Peter Almgren

50.8k total citations · 3 hit papers
142 papers, 12.6k citations indexed

About

Peter Almgren is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Peter Almgren has authored 142 papers receiving a total of 12.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 57 papers in Molecular Biology, 53 papers in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism and 46 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Peter Almgren's work include Genetic Associations and Epidemiology (24 papers), Metabolism, Diabetes, and Cancer (22 papers) and Pancreatic function and diabetes (18 papers). Peter Almgren is often cited by papers focused on Genetic Associations and Epidemiology (24 papers), Metabolism, Diabetes, and Cancer (22 papers) and Pancreatic function and diabetes (18 papers). Peter Almgren collaborates with scholars based in Sweden, Finland and United States. Peter Almgren's co-authors include Leif Groop, Marja‐Riitta Taskinen, Bo Isomaa, Kaj Lahti, Björn Forsén, Michael J. Nissen, Olle Melander, Peter M. Nilsson, Marju Orho‐Melander and Valeriya Lyssenko and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, JAMA and Circulation.

In The Last Decade

Peter Almgren

137 papers receiving 12.1k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Cardiovascular Morbidity and Mortality Associated With the Metabolic Syndrome

2001 3.8k citations Peter Almgren, Marja‐Riitta Taskinen et al. profile →
Clinical Risk Factors, DNA Variants, and the Development of Type 2 Diabetes

2008 649 citations Valeriya Lyssenko, Peter Almgren et al. profile →
Mechanisms by which common variants in the TCF7L2 gene increase risk of type 2 diabetes

