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Erika Isolauri

Erika Isolauri

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Immunology
Finland
2026

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Best Female Scientists

D-Index
109
Citations
50293
World Ranking
926
National Ranking
12

Immunology

D-Index
110
Citations
51291
World Ranking
496
National Ranking
3

Medicine

D-Index
110
Citations
51251
World Ranking
5497
National Ranking
62

Erika Isolauri publication distribution in Immunology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Immunology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Erika Isolauri sits on this spectrum.

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62 publications 807+

This scientist: 331 publications — 70th percentile

70% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 807 publications or more.

Erika Isolauri D-index placement in Immunology in 2026

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

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40 D-Index 157+

This scientist: 110 D-Index — 90th percentile

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

The last bar groups every scientist with 157 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Immunology in Finland Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Best Female Scientists Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Immunology in Finland Leader Award

Overview

Erika Isolauri is affiliated with the University of Turku in Finland. Their research primarily focuses on the intersection of gut microbiota and health, with a particular emphasis on infant nutrition, probiotics, and perinatal health conditions.

Their recent scholarly contributions include studies published between 2021 and 2023. Selected papers include:

  • Neonatal antibiotic exposure impairs child growth during the first six years of life by perturbing intestinal microbial colonization (2021, Nature Communications)
  • Gestational diabetes is driven by microbiota-induced inflammation months before diagnosis (2023, Gut)
  • Spontaneous preterm delivery is reflected in both early neonatal and maternal gut microbiota (2021, Pediatric Research)
  • The Composition and Diversity of the Gut Microbiota in Children Is Modifiable by the Household Dogs: Impact of a Canine-Specific Probiotic (2021, Microorganisms)
  • Preterm infant meconium microbiota transplant induces growth failure, inflammatory activation, and metabolic disturbances in germ-free mice (2021, Cell Reports Medicine)

Erika Isolauri frequently collaborates with a group of researchers, with whom multiple coauthored publications have appeared. Key frequent coauthors include:

  • Samuli Rautava
  • Seppo Salminen
  • Omry Koren
  • María Carmen Collado
  • Sondra Turjeman

Their research contributions are published predominantly in journals and venues such as:

  • Neonatology
  • Pediatric Research
  • Gut Microbes
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Nature Communications

The main fields of study in Erika Isolauri's work are Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Within these, they explore subfields including Molecular Biology, Nutrition and Dietetics, Food Science, Infectious Diseases, and Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health.

The core topics covered in their publications include:

  • Gut microbiota and health
  • Infant Nutrition and Health
  • Probiotics and Fermented Foods
  • Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research
  • Infant Health and Development
  • Gestational Diabetes Research and Management
  • Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior

Best Publications

  • Probiotics in primary prevention of atopic disease: a randomised placebo-controlled trial

    Marko Kalliomäki;Seppo Salminen;Heikki Arvilommi;Pentti Kero

  • Probiotics and prevention of atopic disease: 4-year follow-up of a randomised placebo-controlled trial

    Marko Kalliomäki;Seppo Salminen;Tuija Poussa;Heikki Arvilommi

  • Distinct patterns of neonatal gut microflora in infants in whom atopy was and was not developing.

    Marko Kalliomäki;Pirkka Kirjavainen;Erkki Eerola;Pentti Kero

  • Probiotics in the management of atopic eczema.

    E Isolauri;T Arvola;Y Sütas;E Moilanen

  • Early differences in fecal microbiota composition in children may predict overweight

    Marko Kalliomäki;Maria Carmen Collado;Seppo Salminen;Erika Isolauri

  • Human gut colonisation may be initiated in utero by distinct microbial communities in the placenta and amniotic fluid

    Maria Carmen Collado;Samuli Rautava;Juhani Aakko;Erika Isolauri

  • The human milk microbiome changes over lactation and is shaped by maternal weight and mode of delivery

    Raul Cabrera-Rubio;M Carmen Collado;Kirsi Laitinen;Seppo Salminen

  • A Human Lactobacillus Strain (Lactobacillus Casei Sp Strain GG) Promotes Recovery From Acute Diarrhea in Children

    Erika Isolauri;Juntunen M;T Rautanen;Pekka Sillanaukee

  • Probiotics during pregnancy and breast-feeding might confer immunomodulatory protection against atopic disease in the infant.

    Samuli Rautava;Marko Kalliomäki;Erika Isolauri

  • Lactic Acid Bacteria in the Treatment of Acute Rotavirus Gastroenteritis

    Heli Majamaa;Erika Isolauri;Maija Saxelin;Timo Vesikari

  • Intestinal Integrity and Akkermansia muciniphila, a Mucin-Degrading Member of the Intestinal Microbiota Present in Infants, Adults, and the Elderly

    M. Carmen Collado;Muriel Derrien;Erika Isolauri;Willem M. de Vos;Willem M. de Vos

  • Guidelines for the diagnosis and management of cow’s milk protein allergy in infants

    Yvan Vandenplas;Martin Brueton;Christophe Dupont;David Hill

  • Prophylactic Lactobacillus GG reduces antibiotic-associated diarrhea in children with respiratory infections: a randomized study.

    Taina Arvola;Kirsi Laiho;Sari Torkkeli;Hannu Mykkänen

  • Interleukin-10 generation in atopic children following oral Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG.

    T Pessi;Y Sütas;M Hurme;E Isolauri

  • Probiotics during the first 7 years of life: a cumulative risk reduction of eczema in a randomized, placebo-controlled trial.

    Marko Kalliomäki;Seppo Salminen;Tuija Poussa;Erika Isolauri

  • Maternal gut and breast milk microbiota affect infant gut antibiotic resistome and mobile genetic elements

    Katariina Pärnänen;Antti Karkman;Antti Karkman;Jenni Hultman;Christina Lyra

  • Lactobacillus reuteri as a therapeutic agent in acute diarrhea in young children.

    Aino-Vieno Shornikova;Ivan A. Casas;Erika Isolauri;Hannu Mykkänen

  • Combined skin prick and patch testing enhances identification of food allergy in infants with atopic dermatitis

    Erika Isolauri;Kristiina Turjanmaa

  • Probiotics: a role in the treatment of intestinal infection and inflammation?

    E Isolauri;P V Kirjavainen;S Salminen

  • Quality assurance criteria for probiotic bacteria

    Elina Tuomola;Ross Crittenden;Martin Playne;Erika Isolauri

  • Microbial contact during pregnancy, intestinal colonization and human disease

    Samuli Rautava;Raakel Luoto;Seppo Salminen;Erika Isolauri

Frequent Co-Authors

Seppo Salminen
Seppo Salminen University of Turku
Maria Carmen Collado
Maria Carmen Collado Spanish National Research Council
Arthur C. Ouwehand
Arthur C. Ouwehand DuPont (United States)
Timo Vesikari
Timo Vesikari Tampere University
Reetta Satokari
Reetta Satokari University of Helsinki
Akihito Endo
Akihito Endo Tokyo University of Agriculture
Eeva Moilanen
Eeva Moilanen Tampere University
Glenn R. Gibson
Glenn R. Gibson University of Reading
Baoru Yang
Baoru Yang University of Turku

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