# Markku Alén

**Type:** Researchers  
**Canonical URL:** https://scholariq.org/researchers/markku-alen/

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Citations | 16,957 |
| Field | Sports Performance and Training |
| h-index | 66 |
| i10-index | 194 |
| Last Known Institution | Oulu University Hospital |
| OpenAlex ID | https://openalex.org/A5110255629 |
| ORCID iD | https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0111-5451 |
| Works | 250 |

## Researcher papers

- [Genome-wide meta-analysis identifies 56 bone mineral density loci and reveals 14 loci associated with risk of fracture](https://scholariq.org/papers/genome-wide-meta-analysis-identifies-56-bone-mineral-density-loci-and-reveals-14/)

## Researcher topics

- [Sports Performance and Training](https://scholariq.org/topics/sports-performance-and-training/)
- [Bone health and osteoporosis research](https://scholariq.org/topics/bone-health-and-osteoporosis-research/)
- [Muscle metabolism and nutrition](https://scholariq.org/topics/muscle-metabolism-and-nutrition/)
- [Cardiovascular and exercise physiology](https://scholariq.org/topics/cardiovascular-and-exercise-physiology/)
- [Hormonal and reproductive studies](https://scholariq.org/topics/hormonal-and-reproductive-studies/)

## Researcher university

- [Oulu University Hospital](https://scholariq.org/institutions/oulu-university-hospital/)

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Source: ScholarIQ — public research metadata, principally OpenAlex. See https://scholariq.org/sources/ for provenance and https://scholariq.org/methodology/ for what these figures mean.