Peter Lichter

98.4k total citations · 7 hit papers
490 papers, 36.6k citations indexed

About

Peter Lichter is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Genetics and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Peter Lichter has authored 490 papers receiving a total of 36.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 291 papers in Molecular Biology, 159 papers in Genetics and 130 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Peter Lichter's work include Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Research (100 papers), Genomic variations and chromosomal abnormalities (95 papers) and Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment (59 papers). Peter Lichter is often cited by papers focused on Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Research (100 papers), Genomic variations and chromosomal abnormalities (95 papers) and Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment (59 papers). Peter Lichter collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United Kingdom and United States. Peter Lichter's co-authors include Stephan Stilgenbauer, Hartmut Döhner, Martin Bentz, Axel Benner, David C. Ward, Thomas Cremer, Stefan Joos, Lars Bullinger, Bernhard Radlwimmer and Stefan M. Pfister and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and New England Journal of Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Peter Lichter

484 papers receiving 35.9k 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.

Genomic Aberrations and Survival in Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia

2000 2.3k citations Hartmut Döhner, Stephan Stilgenbauer et al. profile →
Molecular subgroups of medulloblastoma: the current consensus

2011 1.2k citations Michael D. Taylor, Paul A. Northcott et al. profile →
High-Resolution Mapping of Human Chromosome 11 by in Situ Hybridization with Cosmid Clones

1990 1.1k citations Peter Lichter et al. profile →
Delineation of individual human chromosomes in metaphase and interphase cells by in situ suppression hybridization using recombinant DNA libraries

1988 962 citations Peter Lichter et al. profile →
Matrix-based comparative genomic hybridization: Biochips to screen for genomic imbalances

1997 699 citations Stephan Stilgenbauer, Axel Benner et al. profile →
V H mutation status, CD38 expression level, genomic aberrations, and survival in chronic lymphocytic leukemia

2002 597 citations Axel Benner, Peter Lichter et al. profile →
p53 gene deletion predicts for poor survival and non-response to therapy with purine analogs in chronic B-cell leukemias

1995 576 citations Martin Bentz, Axel Benner et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Peter Lichter Germany	100	19.4k	11.9k	7.5k	7.2k	6.7k	490	36.6k
Peter C. Nowell̀ United States	73	12.0k 0.6×	5.0k 0.4×	4.0k 0.5×	4.3k 0.6×	6.8k 1.0×	294	28.9k
Victor E. Velculescu United States	83	34.5k 1.8×	5.2k 0.4×	6.4k 0.9×	4.9k 0.7×	20.4k 3.0×	184	54.3k
Michelle M. Le Beau United States	82	16.9k 0.9×	7.4k 0.6×	3.2k 0.4×	3.5k 0.5×	5.0k 0.7×	347	35.2k
Webster K. Cavenee United States	99	31.7k 1.6×	22.4k 1.9×	4.4k 0.6×	4.3k 0.6×	12.7k 1.9×	315	62.0k
Louis M. Staudt United States	97	15.4k 0.8×	6.3k 0.5×	10.8k 1.4×	2.1k 0.3×	9.4k 1.4×	293	34.8k
Michael R. Stratton United Kingdom	90	23.5k 1.2×	2.3k 0.2×	6.0k 0.8×	10.7k 1.5×	10.2k 1.5×	215	39.5k
Riccardo Dalla‐Favera United States	113	16.4k 0.8×	9.3k 0.8×	15.2k 2.0×	2.1k 0.3×	14.4k 2.1×	300	40.4k
Frank McCormick United States	118	42.8k 2.2×	2.1k 0.2×	3.0k 0.4×	7.5k 1.0×	14.4k 2.1×	381	57.5k
Frederick W. Alt United States	153	41.6k 2.1×	2.8k 0.2×	2.8k 0.4×	6.0k 0.8×	12.4k 1.8×	486	73.8k
Jeremy A. Squire Canada	79	18.5k 0.9×	4.7k 0.4×	1.8k 0.2×	4.1k 0.6×	13.3k 2.0×	382	33.7k

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Schneider, Martin, Roberto Würth, Verena Thewes, et al.. (2025). Small extracellular vesicles and particles (sEVPs) derived from tumor-free pre-metastatic organs promote breast cancer metastasis and support organotropism. Molecular Cancer. 24(1). 72–72.

Würth, Roberto, Laura L. Michel, Verena Thewes, et al.. (2025). Biopsy‐derived organoids in personalised early breast cancer care: Challenges of tumour purity and normal cell overgrowth cap their practical utility. International Journal of Cancer. 156(11). 2200–2209.

