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Matti Lehtinen

Matti Lehtinen

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Microbiology 75 1471 1330 15 13 300 30093
Medicine 83 15418 14503 176 163 362 33231

Matti Lehtinen publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Matti Lehtinen between 1982 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Matti Lehtinen published across 44 years, from 1982 to 2025, averaging 9.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 20 publications in 2009. 27 of the 415 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1982 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 20. Peak 20 publications in 2009. 1982: 1 publication 1983: 0 publications 1984: 3 publications 1985: 7 publications 1986: 6 publications 1987: 8 publications 1988: 8 publications 1989: 13 publications 1990: 4 publications 1991: 2 publications 1992: 7 publications 1993: 10 publications 1994: 6 publications 1995: 3 publications 1996: 7 publications 1997: 7 publications 1998: 6 publications 1999: 4 publications 2000: 16 publications 2001: 6 publications 2002: 9 publications 2003: 11 publications 2004: 7 publications 2005: 12 publications 2006: 12 publications 2007: 13 publications 2008: 15 publications 2009: 20 publications 2010: 14 publications 2011: 20 publications 2012: 16 publications 2013: 11 publications 2014: 10 publications 2015: 7 publications 2016: 9 publications 2017: 9 publications 2018: 9 publications 2019: 12 publications 2020: 9 publications 2021: 13 publications 2022: 6 publications 2023: 20 publications 2024: 20 publications 2025: 7 publications
1982 2025

415 publications in total across all disciplines

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Matti Lehtinen: publications per year, 1982 to 2025
Year Publications
1982 1
1983 0
1984 3
1985 7
1986 6
1987 8
1988 8
1989 13
1990 4
1991 2
1992 7
1993 10
1994 6
1995 3
1996 7
1997 7
1998 6
1999 4
2000 16
2001 6
2002 9
2003 11
2004 7
2005 12
2006 12
2007 13
2008 15
2009 20
2010 14
2011 20
2012 16
2013 11
2014 10
2015 7
2016 9
2017 9
2018 9
2019 12
2020 9
2021 13
2022 6
2023 20
2024 20
2025 7
Total 415
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Matti Lehtinen publication distribution in Microbiology in 2026

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

No. of scientists
50 100 150 200 250
Bar chart with 64 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 55–64 to 679+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 288. Most scientists, 288, have 135–144 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 679 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 295–304 publications, is where this scientist sits. 55–64 publications: 8 scientists 65–74 publications: 29 scientists 75–84 publications: 55 scientists 85–94 publications: 112 scientists 95–104 publications: 137 scientists 105–114 publications: 190 scientists 115–124 publications: 235 scientists 125–134 publications: 234 scientists 135–144 publications: 288 scientists 145–154 publications: 265 scientists 155–164 publications: 264 scientists 165–174 publications: 253 scientists 175–184 publications: 276 scientists 185–194 publications: 190 scientists 195–204 publications: 234 scientists 205–214 publications: 208 scientists 215–224 publications: 198 scientists 225–234 publications: 155 scientists 235–244 publications: 161 scientists 245–254 publications: 160 scientists 255–264 publications: 146 scientists 265–274 publications: 139 scientists 275–284 publications: 148 scientists 285–294 publications: 115 scientists 295–304 publications: 96 scientists 305–314 publications: 88 scientists 315–324 publications: 106 scientists 325–334 publications: 65 scientists 335–344 publications: 76 scientists 345–354 publications: 64 scientists 355–364 publications: 62 scientists 365–374 publications: 65 scientists 375–384 publications: 61 scientists 385–394 publications: 34 scientists 395–404 publications: 44 scientists 405–414 publications: 36 scientists 415–424 publications: 35 scientists 425–434 publications: 29 scientists 435–444 publications: 33 scientists 445–454 publications: 34 scientists 455–464 publications: 25 scientists 465–474 publications: 26 scientists 475–484 publications: 20 scientists 485–494 publications: 19 scientists 495–504 publications: 16 scientists 505–514 publications: 17 scientists 515–524 publications: 23 scientists 525–534 publications: 14 scientists 535–544 publications: 14 scientists 545–554 publications: 18 scientists 555–564 publications: 12 scientists 565–574 publications: 7 scientists 575–584 publications: 9 scientists 585–594 publications: 9 scientists 595–604 publications: 9 scientists 605–614 publications: 7 scientists 615–624 publications: 9 scientists 625–634 publications: 7 scientists 635–644 publications: 4 scientists 645–654 publications: 5 scientists 655–664 publications: 6 scientists 665–674 publications: 7 scientists 675–678 publications: 3 scientists 679+ publications: 99 scientists
55–64 publications 679+

This scientist: 300 publications — 77th percentile

77% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 679 publications or more.

