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Kari Hemminki

Kari Hemminki

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Medicine
Czechia
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Medicine

D-Index
122
Citations
62019
World Ranking
3443
National Ranking
2

Kari Hemminki 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 Kari Hemminki sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 1,253 publications — 97th percentile

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

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

Kari Hemminki 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 Kari Hemminki sits on this spectrum.

70–71 D-Index: 226 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 391 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 574 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 730 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 891 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 972 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 1,027 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 1,003 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 960 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 970 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 922 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 839 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 808 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 779 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 668 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 611 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 630 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 513 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 541 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 445 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 429 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 400 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 393 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 318 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 302 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 287 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 255 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 256 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 252 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 230 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 179 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 168 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 163 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 159 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 134 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 134 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 118 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 109 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 106 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 74 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 79 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 80 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 87 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 57 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 74 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 69 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 60 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 53 scientists 166–167 D-Index: 39 scientists 168–169 D-Index: 42 scientists 170–171 D-Index: 32 scientists 172–173 D-Index: 39 scientists 174–175 D-Index: 40 scientists 176–177 D-Index: 28 scientists 178–179 D-Index: 19 scientists 180–181 D-Index: 23 scientists 182–183 D-Index: 31 scientists 184–185 D-Index: 18 scientists 186–187 D-Index: 20 scientists 188–189 D-Index: 22 scientists 190–191 D-Index: 13 scientists 192–193 D-Index: 21 scientists 194–195 D-Index: 12 scientists 196–197 D-Index: 12 scientists 198–199 D-Index: 14 scientists 200–201 D-Index: 15 scientists 202–203 D-Index: 13 scientists 204–205 D-Index: 10 scientists 206–207 D-Index: 8 scientists 208–209 D-Index: 4 scientists 210–211 D-Index: 12 scientists 212–213 D-Index: 11 scientists 214–215 D-Index: 10 scientists 216 D-Index: 4 scientists 217+ D-Index: 98 scientists
70 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 122 D-Index — 83rd percentile

83% 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

  • 2026 - Research.com Medicine in Czechia Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Medicine in Czechia Leader Award

Overview

Kari Hemminki is affiliated with Charles University in the Czech Republic and has a research profile primarily focused on medicine, with significant contributions to biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Their work intersects various subfields including oncology, molecular biology, genetics, cancer research, and pathology and forensic medicine.

Their research topics include:

  • Genetic factors in colorectal cancer
  • Global cancer incidence and screening
  • Multiple myeloma research and treatments
  • Multiple and secondary primary cancers
  • Cancer genomics and diagnostics
  • BRCA gene mutations in cancer
  • Colorectal cancer screening and detection

Frequent collaborators in Kari Hemminki's work have included:

  • Asta Försti
  • Akseli Hemminki
  • Václav Liška
  • Kristina Sundquist
  • Jan Sundquist

The scientist has published extensively in journals such as:

  • Cancers
  • International Journal of Cancer
  • Blood Cancer Journal
  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • BMC Cancer

Selected recent publications include:

  • "Cancer of unknown primary: ESMO Clinical Practice Guideline for diagnosis, treatment and follow-up," 2022, Annals of Oncology
  • "Search for multiple myeloma risk factors using Mendelian randomization," 2020, Blood Advances
  • "Genetic Variants Associated with Chronic Kidney Disease in a Spanish Population," 2020, Scientific Reports
  • "Epidemiology, genetics and treatment of multiple myeloma and precursor diseases," 2021, International Journal of Cancer
  • "The association between genetically elevated polyunsaturated fatty acids and risk of cancer," 2023, EBioMedicine

Best Publications

  • TERT Promoter Mutations in Familial and Sporadic Melanoma

    Susanne Horn;Adina Figl;P. Sivaramakrishna Rachakonda;Christine Fischer

  • IPCS guidelines for the monitoring of genotoxic effects of carcinogens in humans

    Richard J Albertini;Diana Anderson;George R Douglas;Lars Hagmar

  • Patterns of metastasis in colon and rectal cancer

    Matias Riihimäki;Matias Riihimäki;Akseli Hemminki;Jan Sundquist;Kari Hemminki;Kari Hemminki

  • Genome-wide association study identifies five susceptibility loci for glioma

    Sanjay Shete;Fay J. Hosking;Lindsay B. Robertson;Sara E. Dobbins

  • Metastatic sites and survival in lung cancer

    Matias Riihimäki;Matias Riihimäki;A Hemminki;Mahdi Fallah;Hauke Thomsen

  • Sequence variants at the TERT-CLPTM1L locus associate with many cancer types.

