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World Ranking
841
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11

Medicine

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116
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56538
World Ranking
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Satu Männistö 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 Satu Männistö sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 533 publications — 63rd percentile

63% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Satu Männistö 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 Satu Männistö sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 116 D-Index — 79th percentile

79% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2025 - Research.com Best Female Scientists Award

Overview

Satu Männistö is affiliated with the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare in Finland and has contributed extensively to the field of medicine, with a specific focus on public health and nutrition. Their research portfolio includes a strong emphasis on nutritional studies and diet, liver disease, and the environmental impact of agriculture.

Their main fields of study encompass medicine, notably subdividing into public health, environmental and occupational health, epidemiology, pathology and forensic medicine, oncology, and physiology. This range reflects a multidisciplinary approach in understanding health from molecular to population levels.

The scientist's notable recent papers include:

  • "Deciphering colorectal cancer genetics through multi-omic analysis of 100,204 cases and 154,587 controls of European and east Asian ancestries" (2022), published in Nature Genetics
  • "Multivariate genome-wide association meta-analysis of over 1 million subjects identifies loci underlying multiple substance use disorders" (2023), published in Nature Mental Health
  • "Associations of healthy food choices with gut microbiota profiles" (2021), published in American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
  • "Genetic architectures of proximal and distal colorectal cancer are partly distinct" (2021), published in Gut
  • "Associations of Dietary Cholesterol, Serum Cholesterol, and Egg Consumption With Overall and Cause-Specific Mortality: Systematic Review and Updated Meta-Analysis" (2022), published in Circulation

Satu Männistö has collaborated frequently with a range of researchers across their career. Some frequent co-authors include:

  • Demetrius Albanes
  • Niina E. Kaartinen
  • Pekka Jousilahti
  • Annamari Lundqvist
  • Johan G. Eriksson

Their publications have appeared repeatedly in several respected scientific journals, demonstrating consistent engagement with key outlets in health sciences:

  • European Journal of Public Health (11 publications)
  • European Journal of Nutrition (8 publications)
  • Journal of Hepatology (6 publications)
  • Scientific Reports (6 publications)
  • Liver International (5 publications)

The core topics addressed within their body of work comprise:

  • Nutritional Studies and Diet
  • Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact
  • Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
  • Alcohol Consumption and Health Effects
  • Diet and metabolism studies
  • Consumer Attitudes and Food Labeling

This profile reflects the multidisciplinary scope of Satu Männistö's research activities, characterized by a strong integration of epidemiological methods and nutritional science with a clear interest in health outcomes related to diet, metabolism, and chronic diseases.

Best Publications

  • Defining the role of common variation in the genomic and biological architecture of adult human height

    Andrew R. Wood;Tonu Esko;Jian Yang;Sailaja Vedantam

  • 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

  • Genetic studies of body mass index yield new insights for obesity biology

    Adam E. Locke;Bratati Kahali;Sonja I. Berndt;Anne E. Justice

  • Analysis of immune-related loci identifies 48 new susceptibility variants for multiple sclerosis

    Ashley H. Beecham;Nikolaos A. Patsopoulos;Nikolaos A. Patsopoulos;Dionysia K. Xifara;Mary F. Davis

  • Genome-wide trans-ancestry meta-analysis provides insight into the genetic architecture of type 2 diabetes susceptibility.

    Anubha Mahajan;Min Jin Go;Weihua Zhang;Jennifer E. Below

  • Identification of seven loci affecting mean telomere length and their association with disease

    Veryan Codd;Christopher P Nelson;Eva Albrecht;Massimo Mangino

  • The prevalence of metabolic syndrome and metabolically healthy obesity in Europe: a collaborative analysis of ten large cohort studies.

    Jana V van Vliet-Ostaptchouk;Marja-Liisa Nuotio;Marja-Liisa Nuotio;Sandra N Slagter;Dany Doiron

  • Transancestral GWAS of alcohol dependence reveals common genetic underpinnings with psychiatric disorders

    Raymond K. Walters;Raymond K. Walters;Renato Polimanti;Emma C. Johnson;Jeanette N. McClintick

  • Thirty-five-year trends in cardiovascular risk factors in Finland

    Erkki Vartiainen;Tiina Laatikainen;Markku Peltonen;Anne Juolevi

  • Emotional eating, depressive symptoms and self-reported food consumption. A population-based study.

    Hanna Konttinen;Satu Männistö;Sirpa Sarlio-Lähteenkorva;Karri Silventoinen

  • The Influence of Age and Sex on Genetic Associations with Adult Body Size and Shape: A Large-Scale Genome-Wide Interaction Study

    Thomas W. Winkler;Anne E. Justice;Mariaelisa Graff;Llilda Barata

  • Rare variant in scavenger receptor BI raises HDL cholesterol and increases risk of coronary heart disease

    Zanoni P;Khetarpal Sa;Larach Db;Hancock-Cerutti Wf

  • Serum 25-Hydroxyvitamin D Concentration and Subsequent Risk of Type 2 Diabetes

    Catharina Mattila;Paul Knekt;Satu Mannisto;Harri Rissanen

  • Discovery of common and rare genetic risk variants for colorectal cancer

    Jeroen R. Huyghe;Stephanie A. Bien;Tabitha A. Harrison;Hyun Min Kang

  • The genetics of blood pressure regulation and its target organs from association studies in 342,415 individuals

    Georg B. Ehret;Georg B. Ehret;Teresa Ferreira;Daniel I. Chasman;Anne U. Jackson

  • Genetic fine mapping and genomic annotation defines causal mechanisms at type 2 diabetes susceptibility loci

    Kyle J Gaulton;Kyle J Gaulton;Teresa Ferreira;Yeji Lee;Anne Raimondo

  • Refining the accuracy of validated target identification through coding variant fine-mapping in type 2 diabetes

    Anubha Mahajan;Jennifer Wessel;Sara M. Willems;Wei Zhao

  • Genetic variation near IRS1 associates with reduced adiposity and an impaired metabolic profile.

    Tuomas O Kilpeläinen;M Carola Zillikens;Alena Stančákova;Francis M Finucane

  • Meat fats in nutrition.

    L.M. Valsta;H. Tapanainen;S. Männistö

  • Genome-wide trans-ancestry meta-analysis provides insight into the genetic architecture of type 2 diabetes susceptibility

    Anubha Mahajan;Min Jin Go;Weihua Zhang;Jennifer E. Below

Frequent Co-Authors

Markus Perola
Markus Perola Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare
Veikko Salomaa
Veikko Salomaa Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare
Johan G. Eriksson
Johan G. Eriksson National University of Singapore
Olli T. Raitakari
Olli T. Raitakari Turku University Hospital
Pekka Jousilahti
Pekka Jousilahti Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare
Panos Deloukas
Panos Deloukas Queen Mary University of London
Demetrius Albanes
Demetrius Albanes National Institutes of Health
Erik Ingelsson
Erik Ingelsson Stanford University
Graham G. Giles
Graham G. Giles University of Melbourne
Paul W. Franks
Paul W. Franks Lund University

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