World's Best Scientists 2026 revealed!
Christen Rune Stensvold

Christen Rune Stensvold

D-Index & Metrics

Microbiology

D-Index
63
Citations
12373
World Ranking
2778
National Ranking
42

Christen Rune Stensvold publication distribution in Microbiology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Microbiology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Christen Rune Stensvold sits on this spectrum.

55–64 publications: 8 scientists 65–74 publications: 29 scientists 75–84 publications: 55 scientists 85–94 publications: 112 scientists 95–104 publications: 137 scientists 105–114 publications: 190 scientists 115–124 publications: 235 scientists 125–134 publications: 234 scientists 135–144 publications: 288 scientists 145–154 publications: 264 scientists 155–164 publications: 264 scientists 165–174 publications: 253 scientists 175–184 publications: 276 scientists 185–194 publications: 190 scientists 195–204 publications: 233 scientists 205–214 publications: 207 scientists 215–224 publications: 198 scientists 225–234 publications: 155 scientists 235–244 publications: 161 scientists 245–254 publications: 160 scientists 255–264 publications: 146 scientists 265–274 publications: 139 scientists 275–284 publications: 148 scientists 285–294 publications: 115 scientists 295–304 publications: 96 scientists 305–314 publications: 88 scientists 315–324 publications: 106 scientists 325–334 publications: 65 scientists 335–344 publications: 76 scientists 345–354 publications: 64 scientists 355–364 publications: 62 scientists 365–374 publications: 65 scientists 375–384 publications: 61 scientists 385–394 publications: 34 scientists 395–404 publications: 44 scientists 405–414 publications: 36 scientists 415–424 publications: 35 scientists 425–434 publications: 29 scientists 435–444 publications: 33 scientists 445–454 publications: 34 scientists 455–464 publications: 25 scientists 465–474 publications: 26 scientists 475–484 publications: 20 scientists 485–494 publications: 19 scientists 495–504 publications: 16 scientists 505–514 publications: 17 scientists 515–524 publications: 23 scientists 525–534 publications: 14 scientists 535–544 publications: 14 scientists 545–554 publications: 18 scientists 555–564 publications: 12 scientists 565–574 publications: 7 scientists 575–584 publications: 9 scientists 585–594 publications: 9 scientists 595–604 publications: 9 scientists 605–614 publications: 7 scientists 615–624 publications: 9 scientists 625–634 publications: 7 scientists 635–644 publications: 4 scientists 645–654 publications: 5 scientists 655–664 publications: 6 scientists 665–674 publications: 7 scientists 675–678 publications: 3 scientists 679+ publications: 99 scientists
55 publications 679+

This scientist: 198 publications — 48th percentile

48% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 679 publications or more.

Christen Rune Stensvold D-index placement in Microbiology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Microbiology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Christen Rune Stensvold sits on this spectrum.

40 D-Index: 30 scientists 41 D-Index: 86 scientists 42 D-Index: 90 scientists 43 D-Index: 117 scientists 44 D-Index: 122 scientists 45 D-Index: 123 scientists 46 D-Index: 108 scientists 47 D-Index: 110 scientists 48 D-Index: 106 scientists 49 D-Index: 109 scientists 50 D-Index: 129 scientists 51 D-Index: 111 scientists 52 D-Index: 116 scientists 53 D-Index: 127 scientists 54 D-Index: 134 scientists 55 D-Index: 134 scientists 56 D-Index: 111 scientists 57 D-Index: 136 scientists 58 D-Index: 162 scientists 59 D-Index: 151 scientists 60 D-Index: 139 scientists 61 D-Index: 122 scientists 62 D-Index: 126 scientists 63 D-Index: 144 scientists 64 D-Index: 109 scientists 65 D-Index: 103 scientists 66 D-Index: 124 scientists 67 D-Index: 112 scientists 68 D-Index: 103 scientists 69 D-Index: 131 scientists 70 D-Index: 93 scientists 71 D-Index: 93 scientists 72 D-Index: 96 scientists 73 D-Index: 92 scientists 74 D-Index: 80 scientists 75 D-Index: 66 scientists 76 D-Index: 87 scientists 77 D-Index: 60 scientists 78 D-Index: 73 scientists 79 D-Index: 59 scientists 80 D-Index: 57 scientists 81 D-Index: 55 scientists 82 D-Index: 47 scientists 83 D-Index: 77 scientists 84 D-Index: 50 scientists 85 D-Index: 45 scientists 86 D-Index: 42 scientists 87 D-Index: 41 scientists 88 D-Index: 32 scientists 89 D-Index: 38 scientists 90 D-Index: 35 scientists 91 D-Index: 34 scientists 92 D-Index: 27 scientists 93 D-Index: 26 scientists 94 D-Index: 33 scientists 95 D-Index: 22 scientists 96 D-Index: 37 scientists 97 D-Index: 22 scientists 98 D-Index: 21 scientists 99 D-Index: 22 scientists 100 D-Index: 30 scientists 101 D-Index: 16 scientists 102 D-Index: 20 scientists 103 D-Index: 17 scientists 104 D-Index: 19 scientists 105 D-Index: 16 scientists 106 D-Index: 19 scientists 107 D-Index: 18 scientists 108 D-Index: 14 scientists 109 D-Index: 10 scientists 110 D-Index: 9 scientists 111 D-Index: 7 scientists 112 D-Index: 11 scientists 113 D-Index: 6 scientists 114 D-Index: 15 scientists 115 D-Index: 10 scientists 116 D-Index: 12 scientists 117 D-Index: 7 scientists 118 D-Index: 10 scientists 119 D-Index: 10 scientists 120 D-Index: 11 scientists 121 D-Index: 2 scientists 122 D-Index: 7 scientists 123 D-Index: 12 scientists 124 D-Index: 5 scientists 125 D-Index: 9 scientists 126 D-Index: 6 scientists 127+ D-Index: 95 scientists
40 D-Index 127+

