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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Medicine 92 11065 10395 436 422 686 56425

Hans Kromhout publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Hans Kromhout between 1987 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Hans Kromhout published across 39 years, from 1987 to 2025, averaging 21.2 papers a year. Output peaked at 55 publications in 2011. 84 of the 828 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40 50
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1987 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 55. Peak 55 publications in 2011. 1987: 3 publications 1988: 2 publications 1989: 2 publications 1990: 10 publications 1991: 7 publications 1992: 7 publications 1993: 5 publications 1994: 7 publications 1995: 15 publications 1996: 8 publications 1997: 11 publications 1998: 21 publications 1999: 16 publications 2000: 28 publications 2001: 10 publications 2002: 14 publications 2003: 13 publications 2004: 12 publications 2005: 18 publications 2006: 14 publications 2007: 23 publications 2008: 19 publications 2009: 21 publications 2010: 13 publications 2011: 55 publications 2012: 20 publications 2013: 30 publications 2014: 51 publications 2015: 33 publications 2016: 46 publications 2017: 39 publications 2018: 24 publications 2019: 31 publications 2020: 26 publications 2021: 41 publications 2022: 23 publications 2023: 26 publications 2024: 35 publications 2025: 49 publications
1987 2025

828 publications in total across all disciplines

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Hans Kromhout: publications per year, 1987 to 2025
Year Publications
1987 3
1988 2
1989 2
1990 10
1991 7
1992 7
1993 5
1994 7
1995 15
1996 8
1997 11
1998 21
1999 16
2000 28
2001 10
2002 14
2003 13
2004 12
2005 18
2006 14
2007 23
2008 19
2009 21
2010 13
2011 55
2012 20
2013 30
2014 51
2015 33
2016 46
2017 39
2018 24
2019 31
2020 26
2021 41
2022 23
2023 26
2024 35
2025 49
Total 828
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Hans Kromhout publication distribution in Medicine in 2026

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

No. of scientists
200 400 600 800
Bar chart with 86 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 101–120 to 1,796+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 922. Most scientists, 922, have 341–360 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 1,796 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 681–700 publications, is where this scientist sits. 101–120 publications: 5 scientists 121–140 publications: 26 scientists 141–160 publications: 73 scientists 161–180 publications: 155 scientists 181–200 publications: 230 scientists 201–220 publications: 363 scientists 221–240 publications: 487 scientists 241–260 publications: 545 scientists 261–280 publications: 722 scientists 281–300 publications: 768 scientists 301–320 publications: 834 scientists 321–340 publications: 895 scientists 341–360 publications: 922 scientists 361–380 publications: 838 scientists 381–400 publications: 861 scientists 401–420 publications: 918 scientists 421–440 publications: 806 scientists 441–460 publications: 771 scientists 461–480 publications: 751 scientists 481–500 publications: 713 scientists 501–520 publications: 617 scientists 521–540 publications: 610 scientists 541–560 publications: 537 scientists 561–580 publications: 504 scientists 581–600 publications: 509 scientists 601–620 publications: 396 scientists 621–640 publications: 386 scientists 641–660 publications: 371 scientists 661–680 publications: 340 scientists 681–700 publications: 336 scientists 701–720 publications: 307 scientists 721–740 publications: 259 scientists 741–760 publications: 230 scientists 761–780 publications: 228 scientists 781–800 publications: 217 scientists 801–820 publications: 204 scientists 821–840 publications: 186 scientists 841–860 publications: 177 scientists 861–880 publications: 155 scientists 881–900 publications: 139 scientists 901–920 publications: 145 scientists 921–940 publications: 116 scientists 941–960 publications: 133 scientists 961–980 publications: 91 scientists 981–1,000 publications: 96 scientists 1,001–1,020 publications: 77 scientists 1,021–1,040 publications: 70 scientists 1,041–1,060 publications: 63 scientists 1,061–1,080 publications: 77 scientists 1,081–1,100 publications: 49 scientists 1,101–1,120 publications: 54 scientists 1,121–1,140 publications: 49 scientists 1,141–1,160 publications: 51 scientists 1,161–1,180 publications: 35 scientists 1,181–1,200 publications: 39 scientists 1,201–1,220 publications: 26 scientists 1,221–1,240 publications: 37 scientists 1,241–1,260 publications: 36 scientists 1,261–1,280 publications: 27 scientists 1,281–1,300 publications: 32 scientists 1,301–1,320 publications: 28 scientists 1,321–1,340 publications: 17 scientists 1,341–1,360 publications: 30 scientists 1,361–1,380 publications: 28 scientists 1,381–1,400 publications: 17 scientists 1,401–1,420 publications: 21 scientists 1,421–1,440 publications: 15 scientists 1,441–1,460 publications: 12 scientists 1,461–1,480 publications: 12 scientists 1,481–1,500 publications: 18 scientists 1,501–1,520 publications: 14 scientists 1,521–1,540 publications: 17 scientists 1,541–1,560 publications: 15 scientists 1,561–1,580 publications: 6 scientists 1,581–1,600 publications: 2 scientists 1,601–1,620 publications: 12 scientists 1,621–1,640 publications: 11 scientists 1,641–1,660 publications: 8 scientists 1,661–1,680 publications: 5 scientists 1,681–1,700 publications: 5 scientists 1,701–1,720 publications: 10 scientists 1,721–1,740 publications: 12 scientists 1,741–1,760 publications: 14 scientists 1,761–1,780 publications: 6 scientists 1,781–1,795 publications: 5 scientists 1,796+ publications: 100 scientists
101–120 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 686 publications — 80th percentile

80% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,796 publications or more.

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Number of Medicine scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 20,134 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
101–120 5
121–140 26
141–160 73
161–180 155
181–200 230
201–220 363
221–240 487
241–260 545
261–280 722
281–300 768
301–320 834
321–340 895
341–360 922
361–380 838
381–400 861
401–420 918
421–440 806
441–460 771
461–480 751
481–500 713
501–520 617
521–540 610
541–560 537
561–580 504
581–600 509
601–620 396
621–640 386
641–660 371
661–680 340
681–700 336 686
701–720 307
721–740 259
741–760 230
761–780 228
781–800 217
801–820 204
821–840 186
841–860 177
861–880 155
881–900 139
901–920 145
921–940 116
941–960 133
961–980 91
981–1,000 96
1,001–1,020 77
1,021–1,040 70
1,041–1,060 63
1,061–1,080 77
1,081–1,100 49
1,101–1,120 54
1,121–1,140 49
1,141–1,160 51
1,161–1,180 35
1,181–1,200 39
1,201–1,220 26
1,221–1,240 37
1,241–1,260 36
1,261–1,280 27
1,281–1,300 32
1,301–1,320 28
1,321–1,340 17
1,341–1,360 30
1,361–1,380 28
1,381–1,400 17
1,401–1,420 21
1,421–1,440 15
1,441–1,460 12
1,461–1,480 12
1,481–1,500 18
1,501–1,520 14
1,521–1,540 17
1,541–1,560 15
1,561–1,580 6
1,581–1,600 2
1,601–1,620 12
1,621–1,640 11
1,641–1,660 8
1,661–1,680 5
1,681–1,700 5
1,701–1,720 10
1,721–1,740 12
1,741–1,760 14
1,761–1,780 6
1,781–1,795 5
1,796+ 100
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Hans Kromhout D-index placement in Medicine in 2026

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

No. of scientists
250 500 750 1,000
Bar chart with 75 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 70–71 to 217+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 1,027. Most scientists, 1,027, have 82–83 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 217 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 92–93 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 70–71 D-Index: 226 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 391 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 574 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 730 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 891 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 972 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 1,027 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 1,003 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 960 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 970 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 922 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 839 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 808 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 779 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 668 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 611 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 630 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 513 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 541 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 445 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 429 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 399 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 393 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 318 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 302 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 287 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 255 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 256 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 252 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 230 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 179 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 168 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 163 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 159 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 134 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 134 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 118 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 109 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 106 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 74 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 79 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 80 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 87 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 57 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 74 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 69 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 60 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 53 scientists 166–167 D-Index: 39 scientists 168–169 D-Index: 42 scientists 170–171 D-Index: 32 scientists 172–173 D-Index: 39 scientists 174–175 D-Index: 40 scientists 176–177 D-Index: 28 scientists 178–179 D-Index: 19 scientists 180–181 D-Index: 23 scientists 182–183 D-Index: 31 scientists 184–185 D-Index: 18 scientists 186–187 D-Index: 20 scientists 188–189 D-Index: 22 scientists 190–191 D-Index: 13 scientists 192–193 D-Index: 21 scientists 194–195 D-Index: 12 scientists 196–197 D-Index: 12 scientists 198–199 D-Index: 14 scientists 200–201 D-Index: 15 scientists 202–203 D-Index: 13 scientists 204–205 D-Index: 10 scientists 206–207 D-Index: 8 scientists 208–209 D-Index: 4 scientists 210–211 D-Index: 12 scientists 212–213 D-Index: 11 scientists 214–215 D-Index: 10 scientists 216 D-Index: 4 scientists 217+ D-Index: 98 scientists
70–71 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 92 D-Index — 45th percentile

45% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 217 D-Index or more.

