2026 Bas E. Dutilh: Biology and Biochemistry Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Biology and Biochemistry	73	5813	5360	145	134	243	28192

Research.com Recognitions

2023 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Netherlands Leader Award

Overview

Bas E. Dutilh is affiliated with Utrecht University in the Netherlands. Their research primarily spans the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Environmental Science. Within these fields, their work concentrates on subfields such as Molecular Biology, Ecology, Plant Science, Endocrinology, and Infectious Diseases.

The main research topics addressed by Bas E. Dutilh include:

Bacteriophages and microbial interactions
Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
Plant Virus Research Studies
Gut microbiota and health
Plant and Fungal Interactions Research
Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction

The scientist has coauthored frequently with several researchers, including Daniel Garza, Evelien M. Adriaenssens, Mart Krupovìč, Jens H. Kuhn, and Luisa Rubino. Their collaborations have contributed to expanding research in viral taxonomy, microbial ecology, and related areas.

Their recent publications showcase involvement in a variety of topics within biological sciences and virology. Selected recent papers include:

Eleven grand challenges in single-cell data science (2020), published in Genome Biology
Changes to virus taxonomy and to the International Code of Virus Classification and Nomenclature ratified by the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (2021), published in Archives of Virology
iPHoP: An integrated machine learning framework to maximize host prediction for metagenome-derived viruses of archaea and bacteria (2023), published in PLoS Biology
Changes to virus taxonomy and the Statutes ratified by the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (2020), published in Archives of Virology
Recent changes to virus taxonomy ratified by the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (2022), published in Archives of Virology

Bas E. Dutilh has published extensively in several scientific venues. The most frequent publication outlets include:

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Archives of Virology
Nature Communications
ISME Communications

Best Publications

Nitrite-driven anaerobic methane oxidation by oxygenic bacteria

Katharina F. Ettwig;Margaret K. Butler;Margaret K. Butler;Denis Le Paslier;Denis Le Paslier;Eric Pelletier;Eric Pelletier

1946
Citations
Deciphering the evolution and metabolism of an anammox bacterium from a community genome

Marc Strous;Eric Pelletier;Sophie Mangenot;Thomas Rattei

1504
Citations
Eleven grand challenges in single-cell data science

David Lähnemann;David Lähnemann;Johannes Köster;Johannes Köster;Ewa Szczurek;Davis J. McCarthy;Davis J. McCarthy

1301
Citations
Changes to taxonomy and the International Code of Virus Classification and Nomenclature ratified by the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (2017)

Andrew M. Q. King;Elliot J. Lefkowitz;Arcady R. Mushegian;Michael J. Adams

1013
Citations
A bacterial driver-passenger model for colorectal cancer: beyond the usual suspects.

Harold Tjalsma;Annemarie Boleij;Julian Roberto Marchesi;Bas E. Dutilh

995
Citations
A highly abundant bacteriophage discovered in the unknown sequences of human faecal metagenomes

Bas E. Dutilh;Noriko Cassman;Katelyn McNair;Savannah E. Sanchez

879
Citations
Marine DNA Viral Macro- and Microdiversity from Pole to Pole.

Ann C. Gregory;Ahmed A. Zayed;Nádia Conceição-Neto;Ben Temperton

833
Citations
Minimum information about an uncultivated virus genome (MIUVIG)

Simon Roux;Evelien M. Adriaenssens;Bas E. Dutilh;Eugene V. Koonin

725
Citations
Metagenomics and future perspectives in virus discovery.

John L Mokili;Forest Rohwer;Bas E Dutilh;Bas E Dutilh

692
Citations
Towards the Human Colorectal Cancer Microbiome

Julian R. Marchesi;Bas E. Dutilh;Bas E. Dutilh;Neil Hall;Wilbert H. M. Peters

663
Citations
Targeting mechanisms of tailed bacteriophages

Franklin L Nobrega;Marnix Vlot;Patrick A de Jonge;Patrick A de Jonge;Lisa L Dreesens

580
Citations
Computational approaches to predict bacteriophage–host relationships

Robert A. Edwards;Katelyn McNair;Karoline Faust;Jeroen Raes;Jeroen Raes

487
Citations
Computational pan-genomics: status, promises and challenges.

Tobias Marschall;Manja Marz;Manja Marz;Thomas Abeel;Louis Dijkstra

419
Citations
Robust taxonomic classification of uncharted microbial sequences and bins with CAT and BAT

F. A. Bastiaan von Meijenfeldt;Ksenia Arkhipova;Diego D. Cambuy;Felipe H. Coutinho;Felipe H. Coutinho;Felipe H. Coutinho

403
Citations
Genome-based microbial ecology of anammox granules in a full-scale wastewater treatment system

Daan R Speth;Michiel H In 't Zandt;Simon Guerrero-Cruz;Bas E Dutilh;Bas E Dutilh;Bas E Dutilh

397
Citations
Molecular and Evolutionary Determinants of Bacteriophage Host Range

Patrick A. de Jonge;Patrick A. de Jonge;Franklin L. Nobrega;Stan J.J. Brouns;Stan J.J. Brouns;Bas E. Dutilh;Bas E. Dutilh

359
Citations
Taxonomy of prokaryotic viruses: 2017 update from the ICTV Bacterial and Archaeal Viruses Subcommittee

Mart Krupovic;Bas E Dutilh;Bas E Dutilh;Bas E Dutilh;Evelien M Adriaenssens;Johannes Wittmann

327
Citations
Changes to virus taxonomy and the Statutes ratified by the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (2020).

Peter J. Walker;Stuart G. Siddell;Elliot J. Lefkowitz;Arcady R. Mushegian

320
Citations
The New Scope of Virus Taxonomy: Partitioning the Virosphere Into 15 Hierarchical Ranks

Alexander E. Gorbalenya;Alexander E. Gorbalenya;Mart Krupovic;Arcady Mushegian;Andrew M. Kropinski

318
Citations
The metagenome of the marine anammox bacterium 'Candidatus Scalindua profunda' illustrates the versatility of this globally important nitrogen cycle bacterium

Jack van de Vossenberg;Dagmar Woebken;Wouter J Maalcke;Hans J C T Wessels

307
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