Frank M. Aarestrup

62.1k total citations · 14 hit papers
434 papers, 38.9k citations indexed

About

Frank M. Aarestrup is a scholar working on Food Science, Infectious Diseases and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Frank M. Aarestrup has authored 434 papers receiving a total of 38.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 153 papers in Food Science, 130 papers in Infectious Diseases and 114 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Frank M. Aarestrup's work include Salmonella and Campylobacter epidemiology (124 papers), Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria (111 papers) and Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus (90 papers). Frank M. Aarestrup is often cited by papers focused on Salmonella and Campylobacter epidemiology (124 papers), Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria (111 papers) and Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus (90 papers). Frank M. Aarestrup collaborates with scholars based in Denmark, United States and United Kingdom. Frank M. Aarestrup's co-authors include Henrik Hasman, Ole Lund, Ea Zankari, Salvatore Cosentino, Mette Voldby Larsen, Simon Rasmussen, Henrik Caspar Wegener, Rolf Sommer Kaas, René S. Hendriksen and Lars Jensen and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and New England Journal of Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Frank M. Aarestrup

419 papers receiving 37.6k citations

Hit Papers

Identification of acquired antimicrobial resista... 2001 2026 2009 2017 2012 2014 2012 2014 2014 1000 2.0k 3.0k
What are hit papers?

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.

  1. Identification of acquired antimicrobial resistance genes
    2012 3.8k citations Henrik Hasman, Ole Lund et al. Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy profile →
  2. In Silico Detection and Typing of Plasmids using PlasmidFinder and Plasmid Multilocus Sequence Typing
    2014 3.3k citations Ole Lund, Frank M. Aarestrup et al. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy profile →
  3. Multilocus Sequence Typing of Total-Genome-Sequenced Bacteria
    2012 1.7k citations Henrik Hasman, Frank M. Aarestrup et al. profile →
  4. Real-Time Whole-Genome Sequencing for Routine Typing, Surveillance, and Outbreak Detection of Verotoxigenic Escherichia coli
    2014 1.0k citations Ole Lund, Henrik Hasman et al. profile →
  5. Solving the Problem of Comparing Whole Bacterial Genomes across Different Sequencing Platforms
    2014 680 citations Pimlapas Leekitcharoenphon, Frank M. Aarestrup et al. profile →
  6. Rapid and EasyIn SilicoSerotyping of Escherichia coli Isolates by Use of Whole-Genome Sequencing Data
    2015 653 citations Frank M. Aarestrup et al. profile →
  7. PointFinder: a novel web tool for WGS-based detection of antimicrobial resistance associated with chromosomal point mutations in bacterial pathogens
    2017 555 citations Lina Cavaco, Ole Lund et al. Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy profile →
  8. Quinolone and Macrolide Resistance in Campylobacter jejuni and C. coli: Resistance Mechanisms and Trends in Human Isolates
    2001 548 citations Frank M. Aarestrup et al. profile →
  9. Rapid and precise alignment of raw reads against redundant databases with KMA
    2018 541 citations Frank M. Aarestrup, Ole Lund et al. profile →
  10. Global Monitoring of Salmonella Serovar Distribution from the World Health Organization Global Foodborne Infections Network Country Data Bank: Results of Quality Assured Laboratories from 2001 to 2007
    2011 513 citations René S. Hendriksen, António R. Vieira et al. profile →
  11. PathogenFinder - Distinguishing Friend from Foe Using Bacterial Whole Genome Sequence Data
    2013 440 citations Frank M. Aarestrup, Ole Lund et al. profile →
  12. Detection of mobile genetic elements associated with antibiotic resistance in Salmonella enterica using a newly developed web tool: MobileElementFinder
    2020 427 citations Frank M. Aarestrup et al. Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy profile →
  13. ResFinder – an open online resource for identification of antimicrobial resistance genes in next-generation sequencing data and prediction of phenotypes from genotypes
    2022 368 citations Frank M. Aarestrup et al. profile →
  14. Ongoing mpox outbreak in Kamituga, South Kivu province, associated with monkeypox virus of a novel Clade I sub-lineage, Democratic Republic of the Congo, 2024
    2024 56 citations Jean Claude Udahemuka, Leonard Schuele et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Frank M. Aarestrup Denmark 96 15.5k 13.3k 10.9k 10.5k 9.6k 434 38.9k
Patrice Courvalin France 98 11.8k 0.8× 4.6k 0.3× 12.1k 1.1× 13.4k 1.3× 4.1k 0.4× 434 33.3k
Fernando Baquero Spain 87 12.5k 0.8× 3.2k 0.2× 7.8k 0.7× 5.9k 0.6× 4.4k 0.5× 493 29.4k
Ole Lund Denmark 83 7.8k 0.5× 4.2k 0.3× 18.3k 1.7× 5.8k 0.6× 5.4k 0.6× 324 36.2k
Henrik Hasman Denmark 53 9.3k 0.6× 4.6k 0.3× 5.7k 0.5× 4.2k 0.4× 5.9k 0.6× 145 17.8k
Julian Parkhill United Kingdom 116 7.4k 0.5× 8.9k 0.7× 24.8k 2.3× 16.1k 1.5× 8.7k 0.9× 566 56.2k
Štefan Schwarz Germany 70 7.4k 0.5× 3.6k 0.3× 7.0k 0.6× 8.7k 0.8× 2.5k 0.3× 499 20.1k
Kathryn E. Holt Australia 69 9.2k 0.6× 4.2k 0.3× 9.5k 0.9× 3.5k 0.3× 6.2k 0.6× 224 23.6k
Cármen Torres Spain 65 6.7k 0.4× 4.5k 0.3× 5.1k 0.5× 5.7k 0.5× 3.1k 0.3× 501 16.5k
Alessandra Carattoli Italy 63 16.0k 1.0× 4.7k 0.4× 4.8k 0.4× 2.0k 0.2× 8.3k 0.9× 178 20.1k
Fred C. Tenover United States 88 10.9k 0.7× 3.4k 0.3× 11.1k 1.0× 20.9k 2.0× 4.8k 0.5× 345 39.4k

