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Jukka H. Meurman

Jukka H. Meurman

D-Index & Metrics

Medicine

D-Index
75
Citations
19661
World Ranking
19152
National Ranking
219

Jukka H. Meurman 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 Jukka H. Meurman sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 379 publications — 34th percentile

34% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Jukka H. Meurman 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 Jukka H. Meurman sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 75 D-Index — 6th percentile

6% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2005 - German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina - Deutsche Akademie der Naturforscher Leopoldina – Nationale Akademie der Wissenschaften Ophthalmology, Oto-Rhino-Laryngology and Stomatology
  • 2004 - Nordic Medical Prize, SalusAnsvar/Ulf Nilsonnes Foundation for Medical Research

Overview

Jukka H. Meurman is affiliated with the University of Helsinki in Finland and has an extensive research portfolio primarily within Medicine and Dentistry. Their work emphasizes the subfields of periodontics, pulmonary and respiratory medicine, public health, environmental and occupational health, infectious diseases, and radiology, nuclear medicine, and imaging.

The main topics explored in their research include oral microbiology and periodontitis, dental health and care utilization, photodynamic therapy studies, oral health in cancer treatment, HIV/AIDS oral health manifestations, oral health pathology and treatment, and nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics.

Frequent publication venues for this researcher include Oral Diseases, PLoS ONE, PubMed, Dentistry Journal, and BDJ. Their coauthor network consists notably of Sok-Ja Janket, Timo Sorsa, Tommi Pätilä, Birgitta Söder, and Sakari Nikinmaa.

Key recent papers authored or coauthored by Jukka H. Meurman include:

  • Salivary microbiome profiles of oral cancer patients analyzed before and after treatment, 2023, Microbiome
  • Oral Infections and Systemic Health - More than Just Links to Cardiovascular Diseases., 2021, PubMed
  • Active matrix metalloproteinase-8 (aMMP-8) point-of-care test (POCT) in the COVID-19 pandemic, 2021, Expert Review of Proteomics
  • Periodontitis and edentulism as risk indicators for mortality: Results from a prospective cohort study with 20 years of follow-up, 2022, Journal of Periodontal Research
  • Dual-light photodynamic therapy administered daily provides a sustained antibacterial effect on biofilm and prevents Streptococcus mutans adaptation, 2020, PLoS ONE

Jukka H. Meurman has received awards including the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina - Deutsche Akademie der Naturforscher Leopoldina - Nationale Akademie der Wissenschaften in 2005 for contributions in ophthalmology, oto-rhino-laryngology, and stomatology. Additionally, they were recognized with the Nordic Medical Prize awarded by SalusAnsvar/Ulf Nilsonnes Foundation for Medical Research in 2004.

Best Publications

  • 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

  • Effect of Long–Term Consumption of a Probiotic Bacterium, Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG, in Milk on Dental Caries and Caries Risk in Children

    L. Näse;K. Hatakka;E. Savilahti;M. Saxelin

  • Oral Health, Atherosclerosis, and Cardiovascular Disease:

    Jukka H. Meurman;Mariano Sanz;Sok-Ja Janket

  • Short-term consumption of probiotic-containing cheese and its effect on dental caries risk factors

    Aila J. Ahola;Heli Yli-Knuuttila;Tarja Suomalainen;Tuija Poussa

  • Probiotics Reduce the Prevalence of Oral Candida in the Elderly—a Randomized Controlled Trial:

    Katja Hatakka;A. J Ahola;Heli Yli-Knuuttila;Malcolm Richardson

  • Probiotics: do they have a role in oral medicine and dentistry?

    Jukka H. Meurman

  • Increased salivary acetaldehyde levels in heavy drinkers and smokers: a microbiological approach to oral cavity cancer

    Nils Homann;Jyrki Tillonen;Jukka H. Meurman;Hanna Rintamäki

  • Pathogenesis and modifying factors of dental erosion

    J.H. Meurman;J.M. ten Cate

  • Probiotics: contributions to oral health

    Jukka H Meurman;Iva Stamatova

  • Bacterial aerosols in dental practice - a potential hospital infection problem?

    Riina Rautemaa;Riina Rautemaa;A Nordberg;Kirsti Wuolijoki-Saaristo;Jukka H Meurman;Jukka H Meurman

  • Prevalence of subjective dry mouth and burning mouth in hospitalized elderly patients and outpatients in relation to saliva, medication, and systemic diseases.

    Hanna Pajukoski;Jukka H. Meurman;Pirjo Halonen;Raimo Sulkava

  • Oral and dental manifestations in gastroesophageal reflux disease

    Jukka H. Meurman;Jussi Toskala;Pekka Nuutinen;Esa Klemetti

  • Poor dental status increases acetaldehyde production from ethanol in saliva: a possible link to increased oral cancer risk among heavy drinkers

    N Homann;Jyrki Tillonen;H Rintamäki;Mikko Salaspuro

  • Association Between Salivary Flow Rate and the Use of Systemic Medication Among 76-, 81-, and 86-year-old Inhabitants in Helsinki, Finland

    T.O. Narhi;J.H. Meurman;A. Ainamo;J.M. Nevalainen

  • Xerostomia and hyposalivation: causes, consequences and treatment in the elderly.

    Timo O. Närhi;Timo O. Närhi;Jukka H. Meurman;Anja Ainamo

  • Periodontal Findings in Elderly Patients With Non‐Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus

    Hanna-Leena Collin;Matti Uusitupa;Leo Niskanen;Vuokko Kontturi-Närhi

  • Oral adhesion and survival of probiotic and other lactobacilli and bifidobacteria in vitro.

    A. Haukioja;H. Yli-Knuuttila;V. Loimaranta;K. Kari

  • Colonization of Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG in the oral cavity

    H. Yli-Knuuttila;J. Snall;K. Kari;J. H. Meurman

  • Oral microbiota and cancer

    Jukka H. Meurman

  • Dental erosion in deciduous teeth—an in vivo and in vitro study

    A.-K. Johansson;R. Sorvari;D. Birkhed;J.H. Meurman

Frequent Co-Authors

Timo Sorsa
Timo Sorsa University of Helsinki
Riitta Korpela
Riitta Korpela University of Helsinki
Marjatta Leirisalo-Repo
Marjatta Leirisalo-Repo University of Helsinki
Thomas E. Van Dyke
Thomas E. Van Dyke Harvard University
Lakshman P. Samaranayake
Lakshman P. Samaranayake University of Hong Kong
Leif C. Andersson
Leif C. Andersson University of Helsinki
Markku Koskenvuo
Markku Koskenvuo University of Helsinki
Donald R. Miller
Donald R. Miller University of Louisville
Leo Niskanen
Leo Niskanen University of Helsinki
Hannele Jousimies-Somer
Hannele Jousimies-Somer Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare

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