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D-Index
72
Citations
14448
World Ranking
6453
National Ranking
48

Jussi Meriluoto 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 Jussi Meriluoto sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 184 publications — 43rd percentile

43% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Jussi Meriluoto 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 Jussi Meriluoto sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 72 D-Index — 69th percentile

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

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

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Enzyme
  • Bacteria
  • Ecology

His primary scientific interests are in Cyanobacteria, Microcystin, Microbiology, Hepatotoxin and Probiotic. His Cyanobacteria research incorporates themes from Chlorophyll, Toxin, Toxicology, Chromatography and Cancer development. His study in Microcystin is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Water treatment, Epidemiology, Chronic exposure and Botany.

His Microbiology study frequently involves adjacent topics like Bacteria. His research in Hepatotoxin intersects with topics in Biochemistry, Peptide, Enzymatic degradation, Mass spectrometric and Nodularin. His Probiotic study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Clostridium, Pathogen and Food science.

His most cited work include:

  • Hepatocyte deformation induced by cyanobacterial toxins reflects inhibition of protein phosphatases. (313 citations)
  • Adhesion and aggregation properties of probiotic and pathogen strains (271 citations)
  • Hepatocellular uptake of 3H-dihydromicrocystin-LR, a cyclic peptide toxin. (200 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

His primary areas of study are Cyanobacteria, Microcystin, Chromatography, Nodularin and Hepatotoxin. His Cyanobacteria research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Ecology, Botany, Toxin, Microbiology and Environmental chemistry. Jussi Meriluoto does research in Microcystin, focusing on Cyanotoxin specifically.

His research investigates the connection between Chromatography and topics such as Peptide that intersect with problems in Stereochemistry. The study incorporates disciplines such as Fishery, Mussel and Nodularia in addition to Nodularin. The various areas that Jussi Meriluoto examines in his Hepatotoxin study include Biochemistry and Bioaccumulation.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Cyanobacteria (45.50%)
  • Microcystin (29.63%)
  • Chromatography (23.28%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2013-2021)?

  • Cyanobacteria (45.50%)
  • Microcystin (29.63%)
  • Environmental chemistry (21.69%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

Jussi Meriluoto mostly deals with Cyanobacteria, Microcystin, Environmental chemistry, Ecology and Cyanotoxin. His Cyanobacteria research includes themes of Saxitoxin, Zoology, Botany and Microbiology. His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Phytoplankton, Biodegradation, Ecotoxicology, Microcystis and Eutrophication.

His Environmental chemistry study incorporates themes from Environmental engineering, Extraction, Sediment, Loess and Biomass. Jussi Meriluoto combines subjects such as Fishery and Environmental planning with his study of Ecology. His study in Cyanotoxin is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Chronic exposure, Toxicology and Cancer development.

Between 2013 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Toxicology of microcystins with reference to cases of human intoxications and epidemiological investigations of exposures to cyanobacteria and cyanotoxins (104 citations)
  • Toxicology of microcystins with reference to cases of human intoxications and epidemiological investigations of exposures to cyanobacteria and cyanotoxins (104 citations)
  • Handbook of Cyanobacterial Monitoring and Cyanotoxin Analysis (77 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Enzyme
  • Bacteria
  • Ecology

Jussi Meriluoto mainly focuses on Cyanobacteria, Cyanotoxin, Microcystin, Zoology and Ecology. His work deals with themes such as Environmental chemistry and Toxin, Microbiology, which intersect with Cyanobacteria. His research in Cyanotoxin intersects with topics in Chronic exposure, Cancer development and Microcystis.

Jussi Meriluoto combines subjects such as Bacterial degradation, Biodegradation, Epidemiology, Antioxidant and Toxicology with his study of Microcystin. The concepts of his Zoology study are interwoven with issues in Saxitoxin, Ecotoxicology, Oscillatoria and Planktothrix. In his work, Water resources is strongly intertwined with Environmental planning, which is a subfield of Ecology.

Best Publications

  • Adhesion and aggregation properties of probiotic and pathogen strains

    Maria Carmen Collado;Jussi Meriluoto;Seppo Salminen

  • Role of commercial probiotic strains against human pathogen adhesion to intestinal mucus

    M.C. Collado;J. Meriluoto;S. Salminen

  • Hepatocyte deformation induced by cyanobacterial toxins reflects inhibition of protein phosphatases.

