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Jan Verhaegen

Jan Verhaegen

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Microbiology 59 3252 2980 70 64 286 13736

Jan Verhaegen publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Jan Verhaegen between 1980 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Jan Verhaegen published across 46 years, from 1980 to 2025, averaging 7 papers a year. Output peaked at 21 publications in 2012. 8 of the 323 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1980 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 21. Peak 21 publications in 2012. 1980: 2 publications 1981: 3 publications 1982: 0 publications 1983: 2 publications 1984: 2 publications 1985: 3 publications 1986: 2 publications 1987: 0 publications 1988: 3 publications 1989: 0 publications 1990: 6 publications 1991: 0 publications 1992: 5 publications 1993: 6 publications 1994: 3 publications 1995: 5 publications 1996: 6 publications 1997: 9 publications 1998: 8 publications 1999: 12 publications 2000: 8 publications 2001: 13 publications 2002: 7 publications 2003: 10 publications 2004: 6 publications 2005: 13 publications 2006: 15 publications 2007: 15 publications 2008: 8 publications 2009: 9 publications 2010: 12 publications 2011: 16 publications 2012: 21 publications 2013: 17 publications 2014: 15 publications 2015: 12 publications 2016: 9 publications 2017: 10 publications 2018: 7 publications 2019: 2 publications 2020: 4 publications 2021: 6 publications 2022: 2 publications 2023: 1 publication 2024: 2 publications 2025: 6 publications
1980 2025

323 publications in total across all disciplines

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Jan Verhaegen: publications per year, 1980 to 2025
Year Publications
1980 2
1981 3
1982 0
1983 2
1984 2
1985 3
1986 2
1987 0
1988 3
1989 0
1990 6
1991 0
1992 5
1993 6
1994 3
1995 5
1996 6
1997 9
1998 8
1999 12
2000 8
2001 13
2002 7
2003 10
2004 6
2005 13
2006 15
2007 15
2008 8
2009 9
2010 12
2011 16
2012 21
2013 17
2014 15
2015 12
2016 9
2017 10
2018 7
2019 2
2020 4
2021 6
2022 2
2023 1
2024 2
2025 6
Total 323
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Jan Verhaegen 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 Jan Verhaegen sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150 200 250
Bar chart with 64 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 55–64 to 679+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 288. Most scientists, 288, have 135–144 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 679 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 285–294 publications, is where this scientist sits. 55–64 publications: 8 scientists 65–74 publications: 29 scientists 75–84 publications: 55 scientists 85–94 publications: 112 scientists 95–104 publications: 137 scientists 105–114 publications: 190 scientists 115–124 publications: 235 scientists 125–134 publications: 234 scientists 135–144 publications: 288 scientists 145–154 publications: 265 scientists 155–164 publications: 264 scientists 165–174 publications: 253 scientists 175–184 publications: 276 scientists 185–194 publications: 190 scientists 195–204 publications: 234 scientists 205–214 publications: 208 scientists 215–224 publications: 198 scientists 225–234 publications: 155 scientists 235–244 publications: 161 scientists 245–254 publications: 160 scientists 255–264 publications: 146 scientists 265–274 publications: 139 scientists 275–284 publications: 148 scientists 285–294 publications: 115 scientists 295–304 publications: 96 scientists 305–314 publications: 88 scientists 315–324 publications: 106 scientists 325–334 publications: 65 scientists 335–344 publications: 76 scientists 345–354 publications: 64 scientists 355–364 publications: 62 scientists 365–374 publications: 65 scientists 375–384 publications: 61 scientists 385–394 publications: 34 scientists 395–404 publications: 44 scientists 405–414 publications: 36 scientists 415–424 publications: 35 scientists 425–434 publications: 29 scientists 435–444 publications: 33 scientists 445–454 publications: 34 scientists 455–464 publications: 25 scientists 465–474 publications: 26 scientists 475–484 publications: 20 scientists 485–494 publications: 19 scientists 495–504 publications: 16 scientists 505–514 publications: 17 scientists 515–524 publications: 23 scientists 525–534 publications: 14 scientists 535–544 publications: 14 scientists 545–554 publications: 18 scientists 555–564 publications: 12 scientists 565–574 publications: 7 scientists 575–584 publications: 9 scientists 585–594 publications: 9 scientists 595–604 publications: 9 scientists 605–614 publications: 7 scientists 615–624 publications: 9 scientists 625–634 publications: 7 scientists 635–644 publications: 4 scientists 645–654 publications: 5 scientists 655–664 publications: 6 scientists 665–674 publications: 7 scientists 675–678 publications: 3 scientists 679+ publications: 99 scientists
55–64 publications 679+

