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Markku Kaste 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 Markku Kaste sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 519 publications — 61st percentile

61% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Markku Kaste 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 Markku Kaste sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 130 D-Index — 88th percentile

88% 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

  • 2010 - Nordic Medical Prize, SalusAnsvar/Ulf Nilsonnes Foundation for Medical Research

Overview

Markku Kaste is affiliated with the University of Helsinki in Finland. Their research spans multiple areas within medicine, with a total of 43 publications primarily focused on stroke and cardiovascular health.

The scientist's work concentrates on several main topics, including:

  • Acute Ischemic Stroke Management
  • Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery
  • COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
  • Cerebrovascular and Carotid Artery Diseases
  • Long-Term Effects of COVID-19
  • Cardiac Health and Mental Health
  • Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health

Their research covers key fields and subfields such as:

  • Medicine
  • Epidemiology
  • Neurology
  • Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
  • Rehabilitation
  • Infectious Diseases

Frequently, Markku Kaste has coauthored publications with:

  • Stephen M. Davis
  • Philip M. Bath
  • Geoffrey A. Donnan
  • Barbara Gregson
  • Keith W. Muir

The scientist has published repeatedly in several journals, including:

  • Stroke
  • European Stroke Journal
  • Journal of the American Heart Association
  • Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases
  • Atherosclerosis

Recent publications by Markku Kaste include:

  • Familial hypercholesterolaemia and COVID-19: A two-hit scenario for endothelial dysfunction amenable to treatment, 2021, Atherosclerosis
  • Prevalence, Trajectory, and Predictors of Poststroke Pain: Retrospective Analysis of Pooled Clinical Trial Data Set, 2023, Stroke
  • Post-stroke dementia and permanent institutionalization, 2021, Journal of the Neurological Sciences
  • Should Tenecteplase be Given in Clinical Practice for Acute Ischemic Stroke Thrombolysis?, 2021, Stroke
  • Stroke Outcome Related to Initial Volume Status and Diuretic Use, 2022, Journal of the American Heart Association

Markku Kaste received the Nordic Medical Prize, awarded by SalusAnsvar/Ulf Nilsonnes Foundation for Medical Research in 2010.

Best Publications

  • Thrombolysis with Alteplase 3 to 4.5 Hours After Acute Ischemic Stroke

    Werner Hacke;Markku Kaste;Erich Bluhmki;Miroslav Brozman

  • Randomised double-blind placebo-controlled trial of thrombolytic therapy with intravenous alteplase in acute ischaemic stroke (ECASS II)

    Werner Hacke;Markku Kaste;Cesare Fieschi;Rüdiger von Kummer

  • Intravenous Thrombolysis With Recombinant Tissue Plasminogen Activator for Acute Hemispheric Stroke: The European Cooperative Acute Stroke Study (ECASS)

    Hacke W;Kaste M;Fieschi C;Toni D

  • Association of outcome with early stroke treatment: pooled analysis of ATLANTIS, ECASS, and NINDS rt-PA stroke trials

    Werner Hacke;Geoffrey Donnan;Cesare Fieschi;Markku Kaste

  • Effect of treatment delay, age, and stroke severity on the effects of intravenous thrombolysis with alteplase for acute ischaemic stroke: a meta-analysis of individual patient data from randomised trials

    Jonathan Emberson;Kennedy R Lees;Patrick Lyden;Lisa Blackwell

  • Aspirin and clopidogrel compared with clopidogrel alone after recent ischaemic stroke or transient ischaemic attack in high-risk patients (MATCH): randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial

    Hans-Christoph Diener;Julien Bogousslavsky;Lawrence M Brass;Claudio Cimminiello

  • Guidelines for management of ischaemic stroke and transient ischaemic attack 2008

    Peter A. Ringleb;Marie Germaine Bousser;Gary Ford;Philip Bath

  • Thrombolysis with alteplase for acute ischaemic stroke in the Safe Implementation of Thrombolysis in Stroke-Monitoring Study (SITS-MOST): an observational study

    Nils Wahlgren;Niaz Ahmed;Antoni Dávalos;Gary A Ford

  • Time to treatment with intravenous alteplase and outcome in stroke: an updated pooled analysis of ECASS, ATLANTIS, NINDS, and EPITHET trials.

    Kennedy R Lees;Erich Bluhmki;Rüdiger von Kummer;Thomas G Brott

  • Carotid artery stenting compared with endarterectomy in patients with symptomatic carotid stenosis (International Carotid Stenting Study): an interim analysis of a randomised controlled trial

    Jörg Ederle;Joanna Dobson;Joanna Dobson;Roland L. Featherstone;Leo H. Bonati;Leo H. Bonati

  • Organised inpatient (stroke unit) care for stroke

    Lindsay Govan;Peter Langhorne;Martin Dennis;Graeme Hankey

  • The Desmoteplase in Acute Ischemic Stroke Trial (DIAS): A Phase II MRI-Based 9-Hour Window Acute Stroke Thrombolysis Trial With Intravenous Desmoteplase

    Werner Hacke;Greg Albers;Yasir Al-Rawi;Julien Bogousslavsky

  • Aspirin and extended-release dipyridamole versus clopidogrel for recurrent stroke

    Ralph L. Sacco;Hans-Christoph Diener;Salim Yusuf;Daniel Cotton

  • Analysis of 1008 Consecutive Patients Aged 15 to 49 With First-Ever Ischemic Stroke The Helsinki Young Stroke Registry

    Jukka Putaala;Antti J. Metso;Tiina M. Metso;Nina Konkola

  • Telmisartan to prevent recurrent stroke and cardiovascular events.

    Salim Yusuf;Salim Yusuf;Hans-Christoph Diener;Ralph L. Sacco;Daniel Cotton

  • Intravenous desmoteplase in patients with acute ischaemic stroke selected by MRI perfusion-diffusion weighted imaging or perfusion CT (DIAS-2): a prospective, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled study.

    Werner Hacke;Anthony J Furlan;Yasir Al-Rawi;Antoni Davalos

  • Collaborative systematic review of the randomised trials of organised in-patient (stroke unit) care after stroke.

    K Asplund;P Berman;C Blomstrand;M Dennis

  • The European Cooperative Acute Stroke Study (ECASS)

    M. Kaste;C. Fieschi;W. Hacke;E. Lesaffre

  • Reducing in-hospital delay to 20 minutes in stroke thrombolysis

    Atte Meretoja;Daniel Strbian;Satu Mustanoja;Turgut Tatlisumak

  • Multivariable Analysis of Outcome Predictors and Adjustment of Main Outcome Results to Baseline Data Profile in Randomized Controlled Trials: Safe Implementation of Thrombolysis in Stroke-MOnitoring STudy (SITS-MOST)

    Nils Wahlgren;Niaz Ahmed;Niclas Eriksson;Franz Aichner

Frequent Co-Authors

Turgut Tatlisumak
Turgut Tatlisumak University of Gothenburg
Timo Erkinjuntti
Timo Erkinjuntti University of Helsinki
Werner Hacke
Werner Hacke Heidelberg University
Oili Salonen
Oili Salonen University of Helsinki
Atte Meretoja
Atte Meretoja Helsinki University Hospital
Kennedy R. Lees
Kennedy R. Lees University of Glasgow
Geoffrey A. Donnan
Geoffrey A. Donnan University of Melbourne
Stephen M. Davis
Stephen M. Davis University of Melbourne
Danilo Toni
Danilo Toni Sapienza University of Rome
Petri T. Kovanen
Petri T. Kovanen Wihuri Research Institute

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