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78
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24213
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17983
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8964

Carel Thijs publication distribution in Medicine in 2026

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

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 259 publications — 9th percentile

9% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,796 publications or more.

Carel Thijs D-index placement in Medicine in 2026

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

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70 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 78 D-Index — 12th percentile

12% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 217 D-Index or more.

Overview

Carel Thijs is affiliated with Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey in the United States. Their research primarily falls within the field of Medicine, with a focus on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Epidemiology, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, and Physiology.

The scientist's work covers several main topics including:

  • Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
  • Birth, Development, and Health
  • Asthma and respiratory diseases
  • Pediatric health and respiratory diseases
  • Infant Nutrition and Health
  • Breastfeeding Practices and Influences
  • Nutritional Studies and Diet

Notable recent publications by Carel Thijs include:

  • "Changes in parental smoking during pregnancy and risks of adverse birth outcomes and childhood overweight in Europe and North America: An individual participant data meta-analysis of 229,000 singleton births" (2020), published in PLoS Medicine
  • "Early-life respiratory tract infections and the risk of school-age lower lung function and asthma: a meta-analysis of 150,000 European children" (2022), published in European Respiratory Journal
  • "Investigating longitudinal context-specific physical activity patterns in transition from primary to secondary school using accelerometers, GPS, and GIS" (2020), published in International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity
  • "The Longitudinal Relationship Between Screen Time, Sleep and a Diagnosis of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder in Childhood" (2020), published in Journal of Attention Disorders
  • "Human milk oligosaccharides, antimicrobial drugs, and the gut microbiota of term neonates: observations from the KOALA birth cohort study" (2023), published in Gut Microbes

Their frequent coauthors include:

  • Monique Mommers
  • Simone J. P. M. Eussen
  • Henrique Barros
  • Andrea von Berg
  • Merete Eggesbø

Carel Thijs has published regularly in the following venues:

  • Gut Microbes
  • Journal of Attention Disorders
  • European Journal of Nutrition
  • PLoS Medicine
  • European Respiratory Journal

Best Publications

  • Factors influencing the composition of the intestinal microbiota in early infancy

    John Penders;Carel Thijs;Carel Thijs;Cornelis Vink;Foekje F. Stelma

  • The Efficacy of Influenza Vaccination in Elderly Individuals: A Randomized Double-blind Placebo-Controlled Trial

    Th. M. E. Govaert;C. T. M. C. N. Thijs;N. Masurel;M. J. W. Sprenger

  • Gut microbiota composition and development of atopic manifestations in infancy: the KOALA Birth Cohort Study

    John Penders;Carel Thijs;Piet A van den Brandt;Ischa Kummeling

  • Carpal tunnel syndrome: Prevalence in the general population

    M.C.T.F.M. De Krom;P.G. Knipschild;A.D.M. Kester;C.T. Thijs

  • General parenting, childhood overweight and obesity-inducing behaviors: a review

    Ester F C Sleddens;Sanne M P L Gerards;Carel Thijs;Nanne K de Vries

  • The role of the intestinal microbiota in the development of atopic disorders

    J. Penders;E.E. Stobberingh;P.A. van den Brandt;C.T.M. Thijs

  • Impact of maternal body mass index and gestational weight gain on pregnancy complications: An individual participant data meta-analysis of European, North American and Australian cohorts

    Susana Santos;Ellis Voerman;Pilar Amiano;Henrique Barros

  • Mode and place of delivery, gastrointestinal microbiota, and their influence on asthma and atopy

    Frederika A. van Nimwegen;John Penders;Ellen E. Stobberingh;Dirkje S. Postma

  • Association of Gestational Weight Gain With Adverse Maternal and Infant Outcomes

    LifeCycle Project-Maternal Obesity;Ellis Voerman;Susana Santos;Susana Santos

  • Maternal body mass index, gestational weight gain and the risk of overweight and obesity across childhood: An individual participant data meta-analysis

    Ellis Voerman;Susana Santos;Bernadeta Patro Golab;Bernadeta Patro Golab;Pilar Amiano

  • Quantification of Bifidobacterium spp., Escherichia coli and Clostridium difficile in faecal samples of breast-fed and formula-fed infants by real-time PCR.

    John Penders;Cornelis Vink;Christel Driessen;Nancy London

  • The Children's Eating Behaviour Questionnaire: factorial validity and association with Body Mass Index in Dutch children aged 6–7

    Ester Fc Sleddens;Stef Pj Kremers;Carel Thijs

  • Preterm birth, infant weight gain, and childhood asthma risk : A meta-analysis of 147,000 European children

    Agnes M M Sonnenschein-Van Der Voort;Lidia R. Arends;Johan C. De Jongste;Isabella Annesi-Maesano

  • Does Pet Ownership in Infancy Lead to Asthma or Allergy at School Age? Pooled Analysis of Individual Participant Data from 11 European Birth Cohorts

    Karin C Lødrup Carlsen;Stephanie Roll;Kai-Håkon Carlsen;Kai-Håkon Carlsen;Petter Mowinckel

  • Establishment of the intestinal microbiota and its role for atopic dermatitis in early childhood

    John Penders;John Penders;Kerstin Gerhold;Ellen E. Stobberingh;Carel Thijs

  • Age and causes of death in adult-onset myotonic dystrophy.

    C.E.M. de Die-Smulders;C.J. Höweler;C.T.M. Thijs;J.F. Mirandolle

  • MACVIA-ARIA Sentinel NetworK for allergic rhinitis (MASK-rhinitis): the new generation guideline implementation

    J. Bousquet;H. J. Schunemann;J. Fonseca;B. Samolinski

  • Maternal body mass index, gestational weight gain, and the risk of overweight and obesity across childhood: An individual participant data meta-analysis

    Voerman E;antos S;Patro Golab B;Amiano P

  • Association of Gestational Weight Gain With Adverse Maternal and Infant Outcomes

    Ellis Voerman;Susana Santos;Hazel Inskip;Pilar Amiano

  • The role of the intestinal microbiota in the development of atopic

    J. Penders;E. E. Stobberingh;P. A. van den Brandt;C. Thijs

Frequent Co-Authors

John Penders
John Penders Maastricht University
Stef P. J. Kremers
Stef P. J. Kremers Maastricht University
Gerard H. Koppelman
Gerard H. Koppelman University Medical Center Groningen
Dirkje S. Postma
Dirkje S. Postma University Medical Center Groningen
Hazel Inskip
Hazel Inskip University of Southampton
Piet A. van den Brandt
Piet A. van den Brandt Maastricht University
Henrique Barros
Henrique Barros University of Porto
Ellen E. Stobberingh
Ellen E. Stobberingh Maastricht University
Marjan Kerkhof
Marjan Kerkhof University Medical Center Groningen
Thomas Keil
Thomas Keil University of Würzburg

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