2026 Vessela N. Kristensen: Genetics Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Genetics	89	1112	1052	4	4	382	33303
Medicine	91	11657	10965	50	48	447	34454

Research.com Recognitions

2025 - Research.com Genetics in Norway Leader Award

Overview

Vessela N. Kristensen is affiliated with Oslo University Hospital in Norway. Their research primarily focuses on biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with significant contributions to medicine. Within these broader fields, their work extensively covers genetics, cancer research, molecular biology, oncology, and pulmonary and respiratory medicine.

The scientist has made notable contributions across several interconnected topics relevant to cancer biology and treatment. These main topics include cancer genomics and diagnostics, BRCA gene mutations in cancer, genetic associations and epidemiology, breast cancer treatment studies, estrogen and related hormone effects, cancer immunotherapy and biomarkers, and advanced breast cancer therapies.

Frequent venues for publication in their research include Cancer Research, with 11 publications, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) with 7 publications, Cancers with 4, Scientific Reports with 3, and npj Breast Cancer with 3 publications. This reflects an active presence in journals covering cancer biology, molecular medicine, and translational research.

Kristensen's published works include papers such as:

Pathology of Tumors Associated With Pathogenic Germline Variants in 9 Breast Cancer Susceptibility Genes, 2022, JAMA Oncology
Spatial transcriptomics inferred from pathology whole-slide images links tumor heterogeneity to survival in breast and lung cancer, 2020, Scientific Reports
Physical activity, sedentary time and breast cancer risk: a Mendelian randomisation study, 2022, British Journal of Sports Medicine
Contrasting DCIS and invasive breast cancer by subtype suggests basal-like DCIS as distinct lesions, 2020, npj Breast Cancer
Breast cancer risks associated with missense variants in breast cancer susceptibility genes, 2022, Genome Medicine

Collaborations have been frequent with researchers such as Manjeet K. Bolla, Jürgen Geisler, Peter A. Fasching, Stig E. Bojesen, and Kamila Czene, each appearing as coauthors on numerous publications. This indicates a sustained network of research partnerships contributing to their work on breast cancer and related molecular genetics.

Best Publications

Association analysis identifies 65 new breast cancer risk loci

Kyriaki Michailidou;Kyriaki Michailidou;Sara Lindström;Sara Lindström;Joe Dennis;Jonathan Beesley

1400
Citations
Large-scale genotyping identifies 41 new loci associated with breast cancer risk

Kyriaki Michailidou;Per Hall;Anna Gonzalez-Neira;Maya Ghoussaini

1271
Citations
Allele-specific copy number analysis of tumors

Peter Van Loo;Silje H. Nordgard;Silje H. Nordgard;Ole Christian Lingjærde;Hege G. Russnes

1267
Citations
RAD51B in Familial Breast Cancer

Liisa M. Pelttari;Sofia Khan;Mikko Vuorela;Johanna I. Kiiski

1015
Citations
Polygenic Risk Scores for Prediction of Breast Cancer and Breast Cancer Subtypes

Nasim Mavaddat;Kyriaki Michailidou;Kyriaki Michailidou;Joe Dennis;Michael Lush

940
Citations
Breast Cancer Risk Genes - Association Analysis in More than 113,000 Women

Leila Dorling;Sara Carvalho;Jamie Allen

783
Citations
Genome-wide association analysis of more than 120,000 individuals identifies 15 new susceptibility loci for breast cancer

Kyriaki Michailidou;Jonathan Beesley;Sara Lindstrom;Sander Canisius

663
Citations
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

643
Citations
Prediction of Breast Cancer Risk Based on Profiling With Common Genetic Variants

Nasim Mavaddat;Paul D.P. Pharoah;Kyriaki Michailidou;Jonathan Tyrer

643
Citations
MicroRNA related polymorphisms and breast cancer risk

Sofia Khan;Dario Greco;Dario Greco;Kyriaki Michailidou;Roger L. Milne;Roger L. Milne

632
Citations
Tumour hypoxia causes DNA hypermethylation by reducing TET activity

Bernard Thienpont;Jessica Steinbacher;Hui Zhao;Flora D’Anna

575
Citations
Basal-like Breast cancer DNA copy number losses identify genes involved in genomic instability, response to therapy, and patient survival.

Victor J. Weigman;Hann Hsiang Chao;Andrey A. Shabalin;Xiaping He

506
Citations
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

477
Citations
Genome-wide association studies identify four ER negative-specific breast cancer risk loci

Montserrat Garcia-Closas;Fergus J. Couch;Sara Lindstrom;Kyriaki Michailidou

472
Citations
Principles and methods of integrative genomic analyses in cancer

Vessela N. Kristensen;Ole Christian Lingjærde;Hege G. Russnes;Hans Kristian M. Vollan

425
Citations
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

376
Citations
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

374
Citations
Genome-wide association analysis identifies three new breast cancer susceptibility loci

Maya Ghoussaini;Olivia Fletcher;Kyriaki Michailidou;Clare Turnbull

359
Citations
The epigenetics of breast cancer

Jovana Jovanovic;Jo Anders Rønneberg;Jörg Tost;Vessela Kristensen;Vessela Kristensen

356
Citations
miRNA-mRNA integrated analysis reveals roles for miRNAs in primary breast tumors

Espen Enerly;Israel Steinfeld;Kristine Kleivi;Kristine Kleivi;Suvi Katri Leivonen

337
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Anne Lise Børresen-Dale Oslo University Hospital

Graham G. Giles University of Melbourne

Hiltrud Brauch German Cancer Research Center

Roger L. Milne Cancer Council Victoria

Jenny Chang-Claude German Cancer Research Center

Barbara Burwinkel Heidelberg University

Stig E. Bojesen University of Copenhagen

Irene L. Andrulis University of Toronto

Melissa C. Southey Monash University

Per Hall Karolinska Institute

External Links

Personal website of Vessela N. Kristensen

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