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Jens Peter Christensen

Jens Peter Christensen

D-Index & Metrics

Animal Science and Veterinary

D-Index
40
Citations
5006
World Ranking
1225
National Ranking
32

Jens Peter 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 Jens Peter Christensen sits on this spectrum.

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29 publications 442+

This scientist: 151 publications — 57th percentile

57% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Jens Peter 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 Jens Peter Christensen sits on this spectrum.

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20 D-Index 77+

This scientist: 40 D-Index — 64th percentile

64% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Jens Peter Christensen is affiliated with the University of Copenhagen in Denmark and is actively engaged in research within Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Medicine. Their work covers a substantial number of publications with a focus on Animal Science and Zoology, Food Science, Infectious Diseases, Small Animals, and Microbiology.

Their research concentrates on multiple topics including Animal Nutrition and Physiology, Livestock and Poultry Management, Salmonella and Campylobacter epidemiology, Microbial infections and disease research, Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria, Escherichia coli research studies, and Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies.

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Jens Peter Christensen include Ida Thøfner, Käthe Elise Kittelsen, Ingrid Toftaker, Randi Oppermann Moe, and Guro Vasdal.

Jens Peter Christensen has published extensively in several venues, with the most contributions appearing in:

  • PLoS ONE
  • BMC Veterinary Research
  • Animals
  • Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy
  • Anesthesia & Analgesia

Selected recent papers authored or co-authored by Jens Peter Christensen include:

  • Keel bone fractures in Danish laying hens: Prevalence and risk factors, 2021, PLoS ONE
  • Indications for the use of highest priority critically important antimicrobials in the veterinary sector, 2020, Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy
  • Pathological characterization of keel bone fractures in laying hens does not support external trauma as the underlying cause, 2020, PLoS ONE
  • Whole genome sequence comparison of avian pathogenic Escherichia coli from acute and chronic salpingitis of egg laying hens, 2020, BMC Veterinary Research
  • Keel bone fractures are more prevalent in White Leghorn hens than in Red Jungle fowl hens-A pilot study, 2021, PLoS ONE

Best Publications

  • The global establishment of a highly-fluoroquinolone resistant Salmonella enterica serotype Kentucky ST198 strain.

    Simon Le Hello;Amany Abdelrehim Bekhit;Amany Abdelrehim Bekhit;Sophie Granier;Himel Barua

  • The NS1 polypeptide of the murine parvovirus minute virus of mice binds to DNA sequences containing the motif [ACCA]2-3.

    S. F. Cotmore;J. Christensen;J. P. F. Nuesch;P. Tattersall

  • Avian influenza outbreaks in chickens, Bangladesh.

    Paritosh K. Biswas;Jens P. Christensen;Syed S.U. Ahmed;Himel Barua

  • The effect of concurrent infections with Pasteurella multocida and Ascaridia galli on free range chickens.

    C. Dahl;A. Permin;J.P. Christensen;M. Bisgaard

  • Risk for Infection with Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Virus (H5N1) in Backyard Chickens, Bangladesh

    Paritosh K. Biswas;Jens P. Christensen;Syed S.U. Ahmed;Ashutosh Das

  • In vivo studies of Gallibacterium anatis infection in chickens.

    Anders Miki Bojesen;Ole Lerberg Nielsen;Jens Peter Christensen;Magne Bisgaard

  • Causes of Mortality in Commercial Organic Layers in Denmark

    N. M. Stokholm;A. Permin;M. Bisgaard;J. P. Christensen

  • Vertical transmission of a fluoroquinolone-resistant Escherichia coli within an integrated broiler operation.

    Andreas Petersen;Jens P. Christensen;Peter Kuhnert;Magne Bisgaard

  • Consequences of concurrent Ascaridia galli and Escherichia coli infections in chickens

    A. Permin;J. P. Christensen;M. Bisgaard

  • Ribotypes of Salmonella enterica serovar Gallinarum biovars gallinarum and pullorum

    J P Christensen;J E Olsen;M Bisgaard

  • Bacterial typing methods suitable for epidemiological analysis. Applications in investigations of salmonellosis among livestock.

    J.E. Olsen;D.J. Brown;M.N. Skov;J.P. Christensen

  • Comparison of intestinal invasion and macrophage response of Salmonella Gallinarum and other host-adapted Salmonella enterica serovars in the avian host

    Mark S Chadfield;Derek J Brown;Søren Aabo;Jens P Christensen

  • Phenotypic and genotypic characters of isolates of Pasteurella multocida obtained from back-yard poultry and from two outbreaks of avian cholera in avifauna in Denmark.

