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Ed J. Kuijper 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 Ed J. Kuijper sits on this spectrum.

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55 publications 679+

This scientist: 533 publications — 96th percentile

96% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Ed J. Kuijper 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 Ed J. Kuijper sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 127+

This scientist: 107 D-Index — 95th percentile

95% 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

  • 2022 - Research.com Microbiology in Netherlands Leader Award

Overview

Ed J. Kuijper is affiliated with Leiden University Medical Center in the Netherlands and has contributed extensively to the fields of medicine and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Their research primarily focuses on infectious diseases, epidemiology, molecular biology, surgery, and clinical biochemistry.

Kuijper's work encompasses topics such as Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research, gut microbiota and health, microscopic colitis, viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology, bacterial identification and susceptibility testing, nosocomial infections in intensive care units, and antimicrobial resistance in Staphylococcus.

Frequent publication venues for Kuijper's research include:

  • Clinical Microbiology and Infection
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Anaerobe
  • Eurosurveillance
  • The Lancet Infectious Diseases

Collaboration plays a significant role in their research, with frequent co-authors including Wiep Klaas Smits, Elisabeth M. Terveer, Joffrey van Prehn, Céline Harmanus, and Daan W. Notermans.

Among recent papers authored or co-authored by Ed J. Kuijper are:

  • "Tackling the emerging threat of antifungal resistance to human health," 2022, published in Nature Reviews Microbiology
  • "European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases: 2021 update on the treatment guidance document for Clostridioides difficile infection in adults," 2021, published in Clinical Microbiology and Infection
  • "Fecal microbiota transplantation: current challenges and future landscapes," 2024, published in Clinical Microbiology Reviews
  • "Reorganisation of faecal microbiota transplant services during the COVID-19 pandemic," 2020, published in Gut
  • "A standardised model for stool banking for faecal microbiota transplantation: a consensus report from a multidisciplinary UEG working group," 2020, published in United European Gastroenterology Journal

Best Publications

  • Duodenal Infusion of Donor Feces for Recurrent Clostridium difficile

    Els van Nood;Anne Vrieze;Max Nieuwdorp;Susana Fuentes

  • Clostridium difficile infection in Europe: a hospital-based survey

    Martijn P Bauer;Daan W Notermans;Birgit H B van Benthem;Jon S Brazier

  • Tackling the emerging threat of antifungal resistance to human health

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  • European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases: update of the treatment guidance document for Clostridium difficile infection

    S.B. Debast;M.P. Bauer;E.J. Kuijper

  • PERITONEAL DIALYSIS-RELATED INFECTIONS RECOMMENDATIONS: 2010 UPDATE

    Philip Kam-Tao Li;Cheuk Chun Szeto;Beth Piraino;Judith Bernardini

  • Peritoneal dialysis-related infections recommendations: 2005 update

    Beth Piraino;George R. Bailie;Judith Bernardini;Elisabeth Boeschoten

  • Emergence of Clostridium difficile‐associated disease in North America and Europe

    E.J. Kuijper;B. Coignard;P. Tüll

  • The Changing Epidemiology of Clostridium difficile Infections

    J. Freeman;M. P. Bauer;Simon D. Baines;J. Corver

  • Clostridium difficile infection.

    Wiep Klaas Smits;Dena Lyras;D. Borden Lacy;Mark H. Wilcox

  • High-Throughput Identification of Bacteria and Yeast by Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization-Time of Flight Mass Spectrometry in Conventional Medical Microbiology Laboratories

    S. Q. van Veen;E. C. J. Claas;Ed J. Kuijper

  • Emergence and global spread of epidemic healthcare-associated Clostridium difficile.

    Miao He;Fabio Miyajima;Paul Roberts;Louise Ellison

  • Emergence of Clostridium difficile Infection Due to a New Hypervirulent Strain, Polymerase Chain Reaction Ribotype 078

    Abraham Goorhuis;Dennis Bakker;Jeroen Corver;Sylvia B. Debast

  • Clostridium difficile infection: review.

    Jacek Czepiel;Mirosław Dróżdż;Hanna Pituch;Ed J. Kuijper

  • European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases: update of the diagnostic guidance document for Clostridium difficile infection.

    M.J.T. Crobach;T. Planche;C. Eckert;F. Barbut

  • European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ESCMID): Data review and recommendations for diagnosing Clostridium difficile-infection (CDI)

    M.J.T. Crobach;O.M. Dekkers;M.H. Wilcox;E.J. Kuijper

  • European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases: 2021 update on the treatment guidance document for Clostridioides difficile infection in adults.

    J. van Prehn;E. Reigadas;E.H. Vogelzang;E. Bouza

  • Time interval of increased risk for Clostridium difficile infection after exposure to antibiotics

    Marjolein P. M. Hensgens;Abraham Goorhuis;Olaf M. Dekkers;Ed J. Kuijper

  • Clinical implications of azole resistance in Aspergillus fumigatus, The Netherlands, 2007-2009

    Jan W. M. van der Linden;Eveline Snelders;Greetje A. Kampinga;Bart J. A. Rijnders

  • Comparison of Seven Techniques for Typing International Epidemic Strains of Clostridium difficile: Restriction Endonuclease Analysis, Pulsed-Field Gel Electrophoresis, PCR-Ribotyping, Multilocus Sequence Typing, Multilocus Variable-Number Tandem-Repeat Analysis, Amplified Fragment Length Polymorphism, and Surface Layer Protein A Gene Sequence Typing

    George Killgore;Angela Thompson;Stuart Johnson;Jon Brazier

  • Gut Microbiota and Colonization Resistance against Bacterial Enteric Infection

    Q. R. Ducarmon;R. D. Zwittink;B. V. H. Hornung;W. van Schaik

  • Once versus thrice daily gentamicin in patients with serious infections

    J M Prins;H R Büller;E J Kuijper;R A Tange

  • European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ESCMID): treatment guidance document for Clostridium difficile infection (CDI)

    M.P. Bauer;E.J. Kuijper;J.T. van Dissel

  • Aspergillosis due to Voriconazole Highly Resistant Aspergillus fumigatus and Recovery of Genetically Related Resistant Isolates From Domiciles

    Jan W. M. van der Linden;Simone M. T. Camps;Greetje A. Kampinga;Jan P. A. Arends

Frequent Co-Authors

Mark H. Wilcox
Mark H. Wilcox University of Leeds
Jacob Dankert
Jacob Dankert University of Amsterdam
Jan M. Prins
Jan M. Prins University of Amsterdam
Abraham Goorhuis
Abraham Goorhuis University of Amsterdam
Daan W. Notermans
Daan W. Notermans University of Minnesota
Eric C. J. Claas
Eric C. J. Claas Leiden University Medical Center
Jaap T. van Dissel
Jaap T. van Dissel Leiden University Medical Center
Paul E. Verweij
Paul E. Verweij Radboud University
Jon S. Brazier
Jon S. Brazier University Hospital of Wales
Trevor D. Lawley
Trevor D. Lawley Wellcome Sanger Institute

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