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Leena Kinnunen

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
51
Citations
39346
World Ranking
16898
National Ranking
6959

Leena Kinnunen 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 Leena Kinnunen sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 103 publications — 6th percentile

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

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

Leena Kinnunen 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 Leena Kinnunen sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 51 D-Index — 14th percentile

14% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Leena Kinnunen is affiliated with the National Institutes of Health in the United States and specializes in the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology. Their research portfolio primarily encompasses Genetics, Molecular Biology, Immunology, Physiology, and Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health.

The scientist's work focuses on several main topics, including Genetic Associations and Epidemiology, Nutrition, Genetics, and Disease, IL-33, ST2, and ILC Pathways, Bioinformatics and Genomic Networks, Epigenetics and DNA Methylation, Birth, Development, and Health, as well as Helicobacter pylori-related gastroenterology studies.

Leena Kinnunen's recent publications include:

  • Sex-dimorphic genetic effects and novel loci for fasting glucose and insulin variability, 2021, Nature Communications
  • Publisher Correction: Sex-dimorphic genetic effects and novel loci for fasting glucose and insulin variability, 2021, Nature Communications
  • Digenic Inheritance of Dominant TRAF6 and Recessive OSMR Pathogenic Variants Associated with Short Stature, Atopy, and Eosinophilic Inflammation, 2022, Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
  • Large-scale association analysis provides insights into the genetic architecture and pathophysiology of type 2 diabetes, 2020, UNC Libraries
  • A Genome-Wide Association Study of Type 2 Diabetes in Finns Detects Multiple Susceptibility Varieties, 2021, UNC Libraries

The majority of their publications have appeared in venues such as UNC Libraries, Nature Communications, Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Digital Commons@Becker (Washington University School of Medicine), and bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory).

The frequent collaborators of Leena Kinnunen include Anne Jackson, Heikki A. Koistinen, Lori L. Bonnycastle, Rona J. Strawbridge, and Anubha Mahajan, reflecting ongoing partnerships in their research activities.

Best Publications

  • Age-Related Clonal Hematopoiesis Associated with Adverse Outcomes

    Siddhartha Jaiswal;Pierre Fontanillas;Jason Flannick;Jason Flannick;Alisa Manning

  • Association analyses of 249,796 individuals reveal 18 new loci associated with body mass index

    Elizabeth K. Speliotes;Elizabeth K. Speliotes;Cristen J. Willer;Sonja I. Berndt;Keri L. Monda

  • A genome-wide association study of type 2 diabetes in Finns detects multiple susceptibility variants.

    Laura J. Scott;Karen L. Mohlke;Lori L. Bonnycastle;Cristen J. Willer

  • 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

  • Large-scale association analysis provides insights into the genetic architecture and pathophysiology of type 2 diabetes

    Andrew P Morris;Benjamin F Voight;Benjamin F Voight;Tanya M Teslovich;Teresa Ferreira

  • Genetic studies of body mass index yield new insights for obesity biology

    Adam E. Locke;Bratati Kahali;Sonja I. Berndt;Anne E. Justice

  • The genetic architecture of type 2 diabetes

    Christian Fuchsberger;Christian Fuchsberger;Jason A. Flannick;Jason A. Flannick;Tanya M. Teslovich;Anubha Mahajan

  • Association analyses of 249,796 individuals reveal 18 new loci associated with body mass index

    E. K. Speliotes;C. J. Willer;S. I. Berndt;K. L. Monda

  • Meta-analysis identifies 13 new loci associated with waist-hip ratio and reveals sexual dimorphism in the genetic basis of fat distribution

    Iris M. Heid;Anne U. Jackson;Joshua C. Randall;Tthomas W. Winkler

  • Genome-wide trans-ancestry meta-analysis provides insight into the genetic architecture of type 2 diabetes susceptibility.

    Anubha Mahajan;Min Jin Go;Weihua Zhang;Jennifer E. Below

  • An Expanded Genome-Wide Association Study of Type 2 Diabetes in Europeans

    Robert A. Scott;Laura J. Scott;Reedik Mägi;Letizia Marullo

  • The Influence of Age and Sex on Genetic Associations with Adult Body Size and Shape: A Large-Scale Genome-Wide Interaction Study

    Thomas W. Winkler;Anne E. Justice;Mariaelisa Graff;Llilda Barata

  • Genetic Liability of Type 1 Diabetes and the Onset Age Among 22,650 Young Finnish Twin Pairs: A Nationwide Follow-Up Study

    Valma Hyttinen;Jaakko Kaprio;Leena Kinnunen;Markku Koskenvuo

  • Genetic fine mapping and genomic annotation defines causal mechanisms at type 2 diabetes susceptibility loci

    Kyle J Gaulton;Kyle J Gaulton;Teresa Ferreira;Yeji Lee;Anne Raimondo

  • Genetic evidence of assortative mating in humans

    Matthew R. Robinson;Aaron Kleinman;Mariaelisa Graff;Anna A.E. Vinkhuyzen

  • NF-κB Is Transported into the Nucleus by Importin α3 and Importin α4

    Riku Fagerlund;Leena Kinnunen;Matthias Köhler;Ilkka Julkunen

  • Genome-wide physical activity interactions in adiposity. A meta-analysis of 200,452 adults

    Mariaelisa Graff;Robert A. Scott;Anne E. Justice;Kristin L. Young

  • A distinct picornavirus group identified by sequence analysis.

    Timo Hyypia;Christine Horsnell;Marita Maaronen;Mahboob Khan

  • The genetic architecture of type 2 diabetes

    Christian Fuchsberger;Jason Flannick;Tanya M. Teslovich;Anubha Mahajan

  • Genome-wide trans-ancestry meta-analysis provides insight into the genetic architecture of type 2 diabetes susceptibility

    Anubha Mahajan;Min Jin Go;Weihua Zhang;Jennifer E. Below

Frequent Co-Authors

Jaakko Tuomilehto
Jaakko Tuomilehto University of Helsinki
Philippe Froguel
Philippe Froguel Imperial College London
Inês Barroso
Inês Barroso University of Exeter
Tonu Esko
Tonu Esko University of Tartu
Cecilia M. Lindgren
Cecilia M. Lindgren University of Oxford
Anne U. Jackson
Anne U. Jackson University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Michael Boehnke
Michael Boehnke University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Francis S. Collins
Francis S. Collins National Institutes of Health
Mark I. McCarthy
Mark I. McCarthy Genentech
Erik Ingelsson
Erik Ingelsson Stanford University

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