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Mogens Kilian

Mogens Kilian

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Microbiology
Denmark
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Microbiology

D-Index
94
Citations
28055
World Ranking
576
National Ranking
6

Mogens Kilian 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 Mogens Kilian sits on this spectrum.

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55 publications 679+

This scientist: 290 publications — 75th percentile

75% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Mogens Kilian 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 Mogens Kilian sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 127+

This scientist: 94 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.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Microbiology in Denmark Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Microbiology in Denmark Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Microbiology in Denmark Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Microbiology in Denmark Leader Award

Overview

Mogens Kilian is affiliated with Aarhus University in Denmark and has a research focus primarily within the field of medicine. Their work spans various subfields including epidemiology, public health, environmental and occupational health, applied microbiology and biotechnology, clinical biochemistry, and infectious diseases.

The main topics Mogens Kilian has addressed in their research include pneumonia and respiratory infections, streptococcal infections and treatments, neonatal and maternal infections, antibiotic use and resistance, bacterial identification and susceptibility testing, oral microbiology and periodontitis research, and bacterial infections and vaccines.

Recent significant papers by Mogens Kilian include:

  • Neonatal invasive disease caused by Streptococcus agalactiae in Europe: the DEVANI multi-center study, 2022, Infection
  • Staphylococcus aureus and Antibiotics in Cutaneous T-Cell Lymphoma, 2021, Dermatology
  • Editorial: Antimicrobial resistance in pediatric infectious diseases: antimicrobial resistance, resistance mechanisms and antimicrobial use, 2023, Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
  • Periodontitis increases risk of viable bacteria in freshly drawn blood donations., 2021, PubMed
  • Maternal Streptococcus agalactiae colonization in Europe: data from the multi-center DEVANI study, 2024, Infection

Mogens Kilian frequently collaborates with co-authors including Uffe B. Skov Sørensen, Florens Lohrmann, Markus Hufnagel, Mirjam Kunze, and Baharak Afshar.

The scientist's work has appeared in several publication venues, often multiple times, such as:

  • Infection
  • INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY
  • mBio
  • Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
  • Dermatology

Mogens Kilian has contributed to book publications as well, including a title under Frontiers Media: "Antimicrobial resistance in pediatric infectious diseases: antimicrobial resistance, resistance mechanisms and antimicrobial use" published in 2023.

Best Publications

  • The oral microbiome – an update for oral healthcare professionals

    M Kilian;I L C Chapple;M Hannig;P D Marsh

  • Incidence of bacteremia after chewing, tooth brushing and scaling in individuals with periodontal inflammation

    Lone Forner;Tove Larsen;Mogens Kilian;Palle Holmstrup

  • A Taxonomic Study of the Genus Haemophilus, with the Proposal of a New Species

    M. Kilian

  • Microbiology of the early colonization of human enamel and root surfaces in vivo

    Bente Nyvad;Mogens Kilian

  • Taxonomic Study of Viridans Streptococci: Description of Streptococcus gordonii sp. nov. and Emended Descriptions of Streptococcus sanguis (White and Niven 1946), Streptococcus oralis (Bridge and Sneath 1982), and Streptococcus mitis (Andrewes and Horder 1906)

    Mogens Kilian;Lena Mikkelsen;Jørgen Henrichsen

  • The natural history of cutaneous propionibacteria, and reclassification of selected species within the genus Propionibacterium to the proposed novel genera Acidipropionibacterium gen. nov., Cutibacterium gen. nov. and Pseudopropionibacterium gen. nov.

    Christian F. P. Scholz;Mogens Kilian

  • The Glycosylation and Structure of Human Serum IgA1, Fab, and Fc Regions and the Role of N-Glycosylation on Fcα Receptor Interactions

    Taj S. Mattu;Richard J. Pleass;Antony C. Willis;Mogens Kilian

  • Risk of aggressive periodontitis in adolescent carriers of the JP2 clone of Aggregatibacter (Actinobacillus) actinomycetemcomitans in Morocco: a prospective longitudinal cohort study

    Dorte Haubek;Oum-Keltoum Ennibi;Knud Poulsen;Michael Væth

  • Comparison of the initial streptococcal microflora on dental enamel in caries-active and in caries-inactive individuals

    B Nyvad;M Kilian

  • Defense mechanisms involving Fc-dependent functions of immunoglobulin A and their subversion by bacterial immunoglobulin A proteases.

    M Kilian;J Mestecky;M W Russell

  • Biological significance of IgA1 proteases in bacterial colonization and pathogenesis: critical evaluation of experimental evidence*

    Mogens Kilian;Jesper Reinholdt;Hans Lomholt;Knud Poulsen

  • The effect of chlorhexidine mouthrinses on the human oral flora

    C R Schiott;H Löe;S B Jensen;M Kilian

  • Reclassification of Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans, Haemophilus aphrophilus, Haemophilus paraphrophilus and Haemophilus segnis as Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans gen. nov., comb. nov., Aggregatibacter aphrophilus comb. nov. and Aggregatibacter segnis comb. nov., and emended description of Aggregatibacter aphrophilus to include V factor-dependent and V factor-independent isolates.

    Niels Nørskov-Lauritsen;Mogens Kilian

  • Population genetic analysis of Propionibacterium acnes identifies a subpopulation and epidemic clones associated with acne.

    Hans B. Lomholt;Mogens Kilian

  • Regulation of Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans leukotoxin expression: analysis of the promoter regions of leukotoxic and minimally leukotoxic strains.

    J M Brogan;E T Lally;K Poulsen;M Kilian

  • Evolution of Streptococcus pneumoniae and its close commensal relatives.

    Mogens Kilian;Knud Poulsen;Trinelise Blomqvist;Leiv S. Håvarstein

  • Dynamics of Streptococcus agalactiae Colonization in Women during and after Pregnancy and in Their Infants

    Søren Mose Hansen;Niels Uldbjerg;Mogens Kilian;Uffe B. Skov Sørensen

  • Ecology of viridans streptococci in the oral cavity and pharynx.

    E. V. G. Frandsen;V. Pedrazzoli;M. Kilian

  • Degradation of immunoglobulins A2, A2, and G by suspected principal periodontal pathogens.

    M Kilian

  • Rapid diagnosis of Enterobacteriaceae. I. Detection of bacterial glycosidases.

    Kilian M;Bülow P

Frequent Co-Authors

Knud Poulsen
Knud Poulsen University of Copenhagen
Jiri Mestecky
Jiri Mestecky University of Alabama at Birmingham
Hervé Tettelin
Hervé Tettelin University of Maryland, Baltimore
Michael W. Russell
Michael W. Russell University at Buffalo, State University of New York
Bruce A. Julian
Bruce A. Julian University of Alabama at Birmingham
Jan Novak
Jan Novak University of Alabama at Birmingham
Mariusz A. Wasik
Mariusz A. Wasik University of Pennsylvania
Carsten Geisler
Carsten Geisler University of Copenhagen
Lars Iversen
Lars Iversen Aarhus University Hospital
Anders Woetmann
Anders Woetmann University of Copenhagen

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