Ville M. Mattila

9.6k total citations · 2 hit papers
265 papers, 6.8k citations indexed

About

Ville M. Mattila is a scholar working on Surgery, Orthopedics and Sports Medicine and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Ville M. Mattila has authored 265 papers receiving a total of 6.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 136 papers in Surgery, 72 papers in Orthopedics and Sports Medicine and 59 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Ville M. Mattila's work include Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation (48 papers), Sports injuries and prevention (43 papers) and Shoulder Injury and Treatment (39 papers). Ville M. Mattila is often cited by papers focused on Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation (48 papers), Sports injuries and prevention (43 papers) and Shoulder Injury and Treatment (39 papers). Ville M. Mattila collaborates with scholars based in Finland, Sweden and Denmark. Ville M. Mattila's co-authors include Harri Pihlajamäki, Pekka Kannus, Petri Sillanpää, Tuomas T. Huttunen, Jari Parkkari, Tuomo Visuri, Antti P. Launonen, Heikki Mäenpää, Li Felländer‐Tsai and Arja Rimpelä and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery.

In The Last Decade

Ville M. Mattila

248 papers receiving 6.6k 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.

Mortality and cause of death in hip fracture patients aged 65 or older - a population-based study

2011 432 citations Harri Pihlajamäki, Ville M. Mattila et al. profile →
Acute Achilles Tendon Ruptures

2014 270 citations Tuomas T. Huttunen, Li Felländer‐Tsai et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Ville M. Mattila Finland	45	3.9k	2.8k	1.5k	1.4k	620	265	6.8k
Philip J. Belmont United States	47	4.5k 1.2×	1.8k 0.6×	956 0.6×	859 0.6×	507 0.8×	111	6.9k
Toby O. Smith United Kingdom	55	5.5k 1.4×	2.8k 1.0×	2.5k 1.7×	1.2k 0.8×	340 0.5×	356	10.3k
Jari Parkkari Finland	54	5.4k 1.4×	4.9k 1.7×	1.1k 0.7×	2.1k 1.5×	1.6k 2.6×	219	10.8k
Brian R. Waterman United States	39	4.2k 1.1×	2.1k 0.7×	907 0.6×	1.5k 1.1×	260 0.4×	240	5.8k
Magnus K. Karlsson Sweden	62	4.1k 1.1×	5.4k 1.9×	868 0.6×	1.8k 1.3×	1.5k 2.5×	379	13.6k
Charlotte Ekdahl Sweden	41	4.9k 1.3×	1.8k 0.7×	1.2k 0.8×	742 0.5×	272 0.4×	102	8.7k
Samir Mehta United States	43	4.2k 1.1×	864 0.3×	646 0.4×	2.3k 1.6×	716 1.2×	190	6.5k
John Orchard Australia	50	3.9k 1.0×	8.2k 2.9×	1.2k 0.8×	614 0.4×	2.1k 3.3×	202	9.5k
David L. Skaggs United States	57	9.1k 2.3×	747 0.3×	555 0.4×	1.9k 1.4×	492 0.8×	382	11.2k
Randall W. Dick United States	28	4.0k 1.0×	5.8k 2.1×	1.6k 1.1×	1.5k 1.1×	1.3k 2.2×	44	7.5k

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Ponkilainen, Ville, et al.. (2025). Adolescence risk factors for meniscus and ligamentous knee injuries in adulthood: A longitudinal study. Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy.

Ponkilainen, Ville, et al.. (2025). Uncertainty and risk of misleading conclusions: an umbrella review of the quality of the evidence for ankle arthroscopy. Acta Orthopaedica. 96. 574–583.

Reito, Aleksi, et al.. (2025). Assessment of improvement in functional outcomes between a novel knee replacement design and conventional designs in 240 patients: a randomized controlled trial. Acta Orthopaedica. 96. 127–134. 2 indexed citations

Launonen, Antti P., Aleksi Reito, Juha Kukkonen, et al.. (2025). Nonoperative treatment versus volar locking plating for distal radius fracture in patients aged 65 years or older (DRIFT trial): A randomized controlled trial. PLoS Medicine. 22(9). e1004728–e1004728.

