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D-Index
108
Citations
44796
World Ranking
264
National Ranking
18

Hauke Smidt 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 Hauke Smidt sits on this spectrum.

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55 publications 679+

This scientist: 523 publications — 96th percentile

96% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Hauke Smidt 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 Hauke Smidt sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 127+

This scientist: 108 D-Index — 95th percentile

95% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Hauke Smidt is affiliated with Wageningen University & Research in the Netherlands. Their research primarily spans the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, Environmental Science, and Medicine, with a total of 126 publications in the first area, 83 in the second, and 82 in the third.

The subfields of Smidt's work include Molecular Biology, Ecology, Food Science, Pollution, and Physiology, reflecting a broad and interdisciplinary approach within biological and environmental sciences.

Main topics covered in Smidt's publications involve:

  • Gut microbiota and health
  • Probiotics and Fermented Foods
  • Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
  • Diet and metabolism studies
  • Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research
  • Gastrointestinal motility and disorders
  • Infant Health and Development

Smidt's recent publications include the following works:

  • "Microbiome definition re-visited: old concepts and new challenges" (2020), published in Microbiome
  • "Gut microbiome stability and resilience: elucidating the response to perturbations in order to modulate gut health" (2020), published in Gut
  • "Gut microbiota and BMI throughout childhood: the role of firmicutes, bacteroidetes, and short-chain fatty acid producers" (2022), published in Scientific Reports
  • "NG-Tax 2.0: A Semantic Framework for High-Throughput Amplicon Analysis" (2020), published in Frontiers in Genetics
  • "Comparative genomic analysis of Flavobacteriaceae: insights into carbohydrate metabolism, gliding motility and secondary metabolite biosynthesis" (2020), published in BMC Genomics

Frequent co-authors in Smidt's research network include:

  • Erwin G. Zoetendal
  • Clara Belzer
  • Henk A. Schols
  • Gerben D. A. Hermes
  • Siavash Atashgahi

Smidt has contributed extensively to several publication venues, with the highest number of articles appearing in:

  • Scientific Reports (7 publications)
  • Gut Microbes (7 publications)
  • Frontiers in Microbiology (7 publications)
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) (6 publications)
  • FEMS Microbiology Ecology (5 publications)

Best Publications

  • The gut microbiota and host health: a new clinical frontier

    Julian Roberto Marchesi;David H. Adams;Francesca Fava;Gerben D. A. Hermes

  • Microbiome definition re-visited: old concepts and new challenges

    Gabriele Berg;Daria Rybakova;Doreen Fischer;Tomislav Cernava

  • Improvement of Insulin Sensitivity after Lean Donor Feces in Metabolic Syndrome Is Driven by Baseline Intestinal Microbiota Composition

    Ruud S. Kootte;Evgeni Levin;Jarkko Salojärvi;Loek P. Smits

  • Comparative analysis of pyrosequencing and a phylogenetic microarray for exploring microbial community structures in the human distal intestine.

    Marcus J. Claesson;Orla O'Sullivan;Qiong Wang;Janne Nikkilä

  • Intestinal microbiota in human health and disease: the impact of probiotics

    Jacoline Gerritsen;Hauke Smidt;Ger T. Rijkers;Willem M. de Vos;Willem M. de Vos

  • Diversity of the human gastrointestinal tract microbiota revisited.

    Mirjana Rajilić‐Stojanović;Hauke Smidt;Willem M. De Vos

  • Development and application of the human intestinal tract chip, a phylogenetic microarray: analysis of universally conserved phylotypes in the abundant microbiota of young and elderly adults.

    Mirjana Rajilić-Stojanović;Hans G H J Heilig;Douwe Molenaar;Kajsa Kajander

  • Gut microbiome stability and resilience : Elucidating the response to perturbations in order to modulate gut health

    Marina Fassarella;Ellen E Blaak;John Penders;Arjen Nauta

  • Nutritional management of gut health in pigs around weaning.

    Jean-Paul Lallès;Paolo Bosi;Hauke Smidt;Chris R. Stokes

  • S layer protein A of Lactobacillus acidophilus NCFM regulates immature dendritic cell and T cell functions

    Sergey R. Konstantinov;Hauke Smidt;Willem M. de Vos;Willem M. de Vos;Sven C. M. Bruijns

  • Anaerobic microbial dehalogenation.

    Hauke Smidt;Willem M. de Vos

  • The function of our microbiota: who is out there and what do they do?

    Noora Ottman;Hauke Smidt;Willem M. de Vos;Willem M. de Vos;Clara Belzer

  • Addressing global ruminant agricultural challenges through understanding the rumen microbiome: past, present and future

    Sharon A. Huws;Christopher J. Creevey;Linda B. Oyama;Itzhak Mizrahi

  • The Mouse Intestinal Bacterial Collection (miBC) provides host-specific insight into cultured diversity and functional potential of the gut microbiota

    Ilias Lagkouvardos;Rüdiger Pukall;Birte Abt;Bärbel U. Foesel

  • Pili-like proteins of Akkermansia muciniphila modulate host immune responses and gut barrier function

    Noora Ottman;Noora Ottman;Noora Ottman;Justus Reunanen;Marjolein Meijerink;Taija E. Pietilä

  • Host and Environmental Factors Affecting the Intestinal Microbiota in Chickens

    Jannigje G. Kers;Jannigje G. Kers;Francisca C. Velkers;Egil A. J. Fischer;Gerben D. A. Hermes

  • A benzene-degrading nitrate-reducing microbial consortium displays aerobic and anaerobic benzene degradation pathways.

    Siavash Atashgahi;Bastian Hornung;Marcelle J. van der Waals;Ulisses Nunes da Rocha;Ulisses Nunes da Rocha

  • The Genome of Akkermansia muciniphila, a Dedicated Intestinal Mucin Degrader, and Its Use in Exploring Intestinal Metagenomes

    Mark W. J. van Passel;Ravi Kant;Erwin G. Zoetendal;Caroline M. Plugge

  • Impact of Long-Term Diesel Contamination on Soil Microbial Community Structure

    Nora B. Sutton;Farai Maphosa;Jose A. Morillo;Jose A. Morillo;Waleed Abu Al-Soud

  • Weaning — A challenge to gut physiologists

    Jean-Paul Lallès;Paolo Bosi;Hauke Smidt;Chris R. Stokes

  • Microbial Community Development in a Dynamic Gut Model Is Reproducible, Colon Region Specific, and Selective for Bacteroidetes and Clostridium Cluster IX

    Pieter Van den Abbeele;Charlotte Grootaert;Massimo Marzorati;Sam Possemiers

Frequent Co-Authors

Willem M. de Vos
Willem M. de Vos Wageningen University & Research
Alfons J. M. Stams
Alfons J. M. Stams Wageningen University & Research
Erwin G. Zoetendal
Erwin G. Zoetendal Wageningen University & Research
Caroline M. Plugge
Caroline M. Plugge Wageningen University & Research
Antoon D. L. Akkermans
Antoon D. L. Akkermans Wageningen University & Research
John van der Oost
John van der Oost Wageningen University & Research
Jean-Paul Lallès
Jean-Paul Lallès INRAE : Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement
Michiel Kleerebezem
Michiel Kleerebezem Wageningen University & Research
Ger T. Rijkers
Ger T. Rijkers University College Roosevelt

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