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Ulrike Peters 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 Ulrike Peters sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 566 publications — 68th percentile

68% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Ulrike Peters 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 Ulrike Peters sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 109 D-Index — 72nd percentile

72% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Ulrike Peters is affiliated with the University of Washington in the United States. Their research predominantly focuses on genetics and oncology within the broader fields of medicine and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. The scientist has contributed extensively to understanding genetic associations and epidemiology, as well as genetic factors related to colorectal cancer.

Their work spans multiple specific topics, including:

  • Genetic Associations and Epidemiology
  • Genetic factors in colorectal cancer
  • Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection
  • Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock
  • Nutrition, Genetics, and Disease
  • Colorectal Cancer Treatments and Studies
  • Cancer, Lipids, and Metabolism

Ulrike Peters has published a range of scientific papers. Some recent notable publications include:

  • "Physical activity and risks of breast and colorectal cancer: a Mendelian randomisation analysis," 2020, Nature Communications
  • "Assessing the contribution of rare variants to complex trait heritability from whole-genome sequence data," 2022, Nature Genetics
  • "Genome-wide Modeling of Polygenic Risk Score in Colorectal Cancer Risk," 2020, The American Journal of Human Genetics
  • "Adiposity, metabolites, and colorectal cancer risk: Mendelian randomization study," 2020, BMC Medicine
  • "Selection, optimization and validation of ten chronic disease polygenic risk scores for clinical implementation in diverse US populations," 2024, Nature Medicine

The scientist frequently collaborates with other researchers in their field. Their most common co-authors include:

  • Marc J. Gunter
  • Andrew T. Chan
  • Tabitha A. Harrison
  • Polly A. Newcomb
  • Peter T. Campbell

Ulrike Peters' research is often published in established venues such as:

  • Cancer Research
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention
  • UNC Libraries
  • Nature Communications

The research produced by this scientist contributes to advancing knowledge in genetics, cancer research, particularly colorectal cancer, and the intersection of genetics with disease risk and treatment.

Best Publications

  • A reference panel of 64,976 haplotypes for genotype imputation

    Shane McCarthy;Sayantan Das;Warren Kretzschmar;Olivier Delaneau

  • Defining the role of common variation in the genomic and biological architecture of adult human height

    Andrew R. Wood;Tonu Esko;Jian Yang;Sailaja Vedantam

  • Genetic studies of body mass index yield new insights for obesity biology

    Adam E. Locke;Bratati Kahali;Sonja I. Berndt;Anne E. Justice

  • Genetic analyses of diverse populations improves discovery for complex traits

    Genevieve L. Wojcik;Mariaelisa Graff;Katherine K. Nishimura;Ran Tao

  • Estimation of effect size distribution from genome-wide association studies and implications for future discoveries

    Ju Hyun Park;Sholom Wacholder;Mitchell H. Gail;Ulrike Peters

  • Detectable clonal mosaicism and its relationship to aging and cancer

    Kevin B. Jacobs;Kevin B. Jacobs;Meredith Yeager;Meredith Yeager;Weiyin Zhou;Weiyin Zhou;Sholom Wacholder

  • Is it time to abandon the food frequency questionnaire

    Alan R Kristal;Ulrike Peters;John D Potter

  • Whole-genome sequencing identifies EN1 as a determinant of bone density and fracture.

    Hou Feng Zheng;Vincenzo Forgetta;Yi Hsiang Hsu;Yi Hsiang Hsu;Karol Estrada

  • Does Tea Affect Cardiovascular Disease? A Meta-Analysis

    Ulrike Peters;Charles Poole;Lenore Arab

  • Ovarian Cancer Risk Factors by Histologic Subtype: An Analysis From the Ovarian Cancer Cohort Consortium

    Nicolas Wentzensen;Elizabeth M. Poole;Britton Trabert;Emily White

  • Dietary fibre and colorectal adenoma in a colorectal cancer early detection programme

    Ulrike Peters;Rashmi Sinha;Nilanjan Chatterjee;Amy F Subar

  • Discovery of common and rare genetic risk variants for colorectal cancer

    Jeroen R. Huyghe;Stephanie A. Bien;Tabitha A. Harrison;Hyun Min Kang

  • Genetic Susceptibility to Cancer: The Role of Polymorphisms in Candidate Genes

    Linda M. Dong;John D. Potter;John D. Potter;Emily White;Emily White;Cornelia M. Ulrich

  • Large-scale genomic analyses link reproductive aging to hypothalamic signaling, breast cancer susceptibility and BRCA1-mediated DNA repair

    Felix R. Day;Katherine S. Ruth;Deborah J Thompson;Kathryn L. Lunetta

  • Genetic Mechanisms of Immune Evasion in Colorectal Cancer

    Catherine S. Grasso;Marios Giannakis;Marios Giannakis;Daniel K. Wells;Tsuyoshi Hamada

  • Physical activity and risks of breast and colorectal cancer : a Mendelian randomisation analysis

    Nikos Papadimitriou;Niki Dimou;Konstantinos K. Tsilidis;Konstantinos K. Tsilidis;Barbara Banbury

  • Prospective Study of Fruit and Vegetable Intake and Risk of Prostate Cancer

    Victoria A. Kirsh;Victoria A. Kirsh;Ulrike Peters;Ulrike Peters;Susan T. Mayne;Amy F. Subar

  • Association of low-frequency and rare coding-sequence variants with blood lipids and coronary heart disease in 56,000 whites and blacks.

    Gina M. Peloso;Paul L. Auer;Joshua C. Bis;Arend Voorman

  • Detectable clonal mosaicism and its relationship to aging and cancer

    Kevin B. Jacobs;Meredith Yeager;Weiyin Zhou;Sholom Wacholder

  • Discovery of common and rare genetic risk variants for colorectal cancer

    Jeroen R. Huyghe;Stephanie A. Bien;Tabitha A. Harrison;Hyun Min Kang

Frequent Co-Authors

Polly A. Newcomb
Polly A. Newcomb Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Andrew T. Chan
Andrew T. Chan Harvard University
John D. Potter
John D. Potter Massey University
Emily White
Emily White Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Jenny Chang-Claude
Jenny Chang-Claude German Cancer Research Center
Loic Le Marchand
Loic Le Marchand University of Hawaii at Manoa
Martha L. Slattery
Martha L. Slattery University of Utah
Sonja I. Berndt
Sonja I. Berndt National Institutes of Health
Graham G. Giles
Graham G. Giles University of Melbourne
Hermann Brenner
Hermann Brenner German Cancer Research Center

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