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D-Index
82
Citations
32668
World Ranking
1039
National Ranking
57

Hermie J. M. Harmsen 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 Hermie J. M. Harmsen sits on this spectrum.

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55 publications 679+

This scientist: 249 publications — 65th percentile

65% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Hermie J. M. Harmsen 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 Hermie J. M. Harmsen sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 82 D-Index — 81st percentile

81% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Hermie J. M. Harmsen is affiliated with the University Medical Center Groningen in the Netherlands. Their research primarily spans the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology, with notable work in Molecular Biology, Epidemiology, Physiology, Infectious Diseases, and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine.

The main topics covered in their research include gut microbiota and health, diet and metabolism studies, oral health in cancer treatment, Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research, renal transplantation outcomes and treatments, microscopic colitis, and neutropenia and cancer infections.

Among their recent published papers are:

  • "Environmental factors shaping the gut microbiome in a Dutch population" (2022, Nature)
  • "Effect of host genetics on the gut microbiome in 7,738 participants of the Dutch Microbiome Project" (2022, Nature Genetics)
  • "Host genetic regulation of human gut microbial structural variation" (2024, Nature)
  • "Characteristics and Dysbiosis of the Gut Microbiome in Renal Transplant Recipients" (2020, Journal of Clinical Medicine)
  • "Gut microbiome dysbiosis is associated with increased mortality after solid organ transplantation" (2022, Science Translational Medicine)

The frequent coauthors working with Hermie J. M. Harmsen include:

  • Rinse K. Weersma
  • Ranko Gaćeša
  • J. Casper Swarte
  • Jingyuan Fu
  • Alexandra Zhernakova

Their research findings have been published in several recurring venues such as:

  • Research Square (Research Square)
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Journal of Crohn's and Colitis
  • Frontiers in Immunology
  • Nature Communications

Best Publications

  • Short Chain Fatty Acids (SCFAs)-Mediated Gut Epithelial and Immune Regulation and Its Relevance for Inflammatory Bowel Diseases.

    Daniela Parada Venegas;Marjorie K. De la Fuente;Glauben Landskron;María Julieta González

  • Analysis of intestinal flora development in breast-fed and formula-fed infants by using molecular identification and detection methods.

    H. J. M. Harmsen;A. C. M. Wildeboer-Veloo;G. C. Raangs;A. A. Wagendorp

  • Proton pump inhibitors affect the gut microbiome

    Floris Imhann;Marc Jan Bonder;Arnau Vich Vila;Jingyuan Fu

  • Variations of Bacterial Populations in Human Feces Measured by Fluorescent In Situ Hybridization with Group-Specific 16S rRNA-Targeted Oligonucleotide Probes

    Alison H. Franks;Hermie J. M. Harmsen;Gerwin C. Raangs;Gijsbert J. Jansen

  • The Dynamics of the Human Infant Gut Microbiome in Development and in Progression toward Type 1 Diabetes

    Aleksandar D. Kostic;Aleksandar D. Kostic;Dirk Gevers;Heli Siljander;Tommi Vatanen;Tommi Vatanen

  • Analysis of the fecal microflora of human subjects consuming a probiotic product containing Lactobacillus rhamnosus DR20.

    GW Tannock;K Munro;Hermie Harmsen;GW Welling

  • Oral Biofilm Architecture on Natural Teeth

    Vincent Zijnge;M. Barbara M. van Leeuwen;John E. Degener;Frank Abbas

  • The effect of host genetics on the gut microbiome

    Marc Jan Bonder;Alexander Kurilshikov;Alexander Kurilshikov;Ettje F Tigchelaar;Zlatan Mujagic

  • Growth requirements and fermentation products of Fusobacterium prausnitzii, and a proposal to reclassify it as Faecalibacterium prausnitzii gen. nov., comb. nov.

