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Markku Koskenvuo

Markku Koskenvuo

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Medicine

D-Index
136
Citations
69502
World Ranking
1978
National Ranking
24

Overview

Markku Koskenvuo is affiliated with the University of Helsinki in Finland and has contributed to research primarily in neuroscience and medicine. Their work spans several subfields, including psychiatry and mental health, endocrine and autonomic systems, and cognitive neuroscience.

The topics of their research include:

  • Migraine and Headache Studies
  • Neuroscience of respiration and sleep
  • Functional Brain Connectivity Studies

Koskenvuo has published in the European Journal of Public Health, among other venues, indicating engagement with public health issues related to neurological disorders. Their recent paper titled Prevalent migraine as a predictor of incident hypertension was published in 2021 in the European Journal of Public Health.

They have collaborated frequently with several coauthors, including:

  • Anitta H Entonen
  • Sakari Suominen
  • Lauri Sillanmäki
  • Päivi Rautava
  • Katariina Kauniskangas

This collaborative network demonstrates interdisciplinary engagement, reflecting the complexity of topics such as migraines and brain connectivity.

The researcher's focus on migraine and headache studies aligns with their work on neuroscience of respiration and sleep as well as functional brain connectivity studies, suggesting an integrative approach to understanding neurological and autonomic functions.

Best Publications

  • Environmental and Heritable Factors in the Causation of Cancer — Analyses of Cohorts of Twins from Sweden, Denmark, and Finland

    Paul Lichtenstein;Niels V. Holm;Pia K. Verkasalo;Anastasia Iliadou

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

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

  • Characterizing the quantitative genetic contribution to rheumatoid arthritis using data from twins

    Alexander J. MacGregor;Harold Snieder;Alan S. Rigby;Markku Koskenvuo

  • Job strain as a risk factor for coronary heart disease: a collaborative meta-analysis of individual participant data.

    Mika Kivimäki;Mika Kivimäki;Mika Kivimäki;Solja T. Nyberg;G. David Batty;G. David Batty;Eleonor I. Fransson;Eleonor I. Fransson;Eleonor I. Fransson

  • Concordance for Type 1 (insulin-dependent) and Type 2 (non-insulin-dependent) diabetes mellitus in a population-based cohort of twins in Finland

    J. Kaprio;J. Tuomilehto;M. Koskenvuo;K. Romanov

  • Familial Risk and Heritability of Cancer Among Twins in Nordic Countries.

    Lorelei A Mucci;Lorelei A Mucci;Jacob B Hjelmborg;Jennifer R Harris;Kamila Czene

  • Long working hours and risk of coronary heart disease and stroke : a systematic review and meta-analysis of published and unpublished data for 603 838 individuals

    Mika Kivimäki;Mika Kivimäki;Markus Jokela;Solja T. Nyberg;Archana Singh-Manoux;Archana Singh-Manoux

  • Relationship of Leisure-Time Physical Activity and Mortality: The Finnish Twin Cohort

    Urho M. Kujala;Jaakko Kaprio;Seppo Sarna;Markku Koskenvuo

  • Non-response and related factors in a nation-wide health survey

    K. Korkeila;S. Suominen;J. Ahvenainen;A. Ojanlatva

  • The Genetic Epidemiology of Schizophrenia in a Finnish Twin Cohort: A Population-Based Modeling Study

    Tyrone D. Cannon;Jaakko Kaprio;Jouko Lönnqvist;Matti Huttunen

  • Overweight, obesity, and risk of cardiometabolic multimorbidity: pooled analysis of individual-level data for 120 813 adults from 16 cohort studies from the USA and Europe

    Mika Kivimaki;Mika Kivimaki;Mika Kivimaki;Eeva Kuosma;Jane E. Ferrie;Jane E. Ferrie;Ritva Luukkonen

  • Diagnosis of twin zygosity by mailed questionnaire.

    Seppo Sarna;Jaakko Kaprio;Pertti Sistonen;Markku Koskenvuo

  • Life satisfaction and suicide: a 20-year follow-up study.

    Heli Koivumaa-Honkanen;Risto Honkanen;Heimo Viinamäki;Kauko Heikkilä

  • 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 influence on human lifespan and longevity

    Jacob v. B. Hjelmborg;Ivan Iachine;Axel Skytthe;James W. Vaupel

  • SNORING AS A RISK FACTOR FOR HYPERTENSION AND ANGINA PECTORIS

    Markku Koskenvuo;Markku Partinen;Seppo Sarna;Jaakko Kaprio

  • Farm environment in childhood prevents the development of allergies

    M Kilpeläinen;E O Terho;H Helenius;M Koskenvuo

  • Self-reported Life Satisfaction and 20-Year Mortality in Healthy Finnish Adults

    H Koivumaa-Honkanen;R Honkanen;H Viinamaki;Kauko Veli Heikkilä

  • Relationship of Leisure-Time Physical Activity and Mortality

    Urho M. Kujala;Jaakko Kaprio;Seppo Sarna;Markku Koskenvuo

  • Job strain as a risk factor for coronary heart disease

    Mika Kivimäki;Solja T Nyberg;G David Batty;Eleonor I Fransson

Frequent Co-Authors

Jaakko Kaprio
Jaakko Kaprio University of Helsinki
Mika Kivimäki
Mika Kivimäki University College London
Jussi Vahtera
Jussi Vahtera Turku University Hospital
Sakari Suominen
Sakari Suominen University of Turku
Lars Alfredsson
Lars Alfredsson Karolinska Institute
Markku Partinen
Markku Partinen University of Helsinki
Marianna Virtanen
Marianna Virtanen University of Eastern Finland
G. David Batty
G. David Batty University College London
Taina Rantanen
Taina Rantanen University of Jyväskylä

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