2026 Antti Vaheri: Microbiology Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Microbiology	125	106	96	2	2	809	54414
Medicine	127	2843	2653	32	31	846	55917

Research.com Recognitions

2026 - Research.com Microbiology in Finland Leader Award
2025 - Research.com Microbiology in Finland Leader Award
2023 - Research.com Microbiology in Finland Leader Award
2022 - Research.com Microbiology in Finland Leader Award
Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)

Overview

Antti Vaheri is affiliated with the University of Helsinki in Finland. Their research focuses primarily on medicine, with a strong emphasis on infectious diseases. The scientist's work spans subfields including infectious diseases, global and planetary change, immunology, applied psychology, and molecular biology.

The main topics covered in their research include:

Viral Infections and Vectors
Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research
Fire effects on ecosystems
Optimism, Hope, and Well-being
SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing
Climate Change and Health Impacts

Antti Vaheri has published extensively in journals, with frequent venue appearances including:

Viruses
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
PLoS Pathogens
EBioMedicine
Nature Communications

Some recent publications by Antti Vaheri or involving their research group are:

"Enhanced influenza A H1N1 T cell epitope recognition and cross-reactivity to protein-O-mannosyltransferase 1 in Pandemrix-associated narcolepsy type 1" (2021, Nature Communications)
"Hantavirus Research in Finland: Highlights and Perspectives" (2021, Viruses)
"Coagulopathy in Acute Puumala Hantavirus Infection" (2021, Viruses)
"Severity Biomarkers in Puumala Hantavirus Infection" (2021, Viruses)
"Differential patterns of cross-reactive antibody response against SARS-CoV-2 spike protein detected for chronically ill and healthy COVID-19 naïve individuals" (2022, Scientific Reports)

Antti Vaheri collaborates with a number of frequent co-authors, including:

Jukka Mustonen
Satu Mäkelä
Tomas Strandin
Olli Vapalahti
Johanna Tietäväinen

The scientist is recognized as a member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO).

Best Publications

Hantavirus infections in Europe.

Olli Vapalahti;Jukka Mustonen;Åke Lundkvist;Heikki Henttonen

749
Citations
Activation of fibroblasts in cancer stroma.

Kati Räsänen;Antti Vaheri

647
Citations
Sequential appearance of fibronectin and collagen in experimental granulation tissue.

M Kurkinen;A Vaheri;P J Roberts;S Stenman

633
Citations
Antigenic and genetic properties of viruses linked to hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome

C. S. Schmaljohn;S. E. Hasty;J. M. Dalrymple;James LeDuc

585
Citations
Hantaviruses: genome structure, expression and evolution.

Alexander Plyusnin;Olli Vapalahti;Antti Vaheri

570
Citations
Nephropathia epidemica: detection of antigen in bank voles and serologic diagnosis of human infection.

M. Brummer-Korvenkontio;A. Vaheri;T. Hovi;C.-H. von Bonsdorff

570
Citations
Uncovering the mysteries of hantavirus infections

Antti Vaheri;Tomas Strandin;Jussi Hepojoki;Tarja Sironen

565
Citations
Appearance and distribution of collagens and laminin in the early mouse embryo.

Ilmo Leivo;Antti Vaheri;Rupert Timpl;Jorma Wartiovaara;Jorma Wartiovaara

542
Citations
Laminin is produced by early rat astrocytes in primary culture.

P Liesi;D Dahl;A Vaheri

528
Citations
Interaction of soluble fibroblast surface antigen with fribrinogen and fibrin.

Erkki Ruoslahti;Antti Vaheri

494
Citations
Ezrin has a COOH-terminal actin-binding site that is conserved in the ezrin protein family.

O Turunen;T Wahlström;A Vaheri

481
Citations
Association of ezrin with intercellular adhesion molecule-1 and -2 (ICAM-1 and ICAM-2). Regulation by phosphatidylinositol 4, 5-bisphosphate.

Leena Heiska;Kaija Alfthan;Mikaela Grönholm;Pekka Vilja

479
Citations
Laminin is induced in astrocytes of adult brain by injury.

P. Liesi;S. Kaakkola;D. Dahl;A. Vaheri

447
Citations
Directed Plasminogen Activation at the Surface of Normal and Malignant Cells

Jari Pöllänen;Ross W. Stephens;Antti Vaheri

426
Citations
Fibronectin is produced by human macrophages.

K Alitalo;T Hovi;A Vaheri

425
Citations
Distinct localizations of urokinase-type plasminogen activator and its type 1 inhibitor under cultured human fibroblasts and sarcoma cells

J Pöllänen;O Saksela;EM Salonen;P Andreasen

410
Citations
Induction of a basement membrane glycoprotein in embryonic kidney: Possible role of laminin in morphogenesis

Peter Ekblom;Kari Alitalo;Antti Vaheri;Rupert Timpl

404
Citations
Activation of pro-urokinase and plasminogen on human sarcoma cells: a proteolytic system with surface-bound reactants.

R W Stephens;J Pöllänen;H Tapiovaara;K C Leung

391
Citations
Ultrastructural localization of plasma membrane-associated urokinase-type plasminogen activator at focal contacts.

J Pöllänen;K Hedman;L S Nielsen;K Danø

391
Citations
DISTRIBUTION OF FIBROBLAST SURFACE ANTIGEN IN THE DEVELOPING CHICK EMBRYO

E Linder;A Vaheri;E Ruoslahti;J Wartiovaara

390
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Olli Vapalahti University of Helsinki

Alexander Plyusnin University of Helsinki

Heikki Henttonen Natural Resources Institute Finland

Ake Lundkvist Uppsala University

Klaus Hedman University of Helsinki

Olli Carpén University of Helsinki

Kari Alitalo University of Helsinki

Erkki Ruoslahti Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute

Heini Huhtala Tampere University

Jorma Keski-Oja University of Helsinki

External Links

Personal website of Antti Vaheri

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