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Medicine 247 38 32 1 1 852 277655
Molecular Biology 244 5 4 1 1 802 274915

Hans Clevers publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Hans Clevers between 1985 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Hans Clevers published across 41 years, from 1985 to 2025, averaging 21.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 85 publications in 2020. 31 of the 872 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
20 40 60 80
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1985 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 85. Peak 85 publications in 2020. 1985: 1 publication 1986: 2 publications 1987: 2 publications 1988: 5 publications 1989: 2 publications 1990: 1 publication 1991: 5 publications 1992: 12 publications 1993: 12 publications 1994: 2 publications 1995: 9 publications 1996: 7 publications 1997: 16 publications 1998: 15 publications 1999: 12 publications 2000: 15 publications 2001: 12 publications 2002: 15 publications 2003: 14 publications 2004: 17 publications 2005: 19 publications 2006: 14 publications 2007: 17 publications 2008: 8 publications 2009: 23 publications 2010: 28 publications 2011: 30 publications 2012: 44 publications 2013: 38 publications 2014: 48 publications 2015: 36 publications 2016: 42 publications 2017: 61 publications 2018: 52 publications 2019: 55 publications 2020: 85 publications 2021: 65 publications 2022: 0 publications 2023: 0 publications 2024: 0 publications 2025: 31 publications
1985 2025

872 publications in total across all disciplines

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Hans Clevers: publications per year, 1985 to 2025
Year Publications
1985 1
1986 2
1987 2
1988 5
1989 2
1990 1
1991 5
1992 12
1993 12
1994 2
1995 9
1996 7
1997 16
1998 15
1999 12
2000 15
2001 12
2002 15
2003 14
2004 17
2005 19
2006 14
2007 17
2008 8
2009 23
2010 28
2011 30
2012 44
2013 38
2014 48
2015 36
2016 42
2017 61
2018 52
2019 55
2020 85
2021 65
2022 0
2023 0
2024 0
2025 31
Total 872
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Hans Clevers publication distribution in Molecular Biology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Molecular Biology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Hans Clevers sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 53 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 47–56 to 564+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 177. Most scientists, 177, have 117–126 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 564 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 564+ publications, is where this scientist sits. 47–56 publications: 7 scientists 57–66 publications: 17 scientists 67–76 publications: 65 scientists 77–86 publications: 90 scientists 87–96 publications: 125 scientists 97–106 publications: 131 scientists 107–116 publications: 162 scientists 117–126 publications: 177 scientists 127–136 publications: 158 scientists 137–146 publications: 158 scientists 147–156 publications: 146 scientists 157–166 publications: 159 scientists 167–176 publications: 131 scientists 177–186 publications: 110 scientists 187–196 publications: 112 scientists 197–206 publications: 100 scientists 207–216 publications: 89 scientists 217–226 publications: 98 scientists 227–236 publications: 74 scientists 237–246 publications: 72 scientists 247–256 publications: 63 scientists 257–266 publications: 53 scientists 267–276 publications: 54 scientists 277–286 publications: 49 scientists 287–296 publications: 52 scientists 297–306 publications: 43 scientists 307–316 publications: 46 scientists 317–326 publications: 41 scientists 327–336 publications: 42 scientists 337–346 publications: 31 scientists 347–356 publications: 28 scientists 357–366 publications: 29 scientists 367–376 publications: 26 scientists 377–386 publications: 24 scientists 387–396 publications: 24 scientists 397–406 publications: 14 scientists 407–416 publications: 13 scientists 417–426 publications: 20 scientists 427–436 publications: 12 scientists 437–446 publications: 20 scientists 447–456 publications: 11 scientists 457–466 publications: 10 scientists 467–476 publications: 14 scientists 477–486 publications: 14 scientists 487–496 publications: 10 scientists 497–506 publications: 13 scientists 507–516 publications: 13 scientists 517–526 publications: 2 scientists 527–536 publications: 4 scientists 537–546 publications: 6 scientists 547–556 publications: 8 scientists 557–563 publications: 6 scientists 564+ publications: 100 scientists
47–56 publications 564+

This scientist: 802 publications — 99th percentile

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

The last bar groups every scientist with 564 publications or more.

