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Microbiology

D-Index
94
Citations
38643
World Ranking
558
National Ranking
39

Medicine

D-Index
97
Citations
39951
World Ranking
9180
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354

Henri A. Verbrugh 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 Henri A. Verbrugh sits on this spectrum.

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55 publications 679+

This scientist: 395 publications — 89th percentile

89% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Henri A. Verbrugh 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 Henri A. Verbrugh sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 127+

This scientist: 94 D-Index — 90th percentile

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

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

Overview

Henri A. Verbrugh is affiliated with Erasmus University Rotterdam in the Netherlands and has contributed primarily to the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology as well as Medicine. Their research spans various subfields including Molecular Medicine, Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine, Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, and Molecular Biology.

The scientist's work focuses on several main topics such as Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria, Nosocomial Infections in Intensive Care Units, Antibiotic Use and Resistance, Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts, Vibrio bacteria research studies, Telemedicine and Telehealth Implementation, and Surgical site infection prevention.

Recent publications include the following papers:

  • "Electronically assisted surveillance systems of healthcare-associated infections: a systematic review" (2020), published in Eurosurveillance
  • "Infections and antimicrobial resistance in intensive care units in lower-middle income countries: a scoping review" (2021), published in Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control
  • "Resisting disinfectants" (2022), published in Communications Medicine
  • "Destination shapes antibiotic resistance gene acquisitions, abundance increases, and diversity changes in Dutch travelers" (2021), published in Genome Medicine
  • "Clinical impact of endemic NDM-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae in intensive care units of the national referral hospital in Jakarta, Indonesia" (2020), published in Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control

Henri A. Verbrugh has frequently published in journals such as Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control, Eurosurveillance, Communications Medicine, Genome Medicine, and Scientific Reports.

Frequent collaborators include Yulia Rosa Saharman, Juliëtte A. Severin, Anis Karuniawati, Maris S. Arcilla, and Damian C. Melles, reflecting a pattern of collaboration within infectious disease and antimicrobial resistance research communities.

Best Publications

  • Nasal carriage of Staphylococcus aureus: epidemiology, underlying mechanisms, and associated risks.

    J Kluytmans;A van Belkum;H Verbrugh

  • The role of nasal carriage in Staphylococcus aureus infections.

    Heiman F L Wertheim;Damian C Melles;Margreet C Vos;Willem van Leeuwen

  • Preventing Surgical-Site Infections in Nasal Carriers of Staphylococcus aureus

    Diana Bogaers;Robert Roosendaal;Annet Troelstra;Andreas Voss

  • Risk and outcome of nosocomial Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia in nasal carriers versus non-carriers.

    Heiman F L Wertheim;Margreet C Vos;Alewijn Ott;Alex van Belkum

  • Short-Sequence DNA Repeats in Prokaryotic Genomes

    Alex van Belkum;Stewart Scherer;Loek van Alphen;Henri Verbrugh

  • Colonisation by Streptococcus pneumoniae and Staphylococcus aureus in healthy children

    D. Bogaert;A. van Belkum;M. Sluijter;A. Luijendijk

  • Nasal Carriage of Staphylococcus Aureus as a Major Risk Factor for Wound Infections after Cardiac Surgery

    J. A. J. W. Kluytmans;J. W. Mouton;E. P. F. Ijzerman;C. M. J. E. Vandenbroucke-Grauls

  • Reclassification of Staphylococcus aureus nasal carriage types.

    Alex van Belkum;Nelianne J. Verkaik;Corné P. de Vogel;Hélène A. Boelens

  • An antibiotic policy to prevent emergence of resistant bacilli.

    P. de Man;B. A. N. Verhoeven;H. A. Verbrugh;M. C. Vos

  • Import and spread of extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing Enterobacteriaceae by international travellers (COMBAT study): a prospective, multicentre cohort study

    Maris S Arcilla;Jarne M van Hattem;Manon R Haverkate;Martin C J Bootsma;Martin C J Bootsma

  • Liposomal amphotericin B compared with amphotericin B deoxycholate in the treatment of documented and suspected neutropenia-associated invasive fungal infections

    Acap Leenders;Simon Daenen;Rlh Jansen;Wcj Hop

  • Role of Genomic Typing in Taxonomy, Evolutionary Genetics, and Microbial Epidemiology

    Alex van Belkum;Marc Struelens;Arjan de Visser;Henri Verbrugh

  • Nontuberculous Mycobacteria, Zambia

    Petronella Catharina Adriana Maria Buijtels;Marianne van der Sande;Casper de Graaff;Shelagh Parkinson

  • Follow-Up of Staphylococcus aureus Nasal Carriage after 8 Years: Redefining the Persistent Carrier State

    Marjolein F. Q. VandenBergh;Ed P. F. Yzerman;Alex van Belkum;Hélène A. M. Boelens

  • Co-evolutionary aspects of human colonisation and infection by Staphylococcus aureus.

    Alex van Belkum;Damian C Melles;Jan Nouwen;Willem B van Leeuwen

  • Reduction of surgical-site infections in cardiothoracic surgery by elimination of nasal carriage of Staphylococcus aureus.

    Jan A. J. W. Kluytmans;Johan W. Mouton;Marjolein F. Q. VandenBergh;Marie-José A. A. J. Manders

  • Liposomal amphotericin B (AmBisome) compared with amphotericin B both followed by oral fluconazole in the treatment of Aids-associated cryptococcal meningitis

    A.C.A.P. Leenders;P. Reiss;P. Portegies;K. Clezy

  • Mycetoma caused by Madurella mycetomatis: a neglected infectious burden

    Abdalla O A Ahmed;Willem van Leeuwen;Ahmed Fahal;Wendy van de Sande

  • Predicting the Staphylococcus aureus Nasal Carrier State: Derivation and Validation of a “Culture Rule”

    Jan L. Nouwen;Alewijn Ott;Marjolein F. Q. Kluytmans-Vandenbergh;Hélène A. M. Boelens

  • Assessment of Resolution and Intercenter Reproducibility of Results of Genotyping Staphylococcus aureus by Pulsed-Field Gel Electrophoresis of SmaI Macrorestriction Fragments: a Multicenter Study

    Alex van Belkum;Willem van Leeuwen;Mary Elizabeth Kaufmann;Barry Cookson

Frequent Co-Authors

Alex van Belkum
Alex van Belkum BaseClear B.V.
Hubert P. Endtz
Hubert P. Endtz Erasmus University Rotterdam
Jan Kluytmans
Jan Kluytmans Utrecht University
Heiman F. L. Wertheim
Heiman F. L. Wertheim Radboud University
Albert Hofman
Albert Hofman Harvard University
Willem J. B. van Wamel
Willem J. B. van Wamel Erasmus University Rotterdam
Johan W. Mouton
Johan W. Mouton Radboud University Medical Center
Vincent W. V. Jaddoe
Vincent W. V. Jaddoe Erasmus University Rotterdam
Dick van Soolingen
Dick van Soolingen National Institute for Public Health and the Environment

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