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Frank Møller Aarestrup

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Microbiology
Denmark
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Microbiology

D-Index
127
Citations
69477
World Ranking
91
National Ranking
3

Frank Møller Aarestrup 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 Frank Møller Aarestrup sits on this spectrum.

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55 publications 679+

This scientist: 560 publications — 97th percentile

97% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Frank Møller Aarestrup 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 Frank Møller Aarestrup sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 127+

This scientist: 127 D-Index — 98th percentile

98% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Microbiology in Denmark Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Microbiology in Denmark Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Microbiology in Denmark Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Microbiology in Denmark Leader Award

Overview

Frank Møller Aarestrup is affiliated with the Technical University of Denmark in Denmark. Their research focuses extensively on biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with a particular concentration on molecular biology, molecular medicine, ecology, infectious diseases, and food science.

The scientist's work covers several main topics, including:

  • Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria
  • Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
  • Gut microbiota and health
  • Bacteriophages and microbial interactions
  • Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts
  • Salmonella and Campylobacter epidemiology
  • Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing

Frequent publication venues for their research include bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), mSystems, Microbiology Spectrum, and the Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy.

They have collaborated often with several researchers, among them:

  • Saria Otani
  • Patrick Munk
  • Pimlapas Leekitcharoenphon
  • Marion Koopmans
  • Thomas Nordahl Petersen

Significant recent publications demonstrating the scope of their work are:

  • ResFinder 4.0 for predictions of phenotypes from genotypes, 2020, Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy
  • Detection of mobile genetic elements associated with antibiotic resistance in Salmonella enterica using a newly developed web tool: MobileElementFinder, 2020, Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy
  • ResFinder - an open online resource for identification of antimicrobial resistance genes in next-generation sequencing data and prediction of phenotypes from genotypes, 2022, Microbial Genomics
  • Emergence of methicillin resistance predates the clinical use of antibiotics, 2022, Nature
  • Monitoring SARS-CoV-2 Circulation and Diversity through Community Wastewater Sequencing, the Netherlands and Belgium, 2021, Emerging infectious diseases

Best Publications

  • Identification of acquired antimicrobial resistance genes

    Ea Zankari;Henrik Hasman;Salvatore Cosentino;Martin Vestergaard

  • In Silico Detection and Typing of Plasmids using PlasmidFinder and Plasmid Multilocus Sequence Typing

    Alessandra Carattoli;Ea Zankari;Aurora García-Fernández;Mette Voldby Larsen

  • ResFinder 4.0 for predictions of phenotypes from genotypes.

    Valeria Bortolaia;Rolf S Kaas;Etienne Ruppe;Marilyn C Roberts

  • Multilocus Sequence Typing of Total-Genome-Sequenced Bacteria

    Mette V. Larsen;Salvatore Cosentino;Simon Rasmussen;Carsten Friis

  • Real-Time Whole-Genome Sequencing for Routine Typing, Surveillance, and Outbreak Detection of Verotoxigenic Escherichia coli

    Katrine Grimstrup Joensen;Flemming Scheutz;Ole Lund;Henrik Hasman

  • Global monitoring of antimicrobial resistance based on metagenomics analyses of urban sewage

    Rene S. Hendriksen;Patrick Munk;Patrick Murigu Kamau Njage;Bram van Bunnik

  • Quinolone and Macrolide Resistance in Campylobacter jejuni and C. coli: Resistance Mechanisms and Trends in Human Isolates

    Jørgen Engberg;Frank M. Aarestrup;Diane E. Taylor;Peter Gerner-Smidt

  • Solving the problem of comparing whole bacterial genomes across different sequencing platforms.

    Rolf Sommer Kaas;Pimlapas Leekitcharoenphon;Frank Møller Aarestrup;Ole Lund

  • Rapid and precise alignment of raw reads against redundant databases with KMA.

