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Pertti Sistonen

Pertti Sistonen

D-Index & Metrics

Genetics

D-Index
62
Citations
25276
World Ranking
2944
National Ranking
22

Pertti Sistonen 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 Pertti Sistonen sits on this spectrum.

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45 publications 703+

This scientist: 126 publications — 19th percentile

19% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Pertti Sistonen 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 Pertti Sistonen sits on this spectrum.

40–41 D-Index: 24 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 52 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 84 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 112 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 118 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 141 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 143 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 145 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 179 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 162 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 175 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 191 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 172 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 184 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 164 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 158 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 150 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 136 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 127 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 127 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 111 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 110 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 110 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 84 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 102 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 66 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 72 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 70 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 54 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 60 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 49 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 55 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 45 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 42 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 28 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 39 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 25 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 31 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 29 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 34 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 29 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 29 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 18 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 27 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 22 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 16 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 11 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 17 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 12 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 21 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 4 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 9 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 14 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 6 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 10 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 7 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 9 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 8 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 8 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 9 scientists 160+ D-Index: 96 scientists
40 D-Index 160+

This scientist: 62 D-Index — 33rd percentile

33% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Pertti Sistonen is affiliated with the Finnish Red Cross in Finland. Their work is associated primarily with this organization, indicating a focus on applications relevant to humanitarian aid, health services, or emergency response contexts.

There are no records of published papers, co-authors, or frequent publication venues linked to Sistonen that provide insight into specific research outputs or collaborative networks. Similarly, no information on books, main fields of study, subfields, or principal research topics is available.

There is no documentation of awards or honors received by Sistonen, and they are currently listed as living.

Best Publications

  • Clues to the pathogenesis of familial colorectal cancer

    Lauri A. Aaltonen;Päivi Peltomäki;Fredrick S. Leach;Pertti Sistonen

  • Mutations of a mutS homolog in hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer

    Fredrick S. Leach;Nicholas C. Nicolaides;Nickolas Papadopoulos;Bo Liu

  • Germline mutations in FH predispose to dominantly inherited uterine fibroids, skin leiomyomata and papillary renal cell cancer.

    Tomlinson Ip;Alam Na;Rowan Aj;Barclay E

  • Genetic Mapping of a Locus Predisposing to Human Colorectal Cancer

    Päivi Peltomäki;Lauri A. Aaltonen;Pertti Sistonen;Lea Pylkkänen

  • MUTATION IN THE FOLLICLE-STIMULATING HORMONE RECEPTOR GENE CAUSES HEREDITARY HYPERGONADOTROPIC OVARIAN FAILURE

    Kristiina Aittomäki;Kristiina Aittomäki;JoséLuis Dieguez Lucena;JoséLuis Dieguez Lucena;Pirjo Pakarinen;Pertti Sistonen

  • Mutations in the SMAD4/DPC4 gene in juvenile polyposis.

    James R. Howe;Stina Roth;John C. Ringold;Robert W. Summers

  • Allelic Loss of Chromosome 18q and Prognosis in Colorectal Cancer

    Jin Jen;Hoguen Kim;Steven Piantadosi;Zong Fan Liu

  • Replication Errors in Benign and Malignant Tumors from Hereditary Nonpolyposis Colorectal Cancer Patients

    Lauri A. Aaltonen;Päivi Peltomäki;Jukka Pekka Mecklin;Heikki Järvinen

  • Linkage disequilibrium mapping in isolated founder populations: diastrophic dysplasia in Finland.

    Johanna Hästbacka;Albert de la Chapelle;Ilkka Kaitila;Ilkka Kaitila;Pertti Sistonen

  • Inherited susceptibility to uterine leiomyomas and renal cell cancer

    Virpi Launonen;Outi Vierimaa;Maija Ht Kiuru;Jorma Isola

  • Screening reduces colorectal cancer rate in families with hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer

    Heikki J. Järvinen;Jukka-Pekka Mecklin;Pertti Sistonen

  • Localization of a susceptibility locus for Peutz-Jeghers syndrome to 19p using comparative genomic hybridization and targeted linkage analysis

    A Hemminki;I Tomlinson;D Markie;H Järvinen

  • International Society of Blood Transfusion Committee on Terminology for Red Blood Cell Surface Antigens: Macao report

    G. Daniels;L. Castilho;W. A. Flegel;A. Fletcher

  • Genes and languages in Europe: an analysis of mitochondrial lineages.

    A. Sajantila;P. Lahermo;T. Anttinen;M. Lukka

  • Familial Cutaneous Leiomyomatosis Is a Two-Hit Condition Associated with Renal Cell Cancer of Characteristic Histopathology

    Maija Ht Kiuru;Virpi Launonen;Marja Hietala;Kristiina Aittomäki

  • Assignment of an Usher syndrome type III (USH3) gene to chromosome 3q

    Sankila Em;Pakarinen L;Kääriäinen H;Aittomäki K

  • Low-Level Microsatellite Instability in Most Colorectal Carcinomas

    Päivi Laiho;Virpi Launonen;Päivi Lahermo;Manel Esteller

  • Blood group terminology 2004: from the International Society of Blood Transfusion committee on terminology for red cell surface antigens.

    G. L. Daniels;A. Fletcher;G. Garratty;S. Henry

  • Localization of a gene for progressive myoclonus epilepsy to chromosome 21q22.

    A E Lehesjoki;M Koskiniemi;P Sistonen;J Miao

  • Localization of the EPM1 gene for progressive myoclonus epilepsy on chromosome 21: linkage disequilibrium allows high resolution mapping

    A E Lehesjoki;M Koskiniemi;R Norio;S Tirrito

Frequent Co-Authors

Lauri A. Aaltonen
Lauri A. Aaltonen University of Helsinki
Albert de la Chapelle
Albert de la Chapelle The Ohio State University
Ilkka Kaitila
Ilkka Kaitila University of Helsinki
Juha Kere
Juha Kere Karolinska Institute
Heikki Järvinen
Heikki Järvinen University of Helsinki
Geoff Daniels
Geoff Daniels NHS Blood and Transplant
Päivi Peltomäki
Päivi Peltomäki University of Helsinki
Antti Sajantila
Antti Sajantila University of Helsinki
Jean Weissenbach
Jean Weissenbach Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Jukka-Pekka Mecklin
Jukka-Pekka Mecklin University of Jyväskylä

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