This scientist: 286 publications — 75th percentile

75% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Microbiology scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 5,513 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
55–64 8
65–74 29
75–84 55
85–94 112
95–104 137
105–114 190
115–124 235
125–134 234
135–144 288
145–154 265
155–164 264
165–174 253
175–184 276
185–194 190
195–204 234
205–214 208
215–224 198
225–234 155
235–244 161
245–254 160
255–264 146
265–274 139
275–284 148
285–294 115 286
295–304 96
305–314 88
315–324 106
325–334 65
335–344 76
345–354 64
355–364 62
365–374 65
375–384 61
385–394 34
395–404 44
405–414 36
415–424 35
425–434 29
435–444 33
445–454 34
455–464 25
465–474 26
475–484 20
485–494 19
495–504 16
505–514 17
515–524 23
525–534 14
535–544 14
545–554 18
555–564 12
565–574 7
575–584 9
585–594 9
595–604 9
605–614 7
615–624 9
625–634 7
635–644 4
645–654 5
655–664 6
665–674 7
675–678 3
679+ 99
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Jan Verhaegen 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 Jan Verhaegen sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 88 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40 to 127+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 162. Most scientists, 162, have 58 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 127 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 59 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40 D-Index: 30 scientists 41 D-Index: 86 scientists 42 D-Index: 90 scientists 43 D-Index: 117 scientists 44 D-Index: 122 scientists 45 D-Index: 123 scientists 46 D-Index: 108 scientists 47 D-Index: 110 scientists 48 D-Index: 106 scientists 49 D-Index: 109 scientists 50 D-Index: 129 scientists 51 D-Index: 111 scientists 52 D-Index: 116 scientists 53 D-Index: 127 scientists 54 D-Index: 134 scientists 55 D-Index: 134 scientists 56 D-Index: 112 scientists 57 D-Index: 136 scientists 58 D-Index: 162 scientists 59 D-Index: 151 scientists 60 D-Index: 139 scientists 61 D-Index: 123 scientists 62 D-Index: 126 scientists 63 D-Index: 144 scientists 64 D-Index: 109 scientists 65 D-Index: 103 scientists 66 D-Index: 124 scientists 67 D-Index: 112 scientists 68 D-Index: 103 scientists 69 D-Index: 131 scientists 70 D-Index: 94 scientists 71 D-Index: 93 scientists 72 D-Index: 96 scientists 73 D-Index: 92 scientists 74 D-Index: 80 scientists 75 D-Index: 66 scientists 76 D-Index: 87 scientists 77 D-Index: 60 scientists 78 D-Index: 73 scientists 79 D-Index: 59 scientists 80 D-Index: 57 scientists 81 D-Index: 55 scientists 82 D-Index: 47 scientists 83 D-Index: 77 scientists 84 D-Index: 50 scientists 85 D-Index: 45 scientists 86 D-Index: 42 scientists 87 D-Index: 41 scientists 88 D-Index: 32 scientists 89 D-Index: 38 scientists 90 D-Index: 35 scientists 91 D-Index: 34 scientists 92 D-Index: 27 scientists 93 D-Index: 26 scientists 94 D-Index: 33 scientists 95 D-Index: 22 scientists 96 D-Index: 37 scientists 97 D-Index: 22 scientists 98 D-Index: 21 scientists 99 D-Index: 22 scientists 100 D-Index: 30 scientists 101 D-Index: 16 scientists 102 D-Index: 20 scientists 103 D-Index: 17 scientists 104 D-Index: 19 scientists 105 D-Index: 16 scientists 106 D-Index: 19 scientists 107 D-Index: 18 scientists 108 D-Index: 14 scientists 109 D-Index: 10 scientists 110 D-Index: 9 scientists 111 D-Index: 7 scientists 112 D-Index: 11 scientists 113 D-Index: 6 scientists 114 D-Index: 15 scientists 115 D-Index: 10 scientists 116 D-Index: 12 scientists 117 D-Index: 7 scientists 118 D-Index: 10 scientists 119 D-Index: 10 scientists 120 D-Index: 11 scientists 121 D-Index: 2 scientists 122 D-Index: 7 scientists 123 D-Index: 12 scientists 124 D-Index: 5 scientists 125 D-Index: 9 scientists 126 D-Index: 6 scientists 127+ D-Index: 95 scientists
40 D-Index 127+

