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D-Index
61
Citations
23989
World Ranking
2945
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119

Clara Belzer 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 Clara Belzer sits on this spectrum.

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55 publications 679+

This scientist: 165 publications — 33rd percentile

33% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Clara Belzer 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 Clara Belzer sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 127+

This scientist: 61 D-Index — 47th percentile

47% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Clara Belzer is affiliated with Wageningen University & Research in the Netherlands and has contributed extensively to the fields of biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and medicine. Their research focuses predominantly on gut microbiota, probiotics, infant nutrition, and related health topics, with a particular emphasis on microbial interactions and digestive health.

Their work spans a variety of subfields, including molecular biology, nutrition and dietetics, food science, physiology, and infectious diseases. Notably, the main topics covered in their publications include gut microbiota and health, probiotics and fermented foods, infant nutrition and health, diet and metabolism studies, Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research, infant health and development, and the digestive system and related health.

Among their recent papers are:

  • Akkermansia muciniphila uses human milk oligosaccharides to thrive in the early life conditions in vitro (2020, Scientific Reports)
  • Gut microbiota from persons with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder affects the brain in mice (2020, Microbiome)
  • Probiotics-induced changes in gut microbial composition and its effects on cognitive performance after stress: exploratory analyses (2021, Translational Psychiatry)
  • Postbiotics - when simplification fails to clarify (2021, Nature Reviews Gastroenterology & Hepatology)
  • Bridging Bacteria and the Gut: Functional Aspects of Type IV Pili (2020, Trends in Microbiology)

Frequent co-authors in their work include:

  • Jan Knol (19 collaborations)
  • Hauke Smidt (17 collaborations)
  • Prokopis Konstanti (15 collaborations)
  • Willem M. de Vos (14 collaborations)
  • Francisco J. Tinahones (11 collaborations)

The scientist has published regularly in a set of key venues associated with microbiology and gut health, including:

  • Gut Microbes (6 publications)
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) (6 publications)
  • Microbiome Research Reports (5 publications)
  • Scientific Reports (4 publications)
  • Microorganisms (4 publications)

Best Publications

  • Cross-talk between Akkermansia muciniphila and intestinal epithelium controls diet-induced obesity

    Amandine Everard;Clara Belzer;Lucie Geurts;Janneke P. Ouwerkerk

  • A purified membrane protein from Akkermansia muciniphila or the pasteurized bacterium improves metabolism in obese and diabetic mice

    Hubert Plovier;Amandine Everard;Céline Druart;Clara Depommier

  • The First Microbial Colonizers of the Human Gut: Composition, Activities, and Health Implications of the Infant Gut Microbiota

    Christian Milani;Sabrina Duranti;Francesca Bottacini;Eoghan Casey

  • Akkermansia muciniphila and its role in regulating host functions.

    Muriel Derrien;Clara Belzer;Willem M. de Vos

  • The gut microbiota plays a protective role in the host defence against pneumococcal pneumonia

    Tim J Schuijt;Jacqueline M Lankelma;Brendon P Scicluna;Felipe de Sousa e Melo

  • Microbes inside—from diversity to function: the case of Akkermansia

    Clara Belzer;Willem M de Vos;Willem M de Vos

  • Butyrate-producing Clostridium cluster XIVa species specifically colonize mucins in an in vitro gut model.

    Pieter Van Den Abbeele;Clara Belzer;Margot Goossens;Michiel Kleerebezem

  • The function of our microbiota: who is out there and what do they do?

    Noora Ottman;Hauke Smidt;Willem M. de Vos;Willem M. de Vos;Clara Belzer

  • Postbiotics and Their Potential Applications in Early Life Nutrition and Beyond.

    Carrie A M Wegh;Sharon Y Geerlings;Jan Knol;Guus Roeselers

  • Akkermansia muciniphila Adheres to Enterocytes and Strengthens the Integrity of the Epithelial Cell Layer

    Justus Reunanen;Veera Kainulainen;Laura Huuskonen;Noora Ottman

  • Pili-like proteins of Akkermansia muciniphila modulate host immune responses and gut barrier function

    Noora Ottman;Noora Ottman;Noora Ottman;Justus Reunanen;Marjolein Meijerink;Taija E. Pietilä

  • Differential Modulation by Akkermansia muciniphila and Faecalibacterium prausnitzii of Host Peripheral Lipid Metabolism and Histone Acetylation in Mouse Gut Organoids

    Sabina Lukovac;Clara Belzer;Linette Pellis;Bart J F Keijser

  • Gut microbiota facilitates dietary heme-induced epithelial hyperproliferation by opening the mucus barrier in colon

    Noortje Ijssennagger;Noortje Ijssennagger;Clara Belzer;Guido J. Hooiveld;Jan Dekker

  • Akkermansia muciniphila in the Human Gastrointestinal Tract: When, Where, and How?

    Sharon Y. Geerlings;Ioannis Kostopoulos;Willem M. de Vos;Willem M. de Vos;Clara Belzer

  • Microbial Metabolic Networks at the Mucus Layer Lead to Diet-Independent Butyrate and Vitamin B12 Production by Intestinal Symbionts.

    Clara Belzer;Loo Wee Chia;Steven Aalvink;Bhawani Chamlagain

  • The first thousand days - intestinal microbiology of early life: establishing a symbiosis

    Harm Wopereis;Raish Oozeer;Karen Knipping;Clara Belzer

  • Akkermansia muciniphila induces gut microbiota remodelling and controls islet autoimmunity in NOD mice

    Arno Hänninen;Arno Hänninen;Raine Toivonen;Sakari Pöysti;Clara Belzer

  • Critically ill patients demonstrate large interpersonal variation in intestinal microbiota dysregulation: a pilot study.

    Jacqueline M. Lankelma;Lonneke A. van Vught;Clara Belzer;Marcus J. Schultz

  • Action and function of Akkermansia muciniphila in microbiome ecology, health and disease

    Noora Ottman;Sharon Y. Geerlings;Steven Aalvink;Willem M. de Vos;Willem M. de Vos

  • Deficiency of intestinal mucin-2 ameliorates experimental alcoholic liver disease in mice

    Phillipp Hartmann;Peng Chen;Hui J. Wang;Lirui Wang

Frequent Co-Authors

Willem M. de Vos
Willem M. de Vos Wageningen University & Research
Jan Knol
Jan Knol Wageningen University & Research
Patrice D. Cani
Patrice D. Cani Université Catholique de Louvain
Amandine Everard
Amandine Everard Université Catholique de Louvain
Mark V. Boekschoten
Mark V. Boekschoten Wageningen University & Research
Hauke Smidt
Hauke Smidt Wageningen University & Research
Max Nieuwdorp
Max Nieuwdorp University of Amsterdam
Paul de Vos
Paul de Vos University Medical Center Groningen
Michiel Kleerebezem
Michiel Kleerebezem Wageningen University & Research
Jerry M. Wells
Jerry M. Wells Wageningen University & Research

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