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D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Microbiology 112 222 204 13 13 685 53194
Medicine 112 5102 4787 195 191 687 53115
Molecular Biology 110 369 338 13 13 650 48865

Ben Berkhout publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Ben Berkhout between 1980 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Ben Berkhout published across 46 years, from 1980 to 2025, averaging 15.5 papers a year. Output peaked at 46 publications in 2011. 10 of the 713 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1980 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 46. Peak 46 publications in 2011. 1980: 1 publication 1981: 0 publications 1982: 0 publications 1983: 2 publications 1984: 0 publications 1985: 3 publications 1986: 1 publication 1987: 3 publications 1988: 5 publications 1989: 3 publications 1990: 3 publications 1991: 5 publications 1992: 4 publications 1993: 5 publications 1994: 8 publications 1995: 9 publications 1996: 8 publications 1997: 11 publications 1998: 11 publications 1999: 15 publications 2000: 8 publications 2001: 17 publications 2002: 17 publications 2003: 17 publications 2004: 27 publications 2005: 24 publications 2006: 42 publications 2007: 33 publications 2008: 39 publications 2009: 35 publications 2010: 29 publications 2011: 46 publications 2012: 29 publications 2013: 36 publications 2014: 21 publications 2015: 31 publications 2016: 31 publications 2017: 26 publications 2018: 23 publications 2019: 18 publications 2020: 9 publications 2021: 18 publications 2022: 13 publications 2023: 17 publications 2024: 4 publications 2025: 6 publications
1980 2025

713 publications in total across all disciplines

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Ben Berkhout: publications per year, 1980 to 2025
Year Publications
1980 1
1981 0
1982 0
1983 2
1984 0
1985 3
1986 1
1987 3
1988 5
1989 3
1990 3
1991 5
1992 4
1993 5
1994 8
1995 9
1996 8
1997 11
1998 11
1999 15
2000 8
2001 17
2002 17
2003 17
2004 27
2005 24
2006 42
2007 33
2008 39
2009 35
2010 29
2011 46
2012 29
2013 36
2014 21
2015 31
2016 31
2017 26
2018 23
2019 18
2020 9
2021 18
2022 13
2023 17
2024 4
2025 6
Total 713
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Ben Berkhout publication distribution in Microbiology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Microbiology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Ben Berkhout sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150 200 250
Bar chart with 64 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 55–64 to 679+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 288. Most scientists, 288, have 135–144 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 679 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 679+ publications, is where this scientist sits. 55–64 publications: 8 scientists 65–74 publications: 29 scientists 75–84 publications: 55 scientists 85–94 publications: 112 scientists 95–104 publications: 137 scientists 105–114 publications: 190 scientists 115–124 publications: 235 scientists 125–134 publications: 234 scientists 135–144 publications: 288 scientists 145–154 publications: 265 scientists 155–164 publications: 264 scientists 165–174 publications: 253 scientists 175–184 publications: 276 scientists 185–194 publications: 190 scientists 195–204 publications: 234 scientists 205–214 publications: 208 scientists 215–224 publications: 198 scientists 225–234 publications: 155 scientists 235–244 publications: 161 scientists 245–254 publications: 160 scientists 255–264 publications: 146 scientists 265–274 publications: 139 scientists 275–284 publications: 148 scientists 285–294 publications: 115 scientists 295–304 publications: 96 scientists 305–314 publications: 88 scientists 315–324 publications: 106 scientists 325–334 publications: 65 scientists 335–344 publications: 76 scientists 345–354 publications: 64 scientists 355–364 publications: 62 scientists 365–374 publications: 65 scientists 375–384 publications: 61 scientists 385–394 publications: 34 scientists 395–404 publications: 44 scientists 405–414 publications: 36 scientists 415–424 publications: 35 scientists 425–434 publications: 29 scientists 435–444 publications: 33 scientists 445–454 publications: 34 scientists 455–464 publications: 25 scientists 465–474 publications: 26 scientists 475–484 publications: 20 scientists 485–494 publications: 19 scientists 495–504 publications: 16 scientists 505–514 publications: 17 scientists 515–524 publications: 23 scientists 525–534 publications: 14 scientists 535–544 publications: 14 scientists 545–554 publications: 18 scientists 555–564 publications: 12 scientists 565–574 publications: 7 scientists 575–584 publications: 9 scientists 585–594 publications: 9 scientists 595–604 publications: 9 scientists 605–614 publications: 7 scientists 615–624 publications: 9 scientists 625–634 publications: 7 scientists 635–644 publications: 4 scientists 645–654 publications: 5 scientists 655–664 publications: 6 scientists 665–674 publications: 7 scientists 675–678 publications: 3 scientists 679+ publications: 99 scientists
55–64 publications 679+

