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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Medicine 92 11059 10389 124 113 600 60494

Tiina Laatikainen publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Tiina Laatikainen between 1996 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Tiina Laatikainen published across 31 years, from 1996 to 2026, averaging 23.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 56 publications in 2014. 15 of the 726 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40 50
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1996 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 56. Peak 56 publications in 2014. 1996: 2 publications 1997: 0 publications 1998: 1 publication 1999: 2 publications 2000: 4 publications 2001: 3 publications 2002: 2 publications 2003: 7 publications 2004: 6 publications 2005: 11 publications 2006: 16 publications 2007: 17 publications 2008: 31 publications 2009: 23 publications 2010: 33 publications 2011: 18 publications 2012: 34 publications 2013: 41 publications 2014: 56 publications 2015: 47 publications 2016: 48 publications 2017: 44 publications 2018: 45 publications 2019: 49 publications 2020: 56 publications 2021: 36 publications 2022: 32 publications 2023: 26 publications 2024: 21 publications 2025: 14 publications 2026: 1 publication
1996 2026

726 publications in total across all disciplines

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Tiina Laatikainen: publications per year, 1996 to 2026
Year Publications
1996 2
1997 0
1998 1
1999 2
2000 4
2001 3
2002 2
2003 7
2004 6
2005 11
2006 16
2007 17
2008 31
2009 23
2010 33
2011 18
2012 34
2013 41
2014 56
2015 47
2016 48
2017 44
2018 45
2019 49
2020 56
2021 36
2022 32
2023 26
2024 21
2025 14
2026 1
Total 726
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Tiina Laatikainen 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 Tiina Laatikainen sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600 800
Bar chart with 86 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 101–120 to 1,796+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 922. Most scientists, 922, have 341–360 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 1,796 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 581–600 publications, is where this scientist sits. 101–120 publications: 5 scientists 121–140 publications: 26 scientists 141–160 publications: 73 scientists 161–180 publications: 155 scientists 181–200 publications: 230 scientists 201–220 publications: 363 scientists 221–240 publications: 487 scientists 241–260 publications: 545 scientists 261–280 publications: 722 scientists 281–300 publications: 768 scientists 301–320 publications: 834 scientists 321–340 publications: 895 scientists 341–360 publications: 922 scientists 361–380 publications: 838 scientists 381–400 publications: 861 scientists 401–420 publications: 918 scientists 421–440 publications: 806 scientists 441–460 publications: 771 scientists 461–480 publications: 751 scientists 481–500 publications: 713 scientists 501–520 publications: 617 scientists 521–540 publications: 610 scientists 541–560 publications: 537 scientists 561–580 publications: 504 scientists 581–600 publications: 509 scientists 601–620 publications: 396 scientists 621–640 publications: 386 scientists 641–660 publications: 371 scientists 661–680 publications: 340 scientists 681–700 publications: 336 scientists 701–720 publications: 307 scientists 721–740 publications: 259 scientists 741–760 publications: 230 scientists 761–780 publications: 228 scientists 781–800 publications: 217 scientists 801–820 publications: 204 scientists 821–840 publications: 186 scientists 841–860 publications: 177 scientists 861–880 publications: 155 scientists 881–900 publications: 139 scientists 901–920 publications: 145 scientists 921–940 publications: 116 scientists 941–960 publications: 133 scientists 961–980 publications: 91 scientists 981–1,000 publications: 96 scientists 1,001–1,020 publications: 77 scientists 1,021–1,040 publications: 70 scientists 1,041–1,060 publications: 63 scientists 1,061–1,080 publications: 77 scientists 1,081–1,100 publications: 49 scientists 1,101–1,120 publications: 54 scientists 1,121–1,140 publications: 49 scientists 1,141–1,160 publications: 51 scientists 1,161–1,180 publications: 35 scientists 1,181–1,200 publications: 39 scientists 1,201–1,220 publications: 26 scientists 1,221–1,240 publications: 37 scientists 1,241–1,260 publications: 36 scientists 1,261–1,280 publications: 27 scientists 1,281–1,300 publications: 32 scientists 1,301–1,320 publications: 28 scientists 1,321–1,340 publications: 17 scientists 1,341–1,360 publications: 30 scientists 1,361–1,380 publications: 28 scientists 1,381–1,400 publications: 17 scientists 1,401–1,420 publications: 21 scientists 1,421–1,440 publications: 15 scientists 1,441–1,460 publications: 12 scientists 1,461–1,480 publications: 12 scientists 1,481–1,500 publications: 18 scientists 1,501–1,520 publications: 14 scientists 1,521–1,540 publications: 17 scientists 1,541–1,560 publications: 15 scientists 1,561–1,580 publications: 6 scientists 1,581–1,600 publications: 2 scientists 1,601–1,620 publications: 12 scientists 1,621–1,640 publications: 11 scientists 1,641–1,660 publications: 8 scientists 1,661–1,680 publications: 5 scientists 1,681–1,700 publications: 5 scientists 1,701–1,720 publications: 10 scientists 1,721–1,740 publications: 12 scientists 1,741–1,760 publications: 14 scientists 1,761–1,780 publications: 6 scientists 1,781–1,795 publications: 5 scientists 1,796+ publications: 100 scientists
101–120 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 600 publications — 72nd percentile

72% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Medicine scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 20,134 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
101–120 5
121–140 26
141–160 73
161–180 155
181–200 230
201–220 363
221–240 487
241–260 545
261–280 722
281–300 768
301–320 834
321–340 895
341–360 922
361–380 838
381–400 861
401–420 918
421–440 806
441–460 771
461–480 751
481–500 713
501–520 617
521–540 610
541–560 537
561–580 504
581–600 509 600
601–620 396
621–640 386
641–660 371
661–680 340
681–700 336
701–720 307
721–740 259
741–760 230
761–780 228
781–800 217
801–820 204
821–840 186
841–860 177
861–880 155
881–900 139
901–920 145
921–940 116
941–960 133
961–980 91
981–1,000 96
1,001–1,020 77
1,021–1,040 70
1,041–1,060 63
1,061–1,080 77
1,081–1,100 49
1,101–1,120 54
1,121–1,140 49
1,141–1,160 51
1,161–1,180 35
1,181–1,200 39
1,201–1,220 26
1,221–1,240 37
1,241–1,260 36
1,261–1,280 27
1,281–1,300 32
1,301–1,320 28
1,321–1,340 17
1,341–1,360 30
1,361–1,380 28
1,381–1,400 17
1,401–1,420 21
1,421–1,440 15
1,441–1,460 12
1,461–1,480 12
1,481–1,500 18
1,501–1,520 14
1,521–1,540 17
1,541–1,560 15
1,561–1,580 6
1,581–1,600 2
1,601–1,620 12
1,621–1,640 11
1,641–1,660 8
1,661–1,680 5
1,681–1,700 5
1,701–1,720 10
1,721–1,740 12
1,741–1,760 14
1,761–1,780 6
1,781–1,795 5
1,796+ 100
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Tiina Laatikainen 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 Tiina Laatikainen sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
250 500 750 1,000
Bar chart with 75 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 70–71 to 217+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 1,027. Most scientists, 1,027, have 82–83 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 217 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 92–93 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 70–71 D-Index: 226 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 391 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 574 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 730 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 891 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 972 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 1,027 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 1,003 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 960 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 970 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 922 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 839 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 808 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 779 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 668 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 611 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 630 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 513 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 541 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 445 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 429 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 399 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 393 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 318 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 302 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 287 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 255 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 256 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 252 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 230 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 179 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 168 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 163 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 159 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 134 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 134 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 118 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 109 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 106 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 74 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 79 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 80 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 87 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 57 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 74 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 69 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 60 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 53 scientists 166–167 D-Index: 39 scientists 168–169 D-Index: 42 scientists 170–171 D-Index: 32 scientists 172–173 D-Index: 39 scientists 174–175 D-Index: 40 scientists 176–177 D-Index: 28 scientists 178–179 D-Index: 19 scientists 180–181 D-Index: 23 scientists 182–183 D-Index: 31 scientists 184–185 D-Index: 18 scientists 186–187 D-Index: 20 scientists 188–189 D-Index: 22 scientists 190–191 D-Index: 13 scientists 192–193 D-Index: 21 scientists 194–195 D-Index: 12 scientists 196–197 D-Index: 12 scientists 198–199 D-Index: 14 scientists 200–201 D-Index: 15 scientists 202–203 D-Index: 13 scientists 204–205 D-Index: 10 scientists 206–207 D-Index: 8 scientists 208–209 D-Index: 4 scientists 210–211 D-Index: 12 scientists 212–213 D-Index: 11 scientists 214–215 D-Index: 10 scientists 216 D-Index: 4 scientists 217+ D-Index: 98 scientists
70–71 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 92 D-Index — 45th percentile

45% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Medicine scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 20,134 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
70–71 226
72–73 391
74–75 574
76–77 730
78–79 891
80–81 972
82–83 1,027
84–85 1,003
86–87 960
88–89 970
90–91 922
92–93 839 92
94–95 808
96–97 779
98–99 668
100–101 611
102–103 630
104–105 513
106–107 541
108–109 445
110–111 429
112–113 399
114–115 393
116–117 318
118–119 302
120–121 287
122–123 255
124–125 256
126–127 252
128–129 230
130–131 179
132–133 168
134–135 163
136–137 159
138–139 134
140–141 134
142–143 118
144–145 109
146–147 106
148–149 74
150–151 79
152–153 80
154–155 87
156–157 57
158–159 74
160–161 69
162–163 60
164–165 53
166–167 39
168–169 42
170–171 32
172–173 39
174–175 40
176–177 28
178–179 19
180–181 23
182–183 31
184–185 18
186–187 20
188–189 22
190–191 13
192–193 21
194–195 12
196–197 12
198–199 14
200–201 15
202–203 13
204–205 10
206–207 8
208–209 4
210–211 12
212–213 11
214–215 10
216 4
217+ 98
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Overview

Tiina Laatikainen is affiliated with the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare in Finland and has contributed extensively to the field of Medicine, with a primary focus on Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Epidemiology, General Health Professions, and Physiology.

Their research topics encompass several key areas including:

  • Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
  • Nutritional Studies and Diet
  • Diabetes Management and Research
  • Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
  • Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins
  • Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
  • Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology

Laatikainen has contributed to numerous scientific publications, with frequent publishing venues including:

  • Alzheimer's & Dementia
  • European Journal of Public Health
  • BMC Health Services Research
  • Scandinavian Journal of Public Health
  • BMC Public Health

Notable recent papers authored or coauthored by Laatikainen include:

  • Life expectancy associated with different ages at diagnosis of type 2 diabetes in high-income countries: 23 million person-years of observation (2023, The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology)
  • Association Between the Gut Microbiota and Blood Pressure in a Population Cohort of 6953 Individuals (2020, Journal of the American Heart Association)
  • The effect of adherence on cognition in a multidomain lifestyle intervention (FINGER) (2021, Alzheimer's & Dementia)
  • Effect of a multi-domain lifestyle intervention on cardiovascular risk in older people: the FINGER trial (2022, European Heart Journal)
  • Policy implementation and priorities to create healthy food environments using the Healthy Food Environment Policy Index (Food-EPI): A pooled level analysis across eleven European countries (2022, The Lancet Regional Health - Europe)

Laatikainen frequently collaborates with other researchers, notably:

  • Tiia Ngandu
  • Hilkka Soininen
  • Miia Kivipelto
  • Timo Strandberg
  • Riitta Antikaínen

Best Publications

  • Worldwide trends in body-mass index, underweight, overweight, and obesity from 1975 to 2016: a pooled analysis of 2416 population-based measurement studies in 128·9 million children, adolescents, and adults

    Leandra Abarca-Gómez;Ziad A Abdeen;Zargar Abdul Hamid;Niveen M Abu-Rmeileh

  • Trends in adult body-mass index in 200 countries from 1975 to 2014: A pooled analysis of 1698 population-based measurement studies with 19.2 million participants

    Mariachiara Di Cesare;Mariachiara Di Cesare;James Bentham;Gretchen A Stevens;Bin Zhou

  • Worldwide trends in diabetes since 1980: a pooled analysis of 751 population-based studies with 4.4 million participants

    Bin Zhou;Yuan Lu;Kaveh Hajifathalian;James Bentham

  • A 2 year multidomain intervention of diet, exercise, cognitive training, and vascular risk monitoring versus control to prevent cognitive decline in at-risk elderly people (FINGER): a randomised controlled trial

    Tiia Ngandu;Tiia Ngandu;Jenni Lehtisalo;Alina Solomon;Alina Solomon;Esko Levälahti