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Number of Medicine scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 20,134 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
70–71 226
72–73 391
74–75 574
76–77 730
78–79 891
80–81 972
82–83 1,027
84–85 1,003
86–87 960
88–89 970
90–91 922
92–93 839 92
94–95 808
96–97 779
98–99 668
100–101 611
102–103 630
104–105 513
106–107 541
108–109 445
110–111 429
112–113 399
114–115 393
116–117 318
118–119 302
120–121 287
122–123 255
124–125 256
126–127 252
128–129 230
130–131 179
132–133 168
134–135 163
136–137 159
138–139 134
140–141 134
142–143 118
144–145 109
146–147 106
148–149 74
150–151 79
152–153 80
154–155 87
156–157 57
158–159 74
160–161 69
162–163 60
164–165 53
166–167 39
168–169 42
170–171 32
172–173 39
174–175 40
176–177 28
178–179 19
180–181 23
182–183 31
184–185 18
186–187 20
188–189 22
190–191 13
192–193 21
194–195 12
196–197 12
198–199 14
200–201 15
202–203 13
204–205 10
206–207 8
208–209 4
210–211 12
212–213 11
214–215 10
216 4
217+ 98
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Overview

Hans Kromhout is affiliated with Utrecht University in the Netherlands and has an extensive publication record in the fields of medicine and environmental science. Their research focuses primarily on occupational and environmental health, with particular attention to respiratory diseases, toxicology, and exposure assessment.

Their work covers a range of topics including:

  • Air Quality and Health Impacts
  • Occupational and environmental lung diseases
  • Occupational exposure and asthma
  • Electromagnetic Fields and Biological Effects
  • Pesticide Exposure and Toxicity
  • Climate Change and Health Impacts
  • Carcinogens and Genotoxicity Assessment

Kromhout's main fields of study are Medicine and Environmental Science, with a focus on subfields such as Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis; Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine; Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health; Plant Science; and Biophysics.

Frequent publication venues where their research appears include:

  • Occupational and Environmental Medicine
  • Annals of Work Exposures and Health
  • Environment International
  • Oral Presentations
  • Scandinavian Journal of Work Environment & Health

Key recent papers authored by or involving Hans Kromhout are:

  • "Occupational exposure to respirable crystalline silica and risk of autoimmune rheumatic diseases: a nationwide cohort study," 2021, International Journal of Epidemiology
  • "Respirable Crystalline Silica Exposure, Smoking, and Lung Cancer Subtype Risks. A Pooled Analysis of Case-Control Studies," 2020, American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine
  • "Diesel Engine Exhaust Exposure, Smoking, and Lung Cancer Subtype Risks. A Pooled Exposure-Response Analysis of 14 Case-Control Studies," 2020, American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine
  • "Systematic review of methods used to assess exposure to pesticides in occupational epidemiology studies, 1993-2017," 2020, Occupational and Environmental Medicine
  • "Exposure to multiple pesticides and neurobehavioral outcomes among smallholder farmers in Uganda," 2021, Environment International

Among frequent co-authors collaborating with Kromhout are:

  • Roel Vermeulen
  • Joachim Schüz
  • Ann Olsson
  • Kurt Straíf
  • Susan Peters

Best Publications

  • Global burden of 87 risk factors in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019

    Christopher J.L. Murray;Christopher J.L. Murray;Christopher J.L. Murray;Aleksandr Y. Aravkin;Aleksandr Y. Aravkin;Aleksandr Y. Aravkin;Peng Zheng;Peng Zheng;Peng Zheng;Cristiana Abbafati;Cristiana Abbafati;Cristiana Abbafati

  • Global, regional, and national comparative risk assessment of 79 behavioural, environmental and occupational, and metabolic risks or clusters of risks in 188 countries, 1990-2013: A systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013