This scientist: 63 D-Index — 52nd percentile

52% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 127 D-Index or more.

Overview

Christen Rune Stensvold is affiliated with the Statens Serum Institut in Denmark. Their research work primarily focuses on parasitology and related fields within medicine and immunology. The scholar has contributed notably to areas including parasitic infections and diagnostics, amoebic infections and treatments, and parasitic infections in humans and animals, among other topics.

Their academic output spans several specialized subfields such as parasitology, infectious diseases, pathology and forensic medicine, endocrinology, and molecular biology. The breadth of these subfields aligns with the main fields of study identified as medicine and immunology and microbiology.

Frequent venues for their publications include:

  • Trends in Parasitology
  • Microorganisms
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Parasite Epidemiology and Control
  • Protist

Stensvold's recent published papers illustrate central themes in their research. These include:

  • Pre-empting Pandora's Box: Blastocystis Subtypes Revisited, 2020, Trends in Parasitology
  • Blastocystis, 2020, Trends in Parasitology
  • High Diversity of Cryptosporidium Species and Subtypes Identified in Cryptosporidiosis Acquired in Sweden and Abroad, 2021, Pathogens
  • Parasites modulate the gut-microbiome in insects: A proof-of-concept study, 2020, PLoS ONE
  • A Study on the Prevalence and Subtype Diversity of the Intestinal Protist Blastocystis sp. in a Gut-Healthy Human Population in the Czech Republic, 2020, Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology

The scientist collaborates regularly with other researchers, with frequent co-authors including Henrik Nielsen, Lee O'Brien Andersen, Pikka Jokelainen, Marianne Lebbad, and Kateřina Jirků-Pomajbíková. Their collaborative network reflects ongoing research activity in parasitology and infectious diseases.

Main research topics addressed by Stensvold's work encompass:

  • Parasitic Infections and Diagnostics
  • Amoebic Infections and Treatments
  • Parasitic infections in humans and animals
  • Enterobacteriaceae and Cronobacter Research
  • Toxoplasma gondii Research Studies
  • Gut microbiota and health
  • Parasites and Host Interactions

Their scientific output has contributed to understanding various parasitic organisms, with focus on Blastocystis and other intestinal protists, including their diversity, epidemiology, and interactions with the host and the microbiome.

Best Publications

  • Terminology for Blastocystis subtypes – a consensus

    C. Rune Stensvold;G. Kumar Suresh;Kevin S.W. Tan;R.C. Andrew Thompson

  • Variable geographic distribution of Blastocystis subtypes and its potential implications.

    Mohammed A. Alfellani;C. Rune Stensvold;Amparo Vidal-Lapiedra;Emeh Sunday Uche Onuoha

  • Genetic diversity of blastocystis in livestock and zoo animals

    Mohammed A. Alfellani;Derya Taner-Mulla;Alison S. Jacob;Christine Atim Imeede

  • Current status of Blastocystis: A personal view

    C. Rune Stensvold;C. Graham Clark

  • Subtype distribution of Blastocystis isolates from synanthropic and zoo animals and identification of a new subtype

    C. Rune Stensvold;Mohammed A. Alfellani;Sara Nørskov-Lauritsen;Katrine Prip

  • Recent developments in Blastocystis research.