This scientist: 59 D-Index — 42nd percentile

42% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Microbiology scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 5,513 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40 30
41 86
42 90
43 117
44 122
45 123
46 108
47 110
48 106
49 109
50 129
51 111
52 116
53 127
54 134
55 134
56 112
57 136
58 162
59 151 59
60 139
61 123
62 126
63 144
64 109
65 103
66 124
67 112
68 103
69 131
70 94
71 93
72 96
73 92
74 80
75 66
76 87
77 60
78 73
79 59
80 57
81 55
82 47
83 77
84 50
85 45
86 42
87 41
88 32
89 38
90 35
91 34
92 27
93 26
94 33
95 22
96 37
97 22
98 21
99 22
100 30
101 16
102 20
103 17
104 19
105 16
106 19
107 18
108 14
109 10
110 9
111 7
112 11
113 6
114 15
115 10
116 12
117 7
118 10
119 10
120 11
121 2
122 7
123 12
124 5
125 9
126 6
127+ 95
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Overview

Jan Verhaegen is affiliated with KU Leuven in Belgium and works primarily in the field of Medicine. Their research is focused on Epidemiology, with significant contributions to Surgery, Microbiology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, and Infectious Diseases.

The scientist's main topics of research include Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections, Respiratory Viral Infections Research, Bacterial Infections and Vaccines, Pneumocystis jirovecii Pneumonia Detection and Treatment, Orthopaedic Implants and Arthroplasty, Streptococcal Infections and Treatments, and Influenza Virus Research Studies.

Jan Verhaegen has coauthored numerous papers with the following frequent collaborators: Stefanie Desmet, Liesbet Van Heirstraeten, Philippe Beutels, Surbhi Malhotra-Kumar, and Heidi Theeten.

The scientist has published in a variety of venues, including:

  • Orthopaedic Proceedings
  • Eurosurveillance
  • The Lancet Infectious Diseases
  • Vaccine
  • Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society

Notable recent papers by Jan Verhaegen include:

  • Dynamic changes in paediatric invasive pneumococcal disease after sequential switches of conjugate vaccine in Belgium: a national retrospective observational study, 2020, The Lancet Infectious Diseases
  • How nasopharyngeal pneumococcal carriage evolved during and after a PCV13-to-PCV10 vaccination programme switch in Belgium, 2016 to 2018, 2020, Eurosurveillance
  • In-depth analysis of pneumococcal serotypes in Belgian children (2015-2018): Diversity, invasive disease potential, and antimicrobial susceptibility in carriage and disease, 2020, Vaccine
  • Serotype 19A and 6C Account for One-Third of Pneumococcal Carriage Among Belgian Day-Care Children Four Years After a Shift to a Lower-Valent PCV, 2022, Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society
  • Streptococcus pneumoniae Serotypes Carried by Young Children and Their Association With Acute Otitis Media During the Period 2016-2019, 2021, Frontiers in Pediatrics

Best Publications

  • A decrease of the butyrate-producing species Roseburia hominis and Faecalibacterium prausnitzii defines dysbiosis in patients with ulcerative colitis

    Kathleen Machiels;Marie Joossens;João Sabino;Vicky De Preter

  • Galactomannan and Computed Tomography–Based Preemptive Antifungal Therapy in Neutropenic Patients at High Risk for Invasive Fungal Infection: A Prospective Feasibility Study

    Johan Maertens;Koen Theunissen;Gregor Verhoef;Johnny Verschakelen

  • Screening for circulating galactomannan as a noninvasive diagnostic tool for invasive aspergillosis in prolonged neutropenic patients and stem cell transplantation recipients: a prospective validation.

