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49
Citations
8435
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5999
National Ranking
45

Valtteri Kaasinen publication distribution in Neuroscience in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Neuroscience in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Valtteri Kaasinen sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 180 publications — 55th percentile

55% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 887 publications or more.

Valtteri Kaasinen D-index placement in Neuroscience in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Neuroscience scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Valtteri Kaasinen sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 49 D-Index — 39th percentile

39% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 163 D-Index or more.

Overview

Valtteri Kaasinen is affiliated with Turku University Hospital in Finland. Their research primarily focuses on the fields of Medicine and Neuroscience, with significant contributions to subfields such as Neurology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Cognitive Neuroscience, Clinical Psychology, and Psychiatry and Mental health.

The scientist's main research topics include:

  • Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments
  • Neurological disorders and treatments
  • Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior
  • Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
  • Genetic Neurodegenerative Diseases
  • Botulinum Toxin and Related Neurological Disorders
  • Stress Responses and Cortisol

Valtteri Kaasinen has published extensively across various scientific venues. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Movement Disorders
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Movement Disorders Clinical Practice
  • npj Parkinson s Disease
  • NeuroImage

Among recent papers authored or co-authored by Kaasinen are:

  • "Dopamine Receptors in Parkinson's Disease: A Meta-Analysis of Imaging Studies", 2021, Movement Disorders
  • "Fecal Microbiota Transplantation for Treatment of Parkinson Disease", 2024, JAMA Neurology
  • "Pragmatic Approach on Neuroimaging Techniques for the Differential Diagnosis of Parkinsonisms", 2021, Movement Disorders Clinical Practice
  • "Interindividual variability and lateralization of μ-opioid receptors in the human brain", 2020, NeuroImage
  • "Lowered endogenous mu-opioid receptor availability in subclinical depression and anxiety", 2020, Neuropsychopharmacology

Valtteri Kaasinen collaborates frequently with several researchers, including:

  • Juho Joutsa
  • Filip Scheperjans
  • Lauri Nummenmaa
  • Jarmo Hietala
  • Elina Jaakkola

Best Publications

  • Age-related dopamine D2/D3 receptor loss in extrastriatal regions of the human brain.

    Valtteri Kaasinen;Harry Vilkman;Jarmo Hietala;Kjell Någren

  • Role of the dopaminergic system in chronic pain -- a fluorodopa-PET study.

    Satu K Jääskeläinen;Juha O Rinne;Heli Forssell;Olli Tenovuo

  • Hippocampal and prefrontal atrophy in patients with early non-demented Parkinson’s disease is related to cognitive impairment

    A Brück;T Kurki;V Kaasinen;T Vahlberg

  • Functional imaging studies of dopamine system and cognition in normal aging and Parkinson's disease

    Valtteri Kaasinen;Juha O Rinne

  • Mesolimbic dopamine release is linked to symptom severity in pathological gambling.

    Juho Joutsa;Juho Joutsa;Jarkko Johansson;Solja Niemelä;Antti Ollikainen

  • The translating brain: cerebral activation patterns during simultaneous interpreting

    J.O Rinne;J Tommola;M Laine;B.J Krause

  • Brain acetylcholinesterase activity in mild cognitive impairment and early Alzheimer’s disease

    Juha O. Rinne;V. Kaasinen;T. Järvenpää;K. Någren

  • Diagnostic accuracy of parkinsonism syndromes by general neurologists.

    Juho Joutsa;Maria Gardberg;Matias Röyttä;Valtteri Kaasinen

  • Personality traits and brain dopaminergic function in Parkinson's disease

    Valtteri Kaasinen;Elina Nurmi;Jörgen Bergman;Olli Eskola

  • Hippocampal dopamine D2 receptors correlate with memory functions in Alzheimer's disease.

    N Kemppainen;M Laine;M P Laakso;V Kaasinen

  • Effects of intravenous glucose on dopaminergic function in the human brain in vivo.

    Lauri T. Haltia;Juha O. Rinne;Harri Merisaari;Ralph P. Maguire

  • Sex Differences in Extrastriatal Dopamine D2-Like Receptors in the Human Brain

    Valtteri Kaasinen;Kjell Någren;Jarmo Hietala;Lars Farde

  • Brain White Matter Expansion in Human Obesity and the Recovering Effect of Dieting

    Lauri T. Haltia;Antti Viljanen;Riitta Parkkola;Nina Kemppainen

  • Progression in Parkinson's disease: a positron emission tomography study with a dopamine transporter ligand [18F]CFT.

    E. Nurmi;H. M. Ruottinen;V. Kaasinen;J. Bergman

  • Upregulation of putaminal dopamine D2 receptors in early Parkinson's disease: a comparative PET study with [11C] raclopride and [11C]N-methylspiperone

    Valtteri Kaasinen;Hanna M. Ruottinen;Kjell Någren;Pertti Lehikoinen

  • Increased frontal [(18)F]fluorodopa uptake in early Parkinson's disease: sex differences in the prefrontal cortex.

    V Kaasinen;E Nurmi;A Brück;O Eskola

  • Striatal dopamine in Parkinson disease: A meta-analysis of imaging studies.

    Valtteri Kaasinen;Tero Vahlberg

  • Regional Effects of Donepezil and Rivastigmine on Cortical Acetylcholinesterase Activity in Alzheimer’s Disease

    Valtteri Kaasinen;Kjell Någren;Tarja Järvenpää;Anne Roivainen

  • Expectation of caffeine induces dopaminergic responses in humans

    Valtteri Kaasinen;Sargo Aalto;Kjell Någren;Juha O. Rinne

  • Impulse control disorders and depression in Finnish patients with Parkinson's disease.

    Juho Joutsa;Juho Joutsa;Kirsti Martikainen;Tero Vahlberg;Valerie Voon

  • Dopamine and Opioid Neurotransmission in Behavioral Addictions: A Comparative PET Study in Pathological Gambling and Binge Eating.

    Joonas Majuri;Joonas Majuri;Juho Joutsa;Juho Joutsa;Jarkko Johansson;Valerie Voon

Frequent Co-Authors

Juho Joutsa
Juho Joutsa Turku University Hospital
Juha O. Rinne
Juha O. Rinne Turku University Hospital
Jarmo Hietala
Jarmo Hietala Turku University Hospital
Riitta Parkkola
Riitta Parkkola Turku University Hospital
Kjell Någren
Kjell Någren Odense University Hospital
Jussi Hirvonen
Jussi Hirvonen Turku University Hospital
Valerie Voon
Valerie Voon University of Cambridge
Hannu Alho
Hannu Alho University of Helsinki
Pirjo Nuutila
Pirjo Nuutila Turku University Hospital
Lauri Nummenmaa
Lauri Nummenmaa Turku University Hospital

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