    J. E. Eriksson;D. Toivola;J. A. O. Meriluoto;H. Karaki

  • Handbook of Cyanobacterial Monitoring and Cyanotoxin Analysis

    Jussi Meriluoto;Lisa Spoof;Geoffrey A. Codd

  • Global geographical and historical overview of cyanotoxin distribution and cyanobacterial poisonings

    Zorica Svirčev;Zorica Svirčev;Dijana Lalić;Gorenka Bojadžija Savić;Nada Tokodi

  • Screening for cyanobacterial hepatotoxins, microcystins and nodularin in environmental water samples by reversed-phase liquid chromatography-electrospray ionisation mass spectrometry.

    Lisa Spoof;Pia Vesterkvist;Tore Lindholm;Jussi Meriluoto

  • Hepatocellular uptake of 3H-dihydromicrocystin-LR, a cyclic peptide toxin.

    John E. Eriksson;Lotte Grönberg;Siv Nygård;J.Peter Slotte

  • Kinetics of reactions between chlorine and the cyanobacterial toxins microcystins.

    Juan L. Acero;Eva Rodriguez;Jussi Meriluoto

  • Chromatography of microcystins

    Jussi Meriluoto

  • Oxidation of microcystins by permanganate: reaction kinetics and implications for water treatment.

    Eva Rodríguez;María E. Majado;Jussi Meriluoto;Juan L. Acero

  • Toxicology of microcystins with reference to cases of human intoxications and epidemiological investigations of exposures to cyanobacteria and cyanotoxins

    Zorica Svirčev;Zorica Svirčev;Damjana Drobac;Nada Tokodi;Biljana Mijović

  • Selective oxidation of key functional groups in cyanotoxins during drinking water ozonation.

    Gretchen D. Onstad;Sabine Strauch;Jussi Meriluoto;Geoffrey A. Codd

  • First observation of cylindrospermopsin in Anabaena lapponica isolated from the boreal environment (Finland).

    Lisa Spoof;Katri A. Berg;Jarkko Rapala;Kirsti Lahti

  • In vitro analysis of probiotic strain combinations to inhibit pathogen adhesion to human intestinal mucus

    M. Carmen Collado;Jussi Meriluoto;Seppo Salminen

  • Structure and toxicity of a peptide hepatotoxin from the cyanobacterium Oscillatoria agardhii.

    J.A.O. Meriluoto;A. Sandström;J.E. Eriksson;G. Remaud

  • Combining strains of lactic acid bacteria may reduce their toxin and heavy metal removal efficiency from aqueous solution

    T. Halttunen;M.C. Collado;H. El-Nezami;J. Meriluoto

  • Interaction of probiotics and pathogens—benefits to human health?

    Seppo Salminen;Sonja Nybom;Jussi Meriluoto;Maria Carmen Collado;Maria Carmen Collado

  • Rapid microfilament reorganization induced in isolated rat hepatocytes by microcystin-LR, a cyclic peptide toxin☆

    J.E. Eriksson;G.I.L. Paatero;J.A.O. Meriluoto;G.A. Codd

  • Toxic : cyanobacterial monitoring and cyanotoxin analysis

    Jussi Meriluoto;Geoffrey Codd;Marianne Reilly;James S. Metcalf

  • Accumulation of a peptide toxin from the cyanobacterium Oscillatoria agardhii in the freshwater mussel Anadonta cygnea

    John E. Eriksson;Jussi A. O. Meriluoto;Tore Lindholm

Frequent Co-Authors

John E. Eriksson
John E. Eriksson Åbo Akademi University
Seppo Salminen
Seppo Salminen University of Turku
Geoffrey A. Codd
Geoffrey A. Codd University of Dundee
Maria Carmen Collado
Maria Carmen Collado Spanish National Research Council
Anastasia Hiskia
Anastasia Hiskia University of Turin
Jutta Fastner
Jutta Fastner Environment Agency
Kaarina Sivonen
Kaarina Sivonen University of Helsinki
Juan L. Acero
Juan L. Acero University of Extremadura
Ambrose Furey
Ambrose Furey Munster Technological University
Ken-ichi Harada
Ken-ichi Harada Meijo University

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