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Artturi I. Virtanen

Artturi I. Virtanen

D-Index & Metrics

Chemistry

D-Index
54
Citations
12340
World Ranking
12495
National Ranking
72

Artturi I. Virtanen publication distribution in Chemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Chemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Artturi I. Virtanen sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 381 publications — 78th percentile

78% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more.

Artturi I. Virtanen D-index placement in Chemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Chemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Artturi I. Virtanen sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 54 D-Index — 31st percentile

31% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 1969 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 1945 - Nobel Prize for his research and inventions in agricultural and nutrition chemistry, especially for his fodder preservation method

Overview

Artturi I. Virtanen was a scientist primarily affiliated with the University of Helsinki in Finland. Their work focused on agricultural and nutrition chemistry, and they contributed notably to the methods used in fodder preservation.

Virtanen's research received recognition, including the Nobel Prize awarded in 1945. This award specifically acknowledged their investigations and inventions in agricultural and nutrition chemistry, with an emphasis on their development of a method for preserving fodder.

In 1969, Virtanen was also made a member of the National Academy of Sciences, indicating recognition of their scientific contributions by a prominent organization.

Specific details about publication venues, co-authors, and main fields or subfields of study are not documented in the available data.

Best Publications

  • The Crystal Structure of NaM2IV(PO4)3; MeIV = Ge, Ti, Zr.

    Lars-Ove Hagman;Peder Kierkegaard;Pertti Karvonen;Artturi I. Virtanen

  • The Molar Light Absorption of Pyridine Ferroprotoporphrin (Pyridine Haemochromogen).

    K. G. Paul;H. Theorell;Å. Åkeson;Artturi I. Virtanen

  • A Flow Micro Reaction Calorimeter.

    P. Monk;I. Wadsö;Pertti Karvonen;Artturi I. Virtanen

  • Crystalline Rhodanese. I. Purification and Physicochemical Examination.

    Bo H. Sörbo;Ulf Lagerkvist;Rainer Pesola;Artturi I. Virtanen

  • Studies on the Hexagonal Tungsten Bronzes of Potassium, Rubidium, and Cesium.

    Arne Magnéli;Artturi I. Virtanen;John Olsen;Nils Andreas Sörensen

  • Isolation of an iron-containing red protein from human milk.

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  • Precursors of 6-Methoxybenzoxazolinone in Maize and Wheat Plants, their Isolation and Some of their Properties.

    Örn Wahlroos;Artturi I. Virtanen;E. Hammarsten;C.-G. Hedén

  • Studies on Liver Alcohol Dehydrogenase. III. The Influence of pH and Some Anions on the Reaction Velocity Constants.

    Hugo Theorell;Agnar P. Nygaard;Roger Bonnichsen;Artturi I. Virtanen

  • Dependence upon Uronic Acid Composition of Some Ion-Exchange Properties of Alginates.

    Olav Smidsrød;Arne Haug;Pertti Karvonen;Artturi I. Virtanen

  • Precursors of Benzoxazolinone in Rye Plants. II. Precursor I, the Glucoside.

    Artturi I. Virtanen;Pentti K. Hietala;Bertil Norén;Norman E. Levitin

  • On the relation between nitrogen fixation and leg haemoglobin content of leguminous root nodules. II.

    Virtanen Ai;Erkama J;Linkola H

  • Study of a Peptic Degradation Product of Cytochrome c. I. Purification and Chemical Composition.

    Hans Tuppy;Sven Paléus;Artturi I. Virtanen

  • The Isolation of S-Methylcysteine-sulphoxide and S-n-Propylcysteine-sulfoxide from Onion (Allium cepa) and the Antibiotic Activity of Crushed Onion.

    Artturi I. Virtanen;E. J. Matikkala;S. Laland;Susanne Refn

  • Separation of Conjugated Bile Acids by Partition Chromatography. Bile Acids and Steroids 6.

    Arne Norman;Adam Deutsch;John Olsen;Artturi I. Virtanen

  • Crystalline Rhodanese. II. The Enzyme Catalyzed Reaction.

    Bo H. Sörbo;Ulf Lagerkvist;Rainer Pesola;Artturi I. Virtanen

  • 2(3)-Benzoxazolinone, an Anti-Fusarium Factor in Rye Seedlings.

    Artturi I. Virtanen;Pentti K. Hietala;Ragnar Lundén;Harald Prydz

  • Organic Nitrogen Compounds as Nitrogen Nutrition for Higher Plants

    Artturi I. Virtanen;Hilkka Linkola

  • Antimicrobial substances in cereals and fodder plants.

    Artturi I. Virtanen;Pentti K. Hietala;Örn Wahlroos

  • Neoglucobrassicin, ein zweiter SCN-Precursor vom Indoltyp in Brassica-Arten.

    Rolf Gmelin;Artturi I. Virtanen;A. Salmenperä;A. Block-Bolten

  • Homologous Aliphatic C30-C45 Terpenols in Birch Wood.

    Bengt O. Lindgren;Artturi I. Virtanen;S. J. Cyvin;J. Brunvoll

  • Investigations on the root nodule bacteria of leguminous plants: The excretion products of root modules. The mechanism of N-fixation.

    Artturi I. Virtanen;T. Laine

Frequent Co-Authors

Nils Andreas Sörensen
Nils Andreas Sörensen Norwegian University of Science and Technology
H. Palmstierna
H. Palmstierna Karolinska Institute
Lars Svennerholm
Lars Svennerholm University of Gothenburg
Lennart Nilsson
Lennart Nilsson Karolinska Institute
Ingemar Wadsö
Ingemar Wadsö Lund University
Einar Stenhagen
Einar Stenhagen University of Gothenburg
Lars Ernster
Lars Ernster Stockholm University
Jan Sjövall
Jan Sjövall Karolinska Institute
Bengt Lindberg
Bengt Lindberg Stockholm University
J. Brunvoll
J. Brunvoll Norwegian University of Science and Technology

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