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Karel Kersters

Karel Kersters

D-Index & Metrics

Microbiology

D-Index
95
Citations
32248
World Ranking
537
National Ranking
14

Karel Kersters 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 Karel Kersters sits on this spectrum.

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55 publications 679+

This scientist: 245 publications — 64th percentile

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

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

Karel Kersters 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 Karel Kersters sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 127+

This scientist: 95 D-Index — 90th percentile

90% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Karel Kersters is a researcher affiliated with Ghent University in Belgium. Their scholarly work includes contributions to the field of microbiology, as evidenced by recent publications and collaboration with other scientists in related disciplines.

Kersters has coauthored research papers with several frequent collaborators, including Anne Willems, Paul de Vos, Jean Swings, and Peter Vandamme. These partnerships indicate involvement in collaborative research efforts within their scientific community.

The main venue for Kersters' publications is the INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY, reflecting a focus on systematic and evolutionary aspects of microbiology.

Kersters' recent publication record features the following paper:

  • In memoriam - Monique Gillis (1942 - 2022), 2022, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY

Research topics and specific fields of study associated with Kersters have not been detailed. Likewise, no book publications or awards have been documented in the available data.

Best Publications

  • Polyphasic taxonomy, a consensus approach to bacterial systematics.

    P Vandamme;B Pot;M Gillis;P de Vos

  • Reclassification of Xanthomonas

    L Vauterin;Bart Hoste;Karel Kersters;Jean Swings

  • Cutting a gordian knot: Emended classification and description of the genus Flavobacterium, emended description of the family Flavobacteriaceae, and proposal of Flavobacterium hydatis nom nov (basonym, Cytophaga aquatilis Strohl and Tait 1978).

    Jf Bernardet;Paul Segers;Marc Vancanneyt;F Berthe

  • Evaluation of the DNA fingerprinting method AFLP as a new tool in bacterial taxonomy

    Paul Janssen;Renata Coopman;Geert Huys;Jean Swings

  • Occurrence of multiple genomovars of Burkholderia cepacia in cystic fibrosis patients and proposal of Burkholderia multivorans sp. nov.

    Peter Vandamme;B Holmes;Marc Vancanneyt;Tom Coenye

  • Introduction to the Proteobacteria

    Karel Kersters;Paul De Vos;Monique Gillis;Jean Swings

  • Polyphasic Taxonomy in the Genus Burkholderia Leading to an Emended Description of the Genus and Proposition of Burkholderia vietnamiensis sp. nov. for N2-Fixing Isolates from Rice in Vietnam

    Monique Gillis;Tran Van Van;René Bardin;Mart Goor

  • Analysis of electrophoretic whole organism protein fingerprints

    Bruno Pot;Peter Vandamme;Karel Kersters

  • Polyphasic taxonomic study of the emended genus Arcobacter with Arcobacter butzleri comb. nov. and Arcobacter skirrowii sp. nov., an aerotolerant bacterium isolated from veterinary specimens

    P. Vandamme;M. Vancanneyt;B. Pot;L. Mels

  • Polyphasic Taxonomy of Rhizobia: Emendation of the Genus Sinorhizobium and Description of Sinorhizobium meliloti comb. nov., Sinorhizobium saheli sp. nov., and Sinorhizobium teranga sp. nov.

    Philippe De Lajudie;Anne Willems;Bruno Pot;Dirk Dewettinck

  • Transfer of Enterobacter agglomerans (Beijerinck 1888) Ewing and Fife 1972 to Pantoea gen. nov. as Pantoea agglomerans comb. nov. and Description of Pantoea dispersa sp. nov.

    Francoise Gavini;Joris Mergaert;Amor Beji;Christine Mielcarek

  • New perspectives in the classification of the flavobacteria: description of Chryseobacterium gen. nov., Bergeyella gen-nov, and Empedobacter nom-rev.

    Peter Vandamme;Jf Bernardet;Paul Segers;Karel Kersters

  • Comparison of AFLP and rep-PCR genomic fingerprinting with DNA-DNA homology studies: Xanthomonas as a model system.

    J. L. W. Rademaker;B. Hoste;F. J. Louws;K. Kersters

  • Evaluation of a microplate DNA : DNA hybridization method compared with the initial renaturation method

    Johan Goris;Ken-ichiro Suzuki;Paul De Vos;Takashi Nakase

  • Classification of heparinolytic bacteria into a new genus, Pedobacter, comprising four species: Pedobacter heparinus comb. nov., Pedobacter piscium comb. nov., Pedobacter africanus sp. nov. and Pedobacter saltans sp. nov. proposal of the family Sphingobacteriaceae fam. nov.

    Pl Steyn;Paul Segers;Marc Vancanneyt;Patrick Sandra

  • Azoarcus gen. nov., Nitrogen-Fixing Proteobacteria Associated with Roots of Kallar Grass (Leptochloa fusca (L.) Kunth), and Description of Two Species, Azoarcus indigens sp. nov. and Azoarcus communis sp. nov.

    Barbara Reinhold-Hurek;Thomas Hurek;Monique Gillis;Bart Hoste

  • Acetobacter diazotrophicus sp. nov., a Nitrogen-Fixing Acetic Acid Bacterium Associated with Sugarcane

    M. Gillis;K. Kersters;B. Hoste;D. Janssens

  • Classification of Alcaligenes faecalis-like isolates from the environment and human clinical samples as Ralstonia gilardii sp. nov.

    Tom Coenye;Enevold Falsen;Marc Vancanneyt;Bart Hoste

  • Hydrogenophaga, a new genus of hydrogen-oxidizing bacteria that includes Hydrogenophaga flava comb. nov. (formerly Pseudomonas flava), Hydrogenophaga palleronii (formerly Pseudomonas palleronii), Hydrogenophaga pseudoflava (formerly Pseudomonas pseudoflava and Pseudomonas carboxydoflava), and Hydrogenophaga taeniospiralis (formerly Pseudomonas taeniospiralis)

    A. Willems;J. Busse;M. Goor;B. Pot

  • Azospirillum halopraeferens sp. nov., a Nitrogen-Fixing Organism Associated with Roots of Kallar Grass (Leptochloa fusca (L.) Kunth)

    Barbara Reinhold;Thomas Hurek;Istvan Fendrik;Bruno Pot

Frequent Co-Authors

Bruno Pot
Bruno Pot Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Marc Vancanneyt
Marc Vancanneyt Ghent University
Peter Vandamme
Peter Vandamme Ghent University
Monique Gillis
Monique Gillis Ghent University
Jean Swings
Jean Swings Ghent University
Bart Hoste
Bart Hoste Ghent University
Geert Huys
Geert Huys KU Leuven
Luc Devriese
Luc Devriese Ghent University
Paul De Vos
Paul De Vos Ghent University
Enevold Falsen
Enevold Falsen University of Gothenburg

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