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Jan H.J. Hoeijmakers 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 Jan H.J. Hoeijmakers sits on this spectrum.

47–56 publications: 7 scientists 57–66 publications: 17 scientists 67–76 publications: 65 scientists 77–86 publications: 90 scientists 87–96 publications: 125 scientists 97–106 publications: 131 scientists 107–116 publications: 162 scientists 117–126 publications: 177 scientists 127–136 publications: 158 scientists 137–146 publications: 158 scientists 147–156 publications: 146 scientists 157–166 publications: 159 scientists 167–176 publications: 131 scientists 177–186 publications: 110 scientists 187–196 publications: 112 scientists 197–206 publications: 100 scientists 207–216 publications: 89 scientists 217–226 publications: 98 scientists 227–236 publications: 74 scientists 237–246 publications: 72 scientists 247–256 publications: 63 scientists 257–266 publications: 53 scientists 267–276 publications: 54 scientists 277–286 publications: 49 scientists 287–296 publications: 52 scientists 297–306 publications: 43 scientists 307–316 publications: 46 scientists 317–326 publications: 41 scientists 327–336 publications: 42 scientists 337–346 publications: 31 scientists 347–356 publications: 28 scientists 357–366 publications: 29 scientists 367–376 publications: 26 scientists 377–386 publications: 24 scientists 387–396 publications: 24 scientists 397–406 publications: 14 scientists 407–416 publications: 13 scientists 417–426 publications: 20 scientists 427–436 publications: 12 scientists 437–446 publications: 20 scientists 447–456 publications: 11 scientists 457–466 publications: 10 scientists 467–476 publications: 14 scientists 477–486 publications: 14 scientists 487–496 publications: 10 scientists 497–506 publications: 13 scientists 507–516 publications: 13 scientists 517–526 publications: 2 scientists 527–536 publications: 4 scientists 537–546 publications: 6 scientists 547–556 publications: 8 scientists 557–563 publications: 6 scientists 564+ publications: 100 scientists
47 publications 564+

This scientist: 440 publications — 93rd percentile

93% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Jan H.J. Hoeijmakers 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 Jan H.J. Hoeijmakers sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 145+

This scientist: 143 D-Index — 97th percentile

97% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Genetics in Netherlands Leader Award
  • 2026 - Research.com Molecular Biology in Netherlands Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Genetics in Netherlands Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Molecular Biology in Netherlands Leader Award
  • 2024 - Research.com Genetics in Netherlands Leader Award
  • 2024 - Research.com Genetics and Molecular Biology in Netherlands Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Genetics in Netherlands Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Genetics and Molecular Biology in Netherlands Leader Award
  • 2000 - Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 1998 - Spinoza Prize, Dutch Research Council
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)

Overview

Jan H.J. Hoeijmakers is affiliated with Erasmus University Rotterdam in the Netherlands. Their research spans multiple fields within biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and medicine, with a focus on molecular biology, physiology, aging, genetics, and pediatrics, perinatology, and child health.

The scientist's primary research topics include DNA repair mechanisms, genetics, aging, and longevity in model organisms, RNA research and splicing, mitochondrial function and pathology, diet and metabolism studies, dietary effects on health, and RNA modifications and cancer.

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Jan H.J. Hoeijmakers include Wilbert P. Vermeij, Sander Barnhoorn, Renata M. C. Brandt, Jan Vijg, and Ákos Gyenis.

Publications by Jan H.J. Hoeijmakers have appeared predominantly in venues such as bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Nature, Aging Cell, Nature Aging, and Nature Genetics.

Notable recent papers include:

  • The central role of DNA damage in the ageing process, 2021, Nature
  • Genome-wide RNA polymerase stalling shapes the transcriptome during aging, 2023, Nature Genetics
  • ARDD 2020: from aging mechanisms to interventions, 2020, Aging
  • Protein instability associated with AARS1 and MARS1 mutations causes trichothiodystrophy, 2021, Human Molecular Genetics
  • Molecular and genetic insights into human ovarian aging from single-nuclei multi-omics analyses, 2024, Nature Aging

Jan H.J. Hoeijmakers has received several recognitions throughout their career, including membership in the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2000, the Spinoza Prize awarded by the Dutch Research Council in 1998, and membership in the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO).

