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Pentti J. Tienari

Pentti J. Tienari

D-Index & Metrics

Genetics

D-Index
66
Citations
33499
World Ranking
2565
National Ranking
18

Pentti J. Tienari publication distribution in Genetics in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Genetics in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Pentti J. Tienari sits on this spectrum.

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45 publications 703+

This scientist: 200 publications — 51st percentile

51% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 703 publications or more.

Pentti J. Tienari D-index placement in Genetics in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Genetics scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Pentti J. Tienari sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 160+

This scientist: 66 D-Index — 41st percentile

41% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 160 D-Index or more.

Overview

Pentti J. Tienari is affiliated with the University of Helsinki in Finland and has a significant body of research primarily within the field of Medicine. Their work spans several specialized subfields, including Neurology, Genetics, Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, and Infectious Diseases.

The scientist's research covers a broad range of topics, which include:

  • Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research
  • Neurological diseases and metabolism
  • Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments
  • Neurogenetic and Muscular Disorders Research
  • Myasthenia Gravis and Thymoma
  • Genetic Associations and Epidemiology
  • Nuclear Receptors and Signaling

Recent publications by Pentti J. Tienari reflect contributions to multiple high-profile journals with notable papers such as:

  • Genome sequencing analysis identifies new loci associated with Lewy body dementia and provides insights into its genetic architecture, 2021, Nature Genetics
  • Inherited myeloproliferative neoplasm risk affects haematopoietic stem cells, 2020, Nature
  • Identification of genetic risk loci and prioritization of genes and pathways for myasthenia gravis: a genome-wide association study, 2022, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • APOE ε4 associates with increased risk of severe COVID-19, cerebral microhaemorrhages and post-COVID mental fatigue: a Finnish biobank, autopsy and clinical study, 2021, Acta Neuropathologica Communications
  • Association of Variants in the SPTLC1 Gene With Juvenile Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, 2021, JAMA Neurology

Frequent publication venues for this scientist include:

  • Acta Neuropathologica Communications
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • European Journal of Neurology
  • Annals of Neurology
  • PLoS ONE

Pentti J. Tienari collaborates regularly with several co-authors. Frequent collaborators include:

  • Karri Kaivola
  • Liisa Myllykangas
  • Outi Tuovila
  • Tomi P. Mäkelä
  • Terhi Kilpi

Best Publications

  • A hexanucleotide repeat expansion in C9ORF72 is the cause of chromosome 9p21-linked ALS-FTD

    Alan E. Renton;Elisa Majounie;Adrian James Waite;Javier Simón-Sánchez;Javier Simón-Sánchez

  • Genetic risk and a primary role for cell-mediated immune mechanisms in multiple sclerosis

    Stephen Sawcer;Garrett Hellenthal;Matti Pirinen;Chris C. A. Spencer

  • Identification of novel risk loci, causal insights, and heritable risk for Parkinson's disease: a meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies

    Mike A Nalls;Cornelis Blauwendraat;Costanza L Vallerga;Karl Heilbron

  • Analysis of immune-related loci identifies 48 new susceptibility variants for multiple sclerosis

    Ashley H. Beecham;Nikolaos A. Patsopoulos;Nikolaos A. Patsopoulos;Dionysia K. Xifara;Mary F. Davis

  • Frequency of the C9orf72 hexanucleotide repeat expansion in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and frontotemporal dementia: a cross-sectional study

    Elisa Majounie;Alan E. Renton;Kin Mok;Elise G. P. Dopper;Elise G. P. Dopper

  • RNA Toxicity from the ALS/FTD C9ORF72 Expansion Is Mitigated by Antisense Intervention

    Christopher J. Donnelly;Ping-Wu Zhang;Jacqueline T. Pham;Aaron R. Haeusler

  • Distinct sites of intracellular production for Alzheimer's disease A beta40/42 amyloid peptides.

    Tobias Hartmann;Sophie C. Bieger;Babara Brühl;Pentti J. Tienari

  • Genome-wide Analyses Identify KIF5A as a Novel ALS Gene.

    Aude Nicolas;Kevin P. Kenna;Alan E. Renton;Alan E. Renton;Nicola Ticozzi

  • Senile systemic amyloidosis affects 25% of the very aged and associates with genetic variation in alpha2-macroglobulin and tau: a population-based autopsy study

    Maarit Tanskanen;Terhi Peuralinna;Tuomo Polvikoski;Irma-Leena Notkola

  • A novel α-synuclein mutation A53E associated with atypical multiple system atrophy and Parkinson's disease-type pathology

    Petra Pasanen;Liisa Myllykangas;Maija Siitonen;Anna Raunio

  • Polygenic and clinical risk scores and their impact on age at onset and prediction of cardiometabolic diseases and common cancers.

    Nina Mars;Jukka T Koskela;Pietari Ripatti;Tuomo T J Kiiskinen

  • Genome sequencing analysis identifies new loci associated with Lewy body dementia and provides insights into its genetic architecture

    Ruth Chia;Marya S. Sabir;Sara Bandres-Ciga

  • A predominant role for the HLA class II region in the association of the MHC region with multiple sclerosis.

    Matthew R Lincoln;Alexandre Montpetit;Alexandre Montpetit;M Zameel Cader;M Zameel Cader;Janna Saarela

  • A randomised, double blind, placebo controlled trial with vitamin D3 as an add on treatment to interferon β-1b in patients with multiple sclerosis

    Merja Soilu-Hänninen;Julia Åivo;Britt Marie Lindström;Irina Elovaara

  • Genomewide Scan of Multiple Sclerosis in Finnish Multiplex Families

    Satu Kuokkanen;Michele Gschwend;John D. Rioux;Mark J. Daly

  • Parkinson's disease age at onset genome-wide association study: Defining heritability, genetic loci, and α-synuclein mechanisms.

    Cornelis Blauwendraat;Karl Heilbron;Costanza L. Vallerga;Sara Bandres-Ciga

  • Chromosome 9p21 in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis in Finland: a genome-wide association study.

    Hannu Laaksovirta;Terhi Peuralinna;Jennifer C Schymick;Sonja W Scholz;Sonja W Scholz

  • Genome-wide association study in a high-risk isolate for multiple sclerosis reveals associated variants in STAT3 gene.

    Eveliina Jakkula;Eveliina Jakkula;Eveliina Jakkula;Virpi Leppa;Virpi Leppa;Anna-Maija Kristiina Sulonen;Anna-Maija Kristiina Sulonen;Teppo Varilo;Teppo Varilo

  • A putative vulnerability locus to multiple sclerosis maps to 5p14-p12 in a region syntenic to the murine locus Eae2.

    Satu Kuokkanen;Mats Sundvall;Joseph D. Terwilliger;Pentti J. Tienari

  • Genome-Wide Analyses Identify KIF5A as a Novel ALS Gene

    Aude Nicolas;Kevin P. Kenna;Alan E. Renton;Nicola Ticozzi

Frequent Co-Authors

Andrew B. Singleton
Andrew B. Singleton National Institutes of Health
John Hardy
John Hardy University College London
Dena G. Hernandez
Dena G. Hernandez National Institutes of Health
Sonja W. Scholz
Sonja W. Scholz National Institutes of Health
Janna Saarela
Janna Saarela University of Helsinki
Anders Paetau
Anders Paetau University of Helsinki
Bryan J. Traynor
Bryan J. Traynor National Institutes of Health
Timo E. Strandberg
Timo E. Strandberg University of Helsinki
Raimo Sulkava
Raimo Sulkava University of Eastern Finland
Aarno Palotie
Aarno Palotie University of Helsinki

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