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Denmark
2026

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Genetics

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95
Citations
53390
World Ranking
883
National Ranking
8

Medicine

D-Index
100
Citations
55529
World Ranking
8128
National Ranking
91

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Genetics in Denmark Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Genetics in Denmark Leader Award
  • 2024 - Research.com Genetics in Denmark Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Genetics in Denmark Leader Award

Overview

Thomas Hansen is affiliated with Copenhagen University Hospital in Denmark. Their research primarily focuses on fields related to Medicine, with significant contributions also in Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Subfields prominently featured in their work include Genetics, Psychiatry and Mental health, Neurology, Molecular Biology, and Surgery.

The scientist's publications have appeared frequently in several prominent venues. These include bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Nature Communications, Cephalalgia, Scientific Reports, and Annals of Neurology.

Thomas Hansen has contributed to various research topics, particularly in areas such as:

  • Migraine and Headache Studies
  • Genetic Associations and Epidemiology
  • Neuroscience of respiration and sleep
  • Genomics and Rare Diseases
  • Neurological Disorders and Treatments
  • Olfactory and Sensory Function Studies
  • Cardiovascular Syncope and Autonomic Disorders

Their recent papers showcase work published between 2020 and 2022. Notable papers include:

  • "The sequences of 150,119 genomes in the UK Biobank" (2022) published in Nature
  • "Genome-wide analysis of 102,084 migraine cases identifies 123 risk loci and subtype-specific risk alleles" (2022) published in Nature Genetics
  • "Genome-wide gene-environment analyses of major depressive disorder and reported lifetime traumatic experiences in UK Biobank" (2020) published in Molecular Psychiatry
  • "The Genetic Architecture of Depression in Individuals of East Asian Ancestry" (2021) published in JAMA Psychiatry
  • "A genome-wide meta-analysis yields 46 new loci associating with biomarkers of iron homeostasis" (2021) published in Communications Biology

Thomas Hansen often collaborates with a group of frequent co-authors, reflecting an extensive network within their research community. Prominent co-authors include Ole Birger Pedersen, Christian Erikstrup, Sisse Rye Ostrowski, Karina Banasik, and Henrik Ullum.

Best Publications

  • Biological insights from 108 schizophrenia-associated genetic loci

    Stephan Ripke;Stephan Ripke;Benjamin M. Neale;Benjamin M. Neale;Aiden Corvin;James T. R. Walters

  • Genome-wide association analyses identify 44 risk variants and refine the genetic architecture of major depression

    Naomi R. Wray;Stephan Ripke;Stephan Ripke;Stephan Ripke;Manuel Mattheisen;MacIej Trzaskowski

  • Genome-wide association study identifies five new schizophrenia loci

    Stephan Ripke;Alan R. Sanders;Kenneth S. Kendler;Douglas F. Levinson

  • Genetic relationship between five psychiatric disorders estimated from genome-wide SNPs

    S. Hong Lee;Stephan Ripke;Stephan Ripke;Benjamin M. Neale;Benjamin M. Neale;Stephen V. Faraone

  • Large recurrent microdeletions associated with schizophrenia

    Hreinn Stefansson;Dan Rujescu;Sven Cichon;Olli P. H. Pietilainen

  • Analysis of shared heritability in common disorders of the brain

    Verneri Anttila;Verneri Anttila;Brendan Bulik-Sullivan;Brendan Bulik-Sullivan;Hilary K. Finucane;Raymond K. Walters;Raymond K. Walters

  • Common variants conferring risk of schizophrenia

    Hreinn Stefansson;Hreinn Stefansson;Roel A. Ophoff;Roel A. Ophoff;Roel A. Ophoff;Stacy Steinberg;Stacy Steinberg;Ole A. Andreassen

  • Modeling Linkage Disequilibrium Increases Accuracy of Polygenic Risk Scores

    Bjarni J. Vilhjálmsson;Jian Yang;Hilary K. Finucane;Alexander Gusev

  • Genomic Relationships, Novel Loci, and Pleiotropic Mechanisms across Eight Psychiatric Disorders

    Phil H. Lee;Verneri Anttila;Hyejung Won;Yen-Chen A. Feng

  • Contribution of copy number variants to schizophrenia from a genome-wide study of 41,321 subjects

    Christian R Marshall;Daniel P Howrigan;Daniel P Howrigan;Daniele Merico;Bhooma Thiruvahindrapuram

  • Ancient human genome sequence of an extinct Palaeo-Eskimo

    Morten Rasmussen;Yingrui Li;Stinus Lindgreen;Jakob Skou Pedersen

  • Genomic Dissection of Bipolar Disorder and Schizophrenia, Including 28 Subphenotypes

    Douglas M. Ruderfer;Stephan Ripke;Stephan Ripke;Stephan Ripke;Andrew McQuillin;James Boocock

  • Meta-analysis of 375,000 individuals identifies 38 susceptibility loci for migraine

    Padhraig Gormley;Verneri Anttila;Verneri Anttila;Bendik S. Winsvold;Bendik S. Winsvold;Priit Palta

  • 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

  • Psychiatric genome-wide association study analyses implicate neuronal, immune and histone pathways

    Colm O'Dushlaine;Lizzy Rossin;Phil H. Lee;Laramie Duncan;Laramie Duncan

  • Partitioning heritability of regulatory and cell-type-specific variants across 11 common diseases

    Alexander Gusev;S. Hong Lee;Gosia Trynka;Hilary Finucane

  • Birt-Hogg-Dubé syndrome: diagnosis and management

    Fred H Menko;Maurice Am van Steensel;Sophie Giraud;Lennart Friis-Hansen

  • 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

  • Disruption of the neurexin 1 gene is associated with schizophrenia

    Dan Rujescu;Andres Ingason;Andres Ingason;Sven Cichon;Olli P.H. Pietiläinen

  • 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

Frequent Co-Authors

Thomas Werge
Thomas Werge University of Copenhagen
Ole A. Andreassen
Ole A. Andreassen Oslo University Hospital
Srdjan Djurovic
Srdjan Djurovic Oslo University Hospital
Irene L. Andrulis
Irene L. Andrulis University of Toronto
Finn Cilius Nielsen
Finn Cilius Nielsen Copenhagen University Hospital
Ingrid Melle
Ingrid Melle University of Oslo
Ingrid Agartz
Ingrid Agartz University of Oslo
Sven Cichon
Sven Cichon University of Basel
Roel A. Ophoff
Roel A. Ophoff University of California, Los Angeles

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