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Maija-Riitta Hirvonen

Maija-Riitta Hirvonen

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
61
Citations
9274
World Ranking
11633
National Ranking
81

Maija-Riitta Hirvonen 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 Maija-Riitta Hirvonen sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 211 publications — 54th percentile

54% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Maija-Riitta Hirvonen 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 Maija-Riitta Hirvonen sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 61 D-Index — 44th percentile

44% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Maija-Riitta Hirvonen is affiliated with the University of Eastern Finland in Finland and specializes in Environmental Science, with a focus on Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Pollution, and Atmospheric Science. Their research encompasses topics including Air Quality and Health Impacts, Energy and Environment Impacts, Climate Change and Health Impacts, Atmospheric Chemistry and Aerosols, Noise Effects and Management, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research, and Indoor Air Quality and Microbial Exposure.

Hirvonen has contributed to a variety of recent publications, which include:

  • Is PM1 similar to PM2.5? A new insight into the association of PM1 and PM2.5 with children's lung function (2020), published in Environment International
  • Influence of wood species on toxicity of log-wood stove combustion aerosols: a parallel animal and air-liquid interface cell exposure study on spruce and pine smoke (2020), published in Particle and Fibre Toxicology
  • Inflammatory responses of urban air PM modulated by chemical composition and different air quality situations in Nanjing, China (2020), published in Environmental Research
  • Genotoxic and inflammatory effects of spruce and brown coal briquettes combustion aerosols on lung cells at the air-liquid interface (2021), published in The Science of The Total Environment
  • Air quality intervention during the Nanjing youth olympic games altered PM sources, chemical composition, and toxicological responses (2020), published in Environmental Research

Their work has appeared in several publication venues, with multiple papers in Environmental Research, Environment International, Particle and Fibre Toxicology, The Science of The Total Environment, and Aerosol and Air Quality Research.

Frequent collaborators include:

  • Pasi Jalava
  • Jorma Jokiniemi
  • Mika Komppula
  • Tuukka Ihantola
  • Teemu J. Rönkkö

Hirvonen's research largely concentrates on the effects of airborne particulate matter on respiratory health and toxicological responses, often exploring chemical composition and exposure situations. They have investigated topics such as particulate matter fractions (PM1 and PM2.5) and their impacts on children's lung function, toxicity differences in combustion aerosols from various wood species, and air quality interventions during large public events like the Nanjing Youth Olympic Games.

Best Publications

  • Health impacts of anthropogenic biomass burning in the developed world

    Torben Sigsgaard;Bertil Forsberg;Isabella Annesi-Maesano;Anders Blomberg

  • Physicochemical characterization of fine particles from small-scale wood combustion

    Heikki Lamberg;Kati Nuutinen;Jarkko Tissari;Jarno Ruusunen

  • Increased regulatory T-cell numbers are associated with farm milk exposure and lower atopic sensitization and asthma in childhood

    Anna Lluis;Martin Depner;Beatrice Gaugler;Philippe Saas

  • Odour annoyance and physical symptoms among residents living near waste treatment centres

    Marjaleena Aatamila;Pia K. Verkasalo;Maarit J. Korhonen;Anna Liisa Suominen;Anna Liisa Suominen

  • Cord blood cytokines are modulated by maternal farming activities and consumption of farm dairy products during pregnancy: the PASTURE Study.

    Petra Ina Pfefferle;Gisela Büchele;Nicole Blümer;Marjut Roponen

  • Farm exposure and time trends in early childhood may influence DNA methylation in genes related to asthma and allergy.

    S. Michel;F. Busato;J. Genuneit;J. Pekkanen;J. Pekkanen

  • Superoxide Formation and Macrophage Resistance to Nitric Oxide-mediated Apoptosis

    Bernhard Brüne;Christine Götz;Udo K. Meßmer;Katrin Sandau

  • In vitro inflammatory and cytotoxic effects of size-segregated particulate samples collected during long-range transport of wildfire smoke to Helsinki.

