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Suvi M. Virtanen

Suvi M. Virtanen

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Medicine

D-Index
91
Citations
29200
World Ranking
11796
National Ranking
130

Overview

Suvi M. Virtanen is affiliated with Tampere University in Finland, contributing extensively to research in Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their work encompasses a diverse range of subfields including Genetics, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Surgery, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, and Nutrition and Dietetics.

Their research topics cover multiple aspects related to diabetes and nutrition. Key topics include:

  • Diabetes and associated disorders
  • Diabetes Management and Research
  • Pancreatic function and diabetes
  • Digestive system and related health
  • Nutritional Studies and Diet
  • Diet, Metabolism, and Disease
  • Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet

Virtanen has published frequently in specialized scientific journals. Their most common venues of publication are:

  • Diabetes Care (11 publications)
  • Diabetologia (8 publications)
  • Nature Medicine (5 publications)
  • British Journal Of Nutrition (4 publications)
  • Pediatric Diabetes (4 publications)

They have contributed to book literature as well, including a publication titled Food composition data and labelling - A challenging dialogue (2020), released by the publisher TemaNord.

Some of their recent research papers include:

  • Global dietary quality in 185 countries from 1990 to 2018 show wide differences by nation, age, education, and urbanicity (2022, Nature Food)
  • Incident type 2 diabetes attributable to suboptimal diet in 184 countries (2023, Nature Medicine)
  • Mobile genetic elements from the maternal microbiome shape infant gut microbial assembly and metabolism (2022, Cell)
  • A combined risk score enhances prediction of type 1 diabetes among susceptible children (2020, Nature Medicine)
  • Sugar-sweetened beverage intakes among adults between 1990 and 2018 in 185 countries (2023, Nature Communications)

Virtanen frequently collaborates with several researchers, including:

  • Mikael Knip (64 co-authored works)
  • Jorma Toppari (57 co-authored works)
  • Jorma Ilonen (45 co-authored works)
  • Sari Niinistö (40 co-authored works)
  • Heikki Hyöty (37 co-authored works)

Best Publications

  • Intake of vitamin D and risk of type 1 diabetes: a birth-cohort study

    Elina Hypponen;Esa Läärä;Antti Reunanen;Marjo-Riitta Marjo-Riitta Järvelin;Marjo-Riitta Marjo-Riitta Järvelin

  • Variation in Microbiome LPS Immunogenicity Contributes to Autoimmunity in Humans

    Tommi Vatanen;Tommi Vatanen;Aleksandar D. Kostic;Aleksandar D. Kostic;Eva D'Hennezel;Heli Siljander

  • The Dynamics of the Human Infant Gut Microbiome in Development and in Progression toward Type 1 Diabetes

    Aleksandar D. Kostic;Aleksandar D. Kostic;Dirk Gevers;Heli Siljander;Tommi Vatanen;Tommi Vatanen

  • Environmental Triggers and Determinants of Type 1 Diabetes

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

  • Dietary factors determining diabetes and impaired glucose tolerance. A 20-year follow-up of the Finnish and Dutch cohorts of the Seven Countries Study.

    Edith J Feskens;Suvi M Virtanen;Leena Räsänen;Jaakko Tuomilehto

  • 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

  • Strain-Level Analysis of Mother-to-Child Bacterial Transmission during the First Few Months of Life

    Moran Yassour;Moran Yassour;Moran Yassour;Eeva Jason;Larson J. Hogstrom;Timothy D. Arthur

  • Back, neck, and shoulder pain in Finnish adolescents: national cross sectional surveys.

    Paula Hakala;Arja Rimpelä;Jouko J Salminen;Suvi M Virtanen

  • Use of information and communication technology and prevalence of overweight and obesity among adolescents.

    S Kautiainen;L Koivusilta;T Lintonen;S M Virtanen

  • Obesity, increased linear growth, and risk of type 1 diabetes in children.

    E Hyppönen;S M Virtanen;M G Kenward;M Knip

  • Dietary intervention in infancy and later signs of beta-cell autoimmunity.

    Mikael Knip;Suvi M. Virtanen;Karri Seppä;Jorma Ilonen

  • Secular trends in overweight and obesity among Finnish adolescents in 1977-1999.

    Kautiainen S;Rimpelä A;Vikat A;Virtanen Sm

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

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

  • Cohort Profile: The National FINRISK Study.

    Katja Borodulin;Hanna Tolonen;Pekka Jousilahti;Antti Jula

  • Nutritional risk predictors of β cell autoimmunity and type 1 diabetes at a young age

    Suvi M Virtanen;Mikael Knip

  • 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

  • Validity and Reproducibility of a Food Frequency Questionnaire for Pregnant Finnish Women

    Maijaliisa Erkkola;Marja Karppinen;Juha Javanainen;Leena Räsänen

  • Association of Early Exposure of Probiotics and Islet Autoimmunity in the TEDDY Study

    Ulla Uusitalo;Xiang Liu;Jimin Yang;Carin Andrén Aronsson

  • Epidemiology of childhood diabetes mellitus in Finland - background of a nationwide study of Type 1 (insulin-dependent) diabetes mellitus

    Tuomilehto J;Lounamaa R;Tuomilehto-Wolf E;Reunanen A

  • Infant feeding, early weight gain, and risk of type 1 diabetes. Childhood Diabetes in Finland (DiMe) Study Group.

    Elina Hyppönen;Mike G. Kenward;Suvi M. Virtanen;Ari Piitulainen

Frequent Co-Authors

Mikael Knip
Mikael Knip University of Helsinki
Jorma Ilonen
Jorma Ilonen University of Turku
Riitta Veijola
Riitta Veijola Oulu University Hospital
Jorma Toppari
Jorma Toppari University of Turku
Olli Simell
Olli Simell Turku University Hospital
Jill M. Norris
Jill M. Norris University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Heikki Hyöty
Heikki Hyöty Tampere University
Jeffrey P. Krischer
Jeffrey P. Krischer University of South Florida
Hans K. Åkerblom
Hans K. Åkerblom University of Helsinki
Bright I. Nwaru
Bright I. Nwaru University of Gothenburg

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