Ponkilainen, Ville, et al.. (2024). Pediatric traumatic brain injury and early age multiple sclerosis in Finland: A nationwide register‐based cohort study. Brain and Behavior. 14(4). e3478–e3478. 2 indexed citations

Koivusilta, Leena, et al.. (2024). Health and health behaviours in adolescence as predictors of education and socioeconomic status in adulthood – a longitudinal study. BMC Public Health. 24(1). 1178–1178. 5 indexed citations

Mattila, Ville M., et al.. (2023). Prevalence of post-traumatic osteoarthritis after anterior cruciate ligament injury remains high despite advances in surgical techniques. The Bone & Joint Journal. 105-B(11). 1140–1148. 6 indexed citations

Kuitunen, Ilari, et al.. (2023). Obesity increases the odds of multiple pregnancies: A nationwide register‐based cohort study in Finland. International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics. 162(2). 725–729.

Ponkilainen, Ville, et al.. (2023). Intensive care unit admissions with and without COVID-19 in Finland from 2017 to 2021: a retrospective register-based study. BMC Anesthesiology. 23(1). 251–251. 1 indexed citations

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Mattila, Ville M., et al.. (2023). The association between epidural labor analgesia and the fetal outcome and mode of delivery of the second twin: a nationwide register-based cohort study in Finland. International Journal of Obstetric Anesthesia. 56. 103924–103924.

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Ponkilainen, Ville, et al.. (2022). Daylight savings time transition and the incidence of femur fractures in the older population: a nationwide registry-based study. PeerJ. 10. e13672–e13672. 3 indexed citations

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Ardern, Clare L., et al.. (2020). When taking a step back is a veritable leap forward. Reversing decades of arthroscopy for managing joint pain: five reasons that could explain declining rates of common arthroscopic surgeries. British Journal of Sports Medicine. 54(22). 1312–1313. 5 indexed citations

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Ribom, Eva, Karl Eriksson, Frede Frihagen, et al.. (2019). The proximal hamstring avulsion clinical trial (PHACT)—a randomised controlled non-inferiority trial of operative versus non-operative treatment of proximal hamstrings avulsions: study protocol. BMJ Open. 9(9). e031607–e031607. 8 indexed citations

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Iverson, Grant L., Satu‐Liisa Pauniaho, Ville M. Mattila, et al.. (2019). Prospective Validation of the Scandinavian Guidelines for Initial Management of Minimal, Mild, and Moderate Head Injuries in Adults. Journal of Neurotrauma. 36(20). 2904–2912. 34 indexed citations

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Hervonen, Kaisa, Katri Kaukinen, Timo Reunala, et al.. (2019). Risk of fractures in dermatitis herpetiformis and coeliac disease: a register-based study. Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology. 54(7). 843–848. 3 indexed citations

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Kaukinen, Katri, Kaisa Hervonen, Timo Reunala, et al.. (2018). Self-Reported Fractures in Dermatitis Herpetiformis Compared to Coeliac Disease. Nutrients. 10(3). 351–351. 7 indexed citations

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Peltokangas, Mikko, Jarmo Verho, Ville M. Mattila, et al.. (2017). Areas under peripheral pulse waves: a potential marker of atherosclerotic changes. Physiological Measurement. 39(2). 25003–25003. 4 indexed citations

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Sillanpää, Petri, et al.. (2008). Incidence and Risk Factors of Acute Traumatic Primary Patellar Dislocation. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise. 40(4). 606–611. 205 indexed citations

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Mattila, Ville M., Jari Parkkari, & Arja Rimpelä. (2006). Risk factors for violence and violence-related injuries among 14- to 18-year-old Finns. Journal of Adolescent Health. 38(5). 617–620. 15 indexed citations

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Sormaala, Markus, Maria H. Niva, Martti J. Kiuru, Ville M. Mattila, & Harri Pihlajamäki. (2006). Bone stress injuries of the talus in military recruits. Bone. 39(1). 199–204. 42 indexed citations

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