Robert Skov

18.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
198 papers, 9.4k citations indexed

About

Robert Skov is a scholar working on Infectious Diseases, Clinical Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert Skov has authored 198 papers receiving a total of 9.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 152 papers in Infectious Diseases, 94 papers in Clinical Biochemistry and 60 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Robert Skov's work include Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus (143 papers), Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing (94 papers) and Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing (50 papers). Robert Skov is often cited by papers focused on Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus (143 papers), Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing (94 papers) and Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing (50 papers). Robert Skov collaborates with scholars based in Denmark, United States and United Kingdom. Robert Skov's co-authors include Anders Rhod Larsen, Marc Stegger, Jesper Larsen, Frank M. Aarestrup, Paal Skytt Andersen, Henrik Westh, Andreas Petersen, Luca Guardabassi, Henrik Hasman and Maria Ebbesen Sørum and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nature Communications and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Robert Skov

193 papers receiving 9.1k 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.

  1. Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA): burden of disease and control challenges in Europe
    2010 487 citations Robin Köck, Julia E.W.C. van Gemert‐Pijnen et al. Eurosurveillance profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Robert Skov 6.6k 3.7k 3.3k 1.5k 1.3k 198 9.4k
Hajo Grundmann 6.2k 0.9× 3.5k 0.9× 3.8k 1.2× 2.0k 1.4× 2.6k 2.0× 108 11.0k
Benjamin P. Howden 7.1k 1.1× 4.3k 1.2× 3.5k 1.1× 2.4k 1.6× 2.0k 1.6× 326 12.4k
Alexander Mellmann 6.2k 0.9× 3.3k 0.9× 2.2k 0.7× 1.5k 1.0× 2.0k 1.6× 292 11.4k
Henrik Westh 4.7k 0.7× 2.9k 0.8× 2.5k 0.8× 1.5k 1.0× 822 0.7× 202 7.6k
Roland Leclercq 5.9k 0.9× 2.9k 0.8× 2.9k 0.9× 2.6k 1.8× 2.5k 2.0× 191 10.5k
Luca Guardabassi 4.6k 0.7× 3.3k 0.9× 2.6k 0.8× 1.3k 0.9× 2.5k 2.0× 214 9.8k
César A. Arias 6.0k 0.9× 4.0k 1.1× 3.3k 1.0× 2.2k 1.5× 3.8k 3.0× 261 12.8k
Guido Werner 3.9k 0.6× 2.4k 0.6× 2.4k 0.7× 815 0.6× 1.9k 1.5× 200 6.9k
Marc Stegger 4.0k 0.6× 2.8k 0.7× 1.7k 0.5× 1.1k 0.8× 2.0k 1.6× 187 7.3k
Andreas Voß 4.5k 0.7× 2.1k 0.5× 1.7k 0.5× 1.5k 1.0× 893 0.7× 147 7.7k

Countries citing papers authored by Robert Skov

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Fields of papers citing papers by Robert Skov

