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Anna-Liisa Hartikainen

Anna-Liisa Hartikainen

D-Index & Metrics

Medicine

D-Index
100
Citations
43352
World Ranking
8191
National Ranking
90

Anna-Liisa Hartikainen publication distribution in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Medicine in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Anna-Liisa Hartikainen sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 220 publications — 4th percentile

4% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,796 publications or more.

Anna-Liisa Hartikainen D-index placement in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Medicine scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Anna-Liisa Hartikainen sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 100 D-Index — 60th percentile

60% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 217 D-Index or more.

Overview

Anna-Liisa Hartikainen is affiliated with the University of Oulu in Finland. Their research spans the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology, with a focus on several key subfields that include Neurology, Immunology and Allergy, and Genetics.

Their research addresses topics related to cerebrovascular and genetic disorders, cell adhesion molecules, as well as genomic variations and chromosomal abnormalities. These areas reflect a broad interest in understanding the molecular and genetic mechanisms underlying neurological conditions and immune-related processes.

Among the recent publications, one notable paper is "Common variants at 6q22 and 17q21 are associated with intracranial volume" from the year 2020, published in UNC Libraries. This work contributes to understanding genetic factors influencing brain structure.

  • Common variants at 6q22 and 17q21 are associated with intracranial volume, 2020, UNC Libraries

Hartikainen has frequently collaborated with a range of coauthors, including:

  • M. Arfam Ikram
  • Myriam Fornage
  • Albert V. Smith
  • Sudha Seshadri
  • Reinhold Schmidt

Their publications have predominantly appeared in venues such as UNC Libraries, which hosts their recent research contributions.

Best Publications

  • Discovery and refinement of loci associated with lipid levels

    Cristen J. Willer;Ellen M. Schmidt;Sebanti Sengupta;Gina M. Peloso;Gina M. Peloso;Gina M. Peloso

  • Hundreds of variants clustered in genomic loci and biological pathways affect human height

    Hana Lango Allen;Karol Estrada;Guillaume Lettre;Sonja I. Berndt

  • Genetic variants in novel pathways influence blood pressure and cardiovascular disease risk

    Georg B. Ehret;Georg B. Ehret;Georg B. Ehret;Patricia B. Munroe;Kenneth M. Rice;Murielle Bochud

  • Common genetic determinants of vitamin D insufficiency: a genome-wide association study

    Thomas J. Wang;Feng Zhang;J. Brent Richards;Bryan Kestenbaum

  • Genome-wide association study identifies eight loci associated with blood pressure

    Christopher Newton-Cheh;Christopher Newton-Cheh;Toby Johnson;Toby Johnson;Vesela Gateva;Martin D. Tobin

  • Meta-analysis identifies 13 new loci associated with waist-hip ratio and reveals sexual dimorphism in the genetic basis of fat distribution

    Iris M. Heid;Anne U. Jackson;Joshua C. Randall;Tthomas W. Winkler

  • Identification of seven loci affecting mean telomere length and their association with disease

    Veryan Codd;Christopher P Nelson;Eva Albrecht;Massimo Mangino

  • Genome-wide association analysis of metabolic traits in a birth cohort from a founder population

    Chiara Sabatti;Anna-Liisa Hartikainen;Anneli Pouta

  • Sequence variants at CHRNB3-CHRNA6 and CYP2A6 affect smoking behavior.

    Thorgeir E Thorgeirsson;Daniel F Gudbjartsson;Ida Surakka;Ida Surakka;Jacqueline M Vink

  • Genome-wide meta-analysis identifies 11 new loci for anthropometric traits and provides insights into genetic architecture

    Sonja I Berndt;Stefan Gustafsson;Stefan Gustafsson;Reedik Mägi;Reedik Mägi;Andrea Ganna

  • Genome-wide association study for early-onset and morbid adult obesity identifies three new risk loci in European populations

    David Meyre;Jérôme Delplanque;Jean-Claude Chèvre;Cécile Lecoeur

  • A variant near MTNR1B is associated with increased fasting plasma glucose levels and type 2 diabetes risk

    Nabila Bouatia-Naji;Amélie Bonnefond;Amélie Bonnefond;Christine Cavalcanti-Proença;Christine Cavalcanti-Proença;Thomas Sparsø

  • Schizophrenia as a Long-Term Outcome of Pregnancy, Delivery, and Perinatal Complications: A 28-Year Follow-Up of the 1966 North Finland General Population Birth Cohort

    Peter B. Jones;Paula Rantakallio;Anna-Liisa Hartikainen;Matti Isohanni

  • Novel Loci for Adiponectin Levels and Their Influence on Type 2 Diabetes and Metabolic Traits: A Multi-Ethnic Meta-Analysis of 45,891 Individuals

    Z Dastani;Hivert M-F.;Hivert M-F.;N Timpson;Perry Jrb.;Perry Jrb.

  • Mirror extreme BMI phenotypes associated with gene dosage at the chromosome 16p11.2 locus

    Sébastien Jacquemont;Alexandre Reymond;Flore Zufferey;Louise Harewood

  • Genome-wide association and large-scale follow up identifies 16 new loci influencing lung function

    María Soler Artigas;Daan W. Loth;Louise V. Wain;Sina A. Gharib

  • New gene functions in megakaryopoiesis and platelet formation

    Christian Gieger;Aparna Radhakrishnan;Ana Cvejic;Weihong Tang

  • Infant vitamin D supplementation and allergic conditions in adulthood: Northern Finland Birth Cohort 1966

    Elina HYPPöNEN;Ulla Sovio;Matthias Wjst;Swatee Patel;Swatee Patel

  • Erratum: New genetic loci implicated in fasting glucose homeostasis and their impact on type 2 diabetes risk (Nature Genetics (2010) 42 (105-116))

    Josée Dupuis;Claudia Langenberg;Inga Prokopenko;Richa Saxena

  • Genome-wide meta-analysis identifies 11 new loci for anthropometric traits and provides insights into genetic architecture

    Sonja I. Berndt;Stefan Gustafsson;Reedik Maegi;Andrea Ganna

Frequent Co-Authors

Marjo-Riitta Järvelin
Marjo-Riitta Järvelin Imperial College London
Anneli Pouta
Anneli Pouta Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare
Paul Elliott
Paul Elliott Imperial College London
Ulla Sovio
Ulla Sovio University of Cambridge
Philippe Froguel
Philippe Froguel Imperial College London
Tim D. Spector
Tim D. Spector King's College London
André G. Uitterlinden
André G. Uitterlinden Erasmus University Rotterdam
Albert Hofman
Albert Hofman Harvard University
Inga Prokopenko
Inga Prokopenko University of Surrey

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