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All Works

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Leekitcharoenphon, Pimlapas, Pacifique Ndishimye, Saria Otani, et al.. (2025). Draft genomic sequences of Vibrio cholerae strains linked to the cholera outbreak in Kamituga, South Kivu, DRC. Microbiology Resource Announcements. 14(4). e0104424–e0104424.
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Kumburu, Happiness, Tolbert Sonda, Marco van Zwetselaar, et al.. (2019). Using WGS to identify antibiotic resistance genes and predict antimicrobial resistance phenotypes in MDR Acinetobacter baumannii in Tanzania. Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy. 74(6). 1484–1493. 51 indexed citations
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Ingmer, Hanne, et al.. (2015). Biocide Susceptibility of Staphylococcus aureus CC398 and CC30 Isolates from Pigs and Identification of the Biocide Resistance Genes, qacG and qacC. Microbial Drug Resistance. 21(5). 527–536. 19 indexed citations
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Wasyl, Dariusz, Henrik Hasman, Lina Cavaco, & Frank M. Aarestrup. (2011). Prevalence and Characterization of Cephalosporin Resistance in Nonpathogenic Escherichia coli from Food-Producing Animals Slaughtered in Poland. Microbial Drug Resistance. 18(1). 79–82. 37 indexed citations
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Migura‐García, Lourdes, Marianne Sunde, Susanne Karlsmose Pedersen, et al.. (2011). Establishing Streptomycin Epidemiological Cut-Off Values for Salmonella and Escherichia coli. Microbial Drug Resistance. 18(1). 88–93. 23 indexed citations
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Pedersen, Susanne Karlsmose, et al.. (2010). WHO Global Foodborne Infections Network External Quality Assurance System (EQAS) for serotyping and antimicrobial susceptibility testing of Salmonella isolates. Technical University of Denmark, DTU Orbit (Technical University of Denmark, DTU).
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Aarestrup, Frank M. & Michael Tvede. (2010). Susceptibility of Clostridium difficile Toward Antimicrobial Agents Used as Feed Additives for Food Animals. Microbial Drug Resistance. 17(1). 125–127. 1 indexed citations
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Cavaco, Lina, Henrik Hasman, Marc Stegger, et al.. (2010). Cloning and Occurrence of czrC , a Gene Conferring Cadmium and Zinc Resistance in Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus CC398 Isolates. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy. 54(9). 3605–3608. 106 indexed citations
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Aarestrup, Frank M., Henrik Hasman, Kees Veldman, & Dik Mevius. (2010). Evaluation of Eight Different Cephalosporins for Detection of Cephalosporin Resistance in Salmonella enterica and Escherichia coli. Microbial Drug Resistance. 16(4). 253–261. 27 indexed citations
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Cavaco, Lina, Niels Frimodt‐Møller, Henrik Hasman, et al.. (2008). Prevalence of Quinolone Resistance Mechanisms and Associations to Minimum Inhibitory Concentrations in Quinolone-Resistant Escherichia coli Isolated from Humans and Swine in Denmark. Microbial Drug Resistance. 14(2). 163–169. 62 indexed citations
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Emborg, Hanne‐Dorthe, Håkan Vigre, Vibeke Frøkjær Jensen, et al.. (2007). Tetracycline Consumption and Occurrence of Tetracycline Resistance in Salmonella Typhimurium Phage Types from Danish Pigs. Microbial Drug Resistance. 13(4). 289–294. 19 indexed citations
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Pringle, M., Frank M. Aarestrup, Bjarne Bergsjø, et al.. (2006). Quality-Control Ranges for Antimicrobial SusceptibilityTesting by Broth Dilution of the Brachyspira hyodysenteriae Type Strain (ATCC 27164 T ). Microbial Drug Resistance. 12(3). 219–221. 18 indexed citations
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Hasman, Henrik, et al.. (2005). Diversity and Stability of Plasmids from Glycopeptide-Resistant Enterococcus faecium (GRE) Isolated from Pigs in Denmark. Microbial Drug Resistance. 11(2). 178–184. 29 indexed citations
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Olesen, Inger, Henrik Hasman, & Frank M. Aarestrup. (2004). Prevalence of β-Lactamases among Ampicillin-Resistant Escherichia coli and Salmonella Isolated from Food Animals in Denmark. Microbial Drug Resistance. 10(4). 334–340. 137 indexed citations
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Aarestrup, Frank M., et al.. (2003). Harmonization of Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing among Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratories in the Five Nordic Countries. Microbial Drug Resistance. 9(4). 381–388. 10 indexed citations
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Jensen, Lars, Anette M. Hammerum, Flemming Bager, & Frank M. Aarestrup. (2002). Streptogramin Resistance among Enterococcus faecium Isolated from Production Animals in Denmark in 1997. Microbial Drug Resistance. 8(4). 369–374. 35 indexed citations
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Gravesen, Anne, Karen Kristine Sørensen, Frank M. Aarestrup, & Susanne Knøchel. (2001). Spontaneous Nisin-Resistant Listeria monocytogenes Mutants with Increased Expression of a Putative Penicillin-Binding Protein and Their Sensitivity to Various Antibiotics. Microbial Drug Resistance. 7(2). 127–135. 78 indexed citations

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