vera Mikkilä is often cited by papers focused on Nutritional Studies and Diet (24 papers), Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (24 papers) and Diet and metabolism studies (13 papers). Vera Mikkilä collaborates with scholars based in Finland, Australia and United States. Vera Mikkilä's co-authors include Olli T. Raitakari, Jorma Viikari, Leena Räsänen, P Pietinen, Markus Juonala, Mika Kähönen, Terho Lehtimäki, Nina Hutri‐Kähönen, Costan G. Magnussen and Leena Taittonen and has published in prestigious journals such as Circulation, American Journal of Clinical Nutrition and Hepatology.

In The Last Decade

Vera Mikkilä

65 papers receiving 3.7k 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.

Consistent dietary patterns identified from childhood to adulthood: The Cardiovascular Risk in Young Finns Study

2005 771 citations Vera Mikkilä, Leena Räsänen et al. British Journal Of Nutrition profile →

Peers

Vera Mikkilä

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Gianvincenzo Barba Italy

Hanna Lagström Finland

Katja Pahkala Finland

Gelayol Ardalan Iran

Sheela N. Magge United States

Barbara A. Dennison United States

June Stevens United States

María del Carmen Bisi Molina Brazil

Kirsten L. Rennie United Kingdom

Manuel Bueno Sánchez Spain

Gianvincenzo Barba Italy

Vera Mikkilä

2.1k ×0.9

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740 ×0.9

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859 ×1.2

PHYSI

962 ×1.7

416 ×0.8

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Citations per year, relative to Vera Mikkilä Vera Mikkilä (= 1×) peers Gianvincenzo Barba

Countries citing papers authored by Vera Mikkilä

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Fields of papers citing papers by Vera Mikkilä

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Vera Mikkilä. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Vera Mikkilä. The network helps show where Vera Mikkilä may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Vera Mikkilä

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

All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Sluik, Diewertje, Elske M Brouwer-Brolsma, Agnes A. M. Berendsen, et al.. (2018). Protein intake and the incidence of pre-diabetes and diabetes in 4 population-based studies: the PREVIEW project. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 109(5). 1310–1318. 27 indexed citations

Sievänen, Harri, Mirja Hirvensalo, Marika Laaksonen, et al.. (2018). Higher step count is associated with greater bone mass and strength in women but not in men. Archives of Osteoporosis. 13(1). 20–20. 5 indexed citations

Manyanga, Taru, Mark S. Tremblay, Jean‐Philippe Chaput, et al.. (2017). Socioeconomic status and dietary patterns in children from around the world: different associations by levels of country human development?. BMC Public Health. 17(1). 457–457. 56 indexed citations

Laitinen, Tomi T., Saku Ruohonen, Markus Juonala, et al.. (2016). Ideal cardiovascular health in childhood—Longitudinal associations with cardiac structure and function: The Special Turku Coronary Risk Factor Intervention Project (STRIP) and the Cardiovascular Risk in Young Finns Study (YFS). International Journal of Cardiology. 230. 304–309. 18 indexed citations

Savelieva, Kateryna, Laura Pulkki-Råbäck, Markus Jokela, et al.. (2016). Intergenerational transmission of socioeconomic position and ideal cardiovascular health: 32-year follow-up study.. Health Psychology. 36(3). 270–279. 17 indexed citations

Elovainio, Marko, Laura Pulkki-Råbäck, Christian Hakulinen, et al.. (2016). Psychosocial environment in childhood and body mass index growth over 32 years. Preventive Medicine. 97. 50–55. 10 indexed citations

Pahkala, Katja, Jorma Viikari, Vera Mikkilä, et al.. (2015). Determinants of serum 25(OH)D concentration in young and middle-aged adults. The Cardiovascular Risk in Young Finns Study. Annals of Medicine. 47(3). 253–261. 14 indexed citations

Pahkala, Katja, Olli J. Heinonen, Markus Juonala, et al.. (2015). Television viewing and fatty liver in early midlife. The Cardiovascular Risk in Young Finns Study. Annals of Medicine. 47(6). 519–526. 20 indexed citations

Pulkki-Råbäck, Laura, Marko Elovainio, Christian Hakulinen, et al.. (2015). Cumulative Effect of Psychosocial Factors in Youth on Ideal Cardiovascular Health in Adulthood. Circulation. 131(3). 245–253. 81 indexed citations

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Kaikkonen, Jari, Markku Ahotupa, Antti Jula, et al.. (2014). High serum n6 fatty acid proportion is associated with lowered LDL oxidation and inflammation: The Cardiovascular Risk in Young Finns Study. Free Radical Research. 48(4). 420–426. 22 indexed citations

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Laitinen, Tomi T., Katja Pahkala, Alison Venn, et al.. (2013). CHILDHOOD DETERMINANTS OF ADULT IDEAL CARDIOVASCULAR HEALTH. 126. 40–40. 1 indexed citations

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Heinonen, Ilkka, Katja Pahkala, Olli J. Heinonen, et al.. (2013). Sedentary behaviours and obesity in adults: the Cardiovascular Risk in Young Finns Study. BMJ Open. 3(6). e002901–e002901. 90 indexed citations

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Kaikkonen, Jari, Antti Jula, Vera Mikkilä, et al.. (2013). Childhood Serum Fatty Acid Quality Is Associated with Adult Carotid Artery Intima Media Thickness in Women but Not in Men. Journal of Nutrition. 143(5). 682–689. 10 indexed citations

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Laitinen, Tomi T., Katja Pahkala, Alison Venn, et al.. (2013). Childhood lifestyle and clinical determinants of adult ideal cardiovascular health. International Journal of Cardiology. 169(2). 126–132. 63 indexed citations

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Juonala, Markus, Jonna Juhola, Costan G. Magnussen, et al.. (2011). Childhood Environmental and Genetic Predictors of Adulthood Obesity: The Cardiovascular Risk in Young Finns Study. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. 96(9). E1542–E1549. 65 indexed citations

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Ahola, Aila J., Sari Mäkimattila, Markku Saraheimo, et al.. (2010). Many patients with Type 1 diabetes estimate their prandial insulin need inappropriately. Journal of Diabetes. 2(3). 194–202. 54 indexed citations

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Ahola, Aila J., Vera Mikkilä, Sari Mäkimattila, et al.. (2010). Energy and nutrient intakes and adherence to dietary guidelines among Finnish adults with type 1 diabetes. Annals of Medicine. 44(1). 73–81. 44 indexed citations

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Mikkilä, Vera, Satu Männistö, Marjaana Lahti‐Koski, et al.. (2009). Sweets and sugar-sweetened soft drink intake in childhood in relation to adult BMI and overweight. The Cardiovascular Risk in Young Finns Study. Public Health Nutrition. 12(11). 2018–2026. 79 indexed citations

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Mikkilä, Vera, Leena Räsänen, Olli T. Raitakari, et al.. (2007). Major dietary patterns and cardiovascular risk factors from childhood to adulthood. The Cardiovascular Risk in Young Finns Study. British Journal Of Nutrition. 98(1). 218–225. 133 indexed citations

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Mikkilä, Vera, Leena Räsänen, Olli T. Raitakari, P Pietinen, & Jorma Viikari. (2005). Consistent dietary patterns identified from childhood to adulthood: The Cardiovascular Risk in Young Finns Study. British Journal Of Nutrition. 93(6). 923–931. 771 indexed citations breakdown →

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