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Bent O. Petersen publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Biology and Biochemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Bent O. Petersen sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

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Bent O. Petersen D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Biology and Biochemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Bent O. Petersen sits on this spectrum.

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Overview

Bent O. Petersen is affiliated with the University of Copenhagen in Denmark. Their research spans multiple primary fields including Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Environmental Science. Within these areas, their work covers significant subfields such as Molecular Biology, Genetics, Ecology, Plant Science, and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics.

The scientist's research focuses on several main topics, highlighted by extensive work on Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies as well as Genetic diversity and population structure. Other notable topics include Bacteriophages and microbial interactions, Chromosomal and Genetic Variations, RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms, Plant and animal studies, and Forest Insect Ecology and Management.

Bent O. Petersen has contributed to a number of recent publications, illustrating their ongoing engagement with current scientific questions. Selected papers include:

  • Complexity of avian evolution revealed by family-level genomes, 2024, Nature
  • NetSurfP-3.0: accurate and fast prediction of protein structural features by protein language models and deep learning, 2022, Nucleic Acids Research
  • PhageLeads: Rapid Assessment of Phage Therapeutic Suitability Using an Ensemble Machine Learning Approach, 2022, Viruses
  • Dense sampling of bird diversity increases power of comparative genomics, 2020, Nature
  • The tuatara genome reveals ancient features of amniote evolution, 2020, Nature

Throughout their career, Bent O. Petersen has collaborated extensively with several frequent co-authors including Thomas Sicheritz-Pontén, M. Thomas P. Gilbert, Martha R. J. Clokie, Michael D. Martin, and Loren H. Rieseberg. These collaborations show a pattern of ongoing partnership and multidisciplinary research efforts.

The scientist has published in various venues, with the majority of their work appearing in:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Nature
  • Nature Communications
  • Viruses
  • Current Biology

Bent O. Petersen's research contributions encompass a broad spectrum of molecular and environmental biology topics, reflecting a diverse engagement with both fundamental and applied biological sciences.

Best Publications

  • Whole-genome analyses resolve early branches in the tree of life of modern birds

    Erich D. Jarvis;Siavash Mirarab;Andre J. Aberer;Bo Li;Bo Li;Bo Li

  • Global monitoring of antimicrobial resistance based on metagenomics analyses of urban sewage

    Rene S. Hendriksen;Patrick Munk;Patrick Murigu Kamau Njage;Bram van Bunnik

  • Recalibrating Equus evolution using the genome sequence of an early Middle Pleistocene horse.

    Ludovic Orlando;Aurelien Ginolhac;Guojie Zhang;Duane Froese

  • The Selaginella genome identifies genetic changes associated with the evolution of vascular plants.

    Jo Ann Banks;Tomoaki Nishiyama;Mitsuyasu Hasebe;Mitsuyasu Hasebe;John L. Bowman;John L. Bowman

  • A generic method for assignment of reliability scores applied to solvent accessibility predictions

    Bent Petersen;Thomas Nordahl Petersen;Pernille Andersen;Pernille Andersen;Morten Nielsen

  • NetSurfP-2.0: Improved prediction of protein structural features by integrated deep learning

    Michael Schantz Klausen;Martin Closter Jespersen;Henrik Nielsen;Kamilla Kjærgaard Jensen

  • Dense sampling of bird diversity increases power of comparative genomics.

    Shaohong Feng;Josefin Stiller;Yuan Deng;Joel Armstrong;Joel Armstrong

  • Modulation of CYP79 Genes and Glucosinolate Profiles in Arabidopsis by Defense Signaling Pathways

    Michael Dalgaard Mikkelsen;Bent Larsen Petersen;Erich Glawischnig;Anders Bøgh Jensen

  • Prehistoric genomes reveal the genetic foundation and cost of horse domestication

    Mikkel Schubert;Hakon Jonsson;Dan Chang;Clio Der Sarkissian

  • O-Glycosylated Cell Wall Proteins Are Essential in Root Hair Growth

    Silvia M. Velasquez;Martiniano M. Ricardi;Javier Gloazzo Dorosz;Paula V. Fernandez

  • Composition and content of glucosinolates in developing Arabidopsis thaliana

    Bent Larsen Petersen;Sixue Chen;Carsten Hørslev Hansen;Carl Erik Olsen

  • CYP71B15 (PAD3) catalyzes the final step in camalexin biosynthesis

    Regina Schuhegger;Majse Nafisi;Madina Mansourova;Bent Larsen Petersen

  • CYP83A1 and CYP83B1, Two Nonredundant Cytochrome P450 Enzymes Metabolizing Oximes in the Biosynthesis of Glucosinolates in Arabidopsis

    Peter Naur;Bent Larsen Petersen;Michael Dalgaard Mikkelsen;Søren Bak

  • Comparative performance of the BGISEQ-500 vs Illumina HiSeq2500 sequencing platforms for palaeogenomic sequencing

    Sarah Siu Tze Mak Mak;Shyam Sunder Gopalakrishnan;Christian Carøe;Christian Carøe;Chunyu Geng

  • Speciation with Gene Flow in Equids Despite Extensive Chromosomal Plasticity

    Hákon Jónsson;Mikkel Schubert;Andaine Seguin-Orlando;Aurélien Ginolhac

  • Structures of Lipopolysaccharides from Klebsiella pneumoniae ELUCIDATION OF THE STRUCTURE OF THE LINKAGE REGION BETWEEN CORE AND POLYSACCHARIDE O CHAIN AND IDENTIFICATION OF THE RESIDUES AT THE NON-REDUCING TERMINI OF THE OCHAINS

    Evgeny Vinogradov;Emilisa Frirdich;Leann L. MacLean;Malcolm B. Perry

  • Evolutionary Genomics and Conservation of the Endangered Przewalski's Horse.

    Clio Der Sarkissian;Luca Ermini;Mikkel Heide Schubert;Melinda A. Yang

  • Long-Distance Phloem Transport of Glucosinolates in Arabidopsis

    Sixue Chen;Bent Larsen Petersen;Carl Erik Olsen;Alexander Schulz

  • Tracking the origins of Yakutian horses and the genetic basis for their fast adaptation to subarctic environments

    Pablo Librado;Clio Der Sarkissian;Luca Ermini;Mikkel Schubert

  • Biosynthesis and metabolic engineering of glucosinolates.

    M. D. Mikkelsen;B. L. Petersen;C. E. Olsen;B. A. Halkier

Frequent Co-Authors

Peter Ulvskov
Peter Ulvskov University of Copenhagen
Thomas Sicheritz-Pontén
Thomas Sicheritz-Pontén University of Copenhagen
Carl Erik Olsen
Carl Erik Olsen University of Copenhagen
Henrik Vibe Scheller
Henrik Vibe Scheller Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Thomas Ostenfeld Larsen
Thomas Ostenfeld Larsen Technical University of Denmark
Tomas Marques-Bonet
Tomas Marques-Bonet Pompeu Fabra University
Henrik Clausen
Henrik Clausen University of Copenhagen
Lars Hestbjerg Hansen
Lars Hestbjerg Hansen University of Copenhagen
Jesper Harholt
Jesper Harholt Carlsberg Group (Denmark)
Guojie Zhang
Guojie Zhang Zhejiang University

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