Hans Petersen

4.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
70 papers, 2.7k citations indexed

About

Hans Petersen is a scholar working on Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Physiology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Hans Petersen has authored 70 papers receiving a total of 2.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 42 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, 21 papers in Physiology and 9 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Hans Petersen's work include Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research (39 papers), Asthma and respiratory diseases (17 papers) and Respiratory Support and Mechanisms (9 papers). Hans Petersen is often cited by papers focused on Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research (39 papers), Asthma and respiratory diseases (17 papers) and Respiratory Support and Mechanisms (9 papers). Hans Petersen collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Italy. Hans Petersen's co-authors include Floyd J. Frost, Yohannes Tesfaigzi, Paula Meek, Anil K. Sood, Bartolomé R. Celli, Kristine Tollestrup, Maria A. Picchi, Douglas W. Mapel, Caroline A. Owen and Víctor Pinto-Plata and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Hans Petersen

69 papers receiving 2.7k citations

Hit Papers

Lung-Function Trajectories Leading to Chronic Obstructive... 2015 2026 2018 2022 2015 200 400 600
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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. Lung-Function Trajectories Leading to Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
    2015 739 citations Bartolomé R. Celli, Miguel Divo et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Hans Petersen United States 25 1.6k 715 359 253 221 70 2.7k
Ki‐Suck Jung South Korea 25 1.2k 0.8× 687 1.0× 447 1.2× 187 0.7× 117 0.5× 165 2.5k
Tomas Eagan Norway 31 2.0k 1.2× 1.1k 1.6× 282 0.8× 282 1.1× 302 1.4× 125 3.1k
Marilyn G. Foreman United States 28 1.4k 0.9× 718 1.0× 345 1.0× 188 0.7× 155 0.7× 63 2.3k
S K Jindal India 25 1.0k 0.6× 759 1.1× 229 0.6× 229 0.9× 168 0.8× 55 2.1k
Miguel Divo United States 27 2.8k 1.7× 1.1k 1.5× 586 1.6× 202 0.8× 174 0.8× 79 3.8k
Kourtney J. Davis United States 30 2.1k 1.3× 1.2k 1.7× 464 1.3× 81 0.3× 170 0.8× 81 3.1k
Alberto Fernández‐Villar Spain 27 2.0k 1.2× 294 0.4× 315 0.9× 318 1.3× 131 0.6× 234 3.2k
G. Ian Town New Zealand 29 915 0.6× 904 1.3× 859 2.4× 136 0.5× 376 1.7× 46 2.8k
Rosa Faner Spain 31 2.7k 1.7× 1.3k 1.8× 376 1.0× 550 2.2× 248 1.1× 117 3.9k
Alexander G. Mathioudakis United Kingdom 23 841 0.5× 516 0.7× 260 0.7× 127 0.5× 171 0.8× 117 2.0k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Hans Petersen

