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2023

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
97
Citations
25314
World Ranking
1782
National Ranking
34

Jan Tommassen publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Biology and Biochemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Jan Tommassen sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 328 publications — 83rd percentile

83% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.

Jan Tommassen D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Biology and Biochemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Jan Tommassen sits on this spectrum.

40–41 D-Index: 80 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 183 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 317 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 504 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 718 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 900 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 1,026 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 1,150 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,236 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 1,253 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 1,163 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 1,131 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 1,032 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 897 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 814 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 715 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 709 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 596 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 512 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 473 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 412 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 373 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 358 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 285 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 273 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 227 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 208 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 193 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 153 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 157 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 148 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 120 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 113 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 100 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 86 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 67 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 72 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 73 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 64 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 53 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 60 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 54 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 43 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 38 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 49 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 26 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 18 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 23 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 32 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 32 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 27 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 19 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 22 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 12 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 16 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 14 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 10 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 13 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 10 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 7 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 9 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 13 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 4 scientists 166 D-Index: 4 scientists 167+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 97 D-Index — 91st percentile

91% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Netherlands Leader Award

Overview

Jan Tommassen is affiliated with Utrecht University in the Netherlands and specializes in the fields of Immunology and Microbiology, Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Medicine.

The scientist's research mainly addresses Microbiology, Epidemiology, Molecular Biology, Molecular Medicine, and Immunology as subfields of study.

The main topics covered in their research include bacterial infections and vaccines, antibiotic resistance in bacteria, influenza virus research studies, immune response and inflammation, bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing, bacterial genetics and biotechnology, and antimicrobial peptides and activities.

Recent publications by Jan Tommassen include the following papers:

  • "Biofilms as Promoters of Bacterial Antibiotic Resistance and Tolerance" (2020, Antibiotics)
  • "How Streptococcus suis escapes antibiotic treatments" (2022, Veterinary Research)
  • "Sink drains as reservoirs of VIM-2 metallo-β-lactamase-producing Pseudomonas aeruginosa in a Belgian intensive care unit: relation to patients investigated by whole-genome sequencing" (2021, Journal of Hospital Infection)
  • "Heat shock enhances outer-membrane vesicle release in Bordetella spp." (2020, Current Research in Microbial Sciences)
  • "PMAP-36 reduces the innate immune response induced by Bordetella bronchiseptica-derived outer membrane vesicles" (2020, Current Research in Microbial Sciences)

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Jan Tommassen are:

  • Ria van Boxtel
  • Eline F. de Jonge
  • Jesús Arenas
  • Henk P. Haagsman
  • Jesús Pérez-Ortega

Publications often appear in the following venues, reflecting areas of specialized focus:

  • Current Research in Microbial Sciences
  • Virulence
  • Research in Microbiology
  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Antibiotics

Best Publications

  • Role of a Highly Conserved Bacterial Protein in Outer Membrane Protein Assembly

    Romé Voulhoux;Martine P. Bos;Jeroen Geurtsen;Maarten Mols

  • Carboxy-terminal phenylalanine is essential for the correct assembly of a bacterial outer membrane protein.

    Marlies Struyvé;Michiel Moons;Jan Tommassen

  • Biogenesis of the gram-negative bacterial outer membrane

    Martine P Bos;Viviane Robert;Jan Tommassen

  • Structure of the translocator domain of a bacterial autotransporter.

    Clasien J Oomen;Peter van Ulsen;Patrick Van Gelder;Maya Feijen

  • Assembly factor Omp85 recognizes its outer membrane protein substrates by a species-specific C-terminal motif.

    Viviane Robert;Elena B Volokhina;Freya Senf;Martine P Bos

  • Biofilms as Promoters of Bacterial Antibiotic Resistance and Tolerance.

    Cristina Uruén;Gema Chopo-Escuin;Jan Tommassen;Raúl C Mainar-Jaime

  • Phosphatidylglycerol is involved in protein translocation across Escherichia coli inner membranes.

    T de Vrije;R L de Swart;W Dowhan;J Tommassen

  • Identification of an outer membrane protein required for the transport of lipopolysaccharide to the bacterial cell surface

    Martine P. Bos;Boris Tefsen;Jeroen Geurtsen;Jan Tommassen

  • The outer membrane component, YscC, of the Yop secretion machinery of Yersinia enterocolitica forms a ring-shaped multimeric complex

    M Koster;W Bitter;H de Cock;Abdelmounaaim Allaoui

  • Formation of oligomeric rings by XcpQ and PilQ, which are involved in protein transport across the outer membrane of Pseudomonas aeruginosa

    Wilbert Bitter;Margot Koster;Maita Latijnhouwers;Hans de Cock

  • Involvement of stress protein PspA (phage shock protein A) of Escherichia coli in maintenance of the protonmotive force under stress conditions.

    M. Kleerebezem;W. Crielaard;J. Tommassen

  • Protein secretion in Pseudomonas aeruginosa: characterization of seven xcp genes and processing of secretory apparatus components by prepilin peptidase

    Marc Bally;Alain Filloux;Mohammed Akrim;Geneviéve Ball

  • Outer membrane protein e of Escherichia coli K-12 is co-regulated with alkaline phosphatase.

    Jan Tommassen;Ben Lugtenberg

  • Biogenesis of beta-barrel membrane proteins in bacteria and eukaryotes: evolutionary conservation and divergence.

    Dirk M. Walther;Doron Rapaport;Jan Tommassen

  • Cellular solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy

    Marie Renault;Ria Tommassen-van Boxtel;Martine P. Bos;Jan Andries Post

  • Antigenic relatedness of a strongly immunogenic 65 kDA mycobacterial protein antigen with a similarly sized ubiquitous bacterial common antigen

    J.E.R. Thole;P. Hindersson;J. de Bruyn;F. Cremers

  • A Novel Lipolytic Enzyme Located in the Outer Membrane of Pseudomonas aeruginosa

    Susanne Wilhelm;Jan Tommassen;Karl-Erich Jaeger

  • Protein secretion in gram-negative bacteria: transport across the outer membrane involves common mechanisms in different bacteria.

    A Filloux;M Bally;G Ball;M Akrim

  • The C Terminus of SecA Is Involved in Both Lipid Binding and SecB Binding

    Eefjan Breukink;Nico Nouwen;Anne van Raalte;Shoji Mizushima

  • Biogenesis of the Gram-Negative Bacterial Outer Membrane

    Martine P Bos;Jan Tommassen

Frequent Co-Authors

Peter van der Ley
Peter van der Ley Intravacc (Netherlands)
Wilbert Bitter
Wilbert Bitter Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Alain Filloux
Alain Filloux Imperial College London
Ben J. J. Lugtenberg
Ben J. J. Lugtenberg Leiden University
Dirk Bosch
Dirk Bosch Wageningen University & Research
Piet Gros
Piet Gros Utrecht University
Hubertus M. Verheij
Hubertus M. Verheij Utrecht University
Roland Benz
Roland Benz Jacobs University
Andrée Lazdunski
Andrée Lazdunski Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Arie van der Ende
Arie van der Ende University of Amsterdam

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