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Ole W. Petersen

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
63
Citations
20417
World Ranking
10012
National Ranking
103

Ole W. Petersen publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 132 publications — 18th percentile

18% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Ole W. 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 Ole W. Petersen sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 63 D-Index — 49th percentile

49% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2000 - Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom

Overview

Ole W. Petersen is affiliated with the University of Copenhagen in Denmark. Their research spans multiple fields including Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with specific focus on Oncology, Cancer Research, Molecular Biology, Immunology, and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine.

The scientist's main research topics include:

  • Cancer Cells and Metastasis
  • Breast Cancer Treatment Studies
  • Cancer-related Molecular Pathways
  • Metastasis and carcinoma case studies
  • Phagocytosis and Immune Regulation
  • Renal and related cancers
  • Cancer and Skin Lesions

Ole W. Petersen has contributed to the following recent papers, reflecting active engagement in breast cancer and cellular biology research:

  • Fibroblasts direct differentiation of human breast epithelial progenitors, 2020, Breast Cancer Research
  • AXL Is a Driver of Stemness in Normal Mammary Gland and Breast Cancer, 2020, iScience
  • Ductal keratin 15+ luminal progenitors in normal breast exhibit a basal-like breast cancer transcriptomic signature, 2022, npj Breast Cancer
  • Evidence of steady-state fibroblast subtypes in the normal human breast as cells-of-origin for perturbed-state fibroblasts in breast cancer, 2024, Breast Cancer Research
  • Myoepithelial progenitors as founder cells of hyperplastic human breast lesions upon PIK3CA transformation, 2022, Communications Biology

Frequent publication venues for this scientist include:

  • Breast Cancer Research
  • Scientific Reports
  • Research Square (Research Square)
  • iScience
  • npj Breast Cancer

Collaborations have been frequently established with several coauthors, including:

  • René Villadsen
  • Lone Rønnov-Jessen
  • Nadine Goldhammer
  • Mikkel Morsing
  • Jiyoung Kim

Among notable recognitions, Ole W. Petersen was named Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom, in 2000.

Best Publications

  • Reversion of the Malignant Phenotype of Human Breast Cells in Three-Dimensional Culture and In Vivo by Integrin Blocking Antibodies

    V.M. Weaver;O.W. Petersen;F. Wang;C.A. Larabell

  • Interaction with basement membrane serves to rapidly distinguish growth and differentiation pattern of normal and malignant human breast epithelial cells.

    Ole William Petersen;Lone Ronnov-Jessen;Anthony R. Howlett;Mina J. Bissell

  • The morphologies of breast cancer cell lines in three-dimensional assays correlate with their profiles of gene expression

    Paraic A. Kenny;Genee Y. Lee;Connie A. Myers;Richard M. Neve

  • Cellular changes involved in conversion of normal to malignant breast: importance of the stromal reaction

    L. Ronnov-Jessen;O. W. Petersen;M. J. Bissell

  • Reciprocal interactions between β1-integrin and epidermal growth factor receptor in three-dimensional basement membrane breast cultures: A different perspective in epithelial biology

    Fei Wang;Valerie M. Weaver;Ole W. Petersen;Carolyn A. Larabell

  • Induction of alpha-smooth muscle actin by transforming growth factor-beta 1 in quiescent human breast gland fibroblasts. Implications for myofibroblast generation in breast neoplasia.

    Rønnov-Jessen L;Petersen Ow

  • The organizing principle: microenvironmental influences in the normal and malignant breast.

    Mina J. Bissell;Derek C. Radisky;Aylin Rizki;Valerie M. Weaver

  • Normal and tumor-derived myoepithelial cells differ in their ability to interact with luminal breast epithelial cells for polarity and basement membrane deposition.

    Thorarinn Gudjonsson;Lone Rønnov-Jessen;René Villadsen;Fritz Rank

  • The origin of the myofibroblasts in breast cancer. Recapitulation of tumor environment in culture unravels diversity and implicates converted fibroblasts and recruited smooth muscle cells.

    L Rønnov-Jessen;O W Petersen;V E Koteliansky;M J Bissell

  • Isolation, immortalization, and characterization of a human breast epithelial cell line with stem cell properties

    Thorarinn Gudjonsson;René Villadsen;Helga Lind Nielsen;Lone Rønnov-Jessen

  • Acidification of the cytosol inhibits endocytosis from coated pits.

    Kirsten Sandvig;S. Olsnes;O. W. Petersen;B. Van Deurs

  • Evidence for a stem cell hierarchy in the adult human breast.

    René Villadsen;Agla J. Fridriksdottir;Lone Rønnov-Jessen;Thorarinn Gudjonsson

  • Epithelial to mesenchymal transition in human breast cancer can provide a nonmalignant stroma.

    Ole William Petersen;Helga Lind Nielsen;Thorarinn Gudjonsson;René Villadsen

  • Tissue structure, nuclear organization, and gene expression in normal and malignant breast.

    Mina J. Bissell;Valerie M. Weaver;Sophie A. Lelièvre;Fei Wang

  • Endocytosis from coated pits of shiga toxin: a glycolipid-binding protein from Shigella dysenteriae 1

    K Sandvig;S Olsnes;J E Brown;O W Petersen

  • Myoepithelial cells: their origin and function in breast morphogenesis and neoplasia.

    Thorarinn Gudjonsson;Melissa C. Adriance;Mark D. Sternlicht;Ole W. Petersen

  • A new diploid nontumorigenic human breast epithelial cell line isolated and propagated in chemically defined medium.

    P. Briand;O. W. Petersen;B. Van Deurs

  • Frequency and distribution of estrogen receptor-positive cells in normal, nonlactating human breast tissue.

    O W Petersen;P E Høyer;B van Deurs

  • Reversion of the Malignant Phenotype of Human Breast Cells inThree-Dimensional Culture and In Vivo by Integrin BlockingAntibodies

    V. M. Weaver;O. W. Petersen;F. Wang;C. A. Larabell

  • The organizing principle: microenvironmental influences in the normal and malignant breast

    Mina Bissell

Frequent Co-Authors

Mina J. Bissell
Mina J. Bissell Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Kirsten Sandvig
Kirsten Sandvig Oslo University Hospital
Bo van Deurs
Bo van Deurs University of Copenhagen
Valerie M. Weaver
Valerie M. Weaver University of California, San Francisco
Moustapha Kassem
Moustapha Kassem University of Southern Denmark
Carolyn A. Larabell
Carolyn A. Larabell Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Sjur Olsnes
Sjur Olsnes University of Oslo
Joe W. Gray
Joe W. Gray Oregon Health & Science University
Henrik J. Ditzel
Henrik J. Ditzel University of Southern Denmark
Martha R. Stampfer
Martha R. Stampfer Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

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