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Diederick E. Grobbee

Diederick E. Grobbee

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Best Scientists

D-Index
208
Citations
238310
World Ranking
212
National Ranking
5

Medicine

D-Index
211
Citations
247058
World Ranking
126
National Ranking
5

Diederick E. Grobbee 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 Diederick E. Grobbee sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 1,421 publications — 99th percentile

99% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Diederick E. Grobbee 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 Diederick E. Grobbee sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 211 D-Index — 99th percentile

99% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Medicine in Netherlands Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Best Scientists Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Medicine in Netherlands Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Medicine in Netherlands Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Medicine in Netherlands Leader Award

Overview

Diederick E. Grobbee is affiliated with Utrecht University in the Netherlands and has a research focus primarily in medicine, with significant contributions to cardiology and cardiovascular medicine, epidemiology, public health, environmental and occupational health, as well as pediatrics, perinatology, and child health. Their body of work spans the investigation of chronic diseases, health systems, and maternal and child health topics.

The recent papers cover a range of cardiovascular and public health issues:

  • Bempedoic Acid and Cardiovascular Outcomes in Statin-Intolerant Patients (2023, New England Journal of Medicine)
  • Association of Cardiovascular Risk Factors and Lifestyle Behaviors With Hypertension (2020, Hypertension)
  • Low-grade inflammation as a risk factor for cardiovascular events and all-cause mortality in patients with type 2 diabetes (2021, Cardiovascular Diabetology)
  • Primary prevention efforts are poorly developed in people at high cardiovascular risk: A report from the European Society of Cardiology EURObservational Research Programme EUROASPIRE V survey in 16 European countries (2020, European Journal of Preventive Cardiology)
  • Associations between the built environment and obesity: an umbrella review (2021, International Journal of Health Geographics)

Collaborations have been a consistent aspect of Grobbee's research, with frequent co-authors including:

  • Kerstin Klipstein-Grobusch
  • Ilonca Vaartjes
  • Manuel Castro Cabezas
  • Alinda G. Vos
  • Maureen Cronin

The venues where Grobbee often publishes highlight the areas of focus within the academic community:

  • Global Heart (25 publications)
  • European Journal of Preventive Cardiology (10 publications)
  • PLoS ONE (8 publications)
  • BMJ Open (7 publications)
  • European Heart Journal (7 publications)

Grobbee's fields of study indicate both depth and breadth in medical research:

  • Medicine (397 publications)

Key subfields within this broader category include:

  • Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine (89 publications)
  • Epidemiology (52 publications)
  • Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health (37 publications)
  • Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health (32 publications)
  • General Health Professions (29 publications)

The main research topics covered in Grobbee's work are:

  • Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment (40 publications)
  • Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies (38 publications)
  • Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life (36 publications)
  • Global Maternal and Child Health (28 publications)
  • Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies (26 publications)
  • Cardiac Health and Mental Health (20 publications)
  • Chronic Disease Management Strategies (20 publications)

Best Publications

  • 2013 ESH/ESC Guidelines for the management of arterial hypertension: The Task Force for the management of arterial hypertension of the European Society of Hypertension (ESH) and of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC).

    Giuseppe Mancia;Robert Fagard;Krzysztof Narkiewicz;Josep Redon

  • 2013 ESH/ESC Guidelines for the management of arterial hypertension: The Task Force for the management of arterial hypertension of the European Society of Hypertension (ESH) and of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC)

    Giuseppe Mancia;Robert Fagard;Krzysztof Narkiewicz;Josep Redon

  • Intensive blood glucose control and vascular outcomes in patients with type 2 diabetes.

