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Jeroen Hugenholtz 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 Jeroen Hugenholtz sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 149 publications — 26th percentile

26% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Jeroen Hugenholtz 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 Jeroen Hugenholtz sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 71 D-Index — 67th percentile

67% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Jeroen Hugenholtz is affiliated with the University of Groningen in the Netherlands. Their research activity spans biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and engineering, with particular focus on microbial metabolic engineering and bioproduction.

The main fields of study associated with their work include:

  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
  • Engineering

Within these fields, the prominent subfields they contribute to are:

  • Molecular Biology
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Biotechnology
  • Genetics
  • Materials Chemistry

The key research topics in their portfolio cover:

  • Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction
  • Biofuel production and bioconversion
  • Enzyme Catalysis and Immobilization
  • Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology
  • Enzyme Structure and Function
  • Transgenic Plants and Applications
  • Plant tissue culture and regeneration

Jeroen Hugenholtz has published extensively, with a number of recent papers, including:

  • Fermentation for the production of biobased chemicals in a circular economy: a perspective for the period 2022-2050 (2022) in Green Chemistry
  • Tailoring and optimizing fatty acid production by oleaginous yeasts through the systematic exploration of their physiological fitness (2022) in Microbial Cell Factories
  • Exploring the potential of Bacillus subtilis as cell factory for food ingredients and special chemicals (2023) in Microbial Cell Factories
  • Model-driven approach for the production of butyrate from CO2/H2 by a novel co-culture of C. autoethanogenum and C. beijerinckii (2022) in Frontiers in Microbiology
  • Sustainable Production of the Cyanophycin Biopolymer in Tobacco in the Greenhouse and Field (2022) in Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology

The frequent publication venues where their work appears include:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Microbial Cell Factories
  • Bioresource Technology
  • Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology
  • Research Square (Research Square)

Collaborations form a notable part of their research output. Frequent co-authors include:

  • María Suárez-Diez
  • Zeynep Efsun Duman-Özdamar
  • Vítor A. P. Martins dos Santos
  • Stanley Brul
  • Mattijs K. Julsing

Best Publications

  • Applications of the Bacteriocin, Nisin

    J Delves-Broughton;P Blackburn;R J Evans;J Hugenholtz

  • An overview of the functionality of exopolysaccharides produced by lactic acid bacteria.

    Patricia Ruas-Madiedo;Jeroen Hugenholtz;Pieternela Zoon

  • Microbes from raw milk for fermented dairy products

    Jan T.M Wouters;Eman H.E Ayad;Jeroen Hugenholtz;Gerrit Smit

  • Citrate metabolism in lactic acid bacteria

    Jeroen Hugenholtz

  • Mannitol production by lactic acid bacteria: a review

    H.W Wisselink;R.A Weusthuis;G Eggink;J Hugenholtz

  • Unraveling microbial interactions in food fermentations: from classical to genomics approaches.

    Sander Sieuwerts;Frank A. M. de Bok;Jeroen Hugenholtz;Johan E. T. van Hylckama Vlieg

  • COFACTOR ENGINEERING : A NOVEL APPROACH TO METABOLIC ENGINEERING IN LACTOCOCCUS LACTIS BY CONTROLLED EXPRESSION OF NADH OXIDASE

    F Lopez de Felipe;M Kleerebezem;W M de Vos;J Hugenholtz

  • Metabolic engineering of lactic acid bacteria, the combined approach: kinetic modelling, metabolic control and experimental analysis

    Marcel H. N. Hoefnagel;Marjo J. C. Starrenburg;Dirk E. Martens;Jeroen Hugenholtz

  • Effects of Cultivation Conditions on Folate Production by Lactic Acid Bacteria

    Wilbert Sybesma;Marjo Starrenburg;Linda Tijsseling;Marcel H. N. Hoefnagel

  • Physiological function of exopolysaccharides produced by Lactococcus lactis

    Petronella J Looijesteijn;Lionel Trapet;Eric de Vries;Tjakko Abee

  • Riboflavin production in Lactococcus lactis: potential for in situ production of vitamin-enriched foods.

    Catherine Burgess;Mary O'Connell-Motherway;Wilbert Sybesma;Jeroen Hugenholtz

  • Mode of Action of Nisin Z against Listeria monocytogenes Scott A Grown at High and Low Temperatures

    Tjakko Abee;Frank M. Rombouts;Jeroen Hugenholtz;Gilles Guihard

  • Properties of nisin Z and distribution of its gene, nisZ, in Lactococcus lactis.

    W. M. De Vos;J. W. M. Mulders;R. J. Siezen;J. Hugenholtz

  • Lactobacillus reuteri CRL1098 produces cobalamin.

    María P. Taranto;José L. Vera;Jeroen Hugenholtz;Graciela F. De Valdez;Graciela F. De Valdez

  • Conversion of Lactococcus lactis from homolactic to homoalanine fermentation through metabolic engineering

    Pascal Hols;M Kleerebezem;André Schanck;T. Ferain

  • Citrate Fermentation by Lactococcus and Leuconostoc spp

    Marjo J. C. Starrenburg;Jeroen Hugenholtz

  • Increased production of folate by metabolic engineering of Lactococcus lactis.

    Wilbert Sybesma;Marjo Starrenburg;Michiel Kleerebezem;Igor Mierau

  • Metabolic engineering of acetaldehyde production by Streptococcus thermophilus.

    A. C. S. D. Chaves;M. Fernandez;A. L. S. Lerayer;I. Mierau

  • Metabolic pathway engineering in lactic acid bacteria.

    Michiel Kleerebezem;Jeroen Hugenholtz

  • Properties of Nisin Z and Distribution of Its Gene, nisZ, in Lactococcus lactis

    Willem M. de Vos;John W.M. Mulders;Roland J. Siezen;Jeroen Hugenholtz

Frequent Co-Authors

Willem M. de Vos
Willem M. de Vos Wageningen University & Research
Michiel Kleerebezem
Michiel Kleerebezem Wageningen University & Research
Bas Teusink
Bas Teusink Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Eddy J. Smid
Eddy J. Smid Wageningen University & Research
Pascal Hols
Pascal Hols Université Catholique de Louvain
Oscar P. Kuipers
Oscar P. Kuipers University of Groningen
Tjakko Abee
Tjakko Abee Wageningen University & Research
Douwe Molenaar
Douwe Molenaar Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Yin Li
Yin Li Chinese Academy of Sciences
Lawrence P. Wackett
Lawrence P. Wackett University of Minnesota

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