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118
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World Ranking
622
National Ranking
8

Biology and Biochemistry

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118
Citations
43180
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704
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Medicine

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Irma Thesleff publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Biology and Biochemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Irma Thesleff sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 305 publications — 79th percentile

79% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.

Irma Thesleff D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Biology and Biochemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Irma Thesleff sits on this spectrum.

40–41 D-Index: 80 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 183 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 317 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 504 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 718 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 900 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 1,026 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 1,150 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,236 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 1,253 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 1,163 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 1,131 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 1,032 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 897 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 814 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 715 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 709 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 596 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 512 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 473 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 412 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 373 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 358 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 285 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 273 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 227 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 208 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 193 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 153 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 157 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 148 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 120 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 113 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 100 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 86 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 67 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 72 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 73 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 64 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 53 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 60 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 54 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 43 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 38 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 49 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 26 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 18 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 23 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 32 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 32 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 27 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 19 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 22 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 12 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 16 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 14 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 10 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 13 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 10 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 7 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 9 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 13 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 4 scientists 166 D-Index: 4 scientists 167+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 118 D-Index — 97th percentile

97% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Finland Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Best Female Scientists Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Finland Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Finland Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Finland Leader Award
  • 2017 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 2014 - Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM)
  • 2008 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 2000 - Member of Academia Europaea
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)

Overview

Irma Thesleff is affiliated with the University of Helsinki in Finland and has contributed extensively to research in biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and medicine. Their work encompasses a range of subfields including molecular biology, genetics, rheumatology, cell biology, and urology. The scientific focus centers notably on bone and dental protein studies, dental development and anomalies, hair growth and disorders, RNA research and splicing, skin and cellular biology research, animal genetics and reproduction, and the genetic and clinical aspects of sex determination and chromosomal abnormalities.

Among their recent publications are:

  • Sox21 Regulates Anapc10 Expression and Determines the Fate of Ectodermal Organ, 2020, iScience
  • Abnormalities in Tooth Formation after Early Bisphosphonate Treatment in Children with Osteogenesis Imperfecta, 2021, Calcified Tissue International
  • Transcriptomic Landscape of Early Hair Follicle and Epidermal Development, 2023, Cell Reports
  • Pivotal Role of Tenascin-W (-N) in Postnatal Incisor Growth and Periodontal Ligament Remodeling, 2021, Frontiers in Immunology
  • Delayed Tooth Movement in Runx2+/− Mice Associated with mTORC2 in Stretch-Induced Bone Formation, 2020, Bone Reports

Their frequent co-authors include Kan Saito, Frédéric Michon, Aya Yamada, Hiroyuki Inuzuka, and Satoko Yamaguchi.

The venues in which their work most often appears are:

  • iScience
  • Calcified Tissue International
  • Cell Reports
  • Frontiers in Immunology
  • Bone Reports

Their contributions have been recognized through memberships and fellowships in several prestigious organizations, including:

  • Member of the National Academy of Sciences (2017)
  • Member of the National Academy of Medicine (2014)
  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (2008)
  • Member of Academia Europaea (2000)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)

Best Publications

  • Reiterative signaling and patterning during mammalian tooth morphogenesis.

    Jukka Jernvall;Irma Thesleff

  • Identification of BMP-4 as a signal mediating secondary induction between epithelial and mesenchymal tissues during early tooth development

    Seppo Vainio;Irina Karavanova;Adrian Jowett;Irma Thesleff

  • Epithelial-mesenchymal signalling regulating tooth morphogenesis.

    Irma Thesleff

  • Mutations in AXIN2 Cause Familial Tooth Agenesis and Predispose to Colorectal Cancer

    Laura Lammi;Sirpa Arte;Mirja Somer;Heikki Järvinen

  • Signalling networks regulating dental development

    Irma Thesleff;Paul Sharpe

  • Localization of Putative Stem Cells in Dental Epithelium and Their Association with Notch and Fgf Signaling

    Hidemitsu Harada;Päivi Kettunen;Han Sung Jung;Tuija Mustonen

  • Mechanisms of ectodermal organogenesis.

    Johanna Pispa;Irma Thesleff

  • Cloning of a novel bacteria-binding receptor structurally related to scavenger receptors and expressed in a subset of macrophages.

    Outi Elomaa;Maarit Kangas;Carin Sahlberg;Juha Tuukkanen

  • The life history of an embryonic signaling center: BMP-4 induces p21 and is associated with apoptosis in the mouse tooth enamel knot.

    Jukka Jernvall;Thomas Åberg;Päivi Kettunen;Soile Keränen

  • Regulation of organogenesis. Common molecular mechanisms regulating the development of teeth and other organs.

    I Thesleff;A Vaahtokari;A M Partanen

  • Evidence for the role of the enamel knot as a control center in mammalian tooth cusp formation: non-dividing cells express growth stimulating Fgf-4 gene.

    J Jernvall;P Kettunen;I Karavanova;L B Martin

  • FGF-, BMP- and Shh-mediated signalling pathways in the regulation of cranial suture morphogenesis and calvarial bone development

    Hyun-Jung Kim;David P. C. Rice;Päivi J. Kettunen;Irma Thesleff

  • Tissue Interactions in Tooth Development

    Irma Thesleff;Kirsti Hurmerinta

  • The enamel knot as a signaling center in the developing mouse tooth

    Anne Vaahtokari;Thomas Åberg;Jukka Jernvall;Soile Keränen

  • EXPRESSION PATTERNS OF BONE MORPHOGENETIC PROTEINS (BMPS) IN THE DEVELOPING MOUSE TOOTH SUGGEST ROLES IN MORPHOGENESIS AND CELL DIFFERENTIATION

    Thomas Åberg;John Wozney;Irma Thesleff

  • Integration of FGF and TWIST in calvarial bone and suture development.

    David P. C. Rice;Thomas Åberg;Yan-Shun Chan;Zequn Tang

  • The genetic basis of tooth development and dental defects.

    Irma Thesleff

  • Tenascin is associated with chondrogenic and osteogenic differentiation in vivo and promotes chondrogenesis in vitro.

    E J Mackie;I Thesleff;R Chiquet-Ehrismann

  • The Tabby phenotype is caused by mutation in a mouse homologue of the EDA gene that reveals novel mouse and human exons and encodes a protein (ectodysplasin-A) with collagenous domains

    Anand K. Srivastava;Johanna Pispa;Andrew J. Hartung;Yangzhu Du

  • Cbfa1 is required for epithelial-mesenchymal interactions regulating tooth development in mice

    Rena N. D'Souza;Thomas Åberg;Joel Gaikwad;Adriana Cavender

Frequent Co-Authors

Seppo Vainio
Seppo Vainio University of Oulu
Jukka Jernvall
Jukka Jernvall University of Helsinki
Markku Jalkanen
Markku Jalkanen Faron Pharmaceuticals
Eero Lehtonen
Eero Lehtonen University of Helsinki
Mart Saarma
Mart Saarma University of Helsinki
Hannu Sariola
Hannu Sariola University of Helsinki
Juha Kere
Juha Kere Karolinska Institute
Nobuyuki Itoh
Nobuyuki Itoh Kyoto University
Lauri Saxén
Lauri Saxén University of Helsinki
Thimios A. Mitsiadis
Thimios A. Mitsiadis University of Zurich

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