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Johan Zaagsma 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 Johan Zaagsma sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 275 publications — 73rd percentile

73% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Johan Zaagsma 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 Johan Zaagsma sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 64 D-Index — 52nd percentile

52% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Johan Zaagsma is affiliated with the University of Groningen in the Netherlands. Their research encompasses multiple intersecting fields of study including Medicine, Agricultural and Biological Sciences, and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology.

Their subfields of expertise cover Physiology, Animal Science and Zoology, and Molecular Biology. Zaagsma's scholarly output primarily addresses topics related to asthma and respiratory diseases, pharmacological effects and assays, as well as receptor mechanisms and signaling.

Zaagsma has contributed to the scientific community with publications in notable venues, including the journal Allergy. One specific paper authored by Zaagsma is:

  • Reply to: "Arginase inhibitors: An alternative in treatment of obese asthma?" (2020, Allergy)

Frequent collaborators in Zaagsma's work include Herman Meurs, Harm Maarsingh, and Marcel van Duin.

Zaagsma's research interests focus on the molecular and physiological understanding of respiratory conditions, with attention to the pharmacological pathways that may influence disease treatment and receptor function.

Best Publications

  • Muscarinic receptor signaling in the pathophysiology of asthma and COPD

    Reinoud Gosens;Johan Zaagsma;Herman Meurs;Andrew J Halayko

  • Protective effects of tiotropium bromide in the progression of airway smooth muscle remodeling.

    Reinoud Gosens;I. Sophie T. Bos;Johan Zaagsma;Herman Meurs

  • Muscarinic M3 receptors mediate contraction of human central and peripheral airway smooth muscle.

    A.F. Roffel;C.R.S. Elzinga;J. Zaagsma

  • Inhibition of allergen-induced airway remodelling by tiotropium and budesonide: a comparison.

    Isabella Bos;Reinoud Gosens;Anetta Zuidhof;D. Schaafsma

  • Arginase and asthma: novel insights into nitric oxide homeostasis and airway hyperresponsiveness

    Herman Meurs;Harm Maarsingh;Johan Zaagsma

  • Role of caveolin-1 in p42/p44 MAP kinase activation and proliferation of human airway smooth muscle.

    Reinoud Gosens;Gerald L Stelmack;Gordon Dueck;Karol D McNeill

  • Muscarinic M2 receptors in bovine tracheal smooth muscle: discrepancies between binding and function.

    Af Roffel;Carolina Elzinga;Rgm Vanamsterdam;Ra Dezeeuw

  • Detrimental effects of beta-blockers in COPD: a concern for nonselective beta-blockers.

    Hanneke J van der Woude;Johan Zaagsma;Dirkje S Postma;Trea H Winter

  • Is the adipocyte β-adrenoceptor a prototype for the recently cloned atypical ‘β3-adrenoceptor?’

    Johan Zaagsma;Stefan R. Nahorskii

  • Human bronchial cyclic nucleotide phosphodiesterase isoenzymes: biochemical and pharmacological analysis using selective inhibitors.

    Jacob de Boer;Alison J. Philpott;Ronald G.M. van Amsterdam;Mohammed Shahid

  • Increased arginase activity underlies allergen-induced deficiency of cNOS-derived nitric oxide and airway hyperresponsiveness

    Herman Meurs;Sue McKay;Harm Maarsingh;Marco A M Hamer

  • Arginase: a key enzyme in the pathophysiology of allergic asthma opening novel therapeutic perspectives

    Harm Maarsingh;Johan Zaagsma;Herman Meurs

  • Beta-adrenoceptor-mediated inhibition of IFN-gamma, IL-3, and GM-CSF mRNA accumulation in activated human T lymphocytes is solely mediated by the beta2-adrenoceptor subtype.

    Peter Borger;Yke Hoekstra;Mariet T. Esselink;Dirkje S. Postma

  • Extracellular matrix proteins differentially regulate airway smooth muscle phenotype and function.

    Bart G. J. Dekkers;Dedmer Schaafsma;S. Adriaan Nelemans;Johan Zaagsma

  • Airway hyperresponsiveness in asthma: lessons from in vitro model systems and animal models

    Herman Meurs;Reinoud Gosens;Johan Zaagsma

  • Tiotropium inhibits pulmonary inflammation and remodelling in a guinea pig model of COPD

    T. Pera;Anetta Zuidhof;J. Valadas;M. Smit

  • Adrenal and sympathetic catecholamines in exercising rats

    Antonius Scheurink;A.B. Steffens;H. Bouritius;G.H. Dreteler

  • DIRECT EVIDENCE FOR THE ATYPICAL NATURE OF FUNCTIONAL BETA-ADRENOCEPTORS IN RAT ADIPOCYTES

    Ch. Hollenga;J. Zaagsma

  • Arginase Inhibition Protects against Allergen-induced Airway Obstruction, Hyperresponsiveness, and Inflammation

    Harm Maarsingh;Annet B. Zuidhof;I. Sophie T. Bos;Marcel van Duin

  • Extracellular matrix proteins differentially regulate airway smooth muscle phenotype and function

    Bart Dekkers;D. Schaafsma;S. A. Nelemans;Johan Zaagsma

Frequent Co-Authors

Reinoud Gosens
Reinoud Gosens University of Groningen
Andrew J. Halayko
Andrew J. Halayko University of Manitoba
Dirkje S. Postma
Dirkje S. Postma University Medical Center Groningen
William T. Gerthoffer
William T. Gerthoffer University of Nevada Reno
H. F. Kauffman
H. F. Kauffman University of Groningen
Martina Schmidt
Martina Schmidt Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz
Wim Timens
Wim Timens University Medical Center Groningen
Hendrikus W. G. M. Boddeke
Hendrikus W. G. M. Boddeke University Medical Center Groningen
Martine J. Smit
Martine J. Smit Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Frans P. Nijkamp
Frans P. Nijkamp Utrecht University

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