Peter J. Peters

41.7k total citations · 14 hit papers
247 papers, 28.4k citations indexed

About

Peter J. Peters is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. According to data from OpenAlex, Peter J. Peters has authored 247 papers receiving a total of 28.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 87 papers in Molecular Biology, 73 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 44 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. Recurrent topics in Peter J. Peters's work include Laser Design and Applications (64 papers), Spectroscopy and Laser Applications (35 papers) and Advanced Electron Microscopy Techniques and Applications (30 papers). Peter J. Peters is often cited by papers focused on Laser Design and Applications (64 papers), Spectroscopy and Laser Applications (35 papers) and Advanced Electron Microscopy Techniques and Applications (30 papers). Peter J. Peters collaborates with scholars based in Netherlands, United States and Germany. Peter J. Peters's co-authors include Hans Clevers, Pekka Kujala, Johan H. van Es, Nick Barker, Marc van de Wetering, Daniel E. Stange, Harry Begthel, Maaike van den Born, Jeroen Korving and Hugo J.G. Snippert and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Peter J. Peters

239 papers receiving 28.0k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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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.

Single Lgr5 stem cells build crypt-villus structures in vitro without a mesenchymal niche

2009 5.1k citations Nick Barker, Johan H. van Es et al. Nature profile →
Identification of stem cells in small intestine and colon by marker gene Lgr5

2007 4.3k citations Nick Barker, Johan H. van Es et al. Nature profile →
Lgr5+ve Stem Cells Drive Self-Renewal in the Stomach and Build Long-Lived Gastric Units In Vitro

2010 1.2k citations Nick Barker, Pekka Kujala et al. profile →
Lgr5 homologues associate with Wnt receptors and mediate R-spondin signalling

2011 976 citations Nick Barker, Vivian Li et al. Nature profile →
M. tuberculosis and M. leprae Translocate from the Phagolysosome to the Cytosol in Myeloid Cells

2007 734 citations Nicole N. van der Wel, David L. Hava et al. Cell profile →
In Vitro Expansion of Human Gastric Epithelial Stem Cells and Their Responses to Bacterial Infection

2014 609 citations Harry Begthel, Pekka Kujala et al. profile →
Long-Term Expansion of Functional Mouse and Human Hepatocytes as 3D Organoids

2018 588 citations Benedetta Artegiani, Carmen López‐Iglesias et al. Cell profile →
Segregation of MHC class II molecules from MHC class I molecules in the Golgi complex for transport to lysosomal compartments

1991 575 citations Peter J. Peters et al. Nature profile →
Cytotoxic T lymphocyte granules are secretory lysosomes, containing both perforin and granzymes.

1991 561 citations Peter J. Peters et al. profile →
Transcription Factor Achaete Scute-Like 2 Controls Intestinal Stem Cell Fate

2009 546 citations Pekka Kujala, Andrea Haegebarth et al. Cell profile →
Differentiated Troy+ Chief Cells Act as Reserve Stem Cells to Generate All Lineages of the Stomach Epithelium

2013 395 citations Anna Lyubimova, Pekka Kujala et al. Cell profile →
Visualization of a short-range Wnt gradient in the intestinal stem-cell niche

2016 394 citations Jeroen Korving, Karin de Punder et al. Nature profile →
Modelling Cryptosporidium infection in human small intestinal and lung organoids

2018 292 citations Benedetta Artegiani, Norman Sachs et al. profile →
Engineered human hepatocyte organoids enable CRISPR-based target discovery and drug screening for steatosis

2023 125 citations Delilah Hendriks, Jos F. Brouwers et al. Nature Biotechnology profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Peter J. Peters Netherlands	70	13.6k	8.3k	5.3k	3.8k	3.7k	247	28.4k
David T. Scadden United States	101	18.7k 1.4×	10.3k 1.2×	10.4k 2.0×	2.9k 0.8×	2.6k 0.7×	389	43.6k
Toshiro Sato Japan	61	12.1k 0.9×	12.3k 1.5×	3.3k 0.6×	5.5k 1.5×	1.9k 0.5×	245	28.3k
Steven Μ. Albelda United States	96	10.6k 0.8×	13.2k 1.6×	13.6k 2.6×	4.1k 1.1×	2.0k 0.6×	315	35.5k
Mathias Uhlén Sweden	101	25.7k 1.9×	3.8k 0.5×	3.5k 0.7×	4.1k 1.1×	2.1k 0.6×	705	40.5k
Mark C. Willingham United States	90	17.6k 1.3×	9.4k 1.1×	5.5k 1.0×	3.8k 1.0×	4.7k 1.3×	425	33.5k
Gijs R. van den Brink Switzerland	85	12.4k 0.9×	2.4k 0.3×	5.1k 1.0×	4.8k 1.3×	2.6k 0.7×	314	23.7k
Frédéric J. de Sauvage United States	86	17.7k 1.3×	8.0k 1.0×	6.5k 1.2×	4.7k 1.2×	1.6k 0.4×	148	31.0k
Owen N. Witte United States	109	14.8k 1.1×	7.3k 0.9×	9.5k 1.8×	4.0k 1.1×	1.6k 0.4×	349	35.9k
J. Silvio Gutkind United States	121	33.7k 2.5×	11.5k 1.4×	6.9k 1.3×	2.9k 0.8×	7.8k 2.1×	582	52.2k
Donald M. McDonald United States	86	15.1k 1.1×	7.7k 0.9×	3.6k 0.7×	1.1k 0.3×	2.3k 0.6×	257	29.9k

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Lewis, Chris, et al.. (2025). In situ and in vitro cryo-EM reveal structures of mycobacterial encapsulin assembly intermediates. Communications Biology. 8(1). 245–245.

