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Paavo Toivanen

Paavo Toivanen

D-Index & Metrics

Microbiology

D-Index
64
Citations
10613
World Ranking
2663
National Ranking
28

Paavo Toivanen 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 Paavo Toivanen sits on this spectrum.

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55 publications 679+

This scientist: 246 publications — 64th percentile

64% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Paavo Toivanen 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 Paavo Toivanen sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 127+

This scientist: 64 D-Index — 54th percentile

54% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Paavo Toivanen is affiliated with the University of Turku in Finland. Their academic profile does not include a list of recent papers or book publications, nor does it specify frequent co-authors or publication venues. The available information does not indicate explicit fields of study, subfields, or main topics of research.

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Best Publications

  • Fecal Microbiota in Early Rheumatoid Arthritis

    Jussi Vaahtovuo;Eveliina Munukka;Mika Korkeamäki;Reijo Luukkainen

  • Direct Amplification of rRNA Genes in Diagnosis of Bacterial Infections

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

  • Nomenclature for chicken major histocompatibility (B) complex.

    W. E. Briles;N. Bumstead;D. L. Ewert;D. G. Gilmour

  • Influence of major histocompatibility complex on bacterial composition of fecal flora.

    Paavo Toivanen;Jussi Vaahtovuo;Erkki Eerola

  • Interleukin-10 functions as an antiinflammatory cytokine in rheumatoid synovium.

    Pia Isomäki;Reijo Luukkainen;Riitta Saario;Paavo Toivanen

  • Bursal and postbursal stem cells in chicken. functional characteristics

    Unknown

  • Molecular and chemical characterization of the lipopolysaccharide O‐antigen and its role in the virulence of Yersinia enterocolitica serotype O:8

    Lijuan Zhang;Joanna Radziejewska-Lebrecht;Danuta Krajewska-Pietrasik;Paavo Toivanen

  • Uptake of environmental antigens by the bursa of Fabricius

    Tapani Sorvari;Rita Sorvari;Pertti Ruotsalainen;Auli Toivanen

  • The origin of lymphoid stem cells studied in chick yolk sac-embryo chimaeras

    Olli Lassila;Jussi Eskola;Paavo Toivanen;Claude Martin

  • Faecal microbial flora and disease activity in rheumatoid arthritis during a vegan diet.

    R Peltonen;M Nenonen;T Helve;O Hänninen

  • Persistence of Yersinia antigens in peripheral blood cells from patients with Yersinia enterocolitica O:3 infection with or without reactive arthritis

    Kaisa Granfors;Riitta Merilahti‐Palo;Reijo Luukkainen;Timo Möttönen

  • A novel locus of Yersinia enterocolitica serotype O:3 involved in lipopolysaccharide outer core biosynthesis.

    Mikael Skurnik;Reija Venho;Paavo Toivanen;Ayman Al-Hendy

  • Use of the Polymerase Chain Reaction and DNA Sequencing for Detection of Bartonella quintana in the Aortic Valve of a Patient with Culture-Negative Infective Endocarditis

    Jari Jalava;Pirkko Kotilainen;Simo Nikkari;Mikael Skurnik

  • Hydrophobic domains affect the collagen-binding specificity and surface polymerization as well as the virulence potential of the YadA protein of Yersinia enterocolitica.

    Anu Tamm;Ann-Mari Tarkkanen;Timo K. Korhonen;Pentti Kuusela

  • LcrF is the temperature-regulated activator of the yadA gene of Yersinia enterocolitica and Yersinia pseudotuberculosis.

    M Skurnik;P Toivanen

  • HOSPITAL OUTBREAK OF YERSINIA ENTEROCOLITICA INFECTION

    Paavo Toivanen;Lea Olkkonen;Auli Toivanen;Seija Aantaa

  • Genetic organization and sequence of the rfb gene cluster of Yersinia enterocolitica serotype O:3: similarities to the dTDP‐L‐rhamnose biosynthesis pathway of Salmonella and to the bacterial polysaccharide transport systems

    Lijuan Zhang;Ayman Al-Hendy;Paavo Toivanen;Mikael Skumik

  • APPLICATION OF THE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION AND IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TECHNIQUES TO THE DETECTION OF BACTERIA IN YERSINIA-TRIGGERED REACTIVE ARTHRITIS

    Anna‐Mari Viitanen;T. Petteri Arstila;Riitta Lahesmaa;Kaisa Granfors

  • The presence of interleukin-13 in rheumatoid synovium and its antiinflammatory effects on synovial fluid macrophages from patients with rheumatoid arthritis.

    Pia Isomäki;Reijo Luukkainen;Paavo Toivanen;Juha Punnonen

  • Bacterial 16S rDNA polymerase chain reaction in the detection of intra-amniotic infection.

    Jari Jalava;Marja Liisa Mantymaa;Ulla Ekblad;Paavo Toivanen

  • INTESTINAL FLORA IN EARLY RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS

    E. Eerola;T. Möttönen;P. Hannonen;R. Luukkainen

Frequent Co-Authors

Mikael Skurnik
Mikael Skurnik University of Helsinki
Kaisa Granfors
Kaisa Granfors University of Turku
Sirpa Jalkanen
Sirpa Jalkanen University of Turku
Erkki Eerola
Erkki Eerola University of Turku
Matti K. Viljanen
Matti K. Viljanen University of Turku
Jari Jalava
Jari Jalava Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare
Riitta Lahesmaa
Riitta Lahesmaa Åbo Akademi University
Olli Ruuskanen
Olli Ruuskanen Turku University Hospital
Pentti Huovinen
Pentti Huovinen University of Turku
Takashi Onodera
Takashi Onodera University of Tokyo

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