# Veikko Salomaa

**Type:** Researchers  
**Canonical URL:** https://scholariq.org/researchers/veikko-salomaa/

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Citations | 161,005 |
| Field | Genetic Associations and Epidemiology |
| h-index | 186 |
| i10-index | 786 |
| Last Known Institution | University of Turku |
| OpenAlex ID | https://openalex.org/A5066237154 |
| ORCID iD | https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7563-5324 |
| Works | 1,510 |

## Researcher papers

Showing 12 of 15.

- [Biological, clinical and population relevance of 95 loci for blood lipids](https://scholariq.org/papers/biological-clinical-and-population-relevance-of-95-loci-for-blood-lipids/)
- [Systematic identification of trans eQTLs as putative drivers of known disease associations](https://scholariq.org/papers/systematic-identification-of-trans-eqtls-as-putative-drivers-of-known-disease/)
- [World Health Organization cardiovascular disease risk charts: revised models to estimate risk in 21 global regions](https://scholariq.org/papers/world-health-organization-cardiovascular-disease-risk-charts-revised-models-to/)
- [Association of Cardiometabolic Multimorbidity With Mortality](https://scholariq.org/papers/association-of-cardiometabolic-multimorbidity-with-mortality/)
- [Identification of seven loci affecting mean telomere length and their association with disease](https://scholariq.org/papers/identification-of-seven-loci-affecting-mean-telomere-length-and-their/)
- [Genome-wide study for circulating metabolites identifies 62 loci and reveals novel systemic effects of LPA](https://scholariq.org/papers/genome-wide-study-for-circulating-metabolites-identifies-62-loci-and-reveals/)
- [Genome-wide association study identifies multiple loci influencing human serum metabolite levels](https://scholariq.org/papers/genome-wide-association-study-identifies-multiple-loci-influencing-human-serum/)
- [Rare variant in scavenger receptor BI raises HDL cholesterol and increases risk of coronary heart disease](https://scholariq.org/papers/rare-variant-in-scavenger-receptor-bi-raises-hdl-cholesterol-and-increases-risk/)
- [New susceptibility locus for coronary artery disease on chromosome 3q22.3](https://scholariq.org/papers/new-susceptibility-locus-for-coronary-artery-disease-on-chromosome-3q22-3/)
- [Excess of rare variants in genes identified by genome-wide association study of hypertriglyceridemia](https://scholariq.org/papers/excess-of-rare-variants-in-genes-identified-by-genome-wide-association-study-of/)
- [Association of vitamin D status with arterial blood pressure and hypertension risk: a mendelian randomisation study](https://scholariq.org/papers/association-of-vitamin-d-status-with-arterial-blood-pressure-and-hypertension/)
- [Cohort Profile: The National FINRISK Study](https://scholariq.org/papers/cohort-profile-the-national-finrisk-study/)

## Researcher topics

- [Genetic Associations and Epidemiology](https://scholariq.org/topics/genetic-associations-and-epidemiology/)
- [Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins](https://scholariq.org/topics/diabetes-cardiovascular-risks-and-lipoproteins/)
- [Metabolomics and Mass Spectrometry Studies](https://scholariq.org/topics/metabolomics-and-mass-spectrometry-studies/)
- [Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health](https://scholariq.org/topics/lipoproteins-and-cardiovascular-health/)
- [Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment](https://scholariq.org/topics/liver-disease-diagnosis-and-treatment/)

## Researcher university

- [University of Turku](https://scholariq.org/institutions/university-of-turku/)

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