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Thomas Sicheritz-Pontén

Thomas Sicheritz-Pontén

University of Copenhagen
Denmark

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
73
Citations
60724
World Ranking
5777
National Ranking
51

Thomas Sicheritz-Pontén publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Biology and Biochemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Thomas Sicheritz-Pontén sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 199 publications — 49th percentile

49% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.

Thomas Sicheritz-Pontén D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Biology and Biochemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Thomas Sicheritz-Pontén sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 73 D-Index — 71st percentile

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

The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.

Overview

Thomas Sicheritz-Pontén is affiliated with the University of Copenhagen in Denmark. Their research contributions are primarily situated within the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Environmental Science. Specific subfields in which they are active include Molecular Biology, Ecology, Genetics, Plant Science, and Molecular Medicine.

The scientist's work focuses on several key topics:

  • Bacteriophages and microbial interactions
  • Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
  • Genetic diversity and population structure
  • RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms
  • Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria
  • Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock
  • Microbial infections and disease research

Frequent venues where Sicheritz-Pontén has published include PHAGE, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Viruses, Current Biology, and Nature. Their co-authors often include Martha R. J. Clokie, Bent Petersen, M. Thomas P. Gilbert, Andrew Millard, and Shyam Gopalakrishnan.

Among recent publications are:

  • Dense sampling of bird diversity increases power of comparative genomics, 2020, Nature
  • PhageLeads: Rapid Assessment of Phage Therapeutic Suitability Using an Ensemble Machine Learning Approach, 2022, Viruses
  • The evolutionary history of extinct and living lions, 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Arctic-adapted dogs emerged at the Pleistocene-Holocene transition, 2020, Science
  • Analysis of Selection Methods to Develop Novel Phage Therapy Cocktails Against Antimicrobial Resistant Clinical Isolates of Bacteria, 2021, Frontiers in Microbiology

Best Publications

  • A human gut microbial gene catalogue established by metagenomic sequencing

    Junjie Qin;Ruiqiang Li;Jeroen Raes;Manimozhiyan Arumugam

  • Enterotypes of the human gut microbiome

    Manimozhiyan Arumugam;Jeroen Raes;Eric Pelletier;Denis Le Paslier

  • Richness of human gut microbiome correlates with metabolic markers

    Trine Nielsen;Junjie Qin;Edi Prifti

  • Multilocus Sequence Typing of Total-Genome-Sequenced Bacteria

    Mette V. Larsen;Salvatore Cosentino;Simon Rasmussen;Carsten Friis

  • Prediction of post-translational glycosylation and phosphorylation of proteins from the amino acid sequence.

    Nikolaj Blom;Thomas Sicheritz-Pontén;Ramneek Gupta;Steen Gammeltoft

  • The genome sequence of Rickettsia prowazekii and the origin of mitochondria

    Siv G. E. Andersson;Alireza Zomorodipour;Jan O. Andersson;Thomas Sicheritz-Pontén

  • Whole-genome analyses resolve early branches in the tree of life of modern birds

    Erich D. Jarvis;Siavash Mirarab;Andre J. Aberer;Bo Li;Bo Li;Bo Li

  • Population genomics of Bronze Age Eurasia

    Morten E. Allentoft;Martin Sikora;Karl-Göran Sjögren;Simon Rasmussen

  • Identification and assembly of genomes and genetic elements in complex metagenomic samples without using reference genomes

    H Bjørn Nielsen;Mathieu Almeida;Agnieszka Sierakowska Juncker;Simon Rasmussen

  • Upper Palaeolithic Siberian genome reveals dual ancestry of Native Americans

    Maanasa Raghavan;Pontus Skoglund;Kelly E. Graf;Mait Metspalu

  • Global monitoring of antimicrobial resistance based on metagenomics analyses of urban sewage

    Rene S. Hendriksen;Patrick Munk;Patrick Murigu Kamau Njage;Bram van Bunnik

  • Draft genome sequence of the sexually transmitted pathogen Trichomonas vaginalis

    Jane M. Carlton;Robert . Hirt;Joana C. Silva;Arthur L. Delcher

  • The genome of the protist parasite Entamoeba histolytica

    Brendan Loftus;Iain Anderson;Rob Davies;U. Cecilia M. Alsmark

  • Ancient human genome sequence of an extinct Palaeo-Eskimo

    Morten Rasmussen;Yingrui Li;Stinus Lindgreen;Jakob Skou Pedersen

  • Recalibrating Equus evolution using the genome sequence of an early Middle Pleistocene horse.

    Ludovic Orlando;Aurelien Ginolhac;Guojie Zhang;Duane Froese

  • An Aboriginal Australian Genome Reveals Separate Human Dispersals into Asia

    Morten Rasmussen;Xiaosen Guo;Yong Wang;Kirk E. Lohmueller

  • The genome of a Late Pleistocene human from a Clovis burial site in western Montana

    Morten Arendt Rendt Rasmussen;Sarah L. Anzick;Michael R. Waters;Pontus Skoglund

  • Early divergent strains of Yersinia pestis in Eurasia 5,000 years ago.

    Simon Rasmussen;Morten Erik Allentoft;Kasper Nielsen;Ludovic Orlando

  • Rapid Whole-Genome Sequencing for Detection and Characterization of Microorganisms Directly from Clinical Samples

    Henrik Hasman;Dhany Saputra;Thomas Sicheritz-Ponten;Ole Lund

  • Linear Motif Atlas for Phosphorylation-Dependent Signaling

    Martin Lee Miller;Martin Lee Miller;Lars Juhl Jensen;Francesca Diella;Claus Jørgensen

Frequent Co-Authors

Søren Brunak
Søren Brunak University of Copenhagen
M. Thomas P. Gilbert
M. Thomas P. Gilbert University of Copenhagen
Simon Rasmussen
Simon Rasmussen University of Copenhagen
Bent O. Petersen
Bent O. Petersen University of Copenhagen
Eske Willerslev
Eske Willerslev University of Copenhagen
Ludovic Orlando
Ludovic Orlando Paul Sabatier University
Rasmus Nielsen
Rasmus Nielsen University of California, Berkeley
Torben Hansen
Torben Hansen University of Copenhagen
Oluf Pedersen
Oluf Pedersen University of Copenhagen
Ole Lund
Ole Lund Danish National Genome Center

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Curtis Huttenhower

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