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Microbiology

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76
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22194
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1406
National Ranking
14

Medicine

D-Index
80
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17090
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Erkki Savilahti publication distribution in Microbiology in 2026

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

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55 publications 679+

This scientist: 266 publications — 69th percentile

69% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 679 publications or more.

Erkki Savilahti D-index placement in Microbiology in 2026

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

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40 D-Index 127+

This scientist: 76 D-Index — 75th percentile

75% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 127 D-Index or more.

Overview

Erkki Savilahti is affiliated with the University of Helsinki in Finland. Their research primarily spans the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a focus on several subfields including Immunology and Allergy, Genetics, Nutrition and Dietetics, Molecular Biology, and Physiology.

The scientist's work covers topics related to Infant Nutrition and Health, Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Research, Allergic Rhinitis and Sensitization, Digestive System and Related Health, Gut Microbiota and Health, Asthma and Respiratory Diseases, and Diabetes and Associated Disorders.

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Erkki Savilahti include:

  • Mikael Kuitunen
  • Anna Kaarina Kukkonen
  • Katri Korpela
  • Sampo Kallio
  • Anne Salonen

Publications by Savilahti have appeared in a range of journals, with multiple contributions to Pediatric Allergy and Immunology, as well as publications in Scientific Reports, Microbiology Spectrum, Journal of Clinical Investigation, and International Archives of Allergy and Immunology.

Selected recent papers authored or co-authored by Erkki Savilahti include:

  • "Gut microbiota develop towards an adult profile in a sex-specific manner during puberty," 2021, Scientific Reports
  • "Early-life gut microbiota associates with allergic rhinitis during 13-year follow-up in a Finnish probiotic intervention cohort," 2024, Microbiology Spectrum
  • "Human milk antibodies to global pathogens reveal geographic and interindividual variations in IgA and IgG," 2024, Journal of Clinical Investigation
  • "Perinatal Probiotic Mixture and Development of Allergic Sensitization up to 13 Years of Age," 2020, International Archives of Allergy and Immunology
  • "Allergic symptoms and sensitisation in adolescents with cows' milk allergy and atopic eczema in infancy," 2020, Immunity Inflammation and Disease

Best Publications

  • Identification of a DNA variant associated with adult type hypolactasia

    Leena Peltonen;Nabil Enattah;Irma Jarvela;Timo Sahi

  • Effect of long term consumption of probiotic milk on infections in children attending day care centres: double blind, randomised trial

    Katja Hatakka;Erkki Savilahti;Antti Pönkä;Jukka H Meurman

  • Probiotics and prebiotic galacto-oligosaccharides in the prevention of allergic diseases: A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial

    Kaarina Kukkonen;Erkki Savilahti;Tari Haahtela;Kaisu Juntunen-Backman

  • A bovine albumin peptide as a possible trigger of insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus.

    Jukka Karjalainen;Julio M. Martin;Mikael Knip;Jorma Ilonen

  • Tissue transglutaminase autoantibody enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay in detecting celiac disease

    Satu Sulkanen;Tuula Halttunen;Kaija Laurila;Kaija-Leena Kolho

  • Crohn's disease activity assessed by fecal calprotectin and lactoferrin: Correlation with Crohn's disease activity index and endoscopic findings

    Taina Sipponen;Erkki Savilahti;Kaija-Leena Kolho;Hannu Nuutinen

  • Probiotics prevent IgE-associated allergy until age 5 years in cesarean-delivered children but not in the total cohort.

    Mikael Kuitunen;Kaarina Kukkonen;Kaisu Juntunen-Backman;Riitta Korpela;Riitta Korpela

  • Lactobacillus GG effect in increasing IFN-gamma production in infants with cow's milk allergy.

    Emma Pohjavuori;Mirva Viljanen;Riitta Korpela;Mikael Kuitunen

  • Correlation of faecal calprotectin and lactoferrin with an endoscopic score for Crohn's disease and histological findings.

    Taina Sipponen;P Kärkkäinen;Erkki Savilahti;Kaija-Leena Kolho

  • Clinical course and prognosis of cow's milk allergy are dependent on milk-specific IgE status.

    Kristiina M. Saarinen;Anna S. Pelkonen;Mika J. Mäkelä;Erkki Savilahti

  • Supplementary feeding in maternity hospitals and the risk of cow's milk allergy: A prospective study of 6209 infants.

    Kristiina Mertta Saarinen;Kaisu Juntunen-Backman;Anna-Liisa Järvenpää;Pekka Kuitunen

  • Dietary intervention in infancy and later signs of beta-cell autoimmunity.

    Mikael Knip;Suvi M. Virtanen;Karri Seppä;Jorma Ilonen

  • Fecal calprotectin, lactoferrin, and endoscopic disease activity in monitoring anti‐TNF‐alpha therapy for Crohn's disease

    Taina Sipponen;Erkki Savilahti;Päivi Kärkkäinen;Kaija-Leena Kolho

  • Long-Term Safety and Impact on Infection Rates of Postnatal Probiotic and Prebiotic (Synbiotic) Treatment: Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial

    Kaarina Kukkonen;Erkki Savilahti;Tari Haahtela;Kaisu Juntunen-Backman

  • A genetic test which can be used to diagnose adult-type hypolactasia in children

    Rasinperä H;Savilahti E;Enattah Ns;Kuokkanen M

  • IgA ANTIGLIADIN ANTIBODIES: A MARKER OF MUCOSAL DAMAGE IN CHILDHOOD COELIAC DISEASE

    Erkki Savilahti;Mikko Perkkiö;Kirsti Kalimo;Markku Viander

  • Microscopic hematuria in schoolchildren: Epidemiology and clinicopathologic evaluation

    V. Matti Vehaskari;Juhani Rapola;Olli Koskimies;Erkki Savilahti

  • IL‐23/IL‐17 immunity as a hallmark of Crohn's disease

    Veera Hölttä;Paula Klemetti;Taina Sipponen;Mia Westerholm-Ormio

  • Transcriptional regulation of the lactase-phlorizin hydrolase gene by polymorphisms associated with adult-type hypolactasia

    M Kuokkanen;N S Enattah;A Oksanen;E Savilahti

  • Probiotic supplementation restores normal microbiota composition and function in antibiotic-treated and in caesarean-born infants

    Katri Korpela;Anne Salonen;Outi Vepsäläinen;Marjo Suomalainen

  • Malabsorption syndrome withcow's milkintolerance

    P. Kuitunen;J. K. Visakorpi;E. Savilahti

Frequent Co-Authors

Outi Vaarala
Outi Vaarala University of Helsinki
Jorma Ilonen
Jorma Ilonen University of Turku
Mikael Knip
Mikael Knip University of Helsinki
Hans K. Åkerblom
Hans K. Åkerblom University of Helsinki
Suvi M. Virtanen
Suvi M. Virtanen Tampere University
Irma Järvelä
Irma Järvelä University of Helsinki
Riitta Korpela
Riitta Korpela University of Helsinki
Juha Kere
Juha Kere Karolinska Institute
Tari Haahtela
Tari Haahtela University of Helsinki
Martti Färkkilä
Martti Färkkilä University of Helsinki

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