Jan Petersen

5.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
70 papers, 2.9k citations indexed

About

Jan Petersen is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Immunology and Inorganic Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Jan Petersen has authored 70 papers receiving a total of 2.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 23 papers in Molecular Biology, 19 papers in Immunology and 17 papers in Inorganic Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Jan Petersen's work include Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms (12 papers), Celiac Disease Research and Management (11 papers) and Inorganic Fluorides and Related Compounds (9 papers). Jan Petersen is often cited by papers focused on Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms (12 papers), Celiac Disease Research and Management (11 papers) and Inorganic Fluorides and Related Compounds (9 papers). Jan Petersen collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Australia and Germany. Jan Petersen's co-authors include Jamie Rossjohn, Calliope A. Dendrou, Lars Fugger, Hugh H. Reid, Anthony W. Purcell, Khai Lee Loh, Rodney J. Devenish, Mark Prescott, Pascal G. Wilmann and D. Stehlik and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Jan Petersen

68 papers receiving 2.8k citations

Hit Papers

HLA variation and disease 2018 2026 2020 2023 2018 100 200 300 400
What are hit papers?

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. HLA variation and disease
    2018 455 citations Calliope A. Dendrou, Jan Petersen et al. Nature reviews. Immunology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Jan Petersen United Kingdom 28 1.1k 899 402 311 301 70 2.9k
Sabine Müller Germany 35 2.7k 2.5× 576 0.6× 82 0.2× 121 0.4× 119 0.4× 162 4.3k
László Bene Hungary 23 700 0.6× 659 0.7× 57 0.1× 229 0.7× 157 0.5× 73 1.7k
Pavel Strop United States 33 2.5k 2.3× 465 0.5× 150 0.4× 105 0.3× 112 0.4× 75 4.2k
Keith P. Wilson United States 26 3.2k 3.0× 516 0.6× 129 0.3× 16 0.1× 352 1.2× 35 4.4k
Robert Pascal France 39 1.7k 1.5× 173 0.2× 223 0.6× 16 0.1× 482 1.6× 147 4.8k
György Vereb Hungary 36 2.3k 2.1× 747 0.8× 18 0.0× 466 1.5× 137 0.5× 158 4.5k
Olga Ornatsky Canada 35 4.2k 3.9× 1.2k 1.4× 14 0.0× 811 2.6× 199 0.7× 81 6.5k
Ning Jiang United States 30 1.1k 1.1× 1.9k 2.1× 13 0.0× 62 0.2× 173 0.6× 80 3.5k
Virginia Espina United States 49 5.0k 4.6× 417 0.5× 21 0.1× 190 0.6× 534 1.8× 152 7.3k
Vicky Caveliers Belgium 40 2.1k 1.9× 829 0.9× 50 0.1× 52 0.2× 160 0.5× 108 5.1k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Jan Petersen

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Jan Petersen

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Jan Petersen. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Jan Petersen based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Jan Petersen. Jan Petersen is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Quiñones‐Parra, Sergio M., Stéphanie Gras, Thi H. O. Nguyen, et al.. (2025). Molecular determinants of cross-strain influenza A virus recognition by αβ T cell receptors. Science Immunology. 10(104). eadn3805–eadn3805. 1 indexed citations
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Petersen, Jan, et al.. (2024). Crystal structure of the human LAG-3–HLA-DR1–peptide complex. Science Immunology. 9(102). eads5122–eads5122. 4 indexed citations
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Garde, Martijn D. B. van de, Kristin Ladell, Carine Farenc, et al.. (2023). CD4+ T cell-mediated recognition of a conserved cholesterol-dependent cytolysin epitope generates broad antibacterial immunity. Immunity. 56(5). 1082–1097.e6. 5 indexed citations
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Frick, Rahel, Lene S. Høydahl, Jan Petersen, et al.. (2021). A high-affinity human TCR-like antibody detects celiac disease gluten peptide–MHC complexes and inhibits T cell activation. Science Immunology. 6(62). 18 indexed citations
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Rowntree, Louise C., Jan Petersen, Jennifer A. Juno, et al.. (2021). SARS‐CoV‐2‐specific CD8+ T‐cell responses and TCR signatures in the context of a prominent HLA‐A*24:02 allomorph. Immunology and Cell Biology. 99(9). 990–1000. 18 indexed citations
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Ting, Yi Tian, Shiva Dahal‐Koirala, Shuo‐Wang Qiao, et al.. (2020). A molecular basis for the T cell response in HLA-DQ2.2 mediated celiac disease. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 117(6). 3063–3073. 44 indexed citations
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Petersen, Jan, Mai T. Tran, Khai Lee Loh, et al.. (2019). T cell receptor cross-reactivity between gliadin and bacterial peptides in celiac disease. Nature Structural & Molecular Biology. 27(1). 49–61. 76 indexed citations
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Geiger, Daniel, et al.. (2019). Biosynthetic approach to combine the first steps of cardenolide formation in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. MicrobiologyOpen. 8(12). e925–e925. 10 indexed citations
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Dendrou, Calliope A., Jan Petersen, Jamie Rossjohn, & Lars Fugger. (2018). HLA variation and disease. Nature reviews. Immunology. 18(5). 325–339. 455 indexed citations breakdown →
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Ting, Yi Tian, Jan Petersen, Sri H. Ramarathinam, et al.. (2018). The interplay between citrullination and HLA-DRB1 polymorphism in shaping peptide binding hierarchies in rheumatoid arthritis. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 293(9). 3236–3251. 73 indexed citations
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Petersen, Jan, et al.. (2016). Einfluss der Integration von ALS-toleranten Zuckerrüben in eine Fruchtfolge auf die Entwicklung von herbizidresistenten Unkräutern. Julius-Kühn-Archiv. 185–186. 1 indexed citations
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Turina, Paola, Jan Petersen, & Peter Gräber. (2016). Thermodynamics of proton transport coupled ATP synthesis. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Bioenergetics. 1857(6). 653–664. 28 indexed citations
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Petersen, Jan, et al.. (2016). PRISE (progesterone 5β-reductases/iridoid synthases): Their roles in specialized plant metabolism. Planta Medica. 81(S 01). S1–S381. 2 indexed citations
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Scally, S.W., Jan Petersen, Soi Cheng Law, et al.. (2013). A molecular basis for the association of the HLA-DRB1 locus, citrullination, and rheumatoid arthritis. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 210(12). 2569–2582. 308 indexed citations
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Baurain, Denis, Henner Brinkmann, Jan Petersen, et al.. (2010). Phylogenomic Evidence for Separate Acquisition of Plastids in Cryptophytes, Haptophytes, and Stramenopiles. Molecular Biology and Evolution. 27(7). 1698–1709. 164 indexed citations
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Petersen, Jan, Karl Fisher, & David Lowe. (2008). Structural basis for VO2+ inhibition of nitrogenase activity (A): 31P and 23Na interactions with the metal at the nucleotide binding site of the nitrogenase Fe protein identified by ENDOR spectroscopy. JBIC Journal of Biological Inorganic Chemistry. 13(4). 623–635. 5 indexed citations
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Fisher, Karl, David Lowe, & Jan Petersen. (2006). Vanadium(v) is reduced by the ‘as isolated’ nitrogenase Fe-protein at neutral pH. Chemical Communications. 2807–2809. 5 indexed citations
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McKean, H. P. & Jan Petersen. (1962). A Pie Problem (Larry Shepp). SIAM Review. 4(1). 49–51.

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