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Number of Molecular Biology scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,076 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
47–56 7
57–66 17
67–76 65
77–86 90
87–96 125
97–106 131
107–116 162
117–126 177
127–136 158
137–146 158
147–156 146
157–166 159
167–176 131
177–186 110
187–196 112
197–206 100
207–216 89
217–226 98
227–236 74
237–246 72
247–256 63
257–266 53
267–276 54
277–286 49
287–296 52
297–306 43
307–316 46
317–326 41
327–336 42
337–346 31
347–356 28
357–366 29
367–376 26
377–386 24
387–396 24
397–406 14
407–416 13
417–426 20
427–436 12
437–446 20
447–456 11
457–466 10
467–476 14
477–486 14
487–496 10
497–506 13
507–516 13
517–526 2
527–536 4
537–546 6
547–556 8
557–563 6
564+ 100 802
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Hans Clevers D-index placement in Molecular Biology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Molecular Biology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Hans Clevers sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
25 50 75 100 125
Bar chart with 54 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 145+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 131. Most scientists, 131, have 64–65 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 145 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 145+ D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40–41 D-Index: 36 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 101 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 115 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 121 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 118 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 130 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 106 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 116 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 113 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 129 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 120 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 105 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 131 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 95 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 97 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 106 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 83 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 89 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 77 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 70 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 73 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 60 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 48 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 45 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 50 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 31 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 51 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 43 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 38 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 39 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 41 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 29 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 33 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 35 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 20 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 38 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 19 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 28 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 13 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 23 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 16 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 15 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 11 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 21 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 7 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 13 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 14 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 17 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 9 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 8 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 16 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 7 scientists 144 D-Index: 7 scientists 145+ D-Index: 100 scientists
40–41 D-Index 145+

This scientist: 244 D-Index — 100th percentile

100% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 145 D-Index or more.

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Number of Molecular Biology scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,076 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 36
42–43 101
44–45 115
46–47 121
48–49 118
50–51 130
52–53 106
54–55 116
56–57 113
58–59 129
60–61 120
62–63 105
64–65 131
66–67 95
68–69 97
70–71 106
72–73 83
74–75 89
76–77 77
78–79 70
80–81 73
82–83 60
84–85 48
86–87 45
88–89 50
90–91 31
92–93 51
94–95 43
96–97 38
98–99 39
100–101 41
102–103 29
104–105 33
106–107 35
108–109 20
110–111 38
112–113 19
114–115 28
116–117 13
118–119 23
120–121 16
122–123 15
124–125 11
126–127 21
128–129 7
130–131 13
132–133 14
134–135 17
136–137 9
138–139 8
140–141 16
142–143 7
144 7
145+ 100 244
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Medicine in Netherlands Leader Award
  • 2026 - Research.com Molecular Biology in Netherlands Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Best Scientists Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Medicine in Netherlands Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Molecular Biology in Netherlands Leader Award
  • 2024 - Research.com Genetics and Molecular Biology in Netherlands Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Medicine in Netherlands Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Molecular Biology in Netherlands Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Genetics and Molecular Biology in Netherlands Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Medicine in Netherlands Leader Award
  • 2019 - Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom
  • 2019 - Keio Medical Science Prize, Keio University, Tokyo, Japan
  • 2014 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 2013 - Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences for describing the role of Wnt signaling in tissue stem cells and cancer.
  • 2012 - William Beaumont Prize, American Gastroenterological Association (AGA)
  • 2009 - Member of Academia Europaea
  • 2001 - Spinoza Prize, Dutch Research Council
  • 2000 - Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)

Overview

Hans Clevers is a scientist affiliated with the Hubrecht Institute for Developmental Biology and Stem Cell Research in the Netherlands. Their research spans several fields with a focus on medicine and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Their work extensively covers molecular biology, oncology, and genetics, as well as specialized areas such as pulmonary and respiratory medicine and cancer research.

The scientist's research topics include cancer cells and metastasis, cancer genomics and diagnostics, 3D printing in biomedical research, pluripotent stem cells research, renal and related cancers, digestive system and related health, and CRISPR and genetic engineering.

Hans Clevers has frequently collaborated with several researchers, including Joep Beumer, Harry Begthel, Johan H. van Es, Peter J. Peters, and Maarten H. Geurts.

