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Tommi Härkänen publication distribution in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Tommi Härkänen sits on this spectrum.

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44 publications 570+

This scientist: 197 publications — 63rd percentile

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

The last bar groups every scientist with 570 publications or more.

Tommi Härkänen D-index placement in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Tommi Härkänen sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 45 D-Index — 52nd percentile

52% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more.

Overview

Tommi Härkänen is affiliated with the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL) in Finland and specializes in medicine, with a focus on public health, environmental and occupational health. The research portfolio includes work in several subfields such as oncology, physiology, and general health professions.

The primary topics of their research encompass:

  • Health disparities and outcomes
  • Nutritional studies and diet
  • Agriculture sustainability and environmental impact
  • Smoking behavior and cessation
  • Obesity, physical activity, diet
  • Global cancer incidence and screening
  • Cancer risks and factors

Some recent notable papers authored or coauthored by Tommi Härkänen include:

  • "SARS-CoV-2 Vaccination and Myocarditis in a Nordic Cohort Study of 23 Million Residents" (2022), published in JAMA Cardiology
  • "Meat consumption and incident type 2 diabetes: an individual-participant federated meta-analysis of 1.97 million adults with 100,800 incident cases from 31 cohorts in 20 countries" (2024), published in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology
  • "Associations of Total Legume, Pulse, and Soy Consumption with Incident Type 2 Diabetes: Federated Meta-Analysis of 27 Studies from Diverse World Regions" (2020), published in Journal of Nutrition
  • "Joint effects of alcohol use, smoking and body mass index as an explanation for the alcohol harm paradox: causal mediation analysis of eight cohort studies" (2021), published in Addiction
  • "Association between educational level and smoking cessation in an 11-year follow-up study of a national health survey" (2021), published in Scandinavian Journal of Public Health

The scientist has frequently published in several venues, notably:

  • Scandinavian Journal of Public Health
  • Scientific Reports
  • Sosiaalilääketieteellinen Aikakauslehti
  • European Journal of Public Health
  • Addiction

Frequent collaborators in research projects include:

  • Seppo Koskinen
  • Satu Männistö
  • Pekka Jousilahti
  • Paul Knekt
  • Hanna Tolonen

The body of work reflects broad engagement with epidemiological and public health issues, emphasizing large-scale cohort studies and meta-analyses to investigate health outcomes influenced by diet, lifestyle behaviors, and environmental factors. The research contributes to understanding disease incidence and health disparities within diverse populations.

Best Publications

  • Lifetime Prevalence of Psychotic and Bipolar I Disorders in a General Population

    Jonna Perälä;Jaana Suvisaari;Samuli I. Saarni;Kimmo Kuoppasalmi

  • Surgical or nonoperative treatment for lumbar spinal stenosis? A randomized controlled trial.

    Antti Malmivaara;Pär Slätis;Markku Heliövaara;Päivi Sainio

  • The impact of 29 chronic conditions on health-related quality of life: a general population survey in Finland using 15D and EQ-5D.

    Samuli I. Saarni;Tommi Härkänen;Harri Sintonen;Jaana Suvisaari

  • Serum vitamin D and subsequent occurrence of type 2 diabetes.

    Paul Knekt;Maarit Laaksonen;Catharina Mattila;Tommi Härkänen

  • Randomized trial on the effectiveness of long-and short-term psychodynamic psychotherapy and solution-focused therapy on psychiatric symptoms during a 3-year follow-up.

    Knekt P;Lindfors O;Härkänen T;Välikoski M

  • Dietary Patterns and the Incidence of Type 2 Diabetes

    Jukka Montonen;Paul Knekt;Tommi Härkänen;Ritva Järvinen

  • The positive impact of general vitamin D food fortification policy on vitamin D status in a representative adult Finnish population: evidence from an 11-y follow-up based on standardized 25-hydroxyvitamin D data.

    Tuija Jaaskelainen;Suvi T. Itkonen;Annamari Lundqvist;Maijaliisa Erkkola

  • Social capital, health behaviours and health: a population-based associational study

    Tarja Nieminen;Ritva Prättälä;Tuija Martelin;Tommi Härkänen

  • Metabolic Syndrome Among Persons With Schizophrenia and Other Psychotic Disorders in a General Population Survey

    Jaana M. Suvisaari;Samuli I. Saarni;Jonna Perälä;Janne V. J. Suvisaari

  • Prevalence and correlates of major depressive disorder and dysthymia in an eleven-year follow-up – Results from the Finnish Health 2011 Survey

    Niina Markkula;Jaana Suvisaari;Samuli I. Saarni;Sami Pirkola

  • Mental disorders in young adulthood.

    J. Suvisaari;T. Aalto-Setälä;A. Tuulio-Henriksson;T. Härkänen

  • Measurement and Socio-Demographic Variation of Social Capital in a Large Population-Based Survey.

    Tarja Nieminen;Tuija Martelin;Seppo Koskinen;Jussi Simpura

  • The relative importance of modifiable potential risk factors of type 2 diabetes: a meta-analysis of two cohorts.

    Maarit A. Laaksonen;Paul Knekt;Harri Rissanen;Tommi Härkänen

  • Alcohol-induced psychotic disorder and delirium in the general population

    Jonna Perälä;Kimmo Kuoppasalmi;Sami Pirkola;Tommi Härkänen

  • The health-related quality-of-life impact of chronic conditions varied with age in general population.

    Samuli I. Saarni;Jaana Suvisaari;Harri Sintonen;Seppo Koskinen

  • Quasi-experimental study on the effectiveness of psychoanalysis, long-term and short-term psychotherapy on psychiatric symptoms, work ability and functional capacity during a 5-year follow-up

    Paul Knekt;Paul Knekt;Olavi Lindfors;Maarit A. Laaksonen;Camilla Renlund

  • Coronary heart disease: from a disease of middle-aged men in the late 1970s to a disease of elderly women in the 2000s

    Anna Kattainen;Veikko Salomaa;Tommi Härkänen;Antti Jula

  • Association between medication and risk of suicide, attempted suicide and death in nationwide cohort of suicidal patients with schizophrenia

    Jari Haukka;Jari Tiihonen;Tommi Härkänen;Jouko Lönnqvist

  • Geographic variation and sociodemographic characteristics of psychotic disorders in Finland

    Jonna Perälä;Samuli I. Saarni;Aini Ostamo;Sami Pirkola

  • A nationwide population-based survey on visual acuity, near vision, and self-reported visual function in the adult population in Finland.

    Arja Laitinen;Seppo Koskinen;Tommi Härkänen;Antti Reunanen

  • Lifetime prevalence of psychotic and bipolar I disorders in a general population. Commentary

    John J. Mcgrath;Jonna Perälä;Jaana Suvisaari;Samuli I. Saarni

Frequent Co-Authors

Seppo Koskinen
Seppo Koskinen Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare
Hanna Tolonen
Hanna Tolonen Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare
Jaana Suvisaari
Jaana Suvisaari Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL)
Tiina Laatikainen
Tiina Laatikainen Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare
Paul Knekt
Paul Knekt Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare
Pekka Jousilahti
Pekka Jousilahti Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare
Satu Männistö
Satu Männistö Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare
Samuli I. Saarni
Samuli I. Saarni Tampere University
Jouko Lönnqvist
Jouko Lönnqvist Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL)
Arpo Aromaa
Arpo Aromaa Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare

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