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Geert-Jan van Gemert

Geert-Jan van Gemert

D-Index & Metrics

Microbiology

D-Index
62
Citations
12368
World Ranking
2903
National Ranking
115

Geert-Jan van Gemert 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 Geert-Jan van Gemert sits on this spectrum.

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55 publications 679+

This scientist: 142 publications — 22nd percentile

22% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Geert-Jan van Gemert 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 Geert-Jan van Gemert sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 127+

This scientist: 62 D-Index — 49th percentile

49% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Geert-Jan van Gemert is affiliated with Radboud University in the Netherlands. Their research primarily spans the field of Medicine, with a particular focus on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Immunology, Molecular Biology, Insect Science, and Parasitology.

The scientist's work concentrates on topics related to Malaria Research and Control, Mosquito-borne diseases and control, Invertebrate Immune Response Mechanisms, Insect symbiosis and bacterial influences, Drug Transport and Resistance Mechanisms, Parasites and Host Interactions, as well as vaccines and immunoinformatics approaches.

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Geert-Jan van Gemert include:

  • Teun Bousema
  • Marga van de Vegte-Bolmer
  • Robert W. Sauerwein
  • Matthijs M. Jore
  • Karina Teelen

Geert-Jan van Gemert has published in several scientific venues, with frequent contributions appearing in:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Nature Communications
  • Immunity
  • npj Vaccines

Representative recent papers include:

  • CRISPR/Cas9-engineered inducible gametocyte producer lines as a valuable tool for Plasmodium falciparum malaria transmission research, 2021, Nature Communications
  • Vaccination with a structure-based stabilized version of malarial antigen Pfs48/45 elicits ultra-potent transmission-blocking antibody responses, 2022, Immunity
  • Safety, tolerability, and Plasmodium falciparum transmission-reducing activity of monoclonal antibody TB31F: a single-centre, open-label, first-in-human, dose-escalation, phase 1 trial in healthy malaria-naive adults, 2022, The Lancet Infectious Diseases
  • Monoclonal antibodies block transmission of genetically diverse Plasmodium falciparum strains to mosquitoes, 2021, npj Vaccines
  • Highly potent, naturally acquired human monoclonal antibodies against Pfs48/45 block Plasmodium falciparum transmission to mosquitoes, 2023, Immunity

Best Publications

  • Protection against a Malaria Challenge by Sporozoite Inoculation

    Meta Roestenberg;Matthew McCall;Joost Hopman;Jorien Wiersma

  • High efficiency transfection of Plasmodium berghei facilitates novel selection procedures.

    Chris J. Janse;Blandine Franke-Fayard;Gunnar R. Mair;Jai Ramesar

  • A central role for P48/45 in malaria parasite male gamete fertility.

    Melissa R. van Dijk;Chris J. Janse;Joanne Thompson;Andrew P. Waters

  • A role for apical membrane antigen 1 during invasion of hepatocytes by Plasmodium falciparum sporozoites.

    Olivier Silvie;Jean-François Franetich;Stéphanie Charrin;Markus S. Mueller

  • Long-term protection against malaria after experimental sporozoite inoculation: an open-label follow-up study

    Meta Roestenberg;Anne C Teirlinck;Matthew B B McCall;Karina Teelen

  • Genetically attenuated, P36p-deficient malarial sporozoites induce protective immunity and apoptosis of infected liver cells

    Melissa R. van Dijk;Bruno Douradinha;Blandine Franke-Fayard;Volker Heussler

  • Visualisation and quantitative analysis of the rodent malaria liver stage by real time imaging.

    Ivo H. J. Ploemen;Miguel Prudêncio;Bruno G. Douradinha;Jai Ramesar

  • Three Members of the 6-cys Protein Family of /Plasmodium/ Play a Role in Gamete Fertility

    Melissa R. van Dijk;Ben C. L. van Schaijk;Shahid M. Khan;Maaike W. van Dooren

  • Proteomic Profiling of Plasmodium Sporozoite Maturation Identifies New Proteins Essential for Parasite Development and Infectivity

    Edwin Lasonder;Edwin Lasonder;Chris J. Janse;Geert Jan Van Gemert;Gunnar R. Mair

  • The Relative Contribution of Symptomatic and Asymptomatic Plasmodium vivax and Plasmodium falciparum Infections to the Infectious Reservoir in a Low-Endemic Setting in Ethiopia.

    Fitsum G Tadesse;Fitsum G Tadesse;Hannah C Slater;Wakweya Chali;Karina Teelen

  • Bacterial superglue enables easy development of efficient virus-like particle based vaccines

    Susan Thrane;Susan Thrane;Christoph M. Janitzek;Christoph M. Janitzek;Sungwa Matondo;Mafalda Resende;Mafalda Resende

  • Precise Timing of Expression of a Plasmodium falciparum- derived Transgene in Plasmodium berghei Is a Critical Determinant of Subsequent Subcellular Localization *

    Clemens H.M. Kocken;Anne Marie van der Wel;Martin A. Dubbeld;David L. Narum

  • Protection against malaria after immunization by chloroquine prophylaxis and sporozoites is mediated by preerythrocytic immunity

    Else M. Bijker;Guido J. H. Bastiaens;Anne C. Teirlinck;Geert-Jan van Gemert

  • Malaria transmission-blocking antigen, Pfs230, mediates human red blood cell binding to exflagellating male parasites and oocyst production.

    Saliha Eksi;Beata Czesny;Geert‐Jan Van Gemert;Robert W. Sauerwein

  • Persistence and activation of malaria hypnozoites in long-term primary hepatocyte cultures

    Laurent Dembélé;Jean-François Franetich;Audrey Lorthiois;Audrey Gego

  • Outcomes of controlled human malaria infection after BCG vaccination.

    Jona Walk;L. Charlotte J. de Bree;Wouter Graumans;Rianne Stoter

  • Host Scavenger Receptor SR-BI Plays a Dual Role in the Establishment of Malaria Parasite Liver Infection

    Cristina D. Rodrigues;Michael Hannus;Miguel Prudêncio;Miguel Prudêncio;Cécilie Martin

  • Vaccine-induced monoclonal antibodies targeting circumsporozoite protein prevent Plasmodium falciparum infection.

    Lander Foquet;Cornelus C. Hermsen;Geert-Jan van Gemert;Eva Van Braeckel

  • Correctly folded Pfs48/45 protein of Plasmodium falciparum elicits malaria transmission-blocking immunity in mice

    Nikolay S. Outchkourov;Will Roeffen;Anita Kaan;Josephine Jansen

  • KAF156 Is an Antimalarial Clinical Candidate with Potential for Use in Prophylaxis, Treatment, and Prevention of Disease Transmission

    Kelli L. Kuhen;Arnab K. Chatterjee;Matthias Rottmann;Kerstin Gagaring

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert W. Sauerwein
Robert W. Sauerwein Radboud University
Teun Bousema
Teun Bousema Radboud University
Chris J. Janse
Chris J. Janse Leiden University Medical Center
Cornelus C. Hermsen
Cornelus C. Hermsen Radboud University
Dominique Mazier
Dominique Mazier Sorbonne University
Adrian J. F. Luty
Adrian J. F. Luty Institut de Recherche pour le Développement
Andrew P. Waters
Andrew P. Waters University of Glasgow
Kjerstin Lanke
Kjerstin Lanke Radboud University
Maria M. Mota
Maria M. Mota University of Lisbon

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