2026 Jaap Goudsmit: Immunology Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Immunology	133	214	198	140	128	651	58374
Medicine	133	2254	2097	1274	1167	655	58451

Overview

Jaap Goudsmit is affiliated with Harvard University in the United States and conducts research primarily in the field of Medicine, with a specialized focus on Infectious Diseases, Physiology, Modeling and Simulation, Cancer Research, and Psychiatry and Mental Health. Their work covers a spectrum of topics related to SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 research, COVID-19 epidemiological studies, dementia and cognitive impairment research, Alzheimer's disease research and treatments, diet and metabolism studies, COVID-19 clinical research studies, and respiratory viral infections research.

Recent publications by Jaap Goudsmit include:

Plasma tau, neurofilament light chain and amyloid-β levels and risk of dementia; a population-based cohort study (2020), published in Brain
SARS-CoV-2 elicits non-sterilizing immunity and evades vaccine-induced immunity: implications for future vaccination strategies (2023), published in European Journal of Epidemiology
Exploring the Role of Antiviral Nasal Sprays in the Control of Emerging Respiratory Infections in the Community (2022), published in Infectious Diseases and Therapy
Therapeutic Potential of SARS-CoV-2-Specific Monoclonal Antibody CR3022 (2020), published in SSRN Electronic Journal
Plasma microRNA signatures of aging and their links to health outcomes and mortality: findings from a population-based cohort study (2025), published in Genome Medicine

The scientist frequently collaborates with a number of researchers, including:

Frank de Wolf
Roy M. Anderson
Anna L. Beukenhorst
Christoforos Hadjichrysanthou
Mohsen Ghanbari

Jaap Goudsmit's research has been published across various scientific venues, such as:

Brain
European Journal of Epidemiology
Infectious Diseases and Therapy
SSRN Electronic Journal
Genome Medicine

Best Publications

Antibody Recognition of a Highly Conserved Influenza Virus Epitope

Damian C. Ekiert;Gira Bhabha;Marc-André Elsliger;Robert H. E. Friesen

1567
Citations
A Highly Conserved Neutralizing Epitope on Group 2 Influenza A Viruses

Damian C. Ekiert;Robert H. E. Friesen;Gira Bhabha;Ted Kwaks

974
Citations
Evidence for a role of virulent human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) variants in the pathogenesis of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome: studies on sequential HIV isolates.

M. Tersmette;R. A. Gruters;F. De Wolf;R. E. Y. De Goede

969
Citations
Highly Conserved Protective Epitopes on Influenza B Viruses

Cyrille Dreyfus;Nick S. Laursen;Ted Kwaks;David Zuijdgeest

955
Citations
Heterosubtypic neutralizing monoclonal antibodies cross-protective against H5N1 and H1N1 recovered from human IgM+ memory B cells.

Mark Throsby;Edward van den Brink;Mandy Jongeneelen;Leo L. M. Poon

914
Citations
Association between biological properties of human immunodeficiency virus variants and risk for AIDS and AIDS mortality.

M. Tersmette;J. M. Lange;R. E. de Goede;F. de Wolf

887
Citations
Human immunodeficiency virus type 1 neutralization epitope with conserved architecture elicits early type-specific antibodies in experimentally infected chimpanzees

J Goudsmit;C Debouck;R H Meloen;L Smit

783
Citations
Minimal requirements for the human immunodeficiency virus type 1 V3 domain to support the syncytium-inducing phenotype: analysis by single amino acid substitution.

J J De Jong;A De Ronde;W Keulen;M Tersmette

747
Citations
Expression of human immunodeficiency virus antigen (HIV-Ag) in serum and cerebrospinal fluid during acute and chronic infection.

Jaap Goudsmit;DeborahA. Paul;JoepM.A. Lange;Hans Speelman

704
Citations
Human Monoclonal Antibody Combination against SARS Coronavirus: Synergy and Coverage of Escape Mutants

Jan ter Meulen;Edward N van den Brink;Leo L. M Poon;Wilfred E Marissen

703
Citations
Antigenic diversity thresholds and the development of AIDS

Martin A. Nowak;Roy M. Anderson;Angela R. McLean;Tom F. W. Wolfs

669
Citations
Kinetics of response in lymphoid tissues to antiretroviral therapy of HIV-1 infection

Winston Cavert;Daan W. Notermans;Katherine Staskus;Stephen W. Wietgrefe

667
Citations
A stable trimeric influenza hemagglutinin stem as a broadly protective immunogen.

Antonietta Impagliazzo;Fin Milder;Harmjan Kuipers;Michelle V. Wagner

652
Citations
Immunological abnormalities in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected asymptomatic homosexual men. HIV affects the immune system before CD4+ T helper cell depletion occurs.

F Miedema;A J Petit;F G Terpstra;J K Schattenkerk

639
Citations
Comparative Seroprevalence and Immunogenicity of Six Rare Serotype Recombinant Adenovirus Vaccine Vectors from Subgroups B and D

Peter Abbink;Angelique A. C. Lemckert;Bonnie A. Ewald;Diana M. Lynch

598
Citations
Hexon-chimaeric adenovirus serotype 5 vectors circumvent pre-existing anti-vector immunity

Diane M. Roberts;Anjali Nanda;Menzo J. E. Havenga;Peter Abbink

598
Citations
Replication-Deficient Human Adenovirus Type 35 Vectors for Gene Transfer and Vaccination: Efficient Human Cell Infection and Bypass of Preexisting Adenovirus Immunity

Ronald Vogels;David Zuijdgeest;Richard van Rijnsoever;Eric Hartkoorn

581
Citations
Immune Control of an SIV Challenge by a T Cell-Based Vaccine in Rhesus Monkeys

Jinyan Liu;Kara L. O’Brien;Diana M. Lynch;Nathaniel L. Simmons

541
Citations
Vaccine protection against acquisition of neutralization-resistant SIV challenges in rhesus monkeys

Dan H. Barouch;Dan H. Barouch;Jinyan Liu;Hualin Li;Lori F. Maxfield

528
Citations
Persistent HIV antigenaemia and decline of HIV core antibodies associated with transition to AIDS.

J. M. A. Lange;D. A. Paul;H. G. Huisman;F. De Wolf

500
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

F. de Wolf Imperial College London

R. A. Coutinho University of Amsterdam

Menzo J. E. Havenga Batavia Biosciences (Netherlands)

Dan H. Barouch Harvard Medical School

Frank Miedema Utrecht University

Joep M. A. Lange University of Amsterdam

Roel A. Coutinho University Medical Center Utrecht

Marijke T. L. Roos University of Amsterdam

Charles A. Boucher Erasmus University Rotterdam

Peter Reiss University of Amsterdam

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