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D-Index
52
Citations
8078
World Ranking
4252
National Ranking
158

Hilde E. Smith 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 Hilde E. Smith sits on this spectrum.

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55 publications 679+

This scientist: 106 publications — 7th percentile

7% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Hilde E. Smith 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 Hilde E. Smith sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 127+

This scientist: 52 D-Index — 25th percentile

25% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Hilde E. Smith is affiliated with Wageningen University & Research in the Netherlands. Their research spans multiple fields, focusing primarily on Medicine, Immunology and Microbiology, and Agricultural and Biological Sciences. The work also extends into various subfields, including Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Immunology, and Plant Science.

The research topics addressed by Hilde E. Smith cover a range of microbiological and pathological subjects. These include:

  • Streptococcal Infections and Treatments
  • Toxin Mechanisms and Immunotoxins
  • Plant Pathogenic Bacteria Studies

Among their recent scholarly contributions is the paper titled Identification of conditionally essential genes for Streptococcus suis infection in pigs, published in 2020 in the journal Virulence. This paper has attracted citations reflecting its relevance in the field.

Collaborative work plays a role in their research output, with frequent co-authors including Jesús Arenas, Aldert Zomer, José Harders-Westerveen, Hester J. Bootsma, and Marien I. de Jonge. The publication venue with which they have most frequently appeared is Virulence.

Best Publications

  • Identification and characterization of the cps locus of Streptococcus suis serotype 2: the capsule protects against phagocytosis and is an important virulence factor.

    Hilde E. Smith;Marloes Damman;Joeke van der Velde;Frans Wagenaar

  • Distribution of capsular types and production of muramidase-released protein (MRP) and extracellular factor (EF) of Streptococcus suis strains isolated from diseased pigs in seven European countries.

    Henk J. Wisselink;Hilde E. Smith;Norbert Stockhofe-Zurwieden;Klaas Peperkamp

  • Identification of two proteins associated with virulence of Streptococcus suis type 2.

    U Vecht;H J Wisselink;M L Jellema;H E Smith

  • Rapid evolution of virulence and drug resistance in the emerging zoonotic pathogen Streptococcus suis

    Matthew T. G. Holden;Heidi Hauser;Mandy Sanders;Thi Hoa Ngo

  • Extended-spectrum-β-lactamase- and AmpC-β-lactamase-producing Escherichia coli in Dutch broilers and broiler farmers

    Cindy Dierikx;Jeanet van der Goot;Teun Fabri;Alieda van Essen-Zandbergen

  • Increased detection of extended spectrum beta-lactamase producing Salmonella enterica and Escherichia coli isolates from poultry.

    C.M. Dierikx;A. van Essen-Zandbergen;K.T. Veldman;H.E. Smith

  • Virulence of Streptococcus suis type 2 strains in newborn germfree pigs depends on phenotype.

    U Vecht;H J Wisselink;J E van Dijk;H E Smith

  • Presence of ESBL/AmpC-producing Escherichia coli in the broiler production pyramid: a descriptive study.

    Cindy M. Dierikx;Jeanet A. van der Goot;Hilde E. Smith;Arie Kant

  • Contribution of Fibronectin-Binding Protein to Pathogenesis of Streptococcus suis Serotype 2

    Astrid de Greeff;Herma Buys;Robin Verhaar;Janny Dijkstra

  • The fibronectin binding proteins of Staphylococcus aureus are required for adhesion to and invasion of bovine mammary gland cells

    Aart Lammers;Piet J.M. Nuijten;Hilde E. Smith

  • Evaluation of bottlenecks in the late stages of protein secretion in Bacillus subtilis

    Albert Bolhuis;Harold Tjalsma;Hilde E. Smith;Anne de Jong

  • Occurrence and characteristics of class 1, 2 and 3 integrons in Escherichia coli, Salmonella and Campylobacter spp. in the Netherlands

    Alieda van Essen-Zandbergen;Hilde Smith;Kees Veldman;Dik Mevius

  • Mutants of Streptococcus suis types 1 and 2 impaired in expression of muramidase-released protein and extracellular protein induce disease in newborn germfree pigs.

    H E Smith;U Vecht;H J Wisselink;N Stockhofe-Zurwieden

  • The cps Genes of Streptococcus suis Serotypes 1, 2, and 9: Development of Rapid Serotype-Specific PCR Assays

    Hilde E. Smith;Vincent Veenbergen;Joeke van der Velde;Marloes Damman

  • Production of virulence-related proteins by Canadian strains of Streptococcus suis capsular type 2.

    M Gottschalk;A Lebrun;H Wisselink;J D Dubreuil

  • Role of glucose and CcpA in capsule expression and virulence of Streptococcus suis.

    J Willenborg;M Fulde;A de Greeff;Manfred Rohde

  • Cloning and nucleotide sequence of the gene encoding the 136-kilodalton surface protein (muramidase-released protein) of Streptococcus suis type 2.

    H. E. Smith;U. Vecht;A. L. J. Gielkens;M. A. Smits

  • Protection of pigs against challenge with virulent Streptococcus suis serotype 2 strains by a muramidase-released protein and extracellular factor vaccine.

    H. J. Wisselink;U. Vecht;H. E. Smith;N. Stockhofe-Zurwieden

  • Repeats in an extracellular protein of weakly pathogenic strains of Streptococcus suis type 2 are absent in pathogenic strains.

    H. E. Smith;F. H. Reek;U. Vecht;A. L. J. Gielkens

  • Relatedness of Streptococcus suis isolates of various serotypes and clinical backgrounds as evaluated by macrorestriction analysis and expression of potential virulence traits

    Achim Allgaier;Ralph Goethe;Henk J. Wisselink;Hilde E. Smith

  • Construction and use of signal sequence selection vectors in Escherichia coli and Bacillus subtilis

    H Smith;S Bron;J Van Ee;G Venema

Frequent Co-Authors

Sierd Bron
Sierd Bron University of Groningen
Dik Mevius
Dik Mevius Utrecht University
Constance Schultsz
Constance Schultsz University of Amsterdam
Jan Maarten van Dijl
Jan Maarten van Dijl University Medical Center Groningen
Jerry M. Wells
Jerry M. Wells Wageningen University & Research
Loek van Alphen
Loek van Alphen Centre for Health Protection
Jos P. M. van Putten
Jos P. M. van Putten Utrecht University
Marcelo Gottschalk
Marcelo Gottschalk University of Montreal
Jianguo Xu
Jianguo Xu Chinese Center For Disease Control and Prevention
Duncan J. Maskell
Duncan J. Maskell University of Melbourne

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