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Markku Saloheimo 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 Markku Saloheimo sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 156 publications — 30th percentile

30% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Markku Saloheimo 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 Markku Saloheimo sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 57 D-Index — 31st percentile

31% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Markku Saloheimo is affiliated with the VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland. Their research primarily focuses on areas bridging biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and engineering.

The scientist's work spans several fields of study, including:

  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
  • Engineering

Within these fields, their subfields of study involve:

  • Molecular Biology
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Infectious Diseases
  • Biomaterials

Their main research topics cover a variety of subjects:

  • Biofuel production and bioconversion
  • Fungal and yeast genetics research
  • Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction
  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
  • Vaccines and immunoinformatics approaches
  • Bacillus and Francisella bacterial research
  • Studies on Chitinases and Chitosanases

Markku Saloheimo has contributed to publications in several venues, including:

  • Biotechnology for Biofuels
  • Vaccine
  • Journal of Applied Glycoscience

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Saloheimo include:

  • Modification of transcriptional factor ACE3 enhances protein production in Trichoderma reesei in the absence of cellulase gene inducer, 2020, Biotechnology for Biofuels
  • A recombinant SARS-CoV-2 receptor-binding domain expressed in an engineered fungal strain of Thermothelomyces heterothallica induces a functional immune response in mice, 2022, Vaccine
  • Role of Tryptophan 38 in Loading Substrate Chain into the Active-site Tunnel of Cellobiohydrolase I from Trichoderma reesei, 2021, Journal of Applied Glycoscience

The scientist has frequently collaborated with a range of co-authors, including:

  • Yun Luo
  • Mari Valkonen
  • Raymond E. Jackson
  • Jonathan Palmer
  • Aditya Bhalla

Best Publications

  • Genome sequencing and analysis of the biomass-degrading fungus Trichoderma reesei (syn. Hypocrea jecorina).

    Diego Martinez;Diego Martinez;Randy M Berka;Bernard Henrissat;Markku Saloheimo

  • Swollenin, a Trichoderma reesei protein with sequence similarity to the plant expansins, exhibits disruption activity on cellulosic materials

    Markku Saloheimo;Marja Paloheimo;Satu Hakola;Jaakko Pere

  • Crystal Structure of a Laccase from Melanocarpus Albomyces with an Intact Trinuclear Copper Site

    Nina Hakulinen;Laura-Leena Kiiskinen;Kristiina Kruus;Markku Saloheimo

  • EGIII, a new endoglucanase from Trichoderma reesei: the characterization of both gene and enzyme

    M. Saloheimo;P. Lehtovaara;M. Penttilä;T.T. Teeri

  • Protein folding and conformational stress in microbial cells producing recombinant proteins: a host comparative overview

    Brigitte Gasser;Markku Saloheimo;Ursula Rinas;Martin Dragosits

  • cDNA Cloning of a Trichoderma reesei Cellulase and Demonstration of Endoglucanase Activity by Expression in Yeast

    Markku Saloheimo;Tiina Nakari‐SetäLä;Maija Tenkanen;Merja Penttilä

  • Screening of candidate regulators for cellulase and hemicellulase production in Trichoderma reesei and identification of a factor essential for cellulase production

    Mari Häkkinen;Mari J Valkonen;Ann Westerholm-Parvinen;Nina Aro

  • Expression of Melanocarpus albomyces laccase in Trichoderma reesei and characterization of the purified enzyme

    Laura-Leena Kiiskinen;Kristiina Kruus;Michael Bailey;Erkko Ylösmäki

  • Enzymatic Properties and Intracellular Localization of the Novel Trichoderma reesei β-Glucosidase BGLII (Cel1A)

    Markku Saloheimo;Juha Kuja-Panula;Erkko Ylösmäki;Michael Ward

  • Expression of two Trichoderma reesei endoglucanases in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae.

    Penttilä Me;André L;Saloheimo M;Lehtovaara P

  • Development of a low-cost cellulase production process using Trichoderma reesei for Brazilian biorefineries

    Simo Ellilä;Lucas Fonseca;Cristiane Uchima;Junio Cota

  • The effects of drugs inhibiting protein secretion in the filamentous fungus Trichoderma reesei. Evidence for down-regulation of genes that encode secreted proteins in the stressed cells.

    Tiina M. Pakula;Marjukka Laxell;Anne Huuskonen;Jaana Uusitalo

  • Effects of inactivation and constitutive expression of the unfolded- protein response pathway on protein production in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae.

    Mari Valkonen;Merja Penttilä;Markku Saloheimo

  • Genetic modification of carbon catabolite repression in Trichoderma reesei for improved protein production.

    Tiina Nakari-Setälä;Marja Paloheimo;Jarno Kallio;Jari Vehmaanperä

  • Expression in Trichoderma reesei and characterisation of a thermostable family 3 β-glucosidase from the moderately thermophilic fungus Talaromyces emersonii

    Patrick Murray;Nina Aro;Catherine Collins;Alice Grassick

  • Eukaryotic protein production in designed storage organelles

    Margarita Torrent;Blanca Llompart;Sabine Lasserre-Ramassamy;Immaculada Llop-Tous

  • Re-annotation of the CAZy genes of Trichoderma reesei and transcription in the presence of lignocellulosic substrates.

    Mari Häkkinen;Mikko Arvas;Merja Oja;Nina Aro

  • Laccase from the white-rot fungus Trametes versicolor : cDNA cloning of lcc1 and expression in Pichia pastoris

    Leif J. Jönsson;Markku Saloheimo;Merja Penttilä

  • Isolation and structural analysis of the laccase gene from the lignin degrading fungus Phlebia radiata

    Markku Saloheimo;Marja-Leena Niku-Paavola;Jonathan K. C. Knowles

  • Corrigendum: Genome sequencing and analysis of the biomass-degrading fungus Trichoderma reesei (syn. Hypocrea jecorina)

    Diego Martinez;Randy M Berka;Bernard Henrissat;Markku Saloheimo

Frequent Co-Authors

Merja Penttilä
Merja Penttilä Aalto University
Johanna Buchert
Johanna Buchert VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland
Matti Siika-aho
Matti Siika-aho VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland
Maija Tenkanen
Maija Tenkanen University of Helsinki
Markus Linder
Markus Linder Aalto University
Diethard Mattanovich
Diethard Mattanovich BOKU University
Brigitte Gasser
Brigitte Gasser BOKU University
Juha Rouvinen
Juha Rouvinen University of Eastern Finland
Tuula T. Teeri
Tuula T. Teeri Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences
Bernard Henrissat
Bernard Henrissat Technical University of Denmark

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