    Anushka Patel;Stephen MacMahon;John Chalmers

  • 2019 ESC/EAS Guidelines for the management of dyslipidaemias: lipid modification to reduce cardiovascular riskThe Task Force for the management of dyslipidaemias of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) and European Atherosclerosis Society (EAS)

    François Mach;Colin Baigent;Alberico L Catapano;Konstantinos C Koskinas

  • 2019 ESC/EAS Guidelines for the management of dyslipidaemias: lipid modification to reduce cardiovascular risk

    A Halliday;C Baigent;F Mach;B Mihaylova;B Mihaylova

  • 2019 ESC Guidelines on diabetes, pre-diabetes, and cardiovascular diseases developed in collaboration with the EASD

    Francesco Cosentino;Peter J Grant;Victor Aboyans;Clifford J Bailey

  • Common Carotid Intima-Media Thickness and Risk of Stroke and Myocardial Infarction The Rotterdam Study

    Michiel L. Bots;Arno W. Hoes;Peter J. Koudstaal;Albert Hofman

  • The effects of lowering LDL cholesterol with simvastatin plus ezetimibe in patients with chronic kidney disease (Study of Heart and Renal Protection): a randomised placebo-controlled trial

    Colin Baigent;Martin J Landray;Christina Reith;Jonathan Emberson

  • Homocysteine and risk of ischemic heart disease and stroke: A meta-analysis

    R. Clarke;R. Collins;S. Lewington;A. Donald

  • Plasma HDL cholesterol and risk of myocardial infarction: A mendelian randomisation study

    Benjamin F. Voight;Benjamin F. Voight;Benjamin F. Voight;Gina M. Peloso;Gina M. Peloso;Marju Orho-Melander;Ruth Frikke-Schmidt

  • A randomized trial comparing conventional and endovascular repair of abdominal aortic aneurysms

    Monique Prinssen;Eric L.G. Verhoeven;Jaap Buth;Philippe W.M. Cuypers

  • Genetic variants in novel pathways influence blood pressure and cardiovascular disease risk

    Georg B. Ehret;Georg B. Ehret;Georg B. Ehret;Patricia B. Munroe;Kenneth M. Rice;Murielle Bochud

  • Atherosclerosis, apolipoprotein E, and prevalence of dementia and Alzheimer's disease in the Rotterdam Study.

    Albert Hofman;Alewijn Ott;Monique M B Breteler;Michiel L Bots

  • Influence of Weight Reduction on Blood Pressure. A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials

    Judith E. Neter;Bianca E. Stam;Frans J. Kok;Diederick E. Grobbee

  • Urinary albumin excretion predicts cardiovascular and noncardiovascular mortality in general population

    Hans L. Hillege;Vaclav Fidler;Gilles F.H. Diercks;Wiek H. van Gilst

  • Severe Hypoglycemia and Risks of Vascular Events and Death

    Sophia Zoungas;Sophia Zoungas;Anushka Patel;John Chalmers;Bastiaan E. de Galan;Bastiaan E. de Galan

  • Association between arterial stiffness and atherosclerosis: the Rotterdam Study

    Nicole M. van Popele;Diederick E. Grobbee;Michiel L. Bots;Roland Asmar

  • 2013 Practice guidelines for the management of arterial hypertension of the European Society of Hypertension (ESH) and the European Society of Cardiology (ESC): ESH/ESC Task Force for the Management of Arterial Hypertension.

    Giuseppe Mancia;Robert Fagard;Krzysztof Narkiewicz;Josep Redán

  • The epidemiology of heart failure

    M. R. Cowie;A. Mosterd;D. A. Wood;J. W. Deckers

  • Adiposity, Cardiometabolic Risk, and Vitamin D Status: The Framingham Heart Study

    Susan Cheng;Joseph M. Massaro;Joseph M. Massaro;Caroline S. Fox;Caroline S. Fox;Martin G. Larson;Martin G. Larson

Frequent Co-Authors

Michiel L. Bots
Michiel L. Bots Utrecht University
Yvonne T. van der Schouw
Yvonne T. van der Schouw Utrecht University
Albert Hofman
Albert Hofman Harvard University
Cuno S.P.M. Uiterwaal
Cuno S.P.M. Uiterwaal Utrecht University
Petra H.M. Peeters
Petra H.M. Peeters Utrecht University
Karel G.M. Moons
Karel G.M. Moons Utrecht University
Arno W. Hoes
Arno W. Hoes Utrecht University
Yolanda van der Graaf
Yolanda van der Graaf Utrecht University
Jacqueline C.M. Witteman
Jacqueline C.M. Witteman Erasmus University Rotterdam
Frank L.J. Visseren
Frank L.J. Visseren Utrecht University

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