This scientist: 685 publications — 98th percentile

98% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 679 publications or more.

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Number of Microbiology scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 5,513 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
55–64 8
65–74 29
75–84 55
85–94 112
95–104 137
105–114 190
115–124 235
125–134 234
135–144 288
145–154 265
155–164 264
165–174 253
175–184 276
185–194 190
195–204 234
205–214 208
215–224 198
225–234 155
235–244 161
245–254 160
255–264 146
265–274 139
275–284 148
285–294 115
295–304 96
305–314 88
315–324 106
325–334 65
335–344 76
345–354 64
355–364 62
365–374 65
375–384 61
385–394 34
395–404 44
405–414 36
415–424 35
425–434 29
435–444 33
445–454 34
455–464 25
465–474 26
475–484 20
485–494 19
495–504 16
505–514 17
515–524 23
525–534 14
535–544 14
545–554 18
555–564 12
565–574 7
575–584 9
585–594 9
595–604 9
605–614 7
615–624 9
625–634 7
635–644 4
645–654 5
655–664 6
665–674 7
675–678 3
679+ 99 685
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Ben Berkhout D-index placement in Microbiology in 2026

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

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 88 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40 to 127+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 162. Most scientists, 162, have 58 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 127 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 112 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40 D-Index: 30 scientists 41 D-Index: 86 scientists 42 D-Index: 90 scientists 43 D-Index: 117 scientists 44 D-Index: 122 scientists 45 D-Index: 123 scientists 46 D-Index: 108 scientists 47 D-Index: 110 scientists 48 D-Index: 106 scientists 49 D-Index: 109 scientists 50 D-Index: 129 scientists 51 D-Index: 111 scientists 52 D-Index: 116 scientists 53 D-Index: 127 scientists 54 D-Index: 134 scientists 55 D-Index: 134 scientists 56 D-Index: 112 scientists 57 D-Index: 136 scientists 58 D-Index: 162 scientists 59 D-Index: 151 scientists 60 D-Index: 139 scientists 61 D-Index: 123 scientists 62 D-Index: 126 scientists 63 D-Index: 144 scientists 64 D-Index: 109 scientists 65 D-Index: 103 scientists 66 D-Index: 124 scientists 67 D-Index: 112 scientists 68 D-Index: 103 scientists 69 D-Index: 131 scientists 70 D-Index: 94 scientists 71 D-Index: 93 scientists 72 D-Index: 96 scientists 73 D-Index: 92 scientists 74 D-Index: 80 scientists 75 D-Index: 66 scientists 76 D-Index: 87 scientists 77 D-Index: 60 scientists 78 D-Index: 73 scientists 79 D-Index: 59 scientists 80 D-Index: 57 scientists 81 D-Index: 55 scientists 82 D-Index: 47 scientists 83 D-Index: 77 scientists 84 D-Index: 50 scientists 85 D-Index: 45 scientists 86 D-Index: 42 scientists 87 D-Index: 41 scientists 88 D-Index: 32 scientists 89 D-Index: 38 scientists 90 D-Index: 35 scientists 91 D-Index: 34 scientists 92 D-Index: 27 scientists 93 D-Index: 26 scientists 94 D-Index: 33 scientists 95 D-Index: 22 scientists 96 D-Index: 37 scientists 97 D-Index: 22 scientists 98 D-Index: 21 scientists 99 D-Index: 22 scientists 100 D-Index: 30 scientists 101 D-Index: 16 scientists 102 D-Index: 20 scientists 103 D-Index: 17 scientists 104 D-Index: 19 scientists 105 D-Index: 16 scientists 106 D-Index: 19 scientists 107 D-Index: 18 scientists 108 D-Index: 14 scientists 109 D-Index: 10 scientists 110 D-Index: 9 scientists 111 D-Index: 7 scientists 112 D-Index: 11 scientists 113 D-Index: 6 scientists 114 D-Index: 15 scientists 115 D-Index: 10 scientists 116 D-Index: 12 scientists 117 D-Index: 7 scientists 118 D-Index: 10 scientists 119 D-Index: 10 scientists 120 D-Index: 11 scientists 121 D-Index: 2 scientists 122 D-Index: 7 scientists 123 D-Index: 12 scientists 124 D-Index: 5 scientists 125 D-Index: 9 scientists 126 D-Index: 6 scientists 127+ D-Index: 95 scientists
40 D-Index 127+

