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Kim Pettersson

Kim Pettersson

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
78
Citations
18051
World Ranking
4632
National Ranking
36

Kim Pettersson 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 Kim Pettersson sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 318 publications — 81st percentile

81% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.

Kim Pettersson 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 Kim Pettersson sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 78 D-Index — 77th percentile

77% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.

Overview

Kim Pettersson is affiliated with the University of Turku in Finland. Their research spans several domains within medicine and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, reflecting a focus on both clinical and molecular aspects of disease.

The main fields of study for their work include:

  • Medicine
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Within these areas, Pettersson has contributed significantly to subfields such as:

  • Molecular Biology
  • Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
  • Immunology
  • Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging
  • Immunology and Allergy

Their publications frequently address topics like:

  • Glycosylation and Glycoproteins Research
  • Cell Adhesion Molecules Research
  • Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research
  • Ovarian cancer diagnosis and treatment
  • Galectins and Cancer Biology
  • Prostate Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Prostate Cancer Treatment and Research

Pettersson has collaborated multiple times with several researchers, including:

  • Kamlesh Gidwani
  • Janne Leivo
  • Kaisa Huhtinen
  • Urpo Lamminmäki
  • Johanna Hynninen

The frequent publication venues for Pettersson's work comprise:

  • Scientific Reports
  • Clinica Chimica Acta
  • The Journal of Applied Laboratory Medicine
  • Communications Biology
  • Tumor Biology

Recent selected papers authored or co-authored by Kim Pettersson include:

  • "Glycovariant-based lateral flow immunoassay to detect ovarian cancer-associated serum CA125", 2020, Communications Biology
  • "CA125: A superior prognostic biomarker for colorectal cancer compared to CEA, CA19-9 or CA242", 2021, Tumor Biology
  • "Upconverting nanoparticle reporter-based highly sensitive rapid lateral flow immunoassay for hepatitis B virus surface antigen", 2020, Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry
  • "Sensitive and quantitative detection of cardiac troponin I with upconverting nanoparticle lateral flow test with minimized interference", 2021, Scientific Reports
  • "A prognostic model for colorectal cancer based on CEA and a 48-multiplex serum biomarker panel", 2021, Scientific Reports

Best Publications

  • Prostate-specific antigen in serum occurs predominantly in complex with alpha 1-antichymotrypsin.

    H Lilja;A Christensson;U Dahlén;M T Matikainen

  • Troponin I is released in bloodstream of patients with acute myocardial infarction not in free form but as complex

    Aleksei G. Katrukha;Anastasia V. Bereznikova;Tatiana V. Esakova;Kim Pettersson

  • Biochemical markers of bone metabolism and prediction of fracture in elderly women.

    Paul Gerdhem;Kaisa K Ivaska;Sari L Alatalo;Jussi M Halleen

  • Degradation of cardiac troponin I: implication for reliable immunodetection

    Aleksei G. Katrukha;Anastasia V. Bereznikova;Vladimir L. Filatov;Tatiana V. Esakova

  • Circulating Pregnancy-Associated Plasma Protein A Predicts Outcome in Patients With Acute Coronary Syndrome but No Troponin I Elevation

    Juha Lund;Qiu-Ping Qin;Tuomo Ilva;Kim Pettersson

  • A panel of kallikrein markers can reduce unnecessary biopsy for prostate cancer: data from the European Randomized Study of Prostate Cancer Screening in Göteborg, Sweden

    Andrew J Vickers;Angel M Cronin;Gunnar Aus;Carl-Gustav Pihl

  • Free and complexed prostate-specific antigen (PSA): in vitro stability, epitope map, and development of immunofluorometric assays for specific and sensitive detection of free PSA and PSA-alpha 1-antichymotrypsin complex.

    K Pettersson;T Piironen;M Seppälä;L Liukkonen

  • Strong Prediction of Fractures Among Older Adults by the Ratio of Carboxylated to Total Serum Osteocalcin

    H. Luukinen;S.-M. Käkönen;K. Pettersson;K. Koski

  • A supersensitive immunofluorometric assay for rat luteinizing hormone

    A M Haavisto;K Pettersson;M Bergendahl;A Perheentupa

  • Reducing Unnecessary Biopsy During Prostate Cancer Screening Using a Four-Kallikrein Panel: An Independent Replication

    Andrew Vickers;Angel Cronin;Monique Roobol;Caroline Savage

  • Dual-label one-step immunoassay for simultaneous measurement of free and total prostate-specific antigen concentrations and ratios in serum.

    Katja Mitrunen;Kim Pettersson;Timo Piironen;Thomas Björk

  • Release of intact and fragmented osteocalcin molecules from bone matrix during bone resorption in vitro.

    Kaisa K. Ivaska;Teuvo A. Hentunen;Jukka Vääräniemi;Hannele Ylipahkala

  • Sensitive protein detection via triple-binder proximity ligation assays

    Edith Schallmeiner;Elli Oksanen;Olle Ericsson;Lena Spångberg

  • In vitro stability of free prostate-specific antigen (PSA) and prostate-specific antigen (PSA) complexed to α1-antichymotrypsin in blood samples

    Timo Piironen;Kim Pettersson;Mikko Suonpää;Ulf-Hkan Stenman

  • Circulating Prostate Tumor Cells Detected by Reverse Transcription-PCR in Men with Localized or Castration-Refractory Prostate Cancer: Concordance with CellSearch Assay and Association with Bone Metastases and with Survival

    Pauliina Helo;Angel M. Cronin;Daniel C. Danila;Sven Wenske

  • Occurrence and biological properties of a common genetic variant of luteinizing hormone.

    A.-M. Haavisto;K. Pettersson;M. Bergendahl;Antti Virkamäki

  • Determination of hormones by time-resolved fluoroimmunoassay.

    Timo Lövgren;Ilkka Hemmilä;Kim Pettersson;Jarkko U. Eskola

  • In prostatism patients the ratio of human glandular kallikrein to free PSA improves the discrimination between prostate cancer and benign hyperplasia within the diagnostic "gray zone" of total PSA 4 to 10 ng/mL.

    Maciej K Kwiatkowski;Franz Recker;Timo Piironen;Kim Pettersson

  • Negative interference in cardiac troponin I immunoassays by circulating troponin autoantibodies.

    Susann Eriksson;Heidi Halenius;Kari Pulkki;Jukka Hellman

  • Time-resolved fluoroimmunoassay of human choriogonadotropin.

    K Pettersson;H Siitari;I Hemmilä;E Soini

Frequent Co-Authors

Hans Lilja
Hans Lilja Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Timo Lövgren
Timo Lövgren University of Turku
Andrew J. Vickers
Andrew J. Vickers Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Matti Karp
Matti Karp Tampere University
Tero Soukka
Tero Soukka University of Turku
Ilpo Huhtaniemi
Ilpo Huhtaniemi Imperial College London
Peter T. Scardino
Peter T. Scardino Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Olli Carpén
Olli Carpén University of Helsinki
Anders Bjartell
Anders Bjartell Lund University

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