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Douwe van Sinderen

Douwe van Sinderen

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Genetics
Ireland
2026
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Microbiology
Ireland
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Microbiology

D-Index
120
Citations
59097
World Ranking
138
National Ranking
3

Genetics

D-Index
114
Citations
43990
World Ranking
474
National Ranking
2

Douwe van Sinderen 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 Douwe van Sinderen sits on this spectrum.

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55 publications 679+

This scientist: 609 publications — 97th percentile

97% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Douwe van Sinderen 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 Douwe van Sinderen sits on this spectrum.

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: 120 D-Index — 98th percentile

98% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Genetics in Ireland Leader Award
  • 2026 - Research.com Microbiology in Ireland Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Genetics in Ireland Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Microbiology in Ireland Leader Award
  • 2024 - Research.com Genetics in Ireland Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Genetics in Ireland Leader Award

Overview

Douwe van Sinderen is affiliated with University College Cork in Ireland and has made significant contributions to the fields of biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with a total of 261 publications. Additionally, they have contributed extensively to agricultural and biological sciences, with 109 publications in that field.

Their research covers several subfields including molecular biology, food science, ecology, nutrition and dietetics, and genetics. Their main topics of study include probiotics and fermented foods, gut microbiota and health, genomics and phylogenetic studies, bacteriophages and microbial interactions, infant nutrition and health, Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research, and digestive system and related health.

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Douwe van Sinderen include:

  • Marco Ventura (77 publications)
  • Jennifer Mahony (67 publications)
  • Gabriele Andrea Lugli (60 publications)
  • Francesca Turroni (54 publications)
  • Christian Milani (44 publications)

Their work has appeared in multiple publication venues, with frequent contributions to:

  • Frontiers in Microbiology (21 publications)
  • Applied and Environmental Microbiology (20 publications)
  • Microbial Biotechnology (14 publications)
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) (11 publications)
  • Microorganisms (9 publications)

Recent papers featuring associated researchers and publication venues include:

  • Shaping the Future of Probiotics and Prebiotics, 2021, Trends in Microbiology
  • Human milk oligosaccharides: Shaping the infant gut microbiota and supporting health, 2020, Journal of Functional Foods
  • The infant gut microbiome as a microbial organ influencing host well-being, 2020, The Italian Journal of Pediatrics
  • Insights into endogenous Bifidobacterium species in the human gut microbiota during adulthood, 2022, Trends in Microbiology
  • The genus Bifidobacterium: from genomics to functionality of an important component of the mammalian gut microbiota, 2021, Computational and Structural Biotechnology Journal

In addition to research articles, Douwe van Sinderen has contributed to book publications, including the title Bifidobacteria published by Springer Science+Business Media in 2021.

Best Publications

  • Gut microbiota composition correlates with diet and health in the elderly

    Marcus J. Claesson;Ian B. Jeffery;Susana Conde;Susan E. Power

  • Composition, variability, and temporal stability of the intestinal microbiota of the elderly

    Marcus J. Claesson;Siobhán Cusack;Orla O'Sullivan;Rachel Greene-Diniz

  • 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

  • Bacteria as vitamin suppliers to their host: a gut microbiota perspective.

    Jean Guy LeBlanc;Christian Milani;Graciela Savoy de Giori;Graciela Savoy de Giori;Fernando Sesma

  • Genomics of Actinobacteria: Tracing the Evolutionary History of an Ancient Phylum

    Marco Ventura;Carlos Canchaya;Andreas Tauch;Govind Chandra

  • Bifidobacteria and their role as members of the human gut microbiota

    Amy O'Callaghan;Douwe van Sinderen

  • Carbohydrate metabolism in Bifidobacteria.

    Karina Pokusaeva;Karina Pokusaeva;Gerald F. Fitzgerald;Douwe van Sinderen

  • T-cell activation by transitory neo-antigens derived from distinct microbial pathways

    Alexandra Corbett;Sidonia B G Eckle;Richard William Birkinshaw;Ligong Liu

  • Stress Physiology of Lactic Acid Bacteria

    Konstantinos Papadimitriou;Ángel Alegría;Peter A Bron;Maria de Angelis

  • Diversity of Bifidobacteria within the Infant Gut Microbiota

    Francesca Turroni;Francesca Turroni;Clelia Peano;Daniel A. Pass;Elena Foroni

  • Bifidobacterial surface-exopolysaccharide facilitates commensal-host interaction through immune modulation and pathogen protection

    Saranna Fanning;Lindsay J. Hall;Michelle Cronin;Aldert Zomer

  • Fermented functional foods based on probiotics and their biogenic metabolites

    Catherine Stanton;R Paul Ross;R Paul Ross;Gerald F Fitzgerald;Douwe Van Sinderen

  • B‐Group vitamin production by lactic acid bacteria – current knowledge and potential applications

    J.G. LeBlanc;J.E. Laiño;M. Juarez del Valle;V. Vannini

  • Shaping the Future of Probiotics and Prebiotics.

    Marla Cunningham;M. Andrea Azcarate-Peril;Alan Barnard;Valerie Benoit

  • Complete Genome Sequence of the Prototype Lactic Acid Bacterium Lactococcus lactis subsp. cremoris MG1363

    Udo Wegmann;Mary O'Connell-Motherway;Aldert Zomer;Girbe Buist

  • Genome-scale analyses of health-promoting bacteria: probiogenomics.

    Marco Ventura;Sarah Josephine O'Flaherty;Marcus J. Claesson;Francesca Turroni

  • Stable Engraftment of Bifidobacterium longum AH1206 in the Human Gut Depends on Individualized Features of the Resident Microbiome

    María X. Maldonado-Gómez;Inés Martínez;Inés Martínez;Francesca Bottacini;Amy O’Callaghan

  • Getting better with bifidobacteria

    S.C. Leahy;D.G. Higgins;G.F. Fitzgerald;D. van Sinderen

  • Functional genome analysis of Bifidobacterium breve UCC2003 reveals type IVb tight adherence (Tad) pili as an essential and conserved host-colonization factor

    Mary O'Connell Motherway;Aldert Zomer;Sinead C. Leahy;Justus Reunanen

  • Improvement of the quality and shelf life of wheat bread by fermentation with the antifungal strain Lactobacillus plantarum FST 1.7

    F. Dal Bello;C. I. Clarke;L. A. M. Ryan;H. Ulmer

Frequent Co-Authors

Marco Ventura
Marco Ventura University of Parma
Francesca Turroni
Francesca Turroni University of Parma
Jennifer Mahony
Jennifer Mahony University College Cork
Gabriele Andrea Lugli
Gabriele Andrea Lugli University of Parma
Gerald F. Fitzgerald
Gerald F. Fitzgerald University College Cork
Christian Milani
Christian Milani University of Parma
Sabrina Duranti
Sabrina Duranti University of Parma
Leonardo Mancabelli
Leonardo Mancabelli University of Parma
Mary O'Connell Motherway
Mary O'Connell Motherway University College Cork
Abelardo Margolles
Abelardo Margolles Spanish National Research Council

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