Lars Hestbjerg Hansen

26.4k total citations · 6 hit papers
331 papers, 16.9k citations indexed

About

Lars Hestbjerg Hansen is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Ecology and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Lars Hestbjerg Hansen has authored 331 papers receiving a total of 16.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 186 papers in Molecular Biology, 120 papers in Ecology and 52 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Lars Hestbjerg Hansen's work include Bacteriophages and microbial interactions (66 papers), Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (58 papers) and Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (49 papers). Lars Hestbjerg Hansen is often cited by papers focused on Bacteriophages and microbial interactions (66 papers), Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (58 papers) and Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (49 papers). Lars Hestbjerg Hansen collaborates with scholars based in Denmark, United States and Germany. Lars Hestbjerg Hansen's co-authors include Søren J. Sørensen, Dennis Sandris Nielsen, Mette Burmølle, Finn K. Vogensen, Waleed Abu Al‐Soud, Anders Norman, Mogens Jakobsen, Nadja Larsen, Witold Kot and Bente Klarlund Pedersen and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nucleic Acids Research and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Lars Hestbjerg Hansen

327 papers receiving 16.6k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

Gut Microbiota in Human Adults with Type 2 Diabetes Differs from Non-Diabetic Adults

2010 2.3k citations Dennis Sandris Nielsen, Lars Hestbjerg Hansen et al. profile →
Studying plasmid horizontal transfer in situ: a critical review

2005 549 citations Lars Hestbjerg Hansen et al. profile →
Enhanced Biofilm Formation and Increased Resistance to Antimicrobial Agents and Bacterial Invasion Are Caused by Synergistic Interactions in Multispecies Biofilms

2006 540 citations Lars Hestbjerg Hansen et al. profile →
The interconnection between biofilm formation and horizontal gene transfer

2012 492 citations Lars Hestbjerg Hansen et al. profile →
A prebiotic intervention study in children with autism spectrum disorders (ASDs)

2018 264 citations Josué L. Castro‐Mejía, Lars Hestbjerg Hansen et al. profile →
Machine learning and deep learning applications in microbiome research

2022 159 citations Lars Hestbjerg Hansen et al. profile →

Peers

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Søren J. Sørensen Denmark

Ashlee M. Earl United States

Roderick I. Mackie United States

Jason W. Sahl United States

Christian L. Lauber United States

Jacques Ravel United States

Paul de Vos Netherlands

Michael J. Sadowsky United States

Paramvir Dehal United States

Sofia K. Forslund Germany

Søren J. Sørensen Denmark

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Citations per year, relative to Lars Hestbjerg Hansen Lars Hestbjerg Hansen (= 1×) peers Søren J. Sørensen

Countries citing papers authored by Lars Hestbjerg Hansen

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Citations

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Fields of papers citing papers by Lars Hestbjerg Hansen

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Lars Hestbjerg Hansen

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Lars Hestbjerg Hansen. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Lars Hestbjerg Hansen based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Lars Hestbjerg Hansen. Lars Hestbjerg Hansen is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Bashar, Abul, Patrick Denis Browne, Abdullah Al Rakib, et al.. (2025). Identification of microbial groups and functional genes associated with greenhouse gas emissions in prawn farms. Scientific Reports. 15(1). 38450–38450.

Aggerbeck, Marie Rønne, Alex Gobbi, Teresa Nascimento, et al.. (2025). Fungal community dynamics and anthocyanin profiling of grapevine leaves in a vineyard affected by esca. Plant Stress. 15. 100793–100793. 1 indexed citations

Narimatsu, Yoshiki, Christian Büll, Qinghua Liao, et al.. (2024). A family of di-glutamate mucin-degrading enzymes that bridges glycan hydrolases and peptidases. Nature Catalysis. 7(4). 386–400. 1 indexed citations

Mentzel, Caroline M. Junker, Hui Yan, Yi Liu, et al.. (2024). Low‐gainer diet‐induced obese microbiota transplanted mice exhibit increased fighting. Clinical and Translational Science. 17(9). e13906–e13906.