Roessner, Philipp M., Laura Llaó Cid, Tobias Roider, et al.. (2021). EOMES and IL-10 regulate antitumor activity of T regulatory type 1 CD4+ T cells in chronic lymphocytic leukemia. Leukemia. 35(8). 2311–2324. 30 indexed citations

Öztürk, Selcen, Irene Gil-Fariña, Anna Jauch, et al.. (2021). Longitudinal analyses of CLL in mice identify leukemia-related clonal changes including a Myc gain predicting poor outcome in patients. Leukemia. 36(2). 464–475. 6 indexed citations

Bolkestein, Michiel, John Wong, Verena Thewes, et al.. (2020). Chromothripsis in Human Breast Cancer. Cancer Research. 80(22). 4918–4931. 17 indexed citations

Feuerbach, Lars, Lina Sieverling, Katharina I. Deeg, et al.. (2019). TelomereHunter – in silico estimation of telomere content and composition from cancer genomes. BMC Bioinformatics. 20(1). 272–272. 45 indexed citations

Thewes, Verena, Ronald Simon, Magdalena Schlotter, et al.. (2015). Reprogramming of the ERRα and ERα Target Gene Landscape Triggers Tamoxifen Resistance in Breast Cancer. Cancer Research. 75(4). 720–731. 35 indexed citations

Oakes, Christopher C., Rainer Claus, Lei Gu, et al.. (2013). Evolution of DNA Methylation Is Linked to Genetic Aberrations in Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia. Cancer Discovery. 4(3). 348–361. 110 indexed citations

Kovaleva, Valentina, Rodrígo Mora, Yoon Jung Park, et al.. (2012). miRNA-130a Targets ATG2B and DICER1 to Inhibit Autophagy and Trigger Killing of Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Cells. Cancer Research. 72(7). 1763–1772. 161 indexed citations

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Remke, Marc, Thomas Hielscher, Paul A. Northcott, et al.. (2011). Adult Medulloblastoma Comprises Three Major Molecular Variants. Journal of Clinical Oncology. 29(19). 2717–2723. 160 indexed citations

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Schilling, Marcel, Martin Böhm, Andreas Kowarsch, et al.. (2010). Dynamic Mathematical Modeling of IL13-Induced Signaling in Hodgkin and Primary Mediastinal B-Cell Lymphoma Allows Prediction of Therapeutic Targets. Cancer Research. 71(3). 693–704. 58 indexed citations

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Traenka, Christopher, Marc Remke, Andrey Korshunov, et al.. (2010). Role of LIM and SH3 Protein 1 (LASP1) in the Metastatic Dissemination of Medulloblastoma. Cancer Research. 70(20). 8003–8014. 55 indexed citations

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Campos, Benito, Feng Wan, Mohammad Farhadi, et al.. (2010). Differentiation Therapy Exerts Antitumor Effects on Stem-like Glioma Cells. Clinical Cancer Research. 16(10). 2715–2728. 251 indexed citations

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Ernst, Aurélie, Stefanie Hofmann, Rezvan Ahmadi, et al.. (2009). Genomic and Expression Profiling of Glioblastoma Stem Cell–Like Spheroid Cultures Identifies Novel Tumor-Relevant Genes Associated with Survival. Clinical Cancer Research. 15(21). 6541–6550. 150 indexed citations

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Pfister, Stefan M., Marc Remke, Axel Benner, et al.. (2009). Outcome Prediction in Pediatric Medulloblastoma Based on DNA Copy-Number Aberrations of Chromosomes 6q and 17q and the MYC and MYCN Loci. Journal of Clinical Oncology. 27(10). 1627–1636. 198 indexed citations

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Heck, Stefanie, Joachim Rom, Verena Thewes, et al.. (2009). Estrogen-Related Receptor α Expression and Function Is Associated with the Transcriptional Coregulator AIB1 in Breast Carcinoma. Cancer Research. 69(12). 5186–5193. 29 indexed citations

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Felder, Bärbel, Bernhard Radlwimmer, Axel Benner, et al.. (2009). FARP2, HDLBP and PASK are downregulated in a patient with autism and 2q37.3 deletion syndrome. American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A. 149A(5). 952–959. 30 indexed citations

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Durchdewald, Moritz, Juan Guinea‐Viniegra, Daniel Haag, et al.. (2008). Podoplanin Is a Novel Fos Target Gene in Skin Carcinogenesis. Cancer Research. 68(17). 6877–6883. 56 indexed citations

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Neßling, Michelle, Karsten Richter, Carsten Schwäenen, et al.. (2005). Candidate Genes in Breast Cancer Revealed by Microarray-Based Comparative Genomic Hybridization of Archived Tissue. Cancer Research. 65(2). 439–447. 101 indexed citations

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Wilgenbus, Klaus K., Johannes F. Coy, Antoaneta Mincheva, et al.. (1996). Ordering of 66 STSs along the entire short arm of human chromosome 17 and chromosome assignment of a transcribed sequence (FMR1L2) homologous to FMR1. Cytogenetic and Genome Research. 73(3). 240–243. 7 indexed citations

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