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Mads Thomassen 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 Mads Thomassen sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 296 publications — 77th percentile

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

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

Mads Thomassen 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 Mads Thomassen sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 48 D-Index — 7th percentile

7% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Mads Thomassen is affiliated with Odense University Hospital in Denmark and has contributed extensively to the fields of biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and medicine. They have a publication record highlighting research in cancer genomics, diagnostics, and molecular mechanisms related to disease progression and treatment.

The scientist's main fields of study include:

  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
  • Medicine

Within these broader fields, Thomassen's work focuses on several subfields:

  • Molecular Biology
  • Genetics
  • Cancer Research
  • Oncology
  • Pathology and Forensic Medicine

The research interests cover a range of topics, particularly:

  • Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics
  • BRCA gene mutations in cancer
  • Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Myeloproliferative Neoplasms: Diagnosis and Treatment
  • CRISPR and Genetic Engineering
  • Single-cell and spatial transcriptomics
  • DNA Repair Mechanisms

Thomassen has published multiple papers in various peer-reviewed venues. Some notable recent papers include:

  • Surgical resection of glioblastomas induces pleiotrophin-mediated self-renewal of glioblastoma stem cells in recurrent tumors, 2021, Neuro-Oncology
  • Genomic profiling of a randomized trial of interferon-α vs hydroxyurea in MPN reveals mutation-specific responses, 2021, Blood Advances
  • Lessons learned from 40 novel PIGA patients and a review of the literature, 2020, Epilepsia
  • Circulating Tumor DNA in Patients with Renal Cell Carcinoma. A Systematic Review of the Literature, 2022, European Urology Open Science
  • Acid-base transporters and pH dynamics in human breast carcinomas predict proliferative activity, metastasis, and survival, 2021, eLife

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Thomassen include:

  • Torben A. Kruse
  • Mark Burton
  • Martin J. Larsen
  • Bjarne Winther Kristensen
  • Lars van Brakel Andersen

In terms of publication venues, Thomassen regularly contributes to:

  • Stem Cell Research
  • Blood
  • Research Square (Research Square)
  • Neuro-Oncology
  • Breast Cancer Research

Best Publications

  • Pathology of Breast and Ovarian Cancers among BRCA1 and BRCA2 Mutation Carriers: Results from the Consortium of Investigators of Modifiers of BRCA1/2 (CIMBA).

    Nasim Mavaddat;Daniel Barrowdale;Irene L. Andrulis;Susan M. Domchek

  • Multiple independent variants at the TERT locus are associated with telomere length and risks of breast and ovarian cancer

    Stig E. Bojesen;Stig E. Bojesen;Karen A. Pooley;Sharon E. Johnatty;Jonathan Beesley

  • Association of type and location of BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutations with risk of breast and ovarian cancer.

    Timothy R. Rebbeck;Nandita Mitra;Fei Wan;Olga M. Sinilnikova

  • Identification of 12 new susceptibility loci for different histotypes of epithelial ovarian cancer

    Catherine M Phelan;Karoline B Kuchenbaecker;Karoline B Kuchenbaecker;Jonathan P Tyrer;Siddhartha P Kar

  • A locus on 19p13 modifies risk of breast cancer in BRCA1 mutation carriers and is associated with hormone receptor-negative breast cancer in the general population

    Antonis C. Antoniou;Xianshu Wang;Zachary S. Fredericksen;Lesley McGuffog

  • Identification of ten variants associated with risk of estrogen-receptor-negative breast cancer.

    Roger L Milne;Roger L Milne;Karoline B Kuchenbaecker;Karoline B Kuchenbaecker;Kyriaki Michailidou;Kyriaki Michailidou;Jonathan Beesley

  • Genome-wide association study identifies 32 novel breast cancer susceptibility loci from overall and subtype-specific analyses

    Haoyu Zhang;Haoyu Zhang;Thomas U. Ahearn;Julie Lecarpentier;Daniel Barnes

  • Genome-wide association study in BRCA1 mutation carriers identifies novel loci associated with breast and ovarian cancer risk

    Fergus J. Couch;Xianshu Wang;Lesley McGuffog;Andrew Lee

  • The OncoArray Consortium: A Network for Understanding the Genetic Architecture of Common Cancers.

    Christopher I. Amos;Joe Dennis;Zhaoming Wang;Jinyoung Byun

  • Evaluation of polygenic risk scores for breast and ovarian cancer risk prediction in BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutation carriers

    Karoline B Kuchenbaecker;Karoline B Kuchenbaecker;Lesley McGuffog;Daniel Barrowdale;Andrew Lee

  • Long non-coding RNA HOTAIR is an independent prognostic marker of metastasis in estrogen receptor-positive primary breast cancer

    Kristina P Sørensen;Kristina P Sørensen;Mads Thomassen;Mads Thomassen;Qihua Tan;Qihua Tan;Martin Bak

  • Mutational spectrum in a worldwide study of 29,700 families with BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutations

    Timothy R. Rebbeck;Tara M. Friebel;Eitan Friedman;Ute Hamann

  • Common Breast Cancer Susceptibility Alleles and the Risk of Breast Cancer for BRCA1 and BRCA2 Mutation Carriers: Implications for Risk Prediction

    Antonis C. Antoniou;Jonathan Beesley;Lesley McGuffog;Olga M. Sinilnikova

  • Evaluation of Nine Somatic Variant Callers for Detection of Somatic Mutations in Exome and Targeted Deep Sequencing Data.

    Anne Bruun Krøigård;Anne Bruun Krøigård;Mads Thomassen;Mads Thomassen;Anne Vibeke Lænkholm;Torben A Kruse;Torben A Kruse

  • Prediction of breast and prostate cancer risks in male BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutation carriers using polygenic risk scores

    Julie Lecarpentier;Valentina Silvestri;Karoline B. Kuchenbaecker;Karoline B. Kuchenbaecker;Daniel Barrowdale

  • Identification of a BRCA2-Specific Modifier Locus at 6p24 Related to Breast Cancer Risk

    Mia M. Gaudet;Karoline B. Kuchenbaecker;Joseph Vijai;Robert J. Klein

  • Gene expression meta-analysis identifies chromosomal regions and candidate genes involved in breast cancer metastasis

    Mads Thomassen;Qihua Tan;Torben A. Kruse

  • Breast cancer risk variants at 6q25 display different phenotype associations and regulate ESR1, RMND1 and CCDC170

    Alison M. Dunning;Kyriaki Michailidou;Karoline B. Kuchenbaecker;Deborah Thompson

  • Common variants in LSP1, 2q35 and 8q24 and breast cancer risk for BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutation carriers

    Antonis C. Antoniou;Olga M. Sinilnikova;Lesley McGuffog;Sue Healey

  • Hereditary Breast Cancer: Clinical, Pathological and Molecular Characteristics

    Martin Jakob Larsen;Mads Thomassen;Anne-Marie Gerdes;Torben A Kruse

Frequent Co-Authors

Irene L. Andrulis
Irene L. Andrulis University of Toronto
Fergus J. Couch
Fergus J. Couch Mayo Clinic
Melissa C. Southey
Melissa C. Southey Monash University
Georgia Chenevix-Trench
Georgia Chenevix-Trench QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute
Anne-Marie Gerdes
Anne-Marie Gerdes Copenhagen University Hospital
Antonis C. Antoniou
Antonis C. Antoniou University of Cambridge
David E. Goldgar
David E. Goldgar University of Utah
Douglas F. Easton
Douglas F. Easton University of Cambridge
Katherine L. Nathanson
Katherine L. Nathanson University of Pennsylvania

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