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Henrik Christensen

Henrik Christensen

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Animal Science and Veterinary
Denmark
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Animal Science and Veterinary

D-Index
54
Citations
13344
World Ranking
471
National Ranking
10

Henrik Christensen publication distribution in Animal Science and Veterinary in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Animal Science and Veterinary in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Henrik Christensen sits on this spectrum.

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29 publications 442+

This scientist: 524 publications — 98th percentile

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

The last bar groups every scientist with 442 publications or more.

Henrik Christensen D-index placement in Animal Science and Veterinary in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Animal Science and Veterinary scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Henrik Christensen sits on this spectrum.

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20 D-Index 77+

This scientist: 54 D-Index — 85th percentile

85% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 77 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Animal Science and Veterinary in Denmark Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Animal Science and Veterinary in Denmark Leader Award

Overview

Henrik Christensen is affiliated with the University of Copenhagen in Denmark. Their research primarily spans the Agricultural and Biological Sciences field, with a focus on Food Science, Plant Science, Nutrition and Dietetics, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, and Economics and Econometrics.

Their recent publications include work on various aspects of agricultural safety and regulations, with specific attention to feed additives and avian pathogens. Notable papers authored by Henrik Christensen are:

  • New strategies to prevent and control avian pathogenic Escherichia coli (APEC), 2020, published in Avian Pathology
  • Guidance on the renewal of the authorisation of feed additives, 2021, EFSA Journal
  • Guidance on the assessment of the safety of feed additives for the users, 2023, EFSA Journal
  • Guidance on the assessment of the efficacy of feed additives, 2024, EFSA Journal
  • Safety and efficacy of feed additives consisting of expressed lemon oil and its fractions from Citrus limon (L.) Osbeck and of lime oil from Citrus aurantiifolia (Christm.) Swingle for use in all animal species (FEFANA asbl), 2021, EFSA Journal

Henrik Christensen's frequent coauthors include:

  • Birgit Dusemund
  • Giovanna Azimonti
  • Francesca Marcon
  • Marta López-Alonso
  • Alena Pechová

Their work is often published in the following venues:

  • EFSA Journal
  • INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY
  • Bergey's Manual of Systematics of Archaea and Bacteria
  • Veterinary Microbiology
  • Antibiotics

Research topics addressed in their publications cover a range of areas, including:

  • Agricultural safety and regulations
  • Pesticide Residue Analysis and Safety
  • Vitamin K Research Studies
  • Genetically Modified Organisms Research
  • Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals
  • Pharmaceutical Economics and Policy
  • Pesticide Exposure and Toxicity

Best Publications

  • Proposed minimal standards for the use of genome data for the taxonomy of prokaryotes

    Jongsik Chun;Aharon Oren;Antonio Ventosa;Henrik Christensen

  • Guidance on the assessment of the safety of feed additives for the environment.

    Vasileios Bampidis;Maria Bastos;Henrik Christensen;Birgit Dusemund

  • Diversity and evolution of blaZ from Staphylococcus aureus and coagulase-negative staphylococci

    John Elmerdahl Olsen;Henrik Christensen;Frank Møller Aarestrup

  • Phylogeny of the family Pasteurellaceae based on rpoB sequences.

    Bożena Korczak;Henrik Christensen;Stefan Emler;Joachim Frey

  • DNA-DNA hybridization determined in micro-wells using covalent attachment of DNA.

    Henrik Christensen;OØystein Angen;Reinier Mutters;John E. Olsen

  • Diagnostic and typing options for investigating diseases associated with Pasteurella multocida.

    Francis Dziva;Amandus P. Muhairwa;Magne Bisgaard;Henrik Christensen

  • Reclassification of Pasteurella gallinarum, [Haemophilus] paragallinarum, Pasteurella avium and Pasteurella volantium as Avibacterium gallinarum gen. nov., comb. nov., Avibacterium paragallinarum comb. nov., Avibacterium avium comb. nov. and Avibacterium volantium comb. nov.

    Patrick J. Blackall;Henrik Christensen;Tim Beckenham;Linda L. Blackall

  • Proposal of Histophilus somni gen. nov., sp nov for the three species incertae sedis 'Haemophilus somnus', 'Haemophilus agni' and 'Histophilus ovis'

    Øystein Angen;Peter Ahrens;Peter Kuhnert;Henrik Christensen

  • The gut as reservoir of antibiotic resistance: microbial diversity of tetracycline resistance in mother and infant.

    Lisbeth Elvira de Vries;Lisbeth Elvira de Vries;Yvonne Valles;Yvonne Agersø;Parag A. Vaishampayan

  • Counting and size classification of active soil bacteria by fluorescence in situ hybridization with an rRNA oligonucleotide probe.

    Henrik Christensen;Michael Hansen;Jan Sørensen

  • Proposed minimal standards for the description of genera, species and subspecies of the Pasteurellaceae.