    Philip Thomas Lanken Conradsen Clausen;Frank Møller Aarestrup;Ole Lund

  • Rapid and Easy In Silico Serotyping of Escherichia coli Isolates by Use of Whole-Genome Sequencing Data

    Katrine Grimstrup Joensen;Katrine Grimstrup Joensen;Anna M. M. Tetzschner;Atsushi Iguchi;Frank Møller Aarestrup

  • Staphylococcus aureus CC398: Host Adaptation and Emergence of Methicillin Resistance in Livestock

    Lance B. Price;Marc Stegger;Henrik Hasman;Maliha Aziz

  • Effect of Abolishment of the Use of Antimicrobial Agents for Growth Promotion on Occurrence of Antimicrobial Resistance in Fecal Enterococci from Food Animals in Denmark

    Frank Møller Aarestrup;Anne Mette Seyfarth;Hanne-Dorthe Emborg;Karl Pedersen

  • PointFinder: a novel web tool for WGS-based detection of antimicrobial resistance associated with chromosomal point mutations in bacterial pathogens.

    Ea Zankari;Rosa Lundbye Allesøe;Katrine Grimstrup Joensen;Lina Cavaco

  • An outbreak of multidrug-resistant, quinolone-resistant Salmonella enterica serotype typhimurium DT104

    Kåre Mølbak;Dorte Lau Baggesen;Frank Møller Aarestrup;Jens Munk Ebbesen

  • PathogenFinder--distinguishing friend from foe using bacterial whole genome sequence data.

    Salvatore Cosentino;Mette Voldby Larsen;Frank Møller Aarestrup;Ole Lund

  • qnrD, a Novel Gene Conferring Transferable Quinolone Resistance in Salmonella enterica Serovar Kentucky and Bovismorbificans Strains of Human Origin

    Lina Cavaco;Henrik Hasman;S. Xia;Frank Møller Aarestrup

  • Detection of mobile genetic elements associated with antibiotic resistance in Salmonella enterica using a newly developed web tool: MobileElementFinder.

    Markus Hans Kristofer Johansson;Valeria Bortolaia;Supathep Tansirichaiya;Frank Møller Aarestrup

  • Comparison of antimicrobial resistance phenotypes and resistance genes in Enterococcus faecalis and Enterococcus faecium from humans in the community, broilers, and pigs in Denmark.

    Frank Møller Aarestrup;Yvonne Agersø;P. Gerner-Smidt;M. Madsen

  • Rapid Whole-Genome Sequencing for Detection and Characterization of Microorganisms Directly from Clinical Samples

    Henrik Hasman;Dhany Saputra;Thomas Sicheritz-Ponten;Ole Lund

  • Global monitoring of Salmonella serovar distribution from the World Health Organization Global Foodborne Infections Network Country Data Bank: results of quality assured laboratories from 2001 to 2007.

    Rene S. Hendriksen;Antonio Vieira;Susanne Karlsmose;Danilo Lo Fo Wong

  • Avoparcin used as a growth promoter is associated with the occurrence of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium on Danish poultry and pig farms

    Flemming Bager;M. Madsen;J. Christensen;Frank Møller Aarestrup

  • Resistance in bacteria of the food chain: epidemiology and control strategies

    Frank Møller Aarestrup;Henrik Caspar Wegener;P. Collignon

  • Veterinary drug usage and antimicrobial resistance in bacteria of animal origin.

    Frank Møller Aarestrup

Frequent Co-Authors

Rene S. Hendriksen
Rene S. Hendriksen Technical University of Denmark
Henrik Hasman
Henrik Hasman Statens Serum Institut
Ole Lund
Ole Lund Danish National Genome Center
Henrik Caspar Wegener
Henrik Caspar Wegener University of Copenhagen
Lars Bogø Jensen
Lars Bogø Jensen Technical University of Denmark
Dik Mevius
Dik Mevius Utrecht University
Yvonne Agersø
Yvonne Agersø University of Copenhagen
Anette M. Hammerum
Anette M. Hammerum Statens Serum Institut
Antonio Battisti
Antonio Battisti National Research Council (CNR)
Robert Skov
Robert Skov Statens Serum Institut

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