Bashar, Abul, Md. Mehedi Alam, Neaz A. Hasan, et al.. (2024). Identification of Aquatic Plant Species Suitable for Growing in Integrated Multi-Trophic Aquaculture Systems in Southwest Bangladesh. Sustainability. 16(24). 11113–11113. 3 indexed citations

Rasmussen, Torben Sølbeck, Caroline M. Junker Mentzel, Rasmus Riemer Jakobsen, et al.. (2023). Fecal virome transfer improves proliferation of commensal gut Akkermansia muciniphila and unexpectedly enhances the fertility rate in laboratory mice. Gut Microbes. 15(1). 2208504–2208504. 21 indexed citations

Aggerbeck, Marie Rønne, Alex Gobbi, Teresa Nascimento, et al.. (2023). Pruning Wound Protection Products Induce Alterations in the Wood Mycobiome Profile of Grapevines. Journal of Fungi. 9(4). 488–488. 3 indexed citations

Larsen, Ida Signe Bohse, Luping Zhou, Weihua Tian, et al.. (2023). The SHDRA syndrome-associated gene TMEM260 encodes a protein-specific O-mannosyltransferase. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 120(21). e2302584120–e2302584120. 17 indexed citations

Nielsen, Tue Kjærgaard, Patrick Denis Browne, & Lars Hestbjerg Hansen. (2022). Antibiotic resistance genes are differentially mobilized according to resistance mechanism. GigaScience. 11. 29 indexed citations

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Lametsch, René, et al.. (2022). Salmonella phage akira, infecting selected Salmonella enterica Enteritidis and Typhimurium strains, represents a new lineage of bacteriophages. Archives of Virology. 167(10). 2049–2056. 6 indexed citations

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Schostag, Morten Dencker, Alex Gobbi, Mahdi Nikbakht Fini, et al.. (2022). Combining reverse osmosis and microbial degradation for remediation of drinking water contaminated with recalcitrant pesticide residue. Water Research. 216. 118352–118352. 12 indexed citations

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Karlsson, Richard, Pradeep Chopra, Zhang Yang, et al.. (2021). Dissecting structure-function of 3-O-sulfated heparin and engineered heparan sulfates. Science Advances. 7(52). eabl6026–eabl6026. 40 indexed citations

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Cold, Frederik, Sofie Ingdam Halkjær, Andreas Munk Petersen, et al.. (2020). Fecal Microbiota Transplantation in the Treatment of Chronic Pouchitis: A Systematic Review. Microorganisms. 8(9). 1433–1433. 20 indexed citations

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Zeng, Yonghui, Xihan Chen, Anne Mette Madsen, et al.. (2020). Potential Rhodopsin- and Bacteriochlorophyll-Based Dual Phototrophy in a High Arctic Glacier. mBio. 11(6). 23 indexed citations

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Anwar, Muhammad Zohaib, Athanasios Zervas, Lars Hestbjerg Hansen, et al.. (2020). Complete Genome and Plasmid Sequences of Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica Serovar Enteritidis PT1, Obtained from the Salmonella Reference Laboratory at Public Health England, Colindale, United Kingdom. Microbiology Resource Announcements. 9(2). 3 indexed citations

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Myhill, Laura J., Helena Mejer, Tina Vicky Alstrup Hansen, et al.. (2020). Fermentable Dietary Fiber Promotes Helminth Infection and Exacerbates Host Inflammatory Responses. The Journal of Immunology. 204(11). 3042–3055. 20 indexed citations

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Jørgensen, Tue Sparholt, et al.. (2019). The Whole Genome Sequence and mRNA Transcriptome of the Tropical Cyclopoid Copepod Apocyclops royi. G3 Genes Genomes Genetics. 9(5). 1295–1302. 10 indexed citations

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Nielsen, Signe Holm, Tue Sparholt Jørgensen, Benni Winding Hansen, et al.. (2019). n-3 PUFA biosynthesis by the copepod Apocyclops royi determined by fatty acid profile and gene expression analysis. Biology Open. 8(2). 39 indexed citations

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Tian, Weihua, Zilu Ye, Shengjun Wang, et al.. (2019). The glycosylation design space for recombinant lysosomal replacement enzymes produced in CHO cells. Nature Communications. 10(1). 1785–1785. 50 indexed citations

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Halkjær, Sofie Ingdam, Alice Højer Christensen, Bobby Lo, et al.. (2018). Faecal microbiota transplantation alters gut microbiota in patients with irritable bowel syndrome: results from a randomised, double-blind placebo-controlled study. Gut. 67(12). 2107–2115. 239 indexed citations

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