    Thorunn Rafnar;Patrick Sulem;Simon N Stacey;Frank Geller

  • A genome-wide association study identifies colorectal cancer susceptibility loci on chromosomes 10p14 and 8q23.3

    Ian P.M. Tomlinson;Emily Webb;Luis Carvajal-Carmona;Peter Broderick

  • A study of occupational exposure to antineoplastic drugs and fetal loss in nurses.

    Sherry G. Selevan;Sherry G. Selevan;Marja Liisa Lindbohm;Marja Liisa Lindbohm;Richard W. Hornung;Richard W. Hornung;Kari Hemminki

  • DNA adducts, mutations and cancer

    Kari Hemminki

  • Metastatic spread in patients with gastric cancer.

    Matias Riihimäki;Akseli Hemminki;Kristina Sundquist;Jan Sundquist

  • New common variants affecting susceptibility to basal cell carcinoma

    Simon N Stacey;Patrick Sulem;Gisli Masson;Sigurjon A Gudjonsson

  • TERT promoter mutations in bladder cancer affect patient survival and disease recurrence through modification by a common polymorphism

    P. Sivaramakrishna Rachakonda;Ismail Hosen;Petra J. de Verdier;Mahdi Fallah

  • Polymorphisms within micro-RNA-binding sites and risk of sporadic colorectal cancer

    Debora Landi;Federica Gemignani;Alessio Naccarati;Barbara Pardini

  • Molecular and genetic damage in humans from environmental pollution in Poland.

    Frederica P. Perera;Kari Hemminki;Ewa Gryzbowska;Grazyna Motykiewicz

  • Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Polymorphisms in Relation to Breast Cancer Development and Prognosis

    Qianren Jin;Kari Hemminki;Kerstin Enquist;Per Lenner

  • The epidemiology of metastases in neuroendocrine tumors.

    Matias Riihimäki;Akseli Hemminki;Kristina Sundquist;Jan Sundquist

  • A germline variant in the TP53 polyadenylation signal confers cancer susceptibility

    Simon N. Stacey;Patrick Sulem;Aslaug Jonasdottir;Gisli Masson

  • Genetic polymorphisms in DNA repair genes and possible links with DNA repair rates, chromosomal aberrations and single-strand breaks in DNA

    Pavel Vodicka;Rajiv Kumar;Rajiv Kumar;Rudolf Stetina;Somali Sanyal

  • Modification of cancer risks in offspring by sibling and parental cancers from 2,112,616 nuclear families

    Chuanhui Dong;Kari Hemminki;Kari Hemminki

  • Variation in CDKN2A at 9p21.3 influences childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia risk

    Amy L. Sherborne;Fay J. Hosking;Rashmi B. Prasad;Rajiv Kumar

Frequent Co-Authors

Jan Lubinski
Jan Lubinski Pomeranian Medical University
Matthias Schlesner
Matthias Schlesner University of Augsburg
Hermann Brenner
Hermann Brenner German Cancer Research Center
Jenny Chang-Claude
Jenny Chang-Claude German Cancer Research Center
Ludmila Vodickova
Ludmila Vodickova Charles University
Mihai G. Netea
Mihai G. Netea Radboud University
Pavel Vodicka
Pavel Vodicka Czech Academy of Sciences
Akseli Hemminki
Akseli Hemminki University of Helsinki
Manuel Martínez-Bueno
Manuel Martínez-Bueno University of Granada
Rolf H. Sijmons
Rolf H. Sijmons University of Groningen

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