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Number of Microbiology scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 5,513 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
55–64 8
65–74 29
75–84 55
85–94 112
95–104 137
105–114 190
115–124 235
125–134 234
135–144 288
145–154 265
155–164 264
165–174 253
175–184 276
185–194 190
195–204 234
205–214 208
215–224 198
225–234 155
235–244 161
245–254 160
255–264 146
265–274 139
275–284 148
285–294 115
295–304 96 300
305–314 88
315–324 106
325–334 65
335–344 76
345–354 64
355–364 62
365–374 65
375–384 61
385–394 34
395–404 44
405–414 36
415–424 35
425–434 29
435–444 33
445–454 34
455–464 25
465–474 26
475–484 20
485–494 19
495–504 16
505–514 17
515–524 23
525–534 14
535–544 14
545–554 18
555–564 12
565–574 7
575–584 9
585–594 9
595–604 9
605–614 7
615–624 9
625–634 7
635–644 4
645–654 5
655–664 6
665–674 7
675–678 3
679+ 99
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Matti Lehtinen D-index placement in Microbiology in 2026

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

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 88 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40 to 127+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 162. Most scientists, 162, have 58 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 127 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 75 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40 D-Index: 30 scientists 41 D-Index: 86 scientists 42 D-Index: 90 scientists 43 D-Index: 117 scientists 44 D-Index: 122 scientists 45 D-Index: 123 scientists 46 D-Index: 108 scientists 47 D-Index: 110 scientists 48 D-Index: 106 scientists 49 D-Index: 109 scientists 50 D-Index: 129 scientists 51 D-Index: 111 scientists 52 D-Index: 116 scientists 53 D-Index: 127 scientists 54 D-Index: 134 scientists 55 D-Index: 134 scientists 56 D-Index: 112 scientists 57 D-Index: 136 scientists 58 D-Index: 162 scientists 59 D-Index: 151 scientists 60 D-Index: 139 scientists 61 D-Index: 123 scientists 62 D-Index: 126 scientists 63 D-Index: 144 scientists 64 D-Index: 109 scientists 65 D-Index: 103 scientists 66 D-Index: 124 scientists 67 D-Index: 112 scientists 68 D-Index: 103 scientists 69 D-Index: 131 scientists 70 D-Index: 94 scientists 71 D-Index: 93 scientists 72 D-Index: 96 scientists 73 D-Index: 92 scientists 74 D-Index: 80 scientists 75 D-Index: 66 scientists 76 D-Index: 87 scientists 77 D-Index: 60 scientists 78 D-Index: 73 scientists 79 D-Index: 59 scientists 80 D-Index: 57 scientists 81 D-Index: 55 scientists 82 D-Index: 47 scientists 83 D-Index: 77 scientists 84 D-Index: 50 scientists 85 D-Index: 45 scientists 86 D-Index: 42 scientists 87 D-Index: 41 scientists 88 D-Index: 32 scientists 89 D-Index: 38 scientists 90 D-Index: 35 scientists 91 D-Index: 34 scientists 92 D-Index: 27 scientists 93 D-Index: 26 scientists 94 D-Index: 33 scientists 95 D-Index: 22 scientists 96 D-Index: 37 scientists 97 D-Index: 22 scientists 98 D-Index: 21 scientists 99 D-Index: 22 scientists 100 D-Index: 30 scientists 101 D-Index: 16 scientists 102 D-Index: 20 scientists 103 D-Index: 17 scientists 104 D-Index: 19 scientists 105 D-Index: 16 scientists 106 D-Index: 19 scientists 107 D-Index: 18 scientists 108 D-Index: 14 scientists 109 D-Index: 10 scientists 110 D-Index: 9 scientists 111 D-Index: 7 scientists 112 D-Index: 11 scientists 113 D-Index: 6 scientists 114 D-Index: 15 scientists 115 D-Index: 10 scientists 116 D-Index: 12 scientists 117 D-Index: 7 scientists 118 D-Index: 10 scientists 119 D-Index: 10 scientists 120 D-Index: 11 scientists 121 D-Index: 2 scientists 122 D-Index: 7 scientists 123 D-Index: 12 scientists 124 D-Index: 5 scientists 125 D-Index: 9 scientists 126 D-Index: 6 scientists 127+ D-Index: 95 scientists
40 D-Index 127+

This scientist: 75 D-Index — 73rd percentile

73% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 127 D-Index or more.

