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 Merja Penttilä sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 383 publications — 88th percentile
88% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.
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 Merja Penttilä sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 100 D-Index — 92nd percentile
92% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.
Merja Penttilä is affiliated with Aalto University in Finland and specializes in biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with a focus on molecular biology, biomedical engineering, biomaterials, biotechnology, and materials chemistry. Their research primarily explores topics related to biofuel production and bioconversion, microbial metabolic engineering and bioproduction, enzyme production and characterization, viral infectious diseases and gene expression in insects, fungal and yeast genetics research, biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties, and advanced cellulose research studies.
They have published extensively in several scientific journals, with frequent contributions to venues such as Advanced Materials, Microbial Cell Factories, Biomacromolecules, Nanoscale, and ACS Synthetic Biology.
Merja Penttilä collaborates frequently with researchers including Pezhman Mohammadi, Robert Pylkkänen, Paula Jouhten, Mervi Toivari, and Hannu Maaheimo, with multiple joint publications reflecting ongoing scientific partnerships.
Their research contributions span key areas such as enzyme production and functional characterization, development and optimization of microbial strains for bioproduction, and applications of biomaterials inspired by natural architectures. This work includes investigation into advanced cellulose composites and exploration of novel promoters for recombinant protein production.
Merja Penttilä;Helena Nevalainen;Marjaana Rättö;Elina Salminen
Markus B. Linder;Géza R. Szilvay;Géza R. Szilvay;Tiina Nakari-Setälä;Merja E. Penttilä
Nina Aro;Tiina Pakula;Merja Penttilä
Markus Herrgard;Neil Swainston;Paul Dobson;Warwick B. Dunn
Aristos Aristidou;Merja Penttilä
M Ilmén;A Saloheimo;M L Onnela;M E Penttilä
Kiyohiko Igarashi;Takayuki Uchihashi;Anu Koivula;Masahisa Wada;Masahisa Wada
Markku Saloheimo;Marja Paloheimo;Satu Hakola;Jaakko Pere
M. Saloheimo;P. Lehtovaara;M. Penttilä;T.T. Teeri
Merja Penttilä;Päivi Lehtovaara;Helena Nevalainen;Ramagauri Bhikhabhai
Nina Aro;Anu Saloheimo;Marja Ilmén;Merja Penttilä
Marja Ilmén;Charlotte Thrane;Merja Penttilä
M Walfridsson;J Hallborn;M Penttilä;S Keränen
Kiyohiko Igarashi;Anu Koivula;Masahisa Wada;Satoshi Kimura
Nina Aro;Marja Ilmén;Anu Saloheimo;Merja Penttilä
Johan Hallborn;Mats Walfridsson;Ulla Airaksinen;Heikki Ojamo
Merja E. Penttilä;Lars André;Päivi Lehtovaara;Michael Bailey
Markku Saloheimo;Tiina Nakari‐SetäLä;Maija Tenkanen;Merja Penttilä
Mervi H. Toivari;Aristos Aristidou;Laura Ruohonen;Merja Penttilä
Anu Saloheimo;Bernard Henrissat;Anna‐Marja ‐M Hoffrén;Olle Teleman
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