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Robert Skov

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Robert Skov. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Robert Skov 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 Robert Skov. Robert Skov is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Skov, Robert, Anja Poulsen, Jørgen A. L. Kurtzhals, et al.. (2025). C-reactive protein testing in primary care and antibiotic use in children with acute respiratory tract infections in Kyrgyzstan: an open-label, individually randomised, controlled trial. The Lancet Regional Health - Europe. 51. 101184–101184. 1 indexed citations
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Bager, Peter, Md Zohorul Islam, Tinna Ravnholt Urth, et al.. (2025). Association between biosecurity and zoonotic transmission of LA-MRSA CC398 from industrial pig farms to farm workers and their household members. Occupational and Environmental Medicine. 82(1). 45–48. 1 indexed citations
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Bager, Peter, Mikael Andersson, Barbara Juliane Holzknecht, et al.. (2024). Comparison of morbidity and mortality after bloodstream infection with vancomycin-resistant versus -susceptible Enterococcus faecium: a nationwide cohort study in Denmark, 2010–2019. Emerging Microbes & Infections. 13(1). 2309969–2309969. 3 indexed citations
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Malani, Anurag N., Mike Sharland, Cornelius J. Clancy, & Robert Skov. (2024). A global call to action to fight antimicrobial resistance: IDSA and ESCMID joint white paper. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 1(2). 105033–105033.
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Wendel, Andreas, Robin Otchwemah, Franziska Layer, et al.. (2023). Investigating a possible link between antiseptic treatment and the increased occurrence of daptomycin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. Clinical Microbiology and Infection. 29(10). 1334.e1–1334.e6. 2 indexed citations
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Lyngse, Frederik Plesner, Laust Hvas Mortensen, Matthew Denwood, et al.. (2022). Household transmission of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant in Denmark. Nature Communications. 13(1). 5573–5573. 69 indexed citations
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Lyngse, Frederik Plesner, Carsten Kirkeby, Matthew Denwood, et al.. (2022). Household transmission of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant of concern subvariants BA.1 and BA.2 in Denmark. Nature Communications. 13(1). 5760–5760. 83 indexed citations
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Butt, Jawad H., Emil Loldrup Fosbøl, Thomas Alexander Gerds, et al.. (2020). Ticagrelor and the risk of Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia and other infections. European Heart Journal - Cardiovascular Pharmacotherapy. 8(1). 13–19. 12 indexed citations
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Higgins, Paul G., Julia Wille, Kyriaki Xanthopoulou, et al.. (2020). Klebsiella variicola causing nosocomial transmission among neonates – an emerging pathogen?. Journal of Medical Microbiology. 69(3). 396–401. 16 indexed citations
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Sieber, Raphael N., Anders Rhod Larsen, Tinna Ravnholt Urth, et al.. (2019). Genome investigations show host adaptation and transmission of LA-MRSA CC398 from pigs into Danish healthcare institutions. Scientific Reports. 9(1). 18655–18655. 45 indexed citations
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Sieber, Raphael N., Robert Skov, Jens Nielsen, et al.. (2018). Drivers and Dynamics of Methicillin-Resistant Livestock-Associated Staphylococcus aureus CC398 in Pigs and Humans in Denmark. mBio. 9(6). 71 indexed citations
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Oestergaard, L, Michelle Schmiegelow, Niels Eske Bruun, et al.. (2017). The associations between socioeconomic status and risk of Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia and subsequent endocarditis – a Danish nationwide cohort study. BMC Infectious Diseases. 17(1). 589–589. 29 indexed citations
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Bal, Abhijit M., Geoffrey W. Coombs, Matthew T. G. Holden, et al.. (2016). Genomic insights into the emergence and spread of international clones of healthcare-, community- and livestock-associated meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus : Blurring of the traditional definitions. Journal of Global Antimicrobial Resistance. 6. 95–101. 103 indexed citations
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Petersen, Andreas, et al.. (2014). Outcome and reinfection after Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia in individuals with and without HIV-1 infection: a case–control study. BMJ Open. 4(4). e004075–e004075. 10 indexed citations
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Cartwright, Edward J. P., Gavin K. Paterson, Kathy E. Raven, et al.. (2013). Use of Vitek 2 Antimicrobial Susceptibility Profile To Identify mecC in Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus. Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 51(8). 2732–2734. 44 indexed citations
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Rasmussen, Rasmus V., Ulla Høst, Magnus Arpi, et al.. (2011). Prevalence of infective endocarditis in patients with Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia: the value of screening with echocardiography. European Journal of Echocardiography. 12(6). 414–420. 111 indexed citations
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Köck, Robin, Katrin Anne Becker, B Cookson, et al.. (2010). Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). Eurosurveillance. 15(41). 4 indexed citations
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Ruhlmann, Christina H., Hans Jørn Kolmos, Jette E. Kristiansen, & Robert Skov. (2008). Svin som smittekilde til infektioner med methicillinresistente Staphylococcus aureus hos mennesker. Ugeskrift for Læger. 170(43). 1 indexed citations
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Jensen, Jens‐Ulrik Stæhr, Erik Jensen, Anders Rhod Larsen, et al.. (2006). Control of a methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) outbreak in a day-care institution. Journal of Hospital Infection. 63(1). 84–92. 15 indexed citations

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