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Bret T. Petersen

Bret T. Petersen

D-Index & Metrics

Medicine

D-Index
86
Citations
29549
World Ranking
14052
National Ranking
7128

Bret T. Petersen publication distribution in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Medicine in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Bret T. Petersen sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 474 publications — 53rd percentile

53% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,796 publications or more.

Bret T. Petersen D-index placement in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Medicine scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Bret T. Petersen sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 86 D-Index — 31st percentile

31% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Bret T. Petersen is affiliated with the Mayo Clinic in the United States. Their research spans a broad area within medicine, focusing primarily on surgery, pulmonary and respiratory medicine, oncology, gastroenterology, and hepatology. This expertise translates into a diverse range of publications, emphasizing gastrointestinal and hepatobiliary diseases.

Their recent published papers include the following:

  • Indomethacin with or without prophylactic pancreatic stent placement to prevent pancreatitis after ERCP: a randomised non-inferiority trial (2024, The Lancet)
  • Defining Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis: Results From an International Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis Study Group Consensus Process (2021, Gastroenterology)
  • Identification of patients with malignant biliary strictures using a cholangioscopy-based deep learning artificial intelligence (with video) (2022, Gastrointestinal Endoscopy)
  • Transpapillary gallbladder stent placement for long-term therapy of acute cholecystitis (2021, Gastrointestinal Endoscopy)
  • Impact of trimodality sampling on detection of malignant biliary strictures compared with patients with primary sclerosing cholangitis (2021, Gastrointestinal Endoscopy)

Bret T. Petersen frequently collaborates with several other researchers in their field. Notable frequent co-authors include:

  • Andrew C. Storm
  • John A. Martin
  • Vinay Chandrasekhara
  • Ryan Law
  • Barham K. Abu Dayyeh

Much of their work is published in leading medical journals, with frequent publication venues including:

  • Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
  • The American Journal of Gastroenterology
  • Endoscopy
  • Gastroenterology
  • Hepatology Communications

Petersen's research interests are detailed through the main and subfields of study, prominently featuring:

  • Medicine as the primary field with numerous works
  • Surgery
  • Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
  • Oncology
  • Gastroenterology
  • Hepatology

The scientist also focuses on specific clinical and pathological topics, which have guided much of their research output. These main topics include:

  • Gallbladder and Bile Duct Disorders
  • Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research
  • Pediatric Hepatobiliary Diseases and Treatments
  • Cholangiocarcinoma and Gallbladder Cancer Studies
  • Pancreatitis Pathology and Treatment
  • Esophageal and GI Pathology
  • Gastrointestinal Bleeding Diagnosis and Treatment

Best Publications

  • A lexicon for endoscopic adverse events: report of an ASGE workshop.

    Peter B. Cotton;Glenn M. Eisen;Lars Aabakken;Todd Huntley Baron

  • Quality indicators for colonoscopy

    Douglas K. Rex;John L. Petrini;Todd Huntley Baron;Amitabh Chak

  • Diagnosis of autoimmune pancreatitis: the Mayo Clinic experience.

    Suresh T. Chari;Thomas C. Smyrk;Michael J. Levy;Mark D. Topazian

  • Immunoglobulin G4–Associated Cholangitis: Clinical Profile and Response to Therapy

    Amaar Ghazale;Suresh T. Chari;Lizhi Zhang;Thomas C. Smyrk

  • Value of serum IgG4 in the diagnosis of autoimmune pancreatitis and in distinguishing it from pancreatic cancer.

    Amaar Ghazale;Suresh T Chari;Thomas C Smyrk;Michael J Levy

  • Study of recurrence after surgical resection of intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm of the pancreas.

    Suresh T. Chari;Dhiraj Yadav;Thomas C. Smyrk;Eugene P. DiMagno

  • Differences in Clinical Profile and Relapse Rate of Type 1 Versus Type 2 Autoimmune Pancreatitis

    Raghuwansh P. Sah;Suresh T. Chari;Rahul Pannala;Aravind Sugumar

  • Endoscopic balloon dilation compared with sphincterotomy for extraction of bile duct stones.

    James A. Disario;Martin L. Freeman;David J. Bjorkman;Padraic MacMathuna

  • Treatment of relapsing autoimmune pancreatitis with immunomodulators and rituximab: the Mayo Clinic experience

    Phil A Hart;Mark D Topazian;Thomas E Witzig;Jonathan E Clain

  • Small-bowel imaging in Crohn's disease: a prospective, blinded, 4-way comparison trial

    Craig A. Solem;Edward V. Loftus;Joel G. Fletcher;Todd H. Baron

  • A diagnostic strategy to distinguish autoimmune pancreatitis from pancreatic cancer.

    Suresh T. Chari;Naoki Takahashi;Michael J. Levy;Thomas C. Smyrk

  • Quality indicators for gastrointestinal endoscopic procedures: an introduction.

    Douglas O. Faigel;Irving M. Pike;Todd H. Baron;Amitabh Chak

  • Single-operator cholangioscopy in patients requiring evaluation of bile duct disease or therapy of biliary stones (with videos).

    Yang K.Yang Chen;Mansour Parsi;Kenneth Frank Binmoeller;Robert Hawes

  • Transdermal nicotine for mildly to moderately active ulcerative colitis : A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial

    William J. Sandborn;William J. Tremaine;Kenneth P. Offord;George M. Lawson

  • Quality indicators for endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography

    Todd Huntley Baron;Bret T. Petersen;Klaus Mergener;Amitabh Chak

  • ASGE Technology Status Evaluation Report: wireless capsule endoscopy.

    Daniel S. Mishkin;Ram Chuttani;Joseph Croffie;James DiSario

  • Safety and Outcome of Endoscopic Snare Excision of the Major Duodenal Papilla

    Ian D. Norton;Christopher J. Gostout;Todd H. Baron;Alex Geller

  • Dissolution of Cholesterol Gallbladder Stones by Methyl Tert-Butyl Ether Administered by Percutaneous Transhepatic Catheter

    Thistle Jl;May Gr;Bender Ce;Williams Hj

  • Impact of Endoscopist Withdrawal Speed On Polyp Yield: Implications for Optimal Colonoscopy Withdrawal Time

    D. T. Simmons;G. C. Harewood;T. H. Baron;B. T. Petersen

  • Grading the complexity of endoscopic procedures: results of an ASGE working party

    Peter B. Cotton;Glenn Eisen;Joseph Romagnuolo;John Vargo

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael J. Levy
Michael J. Levy Harvard Medical School
Suresh T. Chari
Suresh T. Chari The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Todd H. Baron
Todd H. Baron University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Kenneth K. Wang
Kenneth K. Wang Mayo Clinic
Thomas C. Smyrk
Thomas C. Smyrk Mayo Clinic
Alan N. Barkun
Alan N. Barkun McGill University Health Centre
John J. Vargo
John J. Vargo Cleveland Clinic
Michael G. Sarr
Michael G. Sarr Mayo Clinic

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