Pekka Niemi

Pekka Niemi

Turun yliopisto

H-index: 53

Europe-Finland

About Pekka Niemi

Pekka Niemi, With an exceptional h-index of 53 and a recent h-index of 34 (since 2020), a distinguished researcher at Turun yliopisto, specializes in the field of Literacy acquisition, reading difficulties.

His recent articles reflect a diverse array of research interests and contributions to the field:

Associations between the aetiology of preterm birth and mortality and neurodevelopment up to 11 years

Development of silent reading fluency and reading comprehension across grades 1 to 9: unidirectional or bidirectional effects between the two skills?

Can we explain the large gender gap in PISA reading performance? The Finnish enigma demystified

Military performance of men with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: findings from a follow-up study in the Northern Finland birth cohort 1986

Discrepancies between Radiology Specialists and Residents in Fracture Detection from Musculoskeletal Radiographs

Reading development from kindergarten to age 18: The role of gender and parental education

Calcaneal bone bruise after surgery for insertional Achilles tendinopathy

Deep learning accurately classifies elbow joint effusion in adult and pediatric radiographs

Pekka Niemi Information

University

Position

Department of Psychology Finland

Citations(all)

10072

Citations(since 2020)

3797

Cited By

7700

hIndex(all)

53

hIndex(since 2020)

34

i10Index(all)

103

i10Index(since 2020)

74

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Pekka Niemi Skills & Research Interests

Literacy acquisition

reading difficulties

Top articles of Pekka Niemi

Title

Journal

Author(s)

Publication Date

Associations between the aetiology of preterm birth and mortality and neurodevelopment up to 11 years

Acta Paediatrica

Linda Grönroos

Päivi Rautava

Sirkku Setänen

Anna Nyman

Eeva Ekholm

...

2024/3

Development of silent reading fluency and reading comprehension across grades 1 to 9: unidirectional or bidirectional effects between the two skills?

Reading and Writing

Maria Psyridou

Asko Tolvanen

Pekka Niemi

Marja-Kristiina Lerkkanen

Anna-Maija Poikkeus

...

2023/10

Can we explain the large gender gap in PISA reading performance? The Finnish enigma demystified

Minna Torppa

Pekka Niemi

Kati Vasalampi

Mari Manu

Marja-Kristiina Lerkkanen

2023/6/2

Military performance of men with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: findings from a follow-up study in the Northern Finland birth cohort 1986

Nordic Journal of Psychiatry

Anu-Helmi Halt

Jouni Uusitalo

Pekka Niemi

Jari Koskela

Tuula Hurtig

2023/1/3

Discrepancies between Radiology Specialists and Residents in Fracture Detection from Musculoskeletal Radiographs

Diagnostics

Jarno T Huhtanen

Mikko Nyman

Roberto Blanco Sequeiros

Seppo K Koskinen

Tomi K Pudas

...

2023/10/13

Reading development from kindergarten to age 18: The role of gender and parental education

Reading Research Quarterly

Mari Manu

Minna Torppa

Kati Vasalampi

Marja‐Kristiina Lerkkanen

Anna‐Maija Poikkeus

...

2023/10

Calcaneal bone bruise after surgery for insertional Achilles tendinopathy

Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine

Jussi Kosola

Nicola Maffulli

Juha-Jaakko Sinikumpu

Gergely Pánics

Pekka Niemi

...

2022/1/1

Deep learning accurately classifies elbow joint effusion in adult and pediatric radiographs

Scientific Reports

Jarno T Huhtanen

Mikko Nyman

Dorin Doncenco

Maral Hamedian

Davis Kawalya

...

2022/7/12

Long-term effects of the home literacy environment on reading development: Familial risk for dyslexia as a moderator

Journal of experimental child psychology

Minna Torppa

Kati Vasalampi

Kenneth Eklund

Pekka Niemi

2022/3/1

Performance in hand coordination tasks and concurrent functional MRI findings in 13-year-olds born very preterm

Pediatric Neurology

Karoliina Uusitalo

Leena Haataja

Virva Saunavaara

Annika Lind

Victor Vorobyev

...

2021/10/1

Longitudinal associations between poor reading skills, bullying and victimization across the transition from elementary to middle school

PLoS one

Tiina Turunen

Elisa Poskiparta

Christina Salmivalli

Pekka Niemi

Marja-Kristiina Lerkkanen

2021/3/31

Kindergarten pre-reading skills predict Grade 9 reading comprehension (PISA Reading) but fail to explain gender difference

Reading and Writing

Mari Manu

Minna Torppa

Kenneth Eklund

Anna-Maija Poikkeus

Marja-Kristiina Lerkkanen

...

2021/3

Kirjojen lukeminen tukee luetun ymmärtämisen kehitystä

Oppimisen ja oppimisvaikeuksien erityislehti: NMI-bulletin

Minna Torppa

Tiia Nurminen

Pekka Niemi

Kati Vasalampi

Marja-Kristiina Lerkkanen

...

2021

Longitudinal effects of the home learning environment and parental difficulties on reading and math development across grades 1–9

Frontiers in psychology

Daria Khanolainen

Maria Psyridou

Gintautas Silinskas

Marja-Kristiina Lerkkanen

Pekka Niemi

...

2020/10/8

Varhaiset kielelliset taidot ja suvussa kulkeva lukivaikeus lukutaidon ennustamisessa: seurantatutkimus 2-vuotiaasta 15-vuotiaaksi

Oppimisen ja oppimisvaikeuksien erityislehti: NMI-bulletin

Kenneth Eklund

Maria Psyridou

Pekka Niemi

Sari Sulkunen

Anna-Maija Poikkeus

...

2020

Visual perceptual skills in very preterm children: Developmental course and associations with neural activation

Pediatric Neurology

Annika Lind

Riitta Parkkola

Marja Laasonen

Victor Vorobyev

Leena Haataja

...

2020/8/1

Vocabulary, metacognitive knowledge and task orientation as predictors of narrative picture book comprehension: from preschool to grade 3

Reading and Writing

Janne Lepola

Anu Kajamies

Eero Laakkonen

Pekka Niemi

2020/5

Leisure reading (but not any kind) and reading comprehension support each other—A longitudinal study across grades 1 and 9

Child development

Minna Torppa

Pekka Niemi

Kati Vasalampi

Marja‐Kristiina Lerkkanen

Asko Tolvanen

...

2020/5

Diffusion tensor imaging is associated with motor outcomes of very preterm born children at 11 years of age

Acta Paediatrica

Katri Lahti

Virva Saunavaara

Petriina Munck

Karoliina Uusitalo

Mari Koivisto

...

2020/4

Reading comprehension difficulty is often distinct from difficulty in reading fluency and accompanied with problems in motivation and school well-being

Educational Psychology

Minna Torppa

Kati Vasalampi

Kenneth Eklund

Sari Sulkunen

Pekka Niemi

2020/1/2

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Co-Authors

H-index: 109
Jari-Erik Nurmi

Jari-Erik Nurmi

Jyväskylän yliopisto

H-index: 74
Kaisa Aunola

Kaisa Aunola

Jyväskylän yliopisto

H-index: 70
Matti Laine

Matti Laine

Åbo Akademi

H-index: 69
Riitta Salmelin

Riitta Salmelin

Aalto-yliopisto

H-index: 68
Marja-Kristiina Lerkkanen

Marja-Kristiina Lerkkanen

Jyväskylän yliopisto

H-index: 64
Jukka Hyönä

Jukka Hyönä

Turun yliopisto

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