Stefan Bletz

1.5k total citations
24 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Stefan Bletz is a scholar working on Infectious Diseases, Molecular Biology and Clinical Biochemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Stefan Bletz has authored 24 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Infectious Diseases, 8 papers in Molecular Biology and 7 papers in Clinical Biochemistry. Recurrent topics in Stefan Bletz's work include Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus (7 papers), Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing (7 papers) and Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria (6 papers). Stefan Bletz is often cited by papers focused on Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus (7 papers), Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing (7 papers) and Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria (6 papers). Stefan Bletz collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Netherlands and Austria. Stefan Bletz's co-authors include Alexander Mellmann, Dag Harmsen, Karola Prior, Karsten Becker, Haizpea Lasa-Fernández, Franz Allerberger, Werner Ruppitsch, Ariane Pietzka, Frank Kipp and Malbert R. C. Rogers and has published in prestigious journals such as Clinical Infectious Diseases, Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases.

In The Last Decade

Stefan Bletz

22 papers receiving 1.1k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Stefan Bletz Germany 15 477 337 282 268 263 24 1.1k
Christina Aaby Svendsen Denmark 15 244 0.5× 267 0.8× 157 0.6× 282 1.1× 333 1.3× 24 971
Fabiola Feltrin Italy 12 465 1.0× 358 1.1× 154 0.5× 111 0.4× 283 1.1× 15 832
Jennifer K. Bender Germany 21 732 1.5× 416 1.2× 416 1.5× 185 0.7× 369 1.4× 49 1.4k
Robert D. Arbeit United States 13 541 1.1× 308 0.9× 307 1.1× 212 0.8× 224 0.9× 17 1.1k
Dave Boxrud United States 18 317 0.7× 177 0.5× 132 0.5× 196 0.7× 176 0.7× 30 759
Laura Ruiz-Ripa Spain 23 784 1.6× 563 1.7× 376 1.3× 140 0.5× 410 1.6× 49 1.4k
Koichi Tanimoto Japan 22 616 1.3× 681 2.0× 257 0.9× 157 0.6× 325 1.2× 59 1.5k
Pei‐Chen Chen Taiwan 17 343 0.7× 208 0.6× 183 0.6× 152 0.6× 301 1.1× 34 930
Ben Wit Netherlands 12 355 0.7× 263 0.8× 124 0.4× 146 0.5× 307 1.2× 18 896
Sergio Arredondo-Alonso United Kingdom 12 228 0.5× 388 1.2× 191 0.7× 215 0.8× 409 1.6× 20 909

Countries citing papers authored by Stefan Bletz

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Fields of papers citing papers by Stefan Bletz