This scientist: 112 D-Index — 96th percentile

96% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 127 D-Index or more.

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Number of Microbiology scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 5,513 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40 30
41 86
42 90
43 117
44 122
45 123
46 108
47 110
48 106
49 109
50 129
51 111
52 116
53 127
54 134
55 134
56 112
57 136
58 162
59 151
60 139
61 123
62 126
63 144
64 109
65 103
66 124
67 112
68 103
69 131
70 94
71 93
72 96
73 92
74 80
75 66
76 87
77 60
78 73
79 59
80 57
81 55
82 47
83 77
84 50
85 45
86 42
87 41
88 32
89 38
90 35
91 34
92 27
93 26
94 33
95 22
96 37
97 22
98 21
99 22
100 30
101 16
102 20
103 17
104 19
105 16
106 19
107 18
108 14
109 10
110 9
111 7
112 11 112
113 6
114 15
115 10
116 12
117 7
118 10
119 10
120 11
121 2
122 7
123 12
124 5
125 9
126 6
127+ 95
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Molecular Biology in Netherlands Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Microbiology in Netherlands Leader Award

Overview

Ben Berkhout is affiliated with the University of Amsterdam in the Netherlands. Their research focuses primarily on Medicine, with significant contributions in Molecular Biology, Infectious Diseases, Virology, Immunology, and Epidemiology.

The main topics covered in their body of work include:

  • HIV Research and Treatment
  • HIV/AIDS drug development and treatment
  • CRISPR and Genetic Engineering
  • HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
  • RNA Interference and Gene Delivery
  • Cytomegalovirus and herpesvirus research
  • RNA Research and Splicing

Ben Berkhout has published extensively in several scientific venues. The most frequent venues include:

  • Journal of Biological Chemistry
  • Viruses
  • Journal of Virology
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Current Opinion in HIV and AIDS

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Ben Berkhout are:

  • Lila M. Gierasch
  • F. Peter Guengerich
  • Ruma Banerjee
  • Roger Colbran
  • Peter Cresswell

Notable recent publications include:

  • Extinction of all infectious HIV in cell culture by the CRISPR-Cas12a system with only a single crRNA, 2020, Nucleic Acids Research
  • Cell-associated HIV-1 RNA predicts viral rebound and disease progression after discontinuation of temporary early ART, 2020, JCI Insight
  • A highly virulent variant of HIV-1 circulating in the Netherlands, 2022, Science
  • SARS-CoV-2 Evolution: On the Sudden Appearance of the Omicron Variant, 2022, Journal of Virology
  • A CRISPR-Cas Cure for HIV/AIDS, 2023, International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Best Publications

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition)

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Kotb Abdelmohsen;Akihisa Abe;Joynal Abedin

