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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Immunology 80 1647 1498 66 64 347 20445
Medicine 80 17248 16210 651 629 350 20475

Cees van Kooten publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Cees van Kooten between 1989 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Cees van Kooten published across 37 years, from 1989 to 2025, averaging 10.5 papers a year. Output peaked at 21 publications in 2018. 30 of the 387 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1989 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 21. Peak 21 publications in 2018. 1989: 1 publication 1990: 2 publications 1991: 1 publication 1992: 1 publication 1993: 2 publications 1994: 2 publications 1995: 1 publication 1996: 3 publications 1997: 10 publications 1998: 7 publications 1999: 10 publications 2000: 11 publications 2001: 12 publications 2002: 7 publications 2003: 11 publications 2004: 18 publications 2005: 15 publications 2006: 7 publications 2007: 14 publications 2008: 10 publications 2009: 5 publications 2010: 10 publications 2011: 13 publications 2012: 10 publications 2013: 12 publications 2014: 19 publications 2015: 9 publications 2016: 14 publications 2017: 19 publications 2018: 21 publications 2019: 13 publications 2020: 11 publications 2021: 19 publications 2022: 19 publications 2023: 18 publications 2024: 17 publications 2025: 13 publications
1989 2025

387 publications in total across all disciplines

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Cees van Kooten: publications per year, 1989 to 2025
Year Publications
1989 1
1990 2
1991 1
1992 1
1993 2
1994 2
1995 1
1996 3
1997 10
1998 7
1999 10
2000 11
2001 12
2002 7
2003 11
2004 18
2005 15
2006 7
2007 14
2008 10
2009 5
2010 10
2011 13
2012 10
2013 12
2014 19
2015 9
2016 14
2017 19
2018 21
2019 13
2020 11
2021 19
2022 19
2023 18
2024 17
2025 13
Total 387
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Cees van Kooten 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 Cees van Kooten sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 76 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 62–71 to 807+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 189. Most scientists, 189, have 152–161 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 807 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 342–351 publications, is where this scientist sits. 62–71 publications: 9 scientists 72–81 publications: 23 scientists 82–91 publications: 40 scientists 92–101 publications: 72 scientists 102–111 publications: 86 scientists 112–121 publications: 108 scientists 122–131 publications: 150 scientists 132–141 publications: 160 scientists 142–151 publications: 159 scientists 152–161 publications: 189 scientists 162–171 publications: 166 scientists 172–181 publications: 181 scientists 182–191 publications: 188 scientists 192–201 publications: 187 scientists 202–211 publications: 178 scientists 212–221 publications: 158 scientists 222–231 publications: 168 scientists 232–241 publications: 159 scientists 242–251 publications: 160 scientists 252–261 publications: 148 scientists 262–271 publications: 116 scientists 272–281 publications: 125 scientists 282–291 publications: 115 scientists 292–301 publications: 111 scientists 302–311 publications: 95 scientists 312–321 publications: 97 scientists 322–331 publications: 97 scientists 332–341 publications: 99 scientists 342–351 publications: 96 scientists 352–361 publications: 69 scientists 362–371 publications: 76 scientists 372–381 publications: 71 scientists 382–391 publications: 71 scientists 392–401 publications: 62 scientists 402–411 publications: 54 scientists 412–421 publications: 41 scientists 422–431 publications: 63 scientists 432–441 publications: 53 scientists 442–451 publications: 31 scientists 452–461 publications: 42 scientists 462–471 publications: 40 scientists 472–481 publications: 29 scientists 482–491 publications: 34 scientists 492–501 publications: 30 scientists 502–511 publications: 23 scientists 512–521 publications: 41 scientists 522–531 publications: 29 scientists 532–541 publications: 28 scientists 542–551 publications: 16 scientists 552–561 publications: 18 scientists 562–571 publications: 18 scientists 572–581 publications: 17 scientists 582–591 publications: 17 scientists 592–601 publications: 17 scientists 602–611 publications: 19 scientists 612–621 publications: 13 scientists 622–631 publications: 12 scientists 632–641 publications: 11 scientists 642–651 publications: 16 scientists 652–661 publications: 9 scientists 662–671 publications: 5 scientists 672–681 publications: 13 scientists 682–691 publications: 12 scientists 692–701 publications: 6 scientists 702–711 publications: 6 scientists 712–721 publications: 9 scientists 722–731 publications: 9 scientists 732–741 publications: 6 scientists 742–751 publications: 11 scientists 752–761 publications: 10 scientists 762–771 publications: 7 scientists 772–781 publications: 12 scientists 782–791 publications: 7 scientists 792–801 publications: 5 scientists 802–806 publications: 1 scientist 807+ publications: 100 scientists
62–71 publications 807+

