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D-Index
64
Citations
10175
World Ranking
9930
National Ranking
70

Pirkko Vihko publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Biology and Biochemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Pirkko Vihko sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 168 publications — 35th percentile

35% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.

Pirkko Vihko D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Biology and Biochemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Pirkko Vihko sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 64 D-Index — 52nd percentile

52% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.

Overview

Pirkko Vihko is affiliated with the University of Helsinki in Finland. Their research primarily focuses on the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Medicine, covering aspects of Molecular Biology, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Urology, Biochemistry, and Cell Biology.

The scientist's work addresses several main topics, including:

  • Hormonal and reproductive studies
  • Sexual Differentiation and Disorders
  • Urological Disorders and Treatments
  • Biochemical and Molecular Research
  • Biochemical Acid Research Studies
  • Muscle metabolism and nutrition

Pirkko Vihko has contributed to academic publications in notable venues such as UNC Libraries and Frontiers in Genetics. The recent papers authored or co-authored by this researcher include:

  • "Molecular Characterization of Two Known SRD5A2 Gene Variants in Mexican Patients With Disorder of Sexual Development," 2022, Frontiers in Genetics
  • "Prostatic Acid Phosphatase Is an Ectonucleotidase and Suppresses Pain by Generating Adenosine," 2020, UNC Libraries
  • "Prostatic Acid Phosphatase Is Required for the Antinociceptive Effects of Thiamine and Benfotiamine," 2020, UNC Libraries

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Pirkko Vihko include:

  • Mark J. Zylka
  • Bonnie Taylor-Blake
  • Ortiz-López María Guadalupe
  • Katy Sánchez-Pozos
  • Charmina Aguirre-Alvarado

Best Publications

  • Intracellular fragmentation of bone resorption products by reactive oxygen species generated by osteoclastic tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase.

    Jussi M. Halleen;Seija Räisänen;Jari J. Salo;Sakamuri V. Reddy

  • Colorectal carcinoma associated with serrated adenoma--prevalence, histological features, and prognosis.

    M. J. Mäkinen;S. M. C. George;P. Jernvall;J. Mäkelä

  • Androgens up-regulate the human prostate-specific antigen messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA), but down-regulate the prostatic acid phosphatase mRNA in the LNCaP cell line.

    Pirkko Henttu;Shutsung Liao;Pirkko Vihko

  • Prostatic Acid Phosphatase Is an Ectonucleotidase and Suppresses Pain by Generating Adenosine

    Mark J. Zylka;Nathaniel A. Sowa;Bonnie Taylor-Blake;Margaret A. Twomey

  • Intracellular Machinery for Matrix Degradation in Bone‐Resorbing Osteoclasts

    Jukka Vääräniemi;Jussi M Halleen;Katja Kaarlonen;Hannele Ylipahkala

  • Three-dimensional structure of a mammalian purple acid phosphatase at 2.2 A resolution with a mu-(hydr)oxo bridged di-iron center.

    Ylva Lindqvist;Eva Johansson;Helena Kaija;Pirkko Vihko;Pirkko Vihko

  • Crystal structures of rat acid phosphatase complexed with the transition-state analogs vanadate and molybdate. Implications for the reaction mechanism.

    Ylva Lindqvist;Gunter Schneider;Pirkko Vihko

  • cDNA coding for the entire human prostate specific antigen shows high homologies to the human tissue kallikrein genes

    Pirkko Henttu;Pirkko Vihko

  • Three-dimensional structure of rat acid phosphatase.

    G. Schneider;Y. Lindqvist;P. Vihko

  • Production, purification, and functional analysis of recombinant human and mouse 17β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 7 ☆

    Svea Törn;Pasi Nokelainen;Riitta Kurkela;Anitta Pulkka

  • Microsatellite instability: impact on cancer progression in proximal and distal colorectal cancers.

    P Jernvall;M.J Mäkinen;T.J Karttunen;J Mäkelä

  • Molecular cloning and sequence analysis of cDNA encoding human prostatic acid phosphatase

    Pirkko Vihko;Pirjo Virkkunen;Pirkko Henttu;Katja Roiko

  • Expression of the gene coding for human prostate-specific antigen and related hGK-1 in benign and malignant tumors of the human prostate.

    P. Henttu;O. Lukkarinen;P. Vihko

  • Structure of the ternary complex of human 17beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 1 with 3-hydroxyestra-1,3,5,7-tetraen-17-one (equilin) and NADP+.

    Mark W. Sawicki;Mary Erman;Terhi Puranen;Pirkko Vihko

  • Loss of Heterozygosity at 16q24.1–q24.2 Is Significantly Associated with Metastatic and Aggressive Behavior of Prostate Cancer

    Jussi P. Elo;Päivi Härkönen;Atte P. Kyllönen;Olavi Lukkarinen

  • Gene expression and prostate specificity of human prostatic acid phosphatase (PAP): evaluation by RNA blot analyses.

    Timo Solin;Matti Kontturi;Regina Pohlmann;Pirkko Vihko

  • Purification of human prostatic acid phosphatase by affinity chromatography and isoelectric focusing. Part I.

    P Vihko;M Kontturi;L K Korhonen

  • Molecular Cloning of Mouse 17β‐Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenase Type 1 and Characterization of Enzyme Activity

    Pasi Nokelainen;Terhi Puranen;Hellevi Peltoketo;Mauri Orava

  • Prostatic acid phosphatase is not a prostate specific target.

    Ileana B. Quintero;César L. Araujo;Anitta E. Pulkka;Riikka S. Wirkkala

  • Serum steroids in normal males and patients with prostatic diseases.

    G. L. Hammond;M. Kontturi;P. Vihko;R. Vihko

Frequent Co-Authors

Matti Poutanen
Matti Poutanen University of Turku
Debashis Ghosh
Debashis Ghosh University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Ylva Lindqvist
Ylva Lindqvist Karolinska Institute
Tuomo J. Karttunen
Tuomo J. Karttunen Oulu University Hospital
Ylermi Soini
Ylermi Soini University of Eastern Finland
Christian Ehnholm
Christian Ehnholm Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL)
Geoffrey L. Hammond
Geoffrey L. Hammond University of British Columbia
Sampsa Hautaniemi
Sampsa Hautaniemi University of Helsinki
Olli A. Jänne
Olli A. Jänne University of Helsinki
Mauno Vihinen
Mauno Vihinen Lund University

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