2007 586 citations Valeriya Lyssenko, Marju Orho‐Melander et al. Journal of Clinical Investigation profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Dosing to Effect With Weekly and Monthly Subcutaneous and Daily Sublingual Buprenorphine: Post Hoc Analysis of a Phase 3 Clinical Trial 2025 ·Journal of Addiction Medicine ·Michelle R. Lofwall, Edward V. Nunes, Sharon Walsh, Genie L. Bailey, Michael Frost, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Peter Almgren, Stefan Peterson, Fredrik Tiberg	1
2	Tralokinumab demonstrated a consistent safety profile with up to 42 months of treatment in moderate to severe atopic dermatitis: including adverse events of special interest 2023 ·SKIN The Journal of Cutaneous Medicine ·Kristian Reich, Eric L. Simpson, Richard G. Langley, Richard B. Warren, Antonio Costanzo, Hidehisa Saeki, Peter Almgren, Le Gjerum, Anna Carlsson, Melinda Gooderham, Andreas Pinter, (unknown), Andrew Blauvelt	1
3	Tolérance et efficacité à long terme du tralokinumab chez des adolescents atteints de dermatite atopique modérée à sévère : analyse intermédiaire d’ECZTEND 2023 ·A. Khemis, Eric L. Simpson, Andreas Wollenberg, Anthony Bewley, Michael J. Cork, (unknown), Weily Soong, Peter Almgren, Le Gjerum, (unknown), Amy S. Paller, (unknown)	0
4	SNPs related to vitamin D and breast cancer risk: a case-control study 2018 ·Breast Cancer Research ·(unknown), Salma Butt, Peter Almgren, Signe Borgquist, J. Leonard Brandt, Asta Försti, Olle Melander, Jonas Manjer	13
5	Genetic determinants of growth hormone and GH-related phenotypes 2017 ·BMC Genomics ·(unknown), Peter Almgren, Malin Svensson, (unknown), Gunnar Engström, Margaretha Persson, Olle Melander	5
6	Incident diabetes mellitus may explain the association between sleep duration and incident coronary heart disease 2017 ·Diabetologia ·Akiko Kishi Svensson, Thomas Svensson, (unknown), Peter Almgren, Gunnar Engström, Peter M. Nilsson, Olle Melander	23
7	ADAMTS-7 is associated with a high-risk plaque phenotype in human atherosclerosis 2017 ·Scientific Reports ·Eva Bengtsson, Karin Hultman, Pontus Dunér, Giuseppe Asciutto, Peter Almgren, Marju Orho‐Melander, Olle Melander, Jan Nilsson, Anna Hultgårdh‐Nilsson, Isabel Gonçalves	33
8	Soluble Urokinase-type Plasminogen Activator Receptor (suPAR) and Impaired Kidney Function in the Population-based Malmö Diet and Cancer Study 2016 ·Kidney International Reports ·Christina‐Alexandra Schulz, Margaretha Persson, Anders Christensson, George Hindy, Peter Almgren, Peter M. Nilsson, Olle Melander, Gunnar Engström, Marju Orho‐Melander	27
9	GWAS-identified loci for coronary heart disease are associated with intima-media thickness and plaque presence at the carotid artery bulb 2015 ·Atherosclerosis ·Marcel den Hoed, Rona J. Strawbridge, Peter Almgren, Stefan Gustafsson, Tomas Axelsson, Gunnar Engström, Ulf dé Fairé, Bo Hedblad, Steve E. Humphries, Cecilia M. Lindgren, Andrew P. Morris, Gerd Östling, Ann-Christine Syvänen, Elena Tremoli, Anders Hamsten, Erik Ingelsson, Olle Melander, Lars Lind	28
10	Prediction of Blood Pressure Changes Over Time and Incidence of Hypertension by a Genetic Risk Score in Swedes 2012 ·Hypertension ·Cristiano Fava, Marketa Sjögren, Martina Montagnana, Elisa Danese, Peter Almgren, Gunnar Engström, Peter M. Nilsson, Bo Hedblad, Gian Cesare Guidi, Pietro Minuz, Olle Melander	94
11	Vasoactive Peptides with Angiogenesis-Regulating Activity Predict Cancer Risk in Males 2012 ·Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention ·Mattias Belting, Peter Almgren, Jonas Manjer, Bo Hedblad, Joachim Struck, Thomas J. Wang, Andreas Bergmann, Olle Melander	13
12	A common variant upstream of the PAX6 gene influences islet function in man 2012 ·STM:n Hallinnonalan avoin julkaisuarkisto (Julkari) ·Emma Ahlqvist, Filippo Turrini, Stefan Lang, Jalal Taneera, Yuedan Zhou, Peter Almgren, Ola Hansson, Bo Isomaa, Jaakko Tuomilehto, (unknown), Johan G. Eriksson, Valeriya Lyssenko, Leif Groop	1
13	A myocardial infarction genetic risk score is associated with markers of carotid atherosclerosis 2011 ·Journal of Internal Medicine ·Viktor Hamrefors, Bo Hedblad, Gunnar Engström, Peter Almgren, Magnus Sjögren, Olle Melander	15
14	NordicDB: a Nordic pool and portal for genome-wide control data 2010 ·University of Southern Denmark Research Portal (University of Southern Denmark) ·(unknown), Keith Humphreys, Ida Surakka, Emil Rehnberg, Juha Muilu, (unknown), Peter Almgren, Juha E. Jääskeläinen, Richard P. Lifton, Kirsten Ohm Kyvik, Jaakko Kaprio, Nancy L. Pedersen, Aarno Palotie, Per Hall, Henrik Grönberg, Per‐Henrik Groop, Leena Peltonen, Juni Palmgren, Samuli Ripatti	0
15	Homozygosity for the EPHX2 K55R Polymorphism Increases the Long-Term Risk of Ischemic Stroke in Men: A Study in Swedes 2009 ·Lund University Publications (Lund University) ·Cristiano Fava, Martina Montagnana, Peter Almgren, Pietro Minuz, Olle Melander	3
16	A gene score of nine LDL and HDL regulating genes is associated with fluvastatin-induced cholesterol changes in women 2009 ·Journal of Lipid Research ·Viktor Hamrefors, Marju Orho‐Melander, Ronald M. Krauss, Bo Hedblad, Peter Almgren, Göran Berglund, Olle Melander	17
17	Variation in GYS1 Interacts with Exercise and Gender to Predict Cardiovascular Mortality 2007 ·PLoS ONE ·J. Magnus Fredriksson, Dragi Anevski, Peter Almgren, Marketa Sjögren, Valeriya Lyssenko, Joyce Carlson, Bo Isomaa, Marja‐Riitta Taskinen, Leif Groop, Marju Orho‐Melander, (unknown)	13
18	Evaluation of Common Variants in the Six Known Maturity-Onset Diabetes of the Young (MODY) Genes for Association With Type 2 Diabetes 2007 ·Diabetes ·Wendy Winckler, Michael N. Weedon, Robert Graham, Steven A. McCarroll, Shaun Purcell, Peter Almgren, (unknown), Daniel Gaudet, Kristina Bengtsson Boström, Mark Walker, G. A. Hitman, Andrew T. Hattersley, Mark I. McCarthy, Kristin Ardlie, Joel N. Hirschhorn, Mark J. Daly, Timothy M. Frayling, Leif Groop, David Altshuler	130
19	Haplotype construction of the FRDA gene and evaluation of its role in type II diabetes 2005 ·European Journal of Human Genetics ·Johan Holmkvist, Peter Almgren, Hemang Parikh, Marco Zucchelli, Juha Kere, Leif Groop, Cecilia M. Lindgren	6
20	Multiple environmental and genetic factors influence skeletal muscle PGC-1α and PGC-1β gene expression in twins 2004 ·Journal of Clinical Investigation ·Charlotte Ling, Pernille Poulsen, Emma Carlsson, Martin Ridderstråle, Peter Almgren, Jørgen F. P. Wojtaszewski, Henning Beck‐Nielsen, Leif Groop, Allan Vaag	211

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