    C Graham Clark;Mark van der Giezen;Mohammed A Alfellani;Mohammed A Alfellani;C Rune Stensvold

  • The microbial eukaryote Blastocystis is a prevalent and diverse member of the healthy human gut microbiota

    Pauline D. Scanlan;Christen R. Stensvold;Mirjana Rajilić-Stojanović;Mirjana Rajilić-Stojanović;Hans G.H.J. Heilig

  • Blastocystis subtypes detected in humans and animals from Colombia

    Juan David Ramírez;Laura Viviana Sánchez;Diana Carolina Bautista;Andrés Felipe Corredor

  • Molecular Testing for Clinical Diagnosis and Epidemiological Investigations of Intestinal Parasitic Infections

    Jaco J. Verweij;C. Rune Stensvold

  • Pre-empting Pandora's Box: Blastocystis Subtypes Revisited.

    Christen Rune Stensvold;C. Graham Clark

  • Blastocystis in Health and Disease—Are We Moving from a Clinical to a Public Health Perspective?

    Lee O'Brien Andersen;Christen Rune Stensvold

  • Blastocystis: unravelling potential risk factors and clinical significance of a common but neglected parasite.

    CR Stensvold;HC Lewis;Anette Marie Hammerum;Lone Jannok Porsbo

  • Detecting Blastocystis using parasitologic and DNA-based methods: a comparative study.

    C. Rune Stensvold;Maiken C. Arendrup;Cathrine Jespersgaard;Kåre Mølbak

  • Are Human Intestinal Eukaryotes Beneficial or Commensals

    Julius Lukeš;Christen Rune Stensvold;Kateřina Jirků-Pomajbíková;Laura Wegener Parfrey

  • Levels of genetic diversity vary dramatically between Blastocystis subtypes.

    C. Rune Stensvold;Mohammed Alfellani;C. Graham Clark

  • Pursuing the clinical significance of Blastocystis--diagnostic limitations.

    C. Rune Stensvold;Henrik V. Nielsen;Kåre Mølbak;Huw V. Smith

  • Blastocystis sp. Subtype 4 is Common in Danish Blastocystis-Positive Patients Presenting with Acute Diarrhea

    Christen Rune Stensvold;Dorte Bang Christiansen;Katharina Elisabeth Pribil Olsen;Henrik Vedel Nielsen

  • Associations between Gut Microbiota and Common Luminal Intestinal Parasites

    Christen Rune Stensvold;Mark van der Giezen

  • Detection of Blastocystis hominis in unpreserved stool specimens by using polymerase chain reaction.

    Rune Stensvold;Anna Brillowska-Dabrowska;Henrik Vedel Nielsen;Maiken Cavling Arendrup

  • Blastocystis: getting to grips with our guileful guest

    Pauline D. Scanlan;Christen R. Stensvold

  • Increased Sampling Reveals Novel Lineages of Entamoeba: Consequences of Genetic Diversity and Host Specificity for Taxonomy and Molecular Detection

    C. Rune Stensvold;Marianne Lebbad;Emma L. Victory;Jaco J. Verweij

  • A retrospective metagenomics approach to studying Blastocystis

    Lee O'Brien Andersen;Ida Bonde;Henrik Bjørn Nielsen;Christen Rune Stensvold

  • Molecular epidemiology of Blastocystis infections in Turkey.

    Mustafa Özyurt;Özgür Kurt;Kåre Mølbak;Henrik Vedel Nielsen

Frequent Co-Authors

Kåre Mølbak
Kåre Mølbak Statens Serum Institut
Andreas Petersen
Andreas Petersen Copenhagen University Hospital
Karen A. Krogfelt
Karen A. Krogfelt Statens Serum Institut
Maiken Cavling Arendrup
Maiken Cavling Arendrup Statens Serum Institut
Peter Nejsum
Peter Nejsum Aarhus University
Paul D. Cotter
Paul D. Cotter University College Cork
C. Graham Clark
C. Graham Clark London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Rebecca J. Traub
Rebecca J. Traub City University of Hong Kong
Maria Vang Johansen
Maria Vang Johansen University of Copenhagen
Pierre Dorny
Pierre Dorny Institute of Tropical Medicine Antwerp

If you think any of the details on this page are incorrect, let us know.

Report an issue

We appreciate your kind effort to assist us to improve this page, it would be helpful providing us with as much detail as possible in the text box below:

Related Online Degrees & Career Pathways

For students interested in expanding their expertise beyond Microbiology, several related online degrees offer promising career prospects. Fields like health information management combine healthcare knowledge with data expertise. Exploring health information management jobs salary can provide insights into the earning potential and career growth in this sector.

If you are considering formal education in this area, it’s important to choose accredited programs. The best online cahiim accredited health information management degree programs ensure quality and recognition, increasing job marketability after graduation.

Additionally, for those seeking quicker certification options, online medical billing and coding certificate fast programs can provide essential qualifications in a shortened timeframe, perfect for starting a healthcare career efficiently.

Lastly, a variety of online medical programs are now available, helping students access diverse healthcare fields remotely. These opportunities make advancing in related disciplines more accessible than ever for Microbiology graduates.

Best Scientists Citing Christen Rune Stensvold

Trending Scientists