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Finland
2024

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Genetics

D-Index
118
Citations
88278
World Ranking
396
National Ranking
4

Medicine

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122
Citations
91340
World Ranking
3396
National Ranking
38

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Genetics in Finland Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Genetics in Finland Leader Award
  • 2024 - Research.com Genetics in Finland Leader Award
  • 2024 - Research.com Genetics and Molecular Biology in Finland Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Genetics and Molecular Biology in Finland Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Genetics and Molecular Biology in Finland Leader Award

Overview

Samuli Ripatti is affiliated with the University of Helsinki in Finland and has contributed extensively to research in Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their work spans multiple subfields, including Genetics, Molecular Biology, Surgery, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, and Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism.

The scientist's research topics include:

  • Genetic Associations and Epidemiology
  • Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health
  • Lipid metabolism and disorders
  • BRCA gene mutations in cancer
  • Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins
  • Bioinformatics and Genomic Networks
  • Birth, Development, and Health

Samuli Ripatti has published papers in several prominent venues, including:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Nature Communications
  • Atherosclerosis
  • Nature Genetics
  • UNC Libraries

Recent publications authored or co-authored by Ripatti include:

  • Large-scale cis- and trans-eQTL analyses identify thousands of genetic loci and polygenic scores that regulate blood gene expression, 2021, Nature Genetics
  • Genetics of 35 blood and urine biomarkers in the UK Biobank, 2021, Nature Genetics
  • Polygenic and clinical risk scores and their impact on age at onset and prediction of cardiometabolic diseases and common cancers, 2020, Nature Medicine
  • Genome-wide analysis of 102,084 migraine cases identifies 123 risk loci and subtype-specific risk alleles, 2022, Nature Genetics
  • Genome-wide association analysis of plasma lipidome identifies 495 genetic associations, 2023, Nature Communications

Their frequent co-authors include Aarno Palotie, Nina Mars, Sanni Ruotsalainen, Mark J. Daly, and Matti Pirinen. Collaboration with these colleagues has been consistent, with multiple joint publications reflecting overlapping research interests.

Best Publications

  • Biological, clinical and population relevance of 95 loci for blood lipids

    Tanya M. Teslovich;Kiran Musunuru;Albert V. Smith;Andrew C. Edmondson

  • Association analyses of 249,796 individuals reveal 18 new loci associated with body mass index

    Elizabeth K. Speliotes;Elizabeth K. Speliotes;Cristen J. Willer;Sonja I. Berndt;Keri L. Monda

  • A reference panel of 64,976 haplotypes for genotype imputation

    Shane McCarthy;Sayantan Das;Warren Kretzschmar;Olivier Delaneau

  • Discovery and refinement of loci associated with lipid levels

    Cristen J. Willer;Ellen M. Schmidt;Sebanti Sengupta;Gina M. Peloso;Gina M. Peloso;Gina M. Peloso

  • New genetic loci implicated in fasting glucose homeostasis and their impact on type 2 diabetes risk

    Josée Dupuis;Josée Dupuis;Claudia Langenberg;Inga Prokopenko;Richa Saxena;Richa Saxena

  • Plasma HDL cholesterol and risk of myocardial infarction: A mendelian randomisation study

    Benjamin F. Voight;Benjamin F. Voight;Benjamin F. Voight;Gina M. Peloso;Gina M. Peloso;Marju Orho-Melander;Ruth Frikke-Schmidt

  • A comprehensive 1000 Genomes–based genome-wide association meta-analysis of coronary artery disease

    M Nikpay;A Goel;Won H-H.;L M Hall

  • Hundreds of variants clustered in genomic loci and biological pathways affect human height

    Hana Lango Allen;Karol Estrada;Guillaume Lettre;Sonja I. Berndt

  • Large-scale association analysis provides insights into the genetic architecture and pathophysiology of type 2 diabetes

    Andrew P Morris;Benjamin F Voight;Benjamin F Voight;Tanya M Teslovich;Teresa Ferreira

  • Large-scale cis- and trans-eQTL analyses identify thousands of genetic loci and polygenic scores that regulate blood gene expression

    Urmo Võsa;Annique Claringbould;Annique Claringbould;Harm-Jan Westra;Marc Jan Bonder

  • Analysis of shared heritability in common disorders of the brain

    Verneri Anttila;Verneri Anttila;Brendan Bulik-Sullivan;Brendan Bulik-Sullivan;Hilary K. Finucane;Raymond K. Walters;Raymond K. Walters

  • Systematic identification of trans eQTLs as putative drivers of known disease associations

    Harm-Jan Westra;Marjolein J Peters;Tõnu Esko;Hanieh Yaghootkar

  • A genome-wide association search for type 2 diabetes genes in African Americans.

    N D Palmer;C W McDonough;P J Hicks;B H Roh

  • Large-scale association analysis identifies new risk loci for coronary artery disease

    Panos Deloukas;Stavroula Kanoni;Christina Willenborg;Martin Farrall

  • Genetic analysis of over 1 million people identifies 535 new loci associated with blood pressure traits.

    Evangelos Evangelou;Evangelos Evangelou;Helen R. Warren;Helen R. Warren;David Mosen-Ansorena;Borbala Mifsud

  • Modulation of genetic associations with serum urate levels by body-mass-index in humans

    Jennifer E. Huffman;Eva Albrecht;Alexander Teumer;Massimo Mangino

  • Association analyses of 249,796 individuals reveal 18 new loci associated with body mass index

    E. K. Speliotes;C. J. Willer;S. I. Berndt;K. L. Monda

  • A comprehensive 1000 Genomes-based genome-wide association meta-analysis of coronary artery disease

    Majid Nikpay;Anuj Goel;Hong-Hee Won;Leanne M. Hall

  • Erratum: New genetic loci implicated in fasting glucose homeostasis and their impact on type 2 diabetes risk (Nature Genetics (2010) 42 (105-116))

    Josée Dupuis;Claudia Langenberg;Inga Prokopenko;Richa Saxena

  • Hundreds of variants clustered in genomic loci and biological pathways affect human height

    H. Lango Allen;K. Estrada;G. Lettre;S. I. Berndt

Frequent Co-Authors

Aarno Palotie
Aarno Palotie University of Helsinki
Veikko Salomaa
Veikko Salomaa Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare
Markus Perola
Markus Perola Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare
Olli T. Raitakari
Olli T. Raitakari Turku University Hospital
Jaakko Kaprio
Jaakko Kaprio University of Helsinki
Aki S. Havulinna
Aki S. Havulinna Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare
Tonu Esko
Tonu Esko University of Tartu
Marjo-Riitta Järvelin
Marjo-Riitta Järvelin Imperial College London
Terho Lehtimäki
Terho Lehtimäki Tampere University
Erik Ingelsson
Erik Ingelsson Stanford University

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