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Olavi Pelkonen

Olavi Pelkonen

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
89
Citations
24533
World Ranking
2607
National Ranking
16

Olavi Pelkonen 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 Olavi Pelkonen sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 391 publications — 89th percentile

89% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Olavi Pelkonen 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 Olavi Pelkonen sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 89 D-Index — 87th percentile

87% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Olavi Pelkonen is affiliated with the University of Oulu in Finland and has contributed to research primarily within the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics, and Medicine.

Their research spans several subfields including Pharmacology, Plant Science, Oncology, Food Science, and Pollution. Key areas of study focus on Pesticide Exposure and Toxicity, Pharmacogenetics and Drug Metabolism, Drug Transport and Resistance Mechanisms, Drug-Induced Hepatotoxicity and Protection, Pesticide and Herbicide Environmental Studies, Agricultural Safety and Regulations, and Pesticide Residue Analysis and Safety.

Olavi Pelkonen's recent publications include:

  • "Inhibition and induction of CYP enzymes in humans: an update" (2020), published in Archives of Toxicology
  • "Chloro-s-triazines-toxicokinetic, Toxicodynamic, Human Exposure, and Regulatory Considerations" (2021), published in Current Drug Metabolism
  • "Scientific Opinion of the Scientific Panel on Plant Protection Products and their Residues (PPR Panel) on testing and interpretation of comparative in vitro metabolism studies" (2021), published in EFSA Journal
  • "Development of adverse outcome pathways relevant for the identification of substances having endocrine disruption properties Uterine adenocarcinoma as adverse outcome" (2023), published in EFSA Journal
  • "CYP-associated drug-drug interactions: A mission accomplished?" (2020), published in Archives of Toxicology

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Olavi Pelkonen include Khaled Abass, Tamara Čoja, Arja Rautio, Antonio F. Hernández, and Paulien Adriaanse.

Their work has appeared in various publication venues, notably Archives of Toxicology, EFSA Journal, Toxicology Reports, Toxicology Letters, and Current Drug Metabolism.

Best Publications

  • Inhibition and induction of human cytochrome P450 enzymes: current status.

    Olavi Pelkonen;Miia Turpeinen;Miia Turpeinen;Miia Turpeinen;Jukka Hakkola;Paavo Honkakoski

  • Alternative (non-animal) methods for cosmetics testing: current status and future prospects—2010

    Sarah Adler;David Basketter;Stuart Creton;Olavi Pelkonen

  • Inhibition and induction of human cytochrome P450 (CYP) enzymes.

    Olavi Pelkonen;Jukka Mäenpää;Päivi Taavitsainen;Arja Rautio

  • Scaling factors for the extrapolation of in vivo metabolic drug clearance from in vitro data: reaching a consensus on values of human microsomal protein and hepatocellularity per gram of liver.

    Zoe E Barter;Martin K Bayliss;Philip H Beaune;Alan R Boobis

  • Diagnosis of polymorphisms in carcinogen-activating and inactivating enzymes and cancer susceptibility-a review☆

    Hannu Raunio;Kirsti Husgafvel-Pursiainen;Sisko Anttila;Eino Hietanen

  • Expression and regulation of xenobiotic-metabolizing cytochrome P450 (CYP) enzymes in human lung.

    Janne Hukkanen;Olavi Pelkonen;Jukka Hakkola;Hannu Raunio

  • CYP2A6: a human coumarin 7-hydroxylase.

    Olavi Pelkonen;Arja Rautio;Hannu Raunio;Markku Pasanen

  • Xenobiotic-Metabolizing Cytochrome P450 Enzymes in the Human Feto-Placental Unit: Role in Intrauterine Toxicity

    Jukka Hakkola;Olavi Pelkonen;Markku Pasanen;Hannu Raunio

  • Characterisation and PCR-based detection of a CYP2A6 gene deletion found at a high frequency in a Chinese population.

    Mikael Oscarson;Roman A McLellan;Harriet Gullstén;Qun-Ying Yue

  • Expression of xenobiotic-metabolizing cytochrome P450 Forms in human full-term placenta

    Jukka Hakkola;Markku Pasanen;Janne Hukkanen;Olavi Pelkonen

  • Inhibition and induction of CYP enzymes in humans: an update.

    Jukka Hakkola;Janne Hukkanen;Janne Hukkanen;Miia Turpeinen;Miia Turpeinen;Olavi Pelkonen

  • Identification and characterisation of novel polymorphisms in the CYP2A locus: implications for nicotine metabolism.

    Mikael Oscarson;Roman A. McLellan;Harriet Gullstén;José A.G. Agúndez

  • Expression of xenobiotic-metabolizing cytochrome P450 forms in human adult and fetal liver

    Jukka Hakkola;Markku Pasanen;Raija Purkunen;Seppo Saarikoski

  • A roadmap for the development of alternative (non-animal) methods for systemic toxicity testing.

    David A. Basketter;Harvey Clewell;Ian Kimber;Annamaria Rossi

  • Polymorphisms of CYP2A6 and its practical consequences.

    Hannu Raunio;Arja Rautio;Harriet Gullstén;Olavi Pelkonen

  • Genotyping of human cytochrome P450 2A6 (CYP2A6), a nicotine C-oxidase

    Mikael Oscarson;Harriet Gullstén;Arja Rautio;Maria Luisa Bernal

  • Detection of cytochrome P450 gene expression in human placenta in first trimester of pregnancy

    Jukka Hakkola;Hannu Raunio;Raija Purkunen;Olavi Pelkonen

  • Metabolism: a bottleneck in in vitro toxicological test development. The report and recommendations of ECVAM workshop 54.

    Sandra Coecke;Hans Ahr;Bas J. Blaauboer;Susanne Bremer

  • Induction and regulation of xenobiotic-metabolizing cytochrome P450s in the human A549 lung adenocarcinoma cell line.

    Janne Hukkanen;Arja Lassila;Katja Päivärinta;Susanna Valanne

  • Biotransformation of xenobiotics in the fetus

    Olavi Pelkonen

Frequent Co-Authors

Hannu Raunio
Hannu Raunio University of Eastern Finland
Alan R. Boobis
Alan R. Boobis Imperial College London
Jan G. Hengstler
Jan G. Hengstler TU Dortmund University
Paavo Honkakoski
Paavo Honkakoski University of Eastern Finland
Chris J. Topping
Chris J. Topping Aarhus University
Nico P. E. Vermeulen
Nico P. E. Vermeulen Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
José L. Domingo
José L. Domingo Rovira i Virgili University
Harry V. Gelboin
Harry V. Gelboin National Institutes of Health
Wolfgang Dekant
Wolfgang Dekant University of Würzburg
Albert P. Li
Albert P. Li Washington University in St. Louis

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