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Number of Microbiology scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 5,513 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40 30
41 86
42 90
43 117
44 122
45 123
46 108
47 110
48 106
49 109
50 129
51 111
52 116
53 127
54 134
55 134
56 112
57 136
58 162
59 151
60 139
61 123
62 126
63 144
64 109
65 103
66 124
67 112
68 103
69 131
70 94
71 93
72 96
73 92
74 80
75 66 75
76 87
77 60
78 73
79 59
80 57
81 55
82 47
83 77
84 50
85 45
86 42
87 41
88 32
89 38
90 35
91 34
92 27
93 26
94 33
95 22
96 37
97 22
98 21
99 22
100 30
101 16
102 20
103 17
104 19
105 16
106 19
107 18
108 14
109 10
110 9
111 7
112 11
113 6
114 15
115 10
116 12
117 7
118 10
119 10
120 11
121 2
122 7
123 12
124 5
125 9
126 6
127+ 95
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2012 - Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Overview

Matti Lehtinen is affiliated with Tampere University in Finland and has a significant body of research in Medicine, focusing primarily on Epidemiology, Surgery, Immunology, Microbiology, and Animal Science and Zoology. Their most frequent area of study is Cervical Cancer and HPV Research, supplemented by work on Hepatitis B Virus Studies, Genital Health and Disease, Immunotherapy and Immune Responses, Reproductive Tract Infections Research, Animal Virus Infections Studies, and Head and Neck Cancer Studies.

The scientist's recent publications include:

  • Sustainability of neutralising antibodies induced by bivalent or quadrivalent HPV vaccines and correlation with efficacy: a combined follow-up analysis of data from two randomised, double-blind, multicentre, phase 3 trials, 2021, The Lancet Infectious Diseases
  • Impact of HPV vaccination on cervical screening performance: a population-based cohort study, 2020, British Journal of Cancer
  • Vaccination With Moderate Coverage Eradicates Oncogenic Human Papillomaviruses If a Gender-Neutral Strategy Is Applied, 2020, The Journal of Infectious Diseases
  • Peak neutralizing and cross-neutralizing antibody levels to human papillomavirus types 6/16/18/31/33/45/52/58 induced by bivalent and quadrivalent HPV vaccines, 2020, npj Vaccines
  • Human Papillomavirus Genotype Replacement: Still Too Early to Tell?, 2020, The Journal of Infectious Diseases

Key frequent co-authors of Matti Lehtinen comprise Tiina Eriksson, Joakim Dillner, Penelope Gray, Ville N. Pimenoff, and Simopekka Vänskä.

The researcher regularly publishes in several academic venues, with the most frequent being the International Journal of Cancer, The Journal of Infectious Diseases, Preventive Medicine, npj Vaccines, and BMJ Open.

Matti Lehtinen has also contributed to book publications, including the title "Human Papillomavirus Vaccination and Screening in the Elimination of HPV-Associated Cancers: Evidence-Based Randomized Trials," published in 2024 by BENTHAM SCIENCE PUBLISHERS eBooks.

Among the recognitions received is the status of Fellow of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation awarded in 2012.

Best Publications

  • Quadrivalent vaccine against human papillomavirus to prevent high-grade cervical lesions

    Luisa L. Villa;Gonzalo Perez;Susanne K. Kjaer;Jorma Paavonen

  • Efficacy of human papillomavirus (HPV)-16/18 AS04-adjuvanted vaccine against cervical infection and precancer caused by oncogenic HPV types (PATRICIA): final analysis of a double-blind, randomised study in young women.

    J. Paavonen;P. Naud;J. Salmeron;C. M. Wheeler

  • Prophylactic quadrivalent human papillomavirus (types 6, 11, 16, and 18) L1 virus-like particle vaccine in young women: a randomised double-blind placebo-controlled multicentre phase II efficacy trial

    Luisa L. Villa;Ronaldo L.R. Costa;Carlos A. Petta;Rosires P. Andrade

  • Efficacy of a prophylactic adjuvanted bivalent L1 virus-like-particle vaccine against infection with human papillomavirus types 16 and 18 in young women: an interim analysis of a phase III double-blind, randomised controlled trial

    Jorma Paavonen;David Jenkins;F. Xavier Bosch;Paulo Naud

  • Human Papillomavirus Infection as a Risk Factor for Squamous-Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck

    Mork J;Lie Ak;Glattre E;Hallmans G

  • Overall efficacy of HPV-16/18 AS04-adjuvanted vaccine against grade 3 or greater cervical intraepithelial neoplasia: 4-year end-of-study analysis of the randomised, double-blind PATRICIA trial