  • Identification of a new human coronavirus

    Lia van der Hoek;Krzysztof Pyrc;Maarten F Jebbink;Wilma Vermeulen-Oost

  • Human coronavirus NL63 employs the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus receptor for cellular entry

    Heike Hofmann;Krzysztof Pyrc;Lia van der Hoek;Martina Geier

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition)

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Kotb Abdelmohsen;Akihisa Abe;Joynal Abedin

  • Tat trans-activates the human immunodeficiency virus through a nascent RNA target

    Ben Berkhout;Robert H. Silverman;Kuan-Teh Jeang

  • Stabilization of the Soluble, Cleaved, Trimeric Form of the Envelope Glycoprotein Complex of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1

    Rogier W. Sanders;Mika Vesanen;Norbert Schuelke;Aditi Master

  • Towards an HIV cure: a global scientific strategy

    Steven G Deeks;Brigitte Autran;Ben Berkhout;Monsef Benkirane

  • Reduced replication of 3TC-resistant HIV-1 variants in primary cells due to a processivity defect of the reverse transcriptase enzyme.

    N K Back;M Nijhuis;W Keulen;C A Boucher

  • Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Escapes from RNA Interference-Mediated Inhibition

    Atze T. Das;Thijn R. Brummelkamp;Ellen M. Westerhout;Monique Vink

  • HIV-1 can escape from RNA interference by evolving an alternative structure in its RNA genome

    Ellen M. Westerhout;Marcel Ooms;Monique Vink;Atze T. Das

  • Characterization of a human TAR RNA-binding protein that activates the HIV-1 LTR.

    Anne Gatignol;Alicia Buckler-White;Ben Berkhout;Kuan-Teh Jeang

  • Tet-On Systems For Doxycycline-inducible Gene Expression.

    Atze T. Das;Liliane Tenenbaum;Ben Berkhout

  • The Ebola Virus VP35 Protein Is a Suppressor of RNA Silencing

    Joost Haasnoot;Walter de Vries;Ernst-Jan Geutjes;Marcel Prins

  • Suppression of RNA Interference by Adenovirus Virus-Associated RNA

    M. Gunnar Andersson;P. C. Joost Haasnoot;Ning Xu;Saideh Berenjian

  • Silencing of HIV-1 with RNA Interference: a Multiple shRNA Approach

    Olivier ter Brake;Pavlina Konstantinova;Mustafa Ceylan;Ben Berkhout

  • Croup is associated with the novel coronavirus NL63.

    Lia van der Hoek;Klaus Sure;Gabriele Ihorst;Alexander Stang

  • RNA interference against viruses: strike and counterstrike

    Joost Haasnoot;Ellen M Westerhout;Ben Berkhout

  • Functional differences between the long terminal repeat transcriptional promoters of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 subtypes A through G.

    R. E. Jeeninga;M. Hoogenkamp;M. Armand-Ugon;M. de Baar

  • Immunogenicity of Stabilized HIV-1 Envelope Trimers with Reduced Exposure of Non-neutralizing Epitopes

    Steven W. de Taeye;Gabriel Ozorowski;Alba Torrents de la Peña;Miklos Guttman

  • Functional roles for the TATA promoter and enhancers in basal and Tat-induced expression of the human immunodeficiency virus type 1 long terminal repeat.

    B. Berkhout;Kuan-Teh Jeang

Frequent Co-Authors

Rogier W. Sanders
Rogier W. Sanders University of Amsterdam
Suzanne Jurriaans
Suzanne Jurriaans University of Amsterdam
Lia van der Hoek
Lia van der Hoek University of Amsterdam
Krzysztof Pyrc
Krzysztof Pyrc Jagiellonian University
William A. Paxton
William A. Paxton University of Liverpool
Georgios Pollakis
Georgios Pollakis University of Liverpool
Jan M. Prins
Jan M. Prins University of Amsterdam
Kuan-Teh Jeang
Kuan-Teh Jeang National Institutes of Health
John P. Moore
John P. Moore Cornell University
Carine Van Lint
Carine Van Lint Université Libre de Bruxelles

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