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Johannes Boonstra

Johannes Boonstra

Utrecht University
Netherlands

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
60
Citations
12045
World Ranking
12024
National Ranking
313

Johannes Boonstra 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 Johannes Boonstra sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 218 publications — 57th percentile

57% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Johannes Boonstra 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 Johannes Boonstra 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: 60 D-Index — 41st percentile

41% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Johannes Boonstra is affiliated with Utrecht University in the Netherlands. Their research spans multiple areas within the social sciences, with a particular focus on education and cognitive processes.

Their scholarly work is notably published in the Journal of Science Education and Technology. The recent papers authored by Boonstra include:

  • Pop-up Questions Within Educational Videos: Effects on Students' Learning (2020, Journal of Science Education and Technology)
  • Be Prepared! How Pre-lab Modules Affect Students' Understanding of Gene Mapping (2020, Journal of Science Education and Technology)

Boonstra's research topics cover a diverse range including innovative teaching methods, visual and cognitive learning processes, innovations in educational methods, various chemistry research topics, science education and pedagogy, and genetics, bioinformatics, and biomedical research.

The scientist has collaborated frequently with coauthors such as Marjolein E. Haagsman, Karin Scager, and Margot Koster.

Their academic contributions fall mainly within the fields of social sciences, concentrating on education, with additional work touching experimental and cognitive psychology, physical and theoretical chemistry, and molecular biology.

Best Publications

  • Molecular events associated with reactive oxygen species and cell cycle progression in mammalian cells

    Johannes Boonstra;Jan Andries Post

  • The epidermal growth factor.

    Johannes Boonstra;Philip Rijken;Bruno Humbel;Fons Cremers

  • Ground-based facilities for simulation of microgravity: organism-specific recommendations for their use, and recommended terminology.

    Raul Herranz;Ralf Anken;Ralf Anken;Johannes Boonstra;Markus Braun

  • A differential location of phosphoinositide kinases, diacylglycerol kinase, and phospholipase C in the nuclear matrix.

    B. Payrastre;M. Nievers;J. Boonstra;M. Breton

  • The EGF receptor is an actin-binding protein.

    J. C. Den Hartigh;P. M. P. Van Bergen En Henegouwen;A. J. Verkleij;J. Boonstra

  • Identification of connexin43 as a functional target for Wnt signalling.

    M. A. G. Van Der Heyden;M. B. Rook;M. M. P. Hermans;G. Rijksen

  • Collaborative Learning in Higher Education: Evoking Positive Interdependence

    Karin Scager;Johannes Boonstra;Ton Peeters;Jonne Vulperhorst

  • Phosphoinositide kinase, diacylglycerol kinase, and phospholipase C activities associated to the cytoskeleton: effect of epidermal growth factor.

    B Payrastre;P M P Van Bergen En Henegouwen;M Breton;J C Den Hartigh

  • Signal transduction by epidermal growth factor occurs through the subclass of high affinity receptors.

    L H K Defize;J Boonstra;J Meisenhelder;W Kruijer

  • The influence of reactive oxygen species on cell cycle progression in mammalian cells

    Eline Hendrike Verbon;Jan Andries Post;Johannes Boonstra;Johannes Boonstra

  • Sodium/proton exchange in mouse neuroblastoma cells.

    W H Moolenaar;J Boonstra;P T van der Saag;S W de Laat

  • Generation of an electrochemical proton gradient in bacteria by the excretion of metabolic end products

    Paul A.M. Michels;Jan P.J. Michels;Johannes Boonstra;Wil N. Konings

  • Ionic responses and growth stimulation induced by nerve growth factor and epidermal growth factor in rat pheochromocytoma (PC12) cells.

    J Boonstra;W H Moolenaar;P H Harrison;P Moed

  • Function of Trehalose and Glycogen in Cell Cycle Progression and Cell Viability in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

    H H Silljé;J W Paalman;E G ter Schure;S Q Olsthoorn

  • Epidermal growth factor induces rapid reorganization of the actin microfilament system in human A431 cells.

    P. J. Rijken;W. J. Hage;P. M. P. Van Bergen En Henegouwen;A. J. Verkleij

  • Epidermal growth factor receptors associated to cytoskeletal elements of epidermoid carcinoma (A431) cells.

    Fred A. C. Wiegant;Freda J. Blok;Libert H. K. Defize;Wilbert A. M. Linnemans

  • Antibody-induced dimerization activates the epidermal growth factor receptor tyrosine kinase.

    M. Spaargaren;L. H. K. Defize;J. Boonstra;S. W. De Laat

  • Cation transport and growth regulation in neuroblastoma cells. Modulations of K+ transport and electrical membrane properties during the cell cycle.

    Johannes Boonstra;Christine L. Mummery;Leon G.J. Tertoolen;Paul T. Van Der Saag

  • Progression through the G1-phase of the on-going cell cycle.

    Johannes Boonstra

  • Introduction of an N-glycosylation site increases secretion of heterologous proteins in yeasts.

    C. M. J. Sagt;B. Kleizen;R. Verwaal;M. D. M. de Jong

Frequent Co-Authors

Arie J. Verkleij
Arie J. Verkleij Utrecht University
S. W. De Laat
S. W. De Laat Utrecht University
P. M. P. Van Bergen En Henegouwen
P. M. P. Van Bergen En Henegouwen Utrecht University
Maria Ponec
Maria Ponec Leiden University
C. Theo Verrips
C. Theo Verrips Utrecht University
Christine L. Mummery
Christine L. Mummery Leiden University Medical Center
Paul M. P. van Bergen en Henegouwen
Paul M. P. van Bergen en Henegouwen Utrecht University
Leon G.J. Tertoolen
Leon G.J. Tertoolen Leiden University Medical Center
Marcel Spaargaren
Marcel Spaargaren University of Amsterdam
Wouter H. Moolenaar
Wouter H. Moolenaar Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Hospital

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