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Torsten Nygaard Kristensen

Torsten Nygaard Kristensen

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
57
Citations
13800
World Ranking
13680
National Ranking
148

Torsten Nygaard Kristensen 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 Torsten Nygaard Kristensen sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 233 publications — 62nd percentile

62% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Torsten Nygaard Kristensen 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 Torsten Nygaard Kristensen sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 57 D-Index — 31st percentile

31% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Torsten Nygaard Kristensen is affiliated with Aalborg University in Denmark. Their research primarily lies within the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their work spans several subfields including Insect Science, Genetics, Ecology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, and Social Psychology.

The scientist's research focuses notably on topics related to insects, including insect utilization and effects, insect and arachnid ecology and behavior, physiological and biochemical adaptations, neurobiology and insect physiology research, insect symbiosis and bacterial influences, insect behavior and control techniques, as well as animal and plant science education.

Kristensen has published extensively in various scientific venues. The most frequent publication outlets include:

  • Insects
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Journal of Experimental Biology
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata

Some of the recent papers authored by Kristensen or co-authored in recent years feature:

  • Conservation genetics as a management tool: The five best-supported paradigms to assist the management of threatened species, 2021, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Population bottlenecks constrain host microbiome diversity and genetic variation impeding fitness, 2022, PLoS Genetics
  • Genotype and Trait Specific Responses to Rapamycin Intake in Drosophila melanogaster, 2021, Insects
  • A rapidly spreading deleterious aphid endosymbiont that uses horizontal as well as vertical transmission, 2023, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Contrasting Manual and Automated Assessment of Thermal Stress Responses and Larval Body Size in Black Soldier Flies and Houseflies, 2021, Insects

Their frequent co-authors include:

  • Simon Bahrndorff
  • Jesper Givskov Sørensen
  • Palle Duun Rohde
  • Natasja Krog Noer
  • Ary A. Hoffmann

Best Publications

  • The evolutionary and ecological role of heat shock proteins

    Jesper Givskov Sørensen;Torsten Nygaard Kristensen;Volker Loeschcke

  • Genomics and the challenging translation into conservation practice

    Aaron B. A. Shafer;Jochen B. W. Wolf;Paulo C. Alves;Linnea Bergstrom

  • Adapting to climate change: a perspective from evolutionary physiology

    Steven Loudon Chown;Ary Anthony Hoffmann;Torsten Nygaard Kristensen;Michael J Angilletta

  • Evidence that the newly cloned low-density-lipoprotein receptor related protein (LRP) is the α2-macroglobulin receptor

    Torsten Kristensen;Søren K. Moestrup;Jørgen Gliemann;Lone Bendtsen

  • Primary structure of human alpha 2-macroglobulin. V. The complete structure.

    L Sottrup-Jensen;T M Stepanik;T Kristensen;D M Wierzbicki

  • Phylogenetic constraints in key functional traits behind species' climate niches: patterns of desiccation and cold resistance across 95 Drosophila species.

    Vanessa Kellermann;Volker Loeschcke;Ary A. Hoffmann;Torsten Nygaard Kristensen

  • Revisiting Adaptive Potential, Population Size, and Conservation.

    Ary Anthony Hoffmann;Ary Anthony Hoffmann;Carla Sgró;Torsten Nygaard Kristensen

  • Costs and benefits of cold acclimation in field released Drosophila

    Torsten N Kristensen;Ary A Hoffmann;Johannes Overgaard;Jesper Givskov Sørensen

  • Thermal Tolerance in Widespread and Tropical Drosophila Species: Does Phenotypic Plasticity Increase with Latitude?

    Johannes Overgaard;Torsten Nygård Kristensen;Katherin A Mitchell;Ary A Hoffmann

  • A comprehensive assessment of geographic variation in heat tolerance and hardening capacity in populations of Drosophila melanogaster from eastern Australia.

    Carla M. Sgro;Johannes Overgaard;Torsten Nygård Kristensen;Kathrine A. Mitchell

  • Common evolutionary origin of alpha 2-macroglobulin and complement components C3 and C4.

    L Sottrup-Jensen;T M Stepanik;T Kristensen;P B Lønblad

  • Insects as food and feed: from production to consumption

    Kim Jensen;Torsten Nygård Kristensen;Lars-Henrik Heckmann;Jesper Givskov Sørensen

  • Effectiveness of microsatellite and SNP markers for parentage and identity analysis in species with low genetic diversity: the case of European bison.

    M Tokarska;T Marshall;R Kowalczyk;J M Wójcik

  • Inbreeding – lessons from animal breeding, evolutionary biology and conservation genetics

    Torsten Nygård Kristensen;Anders Christian Sørensen

  • Research on inbreeding in the ‘omic’ era

    Torsten N Kristensen;Kamilla S Pedersen;Cornelis J Vermeulen;Volker Loeschcke

  • Protein and carbohydrate composition of larval food affects tolerance to thermal stress and desiccation in adult Drosophila melanogaster.

    Laila H Andersen;Torsten N Kristensen;Volker Loeschcke;Søren Toft

  • Murine protein H is comprised of 20 repeating units, 61 amino acids in length.

    Torsten Kristensen;Brian F. Tack

  • Validity of Thermal Ramping Assays Used to Assess Thermal Tolerance in Arthropods

    Johannes Overgaard;Torsten Nygaard Kristensen;Jesper Givskov Sørensen

  • Isolation and characterization of circulating complex between human pregnancy-associated plasma protein-A and proform of eosinophil major basic protein

    Claus Oxvig;Ole Sand;Torsten Kristensen;Lene Kristensen

  • Genome-wide analysis on inbreeding effects on gene expression in Drosophila melanogaster.

    Torsten Nygaard Kristensen;Peter Sørensen;Mogens Kruhøffer;Kamilla Sofie Pedersen

Frequent Co-Authors

Volker Loeschcke
Volker Loeschcke Aarhus University
Cino Pertoldi
Cino Pertoldi Aalborg University
Ary A. Hoffmann
Ary A. Hoffmann University of Melbourne
Jesper Givskov Sørensen
Jesper Givskov Sørensen Aarhus University
Johannes Overgaard
Johannes Overgaard Aarhus University
Jan J. Enghild
Jan J. Enghild Aarhus University
Lars Sottrup-Jensen
Lars Sottrup-Jensen Aarhus University
Niels Chr. Nielsen
Niels Chr. Nielsen Aarhus University
Daniel E. Otzen
Daniel E. Otzen Aarhus University
Ettore Randi
Ettore Randi Aalborg University

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