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D-Index
85
Citations
25877
World Ranking
14635
National Ranking
167

Ari Ristimäki 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 Ari Ristimäki sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 314 publications — 20th percentile

20% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Ari Ristimäki 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 Ari Ristimäki sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 85 D-Index — 29th percentile

29% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Ari Ristimäki is affiliated with the University of Helsinki in Finland and has produced a significant body of research primarily in the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their work focuses extensively on oncology, surgery, pulmonary and respiratory medicine, pathology and forensic medicine, and cancer research.

Their research spans multiple topics related to cancer, with a particular emphasis on colorectal cancer genetics and treatments, gastric cancer management, cancer genomics, esophageal cancer research and treatment, and pancreatic and hepatic oncology.

Recent publications by Ari Ristimäki include the following:

  • NOTUM from Apc-mutant cells biases clonal competition to initiate cancer, 2021, Nature
  • Genetic and Epigenetic Characteristics of Inflammatory Bowel Disease-Associated Colorectal Cancer, 2021, Gastroenterology
  • Detection of KRAS mutations in liquid biopsies from metastatic colorectal cancer patients using droplet digital PCR, Idylla, and next generation sequencing, 2020, PLoS ONE
  • Improving tumor budding reporting in colorectal cancer: a Delphi consensus study, 2021, Archiv für Pathologische Anatomie und Physiologie und für Klinische Medicin
  • Expression of R-Spondin 1 in Apc Mice Suppresses Growth of Intestinal Adenomas by Altering Wnt and Transforming Growth Factor Beta Signaling, 2020, Gastroenterology

Frequent coauthors in Ari Ristimäki's research include:

  • Soili Kytölä
  • Pia Österlund
  • Jari Räsänen
  • Emerik Österlund
  • Päivi Halonen

Publication venues where Ari Ristimäki has contributed regularly include:

  • Annals of Surgical Oncology (7 publications)
  • Annals of Oncology (5 publications)
  • Archiv für Pathologische Anatomie und Physiologie und für Klinische Medicin (4 publications)
  • International Journal of Cancer (4 publications)
  • Cancers (4 publications)

Best Publications

  • Expression of cyclooxygenase-2 in human gastric carcinoma.

    Ari Ristimäki;Niina Honkanen;Heidi Jänkälä;Pentti Sipponen

  • Prognostic significance of elevated cyclooxygenase-2 expression in breast cancer.

    Ari Ristimäki;Anna Sivula;Johan Lundin;Mikael Lundin

  • Expression of cyclooxygenase-2 in human lung carcinoma.

    Henrik Wolff;Kirsi Saukkonen;Sisko Anttila;Antti Karjalainen

  • Cyclooxygenase-1 and -2 expression in rheumatoid synovial tissues. Effects of interleukin-1 beta, phorbol ester, and corticosteroids.

    Leslie J. Crofford;Ronald L. Wilder;Ari P. Ristimaki;Hajime Sano

  • Recommendations for reporting tumor budding in colorectal cancer based on the International Tumor Budding Consensus Conference (ITBCC) 2016.

    Alessandro Lugli;Richard Kirsch;Yoichi Ajioka;Fred Bosman

  • Management of precancerous conditions and lesions in the stomach (MAPS): guideline from the European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ESGE), European Helicobacter Study Group (EHSG), European Society of Pathology (ESP), and the Sociedade Portuguesa de Endoscopia Digestiva (SPED)

    M. Dinis-Ribeiro;M. Areia;A. C. de Vries;R. Marcos-Pinto

  • Structure of the human cyclo-oxygenase-2 gene

    S B Appleby;A Ristimäki;K Neilson;K Narko

  • Comparison of VEGF, VEGF-B, VEGF-C and Ang-1 mRNA regulation by serum, growth factors, oncoproteins and hypoxia

    Berndt Enholm;Karri Paavonen;Ari Ristimäki;Vijay Kumar

  • Induction of cyclooxygenase-2 by interleukin-1 alpha. Evidence for post-transcriptional regulation.

    A Ristimäki;S Garfinkel;J Wessendorf;T Maciag

  • The common colorectal cancer predisposition SNP rs6983267 at chromosome 8q24 confers potential to enhanced Wnt signaling

    Sari Tuupanen;Mikko Turunen;Rainer Lehtonen;Outi Hallikas

  • Proinflammatory cytokines regulate expression of the lymphatic endothelial mitogen vascular endothelial growth factor-C.

    Ari Ristimäki;Kirsi Narko;Berndt Enholm;Vladimir Joukov

  • Peripheral blood platelets express VEGF-C and VEGF which are released during platelet activation

    Ulla Wartiovaara;P Salven;H Mikkola;Riitta Lassila

  • Prognostic significance of elevated cyclooxygenase 2 expression in patients with adenocarcinoma of the esophagus

    Christianne J. Buskens;Bastiaan P. van Rees;Anna Sivula;Johannes B. Reitsma

  • Down-regulation of cytokine-induced cyclo-oxygenase-2 transcript isoforms by dexamethasone: evidence for post-transcriptional regulation.

    Ari Ristimäki;Kirsi Narko;Timothy Hla

  • High frequency of BRAF V600E mutations in ameloblastoma

    Kari J Kurppa;Javier Catón;Peter R Morgan;Ari Ristimäki

  • Cyclooxygenase-2 is induced globally in infarcted human brain

    Tiina Sairanen;Ari Ristimäki;Marja‐Liisa Karjalainen‐Lindsberg;Anders Paetau

  • Cytoplasmic HuR Expression Is a Prognostic Factor in Invasive Ductal Breast Carcinoma

    Mira Heinonen;Petri Bono;Kirsi Narko;Sung-Hee Chang

  • MYC-Dependent Regulation and Prognostic Role of CIP2A in Gastric Cancer

    Anchit Khanna;Camilla Böckelman;Annabrita Hemmes;Melissa R. Junttila

  • Intracellular role for sphingosine kinase 1 in intestinal adenoma cell proliferation.

    Masataka Kohno;Michiko Momoi;Myat Lin Oo;Ji-Hye Paik

  • Oncolytic Adenovirus Coding for Granulocyte Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor Induces Antitumoral Immunity in Cancer Patients

    Vincenzo Cerullo;Sari Pesonen;Iulia Diaconu;Sophie Escutenaire

Frequent Co-Authors

Caj Haglund
Caj Haglund University of Helsinki
Akseli Hemminki
Akseli Hemminki University of Helsinki
Lauri A. Aaltonen
Lauri A. Aaltonen University of Helsinki
Jukka-Pekka Mecklin
Jukka-Pekka Mecklin University of Jyväskylä
Heikki Järvinen
Heikki Järvinen University of Helsinki
Heikki Joensuu
Heikki Joensuu University of Helsinki
Pentti Sipponen
Pentti Sipponen University of Helsinki
Timothy Hla
Timothy Hla Harvard University
Jukka Westermarck
Jukka Westermarck Åbo Akademi University
Jussi Taipale
Jussi Taipale University of Cambridge

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