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102
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1176
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Henk A. Schols publication distribution in Chemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Chemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Henk A. Schols sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 519 publications — 90th percentile

90% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more.

Henk A. Schols D-index placement in Chemistry in 2026

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

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 102 D-Index — 94th percentile

94% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2025 - Research.com Chemistry in Netherlands Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Chemistry in Netherlands Leader Award

Overview

Henk A. Schols is affiliated with Wageningen University & Research in the Netherlands. Their research encompasses a broad spectrum of topics within agricultural and biological sciences, nursing, and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. The primary areas of study include nutrition and dietetics, food science, plant science, molecular biology, and genetics.

The scientist's work covers multiple main topics related to food biotechnology and health, including microbial metabolites in food biotechnology, polysaccharides and plant cell walls, probiotics and fermented foods, gut microbiota and health, infant nutrition and health, food composition and properties, and polysaccharides composition and applications.

Henk A. Schols has published extensively, with significant contributions appearing in various scientific journals. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Carbohydrate Polymers
  • Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry
  • International Journal of Biological Macromolecules
  • Food & Function
  • SSRN Electronic Journal

Some recent papers by Schols focus on diverse aspects of polysaccharides and microbiota, including:

  • "The association between breastmilk oligosaccharides and faecal microbiota in healthy breastfed infants at two, six, and twelve weeks of age," 2020, Scientific Reports
  • "Structural Characterization and In Vitro Fermentation Characteristics of Enzymatically Extracted Black Mulberry Polysaccharides," 2022, Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry
  • "The European Polysaccharide Network of Excellence (EPNOE) research roadmap 2040: Advanced strategies for exploiting the vast potential of polysaccharides as renewable bioresources," 2023, Carbohydrate Polymers
  • "The impact of the level and distribution of methyl-esters of pectins on TLR2-1 dependent anti-inflammatory responses," 2020, Carbohydrate Polymers
  • "Pectin Interaction with Immune Receptors is Modulated by Ripening Process in Papayas," 2020, Scientific Reports

Henk A. Schols collaborates regularly with several researchers in related fields. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Paul de Vos
  • Cynthia E. Klostermann
  • Hauke Smidt
  • Madelon J. Logtenberg
  • Erwin G. Zoetendal

Best Publications

  • Pectin, a versatile polysaccharide present in plant cell walls

    Alphons G. J. Voragen;Gerd-Jan Coenen;René P. Verhoef;Henk A. Schols

  • If homogalacturonan were a side chain of rhamnogalacturonan I. Implications for cell wall architecture

    Jean-Paul Vincken;Henk A. Schols;Ronald J.F.J. Oomen;Maureen C. McCann

  • Effects of dietary fibre on subjective appetite, energy intake and body weight: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials.

    A. J. Wanders;J. J. G. C. van den Borne;C. de Graaf;T. Hulshof

  • Effect of pretreatment severity on xylan solubility and enzymatic breakdown of the remaining cellulose from wheat straw

    Mirjam A. Kabel;Gijs Bos;Jan Zeevalking;Alphons G.J. Voragen

  • Determination of the degree of methylation and acetylation of pectins by h.p.l.c.

    A.G.J. Voragen;H.A. Schols;W. Pilnik

  • Carbohydrate analysis of water-soluble uronic acid-containing polysaccharides with high-performance anion-exchange chromatography using methanolysis combined with TFA hydrolysis is superior to four other methods.

    G.A. de Ruiter;H.A. Schols;A.G.J. Voragen;F.M. Rombouts

  • The effect of particle size of wheat bran fractions on bread quality - Evidence for fibre—protein interactions

    M.W.J. Noort;D.J. van Haaster;Y. Hemery;H.A. Schols

  • Fermentation of Plant Cell Wall Derived Polysaccharides and Their Corresponding Oligosaccharides by Intestinal Bacteria

    K.M.J. van Laere;R. Hartemink;M. Bosveld;H.A. Schols

  • Complex Pectins: Structure elucidation using enzymes

    H.A. Schols;A.G.J. Voragen

  • Structural features of hairy regions of pectins isolated from apple juice produced by the liquefaction process

    Henk A. Schols;Maarten A. Posthumus;Alfons G.J. Voragen

  • Prebiotic potential of pectins and pectic oligosaccharides derived from lemon peel wastes and sugar beet pulp: A comparative evaluation

    Belén Gómez;Belén Gómez;Beatriz Gullón;Remedios Yáñez;Remedios Yáñez;Henk Schols

  • An hypothesis: the same six polysaccharides are components of the primary cell walls of all higher plants.

    P. Albersheim;A.G. Darvill;M.A. O'Neill;H.A. Schols

  • Interactions between pectin and cellulose in primary plant cell walls

    Suzanne E. Broxterman;Henk A. Schols

  • N-acetylglucosamine and glucosamine-containing arabinogalactan proteins control somatic embryogenesis

    Arjon J. van Hengel;Zewdie Tadesse;Peter Immerzeel;Henk Schols

  • Structural differences of xylans affect their interaction with cellulose

    Mirjam A. Kabel;Hein van den Borne;Jean-Paul Vincken;Alphons G.J. Voragen

  • A XYLOGALACTURONAN SUBUNIT PRESENT IN THE MODIFIED HAIRY REGIONS OF APPLE PECTIN

    Henk A. Schols;Edwin J. Bakx;Dick Schipper;Alfons G.J. Voragen

  • Hydrothermally treated xylan rich by-products yield different classes of xylo-oligosaccharides

    M.A. Kabel;F. Carvalheiro;G. Garrote;E. Avgerinos

  • Rhamnogalacturonase : A novel enzyme that degrades the hairy regions of pectins

    Henk A. Schols;Carolien C.J.M. Geraeds;Marjo F. Searle-van Leeuwen;Felix J.M. Kormelink

  • Physicochemical properties and amylopectin chain profiles of cowpea, chickpea and yellow pea starches

    Junrong Huang;Junrong Huang;Henk A. Schols;Jeroen J.G. van Soest;Zhengyu Jin

  • Characterisation of cell wall polysaccharides from okra (Abelmoschus esculentus (L.) Moench).

    Nipaporn Sengkhamparn;René Verhoef;Henk A. Schols;Tanaboon Sajjaanantakul

  • Pectins and pectinases

    H.A. Schols;R.G.F. Visser;A.G.J. Voragen

Frequent Co-Authors

Alphons G. J. Voragen
Alphons G. J. Voragen Wageningen University & Research
Harry Gruppen
Harry Gruppen Wageningen University & Research
Gerrit Beldman
Gerrit Beldman Wageningen University & Research
Mirjam A. Kabel
Mirjam A. Kabel Wageningen University & Research
Walter J. J. Gerrits
Walter J. J. Gerrits Wageningen University & Research
J. van der Greef
J. van der Greef Leiden University
Marco Morra
Marco Morra University of Turin
Jean-Paul Vincken
Jean-Paul Vincken Wageningen University & Research
Richard G. F. Visser
Richard G. F. Visser Wageningen University & Research
Koen Venema
Koen Venema Maastricht University

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