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Bart Jan Kullberg

Bart Jan Kullberg

D-Index & Metrics

Immunology

D-Index
94
Citations
43832
World Ranking
918
National Ranking
32

Medicine

D-Index
94
Citations
43862
World Ranking
10299
National Ranking
405

Bart Jan Kullberg publication distribution in Immunology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Immunology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Bart Jan Kullberg sits on this spectrum.

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62 publications 807+

This scientist: 240 publications — 48th percentile

48% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 807 publications or more.

Bart Jan Kullberg D-index placement in Immunology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Immunology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Bart Jan Kullberg sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 157+

This scientist: 94 D-Index — 81st percentile

81% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 157 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2018 - Member of Academia Europaea

Overview

Bart Jan Kullberg is affiliated with Radboud University in the Netherlands and has a significant body of research focused on infectious diseases, immunology, and microbiology. Their work spans multiple subfields including infectious diseases, parasitology, epidemiology, immunology, and pulmonary and respiratory medicine.

The scientist's research topics include antifungal resistance and susceptibility, vector-borne infectious diseases, viral infections and vectors, fungal infections and studies, dermatological diseases and infestations, cystic fibrosis research advances, and vector-borne animal diseases.

Bart Jan Kullberg has contributed to several recent papers, including:

  • Review of influenza-associated pulmonary aspergillosis in ICU patients and proposal for a case definition: an expert opinion, 2020, Intensive Care Medicine
  • EORTC/MSGERC Definitions of Invasive Fungal Diseases: Summary of Activities of the Intensive Care Unit Working Group, 2021, Clinical Infectious Diseases
  • Recommendations for antibacterial therapy in adults with COVID-19 - an evidence based guideline, 2020, Clinical Microbiology and Infection
  • Rezafungin versus caspofungin for treatment of candidaemia and invasive candidiasis (ReSTORE): a multicentre, double-blind, double-dummy, randomised phase 3 trial, 2022, The Lancet
  • Lyme borreliosis: diagnosis and management, 2020, BMJ

Frequent co-authors in their collaborative work include José A. Vázquez, Oliver A. Cornely, Joppe W. Hovius, Leo A. B. Joosten, and George R. Thompson.

Bart Jan Kullberg regularly publishes in recognized scientific venues such as:

  • The Lancet Regional Health - Europe
  • Open Forum Infectious Diseases
  • Clinical Infectious Diseases
  • JAC-Antimicrobial Resistance
  • Intensive Care Medicine

Their main fields of study are medicine, with a focus on immunology and microbiology, underlying much of their multidisciplinary contributions to medical sciences.

In 2018, Bart Jan Kullberg was recognized as a Member of Academia Europaea, reflecting engagement with the broader scientific community.

Best Publications

  • Revised Definitions of Invasive Fungal Disease from the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer/Invasive Fungal Infections Cooperative Group and the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Mycoses Study Group (EORTC/MSG) Consensus Group

    Ben De Pauw;Thomas J. Walsh;J. Peter Donnelly;David A. Stevens

  • Clinical practice guidelines for the management of candidiasis: 2009 update by the Infectious Diseases Society of America.

    Peter G. Pappas;Carol A. Kauffman;David Andes;Daniel K. Benjamin

  • Revision and Update of the Consensus Definitions of Invasive Fungal Disease From the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer and the Mycoses Study Group Education and Research Consortium

    J. Peter Donnelly;Sharon C. Chen;Carol A. Kauffman;William J. Steinbach

  • Diagnosis and management of Aspergillus diseases: executive summary of the 2017 ESCMID-ECMM-ERS guideline

    A. J. Ullmann;J. M. Aguado;S. Arikan-Akdagli;D. W. Denning

  • Differential requirement for the activation of the inflammasome for processing and release of IL-1beta in monocytes and macrophages.

    Mihea G Netea;Mihea G Netea;Claudia Annelie Nold-Petry;Marcel F Nold;Leo A B Joosten

  • Toll-like receptor 2 controls expansion and function of regulatory T cells.