    Sylvia H Duncan;Georgina L Hold;Hermie J M Harmsen;Colin S Stewart

  • Fecal Microbiota Composition Differs Between Children With β-Cell Autoimmunity and Those Without

    Marcus C. de Goffau;Kristiina Luopajärvi;Mikael Knip;Jorma Ilonen;Jorma Ilonen

  • Effect of host genetics on the gut microbiome in 7,738 participants of the Dutch Microbiome Project

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  • Extensive set of 16S rRNA-based probes for detection of bacteria in human feces.

    Hermie J. M. Harmsen;Gerwin C. Raangs;Tao He;John E. Degener

  • Dehalobacter restrictus gen. nov. and sp. nov., a strictly anaerobic bacterium that reductively dechlorinates tetra- and trichloroethene in an anaerobic respiration

    Christof Holliger;Dittmar Hahn;Hermie Harmsen;Wolfgang Ludwig

  • Corrigendum: Short Chain Fatty Acids (SCFAs)-Mediated Gut Epithelial and Immune Regulation and Its Relevance for Inflammatory Bowel Diseases (Frontiers in Immunology (2019) 10 (277) DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2019.00277)

    Daniela Parada Venegas;Marjorie K. De la Fuente;Glauben Landskron;Maria Julieta Gonzalez

  • The Role of Intestinal Microbiota in the Development and Severity of Chemotherapy-Induced Mucositis

    Michel J. van Vliet;Hermie J. M. Harmsen;Eveline S. J. M. de Bont;Wim J. E. Tissing

  • A 16S rRNA-targeted Probe for Detection of Lactobacilli and Enterococci in Faecal Samples by Fluorescent In Situ Hybridization

    Hermie J. M. Harmsen;Peter Elfferich;Frits Schut;Gjalt W. Welling

  • The role of the microbiome for human health: from basic science to clinical applications

    M. Hasan Mohajeri;M. Hasan Mohajeri;Robert J. M. Brummer;Robert A. Rastall;Rinse K. Weersma

  • Development of 16S rRNA-based probes for the Coriobacterium group and the Atopobium cluster and their application for enumeration of Coriobacteriaceae in human feces from volunteers of different age groups

    Hermie J. M. Harmsen;Alida C. M. Wildeboer-Veloo;Jan Grijpstra;Jan Knol

  • Cultured Representatives of Two Major Phylogroups of Human Colonic Faecalibacterium prausnitzii Can Utilize Pectin, Uronic Acids, and Host-Derived Substrates for Growth

    Mireia Lopez-Siles;Tanweer M. Khan;Sylvia H. Duncan;Hermie J. M. Harmsen

  • Antibiotic treatment partially protects against type 1 diabetes in the Bio-Breeding diabetes-prone rat. Is the gut flora involved in the development of type 1 diabetes?

    S. Brugman;F. A. Klatter;J. T. J. Visser;A. C. M. Wildeboer-Veloo

  • Fecal Microbiota Composition and Frailty

    Sandra P. van Tongeren;Joris P. J. Slaets;H. J. M. Harmsen;Gjalt W. Welling

  • Proton pump inhibitors affect the gut microbiome

    F. Imhann;M. J. Bonder;A. Vich Vila;J. Fu

Frequent Co-Authors

Gjalt W. Welling
Gjalt W. Welling University Medical Center Groningen
John E. Degener
John E. Degener University Medical Center Groningen
Rinse K. Weersma
Rinse K. Weersma University Medical Center Groningen
Outi Vaarala
Outi Vaarala University of Helsinki
Antoon D. L. Akkermans
Antoon D. L. Akkermans Wageningen University & Research
Harry J. Flint
Harry J. Flint University of Aberdeen
Sylvia H. Duncan
Sylvia H. Duncan University of Aberdeen
Jorma Ilonen
Jorma Ilonen University of Turku
Alfons J. M. Stams
Alfons J. M. Stams Wageningen University & Research
Jan Maarten van Dijl
Jan Maarten van Dijl University Medical Center Groningen

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