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Immunology
Finland
2026

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Immunology

D-Index
130
Citations
61628
World Ranking
233
National Ranking
1

Medicine

D-Index
132
Citations
64803
World Ranking
2315
National Ranking
26

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Immunology in Finland Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Immunology in Finland Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Immunology in Finland Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Immunology in Finland Leader Award

Overview

Mikael Knip is affiliated with the University of Helsinki in Finland and has a substantial publication record in the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their research primarily addresses areas related to diabetes and metabolic disorders, with a focus on genetics, endocrinology, diabetes and metabolism, surgery, immunology, and molecular biology.

The scientist's main research topics include diabetes and associated disorders, pancreatic function and diabetes, diabetes management and research, digestive system and related health, infant nutrition and health, immune cell function and interaction, and diet, metabolism, and disease.

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Mikael Knip include:

  • Jorma Ilonen
  • Jorma Toppari
  • Riitta Veijola
  • Suvi M. Virtanen
  • Heikki Hyöty

The scientist's research work has been published extensively in venues such as:

  • Diabetologia
  • Diabetes Care
  • Pediatric Diabetes
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Frontiers in Immunology

Recent significant publications include:

  • "Screening for Type 1 Diabetes in the General Population: A Status Report and Perspective", 2022, Diabetes
  • "Mobile genetic elements from the maternal microbiome shape infant gut microbial assembly and metabolism", 2022, Cell
  • "A combined risk score enhances prediction of type 1 diabetes among susceptible children", 2020, Nature Medicine
  • "New-onset type 1 diabetes in Finnish children during the COVID-19 pandemic", 2021, Archives of Disease in Childhood
  • "ISPAD Clinical Practice Consensus Guidelines 2022: Stages of type 1 diabetes in children and adolescents", 2022, Pediatric Diabetes

Best Publications

  • Variation in Microbiome LPS Immunogenicity Contributes to Autoimmunity in Humans

    Tommi Vatanen;Tommi Vatanen;Aleksandar D. Kostic;Aleksandar D. Kostic;Eva D'Hennezel;Heli Siljander

  • Seroconversion to Multiple Islet Autoantibodies and Risk of Progression to Diabetes in Children

    Anette G. Ziegler;Marian Rewers;Olli Simell;Tuula Simell

  • Prevalence of Celiac disease among children in Finland.

    Markku Mäki;Kirsi Mustalahti;Jorma Kokkonen;Petri Kulmala

  • The Dynamics of the Human Infant Gut Microbiome in Development and in Progression toward Type 1 Diabetes

    Aleksandar D. Kostic;Aleksandar D. Kostic;Dirk Gevers;Heli Siljander;Tommi Vatanen;Tommi Vatanen

  • Natural history of the infant gut microbiome and impact of antibiotic treatment on bacterial strain diversity and stability

    Moran Yassour;Moran Yassour;Tommi Vatanen;Tommi Vatanen;Heli Siljander;Anu-Maaria Hämäläinen

  • Toward defining the autoimmune microbiome for type 1 diabetes

    Adriana Giongo;Kelsey A. Gano;David B. Crabb;Nabanita Mukherjee

  • Gut Microbiome Metagenomics Analysis Suggests a Functional Model for the Development of Autoimmunity for Type 1 Diabetes

    Christopher T. Brown;Austin G. Davis-Richardson;Adriana Giongo;Kelsey A. Gano

  • A bovine albumin peptide as a possible trigger of insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus.

    Jukka Karjalainen;Julio M. Martin;Mikael Knip;Jorma Ilonen

  • Environmental Triggers and Determinants of Type 1 Diabetes

    Mikael Knip;Riitta Veijola;Suvi M. Virtanen;Heikki Hyöty

  • Fecal Microbiota Composition Differs Between Children With β-Cell Autoimmunity and Those Without

    Marcus C. de Goffau;Kristiina Luopajärvi;Mikael Knip;Jorma Ilonen;Jorma Ilonen

  • A prospective study of the role of coxsackie B and other enterovirus infections in the pathogenesis of IDDM. Childhood Diabetes in Finland (DiMe) Study Group.

    H Hyöty;M Hiltunen;M Knip;M Laakkonen

  • Maternal vitamin D intake during pregnancy is inversely associated with asthma and allergic rhinitis in 5-year-old children

    M Erkkola;M Kaila;B I Nwaru;C Kronberg-Kippilä

  • Obesity and endocrine disorders in women taking valproate for epilepsy

    Jouko I. T. Isojärvi;Timo J. Laatikainen;Mikael Knip;Arto J. Pakarinen

  • Safety of high-dose nicotinamide: a review.

    M. Knip;I. F. Douek;W. P. T. Moore;H. A. Gillmor

  • Dysregulation of lipid and amino acid metabolism precedes islet autoimmunity in children who later progress to type 1 diabetes.

    Matej Orešič;Satu Simell;Marko Sysi-Aho;Kirsti Näntö-Salonen

  • Environmental factors in the etiology of type 1 diabetes

    Hans K. Åkerblom;Outi Vaarala;Heikki Hyöty;Jorma Ilonen

  • The role of the intestinal microbiota in type 1 diabetes mellitus

    Mikael Knip;Heli Tuija Annika Siljander

  • Feasibility of genetic and immunological prediction of Type I diabetes in a population-based birth cohort

    A Kupila;P Muona;T Simell;P Arvilommi

  • Valproate, lamotrigine, and insulin-mediated risks in women with epilepsy

    Jouko I. T. Isojärvi;Johanna Rättyä;Vilho V. Myllylä;Mikael Knip

  • Strain-Level Analysis of Mother-to-Child Bacterial Transmission during the First Few Months of Life

    Moran Yassour;Moran Yassour;Moran Yassour;Eeva Jason;Larson J. Hogstrom;Timothy D. Arthur

  • Natural history of the infant gut microbiome and impact of antibiotic treatment on bacterial strain diversity and stability

    Moran Yassour;Tommi Vatanen;Heli Siljander;Anu-Maaria Hämäläinen

Frequent Co-Authors

Jorma Ilonen
Jorma Ilonen University of Turku
Riitta Veijola
Riitta Veijola Oulu University Hospital
Suvi M. Virtanen
Suvi M. Virtanen Tampere University
Olli Simell
Olli Simell Turku University Hospital
Heikki Hyöty
Heikki Hyöty Tampere University
Hans K. Åkerblom
Hans K. Åkerblom University of Helsinki
Jorma Toppari
Jorma Toppari University of Turku
Outi Vaarala
Outi Vaarala University of Helsinki
Helena Reijonen
Helena Reijonen City Of Hope National Medical Center
Matej Orešič
Matej Orešič Örebro University

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