    Roger P.M. Sutmuller;Martijn H.M.G.M. den Brok;Matthijs Kramer;Erik J. Bennink

  • Impact of treatment strategy on outcomes in patients with candidemia and other forms of invasive candidiasis: a patient-level quantitative review of randomized trials

    David R. Andes;Nasia Safdar;John W. Baddley;Geoffrey Playford

  • Immune sensing of Candida albicans requires cooperative recognition of mannans and glucans by lectin and Toll-like receptors

    Mihai G. Netea;Neil A.R. Gow;Carol A. Munro;Steven Bates

  • Toll-Like Receptor 2 Suppresses Immunity against Candida albicans through Induction of IL-10 and Regulatory T Cells

    Mihai G. Netea;Roger Sutmuller;Corinna Hermann;Chantal A. A. Van der Graaf

  • Current evidence on hospital antimicrobial stewardship objectives: a systematic review and meta-analysis

    Emelie C Schuts;Marlies E J L Hulscher;Johan W Mouton;Cees M Verduin

  • STAT1 Mutations in Autosomal Dominant Chronic Mucocutaneous Candidiasis

    Frank L. van de Veerdonk;Theo S. Plantinga;Alexander Hoischen;Sanne P. Smeekens

  • Immune defence against Candida fungal infections

    Mihai G. Netea;Leo A. B. Joosten;Jos W. M. van der Meer;Bart-Jan Kullberg

  • The Role of Toll-like Receptor (TLR) 2 and TLR4 in the Host Defense against Disseminated Candidiasis

    Mihai G. Netea;Chantal A. A. Van der Graaf;Alieke G. Vonk;Ineke Verschueren

  • IL-1β Processing in Host Defense: Beyond the Inflammasomes

    Mihai G. Netea;Anna Simon;Frank L van de Veerdonk;Bart Jan Kullberg

  • Defining Responses to Therapy and Study Outcomes in Clinical Trials of Invasive Fungal Diseases: Mycoses Study Group and European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Consensus Criteria

    Brahm H. Segal;Raoul Herbrecht;David A. Stevens;David A. Stevens;Luis Ostrosky-Zeichner

  • Deficiency of interleukin-18 in mice leads to hyperphagia, obesity and insulin resistance.

    Mihai G Netea;Leo A B Joosten;Eli Lewis;Dalan R Jensen

  • The C-type lectin DC-SIGN (CD209) is an antigen-uptake receptor for Candida albicans on dendritic cells.

    Alessandra Cambi;Karlijn Gijzen;I. Jolanda M. de Vries;Ruurd Torensma

  • NOD2 and toll-like receptors are nonredundant recognition systems of Mycobacterium tuberculosis.

    Gerben Ferwerda;Stephen E. Girardin;Bart Jan Kullberg;Lionel Le Bourhis

  • Syk kinase is required for collaborative cytokine production induced through Dectin-1 and Toll-like receptors.

    Kevin M. Dennehy;Gerben Ferwerda;Inês Faro-Trindade;Elwira Pyz

  • Toll-like receptors and the host defense against microbial pathogens: bringing specificity to the innate-immune system

    Mihai G Netea;Chantal A A Van Der Graaf;Jos W M Van Der Meer;Bart Jan Kullberg

  • Review of influenza-associated pulmonary aspergillosis in ICU patients and proposal for a case definition: an expert opinion.

    Paul E. Verweij;Bart J.A. Rijnders;Roger J.M. Brüggemann;Elie Azoulay

Frequent Co-Authors

Mihai G. Netea
Mihai G. Netea Radboud University
Jos W. M. van der Meer
Jos W. M. van der Meer Radboud University Medical Center
Leo A. B. Joosten
Leo A. B. Joosten Radboud University
Frank L. van de Veerdonk
Frank L. van de Veerdonk Radboud University
Charles A. Dinarello
Charles A. Dinarello University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Paul E. Verweij
Paul E. Verweij Radboud University
Marije Oosting
Marije Oosting Radboud University
John R. Perfect
John R. Perfect Duke University
Neil A. R. Gow
Neil A. R. Gow University of Exeter
Jack D. Sobel
Jack D. Sobel Wayne State University

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