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Akseli Hemminki publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Biology and Biochemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Akseli Hemminki sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 461 publications — 93rd percentile

93% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.

Akseli Hemminki D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Biology and Biochemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Akseli Hemminki sits on this spectrum.

40–41 D-Index: 80 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 183 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 317 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 504 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 718 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 900 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 1,026 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 1,150 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,236 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 1,253 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 1,163 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 1,131 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 1,032 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 897 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 814 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 715 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 709 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 596 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 512 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 473 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 412 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 373 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 358 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 285 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 273 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 227 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 208 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 193 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 153 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 157 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 148 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 120 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 113 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 100 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 86 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 67 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 72 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 73 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 64 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 53 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 60 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 54 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 43 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 38 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 49 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 26 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 18 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 23 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 32 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 32 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 27 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 19 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 22 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 12 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 16 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 14 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 10 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 13 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 10 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 7 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 9 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 13 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 4 scientists 166 D-Index: 4 scientists 167+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 85 D-Index — 84th percentile

84% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.

Overview

Akseli Hemminki is affiliated with the University of Helsinki in Finland. Their research primarily spans the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a strong focus on oncology-related studies.

The main subfields of Hemminki's work include:

  • Oncology
  • Genetics
  • Biotechnology
  • Immunology
  • Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine

The research topics covered by Hemminki emphasize various aspects of cancer and immunotherapy, notably:

  • Virus-based gene therapy research
  • CAR-T cell therapy research
  • Cancer Research and Treatments
  • Immunotherapy and Immune Responses
  • Global Cancer Incidence and Screening
  • Viral Infectious Diseases and Gene Expression in Insects
  • Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics

Recent publications by Hemminki or related to their research domain include the following papers:

  • "Consensus guidelines for the definition, detection and interpretation of immunogenic cell death," 2020, Journal for ImmunoTherapy of Cancer
  • "Oncolytic viruses for cancer immunotherapy," 2020, Journal of Hematology & Oncology
  • "Oncolytic adenovirus shapes the ovarian tumor microenvironment for potent tumor-infiltrating lymphocyte tumor reactivity," 2020, Journal for ImmunoTherapy of Cancer
  • "Comparison of Clinically Relevant Oncolytic Virus Platforms for Enhancing T Cell Therapy of Solid Tumors," 2020, Molecular Therapy - Oncolytics
  • "Familial Risks and Proportions Describing Population Landscape of Familial Cancer," 2021, Cancers

Frequent coauthors who have collaborated extensively with Hemminki are:

  • João M. Santos
  • Víctor Cervera-Carrascón
  • Kari Hemminki
  • Asta Försti
  • Dafne C.A. Quixabeira

Publications associated with Hemminki's work have appeared predominantly in the following venues:

  • Cancers
  • Regular and Young Investigator Award Abstracts
  • Cancer Medicine
  • Clinical Epidemiology
  • International Journal of Cancer

Best Publications

  • A serine/threonine kinase gene defective in Peutz–Jeghers syndrome

    A Hemminki;D Markie;I Tomlinson;E Avizienyte

  • Adjuvant docetaxel or vinorelbine with or without trastuzumab for breast cancer.

    Heikki Joensuu;Pirkko-Liisa Kellokumpu-Lehtinen;Petri Bono;Tuomo Alanko

  • Blockade of B7-H1 improves myeloid dendritic cell-mediated antitumor immunity.

    Tyler J Curiel;Shuang Wei;Haidong Dong;Xavier Alvarez

  • Incidence of Hereditary Nonpolyposis Colorectal Cancer and the Feasibility of Molecular Screening for the Disease

    L A Aaltonen;R Salovaara;P Kristo;F Canzian

  • Consensus guidelines for the definition, detection and interpretation of immunogenic cell death

    Lorenzo Galluzzi;Ilio Vitale;Sarah Warren;Sandy Adjemian

  • Patterns of metastasis in colon and rectal cancer

    Matias Riihimäki;Matias Riihimäki;Akseli Hemminki;Jan Sundquist;Kari Hemminki;Kari Hemminki

  • Consensus guidelines for the detection of immunogenic cell death

    Oliver Kepp;Laura Senovilla;Ilio Vitale;Erika Vacchelli

  • Metastatic sites and survival in lung cancer

    Matias Riihimäki;Matias Riihimäki;A Hemminki;Mahdi Fallah;Hauke Thomsen

  • Localization of a susceptibility locus for Peutz-Jeghers syndrome to 19p using comparative genomic hybridization and targeted linkage analysis

    A Hemminki;I Tomlinson;D Markie;H Järvinen

  • Desmoglein 2 is a receptor for adenovirus serotypes 3, 7, 11 and 14

    Hongjie Wang;Hongjie Wang;Zong Yi Li;Ying Liu;Jonas Persson

  • Microsatellite instability is a favorable prognostic indicator in patients with colorectal cancer receiving chemotherapy.

    Akseli Hemminki;Akseli Hemminki;Jukka–Pekka Mecklin;Heikki Järvinen;Lauri A. Aaltonen

  • Loss of the wild type MLH1 gene is a feature of hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer.

    Hemminki A;Peltomäki P;Mecklin Jp;Järvinen H

  • Molecular and Translational Classifications of DAMPs in Immunogenic Cell Death

    Abhishek D. Garg;Lorenzo Galluzzi;Lionel Apetoh;Lionel Apetoh;Thais Baert

  • Metastatic spread in patients with gastric cancer.

    Matias Riihimäki;Akseli Hemminki;Kristina Sundquist;Jan Sundquist

  • Targeting Adenovirus to the Serotype 3 Receptor Increases Gene Transfer Efficiency to Ovarian Cancer Cells

    Anna Kanerva;Galina V. Mikheeva;Victor Krasnykh;Candace J. Coolidge

  • Mitochondrial myopathy induces a starvation-like response

    Henna Tyynismaa;Christopher J. Carroll;Nuno Raimundo;Sofia Tuulikki Ahola-Erkkilä

  • The epidemiology of metastases in neuroendocrine tumors.

    Matias Riihimäki;Akseli Hemminki;Kristina Sundquist;Jan Sundquist

  • Semiautomated Assessment of Loss of Heterozygosity and Replication Error in Tumors

    F. Canzian;R. Salovaara;A. Hemminki;P. Kristo

  • Treatment of cancer patients with a serotype 5/3 chimeric oncolytic adenovirus expressing GMCSF.

    Anniina Koski;Anniina Koski;Lotta Kangasniemi;Sophie Escutenaire;Sophie Escutenaire;Sari Pesonen;Sari Pesonen

  • Oncolytic immunotherapy of advanced solid tumors with a CD40L-expressing replicating adenovirus: assessment of safety and immunologic responses in patients.

    Sari Pesonen;Iulia Diaconu;Lotta Kangasniemi;Tuuli Ranki

Frequent Co-Authors

Kari Hemminki
Kari Hemminki Charles University
Jan Sundquist
Jan Sundquist Lund University
Kristina Sundquist
Kristina Sundquist Lund University
David T. Curiel
David T. Curiel Washington University in St. Louis
Ari Ristimäki
Ari Ristimäki University of Helsinki
Ronald D. Alvarez
Ronald D. Alvarez Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Gene P. Siegal
Gene P. Siegal University of Alabama at Birmingham
Lauri A. Aaltonen
Lauri A. Aaltonen University of Helsinki
Anja Kipar
Anja Kipar University of Zurich
André Lieber
André Lieber University of Washington

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