    Mohammad H Forouzanfar;Lily Alexander;H Ross Anderson;Victoria F Bachman

  • Global, regional, and national comparative risk assessment of 84 behavioural, environmental and occupational, and metabolic risks or clusters of risks for 195 countries and territories, 1990–2017 : a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017

    Jeffrey D. Stanaway;Ashkan Afshin;Emmanuela Gakidou;Stephen S. Lim

  • Global, regional, and national comparative risk assessment of 79 behavioural, environmental and occupational, and metabolic risks or clusters of risks in 188 countries, 1990-2013

    Mohammad H. Forouzanfar;Lily Alexander;H. Ross Anderson;Victoria F. Bachman

  • Global, regional, and national comparative risk assessment of 84 behavioural, environmental and occupational, and metabolic risks or clusters of risks, 1990–2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016

    Amanuel Alemu Abajobir;Kalkidan Hassen Abate;Cristiana Abbafati;Kaja M. Abbas

  • Health Council of the Netherlands: No need to change from SAR to time-temperature relation in electromagnetic fields exposure limits

    G.C. van Rhoon;A. Aleman;G. Kelfkens;H. Kromhout

  • Occupational exposure to carcinogens in the European Union.

    Kauppinen T;Toikkanen J;Pedersen D;Young R

  • Occupational asthma in Europe and other industrialised areas: a population-based study

    Manolis Kogevinas;Josep Maria Antó;Jordi Sunyer;Aurelio Tobias

  • Exposure to substances in the workplace and new-onset asthma: an international prospective population-based study (ECRHS-II)

    Manolis Kogevinas;Jan-Paul Zock;Debbie Jarvis;H Kromhout

  • A comprehensive evaluation of within- and between-worker components of occupational exposure to chemical agents.

    Hans Kromhout;Elaine Symanski;Stephen M. Rappaport

  • Biological dust exposure in the workplace is a risk factor for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

    Melanie Matheson;Geza Benke;Joan Raven;Malcolm Sim

  • The use of household cleaning sprays and adult asthma : an international longitudinal study

    Jan-Paul Zock;Estel Plana;Deborah Jarvis;Josep M. Antó

  • Is Pesticide Use Related to Parkinson Disease? Some Clues to Heterogeneity in Study Results

    Marianne van der Mark;Maartje Brouwer;Hans Kromhout;Peter Nijssen

  • Urinary Pesticide Concentrations Among Children, Mothers and Fathers Living in Farm and Non-Farm Households in Iowa

    Brian D. Curwin;Misty J. Hein;Wayne T. Sanderson;Cynthia Striley

  • Differences in the carcinogenic evaluation of glyphosate between the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) and the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA).

    Christopher J. Portier;Bruce K Armstrong;Bruce C Baguley;Xaver Baur

  • Occupational exposure to inhalable wood dust in the member states of the European Union.

    Timo Kauppinen;Raymond Vincent;Tuula Liukkonen;Michel Grzebyk

  • Conceptual model for assessment of dermal exposure

    Thomas Schneider;Roel Vermeulen;Derk H Brouwer;John W Cherrie

  • Suicide and exposure to organophosphate insecticides: Cause or effect?†

    Leslie London;A. J. Flisher;C. Wesseling;Donna Mergler

  • Occupational exposure to dusts, gases, and fumes and incidence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in the Swiss Cohort Study on Air Pollution and Lung and Heart Diseases in Adults.

    Amar J. Mehta;David Miedinger;Dirk Keidel;Robert Bettschart

  • Exposure to diesel motor exhaust and lung cancer risk in a pooled analysis from case-control studies in Europe and Canada.

    Ann C. Olsson;Per Gustavsson;Hans Kromhout;Susan Peters

Frequent Co-Authors

Roel Vermeulen
Roel Vermeulen Utrecht University
Dick Heederik
Dick Heederik Utrecht University
Kurt Straif
Kurt Straif International Agency For Research On Cancer
Paolo Boffetta
Paolo Boffetta Stony Brook Medicine
Neil Pearce
Neil Pearce London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Jack Siemiatycki
Jack Siemiatycki University of Montreal
Thomas Brüning
Thomas Brüning Ruhr University Bochum
Dario Consonni
Dario Consonni University of Milan
Karl-Heinz Jöckel
Karl-Heinz Jöckel University of Duisburg-Essen
Maria Teresa Landi
Maria Teresa Landi National Institutes of Health

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