    Johan Maertens;Jan Verhaegen;Katrien Lagrou;Johan Van Eldere

  • Autopsy-Controlled Prospective Evaluation of Serial Screening for Circulating Galactomannan by a Sandwich Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay for Hematological Patients at Risk for Invasive Aspergillosis

    Johan Maertens;Jan Verhaegen;Hilde Demuynck;Penelope Brock

  • Use of Circulating Galactomannan Screening for Early Diagnosis of Invasive Aspergillosis in Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplant Recipients

    Johan Maertens;Johan Van Eldere;Jan Verhaegen;Erik Verbeken

  • High doses of vitamin D to reduce exacerbations in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a randomized trial.

    An Lehouck;Chantal Mathieu;Claudia Carremans;Femke Baeke

  • Survival of E. coli and Enterococcus spp. derived from pig slurry in soils of different texture

    D Cools;Roel Merckx;Karel Vlassak;Jan Verhaegen

  • Prospective clinical evaluation of lower cut-offs for galactomannan detection in adult neutropenic cancer patients and haematological stem cell transplant recipients.

    Johan Maertens;Koen Theunissen;Eric Verbeken;Katrien Lagrou

  • The FXR agonist obeticholic acid prevents gut barrier dysfunction and bacterial translocation in cholestatic rats.

    Len Verbeke;Ricard Farre;Bert Verbinnen;Bert Verbinnen;Kris Covens

  • Cost-Effectiveness of Pneumococcal Vaccination of Older People: A Study in 5 Western European Countries

    A. Ament;R. Baltussen;R. Baltussen;G. Duru;C. Rigaud-Bully

  • Fluoroquinolone-resistant E. coli in intestinal flora of patients undergoing transrectal ultrasound-guided prostate biopsy-should we reassess our practices for antibiotic prophylaxis?

    D. Steensels;K. Slabbaert;L. De Wever;P. Vermeersch

  • Increasing incidence of Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhea in inflammatory bowel disease

    Peter Bossuyt;Jan Verhaegen;Gert Van Assche;Paul Rutgeerts

  • Multicentre evaluation of the VITEK 2 Advanced Expert System for interpretive reading of antimicrobial resistance tests

    D. M. Livermore;M. Struelens;J. Amorim;F. Baquero

  • Third Belgian multicentre survey of antibiotic susceptibility of anaerobic bacteria

    Ingrid Wybo;Denis Piérard;Inge Verschraegen;Marijke Reynders

  • Specific members of the predominant gut microbiota predict pouchitis following colectomy and IPAA in UC

    Kathleen Machiels;João Guedelha Sabino;Leen Vandermosten;Marie Joossens;Marie Joossens

  • Serum (1-3)-β-d-Glucan as a Tool for Diagnosis of Pneumocystis jirovecii Pneumonia in Patients with Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection or Hematological Malignancy

    Stefanie Desmet;Eric Van Wijngaerden;Johan Maertens;Jan Verhaegen

  • Antimicrobial resistance in invasive non-typhoid Salmonella from the Democratic Republic of the Congo: emergence of decreased fluoroquinolone susceptibility and extended-spectrum beta lactamases.

    Octavie Lunguya;Veerle Lejon;Veerle Lejon;Marie-France Phoba;Sophie Bertrand

  • Pneumococcal serotypes in children in 4 European countries.

    Germaine Hanquet;Esther Kissling;Asuncion Fenoll;Robert C. George;Robert C. George

  • Comparison of two treatment regimens for eradication of Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection in children with cystic fibrosis.

    M. Proesmans;F. Vermeulen;L. Boulanger;J. Verhaegen

  • Microbiology of Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid in Children With Acute Nonresponding or Recurrent Community-Acquired Pneumonia: Identification of Nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae as a Major Pathogen

    Iris De Schutter;Elke De Wachter;Françoise Crokaert;Jan Verhaegen

Frequent Co-Authors

Marc Decramer
Marc Decramer KU Leuven
Jan Jacobs
Jan Jacobs KU Leuven
Youri Glupczynski
Youri Glupczynski Université Catholique de Louvain
Denis Piérard
Denis Piérard Vrije Universiteit Brussel

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