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2026

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Microbiology

D-Index
148
Citations
87839
World Ranking
37
National Ranking
2

Laurent Poirel 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 Laurent Poirel sits on this spectrum.

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55 publications 679+

This scientist: 708 publications — 99th percentile

99% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Laurent Poirel 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 Laurent Poirel sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 127+

This scientist: 148 D-Index — 99th percentile

99% 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 Switzerland Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Microbiology in Switzerland Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Microbiology in Switzerland Leader Award

Overview

Laurent Poirel is affiliated with the University of Fribourg in Switzerland and has an extensive publication record primarily focused on antibiotic resistance and related microbiological research. Their research contributions span multiple aspects of bacterial resistance mechanisms, antibiotic efficacy, and molecular biology related to infectious agents.

Poirel's recent papers include the following works:

  • Contribution of PER-Type and NDM-Type β-Lactamases to Cefiderocol Resistance in Acinetobacter baumannii, 2021, published in Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy
  • Impact of Acquired Broad-Spectrum β-Lactamases on Susceptibility to Cefiderocol and Newly Developed β-Lactam/β-Lactamase Inhibitor Combinations in Escherichia coli and Pseudomonas aeruginosa, 2022, published in Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

Frequent collaborators in their research include:

  • Patrice Nordmann (127 collaborations)
  • Mustafa Sadek (37 collaborations)
  • Christophe Le Terrier (23 collaborations)
  • Jacqueline Findlay (22 collaborations)
  • Maxime Bouvier (19 collaborations)

Poirel publishes regularly in several scientific venues, highlighting their active engagement with the microbiology and antimicrobial resistance communities. Prominent publication venues include:

  • Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (28 publications)
  • European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases (17 publications)
  • Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease (13 publications)
  • Journal of Global Antimicrobial Resistance (12 publications)
  • Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy (12 publications)

Their research fields primarily cover the areas of biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology with a total of 243 publications. Medicine is also a major field of study with 103 publications. Notable subfields include molecular medicine, endocrinology, pharmacology, pollution, and epidemiology.

The main topics addressed in Poirel's work are:

  • Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria (282 publications)
  • Antibiotics Pharmacokinetics and Efficacy (104 publications)
  • Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts (90 publications)
  • Enterobacteriaceae and Cronobacter Research (44 publications)
  • Vibrio Bacteria Research Studies (42 publications)
  • Antibiotic Use and Resistance (34 publications)
  • Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing (34 publications)

Best Publications

  • Global spread of Carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae.

    Patrice Nordmann;Thierry Naas;Laurent Poirel

  • Metallo-β-Lactamases: the Quiet before the Storm?

    Timothy R. Walsh;Mark A. Toleman;Laurent Poirel;Patrice Nordmann

  • Multiplex PCR for detection of acquired carbapenemase genes

    Laurent Poirel;Timothy R. Walsh;Vincent Cuvillier;Patrice Nordmann

  • Clinical epidemiology of the global expansion of Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemases

    L Silvia Munoz-Price;L Silvia Munoz-Price;Laurent Poirel;Robert A Bonomo;Robert A Bonomo;Mitchell J Schwaber

  • Carbapenem resistance in Acinetobacter baumannii: mechanisms and epidemiology

    L. Poirel;P. Nordmann

  • Polymyxins: Antibacterial Activity, Susceptibility Testing, and Resistance Mechanisms Encoded by Plasmids or Chromosomes

    Laurent Poirel;Aurélie Jayol;Patrice Nordmann

  • Carbapenem resistance in Enterobacteriaceae: here is the storm!

    Patrice Nordmann;Laurent Dortet;Laurent Poirel

  • Emergence of Oxacillinase-Mediated Resistance to Imipenem in Klebsiella pneumoniae

    Laurent Poirel;Claire Héritier;Venus Tolün;Patrice Nordmann

  • CTX-M: changing the face of ESBLs in Europe

    David M. Livermore;Rafael Canton;Marek Gniadkowski;Patrice Nordmann

  • Emergence of Enterobacteriaceae producing extended-spectrum β-lactamases (ESBLs) in the community

    Johann D. D. Pitout;Patrice Nordmann;Kevin B. Laupland;Laurent Poirel

  • Emerging carbapenemases in Gram-negative aerobes

    P. Nordmann;L. Poirel

  • OXA-48-like carbapenemases: the phantom menace

    Laurent Poirel;Anaïs Potron;Patrice Nordmann

  • Comparative Genomics of Multidrug Resistance in Acinetobacter baumannii

    Pierre-Edouard Fournier;David Vallenet;Valérie Barbe;Stéphane Audic

  • Rapid detection of carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae.

    Patrice Nordmann;Laurent Poirel;Laurent Dortet

  • Carbapenemase-Producing Klebsiella pneumoniae, a Key Pathogen Set for Global Nosocomial Dominance

    Johann D. D. Pitout;Patrice Nordmann;Laurent Poirel

  • Dissemination of Clonally Related Escherichia coli Strains Expressing Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamase CTX-M-15

    Teresa M. Coque;Ângela Novais;Alessandra Carattoli;Laurent Poirel

  • Characterization of VIM-2, a Carbapenem-Hydrolyzing Metallo-β-Lactamase and Its Plasmid- and Integron-Borne Gene from a Pseudomonas aeruginosa Clinical Isolate in France

    Laurent Poirel;Thierry Naas;Delphine Nicolas;Louis Collet

  • MULTIPLEX PCR FOR DETECTION OF PLASMID-MEDIATED QUINOLONE RESISTANCE QNR GENES IN ESBL-PRODUCING ENTEROBACTERIAL ISOLATES

    Vincent Cattoir;Laurent Poirel;Vincent Rotimi;Claude James Soussy

  • Diversity, Epidemiology, and Genetics of Class D β-Lactamases

    Laurent Poirel;Thierry Naas;Patrice Nordmann

  • Emerging broad-spectrum resistance in Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Acinetobacter baumannii: Mechanisms and epidemiology

    Anaïs Potron;Laurent Poirel;Patrice Nordmann

Frequent Co-Authors

Patrice Nordmann
Patrice Nordmann University of Fribourg
Thierry Naas
Thierry Naas University of Paris-Saclay
Laurent Dortet
Laurent Dortet University of Paris-Saclay
Rémy A. Bonnin
Rémy A. Bonnin University of Paris-Saclay
Alessandra Carattoli
Alessandra Carattoli Sapienza University of Rome
Johann D. D. Pitout
Johann D. D. Pitout University of Calgary
Roger Stephan
Roger Stephan University of Zurich
Gian Maria Rossolini
Gian Maria Rossolini University of Florence
Timothy R. Walsh
Timothy R. Walsh University of Oxford
Henri Agut
Henri Agut Sorbonne University

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