Sanna Salanterä

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

Also at University of Helsinki, University of Turku, Helsinki University Hospital, Turku University Hospital and University of the Western Capefrom their recent papers

Head Nurse, Turku University Hospital, VARHA, since 2010per ORCID
Professor, Department of Nursing Science, University of Turku, since 2007per ORCID

Publishing since 2024, latest 2026

Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine
Emergency Medical Services
Emergency Medicine
Family Practice
General Health Professions
Infectious Diseases

In their own words

nursing
pain
digital health
text mining
gamification
child
adolescent

Publications: 32024–2026
Citations: 2to those papers
h-index: 1i10-index 0
Field-weighted impact: 0.411.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 0%0 of 3 scored papers
Open access: 33%1 papers free to read

1 other work — a preprint, a dataset or the like — is listed but not counted.

By year

Papers, and the citations to them

Publications, left axisCitations to that year’s papers, right axis2026 still in progress

Citations received each year

Peerford

To all their work, old papers included. Google Scholar also counts citations from theses, books and web pages, so its line runs higher.

What they work on

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine133%
Emergency Medical Services133%

Career

As their ORCID record read on October 4, 2026

Positions

Head Nurse, NursingTurku University Hospital, VARHAsince 2010
Professor, Department of Nursing Science, Vice Dean, Faculty of MedicineUniversity of Turkusince 2007
Extraordinary Professor, School of NursingUniversity of the Western Cape2024–2026

Education

PhD, Department of Nursing ScienceUniversity of Turkusince 1999

On their papers

University of the Western Cape

Publications

3 in all

Evolving Nursing Decision‐Making—From Theories to Smart Care Decisions
2026Journal of Advanced NursingJournalFirst authorCorresponding0 citations10.1111/jan.70615
Infection prevention knowledge related to central line infections and ventilator-associated pneumonias: A survey of Finnish intensive care units
2025American Journal of Infection Control

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Emergency Medicine133%

General Health Professions133%

Infectious Diseases133%

Radiological and Ultrasound Technology133%

Topics most written on

Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation1
Central Venous Catheters and Hemodialysis1
Clinical Reasoning and Diagnostic Skills1
Emergency and Acute Care Studies1
Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care Units1
Infection Control in Healthcare1
Nosocomial Infections in ICU1
Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare1
Simulation-Based Education in Healthcare1

Who they write with

Their most frequent co-authors, and the papers those co-authors share

Where their co-authors are

100% of their papers have a co-author abroad

papers co-written2222333Home

Most frequent partner countries

Finland3
South Africa2

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Turku University HospitalFI3 papers
University of TurkuFI3 papers
University of the Western CapeZA2 papers

Where they publish

American Journal of Infection Control1
CIN Computers Informatics Nursing1
Journal of Advanced Nursing1

How it can be read

33% free to read

Hybrid 1 · 33%Open in a subscription journal
Closed 2 · 67%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

1 of 3 papers name a funder

NLN Foundation for Nursing Education1
Päivikki ja Sakari Sohlbergin Säätiö1
Sairaanhoitajien koulutussäätiö1
Suomen Kulttuurirahasto1
Suomen Sairaanhoitajat ry1
Turun Yliopistollisen Keskussairaalan Koulutus- ja Tutkimussäätiö1

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

3Good health and well-being1
16Peace, justice and strong institutions1

Every institution they have given on a paper.