    Henrik Christensen;Peter Kuhnert;Hans-Jürgen Busse;Wilhelm C. Frederiksen

  • Comparative phylogenies of the housekeeping genes atpD, infB and rpoB and the 16S rRNA gene within the Pasteurellaceae.

    Henrik Christensen;Peter Kuhnert;John Elmerdahl Olsen;Magne Bisgaard

  • Reduction of bacterial growth by a vesicular-arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus in the rhizosphere of cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.)

    H. Christensen;I. Jakobsen

  • Guidance on the renewal of the authorisation of feed additives.

    Efsa Panel on Additives;Vasileios Bampidis;Giovanna Azimonti

  • Involvement of bacterial quorum-sensing signals in spoilage of bean sprouts.

    Maria Rasch;Jens Bo Andersen;Kristian Fog Nielsen;Lars Ravn Flodgaard

  • Reclassification of [Pasteurella] trehalosi as Bibersteinia trehalosi gen. nov., comb. nov.

    P. J. Blackall;Anders Miki Bojesen;Henrik Christensen;Magne Bisgaard

  • Pasteurellaceae: Biology, Genomics and Molecular Aspects

    Peter Kuhnert;Henrik Christensen

  • Is characterization of a single isolate sufficient for valid publication of a new genus or species? Proposal to modify recommendation 30b of the Bacteriological Code (1990 Revision).

    Henrik Christensen;Magne Bisgaard;Wilhelm Frederiksen;Reinier Mutters

  • Identification of Lactic Acid Bacteria from Chili Bo, a Malaysian Food Ingredient

    Jørgen J. Leisner;Bruno Pot;Henrik Christensen;Gulam Rusul

  • Phylogenetic relationships of Salmonella based on rRNA sequences

    Henrik Christensen;Steen Nordentoft;John Elmerdahl Olsen

  • Evaluation of a fluorescence-labelled oligonucleotide probe targeting 23S rRNA for in situ detection of Salmonella serovars in paraffin-embedded tissue sections and their rapid identification in bacterial smears.

    Steen Nordentoft;Henrik Christensen;Henrik Caspar Wegener

  • Genetic analysis of Trichuris suis and Trichuris trichiura recovered from humans and pigs in a sympatric setting in Uganda

    Sofie Nissen;Azmi Al-Jubury;Tina V.A. Hansen;Annette Olsen

  • An investigation on first-week mortality in layers.

    R. H. Olsen;C. Frantzen;H. Christensen;M. Bisgaard

  • Classification of the taxon 2 and taxon 3 complex of Bisgaard within Gallibacterium and description of Gallibacterium melopsittaci sp. nov., Gallibacterium trehalosifermentans sp. nov. and Gallibacterium salpingitidis sp. nov

    Magne Bisgaard;Bozena M Korczak;Hans-Jürgen Busse;Peter Kuhnert

  • Sensory, chemical and bacteriological changes during storage of iced squid (Todaropsis eblanae)

    T. Paarup;J.A. Sanchez;A. Moral;H. Christensen

  • Diversity of the tetracycline resistance gene tet(M) and identification of Tn916- and Tn5801-like (Tn6014) transposons in Staphylococcus aureus from humans and animals

    Lisbeth Elvira de Vries;Lisbeth Elvira de Vries;Henrik Christensen;Robert L. Skov;Frank M. Aarestrup

  • Identification of Animal Pasteurellaceae by MALDI-TOF Mass Spectrometry

    Peter Kuhnert;Magne Bisgaard;Bożena M. Korczak;Sybille Schwendener

  • New strategies to prevent and control avian pathogenic Escherichia coli (APEC).

    Henrik Christensen;Josef Bachmeier;Magne Bisgaard

  • Genetic Diversity of Gallibacterium anatis Isolates from Different Chicken Flocks

    Anders Miki Bojesen;Mia Torpdahl;Henrik Christensen;John Elmerdahl Olsen

  • Bacterial incorporation of tritiated thymidine and populations of bacteriophagous fauna in the rhizosphere of wheat

    Henrik Christensen;Bryan Griffiths;Søren Christensen

  • Specific identification of Gallibacterium by a PCR using primers targeting the 16S rRNA and 23S rRNA genes

    Anders Miki Bojesen;Maria Elena Vazquez;Fransisco Robles;Carlos Gonzalez

Frequent Co-Authors

Baltasar Mayo
Baltasar Mayo Spanish National Research Council
Roberto Edoardo Villa
Roberto Edoardo Villa University of Milan
Yolanda Sanz
Yolanda Sanz Spanish National Research Council
Magne Bisgaard
Magne Bisgaard Bisgaard Consulting
Pier Sandro Cocconcelli
Pier Sandro Cocconcelli Catholic University of the Sacred Heart
Lieve Herman
Lieve Herman Flemish Community
John Elmerdahl Olsen
John Elmerdahl Olsen University of Copenhagen
Noël Dierick
Noël Dierick Ghent University
Alberto Mantovani
Alberto Mantovani Humanitas University
Peter Kuhnert
Peter Kuhnert University of Bern

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