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Jukka T. Salonen

Jukka T. Salonen

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Medicine
Finland
2026

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Medicine

D-Index
162
Citations
119327
World Ranking
701
National Ranking
10

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Medicine in Finland Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Medicine in Finland Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Medicine in Finland Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Medicine in Finland Leader Award

Overview

Jukka T. Salonen is a researcher affiliated with the University of Helsinki in Finland, specializing in Agricultural and Biological Sciences with a focus on Plant Science. Their work spans multiple subfields including Agronomy and Crop Science, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Insect Science, and Molecular Biology.

The research topics covered by Salonen emphasize Weed Control and Herbicide Applications, Agronomic Practices and Intercropping Systems, Biological Control of Invasive Species, Plant Tissue Culture and Regeneration, Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies, Plant and Fungal Interactions, and Pesticide and Herbicide Environmental Studies.

Salonen has contributed to several recent scientific papers. These include:

  • Reference Measurements in Developing UAV Systems for Detecting Pests, Weeds, and Diseases, 2021, Remote Sensing
  • Crop Diversification Affects Weed Communities and Densities in Organic Spring Cereal Fields in Northern Europe, 2020, Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment
  • A Review of Non-Chemical Management of Couch Grass (Elymus repens), 2020, Agronomy
  • Current and Future Glyphosate Use in European Agriculture, 2024, Weed Research
  • Fifth Survey on Weed Flora in Spring Cereals in Finland, 2023, Agricultural and Food Science

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Salonen include:

  • Bärbel Gerowitt (4 joint publications)
  • Sabine Andert (3 joint publications)
  • Pentti Ruuttunen (3 joint publications)
  • Haleh Esmaili (3 joint publications)
  • Behnam Tajik (3 joint publications)

Salonen's research has been published across various scientific venues. The most frequent publication outlets are Agricultural and Food Science (2 publications), followed by Weed Research, Remote Sensing, Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment, and Agronomy.

Best Publications

  • Worldwide trends in body-mass index, underweight, overweight, and obesity from 1975 to 2016: a pooled analysis of 2416 population-based measurement studies in 128·9 million children, adolescents, and adults

    Leandra Abarca-Gómez;Ziad A Abdeen;Zargar Abdul Hamid;Niveen M Abu-Rmeileh

  • THE METABOLIC SYNDROME AND TOTAL AND CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE MORTALITY IN MIDDLE-AGED MEN

    Hanna-Maaria Lakka;David E. Laaksonen;Timo A. Lakka;Leo K. Niskanen

  • Trends in adult body-mass index in 200 countries from 1975 to 2014: A pooled analysis of 1698 population-based measurement studies with 19.2 million participants

    Mariachiara Di Cesare;Mariachiara Di Cesare;James Bentham;Gretchen A Stevens;Bin Zhou

  • Worldwide trends in diabetes since 1980: a pooled analysis of 751 population-based studies with 4.4 million participants

    Bin Zhou;Yuan Lu;Kaveh Hajifathalian;James Bentham

  • Worldwide trends in hypertension prevalence and progress in treatment and control from 1990 to 2019: a pooled analysis of 1201 population-representative studies with 104 million participants

    Bin Zhou;Rodrigo M Carrillo-Larco;Goodarz Danaei;Leanne M Riley

  • Worldwide trends in blood pressure from 1975 to 2015: a pooled analysis of 1479 population-based measurement studies with 19·1 million participants

    Bin Zhou;James Bentham;Mariachiara Di Cesare;Honor Bixby

  • Autoantibody against oxidised LDL and progression of carotid atherosclerosis.

    Salonen Jt;Ylä-Herttuala S;Yamamoto R;Butler S

  • High stored iron levels are associated with excess risk of myocardial infarction in eastern Finnish men.

    J T Salonen;K Nyyssönen;H Korpela;J Tuomilehto

  • Plasma fibrinogen level and the risk of major cardiovascular diseases and nonvascular mortality: an individual participant meta-analysis.

    J Danesh;S Lewington;S G Thompson;Lowe Gdo.

  • Why do poor people behave poorly? Variation in adult health behaviours and psychosocial characteristics by stages of the socioeconomic lifecourse.

    J.W. Lynch;G.A. Kaplan;J.T. Salonen

  • Ultrasound B-mode imaging in observational studies of atherosclerotic progression.

    J T Salonen;R Salonen

  • A century of trends in adult human height

    James Bentham;Mariachiara Di Cesare;Mariachiara Di Cesare;Gretchen A. Stevens;Bin Zhou

  • Metabolic syndrome and development of diabetes mellitus: application and validation of recently suggested definitions of the metabolic syndrome in a prospective cohort study.

    David E. Laaksonen;Hanna-Maaria Lakka;Leo K. Niskanen;George A. Kaplan

  • C-Reactive Protein, Fibrinogen, and Cardiovascular Disease Prediction

    Stephen Kaptoge;Emanuele Di Angelantonio;Lisa Pennells;Angela M. Wood

  • Ultrasonographically assessed carotid morphology and the risk of coronary heart disease.

    J T Salonen;R Salonen

  • Testosterone and Sex Hormone–Binding Globulin Predict the Metabolic Syndrome and Diabetes in Middle-Aged Men

    David E. Laaksonen;Leo Niskanen;Kari Punnonen;Kristiina Nyyssönen

  • Relation of leisure-time physical activity and cardiorespiratory fitness to the risk of acute myocardial infarction in men

    Timo A. Lakka;Juha M. Venalainen;Rainer Rauramaa;Riitta Salonen

  • Uric Acid Level as a Risk Factor for Cardiovascular and All-Cause Mortality in Middle-Aged Men: A Prospective Cohort Study

    Leo K. Niskanen;David E. Laaksonen;Kristiina Nyyssönen;Georg Alfthan

  • The Effect of Polyphenols in Olive Oil on Heart Disease Risk Factors: A Randomized Trial

    María-Isabel Covas;Kristiina Nyyssönen;Henrik E. Poulsen;Jari Kaikkonen

  • Cohort study of relation between donating blood and risk of myocardial infarction in 2682 men in eastern finland

    Tuomainen Tp;Salonen R;Nyyssönen K;Salonen Jt

Frequent Co-Authors

Riitta Salonen
Riitta Salonen University of Eastern Finland
Kristiina Nyyssönen
Kristiina Nyyssönen University of Eastern Finland
George A. Kaplan
George A. Kaplan University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Jaakko Tuomilehto
Jaakko Tuomilehto University of Helsinki
Timo A. Lakka
Timo A. Lakka University of Eastern Finland
Pekka Puska
Pekka Puska Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL)
Rainer Rauramaa
Rainer Rauramaa University of Eastern Finland
Aulikki Nissinen
Aulikki Nissinen National Institutes of Health
Terho Lehtimäki
Terho Lehtimäki Tampere University
Annika Rosengren
Annika Rosengren Sahlgrenska University Hospital

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