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Finland
2023

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Microbiology

D-Index
75
Citations
17472
World Ranking
1519
National Ranking
17

Mikael Skurnik 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 Mikael Skurnik sits on this spectrum.

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55 publications 679+

This scientist: 274 publications — 71st percentile

71% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Mikael Skurnik 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 Mikael Skurnik sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 127+

This scientist: 75 D-Index — 73rd percentile

73% 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

  • 2023 - Research.com Microbiology in Finland Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Microbiology in Finland Leader Award

Overview

Mikael Skurnik is affiliated with the University of Helsinki in Finland and has an extensive research portfolio in the fields of biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with significant contributions to environmental science.

Their research primarily focuses on topics related to bacteriophages and microbial interactions, an area covering 82 publications. Other main topics of work include genomics and phylogenetic studies, Yersinia bacterium, plague, and ectoparasites research, microbial infections and disease research, antibiotic resistance in bacteria, plant virus research studies, and bacterial genetics and biotechnology.

Mikael Skurnik's subfields of study highlight a diverse range of areas such as ecology, molecular biology, genetics, microbiology, and epidemiology, demonstrating a broad approach to scientific inquiry.

Frequent coauthors in their work include Saija Kiljunen, Maria I. Pajunen, Xing Wan, Jin Woo Jun, and Sheetal Patpatia, reflecting collaborative efforts across multiple projects.

Their publications are frequently featured in scientific venues including Viruses, Faculty Opinions - Post-Publication Peer Review of the Biomedical Literature, Archives of Virology, Antibiotics, and Frontiers in Microbiology. Notably, the journal Viruses has published 14 of their articles, indicating a strong presence in this outlet.

Significant recent papers authored or coauthored by Mikael Skurnik include:

  • Phage Therapy of Mycobacterium Infections: Compassionate Use of Phages in 20 Patients With Drug-Resistant Mycobacterial Disease, 2022, Clinical Infectious Diseases
  • Isolation and Characterization of Klebsiella Phages for Phage Therapy, 2021, PHAGE
  • Bioprospecting Staphylococcus Phages with Therapeutic and Bio-Control Potential, 2020, Viruses
  • Phage-based target discovery and its exploitation towards novel antibacterial molecules, 2020, Current Opinion in Biotechnology
  • Identification and Functional Analysis of Temperate Siphoviridae Bacteriophages of Acinetobacter baumannii, 2020, Viruses

Best Publications

  • Bacterial polysaccharide synthesis and gene nomenclature

    Peter R. Reeves;Matthew Hobbs;Miguel A. Valvano;Mikael Skurnik

  • Pili-like proteins of Akkermansia muciniphila modulate host immune responses and gut barrier function

    Noora Ottman;Noora Ottman;Noora Ottman;Justus Reunanen;Marjolein Meijerink;Taija E. Pietilä

  • Phage therapy: Facts and fiction

    Mikael Skurnik;Eckhard Strauch

  • Phage Therapy of Mycobacterium Infections: Compassionate Use of Phages in 20 Patients With Drug-Resistant Mycobacterial Disease

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  • A Novel Erythromycin Resistance Methylase Gene (ermTR) in Streptococcus pyogenes

    Helena Seppälä;Mikael Skurnik;Hanna Soini;Marilyn C. Roberts

  • YadA, the multifaceted Yersinia adhesin.

    Yasmin El Tahir;Mikael Skurnik

  • The surface-located YopN protein is involved in calcium signal transduction in Yersinia pseudotuberculosis.

    Å. Forsberg;A.-M. Viitanen;M. Skurnik;H. Wolf-Watz

  • Characterization of the O-antigen gene clusters of Yersinia pseudotuberculosis and the cryptic O-antigen gene cluster of Yersinia pestis shows that the plague bacillus is most closely related to and has evolved from Y. pseudotuberculosis serotype O:1b.

    Mikael Skurnik;Anne Peippo;Elise Ervela

  • Increased virulence of Yersinia pseudotuberculosis by two independent mutations

    Roland Rosqvist;Mikael Skurnik;Mikael Skurnik;Hans Wolf-Watz

  • Direct Amplification of rRNA Genes in Diagnosis of Bacterial Infections

    Kaisu Rantakokko-Jalava;Simo Nikkari;Jari Jalava;Erkki Eerola

  • Bacteriophage φYeO3-12, Specific forYersinia enterocolitica Serotype O:3, Is Related to Coliphages T3 and T7

    Maria Pajunen;Saija Kiljunen;Mikael Skurnik

  • Quality and Safety Requirements for Sustainable Phage Therapy Products

    Jean-Paul Pirnay;Bob G. Blasdel;Laurent Bretaudeau;Angus Buckling

  • Biotechnological challenges of phage therapy

    Mikael Skurnik;Maria Pajunen;Saija Kiljunen

  • The Yersinia adhesin YadA collagen‐binding domain structure is a novel left‐handed parallel β‐roll

    Heli Nummelin;Michael C Merckel;Jack C Leo;Hilkka Lankinen

  • Analysis of the yopA gene encoding the Yop1 virulence determinants of Yersinia spp.

    M. Skurnik;H. Wolf-Watz

  • Temperature-regulated efflux pump/potassium antiporter system mediates resistance to cationic antimicrobial peptides in Yersinia.

    José Antonio Bengoechea;Mikael Skurnik

  • Erythromycin resistance genes in group A streptococci in Finland

    J Kataja;P Huovinen;M Skurnik;M Skurnik;H Seppälä

  • Parallel independent evolution of pathogenicity within the genus Yersinia

    Sandra Reuter;Sandra Reuter;Thomas R. Connor;Thomas R. Connor;Lars Barquist;Danielle Walker

  • PLASMID-MEDIATED SURFACE FIBRILLAE OF YERSINIA-PSEUDOTUBERCULOSIS AND YERSINIA-ENTEROCOLITICA - RELATIONSHIP TO THE OUTER-MEMBRANE PROTEIN-YOP1 AND POSSIBLE IMPORTANCE FOR PATHOGENESIS

    G Kapperud;E Namork;M Skurnik;T Nesbakken

  • Virulence plasmid-associated autoagglutination in Yersinia spp.

    M Skurnik;I Bölin;H Heikkinen;S Piha

  • Molecular and chemical characterization of the lipopolysaccharide O‐antigen and its role in the virulence of Yersinia enterocolitica serotype O:8

    Lijuan Zhang;Joanna Radziejewska-Lebrecht;Danuta Krajewska-Pietrasik;Paavo Toivanen

Frequent Co-Authors

Paavo Toivanen
Paavo Toivanen University of Turku
Otto Holst
Otto Holst Research Center Borstel - Leibniz-Center for Medicine and Biosciences
José A. Bengoechea
José A. Bengoechea Queen's University Belfast
Seppo Meri
Seppo Meri University of Helsinki
Antonio Molinaro
Antonio Molinaro University of Naples Federico II
Hannu Korkeala
Hannu Korkeala University of Helsinki
Kaisa Granfors
Kaisa Granfors University of Turku
Peter R. Reeves
Peter R. Reeves University of Sydney
Anja Siitonen
Anja Siitonen Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL)
John D. Klena
John D. Klena Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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