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Hans Petersen

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All Works

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Soni, Sourabh, Soner Yildiz, E. Kaitlynn Allen, et al.. (2025). BIK polymorphism and proteasome regulation unveil host risk factor for severe influenza. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 122(28). e2424367122–e2424367122. 1 indexed citations
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Rahman, Mizanur, Hans Petersen, Hammad Irshad, et al.. (2022). Cleaning the Flue in Wood-Burning Stoves Is a Key Factor in Reducing Household Air Pollution. Toxics. 10(10). 615–615. 3 indexed citations
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Meek, Paula, et al.. (2018). Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease mortality, a competing risk analysis. The Clinical Respiratory Journal. 12(11). 2598–2605. 9 indexed citations
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Guillamet, Rodrigo Vazquez, Hans Petersen, Paula Meek, Anil K. Sood, & Yohannes Tesfaigzi. (2018). Grading Severity of Productive Cough Based on Symptoms and Airflow Obstruction. COPD Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. 15(2). 206–213. 1 indexed citations
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Petersen, Hans, Rodrigo Vazquez Guillamet, Paula Meek, Anil K. Sood, & Yohannes Tesfaigzi. (2018). Early Endotyping: A Chance for Intervention in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology. 59(1). 13–17. 14 indexed citations
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Tesfaigzi, Yohannes, Hans Petersen, Bartolomé R. Celli, & Caroline A. Owen. (2018). Functional Studies of Single-Nucleotide Polymorphisms Suggest Heterogeneity in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease due to Susceptibility of Different Cell Types. Annals of the American Thoracic Society. 15(Supplement_4). S285–S285. 1 indexed citations
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Polverino, Francesca, María Laucho-Contreras, Hans Petersen, et al.. (2017). A Pilot Study Linking Endothelial Injury in Lungs and Kidneys in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 195(11). 1464–1476. 58 indexed citations
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Díaz, Alejandro A., Hans Petersen, Paula Meek, et al.. (2016). Differences in Health-Related Quality of Life Between New Mexican Hispanic and Non-Hispanic White Smokers. CHEST Journal. 150(4). 869–876. 9 indexed citations
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Meek, Paula, Hans Petersen, George R. Washko, et al.. (2015). Chronic Bronchitis Is Associated With Worse Symptoms and Quality of Life Than Chronic Airflow Obstruction. CHEST Journal. 148(2). 408–416. 28 indexed citations
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Laucho-Contreras, María, Francesca Polverino, Kushagra Gupta, et al.. (2015). Protective role for club cell secretory protein-16 (CC16) in the development of COPD. European Respiratory Journal. 45(6). 1544–1556. 113 indexed citations
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Borrego, Matthew E., et al.. (2014). Assessing Disparities in the Receipt of Inhaled Corticosteroid Prescriptions for Asthma by Hispanic and Non-Hispanic White Patients. Annals of the American Thoracic Society. 12(2). 174–183. 17 indexed citations
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Sood, Anil K., Hans Petersen, Paula Meek, & Yohannes Tesfaigzi. (2013). Spirometry and Health Status Worsen with Weight Gain in Obese Smokers but Improve in Normal-Weight Smokers. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 189(3). 274–281. 7 indexed citations
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Hodinka, Richard L., Adriana E. Kajon, Sarah B. Klieger, et al.. (2013). A Case of Adenovirus Viremia in a Pediatric Liver Transplant Recipient With Neutropenia and Lymphopenia: Who and When Should We Treat?. Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society. 4(1). e1–e5. 11 indexed citations
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Petersen, Hans, et al.. (2011). Severity of COPD at initial spirometry-confirmed diagnosis: data from medical charts and administrative claims. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3 indexed citations
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Bruse, Shannon, Anil K. Sood, Hans Petersen, et al.. (2011). New Mexican Hispanic Smokers Have Lower Odds of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Less Decline in Lung Function Than Non-Hispanic Whites. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 184(11). 1254–1260. 53 indexed citations
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Sood, Anil K., Hans Petersen, Christopher M. Blanchette, et al.. (2010). Wood Smoke Exposure and Gene Promoter Methylation Are Associated with Increased Risk for COPD in Smokers. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 182(9). 1098–1104. 105 indexed citations
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Petersen, Hans, et al.. (2010). Can outpatient pharmacy data identify persons with undiagnosed COPD?. PubMed. 16(7). 505–12. 14 indexed citations
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Dalal, Anand A., Douglas W. Mapel, Melissa Roberts, Hans Petersen, & Christopher Blanchette. (2010). Comparative cost-effectiveness of a fluticasone-propionate/salmeterol combination versus anticholinergics as initial maintenance therapy for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. International Journal of COPD. 6. 13–13. 16 indexed citations
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Mapel, Douglas W., et al.. (2000). Health Care Utilization in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. Archives of Internal Medicine. 160(17). 2653–2653. 210 indexed citations

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