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D-Index
67
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12585
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2551
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17

Leena Pulkkinen publication distribution in Genetics in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Genetics in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Leena Pulkkinen sits on this spectrum.

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45 publications 703+

This scientist: 142 publications — 26th percentile

26% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 703 publications or more.

Leena Pulkkinen D-index placement in Genetics in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Genetics scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Leena Pulkkinen sits on this spectrum.

40–41 D-Index: 24 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 52 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 84 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 112 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 118 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 141 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 143 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 145 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 179 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 162 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 175 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 191 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 172 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 184 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 164 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 158 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 150 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 136 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 127 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 127 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 111 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 110 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 110 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 84 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 102 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 66 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 72 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 70 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 54 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 60 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 49 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 55 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 45 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 42 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 28 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 39 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 25 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 31 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 29 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 34 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 29 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 29 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 18 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 27 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 22 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 16 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 11 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 17 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 12 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 21 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 4 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 9 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 14 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 6 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 10 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 7 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 9 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 8 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 8 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 9 scientists 160+ D-Index: 96 scientists
40 D-Index 160+

This scientist: 67 D-Index — 43rd percentile

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

The last bar groups every scientist with 160 D-Index or more.

Overview

Leena Pulkkinen is affiliated with the University of Eastern Finland in Finland, contributing to academic research within this institution.

Details about publications, including recent papers, are not available, which limits the ability to provide specific insights into the scholar's research output or citation impact.

There is no information provided on frequent co-authors, which implies collaboration records are either limited or not recorded in the accessible data.

No details on publication venues or book publications are available, so insights into publishing patterns or partnerships with specific publishers cannot be drawn.

The absence of stated main fields or subfields of study, as well as topics of work, suggests that subject specialization remains unclear from the data provided.

There is no record of awards won by the researcher, so recognition or honors cannot be documented.

Leena Pulkkinen is noted as currently living.

Best Publications

  • Targeted Disruption of the Pemphigus Vulgaris Antigen (Desmoglein 3) Gene in Mice Causes Loss of Keratinocyte Cell Adhesion with a Phenotype Similar to Pemphigus Vulgaris

    Peter J. Koch;M G. Mahoney;Hiroyasu Ishikawa;Leena Pulkkinen

  • Location on chromosome 15 of the gene defect causing Marfan syndrome.

    Katariina Kainulainen;Leena Pulkkinen;Aslak Savolainen;Ilkka Kaitila

  • Plectin deficiency results in muscular dystrophy with epidermolysis bullosa

    F.J.D. Smith;R.A.J. Eady;I.M. Leigh;J.R. McMillan

  • Integrin β4 mutations associated with junctional epidermolysis bullosa with pyloric atresia

    Frédérique Vidal;Daniel Aberdam;Corinne Miquel;Angela M. Christiano

  • Mutations in the gamma 2 chain gene (LAMC2) of kalinin/laminin 5 in the junctional forms of epidermolysis bullosa.

    Leena Pulkkinen;Angela M. Christiano;Tomi Airenne;Heli Haakana

  • Herlitz's junctional epidermolysis bullosa is linked to mutations in the gene (LAMC2) for the gamma 2 subunit of nicein/kalinin (LAMININ-5)

    Aberdam D;Galliano Mf;Vailly J;Pulkkinen L

  • Mutation analysis and molecular genetics of epidermolysis bullosa

    Leena Pulkkinen;Jouni Uitto

  • Loss of plectin causes epidermolysis bullosa with muscular dystrophy: cDNA cloning and genomic organization.

    W. H. I. Mclean;L. Pulkkinen;F. J. D. Smith;E. L. Rugg

  • A homozygous nonsense mutation in the β3 chain gene of laminin 5 (LAMB3) in Herlitz junctional epidermolysis bullosa

    Leena Pulkkinen;Angela M. Christiano;Donald Gerecke;D.Wolfe Wagman

  • Revertant mosaicism in epidermolysis bullosa caused by mitotic gene conversion

    Marcel F Jonkman;Hans Scheffer;Rein Stulp;Hendri H Pas

  • Targeted Ablation of the Abcc6 Gene Results in Ectopic Mineralization of Connective Tissues

    John F. Klement;Yasushi Matsuzaki;Qiu Jie Jiang;Joseph Terlizzi

  • Homozygous Deletion Mutations in the Plectin Gene (PLEC1) in Patients with Epidermolysis Bullosa Simplex Associated with Late-Onset Muscular Dystrophy

    Leena Pulkkinen;Frances J. D. Smith;Hiroshi Shimizu;Satoru Murata

  • Laminin 5 mutations in junctional epidermolysis bullosa: molecular basis of Herlitz vs non-Herlitz phenotypes

    Aoi Nakano;Sheau-Chiou Chao;Leena Pulkkinen;Dedee Murrell

  • Molecular Basis of the Dystrophic and Junctional Forms of Epidermolysis Bullosa: Mutations in the Type VII Collagen and Kalinin (Laminin 5) Genes

    Jouni Uitto;Leena Pulkkinen;Angela M Christiano

  • Altered laminin 5 expression due to mutations in the gene encoding the beta 3 chain (LAMB3) in generalized atrophic benign epidermolysis bullosa

    John A. McGrath;John A. McGrath;Leena Pulkkinen;Angela M. Christiano;Irene M. Leigh

  • Molecular genetics of pseudoxanthoma elasticum: a metabolic disorder at the environment–genome interface?

    Jouni Uitto;Leena Pulkkinen;Franziska Ringpfeil

  • Genetic linkage of familial granulomatous inflammatory arthritis, skin rash, and uveitis to chromosome 16.

    G Tromp;H Kuivaniemi;S Raphael;L Ala-Kokko

  • Homozygous α6 Integrin Mutation in Junctional Epidermolysis Bullosa with Congenital Duodenal Atresia

    L. Pulkkinen;V. E. Kimonis;Y. Xu;E. N. Spanou

  • Compound Heterozygosity for Non-Sense and Mis-Sense Mutations in Desmoplakin Underlies Skin Fragility/Woolly Hair Syndrome

    Neil V. Whittock;Hong Wan;Hong Wan;Susan M. Morley;Maria C. Garzon

  • Cloning of the human type XVII collagen gene (COL17A1), and detection of novel mutations in generalized atrophic benign epidermolysis bullosa.

    B Gatalica;L Pulkkinen;K Li;K Kuokkanen

Frequent Co-Authors

Jouni Uitto
Jouni Uitto Thomas Jefferson University
John A. McGrath
John A. McGrath King's College London
Hiroshi Shimizu
Hiroshi Shimizu Hokkaido University
Takeji Nishikawa
Takeji Nishikawa Keio University
Guerrino Meneguzzi
Guerrino Meneguzzi Université Côte d'Azur
Angela M. Christiano
Angela M. Christiano Columbia University
Robin A.J. Eady
Robin A.J. Eady St Thomas' Hospital
Marcel F. Jonkman
Marcel F. Jonkman University Medical Center Groningen
Leena Bruckner-Tuderman
Leena Bruckner-Tuderman University of Freiburg
Robert E. Burgeson
Robert E. Burgeson Harvard University

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