    J.P. Christensen;Hans-Henrik Dietz;M. Bisgaard

  • Characterization of streptococci and enterococci associated with septicaemia in broiler parents with a high prevalence of endocarditis

    M S Chadfield;J P Christensen;H Christensen;M Bisgaard

  • Explanations for keel bone fractures in laying hens: are there explanations in addition to elevated egg production?

    Michael J. Toscano;Ian C. Dunn;Jens-Peter Christensen;Stefanie Petow

  • Comparative investigations of Listeria monocytogenes isolated from a turkey processing plant, turkey products, and from human cases of listeriosis in Denmark

    B. Ojeniyi;J. Christensen;M. Bisgaard

  • Investigations on the carrier rate of Pasteurella multocida in healthy commercial poultry flocks and flocks affected by fowl cholera.

    A P Muhairwa;J P Christensen;M Bisgaard

  • Characterization of Salmonella enterica serovar gallinarum biovars gallinarum and pullorum by plasmid profiling and biochemical analysis.

    J P Christensen;J E Olsen;H C Hansen;M Bisgaard

  • Ecological determinants of highly pathogenic avian influenza (H5N1) outbreaks in Bangladesh.

    Syed S. U. Ahmed;Syed S. U. Ahmed;Annette K. Ersbøll;Paritosh K. Biswas;Jens P. Christensen

  • Longitudinal study of transmission of Escherichia coli from broiler breeders to broilers.

    Louise Ladefoged Poulsen;Ida Thøfner;Magne Bisgaard;Jens Peter Christensen

  • Effects of crp deletion in Salmonella enterica serotype Gallinarum

    Valentina Rosu;Mark S. Chadfield;Antonella Santona;Jens P. Christensen

  • Multilocus sequence typing and biocide tolerance of Arcobacter butzleri from Danish broiler carcasses

    Louise Hesselbjerg Rasmussen;Louise Hesselbjerg Rasmussen;Jette Kjeldgaard;Jens Peter Christensen;Hanne Ingmer

  • Susceptibility of Muscovy (Cairina Moschata) and mallard ducks (Anas Platyrhynchos) to experimental infections by different genotypes of H5N1 avian influenza viruses.

    Do Quy Phuong;Nguyen Tien Dung;Poul Henrik Jørgensen;Kurt Jensen Handberg

  • Hatchery-borne Salmonella enterica serovar Tennessee infections in broilers.

    J.P. Christensen;D.J. Brown;Mogens Madsen;J.E. Olsen

  • Prevalence and Characterization of Motile Salmonella in Commercial Layer Poultry Farms in Bangladesh

    Himel Barua;Himel Barua;Paritosh K. Biswas;Katharina E. P. Olsen;Jens P. Christensen

  • Pathological characterization of keel bone fractures in laying hens does not support external trauma as the underlying cause.

    Ida Thøfner;Hans Petter Hougen;Chiara Villa;Niels Lynnerup

  • Keel bone fractures in Danish laying hens: Prevalence and risk factors

    Ida C. N. Thøfner;Jan Dahl;Jens Peter Christensen

  • Characterization of Small-Colony Variants of Enterococcus faecalis Isolated from Chickens with Amyloid Arthropathy

    Andreas Petersen;Mark S. Chadfield;Jens P. Christensen;Henrik Christensen

  • Virulence of Pasteurella multocida subsp. multocida isolated from outbreaks of fowl cholera in wild birds for domestic poultry and game birds

    Kamille D. Petersen;Jens P. Christensen;Anders Permin;Magne Bisgaard

Frequent Co-Authors

Magne Bisgaard
Magne Bisgaard Bisgaard Consulting
Henrik Christensen
Henrik Christensen University of Copenhagen
John Elmerdahl Olsen
John Elmerdahl Olsen University of Copenhagen
Christian Berg
Christian Berg University of Copenhagen
Lars Porskjær Christensen
Lars Porskjær Christensen University of Southern Denmark
Michael Hess
Michael Hess University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna
Christian Sonne
Christian Sonne Aarhus University
Derek J. Brown
Derek J. Brown Stobhill Hospital
Nils Toft
Nils Toft University of Copenhagen
Karl Pedersen
Karl Pedersen Aarhus University

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