Wang, Daisong, Sangho Lim, Willine J. van de Wetering, et al.. (2025). Human gut M cells resemble dendritic cells and present gluten antigen. Nature. 650(8100). 251–260.

Huang, Lulu, Jochem H. Bernink, Amir Giladi, et al.. (2024). Tuft cells act as regenerative stem cells in the human intestine. Nature. 634(8035). 929–935. 27 indexed citations

Tavabi, Amir H., Raimond B. G. Ravelli, Abril Gijsbers, et al.. (2024). Symmetry and planar chirality measured with a log-polar transformation in a transmission electron microscope. Physical Review Applied. 22(1). 1 indexed citations

Beumer, Joep, Maarten H. Geurts, Veerle Geurts, et al.. (2024). Description and functional validation of human enteroendocrine cell sensors. Science. 386(6719). 341–348. 8 indexed citations

Lozano−Andrés, Estefanía, Abril Gijsbers, Andrea Ridolfi, et al.. (2023). Physical association of low density lipoprotein particles and extracellular vesicles unveiled by single particle analysis. Journal of Extracellular Vesicles. 12(11). e12376–e12376. 30 indexed citations

Hendriks, Delilah, Jos F. Brouwers, Karien M. Hamer, et al.. (2023). Engineered human hepatocyte organoids enable CRISPR-based target discovery and drug screening for steatosis. Nature Biotechnology. 41(11). 1567–1581. 125 indexed citations breakdown →

Peters, Peter J., et al.. (2022). SARS-CoV-2–Specific Vaccine Candidates; the Contribution of Structural Vaccinology. Vaccines. 10(2). 236–236. 15 indexed citations

Zon, Maaike van, Karin de Punder, Anita E. Grootemaat, et al.. (2021). IL-1R1-Dependent Signals Improve Control of Cytosolic Virulent Mycobacteria In Vivo. mSphere. 6(3). 4 indexed citations

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Vaart, Jelte van der, Lena Böttinger, Maarten H. Geurts, et al.. (2021). Modelling of primary ciliary dyskinesia using patient‐derived airway organoids. EMBO Reports. 22(12). e52058–e52058. 36 indexed citations

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Vaart, Jelte van der, Kèvin Knoops, Willine J. van de Wetering, et al.. (2021). Adult mouse and human organoids derived from thyroid follicular cells and modeling of Graves’ hyperthyroidism. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 118(51). 35 indexed citations

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Ravelli, Raimond B. G., Tibor Lehnert, Haoyuan Qi, et al.. (2019). Visualization of unstained DNA nanostructures with advanced in-focus phase contrast TEM techniques. Scientific Reports. 9(1). 1–3. 9 indexed citations

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Sasaki, Nobuo, Norman Sachs, Kay Wiebrands, et al.. (2016). Reg4 ⁺ deep crypt secretory cells function as epithelial niche for Lgr5 ⁺ stem cells in colon. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 113(37). E5399–407. 206 indexed citations

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Hava, David L., Nicole N. van der Wel, Nadia Cohen, et al.. (2008). Evasion of peptide, but not lipid antigen presentation, through pathogen-induced dendritic cell maturation. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 105(32). 11281–11286. 43 indexed citations

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Godsave, Susan F., Holger Wille, Pekka Kujala, et al.. (2008). Cryo-Immunogold Electron Microscopy for Prions: Toward Identification of a Conversion Site. Journal of Neuroscience. 28(47). 12489–12499. 69 indexed citations

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Barker, Nick, Johan H. van Es, Jeroen Kuipers, et al.. (2007). Identification of stem cells in small intestine and colon by marker gene Lgr5. Nature. 449(7165). 1003–1007. 4255 indexed citations breakdown →

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Wel, Nicole N. van der, David L. Hava, Donna Fluitsma, et al.. (2007). M. tuberculosis and M. leprae Translocate from the Phagolysosome to the Cytosol in Myeloid Cells. Cell. 129(7). 1287–1298. 734 indexed citations breakdown →

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Prusiner, Stanley B., Peter J. Peters, Kiyotoshi Kaneko, et al.. (1999). 10 Cell Biology of Prions. Cold Spring Harbor Monograph Archive. 38. 349–391. 17 indexed citations

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Peters, Peter J.. (1991). Cytotoxic T lymphocyte granules are secretory lysosomes, containing both perforin and granzymes. Journal of Experimental Biology. 173. 1099–1109. 2 indexed citations

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Peters, Peter J., Hubertus M.J. Bastiaens, W.J. Witteman, et al.. (1990). Effects of variation of buffergas and pumping rate on the behaviour of the e-beam pumped XeF (C->A) laser. Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics. 370–371.

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