Birgitte Smith

1.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
21 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

About

Birgitte Smith is a scholar working on Food Science, Infectious Diseases and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Birgitte Smith has authored 21 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 7 papers in Food Science, 6 papers in Infectious Diseases and 4 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Birgitte Smith's work include Salmonella and Campylobacter epidemiology (6 papers), Vector-borne infectious diseases (4 papers) and Infant Nutrition and Health (4 papers). Birgitte Smith is often cited by papers focused on Salmonella and Campylobacter epidemiology (6 papers), Vector-borne infectious diseases (4 papers) and Infant Nutrition and Health (4 papers). Birgitte Smith collaborates with scholars based in Denmark, United States and Hong Kong. Birgitte Smith's co-authors include Karen A. Krogfelt, Thomas Skov, Nan Li, Hans Bisgaard, Jakob Stokholm, Klaus Bønnelykke, Bo Chawes, Steen Ethelberg, Kåre Mølbak and M Lisby and has published in prestigious journals such as Clinical Infectious Diseases, Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology and Frontiers in Microbiology.

In The Last Decade

Birgitte Smith

19 papers receiving 1.1k citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Reduced diversity of the intestinal microbiota during infancy is associated with increased risk of allergic disease at school age

2011 572 citations Hans Bisgaard, Nan Li et al. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Birgitte Smith Denmark	14	467	294	250	248	198	21	1.2k
Susanne Schjørring Denmark	18	560 1.2×	312 1.1×	286 1.1×	239 1.0×	147 0.7×	34	1.6k
Marcus Rauch United States	9	553 1.2×	317 1.1×	196 0.8×	160 0.6×	85 0.4×	12	1.1k
Karine Adel‐Patient France	29	609 1.3×	657 2.2×	464 1.9×	152 0.6×	301 1.5×	116	2.7k
R. Lodinová‐Žádníková Czechia	12	387 0.8×	228 0.8×	141 0.6×	139 0.6×	200 1.0×	26	1.0k
Arjen Wagendorp Netherlands	10	666 1.4×	555 1.9×	92 0.4×	178 0.7×	580 2.9×	10	1.3k
Navkiran Gill Canada	20	1.1k 2.3×	337 1.1×	288 1.2×	546 2.2×	126 0.6×	27	2.2k
Philip A. Wescombe New Zealand	25	694 1.5×	803 2.7×	142 0.6×	228 0.9×	146 0.7×	36	1.7k
Kyler Lugo United States	8	630 1.3×	346 1.2×	87 0.3×	322 1.3×	163 0.8×	9	1.4k
Heli Majamaa Finland	13	701 1.5×	1.0k 3.5×	255 1.0×	229 0.9×	549 2.8×	22	2.0k
Erika Isolauri Finland	11	553 1.2×	828 2.8×	212 0.8×	225 0.9×	505 2.6×	12	2.0k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Schmidt, Lisbeth Samsø, Nadja Hawwa Vissing, Birgitte Smith, et al.. (2025). Oral Doxycycline Was a Safe and Feasible Treatment in Young Children With Neuroborreliosis. Acta Paediatrica. 114(8). 2061–2065.

Schmidt, Lisbeth Samsø, Nadja Hawwa Vissing, Alex Christian Yde Nielsen, et al.. (2024). Peripheral facial palsy in children: Serum Borrelia antibodies may reduce the need for lumbar puncture. Acta Paediatrica. 114(1). 122–130. 2 indexed citations

Smith, Birgitte, et al.. (2023). Recommended Duration of Antibiotic Treatment for Immunocompetent Children With Salmonella Osteomyelitis. The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal. 42(11). e429–e429. 2 indexed citations

Andersen, Mads, et al.. (2022). Invasive group B Streptococcus strains and clinical characteristics in Danish infants from 1999 to 2009. Frontiers in Microbiology. 13. 1001953–1001953. 3 indexed citations

Rytter, Maren Johanne Heilskov, Ulrikka Nygaard, Lisbeth Samsø Schmidt, et al.. (2021). Prevalence of SARS-CoV-2-Antibodies in Danish Children and Adults. The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal. 40(4). e157–e159. 7 indexed citations

Yan, Hui, Birgitte Smith, Martin Steen Mortensen, et al.. (2021). The effect of early probiotic exposure on the preterm infant gut microbiome development. Gut Microbes. 13(1). 1951113–1951113. 35 indexed citations

Smith, Birgitte, et al.. (2017). The influence of probiotics for preterm neonates on the incidence of atopic dermatitis—results from a historically controlled cohort study. Archives of Dermatological Research. 309(4). 259–264. 12 indexed citations

Smith, Birgitte, et al.. (2014). [The first case of cap polyposis in Denmark].. PubMed. 176(25A).

Jiang, Pingping, Birgitte Smith, Niels Qvist, et al.. (2012). Intestinal proteome changes during infant necrotizing enterocolitis. Pediatric Research. 73(3). 268–276. 19 indexed citations

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Smith, Birgitte, et al.. (2011). Investigation of the early intestinal microflora in premature infants with/without necrotizing enterocolitis using two different methods. Pediatric Research. 71(1). 115–120. 36 indexed citations

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Bisgaard, Hans, Nan Li, Klaus Bønnelykke, et al.. (2011). Reduced diversity of the intestinal microbiota during infancy is associated with increased risk of allergic disease at school age. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. 128(3). 646–652.e5. 572 indexed citations breakdown →

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Smith, Birgitte, et al.. (2011). Optimising Bacterial DNA Extraction from Faecal Samples: Comparison of Three Methods. The Open Microbiology Journal. 5(1). 14–17. 68 indexed citations

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Smith, Birgitte, Bodil Laub Petersen, Tim Kåre Jensen, et al.. (2011). Community analysis of bacteria colonizing intestinal tissue of neonates with necrotizing enterocolitis. BMC Microbiology. 11(1). 73–73. 77 indexed citations

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Smith, Birgitte, Jonas Larsson, M Lisby, et al.. (2010). Outbreak of listeriosis caused by infected beef meat from a meals-on-wheels delivery in Denmark 2009. Clinical Microbiology and Infection. 17(1). 50–52. 34 indexed citations

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Ethelberg, Steen, Birgitte Smith, Eva Møller Nielsen, et al.. (2010). Substantial increase in listeriosis, Denmark 2009. Eurosurveillance. 15(12). 36 indexed citations

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Villumsen, Steen, Charlotte Sværke Jørgensen, Birgitte Smith, et al.. (2009). Determination of new cutoff values for indirect immunofluorescence antibody test for Q fever diagnosis in Denmark. Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease. 65(2). 93–98. 20 indexed citations

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Ethelberg, Steen, Birgitte Smith, Mia Torpdahl, et al.. (2009). Outbreak of Non‐O157 Shiga Toxin–ProducingEscherichia coliInfection from Consumption of Beef Sausage. Clinical Infectious Diseases. 48(8). e78–e81. 101 indexed citations

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Smith, Birgitte, Michael Kemp, Steen Ethelberg, et al.. (2008). Listeria monocytogenes: Maternal-foetal infections in Denmark 1994–2005. Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases. 41(1). 21–25. 54 indexed citations

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Ethelberg, Steen, Birgitte Smith, Mia Torpdahl, et al.. (2007). An outbreak of Verocytotoxin-producing Escherichia coli O26:H11 caused by beef sausage, Denmark 2007. Weekly releases (1997–2007). 12(22). E070531.4–E070531.4. 17 indexed citations

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Smith, Birgitte, et al.. (1978). Prevalence and Epizootiology of Equine Salmonellosis. Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association. 172(3). 353–356. 54 indexed citations

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