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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Microbiology 61 2947 2700 119 106 165 23989

Clara Belzer publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Clara Belzer between 2005 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Clara Belzer published across 21 years, from 2005 to 2025, averaging 10.7 papers a year. Output peaked at 27 publications in 2021. 43 of the 224 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20 25
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2005 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 27. Peak 27 publications in 2021. 2005: 1 publication 2006: 1 publication 2007: 2 publications 2008: 1 publication 2009: 1 publication 2010: 1 publication 2011: 4 publications 2012: 6 publications 2013: 11 publications 2014: 4 publications 2015: 8 publications 2016: 13 publications 2017: 26 publications 2018: 17 publications 2019: 15 publications 2020: 15 publications 2021: 27 publications 2022: 16 publications 2023: 12 publications 2024: 20 publications 2025: 23 publications
2005 2025

224 publications in total across all disciplines

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Clara Belzer: publications per year, 2005 to 2025
Year Publications
2005 1
2006 1
2007 2
2008 1
2009 1
2010 1
2011 4
2012 6
2013 11
2014 4
2015 8
2016 13
2017 26
2018 17
2019 15
2020 15
2021 27
2022 16
2023 12
2024 20
2025 23
Total 224
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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.

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, 165–174 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: 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.

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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
165–174 253 165
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
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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.

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, 61 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: 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.

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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 61
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
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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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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