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2026

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Microbiology

D-Index
91
Citations
25555
World Ranking
665
National Ranking
5

Medicine

D-Index
94
Citations
27100
World Ranking
10608
National Ranking
119

Olli Ruuskanen 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 Olli Ruuskanen sits on this spectrum.

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55 publications 679+

This scientist: 335 publications — 83rd percentile

83% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Olli Ruuskanen 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 Olli Ruuskanen sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 127+

This scientist: 91 D-Index — 89th percentile

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

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

Research.com Recognitions

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

Overview

Olli Ruuskanen is affiliated with Turku University Hospital in Finland and specializes primarily in the field of Medicine, contributing 46 publications in this area. Their research emphasizes subfields such as Epidemiology, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Infectious Diseases, and Rehabilitation.

Their main research topics focus on respiratory viral infections research, cardiovascular effects of exercise, exercise and physiological responses, infection control and ventilation, viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology, sports injuries and prevention, and viral infections and immunology research.

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Ruuskanen include:

  • Matti Waris
  • Maarit Valtonen
  • Olli J. Heinonen
  • Raakel Luoto
  • Johanna K. Ihalainen

Ruuskanen has published articles in several notable scientific journals, including:

  • PLoS ONE
  • Sports Medicine
  • Metabolites
  • Journal of Science in Sport and Exercise
  • Emerging Infectious Diseases

Recent publications highlight Ruuskanen's focus on respiratory health and athletic populations. These include:

  • Respiratory Viral Infections in Athletes: Many Unanswered Questions, 2022, Sports Medicine
  • Gut Microbiota and Serum Metabolome in Elite Cross-Country Skiers: A Controlled Study, 2022, Metabolites
  • Increased risk of respiratory viral infections in elite athletes: A controlled study, 2021, PLoS ONE
  • Inflammatory Biomarkers in Elite Cross-Country Skiers After a Competition Season: A Case-Control Study, 2022, Journal of Science in Sport and Exercise
  • Non-SARS-CoV-2 Respiratory Viruses in Athletes at Major Winter Sport Events, 2021 and 2022, 2022, Emerging Infectious Diseases

Best Publications

  • Viruses and Bacteria in the Etiology of the Common Cold

    Mika J. Mäkelä;Tuomo Puhakka;Olli Ruuskanen;Maija Leinonen

  • Etiology of community-acquired pneumonia in 254 hospitalized children.

    Taina Juvén;Jussi Mertsola;Matti Waris;Maija Leinonen

  • Human bocavirus and acute wheezing in children.

    Tobias Allander;Tobias Allander;Tuomas Jartti;Shawon Gupta;Shawon Gupta;Hubert G. M. Niesters

  • Viral pneumonia

    Unknown

  • Differentiation of bacterial and viral pneumonia in children

    R Virkki;T Juven;H Rikalainen;E Svedström

  • Metapneumovirus and acute wheezing in children

    Tuomas Jartti;Bernadette Van Den Hoogen;Roberto P. Garofalo;Albert D. M. E. Osterhaus

  • Respiratory picornaviruses and respiratory syncytial virus as causative agents of acute expiratory wheezing in children.

    Tuomas Jartti;Pasi Lehtinen;Tytti Vuorinen;Riikka Österback

  • Influenza Vaccination in the Prevention of Acute Otitis Media in Children

    Terho Heikkinen;Olli Ruuskanen;Matti Waris;Thedi Ziegler

  • Influenza A and B Virus Infections in Children

    Ville Peltola;Thedi Ziegler;Olli Ruuskanen

  • Serum procalcitonin, C-reactive protein and interleukin-6 for distinguishing bacterial and viral pneumonia in children.

    Pia Toikka;Kerttu Irjala;Taina Juvén;Raimo Virkki

  • Persistence of rhinovirus and enterovirus RNA after acute respiratory illness in children.

    Tuomas Jartti;Pasi Lehtinen;Tytti Vuorinen;Minna Koskenvuo

  • Human bocavirus—the first 5 years

    Tuomas Jartti;Klaus Hedman;Laura Jartti;Olli Ruuskanen

  • Rhinovirus transmission within families with children: incidence of symptomatic and asymptomatic infections.

    Ville Peltola;Matti Waris;Riikka Österback;Petri Susi

  • Epidemiology of Idiopathic Cardiomyopathies in Children and Adolescents A Nationwide Study in Finland

    Anita Arola;Eero Jokinen;Olli Ruuskanen;Markku Saraste

  • Prebiotic and probiotic supplementation prevents rhinovirus infections in preterm infants: A randomized, placebo-controlled trial

    Raakel Luoto;Olli Ruuskanen;Matti Waris;Marko Kalliomäki

  • A Placebo-Controlled Trial of Antimicrobial Treatment for Acute Otitis Media

    Paula A. Tähtinen;Miia K. Laine;Pentti Huovinen;Jari Jalava

  • Nasal swab versus nasopharyngeal aspirate for isolation of respiratory viruses

    Terho Heikkinen;Jane Marttila;Aimo A. Salmi;Olli Ruuskanen

  • Diagnosis of Mycoplasma pneumoniae Pneumonia in Children

    Matti E. Waris;Pia Toikka;Taina Saarinen;Simo Nikkari

  • Direct Amplification of rRNA Genes in Diagnosis of Bacterial Infections

    Kaisu Rantakokko-Jalava;Simo Nikkari;Jari Jalava;Erkki Eerola

  • Microbiology of Acute Otitis Media in Children with Tympanostomy Tubes: Prevalences of Bacteria and Viruses

    Aino Ruohola;Olli Meurman;Simo Nikkari;Tuukka Skottman

  • Acute otitis media and respiratory virus infections.

    O Ruuskanen;M Arola;A Putto-Laurila;J Mertsola

Frequent Co-Authors

Tuomas Jartti
Tuomas Jartti Turku University Hospital
Matti Waris
Matti Waris Turku University Hospital
Jussi Mertsola
Jussi Mertsola Turku University Hospital
Klaus Hedman
Klaus Hedman University of Helsinki
Maria Söderlund-Venermo
Maria Söderlund-Venermo University of Helsinki
Mika J. Mäkelä
Mika J. Mäkelä University of Helsinki
Helena Käyhty
Helena Käyhty Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL)
Aldina Barral
Aldina Barral Oswaldo Cruz Foundation
Pentti Huovinen
Pentti Huovinen University of Turku
Matti K. Viljanen
Matti K. Viljanen University of Turku

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