Jan Bell

8.2k total citations · 2 hit papers
123 papers, 6.2k citations indexed

About

Jan Bell is a scholar working on Molecular Medicine, Infectious Diseases and Clinical Biochemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Jan Bell has authored 123 papers receiving a total of 6.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 59 papers in Molecular Medicine, 54 papers in Infectious Diseases and 47 papers in Clinical Biochemistry. Recurrent topics in Jan Bell's work include Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria (59 papers), Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus (50 papers) and Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing (47 papers). Jan Bell is often cited by papers focused on Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria (59 papers), Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus (50 papers) and Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing (47 papers). Jan Bell collaborates with scholars based in Australia, United States and France. Jan Bell's co-authors include John Turnidge, Ronald N. Jones, Michael A. Pfaller, Geoffrey W. Coombs, Daniel J. Diekema, Franz‐Josef Schmitz, Jorgelina Smayevsky, Mondell L. Beach, Mariana Castanheira and Rodrigo E. Mendes and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Water Research and Clinical Infectious Diseases.

In The Last Decade

Jan Bell

120 papers receiving 5.9k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Survey of Infections Due toStaphylococcusSpecies: Frequency of Occurrence and Antimicrobial Susceptibility of Isolates Collected in the United States, Canada, Latin America, Europe, and the Western Pacific Region for the SENTRY Antimicrobial Surveillance Program, 1997–1999

2001 1.1k citations Michael A. Pfaller, Jan Bell et al. Clinical Infectious Diseases profile →
Dissemination of New Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Clones in the Community

2002 755 citations John Turnidge, Jan Bell et al. profile →

Author Peers

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Author						Papers	Cites
Jan Bell	3.3k	2.3k	2.0k	2.0k	1.2k	123	6.2k
Christine D. Steward	2.4k 0.7×	2.2k 1.0×	1.6k 0.8×	1.8k 0.9×	778 0.7×	19	4.8k
Guido Werner	3.9k 1.2×	1.9k 0.8×	2.4k 1.2×	2.4k 1.2×	815 0.7×	200	6.9k
Waleria Hryniewicz	2.9k 0.9×	2.1k 0.9×	1.9k 0.9×	1.5k 0.8×	2.6k 2.2×	271	7.3k
Thomas R. Fritsche	3.6k 1.1×	2.3k 1.0×	1.6k 0.8×	1.7k 0.8×	2.1k 1.8×	198	8.2k
Joseph W. Chow	3.1k 0.9×	1.9k 0.8×	1.1k 0.5×	1.9k 0.9×	1.7k 1.5×	74	6.1k
Michael R. Mulvey	3.0k 0.9×	3.7k 1.6×	2.1k 1.0×	1.3k 0.7×	1.8k 1.5×	217	8.6k
Romney M. Humphries	2.1k 0.6×	2.8k 1.2×	1.2k 0.6×	2.0k 1.0×	1.5k 1.3×	232	6.8k
Vincent Cattoir	2.0k 0.6×	3.3k 1.5×	1.8k 0.9×	1.3k 0.7×	1.6k 1.4×	228	7.5k
Hilmar Wisplinghoff	4.4k 1.3×	2.3k 1.0×	1.7k 0.9×	1.6k 0.8×	3.6k 3.1×	97	8.7k
Matthew J. Ellington	1.8k 0.6×	3.7k 1.6×	2.2k 1.1×	1.5k 0.7×	1.1k 0.9×	86	6.7k

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Bell, Jan, Alicia Fajardo Lubián, Sally R. Partridge, et al.. (2025). Australian Group on Antimicrobial Resistance (AGAR) Australian Gram-negative Surveillance Outcome Program (GnSOP) Bloodstream Infection Annual Report 2023. Communicable Diseases Intelligence. 49. 1 indexed citations

Ashcroft, Melinda M., Michelle J. Bauer, Jan Bell, et al.. (2024). The complete genome sequence of five pre-2013 Escherichia coli sequence type (ST)1193 strains reveals insights into an emerging pathogen. Access Microbiology. 6(10). 1 indexed citations

Williams, Anita, Geoffrey W. Coombs, Jan Bell, et al.. (2024). Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus aureus and Enterococcus spp. Isolates From Bloodstream Infections in Australian Children, 2013–2021. Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society. 14(2).