This scientist: 347 publications — 73rd percentile

73% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Immunology scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 4,929 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
62–71 9
72–81 23
82–91 40
92–101 72
102–111 86
112–121 108
122–131 150
132–141 160
142–151 159
152–161 189
162–171 166
172–181 181
182–191 188
192–201 187
202–211 178
212–221 158
222–231 168
232–241 159
242–251 160
252–261 148
262–271 116
272–281 125
282–291 115
292–301 111
302–311 95
312–321 97
322–331 97
332–341 99
342–351 96 347
352–361 69
362–371 76
372–381 71
382–391 71
392–401 62
402–411 54
412–421 41
422–431 63
432–441 53
442–451 31
452–461 42
462–471 40
472–481 29
482–491 34
492–501 30
502–511 23
512–521 41
522–531 29
532–541 28
542–551 16
552–561 18
562–571 18
572–581 17
582–591 17
592–601 17
602–611 19
612–621 13
622–631 12
632–641 11
642–651 16
652–661 9
662–671 5
672–681 13
682–691 12
692–701 6
702–711 6
712–721 9
722–731 9
732–741 6
742–751 11
752–761 10
762–771 7
772–781 12
782–791 7
792–801 5
802–806 1
807+ 100
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Cees van Kooten 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 Cees van Kooten sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150 200
Bar chart with 60 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 157+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 201. Most scientists, 201, have 58–59 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 157 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 80–81 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40–41 D-Index: 28 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 91 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 157 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 192 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 175 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 188 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 177 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 155 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 194 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 201 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 197 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 201 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 173 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 167 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 172 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 199 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 184 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 133 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 163 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 127 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 121 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 125 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 121 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 102 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 96 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 75 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 72 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 74 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 66 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 68 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 49 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 60 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 54 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 36 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 23 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 52 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 41 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 34 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 25 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 28 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 11 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 20 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 27 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 19 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 20 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 16 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 17 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 14 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 15 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 9 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 11 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 9 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 9 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 7 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 7 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 7 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 5 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 8 scientists 156 D-Index: 6 scientists 157+ D-Index: 96 scientists
40–41 D-Index 157+

This scientist: 80 D-Index — 68th percentile

68% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Immunology scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 4,929 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 28
42–43 91
44–45 157
46–47 192
48–49 175
50–51 188
52–53 177
54–55 155
56–57 194
58–59 201
60–61 197
62–63 201
64–65 173
66–67 167
68–69 172
70–71 199
72–73 184
74–75 133
76–77 163
78–79 127
80–81 121 80
82–83 125
84–85 121
86–87 102
88–89 96
90–91 75
92–93 72
94–95 74
96–97 66
98–99 68
100–101 49
102–103 60
104–105 54
106–107 36
108–109 23
110–111 52
112–113 41
114–115 34
116–117 25
118–119 28
120–121 11
122–123 20
124–125 27
126–127 19
128–129 20
130–131 16
132–133 17
134–135 14
136–137 15
138–139 9
140–141 11
142–143 9
144–145 9
146–147 7
148–149 7
150–151 7
152–153 5
154–155 8
156 6
157+ 96
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Overview

Cees van Kooten is affiliated with Leiden University Medical Center in the Netherlands. Their research mainly focuses on immunology, nephrology, and related medical fields, with a significant contribution to understanding renal diseases and immune system mechanisms.

The scientist's publication record spans multiple subjects, especially within Medicine and Immunology and Microbiology. Their primary subfields of study include Immunology, Nephrology, Rheumatology, Transplantation, and Hematology.

The main topics addressed in their work are:

  • Renal Diseases and Glomerulopathies
  • Renal Transplantation Outcomes and Treatments
  • Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Research
  • Complement system in diseases
  • T-cell and B-cell Immunology
  • Platelet Disorders and Treatments
  • Chronic Kidney Disease and Diabetes

Frequent publication venues where Cees van Kooten's work appears include:

  • Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation
  • Frontiers in Immunology
  • Kidney International
  • American Journal of Transplantation
  • Immunobiology

They have collaborated repeatedly with a number of co-authors, including:

  • Ton J. Rabelink (28 publications)
  • Y K Onno Teng (18 publications)
  • Eline J. Arends (15 publications)
  • Marlies E. J. Reinders (13 publications)
  • Sylvia W.A. Kamerling (12 publications)

Examples of their recent scholarly papers include:

  • Development and testing of an artificial intelligence tool for predicting end-stage kidney disease in patients with immunoglobulin A nephropathy, 2020, Kidney International
  • The role of complement in kidney disease: conclusions from a Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) Controversies Conference, 2024, Kidney International
  • Long-term effects of combined B-cell immunomodulation with rituximab and belimumab in severe, refractory systemic lupus erythematosus: 2-year results, 2020, Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation
  • Deposition of the Membrane Attack Complex in Healthy and Diseased Human Kidneys, 2021, Frontiers in Immunology
  • Application of the International IgA Nephropathy Prediction Tool one or two years post-biopsy, 2022, Kidney International

The breadth of Cees van Kooten's research covers disease mechanisms, prediction tools, and treatment outcomes, with particular attention to immune-mediated kidney diseases and systemic autoimmune conditions.

Best Publications

  • Functions of CD40 on B cells, dendritic cells and other cells

    Cees van Kooten;Jacques Banchereau

  • Glomerular activation of the lectin pathway of complement in IgA nephropathy is associated with more severe renal disease.