  • Worldwide trends in hypertension prevalence and progress in treatment and control from 1990 to 2019: a pooled analysis of 1201 population-representative studies with 104 million participants

    Bin Zhou;Rodrigo M Carrillo-Larco;Goodarz Danaei;Leanne M Riley

  • Worldwide trends in blood pressure from 1975 to 2015: a pooled analysis of 1479 population-based measurement studies with 19·1 million participants

    Bin Zhou;James Bentham;Mariachiara Di Cesare;Honor Bixby

  • A century of trends in adult human height

    James Bentham;Mariachiara Di Cesare;Mariachiara Di Cesare;Gretchen A. Stevens;Bin Zhou

  • Environmental biodiversity, human microbiota, and allergy are interrelated

    Ilkka Hanski;Leena von Hertzen;Nanna Fyhrquist;Kaisa Koskinen

  • Risk score for the prediction of dementia risk in 20 years among middle aged people: a longitudinal, population-based study.

    Miia Kivipelto;Miia Kivipelto;Miia Kivipelto;Tiia Ngandu;Tiia Ngandu;Tiina Laatikainen;Bengt Winblad;Bengt Winblad

  • Rising rural body-mass index is the main driver of the global obesity epidemic in adults

    Honor Bixby;James Bentham;Bin Zhou;Mariachiara Di Cesare

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

    Erkki Vartiainen;Tiina Laatikainen;Markku Peltonen;Anne Juolevi

  • The Finnish Geriatric Intervention Study to Prevent Cognitive Impairment and Disability (FINGER): Study design and progress

    Miia Kivipelto;Alina Solomon;Alina Solomon;Satu Ahtiluoto;Tiia Ngandu;Tiia Ngandu

  • Elevated resting heart rate is an independent risk factor for cardiovascular disease in healthy men and women

    Marie Therese Cooney;Erkki Vartiainen;Tinna Laakitainen;Anne Juolevi

  • Impact of smoking and smoking cessation on cardiovascular events and mortality among older adults: meta-analysis of individual participant data from prospective cohort studies of the CHANCES consortium

    Ute Mons;Aysel Müezzinler;Aysel Müezzinler;Carolin Gellert;Ben Schöttker

  • Height and body-mass index trajectories of school-aged children and adolescents from 1985 to 2019 in 200 countries and territories: a pooled analysis of 2181 population-based studies with 65 million participants

    Andrea Rodriguez-Martinez;Bin Zhou;Marisa K. Sophiea;James Bentham

  • Associations of Chronotype and Sleep With Cardiovascular Diseases and Type 2 Diabetes

    Ilona Merikanto;Tuuli Lahti;Tuuli Lahti;Hannu Puolijoki;Mauno Vanhala

  • Explaining the Decline in Coronary Heart Disease Mortality in Finland between 1982 and 1997

    Tiina Laatikainen;Julia Critchley;Erkki Vartiainen;Veikko Salomaa

  • Long-term and recent trends in hypertension awareness, treatment, and control in 12 high-income countries: an analysis of 123 nationally representative surveys

    Bin Zhou;Goodarz Danaei;Gretchen A. Stevens;Honor Bixby

  • Trends in self-reported sleep duration and insomnia-related symptoms in Finland from 1972 to 2005: a comparative review and re-analysis of Finnish population samples

    Erkki Kronholm;Timo Partonen;Tiina Laatikainen;Markku Peltonen

  • Health behaviours as explanations for educational level differences in cardiovascular and all-cause mortality: a follow-up of 60 000 men and women over 23 years.

    Mikko Laaksonen;Kirsi Talala;Tuija Martelin;Ossi Rahkonen

Frequent Co-Authors

Erkki Vartiainen
Erkki Vartiainen Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare
Markku Peltonen
Markku Peltonen Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL)
Miia Kivipelto
Miia Kivipelto University of Eastern Finland
Pekka Jousilahti
Pekka Jousilahti Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare
Jaakko Tuomilehto
Jaakko Tuomilehto University of Helsinki
Timo E. Strandberg
Timo E. Strandberg University of Helsinki
Hilkka Soininen
Hilkka Soininen University of Eastern Finland
Veikko Salomaa
Veikko Salomaa Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare
Tari Haahtela
Tari Haahtela University of Helsinki
Satu Männistö
Satu Männistö Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare

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