Bell, Jan, et al.. (2024). 50. Australian Passive AMR Surveillance: Trends in multidrug-resistant organisms in Australia. Infection Disease & Health. 29. S3–S3. 1 indexed citations

Coombs, Geoffrey W., et al.. (2019). The Australian Group on Antimicrobial Resistance (AGAR). Microbiology Australia. 40(2). 69–72. 4 indexed citations

Castanheira, Mariana, Lalitagauri M. Deshpande, Dilip Mathai, et al.. (2010). Early Dissemination of NDM-1- and OXA-181-Producing Enterobacteriaceae in Indian Hospitals: Report from the SENTRY Antimicrobial Surveillance Program, 2006-2007. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy. 55(3). 1274–1278. 299 indexed citations

Castanheira, Mariana, Jan Bell, John Turnidge, Rodrigo E. Mendes, & Ronald N. Jones. (2009). Dissemination and genetic context analysis of blaVIM-6 among Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates in Asian-Pacific Nations. Clinical Microbiology and Infection. 16(2). 186–189. 13 indexed citations

Mendes, Rodrigo E., Paul R. Rhomberg, Jan Bell, John Turnidge, & Hélio S. Sader. (2009). Doripenem activity tested against a global collection of Enterobacteriaceae, including isolates resistant to other extended-spectrum agents. Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease. 63(4). 415–425. 20 indexed citations

Turner, Mark S., Per Andersson, Jan Bell, et al.. (2009). Plasmid-borne blaSHV genes in Klebsiella pneumoniae are associated with strong promoters. Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy. 64(5). 960–964. 14 indexed citations

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Murray, Ronan J., Julie Pearson, Geoffrey W. Coombs, et al.. (2008). Outbreak of Invasive Methicillin-ResistantStaphylococcus aureusInfection Associated With Acupuncture and Joint Injection. Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. 29(9). 859–865. 21 indexed citations

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Peleg, Anton Y., Clare Franklin, Jan Bell, & Denis W. Spelman. (2006). Emergence of Carbapenem Resistance inAcinetobacter baumanniiRecovered From Blood Cultures in Australia. Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. 27(7). 759–761. 34 indexed citations

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Hirakata, Yoichi, Junichi Matsuda, Yoshitsugu Miyazaki, et al.. (2005). Regional variation in the prevalence of extended-spectrum β-lactamase–producing clinical isolates in the Asia-Pacific region (SENTRY 1998–2002). Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease. 52(4). 323–329. 134 indexed citations

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Peleg, Anton Y., Clare Franklin, Jan Bell, & Denis W. Spelman. (2005). Dissemination of the Metallo- -Lactamase Gene blaIMP-4 among Gram-Negative Pathogens in a Clinical Setting in Australia. Clinical Infectious Diseases. 41(11). 1549–1556. 147 indexed citations

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Nimmo, Graeme R., Jan Bell, David Mitchell, et al.. (2003). Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus aureus in Australian Teaching Hospitals, 1989-1999. Microbial Drug Resistance. 9(2). 155–160. 61 indexed citations

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Bell, Jan, John Turnidge, & Ronald N. Jones. (2002). Antimicrobial resistance trends in community-acquired respiratory tract pathogens in the Western Pacific Region and South Africa: report from the SENTRY antimicrobial surveillance program, (1998–1999) including an in vitro evaluation of BMS284756. International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents. 19(2). 125–132. 19 indexed citations

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Bell, Jan, John Turnidge, Ana Cristina Gales, Michael A. Pfaller, & Ronald N. Jones. (2002). Prevalence of extended spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL)-producing clinical isolates in the Asia-Pacific region and South Africa: regional results from SENTRY Antimicrobial Surveillance Program (1998–99). Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease. 42(3). 193–198. 118 indexed citations

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Bell, Jan, John Turnidge, Michael A. Pfaller, & Ronald N. Jones. (2002). In vitro assessment of gatifloxacin spectrum and potency tested against Haemophilus influenzae, Moraxella catarrhalis, and Streptococcus pneumoniae isolates from the Asia-Western Pacific component of the SENTRY antimicrobial surveillance program (1998–1999). Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease. 43(4). 315–318. 4 indexed citations

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Turnidge, John & Jan Bell. (2000). Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcal aureus Evolution in Australia Over 35 Years JOHN D. TURNIDGE and JAN M. BELL. Microbial Drug Resistance. 6(3). 223–229. 42 indexed citations

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Collignon, Peter, et al.. (1992). A national collaborative study of resistance to antimicrobial agents in Haenwphilus influenzae in Australian hospitals. Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy. 30(2). 153–163. 19 indexed citations

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Tapsall, John, Elizabeth J. Phillips, Barry M. Gray, et al.. (1988). Penicillin sensitivity of gonococci isolated in Australia, 1981-6. Australian Gonococcal Surveillance Programme.. Sexually Transmitted Infections. 64(3). 147–151. 2 indexed citations

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