2026 Eero Pukkala: Medicine Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Medicine	136	1960	1827	23	22	909	79190

Eero Pukkala 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 Eero Pukkala sits on this spectrum.

101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 909 publications — 92nd percentile

92% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Eero Pukkala 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 Eero Pukkala sits on this spectrum.

70 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 136 D-Index — 90th percentile

90% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Eero Pukkala is affiliated with Tampere University in Finland and has a significant number of publications primarily in the field of Medicine, with 201 scientific works. Their research spans multiple subfields, including Oncology, Surgery, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Epidemiology, and Reproductive Medicine.

The scientist's work encompasses a variety of topics, notably:

Occupational and environmental lung diseases
Global Cancer Incidence and Screening
Air Quality and Health Impacts
Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection
Head and Neck Cancer Studies
Genetic factors in colorectal cancer
Cancer Risks and Factors

Among recent papers authored or co-authored by Eero Pukkala are the following:

Deciphering colorectal cancer genetics through multi-omic analysis of 100,204 cases and 154,587 controls of European and East Asian ancestries, 2022, Nature Genetics
Epidemiology, risk of malignancy and patient survival in primary sclerosing cholangitis: a population-based study in Finland, 2020, Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology
Vaccination With Moderate Coverage Eradicates Oncogenic Human Papillomaviruses If a Gender-Neutral Strategy Is Applied, 2020, The Journal of Infectious Diseases
Incidence of lichen sclerosus and subsequent causes of death: a nationwide Finnish register study, 2020, BJOG An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Cancer Risk After Bariatric Surgery in a Cohort Study from the Five Nordic Countries, 2020, Obesity Surgery

Eero Pukkala frequently publishes in several venues, which include:

Acta Oncologica
International Journal of Cancer
Human Reproduction
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Cancer Medicine

Collaborations feature prominently in their career, with frequent co-authors being:

Elsebeth Lynge
Kazem Zendehdel
Elisabete Weiderpass
Sanna Heikkinen
Jan Ivar Martinsen

Best Publications

Environmental and Heritable Factors in the Causation of Cancer — Analyses of Cohorts of Twins from Sweden, Denmark, and Finland

Paul Lichtenstein;Niels V. Holm;Pia K. Verkasalo;Anastasia Iliadou

5165
Citations
Cancer risk in mutation carriers of DNA-mismatch-repair genes.

M. Aarnio;R. Sankila;E. Pukkala;R. Salovaara

1534
Citations
Frequency of specific cancer types in dermatomyositis and polymyositis: a population-based study.

Catherine L Hill;Yuqing Zhang;Bardur Sigurgeirsson;Eero Pukkala

1434
Citations
Human Papillomavirus Infection as a Risk Factor for Squamous-Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck

Mork J;Lie Ak;Glattre E;Hallmans G

1207
Citations
Dietary Flavonoids and the Risk of Lung Cancer and Other Malignant Neoplasms

Paul Knekt;Ritva Järvinen;Ritva Seppänen;Markku Heliövaara

1089
Citations
Second Cancers Among 40 576 Testicular Cancer Patients: Focus on Long-term Survivors

Lois B. Travis;Sophie D. Fosså;Sara J. Schonfeld;Mary L. McMaster

951
Citations
Data quality and quality control of a population-based cancer registry. Experience in Finland.

Lyly Teppo;Eero Pukkala;Maria Lehtonen

932
Citations
Hopelessness and risk of mortality and incidence of myocardial infarction and cancer.

Susan A. Everson;Debbie E. Goldberg;George A. Kaplan;Richard D. Cohen

898
Citations
Familial Risk and Heritability of Cancer Among Twins in Nordic Countries.

Lorelei A Mucci;Lorelei A Mucci;Jacob B Hjelmborg;Jennifer R Harris;Kamila Czene

885
Citations
Cancer risk after renal transplantation in the Nordic countries, 1964-1986.

Sven A. Birkeland;Hans H. Storm;Lars U. Lamm;Lotti Barlow

858
Citations
Occupation and cancer – follow-up of 15 million people in five Nordic countries

Eero Pukkala;Jan Ivar Martinsen;Elsebeth Lynge;Holmfridur Kolbrun Gunnarsdottir

815
Citations
Breast Cancer Following Radiotherapy and Chemotherapy Among Young Women With Hodgkin Disease

Lois B. Travis;Deirdre A. Hill;Graça M. Dores;Mary Gospodarowicz

779
Citations
Inherited susceptibility to uterine leiomyomas and renal cell cancer

Virpi Launonen;Outi Vierimaa;Maija Ht Kiuru;Jorma Isola

757
Citations
Night work and breast cancer risk: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Sarah P. Megdal;Candyce H. Kroenke;Candyce H. Kroenke;Francine Laden;Francine Laden;Eero Pukkala

681
Citations
Second Malignant Neoplasms Among Long-Term Survivors of Hodgkin’s Disease: A Population-Based Evaluation Over 25 Years

Graça M. Dores;Catherine Metayer;Rochelle E. Curtis;Charles F. Lynch

666
Citations
Lung Cancer Following Chemotherapy and Radiotherapy for Hodgkin's Disease

Lois B. Travis;Mary Gospodarowicz;Rochelle E. Curtis;E. Aileen Clarke

664
Citations
NORDCAN - A Nordic tool for cancer information, planning, quality control and research

Gerda Engholm;Jacques Ferlay;Niels Christensen;Freddie Bray

657
Citations
Coeliac disease--associated disorders and survival.

P Collin;T Reunala;E Pukkala;P Laippala

655
Citations
Serotypes of Chlamydia trachomatis and risk for development of cervical squamous cell carcinoma.

Tarja Anttila;Pekka Saikku;Pentti Koskela;Aini Bloigu

623
Citations
Risk of Second Malignant Neoplasms Among Long-term Survivors of Testicular Cancer

Lois B. Travis;Rochelle E. Curtis;Joseph F. Fraumeni;John D. Boice

602
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Elisabete Weiderpass International Agency For Research On Cancer

Laufey Tryggvadottir University of Iceland

Matti Lehtinen Tampere University

Hans H. Storm Danish Cancer Society

Elsebeth Lynge University of Copenhagen

Pär Sparén Karolinska Institute

Anssi Auvinen Tampere University

Timo Hakulinen University of Helsinki

Charles F. Lynch University of Iowa

Jaakko Kaprio University of Helsinki

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