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Biology and Biochemistry
Netherlands
2023

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
105
Citations
37878
World Ranking
1204
National Ranking
16

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Netherlands Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Netherlands Leader Award

Overview

Hans V. Westerhoff is affiliated with Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam in the Netherlands. Their research primarily falls within the field of Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology, with a total of 47 publications in this broad area. Subfields include Molecular Biology, Information Systems, Immunology, Environmental Chemistry, and Genetics.

The scientist's scholarly output includes numerous papers covering a variety of topics. Some of the recent works include:

  • ROS networks: designs, aging, Parkinson's disease and precision therapies, 2020, npj Systems Biology and Applications
  • System-Level Scenarios for the Elucidation of T Cell-Mediated Germinal Center B Cell Differentiation, 2021, Frontiers in Immunology
  • "Be sustainable": EOSC-Life recommendations for implementation of FAIR principles in life science data handling, 2023, The EMBO Journal
  • Simultaneous Integration of Gene Expression and Nutrient Availability for Studying the Metabolism of Hepatocellular Carcinoma Cell Lines, 2021, Biomolecules
  • Advice from a systems-biology model of the corona epidemics, 2020, npj Systems Biology and Applications

Hans V. Westerhoff has also contributed to book publications, including a work titled Thermodynamics and control of biological free-energy transduction, published in 2022 through HITS gGmbH, Heidelberger Institut für Theoretische Studien.

Their research topics span multiple key areas with significant contributions in:

  • Gene Regulatory Network Analysis
  • Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction
  • Research Data Management Practices
  • Bioinformatics and Genomic Networks
  • Evolution and Genetic Dynamics
  • Scientific Computing and Data Management
  • Thermodynamics and calorimetric analyses

Frequent co-authors found in their work include Carole Goble, John M. Hancock, Jean-Karim Hèriché, Katrina Exter, and Antje Keppler.

Regarding publication venues, Hans V. Westerhoff frequently publishes in:

  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • npj Systems Biology and Applications
  • Biosystems
  • Frontiers in Immunology
  • F1000Research

Best Publications

  • A functional genomics strategy that uses metabolome data to reveal the phenotype of silent mutations

    Léonie M. Raamsdonk;Bas Teusink;David Broadhurst;Nianshu Zhang

  • A community-driven global reconstruction of human metabolism

    Ines Thiele;Neil Swainston;Ronan M T Fleming;Andreas Hoppe

  • Can yeast glycolysis be understood in terms of in vitro kinetics of the constituent enzymes? Testing biochemistry.

    Bas Teusink;Jutta Passarge;Corinne A. Reijenga;Eugenia Esgalhado

  • Quantification of the contribution of various steps to the control of mitochondrial respiration.

    A K Groen;R J Wanders;H V Westerhoff;R van der Meer

  • The evolution of molecular biology into systems biology

    Hans V Westerhoff;Bernhard O Palsson

  • A consensus yeast metabolic network reconstruction obtained from a community approach to systems biology

    Markus Herrgard;Neil Swainston;Paul Dobson;Warwick B. Dunn

  • The nature of systems biology

    Frank J. Bruggeman;Hans V. Westerhoff;Hans V. Westerhoff

  • Thermodynamics and Control of Biological Free-Energy Transduction

    Hans V. Westerhoff;K. Van Dam

  • Cancer: A systems biology disease.

    Jorrit J. Hornberg;Frank J. Bruggeman;Hans V. Westerhoff;Hans V. Westerhoff;Jan Lankelma;Jan Lankelma

  • Untangling the wires: A strategy to trace functional interactions in signaling and gene networks

    Boris N. Kholodenko;Anatoly Kiyatkin;Frank J. Bruggeman;Eduardo Sontag

  • Transcriptome meets metabolome: Hierarchical and metabolic regulation of the glycolytic pathway.

    Benno H ter Kuile;Hans V Westerhoff

  • Movement of fatty acids, fatty acid analogues, and bile acids across phospholipid bilayers.

    F Kamp;J A Hamilton;H V Westerhoff

  • Magainins and the disruption of membrane-linked free-energy transduction

    Hans V. Westerhoff;Davor Juretic;Richard W. Hendler;Michael Zasloff

  • The glycolytic flux in Escherichia coli is controlled by the demand for ATP.

    Brian J. Koebmann;Hans V. Westerhoff;Jacky L. Snoep;Dan Nilsson

  • Systems Biology: Philosophical Foundations

    Fred C. Boogerd;Frank J. Bruggeman;Jan-Hendrik S. Hofmeyr;Hans V. Westerhoff

  • The danger of metabolic pathways with turbo design

    B Teusink;M C Walsh;K van Dam;H V Westerhoff

  • Metabolic engineering of lactic acid bacteria, the combined approach: kinetic modelling, metabolic control and experimental analysis

    Marcel H. N. Hoefnagel;Marjo J. C. Starrenburg;Dirk E. Martens;Jeroen Hugenholtz

  • Cytosolic triglycerides and oxidative stress in central obesity: the missing link between excessive atherosclerosis, endothelial dysfunction, and β-cell failure?

    Stephan J.L Bakker;Richard G IJzerman;Tom Teerlink;Hans V Westerhoff

  • Introduction to systems biology.

    Frank J. Bruggeman;Frank J. Bruggeman;Jorrit J. Hornberg;Fred C. Boogerd;Hans V. Westerhoff;Hans V. Westerhoff

  • Can yeast glycolysis be understood in terms of in vitro kinetics of the constituent enzymes

    Teusink B;Passarge J;Reijenga Ka;Esgalhado E

Frequent Co-Authors

Jacky L. Snoep
Jacky L. Snoep Stellenbosch University
Boris N. Kholodenko
Boris N. Kholodenko University College Dublin
Barbara M. Bakker
Barbara M. Bakker University Medical Center Groningen
Peter Ruhdal Jensen
Peter Ruhdal Jensen Technical University of Denmark
K. Van Dam
K. Van Dam University of Amsterdam
Bas Teusink
Bas Teusink Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Jan Lankelma
Jan Lankelma Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Douglas B. Kell
Douglas B. Kell University of Liverpool
Klaas J. Hellingwerf
Klaas J. Hellingwerf University of Amsterdam
Marta Cascante
Marta Cascante University of Barcelona

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