    Matti Lehtinen;Jorma Paavonen;Cosette M. Wheeler;Unnop Jaisamrarn

  • High sustained efficacy of a prophylactic quadrivalent human papillomavirus types 6/11/16/18 L1 virus-like particle vaccine through 5 years of follow-up

    L. L. Villa;R. L. R. Costa;C. A. Petta;R. P. Andrade

  • Cross-protective efficacy of HPV-16/18 AS04-adjuvanted vaccine against cervical infection and precancer caused by non-vaccine oncogenic HPV types: 4-year end-of-study analysis of the randomised, double-blind PATRICIA trial

    Cosette M. Wheeler;Xavier Castellsagué;Suzanne M. Garland;Anne Szarewski

  • Immunologic responses following administration of a vaccine targeting human papillomavirus Types 6, 11, 16, and 18

    Luisa L. Villa;Kevin A. Ault;Anna R. Giuliano;Ronaldo L.R. Costa

  • Serotypes of Chlamydia trachomatis and risk for development of cervical squamous cell carcinoma.

    Tarja Anttila;Pekka Saikku;Pentti Koskela;Aini Bloigu

  • Both high and low levels of blood vitamin D are associated with a higher prostate cancer risk: a longitudinal, nested case-control study in the Nordic countries.

    Pentti Tuohimaa;Leena Tenkanen;Merja Ahonen;Sonja Lumme

  • Induction of immune memory following administration of a prophylactic quadrivalent human papillomavirus (HPV) types 6/11/16/18 L1 virus-like particle (VLP) vaccine

    Sven-Eric Olsson;Luisa L. Villa;Ronaldo L.R. Costa;Carlos A. Petta

  • Chlamydia trachomatis infection as a risk factor for invasive cervical cancer

    Pentti Koskela;Tarja Anttila;Tone Bjørge;Anne Brunsvig

  • Seroepidemiology of the human polyomaviruses.

    Annika Stolt;Kestutis Sasnauskas;Pentti Koskela;Matti Lehtinen

  • Epidemiology of HPV 16 and Cervical Cancer in Finland and the Potential Impact of Vaccination: Mathematical Modelling Analyses

    Ruanne V Barnabas;Ruanne V Barnabas;Päivi Laukkanen;Pentti Koskela;Osmo Kontula

  • A Pooled Analysis of Continued Prophylactic Efficacy of Quadrivalent Human Papillomavirus (Types 6/11/16/18) Vaccine against High-grade Cervical and External Genital Lesions

    Susanne K. Kjaer;Kristján Sigurdsson;Ole-Erik Iversen;Mauricio Hernandez-Avila

  • Four year efficacy of prophylactic human papillomavirus quadrivalent vaccine against low grade cervical, vulvar, and vaginal intraepithelial neoplasia and anogenital warts: randomised controlled trial.

    Joakim Dillner;Joakim Dillner;Susanne K. Kjaer;Cosette M. Wheeler;Kristján Sigurdsson

  • Three factor eating questionnaire-R18 as a measure of cognitive restraint, uncontrolled eating and emotional eating in a sample of young Finnish females

    Susanna Anglé;Janne Engblom;Tiina Eriksson;Susanna Kautiainen

  • Immunization of Early Adolescent Females with Human Papillomavirus Type 16 and 18 L1 Virus-Like Particle Vaccine Containing AS04 Adjuvant

    Court Pedersen;Tiina Petaja;Gitte Strauss;Hans C. Rumke

  • Improving the prognostic value of DNA flow cytometry in breast cancer by combining DNA index and S‐phase fraction: A proposed classification of DNA histograms in breast cancer

    Olli-Pekka Kallioniemi;Guillermo Blanco;Martti Alavaikko;Tenho Hietanen

Frequent Co-Authors

Jorma Paavonen
Jorma Paavonen University of Helsinki
Joakim Dillner
Joakim Dillner Karolinska University Hospital
Eero Pukkala
Eero Pukkala Tampere University
Suzanne M. Garland
Suzanne M. Garland University of Melbourne
Gary Dubin
Gary Dubin GlaxoSmithKline (United Kingdom)
Göran Hallmans
Göran Hallmans Umeå University
Cosette M. Wheeler
Cosette M. Wheeler University of New Mexico
Xavier Castellsagué
Xavier Castellsagué University of Barcelona
F. Xavier Bosch
F. Xavier Bosch Open University of Catalonia
Paolo Toniolo
Paolo Toniolo New York University

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