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Gerda Verschraegen

Gerda Verschraegen

D-Index & Metrics

Microbiology

D-Index
43
Citations
6128
World Ranking
5291
National Ranking
106

Gerda Verschraegen 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 Gerda Verschraegen sits on this spectrum.

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55 publications 679+

This scientist: 137 publications — 20th percentile

20% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Gerda Verschraegen 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 Gerda Verschraegen sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 127+

This scientist: 43 D-Index — 6th percentile

6% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Gerda Verschraegen is affiliated with Ghent University Hospital in Belgium. Their professional focus is linked to this institution, which suggests active engagement in clinical or academic medical research and practice within that setting.

There are no documented recent papers, frequent co-authors, or publication venues associated with Gerda Verschraegen in the available data. Similarly, no specific main fields of study, subfields, or topics of work have been recorded.

No book publications or awarded recognitions have been listed for this researcher. This absence of detailed bibliometric and scholarly contributions limits insight into the precise nature of their scientific activities or research domains.

As of the current information, Gerda Verschraegen is living, and their professional profile remains centered around their institutional affiliation without additional publicly indexed research outputs or collaborative networks detailed in the source data.

Best Publications

  • Cloning of 16S rRNA genes amplified from normal and disturbed vaginal microflora suggests a strong association between Atopobium vaginae , Gardnerella vaginalis and bacterial vaginosis

    Rita Verhelst;Hans Verstraelen;Geert Claeys;Gerda Verschraegen

  • Identification of Acinetobacter genomic species by amplified ribosomal DNA restriction analysis.

    M. Vaneechoutte;L. Dijkshoorn;I. Tjernberg;Abdeslam Elaichouni

  • Role of coagulase-negative staphylococci in human disease.

    Anne Piette;Gerda Verschraegen

  • Wautersia gen. nov., a novel genus accommodating the phylogenetic lineage including Ralstonia eutropha and related species, and proposal of Ralstonia [Pseudomonas] syzygii (Roberts et al. 1990) comb. nov.

    Mario Vaneechoutte;Peter Kämpfer;Thierry De Baere;Enevold Falsen

  • Comparison between Gram stain and culture for the characterization of vaginal microflora: Definition of a distinct grade that resembles grade I microflora and revised categorization of grade I microflora

    Rita Verhelst;Hans Verstraelen;Geert Claeys;Gerda Verschraegen

  • Identification of Mycobacterium species by using amplified ribosomal DNA restriction analysis.

    M. Vaneechoutte;H. De Beenhouwer;G. Claeys;G. Verschraegen

  • Application of tRNA Intergenic Spacer PCR for Identification of Enterococcus Species

    Margo Baele;Paul Baele;Mario Vaneechoutte;Virginie Storms

  • Antibiotic susceptibility of Atopobium vaginae

    Ellen De Backer;Rita Verhelst;Hans Verstraelen;Geert Claeys

  • Respiratory tract carrier rates of Moraxella (Branhamella) catarrhalis in adults and children and interpretation of the isolation of M. catarrhalis from sputum.

    M Vaneechoutte;G Verschraegen;G Claeys;B Weise

  • Colonization status and appropriate antibiotic therapy for nosocomial bacteremia caused by antibiotic-resistant gram-negative bacteria in an intensive care unit.

    Stijn Blot;Pieter Depuydt;Dirk Vogelaers;Johan Decruyenaere

  • Serological typing of Branhamella catarrhalis strains on the basis of lipopolysaccharide antigens.

    M Vaneechoutte;G Verschraegen;G Claeys;A M Van Den Abeele

  • Classification of Ralstonia pickettii biovar 3/'thomasii' strains (Pickett 1994) and of new isolates related to nosocomial recurrent meningitis as Ralstonia mannitolytica sp nov.

    T. De Baere;S Steyaert;Georges Wauters;P De Vos

  • Systematic surveillance cultures as a tool to predict involvement of multidrug antibiotic resistant bacteria in ventilator-associated pneumonia.

    Pieter Depuydt;Dominique Benoit;Dirk Vogelaers;Johan Decruyenaere

  • Antimicrobial resistance in nosocomial bloodstream infection associated with pneumonia and the value of systematic surveillance cultures in an adult intensive care unit.

    Pieter O. Depuydt;Stijn I. Blot;Dominique D. Benoit;Geert W. Claeys

  • Bacteremic Infection with Pantoea ananatis

    Thierry De Baere;Rita Verhelst;Caroline Labit;Gerda Verschraegen

  • Outcome in bacteremia associated with nosocomial pneumonia and the impact of pathogen prediction by tracheal surveillance cultures.

    Pieter Depuydt;Dominique Benoit;Dirk Vogelaers;Geert Claeys

  • Application and Evaluation of the Interlaboratory Reproducibility of tRNA Intergenic Length Polymorphism Analysis (tDNA-PCR) for Identification of Streptococcus Species

    Margo Baele;Virginie Storms;Freddy Haesebrouck;Luc A. Devriese

  • Identification of cultured isolates of clinically important yeast species using fluorescent fragment length analysis of the amplified internally transcribed rRNA spacer 2 region

    Thierry De Baere;Geert Claeys;Danielle Swinne;Caroline Massonet

  • Typing of Staphylococcus aureus and Staphylococcus epidermidis strains by PCR analysis of inter-IS256 spacer length polymorphisms.

    Ariane Deplano;Mario Vaneechoutte;Gerda Verschraegen;Marc J. Struelens

  • The national prevalence survey of nosocomial infections in Belgium, 1984.

    Raf Mertens;Guy kegels;Andre Stroobant;Gerald Reybrouck

  • Pseudomonas aeruginosa serotype O12 outbreak studied by arbitrary primer PCR.

    A Elaichouni;Gerda Verschraegen;Geert Claeys;Michel Devleeschouwer

  • Cloning of 16S rRNA genes amplified from normal and disturbed vaginal microflora points to a strong assocation between Atopobium vaginae, Gardnerella vaginalis and bacterial vaginosis

    Rita Verhelst;Hans Verstraelen;Geert Claeys;Gerda Verschraegen

Frequent Co-Authors

Geert Claeys
Geert Claeys Ghent University Hospital
Mario Vaneechoutte
Mario Vaneechoutte Ghent University
Stijn Blot
Stijn Blot Ghent University
Norbert Lameire
Norbert Lameire Ghent University Hospital
Marc Struelens
Marc Struelens Université Libre de Bruxelles
Luc Devriese
Luc Devriese Ghent University
Freddy Haesebrouck
Freddy Haesebrouck Ghent University
Monique Gillis
Monique Gillis Ghent University
Michel Delmée
Michel Delmée Université Catholique de Louvain
Peter Piot
Peter Piot London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine

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