Best Publications

  • Genome maintenance mechanisms for preventing cancer

    Jan H. J. Hoeijmakers

  • DNA Damage, Aging, and Cancer

    Jan H. J. Hoeijmakers

  • An Essential Role for Senescent Cells in Optimal Wound Healing through Secretion of PDGF-AA

    Marco Demaria;Naoko Ohtani;Sameh A Youssef;Francis Rodier

  • Chromosomal stability and the DNA double-stranded break connection.

    Dik C. van Gent;Jan H. J. Hoeijmakers;Roland Kanaar

  • Mammalian Cry1 and Cry2 are essential for maintenance of circadian rhythms.

    Gijsbertus T.J. Van Der Horst;Manja Muijtjens;Kumiko Kobayashi;Riya Takano

  • Molecular mechanism of nucleotide excision repair

    W. L. De Laat;N. G. J. Jaspers;J. H. J. Hoeijmakers

  • Targeted Apoptosis of Senescent Cells Restores Tissue Homeostasis in Response to Chemotoxicity and Aging

    Marjolein P. Baar;Renata M.C. Brandt;Diana A. Putavet;Julian D.D. Klein

  • Deficiencies in DNA damage repair limit the function of haematopoietic stem cells with age

    Derrick J Rossi;David Bryder;David Bryder;Jun Seita;Andre Nussenzweig

  • Understanding nucleotide excision repair and its roles in cancer and ageing

    Jurgen A. Marteijn;Hannes Lans;Wim Vermeulen;Jan H. J. Hoeijmakers

  • Xeroderma Pigmentosum Group C Protein Complex Is the Initiator of Global Genome Nucleotide Excision Repair

    Kaoru Sugasawa;Jessica M.Y Ng;Chikahide Masutani;Shigenori Iwai

  • DNA repair helicase: a component of BTF2 (TFIIH) basic transcription factor

    Laurent Schaeffer;Richard Roy;Sandrine Humbert;Vincent Moncollin

  • Sequential Assembly of the Nucleotide Excision Repair Factors In Vivo

    Marcel Volker;Martijn J Moné;Parimal Karmakar;Anneke van Hoffen

  • Nucleotide excision repair and human syndromes

    Jan de Boer;Jan H.J. Hoeijmakers

  • ERCC6, a member of a subfamily of putative helicases, is involved in Cockayne's syndrome and preferential repair of active genes.

    Christine Troelstra;Alain van Gool;Jan de Wit;Wim Vermeulen

  • Cellular senescence drives age-dependent hepatic steatosis.

    Mikolaj Ogrodnik;Satomi Miwa;Tamar Tchkonia;Dina Tiniakos;Dina Tiniakos

  • Aging and Genome Maintenance: Lessons from the Mouse?

    Paul Hasty;Judith Campisi;Judith Campisi;Jan Hoeijmakers;Harry van Steeg

  • Molecular mechanisms of DNA double-strand break repair

    Roland Kanaar;Jan H.J Hoeijmakers;Dik C van Gent

  • A new progeroid syndrome reveals that genotoxic stress suppresses the somatotroph axis

    Laura J. Niedernhofer;George A. Garinis;Anja Raams;Astrid S. Lalai

  • p53 modulation of TFIIH-associated nucleotide excision repair activity.

    Xin Wei Wang;H. Yeh;L. Schaeffer;Richard Roy

  • Xeroderma pigmentosum group F caused by a defect in a structure-specific DNA repair endonuclease

    Anneke M. Sijbers;Wouter L. De Laat;Rafael R. Ariza;Maureen Biggerstaff

Frequent Co-Authors

Wim Vermeulen
Wim Vermeulen Erasmus University Rotterdam
Dirk Bootsma
Dirk Bootsma Erasmus University Rotterdam
Gijsbertus T. J. van der Horst
Gijsbertus T. J. van der Horst Erasmus University Rotterdam
Nicolaas G. J. Jaspers
Nicolaas G. J. Jaspers Erasmus University Rotterdam
Roland Kanaar
Roland Kanaar Erasmus University Rotterdam
Harry van Steeg
Harry van Steeg Centre for Health Protection
Laura J. Niedernhofer
Laura J. Niedernhofer University of Minnesota
Jan Vijg
Jan Vijg Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Jan de Boer
Jan de Boer Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Hospital
Kaoru Sugasawa
Kaoru Sugasawa Kobe University

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