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Ritva Paetau publication distribution in Neuroscience in 2026

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

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 65 publications — 2nd percentile

2% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Ritva Paetau D-index placement in Neuroscience in 2026

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

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This scientist: 33 D-Index — 2nd percentile

2% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Ritva Paetau is affiliated with Helsinki University Hospital in Finland. Their research primarily focuses on biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with an emphasis on genetics as a core subfield. Additional areas of study include cognitive neuroscience, molecular biology, psychiatry and mental health, and epidemiology.

The scientist's main topics of investigation span several key areas: genomics and rare diseases, genomic variations and chromosomal abnormalities, genetics and neurodevelopmental disorders, genomics and phylogenetic studies, epilepsy research and treatment, EEG and brain-computer interfaces, and functional brain connectivity studies.

Ritva Paetau's recent publications include:

  • "Exome sequencing reveals predominantly de novo variants in disorders with intellectual disability (ID) in the founder population of Finland," 2021, Human Genetics
  • "Optical genome mapping unveils hidden structural variants in neurodevelopmental disorders," 2024, Scientific Reports
  • "Interictal magnetoencephalography in parietal lobe epilepsy - Comparison of equivalent current dipole and beamformer (SAMepi) analysis," 2020, Clinical Neurophysiology Practice
  • "Heterogeneous genetic patterns in bilateral perisylvian polymicrogyria: insights from a Finnish family cohort," 2024, Brain Communications

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Ritva Paetau include:

  • Irma Järvelä
  • Anushree Acharya
  • Suzanne M. Leal
  • Isabelle Schrauwen
  • Tuomo Määttä

Their work has appeared in publication venues such as Human Genetics, Scientific Reports, Clinical Neurophysiology Practice, and Brain Communications. These journals reflect the interdisciplinary nature of their research, spanning genetics, neurodevelopmental disorders, and clinical neuroscience techniques.

Best Publications

  • Auditory evoked magnetic fields to tones and pseudowords in healthy children and adults.

    Ritva Paetau;Antti Ahonen;Oili Salonen;Mikko Sams

  • Familial perisylvian polymicrogyria: a new familial syndrome of cortical maldevelopment.

    M. M. Guerreiro;E. Andermann;R. Guerrini;W. B. Dobyns

  • Sodium Channel SCN3A (NaV1.3) Regulation of Human Cerebral Cortical Folding and Oral Motor Development

    Richard S. Smith;Connor J. Kenny;Vijay Ganesh;Ahram Jang

  • Magnetoencephalography in neurosurgery.

    Jyrki P Mäkelä;Nina Forss;Juha Jääskeläinen;Erika Kirveskari

  • Long-term outcome of 32 children with encephalopathy with status epilepticus during sleep, or ESES syndrome.

    Elina Liukkonen;Elisa Kantola-Sorsa;Ritva Paetau;Eija Gaily

  • Magnetoencephalography in presurgical evaluation of children with the Landau-Kleffner syndrome.

    Ritva Paetau;Marja‐Liisa Granström;Göran Blomstedt;Veikko Jousmäki

  • SQUIDs in biomagnetism: a roadmap towards improved healthcare

    Rainer Körber;Jan Hendrik Storm;Hugh Seton;Jyrki P. Makela

  • The effect of surgery in encephalopathy with electrical status epilepticus during sleep

    Maria E. Peltola;Elina Liukkonen;Marja-Liisa Granström;Ritva Paetau

  • Severe encephalitis associated with disseminated echovirus 22 infection.

    Marjaleena Koskiniemi;Ritva Paetau;Kimmo Linnavuori

  • Magnetoencephalographic localization of epileptic cortex—impact on surgical treatment

    Ritva Paetau;Matti Kajola;Jari Karhu;Unto Nousiainen

  • Neural processing of spoken words in specific language impairment and dyslexia

    Päivi Helenius;Tiina Parviainen;Ritva Paetau;Riitta Salmelin

  • Infantile spasms: diagnosis and assessment of treatment response by video-EEG.

    Eija Gaily;Elina Liukkonen;Ritva Paetau;Merja Rekola

  • Combined use of non-invasive techniques for improved functional localization for a selected group of epilepsy surgery candidates.

    Anne-Mari Vitikainen;Pantelis Lioumis;Ritva Paetau;Eero Salli

  • Magnetoencephalographic Evaluation of Children and Adolescents with Intractable Epilepsy

    R Paetau;M Hämäläinen;R Hari;M Kajola

  • Landau-Kleffner syndrome: epileptic activity in the auditory cortex.

    Ritva Paetau;Matti Kajola;Marit Korkman;Matti Hämäläinen

  • MEG versus EEG: influence of background activity on interictal spike detection.

    Georgia Ramantani;Rainer Boor;Ritva Paetau;Nicole Ille

  • Apparent asynchrony between interictal electric and magnetic spikes

    Isabelle Merlet;Ritva Paetau;Luis García-Larrea;Kimmo Uutela

  • Parietal epileptic mirror focus detected with a whole-head neuromagnetometer.

    Hari R;Ahonen A;Forss N;Granström Ml

  • Artifact and head movement compensation in MEG.

    Mordekhay Medvedovsky;Samu Taulu;Rozeliya Bikmullina;Ritva Paetau

  • Two-year follow-up of intelligence after pediatric epilepsy surgery.

    Marit Korkman;Marja-Liisa Granström;Elisa Kantola-Sorsa;Eija Gaily

Frequent Co-Authors

Jyrki P. Mäkelä
Jyrki P. Mäkelä University of Helsinki
Riitta Hari
Riitta Hari Aalto University
Riitta Salmelin
Riitta Salmelin Aalto University
Oili Salonen
Oili Salonen University of Helsinki
Jari Karhu
Jari Karhu Nexstim (Finland)
Itzhak Fried
Itzhak Fried University of California, Los Angeles
Nina Forss
Nina Forss University of Helsinki
Anders Paetau
Anders Paetau University of Helsinki
Matti Hämäläinen
Matti Hämäläinen Harvard Medical School
Lauri Parkkonen
Lauri Parkkonen Aalto University

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