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Koen Venema

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
63
Citations
23079
World Ranking
9990
National Ranking
256

Koen Venema 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 Koen Venema sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 249 publications — 67th percentile

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

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

Koen Venema 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 Koen Venema sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 63 D-Index — 49th percentile

49% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Koen Venema is affiliated with Maastricht University in the Netherlands. Their research primarily focuses on the interactions between diet, gut microbiota, and host health, with an emphasis on the biochemical and molecular mechanisms underlying these relationships.

The main fields of study associated with Venema's work include Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Within these fields, the researcher has contributed significantly to subfields such as Molecular Biology, Nutrition and Dietetics, Food Science, Physiology, and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health.

The prominent topics covered in Venema's research include:

  • Gut microbiota and health
  • Probiotics and Fermented Foods
  • Diet and metabolism studies
  • Microbial Metabolites in Food Biotechnology
  • Food composition and properties
  • Nutritional Studies and Diet
  • Child Nutrition and Water Access

Venema's frequent coauthors illustrate active collaboration in related areas of microbiology and nutrition. These include John Penders, Jessica Verhoeven, Ingrid S. Surono, Igor V. Popov, and Alexey M. Ermakov.

The researcher has published extensively in several scientific journals. The most frequent publication venues featured in their work are:

  • Beneficial Microbes
  • Food Research International
  • Frontiers in Microbiology
  • Frontiers in Nutrition
  • Nutrients

Examples of recent papers illustrating the scope of Venema's research include:

  • Interaction of dietary polyphenols and gut microbiota: Microbial metabolism of polyphenols, influence on the gut microbiota, and implications on host health, 2020, Food Frontiers
  • Health benefits of whole grain: effects on dietary carbohydrate quality, the gut microbiome, and consequences of processing, 2021, Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety
  • Structure and function of non-digestible carbohydrates in the gut microbiome, 2022, Beneficial Microbes
  • Phenolic Compounds Promote Diversity of Gut Microbiota and Maintain Colonic Health, 2020, Digestive Diseases and Sciences
  • Gastrointestinal digestion of dietary advanced glycation endproducts using an in vitro model of the gastrointestinal tract (TIM-1), 2020, Food & Function

Best Publications

  • The role of short-chain fatty acids in the interplay between diet, gut microbiota, and host energy metabolism

    Gijs Den Besten;Karen Van Eunen;Albert K. Groen;Koen Venema

  • Review article: the role of butyrate on colonic function

    H.M.H. Hamer;D. Jonkers;K. Venema;S. Vanhoutvin

  • Gut microbial metabolites in obesity, NAFLD and T2DM.

    Emanuel E Canfora;Ruth C R Meex;Koen Venema;Ellen E Blaak

  • Biological effects of propionic acid in humans; metabolism, potential applications and underlying mechanisms

    Sa'ad H. Al-Lahham;Maikel P. Peppelenbosch;Han Roelofsen;Roel J. Vonk

  • Butyrate modulates oxidative stress in the colonic mucosa of healthy humans

    Henrike M. Hamer;Daisy M.A.E. Jonkers;Aalt Bast;Steven A.L.W. Vanhoutvin

  • Short chain fatty acids exchange across the gut and liver in humans measured at surgery.

    Johanne G. Bloemen;Koen Venema;Marcel C. van de Poll;Steven W. Olde Damink

  • Interaction of dietary polyphenols and gut microbiota: Microbial metabolism of polyphenols, influence on the gut microbiota, and implications on host health

    Gizem Catalkaya;Koen Venema;Luigi Lucini;Gabriele Rocchetti

  • Potential of Pectins to Beneficially Modulate the Gut Microbiota Depends on Their Structural Properties

    Nadja Larsen;Carlota Bussolo de Souza;Lukasz Krych;Thiago Barbosa Cahú

  • Beyond diversity: functional microbiomics of the human colon.

    Markus Egert;Albert A. de Graaf;Hauke Smidt;Willem M. de Vos

  • Experimental models of the gut microbiome

    Koen Venema;Pieter van den Abbeele

  • Of the Major Phenolic Acids Formed during Human Microbial Fermentation of Tea, Citrus, and Soy Flavonoid Supplements, Only 3,4-Dihydroxyphenylacetic Acid Has Antiproliferative Activity

    Kun Gao;Anlong Xu;Cyrille Krul;Koen Venema

  • Control of bioflavour and safety in fermented sausages: first results of a European project

    D Demeyer;M Raemaekers;A Rizzo;A Holck

  • Effect of butyrate enemas on inflammation and antioxidant status in the colonic mucosa of patients with ulcerative colitis in remission

    Henrike M. Hamer;Daisy M.A.E. Jonkers;Steven A.L.W. Vanhoutvin;Freddy J. Troost

  • Regulation of adipokine production in human adipose tissue by propionic acid

    Sa'ad H. Al-Lahham;Han Roelofsen;Marion Priebe;Desiree Weening

  • Immune Modulation by Different Types of β2→1-Fructans Is Toll-Like Receptor Dependent

    Leonie Vogt;Uttara Ramasamy;Diederick Meyer;Gerdie Pullens

  • Propionic acid affects immune status and metabolism in adipose tissue from overweight subjects

    Sa’ad Al-Lahham;Han Roelofsen;Farhad Rezaee;Desiree Weening

  • Butyrate-induced transcriptional changes in human colonic mucosa

    Steven A. L. W. Vanhoutvin;Freddy J. Troost;Henrike M. Hamer;Patrick J. Lindsey

  • Supplementation of Diet With Galacto-oligosaccharides Increases Bifidobacteria, but Not Insulin Sensitivity, in Obese Prediabetic Individuals

    Emanuel E. Canfora;Christina M. van der Beek;Gerben D.A. Hermes;Gijs H. Goossens

  • Immunological Properties of Inulin-Type Fructans

    Leonie Vogt;Diederick Meyer;Gerdie Pullens;Marijke Faas

  • Linking phylogenetic identities of bacteria to starch fermentation in an in vitro model of the large intestine by RNA-based stable isotope probing.

    Petia Kovatcheva-Datchary;Markus Egert;Annet Maathuis;Mirjana Rajilić-Stojanović

Frequent Co-Authors

Hauke Smidt
Hauke Smidt Wageningen University & Research
Henk A. Schols
Henk A. Schols Wageningen University & Research
Susana Marta Isay Saad
Susana Marta Isay Saad Universidade de São Paulo
Willem M. de Vos
Willem M. de Vos Wageningen University & Research
Nicolaas E. P. Deutz
Nicolaas E. P. Deutz Texas A&M University
Harry Gruppen
Harry Gruppen Wageningen University & Research
Erwin G. Zoetendal
Erwin G. Zoetendal Wageningen University & Research
Cornelis H.C. Dejong
Cornelis H.C. Dejong Maastricht University
Marijke M. Faas
Marijke M. Faas University Medical Center Groningen
Aalt Bast
Aalt Bast Maastricht University

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Hauke Smidt

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Publications: 33

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Sylvia H. Duncan

University of Aberdeen

Publications: 31

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Marijke M. Faas

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Publications: 30

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Henk A. Schols

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Publications: 28

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Kristin Verbeke

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Publications: 27

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Publications: 26

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Glenn R. Gibson

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Yolanda Sanz

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Bruce R. Hamaker

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Publications: 22

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