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Herman P. Spaink

Herman P. Spaink

D-Index & Metrics

Genetics

D-Index
98
Citations
38516
World Ranking
805
National Ranking
27

Molecular Biology

D-Index
98
Citations
38516
World Ranking
568
National Ranking
16

Herman P. Spaink publication distribution in Molecular Biology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Molecular Biology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Herman P. Spaink sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 564+

This scientist: 372 publications — 89th percentile

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

The last bar groups every scientist with 564 publications or more.

Herman P. Spaink D-index placement in Molecular Biology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Molecular Biology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Herman P. Spaink sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 145+

This scientist: 98 D-Index — 82nd percentile

82% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 145 D-Index or more.

Overview

Herman P. Spaink is affiliated with Leiden University in the Netherlands and specializes in biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and medicine. Their research spans multiple subfields including molecular biology, immunology, epidemiology, infectious diseases, and ecology.

The scientist's work addresses a range of topics, most notably tuberculosis research and epidemiology, genomics and phylogenetic studies, immune response and inflammation, aquaculture disease management and microbiota, zebrafish biomedical research applications, Mycobacterium research and diagnosis, and adipokines, inflammation, and metabolic diseases.

Recent papers authored by Herman P. Spaink include the following:

  • Giant lungfish genome elucidates the conquest of land by vertebrates, 2021, Nature
  • Drug Resistance in Nontuberculous Mycobacteria: Mechanisms and Models, 2021, Biology
  • Functional Inhibition of Host Histone Deacetylases (HDACs) Enhances in vitro and in vivo Anti-mycobacterial Activity in Human Macrophages and in Zebrafish, 2020, Frontiers in Immunology
  • The Role of TLR2 in Infectious Diseases Caused by Mycobacteria: From Cell Biology to Therapeutic Target, 2022, Biology
  • Analyzing the impact of Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection on primary human macrophages by combined exploratory and targeted metabolomics, 2020, Scientific Reports

Frequent co-authors who have collaborated with Herman P. Spaink include:

  • Wanbin Hu
  • Tom H. M. Ottenhoff
  • A. Alia
  • Mariëlle C. Haks
  • Yi Ding

Herman P. Spaink's publications often appear in the following venues:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Biology
  • Scientific Reports
  • Frontiers in Immunology
  • Preprints.org

Best Publications

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition)

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Kotb Abdelmohsen;Akihisa Abe;Joynal Abedin

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition)

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Kotb Abdelmohsen;Akihisa Abe;Joynal Abedin

  • Promoters in the nodulation region of the Rhizobium leguminosarum Sym plasmid pRL1JI

    Herman P. Spaink;Robert J. H. Okker;Carel A. Wijffelman;Elly Pees

  • A novel highly unsaturated fatty acid moiety of lipo-oligosaccharide signals determines host specificity of Rhizobium

    Herman P. Spaink;Douglas M. Sheeley;Anton A. N. van Brussel;John Glushka

  • ROOT NODULATION AND INFECTION FACTORS PRODUCED BY RHIZOBIAL BACTERIA

    Herman P. Spaink

  • Expression analysis of the Toll-like receptor and TIR domain adaptor families of zebrafish.

    Annemarie H Meijer;S.F Gabby Krens;Indira A Medina Rodriguez;Shuning He

  • Auxin transport inhibition precedes root nodule formation in white clover roots and is regulated by flavonoids and derivatives of chitin oligosaccharides.

    Ulrike Mathesius;Helmi R. M. Schlaman;Herman P. Spaink

  • The king cobra genome reveals dynamic gene evolution and adaptation in the snake venom system

    Freek J. Vonk;Freek J. Vonk;Freek J. Vonk;Nicholas R. Casewell;Nicholas R. Casewell;Christiaan V. Henkel;Alysha M. Heimberg

  • Induction of Pre-Infection Thread Structures in the Leguminous Host Plant by Mitogenic Lipo-Oligosaccharides of Rhizobium

    Anton A. N. van Brussel;Robert Bakhuizen;Paulina C. van Spronsen;Herman P. Spaink

  • The rhizobiaceae : molecular biology of model plant-associated bacteria

    Herman P. Spaink;Adam Kondorosi;Paul J. J. Hooykaas

  • The ENOD12 gene product is involved in the infection process during the pea-rhizobium interaction

    B. Scheres;C. van de Wiel;A. Zalensky;B. Horvath

  • Rhizobium nodulation gene nodD as a determinant of host specificity

    Herman P. Spaink;Carel A. Wijffelman;Elly Pees;Rob J. H. Okker

  • Host-Pathogen Interactions Made Transparent with the Zebrafish Model

    Annemarie H Meijer;Herman P Spaink

  • Androgenic switch: an example of plant embryogenesis from the male gametophyte perspective

    S. F. Maraschin;W. de Priester;H. P. Spaink;M. Wang

  • Functions of the MAPK family in vertebrate-development.

    S.F. Gabby Krens;Herman P. Spaink;B. Ewa Snaar-Jagalska

  • Root Hair Deformation Activity of Nodulation Factors and Their Fate on Vicia sativa

    R. Heidstra;R. Geurts;H. Franssen;H. P. Spaink

  • Erratum to: Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition) (Autophagy, 12, 1, 1-222, 10.1080/15548627.2015.1100356

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Kotb Abdelmohsen;Akihisa Abe;Joynal Abedin

  • Zebrafish Embryos and Larvae: A New Generation of Disease Models and Drug Screens

    Shaukat Ali;Danielle L. Champagne;Herman P. Spaink;Michael K. Richardson

  • Infection-Blocking Genes of a Symbiotic Rhizobium leguminosarum Strain That Are Involved in Temperature-Dependent Protein Secretion

    M. R. Bladergroen;K. Badelt;H. P. Spaink

  • Rhizobium Lipooligosaccharides Rescue a Carrot Somatic Embryo Mutant.

    A. J. De Jong;R. Heidstra;H. P. Spaink;M. V. Hartog

Frequent Co-Authors

Annemarie H. Meijer
Annemarie H. Meijer Leiden University
Ben J. J. Lugtenberg
Ben J. J. Lugtenberg Leiden University
Jane Thomas-Oates
Jane Thomas-Oates University of York
Guido V. Bloemberg
Guido V. Bloemberg University of Zurich
Jan W. Kijne
Jan W. Kijne Leiden University
Jens Stougaard
Jens Stougaard Aarhus University
Ton Bisseling
Ton Bisseling Wageningen University & Research
Pancras C.W. Hogendoorn
Pancras C.W. Hogendoorn Leiden University Medical Center
Grzegorz Rozenberg
Grzegorz Rozenberg Leiden University
Alexander Kros
Alexander Kros Leiden University

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