    Anja Roos;Maria Pia Rastaldi;Novella Calvaresi;Beatrijs D. Oortwijn

  • CD40-CD40 LIGAND : A MULTIFUNCTIONAL RECEPTOR-LIGAND PAIR

    C. Van Kooten;J. Banchereau

  • Dendritic Cells Enhance Growth and Differentiation of CD40-activated B Lymphocytes

    Bertrand Dubois;Béatrice Vanbervliet;Jérome Fayette;Catherine Massacrier

  • Autologous Bone Marrow-Derived Mesenchymal Stromal Cells for the Treatment of Allograft Rejection After Renal Transplantation: Results of a Phase I Study

    Marlies E.J. Reinders;Johan W. de Fijter;Helene Roelofs;Ingeborg M. Bajema

  • TGF-β1 induces proliferation in human renal fibroblasts via induction of basic fibroblast growth factor (FGF-2)

    Frank Strutz;Michael Zeisberg;Anja Renziehausen;Birgit Raschke

  • A soluble form of TRAP (CD40 ligand) is rapidly released after T cell activation.

    D Graf;S Müller;U Korthäuer;C van Kooten

  • The effect of calcineurin inhibitors and corticosteroids on the differentiation of human dendritic cells.

    Andrea M. Woltman;Johan W. de Fijter;Sylvia W.A. Kamerling;Leendert C. Paul

  • Opsonization with C1q and Mannose-Binding Lectin Targets Apoptotic Cells to Dendritic Cells

    Alma J. Nauta;Giuseppe Castellano;Wei Xu;Andrea M. Woltman

  • Recognition and clearance of apoptotic cells: a role for complement and pentraxins.

    Alma J Nauta;Mohamed R Daha;Cees van Kooten;Anja Roos

  • Anti-C1q autoantibodies deposit in glomeruli but are only pathogenic in combination with glomerular C1q-containing immune complexes

    Leendert A. Trouw;Tom W.L. Groeneveld;Marc A. Seelen;Jacques M.G.J. Duijs

  • Inflammation in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis spinal cord and brain is mediated by activated macrophages, mast cells and T cells.

    Michael C Graves;Milan Fiala;Lu Anne V Dinglasan;Nancy Q Liu

  • Chronic renal allograft rejection: pathophysiologic considerations.

    Simone A. Joosten;Yvo W.J. Sijpkens;Cornelis Van Kooten;Leendert C. Paul

  • Age and Sex-Associated Changes of Complement Activity and Complement Levels in a Healthy Caucasian Population

    Mariana Gaya de Costa;Felix Poppelaars;Felix Poppelaars;Cees van Kooten;Tom Eirik Mollnes;Tom Eirik Mollnes;Tom Eirik Mollnes

  • IL-10–producing macrophages preferentially clear early apoptotic cells

    Wei Xu;Anja Roos;Nicole Schlagwein;Andrea M. Woltman

  • Induction of regulatory T cells by macrophages is dependent on production of reactive oxygen species

    Marina D. Kraaij;Nigel D. L. Savage;Sandra W. van der Kooij;Karin Koekkoek

  • Secretion of anti-citrulline-containing peptide antibody by B lymphocytes in rheumatoid arthritis.

    Carelle C. Reparon-Schuijt;Wim J. E. van Esch;Cees van Kooten;Gerard A. Schellekens

  • Glucocorticoids transform CD40-triggering of dendritic cells into an alternative activation pathway resulting in antigen-presenting cells that secrete IL-10

    Delphine Rea;Cees van Kooten;Krista E. van Meijgaarden;Tom H. M. Ottenhoff

  • B cells regulate expression of CD40 ligand on activated T cells by lowering the mRNA level and through the release of soluble CD40.

    C van Kooten;C Gaillard;J P Galizzi;P Hermann

  • CD40 Ligation on Human Cord Blood CD34+Hematopoietic Progenitors Induces Their Proliferation and Differentiation into Functional Dendritic Cells

    Leopoldo Flores-Romo;Pia Björck;Valérie Duvert;Cees van Kooten

  • A Novel Human IgA Monoclonal Antibody Protects against Tuberculosis

    Sucharitha Balu;Rajko Reljic;Melanie J. Lewis;Richard J. Pleass;Richard J. Pleass

  • Maturation of dendritic cells abrogates C1q production in vivo and in vitro.

    Giuseppe Castellano;Andrea M. Woltman;Andrea M. Woltman;Alma J. Nauta;Alma J. Nauta;Anja Roos;Anja Roos

Frequent Co-Authors

Mohamed R. Daha
Mohamed R. Daha Leiden University
Ton J. Rabelink
Ton J. Rabelink Leiden University Medical Center
Anja Roos
Anja Roos Leiden University Medical Center
Frans H.J. Claas
Frans H.J. Claas Leiden University Medical Center
Dave L. Roelen
Dave L. Roelen Leiden University Medical Center
Leendert A. Trouw
Leendert A. Trouw Leiden University Medical Center
Ilias I.N. Doxiadis
Ilias I.N. Doxiadis Leiden University Medical Center
Simone A. Joosten
Simone A. Joosten Leiden University Medical Center
Arend Mulder
Arend Mulder Leiden University Medical Center

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