Vesa Kontinen

4.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
80 papers, 3.3k citations indexed

About

Vesa Kontinen is a scholar working on Physiology, Surgery and Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Vesa Kontinen has authored 80 papers receiving a total of 3.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 54 papers in Physiology, 30 papers in Surgery and 24 papers in Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine. Recurrent topics in Vesa Kontinen's work include Pain Mechanisms and Treatments (51 papers), Anesthesia and Pain Management (30 papers) and Pain Management and Opioid Use (19 papers). Vesa Kontinen is often cited by papers focused on Pain Mechanisms and Treatments (51 papers), Anesthesia and Pain Management (30 papers) and Pain Management and Opioid Use (19 papers). Vesa Kontinen collaborates with scholars based in Finland, United States and United Kingdom. Vesa Kontinen's co-authors include Eija Kalso, Katri Hamunen, Elina Tiippana, Antti Pertovaara, Pertti Panula, Timo Kauppila, Anthony H. Dickenson, Mei Xu, Elina Brinck and M. Heesen and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Brain Research and Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews.

In The Last Decade

Vesa Kontinen

79 papers receiving 3.2k 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.

  1. Perioperative intravenous ketamine for acute postoperative pain in adults
    2018 240 citations Elina Brinck, Elina Tiippana et al. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews profile →

Peers

Vesa Kontinen
Cyril Rivat France
Alex Bekker United States
David D. Hood United States
Jean‐Paul Laulin France
H. Adriàensen Belgium
Luc J. Teppema Netherlands
Chih‐Shung Wong Taiwan
Märta Segerdahl Sweden
Mikito Kawamata Japan
Cory Toth Canada
Cyril Rivat France
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Citations per year, relative to Vesa Kontinen Vesa Kontinen (= 1×) peers Cyril Rivat

Countries citing papers authored by Vesa Kontinen

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Fields of papers citing papers by Vesa Kontinen

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Vesa Kontinen

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

All Works

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Peltoniemi, Marko, et al.. (2019). Combination of perineural and wound infusion after above knee amputation: A randomized, controlled multicenter study. Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica. 63(10). 1406–1412. 7 indexed citations
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Brinck, Elina, Elina Tiippana, M. Heesen, et al.. (2018). Perioperative intravenous ketamine for acute postoperative pain in adults. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 12. CD012033–CD012033. 240 indexed citations breakdown →
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Fabritius, Maria Louise, A. Geisler, Lone Nikolajsen, et al.. (2016). Gabapentin for post‐operative pain management – a systematic review with meta‐analyses and trial sequential analyses. Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica. 60(9). 1188–1208. 80 indexed citations
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Suojaranta-Ylinen, Raili, et al.. (2011). Pregabalin has an opioid-sparing effect in elderly patients after cardiac surgery: a randomized placebo-controlled trial. British Journal of Anaesthesia. 106(6). 873–881. 89 indexed citations
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Lemberg, Kim K., Tarja Heiskanen, Mikko Neuvonen, et al.. (2009). Does co-administration of paroxetine change oxycodone analgesia: An interaction study in chronic pain patients. Scandinavian Journal of Pain. 1(1). 24–33. 22 indexed citations
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Kontinen, Vesa, et al.. (2009). Dexamethasone decreases oxycodone consumption following osteotomy of the first metatarsal bone: a randomized controlled trial in day surgery. Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica. 54(3). 268–276. 32 indexed citations
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Kambur, Oleg, Pekka T. Männistö, Ilkka Reenilä, et al.. (2008). Stress‐Induced Analgesia and Morphine Responses Are Changed in Catechol‐O‐methyltransferase‐Deficient Male Mice. Basic & Clinical Pharmacology & Toxicology. 103(4). 367–373. 22 indexed citations
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Lemberg, Kim K., Antti Siiskonen, Vesa Kontinen, Jari Yli‐Kauhaluoma, & Eija Kalso. (2008). Pharmacological Characterization of Noroxymorphone as a New Opioid for Spinal Analgesia. Anesthesia & Analgesia. 106(2). 463–470. 32 indexed citations
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Tiippana, Elina, Katri Hamunen, Vesa Kontinen, & Eija Kalso. (2007). Do Surgical Patients Benefit from Perioperative Gabapentin/Pregabalin? A Systematic Review of Efficacy and Safety. Anesthesia & Analgesia. 104(6). 1545–1556. 385 indexed citations
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Kontinen, Vesa, et al.. (2003). Predictive validity of neuropathic pain models in pharmacological studies with a behavioral outcome in the rat: A systematic review. 489–498. 19 indexed citations
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Xu, Mei, Hong Wei, Vesa Kontinen, Eija Kalso, & Antti Pertovaara. (2000). The dissociation of sedative from spinal antinociceptive effects following administration of a novel alpha‐2‐adrenoceptor agonist, MPV‐2426, in the locus coeruleus in the rat. Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica. 44(6). 648–655. 26 indexed citations
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Rygh, Lars Jørgen, Vesa Kontinen, Rie Suzuki, & Anthony H. Dickenson. (2000). Different increase in C-fibre evoked responses after nociceptive conditioning stimulation in sham-operated and neuropathic rats. Neuroscience Letters. 288(2). 99–102. 30 indexed citations
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Suzuki, Rie, Vesa Kontinen, Elizabeth Matthews, Emma L. Williams, & A.H. Dickenson. (2000). ENLARGEMENT OF THE RECEPTIVE FIELD SIZE TO LOW INTENSITY MECHANICAL STIMULATION IN THE RAT SPINAL NERVE LIGATION MODEL OF NEUROPATHY. Journal of the Peripheral Nervous System. 5(4). 248–248. 2 indexed citations
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Xu, Mei, Vesa Kontinen, Pertti Panula, & Eija Kalso. (1999). Effects of (1DMe)NPYF, a synthetic neuropeptide FF analogue, in different pain models. Peptides. 20(9). 1071–1077. 31 indexed citations
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Xu, Mei, Vesa Kontinen, & Eija Kalso. (1999). Endogenous noradrenergic tone controls symptoms of allodynia in the spinal nerve ligation model of neuropathic pain. European Journal of Pharmacology. 366(1). 41–45. 44 indexed citations
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Kontinen, Vesa, Antti A. Aarnisalo, J Idänpään-Heikkilä, Pertti Panula, & Eija Kalso. (1997). Neuropeptide FF in the Rat Spinal Cord During Carrageenan Inflammation. Peptides. 18(2). 287–292. 46 indexed citations
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Kontinen, Vesa, Eeva‐Liisa Maunuksela, & J. Sarvela. (1993). Premedication with sublingual triazolam compared with oral diazepam. Canadian Journal of Anesthesia/Journal canadien d anesthésie. 40(9). 829–834. 19 indexed citations

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