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Riitta Veijola 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 Riitta Veijola sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 403 publications — 39th percentile

39% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Riitta Veijola 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 Riitta Veijola sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 75 D-Index — 6th percentile

6% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Riitta Veijola is affiliated with Oulu University Hospital in Finland. Their research primarily focuses on diabetes, particularly type 1 diabetes, as reflected in numerous scholarly publications.

Their recent papers include:

  • A combined risk score enhances prediction of type 1 diabetes among susceptible children, 2020, Nature Medicine
  • Hierarchical Order of Distinct Autoantibody Spreading and Progression to Type 1 Diabetes in the TEDDY Study, 2020, Diabetes Care
  • Islet Autoimmunity and HLA Markers of Presymptomatic and Clinical Type 1 Diabetes: Joint Analyses of Prospective Cohort Studies in Finland, Germany, Sweden, and the U.S., 2021, Diabetes Care
  • Predictors of the Initiation of Islet Autoimmunity and Progression to Multiple Autoantibodies and Clinical Diabetes: The TEDDY Study, 2022, Diabetes Care
  • Decreased Incidence of Type 1 Diabetes in Young Finnish Children, 2020, Diabetes Care

Frequent co-authors in Riitta Veijola's publications include:

  • Jorma Toppari
  • Mikael Knip
  • Jorma Ilonen
  • Heikki Hyöty
  • William Hagopian

Riitta Veijola publishes often in the following venues:

  • Diabetes Care
  • Diabetologia
  • Diabetes
  • The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism
  • Pediatric Diabetes

The main fields of study encompassing Riitta Veijola's work are:

  • Medicine
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

The subfields relevant to their research include:

  • Genetics
  • Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
  • Surgery
  • Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
  • Immunology

The primary research topics addressed by Riitta Veijola are:

  • Diabetes and associated disorders
  • Pancreatic function and diabetes
  • Diabetes Management and Research
  • Birth, Development, and Health
  • Diet, Metabolism, and Disease
  • Digestive system and related health
  • Immune Cell Function and Interaction

Best Publications

  • Seroconversion to Multiple Islet Autoantibodies and Risk of Progression to Diabetes in Children

    Anette G. Ziegler;Marian Rewers;Olli Simell;Tuula Simell

  • Toward defining the autoimmune microbiome for type 1 diabetes

    Adriana Giongo;Kelsey A. Gano;David B. Crabb;Nabanita Mukherjee

  • Gut Microbiome Metagenomics Analysis Suggests a Functional Model for the Development of Autoimmunity for Type 1 Diabetes

    Christopher T. Brown;Austin G. Davis-Richardson;Adriana Giongo;Kelsey A. Gano

  • Environmental Triggers and Determinants of Type 1 Diabetes

    Mikael Knip;Riitta Veijola;Suvi M. Virtanen;Heikki Hyöty

  • Maternal vitamin D intake during pregnancy is inversely associated with asthma and allergic rhinitis in 5-year-old children

    M Erkkola;M Kaila;B I Nwaru;C Kronberg-Kippilä

  • Dysregulation of lipid and amino acid metabolism precedes islet autoimmunity in children who later progress to type 1 diabetes.

    Matej Orešič;Satu Simell;Marko Sysi-Aho;Kirsti Näntö-Salonen

  • The heterogeneous pathogenesis of type 1 diabetes mellitus

    Jorma Ilonen;Johanna Lempainen;Riitta Veijola

  • Interleukin-2 gene variation impairs regulatory T cell function and causes autoimmunity

    Jun Yamanouchi;Dan Rainbow;Pau Serra;Sarah Howlett

  • Nasal insulin to prevent type 1 diabetes in children with HLA genotypes and autoantibodies conferring increased risk of disease: a double-blind, randomised controlled trial

    Kirsti Näntö-Salonen;Antti Kupila;Satu Simell;Heli Siljander

  • Temporal changes in the frequencies of HLA genotypes in patients with Type 1 diabetes--indication of an increased environmental pressure?

    R. Hermann;R. Hermann;M. Knip;M. Knip;R. Veijola;O. Simell;O. Simell

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

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

  • Coxsackievirus B1 Is Associated With Induction of β-Cell Autoimmunity That Portends Type 1 Diabetes

    Olli H. Laitinen;Hanna Honkanen;Outi Pakkanen;Sami Oikarinen

  • Bacteroides dorei dominates gut microbiome prior to autoimmunity in Finnish children at high risk for type 1 diabetes.

    Austin G. Davis-Richardson;Alexandria N. Ardissone;Raquel Dias;Ville Simell

  • Early seroconversion and rapidly increasing autoantibody concentrations predict prepubertal manifestation of type 1 diabetes in children at genetic risk.

    V. Parikka;V. Parikka;K. Näntö-Salonen;K. Näntö-Salonen;M. Saarinen;T. Simell;T. Simell

  • Age at the Introduction of Solid Foods During the First Year and Allergic Sensitization at Age 5 Years

    Bright I Nwaru;Maijaliisa Erkkola;Suvi Ahonen;Minna Kaila

  • Patterns of β-cell autoantibody appearance and genetic associations during the first years of life.

    Jorma Ilonen;Anna Hammais;Antti-Pekka Laine;Johanna Lempainen;Johanna Lempainen

  • Enterovirus RNA in Blood Is Linked to the Development of Type 1 Diabetes

    Sami Oikarinen;Mika Martiskainen;Sisko Tauriainen;Heini Huhtala

  • Age at introduction of new foods and advanced beta cell autoimmunity in young children with HLA-conferred susceptibility to type 1 diabetes.

    S. M. Virtanen;M. G. Kenward;M. Erkkola;S. Kautiainen

  • HLA DR-DQ-encoded genetic determinants of childhood-onset type 1 diabetes in Finland: an analysis of 622 nuclear families.

    R. Hermann;H. Turpeinen;A.P. Laine;R. Veijola;R. Veijola

  • Coxsackievirus B1 Is Associated With Induction of beta-Cell Autoimmunity That Portends Type 1 Diabetes

    Olli H. Laitinen;Hanna Honkanen;Outi Pakkanen;Sami Oikarinen

Frequent Co-Authors

Jorma Ilonen
Jorma Ilonen University of Turku
Mikael Knip
Mikael Knip University of Helsinki
Jorma Toppari
Jorma Toppari University of Turku
Suvi M. Virtanen
Suvi M. Virtanen Tampere University
Olli Simell
Olli Simell Turku University Hospital
Heikki Hyöty
Heikki Hyöty Tampere University
Bright I. Nwaru
Bright I. Nwaru University of Gothenburg
Michael G. Kenward
Michael G. Kenward London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Matej Orešič
Matej Orešič Örebro University
Marian Rewers
Marian Rewers University of Colorado Denver

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