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Stefan Bletz

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

All Works

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Olaru, Ioana D., et al.. (2025). A cluster of Burkholderia contaminans bloodstream infections in a rural hospital in Sierra Leone. Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. 46(6). 656–657.
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Akabanda, Fortune, Stefan Bletz, Matthias Lamping, et al.. (2025). Bacterial community dynamics in spontaneously fermented Ghanaian cereals, legumes, root, tuber and plantain flours. BMC Microbiology. 25(1). 602–602.
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Schreiber, André, Darisuren Anhlan, Stefan Bletz, et al.. (2024). The host-targeted antiviral drug Zapnometinib exhibits a high barrier to the development of SARS-CoV-2 resistance. Antiviral Research. 225. 105840–105840. 12 indexed citations
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Bletz, Stefan, et al.. (2024). Plasmid-encoded gene duplications of extended-spectrum β-lactamases in clinical bacterial isolates. Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology. 14. 1343858–1343858. 4 indexed citations
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Rosel, Adriana Cabal, Anna Stöger, Burkhard Springer, et al.. (2024). Three prolonged outbreaks of metallo-β-lactamase-producing Pseudomonas aeruginosa in an Upper Austrian hospital, 2017–2023. Microbiology Spectrum. 12(10). e0074024–e0074024. 1 indexed citations
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Pereira, M. S., Sylvio Redanz, Birgit Sehested Hansen, et al.. (2024). OP0047 FASTING MODULATES THE HUMAN GUT MICROBIOME AND REDUCES AN IL-17+/IFNG+ T CELL-INDUCING GUT PATHOBIONT IN PATIENTS WITH RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases. 83. 51–52. 1 indexed citations
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Shittu, Adebayo, Franziska Layer, Birgit Strommenger, et al.. (2022). First Report of a Methicillin-Resistant, High-Level Mupirocin-Resistant Staphylococcus argenteus. Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology. 12. 860163–860163. 4 indexed citations
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Bletz, Stefan, et al.. (2021). Identification of Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia coli Outbreaks Using Whole Genome Sequencing. Methods in molecular biology. 2291. 87–97. 1 indexed citations
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Schaumburg, Frieder, Stefan Bletz, Alexander Mellmann, Karsten Becker, & Evgeny A. Idelevich. (2019). Comparison of methods to analyse susceptibility of German MDR/XDR Pseudomonas aeruginosa to ceftazidime/avibactam. International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents. 54(2). 255–260. 26 indexed citations
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Bletz, Stefan, Sandra Janežič, Dag Harmsen, Maja Rupnik, & Alexander Mellmann. (2018). Defining and Evaluating a Core Genome Multilocus Sequence Typing Scheme for Genome-Wide Typing of Clostridium difficile. Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 56(6). 64 indexed citations
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Schaumburg, Frieder, Stefan Bletz, Alexander Mellmann, Karsten Becker, & Evgeny A. Idelevich. (2017). Susceptibility of MDR Pseudomonas aeruginosa to ceftolozane/tazobactam and comparison of different susceptibility testing methods. Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy. 72(11). 3079–3084. 18 indexed citations
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Mellmann, Alexander, Paal Skytt Andersen, Stefan Bletz, et al.. (2017). High Interlaboratory Reproducibility and Accuracy of Next-Generation-Sequencing-Based Bacterial Genotyping in a Ring Trial. Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 55(3). 908–913. 56 indexed citations
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Mellmann, Alexander, et al.. (2017). Genome Sequences of the First WHO Repository of Platelet Transfusion-Relevant Bacterial Reference Strains. Genome Announcements. 5(29). 1 indexed citations
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Held, Jana, Markus Gmeiner, Benjamin Mordmüller, et al.. (2016). Bats are rare reservoirs of Staphylococcus aureus complex in Gabon. Infection Genetics and Evolution. 47. 118–120. 17 indexed citations
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Kampmeier, Stefanie, Stefan Bletz, Annelene Kossow, et al.. (2016). Whole-Genome Sequencing Elucidates Epidemiology of Nosocomial Clusters of Acinetobacter baumannii. Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 54(9). 2391–2394. 27 indexed citations
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Mellmann, Alexander, Stefan Bletz, Frank Kipp, et al.. (2016). Real-Time Genome Sequencing of Resistant Bacteria Provides Precision Infection Control in an Institutional Setting. Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 54(12). 2874–2881. 161 indexed citations
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Bletz, Stefan, Alexander Mellmann, Jörg Rothgänger, & Dag Harmsen. (2014). Ensuring backwards compatibility: traditional genotyping efforts in the era of whole genome sequencing. Clinical Microbiology and Infection. 21(4). 347.e1–347.e4. 28 indexed citations
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Bielaszewska, Martina, Alexander Mellmann, Stefan Bletz, et al.. (2013). Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli O26:H11/H−: A New Virulent Clone Emerges in Europe. Clinical Infectious Diseases. 56(10). 1373–1381. 100 indexed citations
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Bletz, Stefan, Martina Bielaszewska, Shana R. Leopold, et al.. (2013). Evolution of Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli O26 Based on Single-Nucleotide Polymorphisms. Genome Biology and Evolution. 5(10). 1807–1816. 21 indexed citations
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Binding, N., et al.. (2004). Quantification of bacterial lipopolysaccharides (endotoxin) by GC–MS determination of 3-hydroxy fatty acids. Journal of Environmental Monitoring. 6(1). 65–70. 39 indexed citations

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