    Pasi I. Jalava;Raimo O. Salonen;Arja I. Hälinen;Piia Penttinen

  • Low-level exposure to ambient particulate matter is associated with systemic inflammation in ischemic heart disease patients.

    Kati Huttunen;Taina Siponen;Iiris Salonen;Tarja Yli-Tuomi

  • Heterogeneities in Inflammatory and Cytotoxic Responses of RAW 264.7 Macrophage Cell Line to Urban Air Coarse, Fine, and Ultrafine Particles From Six European Sampling Campaigns

    Pasi I. Jalava;Raimo O. Salonen;Arto S. Pennanen;Markus Sillanpaa

  • Effects of solubility of urban air fine and coarse particles on cytotoxic and inflammatory responses in RAW 264.7 macrophage cell line.

    Pasi I. Jalava;Raimo O. Salonen;Arto S. Pennanen;Mikko S. Happo

  • Effects of moisture‐damage repairs on microbial exposure and symptoms in schoolchildren

    T. Meklin;T. Potus;J. Pekkanen;A. Hyvärinen

  • Particulate matter from both heavy fuel oil and diesel fuel shipping emissions show strong biological effects on human lung cells at realistic and comparable in vitro exposure conditions

    Sebastian Oeder;Tamara Kanashova;Olli Sippula;Sean C. Sapcariu

  • Nitric oxide and proinflammatory cytokines in nasal lavage fluid associated with symptoms and exposure to moldy building microbes

    Maija-Riitta Hirvonen;Marjo Ruotsalainen;Marjut Roponen;Anne Hyvärinen

  • Effect of combustion condition on cytotoxic and inflammatory activity of residential wood combustion particles

    Pasi I. Jalava;Pasi I. Jalava;Raimo O. Salonen;Kati Nuutinen;Arto S. Pennanen

  • Inflammation and tissue damage in mouse lung by single and repeated dosing of urban air coarse and fine particles collected from six European cities

    M. S. Happo;R. O. Salonen;A. I. Hälinen;P. I. Jalava

  • Prenatal and early-life exposures alter expression of innate immunity genes: the PASTURE cohort study.

    Georg Loss;Georg Loss;Sondhja Bitter;Sondhja Bitter;Johanna Wohlgensinger;Remo Frei

  • Chemical Compositions Responsible for Inflammation and Tissue Damage in the Mouse Lung by Coarse and Fine Particulate Samples from Contrasting Air Pollution in Europe

    Mikko S. Happo;Maija-Riitta Hirvonen;Arja I. Hälinen;Pasi I. Jalava

  • Cord blood allergen-specific IgE is associated with reduced IFN-γ production by cord blood cells: The Protection against Allergy—Study in Rural Environments (PASTURE) study

    Petra Ina Pfefferle;Serdar Sel;Markus Johannes Ege;Gisela Büchele

  • Synergistic interaction in simultaneous exposure to Streptomyces californicus and Stachybotrys chartarum.

    Kati Huttunen;Jukka Pelkonen;Kristian Fogg Nielsen;Ulla Nuutinen

Frequent Co-Authors

Jorma Jokiniemi
Jorma Jokiniemi University of Eastern Finland
Juha Pekkanen
Juha Pekkanen University at Buffalo, State University of New York
Olli Sippula
Olli Sippula University of Eastern Finland
Raimo O. Salonen
Raimo O. Salonen Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL)
Aino Nevalainen
Aino Nevalainen Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare
Risto Hillamo
Risto Hillamo Finnish Meteorological Institute
Kari E. J. Lehtinen
Kari E. J. Lehtinen University of Eastern Finland
Mika Komppula
Mika Komppula Finnish Meteorological Institute
Markus Sillanpää
Markus Sillanpää Finnish Environment Institute
Charlotte Braun-Fahrländer
Charlotte Braun-Fahrländer University of Basel

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