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Karri Silventoinen

Karri Silventoinen

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Social Sciences and Humanities
Finland
2026

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Social Sciences and Humanities

D-Index
81
Citations
25482
World Ranking
351
National Ranking
5

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Social Sciences and Humanities in Finland Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Social Sciences and Humanities in Finland Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Social Sciences and Humanities in Finland Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Social Sciences and Humanities in Finland Leader Award

Overview

Karri Silventoinen is affiliated with the University of Helsinki in Finland and has published extensively in the fields of medicine and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Their research spans genetics, pediatrics, perinatology, child health, public health, environmental and occupational health, general health professions, and health more broadly.

Their work primarily addresses topics related to genetic associations and epidemiology, birth, development, and health, obesity, physical activity, and diet, health disparities and outcomes, cognitive abilities and testing, genetics and physical performance, and workplace health and well-being.

Silventoinen's recent publications include:

  • Within-sibship genome-wide association analyses decrease bias in estimates of direct genetic effects, 2022, Nature Genetics
  • Genetic and environmental variation in educational attainment: an individual-based analysis of 28 twin cohorts, 2020, Scientific Reports
  • Within-sibship GWAS improve estimates of direct genetic effects, 2021, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Obesity and eating behavior from the perspective of twin and genetic research, 2020, Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews
  • Genetics of somatotype and physical fitness in children and adolescents, 2020, American Journal of Human Biology

They frequently publish in venues such as bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health, Scientific Reports, International Journal of Obesity, and Twin Research and Human Genetics.

Collaborations are a significant part of their research, with frequent coauthors including Jaakko Kaprio, Aline Jelenkovic, Pekka Martikainen, Teemu Palviainen, and Dorret I. Boomsma.

Best Publications

  • Defining the role of common variation in the genomic and biological architecture of adult human height

    Andrew R. Wood;Tonu Esko;Jian Yang;Sailaja Vedantam

  • Comparison of Body Mass Index, Waist Circumference, and Waist/Hip Ratio in Predicting Incident Diabetes: A Meta-Analysis

    Gabriela Vazquez;Sue Duval;David R Jacobs;Karri Silventoinen

  • Determinants of variation in adult body height.

    Karri Silventoinen

  • Heritability of Adult Body Height: A Comparative Study of Twin Cohorts in Eight Countries

    Karri Silventoinen;Sampo Sammalisto;Markus Perola;Dorret I. Boomsma

  • Muscular strength in male adolescents and premature death: cohort study of one million participants

    Francisco B Ortega;Karri Silventoinen;Per Tynelius;Finn Rasmussen

  • Emotional eating, depressive symptoms and self-reported food consumption. A population-based study.

    Hanna Konttinen;Satu Männistö;Sirpa Sarlio-Lähteenkorva;Karri Silventoinen

  • The genetic and environmental influences on childhood obesity: a systematic review of twin and adoption studies

    K Silventoinen;B Rokholm;J Kaprio;T I A Sørensen

  • Physical Activity, Body Mass Index, and Risk of Type 2 Diabetes in Patients With Normal or Impaired Glucose Regulation

    Gang Hu;Jaana Lindström;Timo T. Valle;Johan G. Eriksson

  • Occupational, commuting, and leisure-time physical activity in relation to risk for Type 2 diabetes in middle-aged Finnish men and women

    G. Hu;Q. Qiao;K. Silventoinen;J. G. Eriksson

  • Joint effects of physical activity, body mass index, waist circumference and waist-to-hip ratio with the risk of cardiovascular disease among middle-aged Finnish men and women

    Gang Hu;Jaakko Tuomilehto;Karri Silventoinen;Nöel Barengo

  • The effects of physical activity and body mass index on cardiovascular, cancer and all-cause mortality among 47 212 middle-aged Finnish men and women

    G Hu;J Tuomilehto;K Silventoinen;N C Barengo

  • Trends in obesity and energy supply in the WHO MONICA project

    K. Silventoinen;K. Silventoinen;S. Sans;H. Tolonen;D. Monterde

  • Body mass index, waist circumference, and waist-hip ratio on the risk of total and type-specific stroke.

    Gang Hu;Jaakko Tuomilehto;Karri Silventoinen;Cinzia Sarti

  • Leisure Time, Occupational, and Commuting Physical Activity and the Risk of Stroke

    Gang Hu;Cinzia Sarti;Pekka Jousilahti;Karri Silventoinen

  • Association of body size and muscle strength with incidence of coronary heart disease and cerebrovascular diseases: a population-based cohort study of one million Swedish men

    Karri Silventoinen;Patrik K E Magnusson;Per Tynelius;G David Batty;G David Batty

  • Serum gamma-glutamyltransferase predicts non-fatal myocardial infarction and fatal coronary heart disease among 28 838 middle-aged men and women

    Duk Hee Lee;Karri Silventoinen;Gang Hu;Gang Hu;David R Jacobs;David R Jacobs

  • Heritability of body size and muscle strength in young adulthood: a study of one million Swedish men.

    Karri Silventoinen;Patrik K. E. Magnusson;Per Tynelius;Jaakko Kaprio

  • Relative effect of genetic and environmental factors on body height: differences across birth cohorts among Finnish men and women.

    Karri Silventoinen;Jaakko Kaprio;Eero Lahelma;Markku Koskenvuo

  • The Three-Factor Eating Questionnaire, body mass index, and responses to sweet and salty fatty foods: a twin study of genetic and environmental associations

    Kaisu Keskitalo;Hely Tuorila;Tim D Spector;Lynn F Cherkas

  • Socio-economic disparities in the consumption of vegetables, fruit and energy-dense foods: the role of motive priorities

    Hanna Konttinen;Sirpa Sarlio-Lähteenkorva;Karri Silventoinen;Satu Männistö

  • Physical activity reduces the influence of genetic effects on BMI and waist circumference: a study in young adult twins.

    Linda Marina Mustelin;Linda Marina Mustelin;K. Silventoinen;K. Pietiläinen;K. Pietiläinen;A. Rissanen

Frequent Co-Authors

Pekka Martikainen
Pekka Martikainen University of Helsinki
Markus Perola
Markus Perola Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare
Richard J. Rose
Richard J. Rose Indiana University
Dorret I. Boomsma
Dorret I. Boomsma Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Eero Lahelma
Eero Lahelma University of Helsinki
Nancy L. Pedersen
Nancy L. Pedersen Karolinska Institute
Meike Bartels
Meike Bartels Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Gonneke Willemsen
Gonneke Willemsen Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Nicholas G. Martin
Nicholas G. Martin QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute
Catherine Tuvblad
Catherine Tuvblad Örebro University

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