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D-Index
54
Citations
10511
World Ranking
3959
National Ranking
148

Jos Boekhorst 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 Jos Boekhorst sits on this spectrum.

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55 publications 679+

This scientist: 139 publications — 21st percentile

21% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Jos Boekhorst 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 Jos Boekhorst sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 127+

This scientist: 54 D-Index — 29th percentile

29% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Jos Boekhorst is affiliated with Wageningen University & Research in the Netherlands. Their research primarily focuses on areas spanning Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology, with further specialization in Molecular Biology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Nutrition and Dietetics, Food Science, and Immunology.

Boekhorst's scholarly output reflects a strong engagement with topics that include:

  • Gut microbiota and health
  • Probiotics and fermented foods
  • Streptococcal infections and treatments
  • Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research
  • Diet and metabolism studies
  • Child nutrition and water access
  • Dermatology and skin diseases

Their recent publications demonstrate an interest in microbial ecology and nutrition. Notable papers include:

  • "Early life feeding accelerates gut microbiome maturation and suppresses acute post-weaning stress in piglets" (2021) published in Environmental Microbiology
  • "Dietary calcium phosphate strongly impacts gut microbiome changes elicited by inulin and galacto-oligosaccharides consumption" (2021) published in Microbiome
  • "Resistome expansion in disease-associated human gut microbiomes" (2023) published in Microbiome
  • "Term infant formula supplemented with milk-derived oligosaccharides shifts the gut microbiota closer to that of human milk-fed infants and improves intestinal immune defense: a randomized controlled trial" (2021) published in American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
  • "Distinct effects of fiber and colon segment on microbiota-derived indoles and short-chain fatty acids" (2022) published in Food Chemistry

Boekhorst frequently publishes in the following venues:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Microbiome
  • Nutrients
  • PLoS ONE
  • BMC Microbiology

They collaborate regularly with several researchers, including:

  • Jerry M. Wells
  • Michiel Kleerebezem
  • Peter van Baarlen
  • Simen Fredriksen
  • Sylvia Brugman

Best Publications

  • Complete genome sequence of Lactobacillus plantarum WCFS1

    Michiel Kleerebezem;Jos Boekhorst;Richard van Kranenburg;Douwe Molenaar

  • Iron fortification adversely affects the gut microbiome, increases pathogen abundance and induces intestinal inflammation in Kenyan infants

    Tanja Jaeggi;Guus A M Kortman;Diego Moretti;Christophe Chassard

  • Data mining in the Life Sciences with Random Forest: a walk in the park or lost in the jungle?

    Wouter G. Touw;Jumamurat R. Bayjanov;Lex Overmars;Lennart Backus

  • Gut microbiome in ADHD and its relation to neural reward anticipation

    Esther Aarts;Thomas H. A. Ederveen;Jilly Naaijen;Marcel P. Zwiers

  • Microbiome dynamics of human epidermis following skin barrier disruption

    Patrick L J M Zeeuwen;Jos Boekhorst;Ellen H van den Bogaard;Heleen D de Koning

  • Degenerate target sites mediate rapid primed CRISPR adaptation

    Peter C. Fineran;Matthias J. H. Gerritzen;María Suárez-Diez;Tim Künne

  • Flavour formation from amino acids by lactic acid bacteria: predictions from genome sequence analysis

    Richard van Kranenburg;Michiel Kleerebezem;Johan van Hylckama Vlieg;Björn M Ursing

  • Pyrosequencing-based comparative genome analysis of the nosocomial pathogen Enterococcus faecium and identification of a large transferable pathogenicity island

    Willem van Schaik;Janetta Top;David R Riley;Jos Boekhorst

  • Comparative analysis of proteins with a mucus-binding domain found exclusively in lactic acid bacteria.

    Jos Boekhorst;Quinta Helmer;Michiel Kleerebezem;Roland J. Siezen

  • Genome-Wide Detection and Analysis of Cell Wall-Bound Proteins with LPxTG-Like Sorting Motifs

    Jos Boekhorst;Mark W. H. J. de Been;Michiel Kleerebezem;Roland J. Siezen

  • In-depth Qualitative and Quantitative Profiling of Tyrosine Phosphorylation Using a Combination of Phosphopeptide Immunoaffinity Purification and Stable Isotope Dimethyl Labeling

    Paul J. Boersema;Leong Yan Foong;Vanessa M.Y. Ding;Simone Lemeer

  • LocateP: Genome-scale subcellular-location predictor for bacterial proteins

    Miaomiao Zhou;Jos Boekhorst;Jos Boekhorst;Christof Francke;Roland J Siezen

  • Prebiotic galacto-oligosaccharides mitigate the adverse effects of iron fortification on the gut microbiome: a randomised controlled study in Kenyan infants.

    Daniela Paganini;Mary A Uyoga;Guus A M Kortman;Colin I Cercamondi

  • Diversity of human small intestinal Streptococcus and Veillonella populations

    Bartholomeus van den Bogert;Oylum Erkus;Jos Boekhorst;Marcus de Goffau

  • Lactobacillus paracasei Comparative Genomics: Towards Species Pan-Genome Definition and Exploitation of Diversity

    Tamara Smokvina;Michiel Wels;Justyna Polka;Christian Chervaux

  • Complete Resequencing and Reannotation of the Lactobacillus plantarum WCFS1 Genome

    R.J. Siezen;C. Francke;C. Francke;B.A. Renckens;B.A. Renckens;J. Boekhorst

  • The predicted secretome of Lactobacillus plantarum WCFS1 sheds light on interactions with its environment.

    Jos Boekhorst;Michiel Wels;Michiel Kleerebezem;Roland J. Siezen

  • Genome-scale genotype-phenotype matching of two Lactococcus lactis isolates from plants identifies mechanisms of adaptation to the plant niche.

    Roland J. Siezen;Marjo J. C. Starrenburg;Jos Boekhorst;Bernadet Renckens

  • A comprehensive metatranscriptome analysis pipeline and its validation using human small intestine microbiota datasets

    Milkha M Leimena;Javier Ramiro-Garcia;Mark Davids;Bartholomeus van den Bogert

  • The complete genomes of Lactobacillus plantarum and Lactobacillus johnsonii reveal extensive differences in chromosome organization and gene content.

    Jos Boekhorst;Roland J. Siezen;Marie-Camille Zwahlen;David Vilanova

  • Intestinal colonisation patterns in breastfed and formula-fed infants during the first 12 weeks of life reveal sequential microbiota signatures.

    Harro M. Timmerman;Nicole B. M. M. Rutten;Jos Boekhorst;Delphine M. Saulnier

  • Lactobacillus plantarum gene clusters encoding putative cell-surface protein complexes for carbohydrate utilization are conserved in specific gram-positive bacteria

    Roland J. Siezen;Jos Boekhorst;Lidia Muscariello;Douwe Molenaar

Frequent Co-Authors

Roland J. Siezen
Roland J. Siezen Radboud University
Sacha A. F. T. van Hijum
Sacha A. F. T. van Hijum KPMG (Netherlands)
Michiel Kleerebezem
Michiel Kleerebezem Wageningen University & Research
Tjakko Abee
Tjakko Abee Wageningen University & Research
Oscar P. Kuipers
Oscar P. Kuipers University of Groningen
Patrick L.J.M. Zeeuwen
Patrick L.J.M. Zeeuwen Radboud University
Eddy J. Smid
Eddy J. Smid Wageningen University & Research
Berend Snel
Berend Snel Utrecht University
Douwe Molenaar
Douwe Molenaar Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Erwin G. Zoetendal
Erwin G. Zoetendal Wageningen University & Research

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