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D-Index
100
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39686
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8241
National Ranking
91

Pirjo Nuutila publication distribution in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Medicine in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Pirjo Nuutila sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 564 publications — 67th percentile

67% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,796 publications or more.

Pirjo Nuutila D-index placement in Medicine in 2026

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

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70 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 100 D-Index — 60th percentile

60% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 217 D-Index or more.

Overview

Pirjo Nuutila is affiliated with Turku University Hospital in Finland. Their research spans primarily the field of Medicine, with a focus on several subfields including Physiology, Surgery, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, and Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine.

Their work covers key topics such as:

  • Adipose Tissue and Metabolism
  • Diet and metabolism studies
  • Cardiovascular Disease and Adiposity
  • Bariatric Surgery and Outcomes
  • Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology
  • Diabetes Treatment and Management
  • Metabolism, Diabetes, and Cancer

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Nuutila include:

  • "Effect of Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy vs Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass on Weight Loss, Comorbidities, and Reflux at 10 Years in Adult Patients With Obesity" (2022, JAMA Surgery)
  • "Effect of Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy vs Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass on Weight Loss and Quality of Life at 7 Years in Patients With Morbid Obesity" (2020, JAMA Surgery)
  • "Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass versus laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy: 5-year outcomes of merged data from two randomized clinical trials (SLEEVEPASS and SM-BOSS)" (2020, British journal of surgery)
  • "Interindividual variability and lateralization of μ-opioid receptors in the human brain" (2020, NeuroImage)
  • "Adenosine/A2B Receptor Signaling Ameliorates the Effects of Aging and Counteracts Obesity" (2020, Cell Metabolism)

Frequent co-authors in Nuutila's research include:

  • Lauri Nummenmaa
  • Eleni Rebelos
  • Kirsi A. Virtanen
  • Kari K. Kalliokoski
  • Paulina Salminen

Common venues where Nuutila's research has been published include:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism
  • European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging
  • Journal of Clinical Medicine
  • Journal of Nuclear Medicine

Best Publications

  • Beige Adipocytes Are a Distinct Type of Thermogenic Fat Cell in Mouse and Human

    Jun Wu;Pontus Boström;Lauren M. Sparks;Li Ye

  • Functional brown adipose tissue in healthy adults.

    Kirsi A. Virtanen;Martin E. Lidell;Janne Orava;Mikael Heglind

  • Effect of Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy vs Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass on Weight Loss at 5 Years Among Patients With Morbid Obesity: The SLEEVEPASS Randomized Clinical Trial.

    Paulina Salminen;Paulina Salminen;Mika Helmiö;Mika Helmiö;Jari Ovaska;Jari Ovaska;Anne Juuti

  • Different metabolic responses of human brown adipose tissue to activation by cold and insulin.

    Janne Orava;Pirjo Nuutila;Martin E. Lidell;Vesa Oikonen

  • Evidence for two types of brown adipose tissue in humans

    Martin E Lidell;Matthias J Betz;Matthias J Betz;Olof Dahlqvist Leinhard;Mikael Heglind

  • Myocardial Triglyceride Content and Epicardial Fat Mass in Human Obesity: Relationship to Left Ventricular Function and Serum Free Fatty Acid Levels

    Mikko Kankaanpää;Hanna-Riikka Lehto;Jussi P Pärkkä;Markku Komu

  • A prospective diagnostic accuracy study of 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography, multidetector row computed tomography, and magnetic resonance imaging in primary diagnosis and staging of pancreatic cancer.

    Saila P. Kauhanen;Gaber Komar;Marko P. Seppänen;Kirsti I. Dean

  • Glucose uptake and perfusion in subcutaneous and visceral adipose tissue during insulin stimulation in nonobese and obese humans.

    Kirsi A. Virtanen;Peter Lönnroth;Riitta Parkkola;Pauliina Peltoniemi

  • Glucose-free fatty acid cycle operates in human heart and skeletal muscle in vivo.

    P Nuutila;V A Koivisto;J Knuuti;U Ruotsalainen

  • Trimetazidine, a Metabolic Modulator, Has Cardiac and Extracardiac Benefits in Idiopathic Dilated Cardiomyopathy

    Helena Tuunanen;Erik Engblom;Alexandru Naum;Kjell Någren

  • A Nationwide Survey of Mortality in Acromegaly

    Ritva Kauppinen-Mäkelin;Timo Sane;Antti Reunanen;Matti J. Välimäki

  • Noninvasive Diagnosis of Focal Hyperinsulinism of Infancy With [18F]-DOPA Positron Emission Tomography

    Timo Otonkoski;Kirsti Näntö-Salonen;Marko Seppänen;Riitta Veijola

  • Free Fatty Acid Depletion Acutely Decreases Cardiac Work and Efficiency in Cardiomyopathic Heart Failure

    Helena Tuunanen;Erik Engblom;Alexandru Naum;Kjell Någren

  • Euglycemic Hyperinsulinemic Clamp and Oral Glucose Load in Stimulating Myocardial Glucose Utilization During Positron Emission Tomography

    M J Knuuti;P Nuutila;U Ruotsalainen;M Saraste

  • Dorsal striatum and its limbic connectivity mediate abnormal anticipatory reward processing in obesity.

    Lauri Nummenmaa;Jussi Hirvonen;Jarna C. Hannukainen;Heidi Immonen

  • Blunted metabolic responses to cold and insulin stimulation in brown adipose tissue of obese humans

    Janne Orava;Pirjo Nuutila;Pirjo Nuutila;Tommi Noponen;Riitta Parkkola

  • Gender and Insulin Sensitivity in the Heart and in Skeletal Muscles: Studies Using Positron Emission Tomography

    P Nuutila;M J Knuuti;M Mäki;H Laine

  • Coronary Flow Reserve Is Reduced in Young Men With IDDM

    Olli-Pekka Pitkänen;Pirjo Nuutila;Olli T Raitakari;Tapani Rönnemaa

  • Rosiglitazone but Not Metformin Enhances Insulin- and Exercise-Stimulated Skeletal Muscle Glucose Uptake in Patients With Newly Diagnosed Type 2 Diabetes

    Kirsti Hällsten;Kirsi A. Virtanen;Fredrik Lönnqvist;Hannu Sipilä

  • Exercise Training Modulates Gut Microbiota Profile and Improves Endotoxemia.

    Kumail Motiani;M. Collado;Jari-Joonas Eskelinen;Kirsi Virtanen

Frequent Co-Authors

Juhani Knuuti
Juhani Knuuti Turku University Hospital
Riitta Parkkola
Riitta Parkkola Turku University Hospital
Lauri Nummenmaa
Lauri Nummenmaa Turku University Hospital
Ele Ferrannini
Ele Ferrannini University of Pisa
Olli T. Raitakari
Olli T. Raitakari Turku University Hospital
Terho Lehtimäki
Terho Lehtimäki Tampere University
Jussi Hirvonen
Jussi Hirvonen Turku University Hospital
Tapani Rönnemaa
Tapani Rönnemaa Turku University Hospital
Hannele Yki-Järvinen
Hannele Yki-Järvinen University of Helsinki
Jan Sundell
Jan Sundell Tianjin University

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