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Henk J. Blom

Henk J. Blom

D-Index & Metrics

Medicine

D-Index
108
Citations
51320
World Ranking
5931
National Ranking
222

Henk J. Blom 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 Henk J. Blom sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 457 publications — 50th percentile

50% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Henk J. Blom 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 Henk J. Blom sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 108 D-Index — 71st percentile

71% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Henk J. Blom is affiliated with Erasmus MC in the Netherlands and focuses their research primarily within the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, as well as Medicine. Their work spans several subfields including Clinical Biochemistry, Rheumatology, Molecular Biology, Physiology, and Surgery.

The scientist's research concentrates on topics related to Metabolism and Genetic Disorders, Folate and B Vitamins Research, Metabolomics and Mass Spectrometry Studies, Diet and Metabolism Studies, RNA Modifications and Cancer, Porphyrin Metabolism and Disorders, and Mitochondrial Function and Pathology.

Their recent publication record includes papers such as:

  • Classical homocystinuria: A common inborn error of metabolism? An epidemiological study based on genetic databases, 2020, Molecular Genetics & Genomic Medicine
  • Cystathionine β-synthase deficiency in the E-HOD registry-part I: pyridoxine responsiveness as a determinant of biochemical and clinical phenotype at diagnosis, 2020, Journal of Inherited Metabolic Disease
  • Cystathionine beta synthase deficiency and brain edema associated with methionine excess under betaine supplementation: Four new cases and a review of the evidence, 2020, JIMD Reports
  • Using Out-of-Batch Reference Populations to Improve Untargeted Metabolomics for Screening Inborn Errors of Metabolism, 2020, Metabolites
  • Postauthorization safety study of betaine anhydrous, 2022, Journal of Inherited Metabolic Disease

Henk J. Blom frequently publishes in journals such as the Journal of Inherited Metabolic Disease, JIMD Reports, Metabolites, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), and Molecular Genetics & Genomic Medicine.

Collaborations have been an integral part of their work, with frequent co-authors including:

  • George J. G. Ruijter
  • Michiel Bongaerts
  • Ramon Bonte
  • Serwet Demirdas
  • Hidde H. Huidekoper

Best Publications

  • A candidate genetic risk factor for vascular disease: a common mutation in methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase

    P. Frosst;H. J. Blom;R. Milos;P. Goyette

  • A second common mutation in the methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase gene: an additional risk factor for neural-tube defects?

    Nathalie M.J. van der Put;Fons Gabreëls;Erik M.B. Stevens;Jan A.M. Smeitink

  • Lowering blood homocysteine with folic acid based supplements: Meta-analysis of randomised trials

    L.E. Brattstrom;M. den Heijer;H.J. Blom;G. Bos

  • Hyperhomocysteinemia as a risk factor for deep-vein thrombosis

    M. Den Heijer;T. Koster;H. J. Blom;G. M. J. Bos

  • MTHFR 677C-->T polymorphism and risk of coronary heart disease: a meta-analysis.

    Mariska Klerk;Petra Verhoef;Robert Clarke;Henk J. Blom

  • Mutated methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase as a risk factor for spina bifida

    N.M.J. van der Put;F.J.M. Trijbels;L.P. van den Heuvel;H.J. Blom

  • Molecular genetic analysis in mild hyperhomocysteinemia: a common mutation in the methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase gene is a genetic risk factor for cardiovascular disease.

    L. A. J. Kluijtmans;L. P. W. J. Van Den Heuvel;G. H. J. Boers;P. Frosst

  • Neural tube defects and folate: case far from closed

    Henk J. Blom;Gary M. Shaw;Martin den Heijer;Richard H. Finnell

  • Thermolabile 5,10-methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase as a cause of mild hyperhomocysteinemia.

    Astrid M. T. Engbersen;Diana G. Franken;Godfried H. J. Boers;Erik M. B. Stevens

  • Maternal hyperhomocysteinemia : a risk factor for neural-tube defects ?

    Régine P.M. Steegers-Theunissen;Godfried H.J. Boers;Frans J.M. Trijbels;James D. Finkelstein

  • Dose-dependent effects of folic acid on blood concentrations of homocysteine: a meta-analysis of the randomized trials

    R Clarke;C Frost;P Sherliker;S Lewington

  • Hyperhomocysteinemia and Venous Thrombosis: A Meta-analysis

    M. Den Heijer;F. R. Rosendaal;H. J. Blom;W. B. J. Gerrits

  • Overview of homocysteine and folate metabolism. With special references to cardiovascular disease and neural tube defects

    Henk J. Blom;Yvo Smulders

  • Is hyperhomocysteinaemia a risk factor for recurrent venous thrombosis

    M. den Heijer;W.B.J. Gerrits;H.L. Haak;P.W. Wijermans

  • Increased homocysteine and S-adenosylhomocysteine concentrations and DNA hypomethylation in vascular disease

    Rita Castro;Isabel Rivera;Eduard A. Struys;Erwin E.W. Jansen

  • Hyperhomocysteinemia and recurrent early pregnancy loss: a meta-analysis.

    Willianne L.D.M Nelen;Henk J Blom;Eric A.P Steegers;Martin den Heijer

  • Homocysteine Determinants and the Evidence to What Extent Homocysteine Determines the Risk of Coronary Heart Disease

    Angelika De Bree;W. M. Monique Verschuren;Daan Kromhout;Leo A. J. Kluijtmans

  • Folate, homocysteine and neural tube defects: an overview.

    van der Put Nm;van Straaten Hw;Trijbels Fj;Blom Hj

  • Cystathionine β‐synthase mutations in homocystinuria

    Jan P. Kraus;Miroslav Janošík;Viktor Kožich;Roseann Mandell

  • Mutated methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase as a risk factor for spina bifida [short report]

    N.M.J. van der Put;R.P.M. Steegers-Theunissen;P. Frosst;J.M.F. Trijbels

Frequent Co-Authors

Martin den Heijer
Martin den Heijer University of Amsterdam
Leo A. J. Kluijtmans
Leo A. J. Kluijtmans Radboud University
Frans J.M. Trijbels
Frans J.M. Trijbels Radboud University
Per Magne Ueland
Per Magne Ueland University of Bergen
Régine P.M. Steegers-Theunissen
Régine P.M. Steegers-Theunissen Erasmus University Rotterdam
Ron A. Wevers
Ron A. Wevers Radboud University
Paul Lips
Paul Lips Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Eric A.P. Steegers
Eric A.P. Steegers Erasmus University Rotterdam
William A. Gahl
William A. Gahl National Institutes of Health
Cornelis Jakobs
Cornelis Jakobs VU University Medical Center

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