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Hans Janssen

Hans Janssen

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
75
Citations
20624
World Ranking
5300
National Ranking
83

Overview

Hans Janssen is affiliated with KU Leuven in Belgium and works primarily within the field of Engineering, with a focus on Building and Construction, Civil and Structural Engineering, and Earth-Surface Processes. Their research spans multiple subfields including Environmental Engineering and Ocean Engineering, demonstrating a broad engagement with applied engineering topics.

The core themes of Janssen's work involve several interconnected areas. They have contributed extensively to understanding the hygrothermal properties of building materials, as well as aspects of building materials and conservation. Their research also covers building energy and comfort optimization, enhanced oil recovery techniques, masonry and concrete structural analysis, soil and unsaturated flow, and urban heat island mitigation.

Janssen has a consistent record of publication in specialized academic venues. The frequent journals and conferences where their work has appeared include:

  • Building and Environment
  • Construction and Building Materials
  • E3S Web of Conferences
  • Transport in Porous Media
  • Journal of Physics Conference Series

Their recent papers illustrate the focused areas of their recent investigations. Notable publications include:

  • Hygric properties of porous building materials (VI): A round robin campaign (2020), Building and Environment
  • Hygric properties of porous building materials (VII): Full-range benchmark characterizations of three materials (2021), Building and Environment
  • MKL1 deficiency results in a severe neutrophil motility defect due to impaired actin polymerization (2020), Blood
  • Hygric behavior of hydrophobized brick and mortar samples (2020), Building and Environment
  • Hygrothermal assessment of timber frame walls using a convolutional neural network (2021), Building and Environment

Collaboration is an important aspect of Janssen's scientific work. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Staf Roels
  • Chi Feng
  • Daan Deckers
  • Xinyuan Dang
  • Chengnan Shi

Hans Janssen's interdisciplinary approach connects engineering principles with environmental and material sciences, reflecting a solid integration within contemporary scientific challenges related to construction materials, energy optimization, and structural analysis. Their research contributions continue to address both practical and theoretical dimensions of these fields.

Best Publications

  • The Rab7 effector protein RILP controls lysosomal transport by inducing the recruitment of dynein-dynactin motors

    Ingrid Jordens;Mar Fernandez-Borja;Marije Marsman;Simone Dusseljee

  • Gene essentiality and synthetic lethality in haploid human cells

    Vincent A. Blomen;Peter Májek;Lucas T. Jae;Johannes W. Bigenzahn

  • Cholesterol sensor ORP1L contacts the ER protein VAP to control Rab7-RILP-p150 Glued and late endosome positioning

    Nuno Rocha;Coenraad Kuijl;Rik van der Kant;Lennert Janssen

  • Single-Cell Dynamics of Genome-Nuclear Lamina Interactions

    Jop Kind;Ludo Pagie;Havva Ortabozkoyun;Shelagh Boyle

  • Integrin alpha 6/beta 4 complex is located in hemidesmosomes, suggesting a major role in epidermal cell-basement membrane adhesion.

    A Sonnenberg;J Calafat;H Janssen;H Daams

  • Drug export activity of the human canalicular multispecific organic anion transporter in polarized kidney MDCK cells expressing cMOAT (MRP2) cDNA.

    R. Evers;M. Kool;L. Van Deemter;H. Janssen

  • Nesprin-3, a novel outer nuclear membrane protein, associates with the cytoskeletal linker protein plectin

    Kevin Wilhelmsen;Sandy H.M. Litjens;Ingrid Kuikman;Ntambua Tshimbalanga

  • Recycling MHC class I molecules and endosomal peptide loading

    Monique Grommé;Fons G. C. M. Uytdehaag;Hans Janssen;Jero Calafat

  • A complex of platelet glycoproteins Ic and IIa identified by a rat monoclonal antibody.

    A. Sonnenberg;H. Janssen;F. Hogervorst;J. Calafat

  • Peptide diffusion, protection, and degradation in nuclear and cytoplasmic compartments before antigen presentation by MHC class I.

    Eric Reits;Alexander Griekspoor;Joost Neijssen;Tom Groothuis

  • Neutrophils Kill Antibody-Opsonized Cancer Cells by Trogoptosis.

    Hanke L Matlung;Liane Babes;Xi Wen Zhao;Michel van Houdt

  • Quantifying exosome secretion from single cells reveals a modulatory role for GPCR signaling

    Frederik Johannes Verweij;Frederik Johannes Verweij;Frederik Johannes Verweij;Maarten P. Bebelman;Maarten P. Bebelman;Connie R. Jimenez;Juan J. Garcia-Vallejo

  • Gap junction protein connexin-43 interacts directly with microtubules

    Ben N.G. Giepmans;Ingrid Verlaan;Trudi Hengeveld;Hans Janssen

  • CONSERVATIVE MODELLING OF THE MOISTURE AND HEAT TRANSFER IN BUILDING COMPONENTS UNDER ATMOSPHERIC EXCITATION

    H Janssen;Bje Bert Blocken;JE Jan Carmeliet;JE Jan Carmeliet

  • The Tetraspan Molecule Cd151, a Novel Constituent of Hemidesmosomes, Associates with the Integrin α6β4 and May Regulate the Spatial Organization of Hemidesmosomes

    Lotus M.Th. Sterk;Cecile A.W. Geuijen;Lauran C.J.M. Oomen;Jero Calafat

  • Lassa virus entry requires a trigger-induced receptor switch

    Lucas T. Jae;Matthijs Raaben;Andrew S. Herbert;Ana I. Kuehne

  • Direct vesicular transport of MHC class II molecules from lysosomal structures to the cell surface.

    R Wubbolts;M Fernandez-Borja;L Oomen;D Verwoerd

  • Multivesicular body morphogenesis requires phosphatidyl-inositol 3-kinase activity.

    Mar Fernandez-Borja;Richard Wubbolts;Jero Calafat;Hans Janssen

  • Invasive fungal infection and impaired neutrophil killing in human CARD9 deficiency.

    Agata A. Drewniak;Roel P. Gazendam;Anton T.J. Tool;Michel van Houdt

  • Polo-like kinase-1 is required for bipolar spindle formation but is dispensable for anaphase promoting complex/Cdc20 activation and initiation of cytokinesis

    Marcel A.T.M. van Vugt;Barbara C.M. van de Weerdt;Gerben Vader;Hans Janssen

Frequent Co-Authors

Staf Roels
Staf Roels KU Leuven
Jero Calafat
Jero Calafat Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Hospital
Jacques Neefjes
Jacques Neefjes Leiden University Medical Center
Jan Carmeliet
Jan Carmeliet ETH Zurich
Arnoud Sonnenberg
Arnoud Sonnenberg Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Hospital
Timo K. van den Berg
Timo K. van den Berg Radboud University
Taco W. Kuijpers
Taco W. Kuijpers University of Amsterdam
Kees Jalink
Kees Jalink Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Hospital
Thijn R. Brummelkamp
Thijn R. Brummelkamp Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Hospital
Dirk Roos
Dirk Roos University of Amsterdam

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