Their publications are often found in multiple scientific journals and databases. The most frequent venues for their work are:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Nature Communications
  • University of Groningen research database (University of Groningen / Centre for Information Technology)
  • Cell stem cell
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Selected recent papers include:

  • SARS-CoV-2 productively infects human gut enterocytes, 2020, Science
  • Homeostatic mini-intestines through scaffold-guided organoid morphogenesis, 2020, Nature
  • Cell fate specification and differentiation in the adult mammalian intestine, 2020, Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology
  • Establishment of patient-derived cancer organoids for drug-screening applications, 2020, Nature Protocols
  • The Wnt Pathway: From Signaling Mechanisms to Synthetic Modulators, 2022, Annual Review of Biochemistry

Hans Clevers has been recognized with several awards throughout their career, including:

  • Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom (2019)
  • Keio Medical Science Prize, Keio University, Tokyo, Japan (2019)
  • Member of the National Academy of Sciences (2014)
  • Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences (2013) for describing the role of Wnt signaling in tissue stem cells and cancer
  • William Beaumont Prize, American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) (2012)
  • Member of Academia Europaea (2009)
  • Spinoza Prize, Dutch Research Council (2001)
  • Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (2000)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)

Best Publications

  • Wnt/beta-catenin signaling in development and disease.

    Hans Clevers

  • Single Lgr5 stem cells build crypt-villus structures in vitro without a mesenchymal niche.

    Toshiro Sato;Robert G J Vries;Hugo J. Snippert;Marc van de Wetering

  • Identification of stem cells in small intestine and colon by marker gene Lgr5

    Nick Barker;Johan H. van Es;Jeroen Kuipers;Pekka Kujala

  • Wnt/β-catenin signaling and disease.

    Hans Clevers;Roel Nusse

  • Activation of β-Catenin-Tcf Signaling in Colon Cancer by Mutations in β-Catenin or APC

    Patrice J. Morin;Andrew B. Sparks;Vladimir Korinek;Nick Barker

  • Wnt signalling in stem cells and cancer

    Tannishtha Reya;Hans Clevers

  • Constitutive Transcriptional Activation by a β-Catenin-Tcf Complex in APC−/− Colon Carcinoma

    Vladimir Korinek;Nick Barker;Patrice J. Morin;Dick van Wichen

  • Wnt/β-Catenin Signaling, Disease, and Emerging Therapeutic Modalities.

    Roel Nusse;Hans Clevers

  • Long-term expansion of epithelial organoids from human colon, adenoma, adenocarcinoma, and Barrett's epithelium.

    Toshiro Sato;Daniel E. Stange;Marc Ferrante;Marc Ferrante;Robert G.J. Vries

  • Modeling Development and Disease with Organoids

    Hans Clevers

  • Paneth cells constitute the niche for Lgr5 stem cells in intestinal crypts

    Toshiro Sato;Johan H. van Es;Hugo J. Snippert;Daniel E. Stange

  • The beta-catenin/TCF-4 complex imposes a crypt progenitor phenotype on colorectal cancer cells.

    Marc van de Wetering;Elena Sancho;Cornelis Verweij;Wim de Lau

  • Prospective Derivation of a Living Organoid Biobank of Colorectal Cancer Patients

    Marc van de Wetering;Hayley E. Francies;Joshua M. Francis;Joshua M. Francis;Gergana Bounova

  • Crypt stem cells as the cells-of-origin of intestinal cancer

    Nick Barker;Rachel A. Ridgway;Johan H. Van Es;Marc Van De Wetering

  • Cancer stem cells revisited

    Eduard Batlle;Hans Clevers

  • XTcf-3 Transcription Factor Mediates β-Catenin-Induced Axis Formation in Xenopus Embryos

    Miranda Molenaar;Marc van de Wetering;Mariette Oosterwegel;Josi Peterson-Maduro

  • The cancer stem cell: premises, promises and challenges

    Hans Clevers

  • Stem cells, self-renewal, and differentiation in the intestinal epithelium.

    Laurens G. van der Flier;Hans Clevers

  • Intestinal crypt homeostasis results from neutral competition between symmetrically dividing Lgr5 stem cells

    Hugo J. Snippert;Laurens G. van der Flier;Toshiro Sato;Johan H. van Es

  • Linking Colorectal Cancer to Wnt Signaling

    Mariann Bienz;Hans Clevers

Frequent Co-Authors

Marc van de Wetering
Marc van de Wetering Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences
Johan H. van Es
Johan H. van Es Utrecht University
Nick Barker
Nick Barker Agency for Science, Technology and Research
Alexander van Oudenaarden
Alexander van Oudenaarden University Medical Center Utrecht
Edwin Cuppen
Edwin Cuppen Utrecht University
Peter J. Peters
Peter J. Peters Maastricht University
Toshiro Sato
Toshiro Sato Keio University
Bon-Kyoung Koo
Bon-Kyoung Koo Austrian Academy of Sciences
Owen J. Sansom
Owen J. Sansom University of Glasgow
David A. Tuveson
David A. Tuveson Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

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