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Leendert H. J. Looijenga

Leendert H. J. Looijenga

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Medicine 106 6388 6008 243 238 471 58275

Leendert H. J. Looijenga publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Leendert H. J. Looijenga between 1990 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Leendert H. J. Looijenga published across 37 years, from 1990 to 2026, averaging 14 papers a year. Output peaked at 32 publications in 2018. 11 of the 518 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1990 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 32. Peak 32 publications in 2018. 1990: 2 publications 1991: 4 publications 1992: 3 publications 1993: 8 publications 1994: 10 publications 1995: 4 publications 1996: 8 publications 1997: 13 publications 1998: 8 publications 1999: 7 publications 2000: 7 publications 2001: 3 publications 2002: 13 publications 2003: 16 publications 2004: 13 publications 2005: 18 publications 2006: 10 publications 2007: 18 publications 2008: 19 publications 2009: 20 publications 2010: 15 publications 2011: 22 publications 2012: 21 publications 2013: 25 publications 2014: 23 publications 2015: 20 publications 2016: 18 publications 2017: 20 publications 2018: 32 publications 2019: 23 publications 2020: 27 publications 2021: 22 publications 2022: 9 publications 2023: 14 publications 2024: 12 publications 2025: 10 publications 2026: 1 publication
1990 2026

518 publications in total across all disciplines

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Leendert H. J. Looijenga: publications per year, 1990 to 2026
Year Publications
1990 2
1991 4
1992 3
1993 8
1994 10
1995 4
1996 8
1997 13
1998 8
1999 7
2000 7
2001 3
2002 13
2003 16
2004 13
2005 18
2006 10
2007 18
2008 19
2009 20
2010 15
2011 22
2012 21
2013 25
2014 23
2015 20
2016 18
2017 20
2018 32
2019 23
2020 27
2021 22
2022 9
2023 14
2024 12
2025 10
2026 1
Total 518
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Leendert H. J. Looijenga publication distribution in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Medicine in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Leendert H. J. Looijenga sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600 800
Bar chart with 86 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 101–120 to 1,796+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 922. Most scientists, 922, have 341–360 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 1,796 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 461–480 publications, is where this scientist sits. 101–120 publications: 5 scientists 121–140 publications: 26 scientists 141–160 publications: 73 scientists 161–180 publications: 155 scientists 181–200 publications: 230 scientists 201–220 publications: 363 scientists 221–240 publications: 487 scientists 241–260 publications: 545 scientists 261–280 publications: 722 scientists 281–300 publications: 768 scientists 301–320 publications: 834 scientists 321–340 publications: 895 scientists 341–360 publications: 922 scientists 361–380 publications: 838 scientists 381–400 publications: 861 scientists 401–420 publications: 918 scientists 421–440 publications: 806 scientists 441–460 publications: 771 scientists 461–480 publications: 751 scientists 481–500 publications: 713 scientists 501–520 publications: 617 scientists 521–540 publications: 610 scientists 541–560 publications: 537 scientists 561–580 publications: 504 scientists 581–600 publications: 509 scientists 601–620 publications: 396 scientists 621–640 publications: 386 scientists 641–660 publications: 371 scientists 661–680 publications: 340 scientists 681–700 publications: 336 scientists 701–720 publications: 307 scientists 721–740 publications: 259 scientists 741–760 publications: 230 scientists 761–780 publications: 228 scientists 781–800 publications: 217 scientists 801–820 publications: 204 scientists 821–840 publications: 186 scientists 841–860 publications: 177 scientists 861–880 publications: 155 scientists 881–900 publications: 139 scientists 901–920 publications: 145 scientists 921–940 publications: 116 scientists 941–960 publications: 133 scientists 961–980 publications: 91 scientists 981–1,000 publications: 96 scientists 1,001–1,020 publications: 77 scientists 1,021–1,040 publications: 70 scientists 1,041–1,060 publications: 63 scientists 1,061–1,080 publications: 77 scientists 1,081–1,100 publications: 49 scientists 1,101–1,120 publications: 54 scientists 1,121–1,140 publications: 49 scientists 1,141–1,160 publications: 51 scientists 1,161–1,180 publications: 35 scientists 1,181–1,200 publications: 39 scientists 1,201–1,220 publications: 26 scientists 1,221–1,240 publications: 37 scientists 1,241–1,260 publications: 36 scientists 1,261–1,280 publications: 27 scientists 1,281–1,300 publications: 32 scientists 1,301–1,320 publications: 28 scientists 1,321–1,340 publications: 17 scientists 1,341–1,360 publications: 30 scientists 1,361–1,380 publications: 28 scientists 1,381–1,400 publications: 17 scientists 1,401–1,420 publications: 21 scientists 1,421–1,440 publications: 15 scientists 1,441–1,460 publications: 12 scientists 1,461–1,480 publications: 12 scientists 1,481–1,500 publications: 18 scientists 1,501–1,520 publications: 14 scientists 1,521–1,540 publications: 17 scientists 1,541–1,560 publications: 15 scientists 1,561–1,580 publications: 6 scientists 1,581–1,600 publications: 2 scientists 1,601–1,620 publications: 12 scientists 1,621–1,640 publications: 11 scientists 1,641–1,660 publications: 8 scientists 1,661–1,680 publications: 5 scientists 1,681–1,700 publications: 5 scientists 1,701–1,720 publications: 10 scientists 1,721–1,740 publications: 12 scientists 1,741–1,760 publications: 14 scientists 1,761–1,780 publications: 6 scientists 1,781–1,795 publications: 5 scientists 1,796+ publications: 100 scientists
101–120 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 471 publications — 53rd percentile

53% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,796 publications or more.

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Number of Medicine scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 20,134 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
101–120 5
121–140 26
141–160 73
161–180 155
181–200 230
201–220 363
221–240 487
241–260 545
261–280 722
281–300 768
301–320 834
321–340 895
341–360 922
361–380 838
381–400 861
401–420 918
421–440 806
441–460 771
461–480 751 471
481–500 713
501–520 617
521–540 610
541–560 537
561–580 504
581–600 509
601–620 396
621–640 386
641–660 371
661–680 340
681–700 336
701–720 307
721–740 259
741–760 230
761–780 228
781–800 217
801–820 204
821–840 186
841–860 177
861–880 155
881–900 139
901–920 145
921–940 116
941–960 133
961–980 91
981–1,000 96
1,001–1,020 77
1,021–1,040 70
1,041–1,060 63
1,061–1,080 77
1,081–1,100 49
1,101–1,120 54
1,121–1,140 49
1,141–1,160 51
1,161–1,180 35
1,181–1,200 39
1,201–1,220 26
1,221–1,240 37
1,241–1,260 36
1,261–1,280 27
1,281–1,300 32
1,301–1,320 28
1,321–1,340 17
1,341–1,360 30
1,361–1,380 28
1,381–1,400 17
1,401–1,420 21
1,421–1,440 15
1,441–1,460 12
1,461–1,480 12
1,481–1,500 18
1,501–1,520 14
1,521–1,540 17
1,541–1,560 15
1,561–1,580 6
1,581–1,600 2
1,601–1,620 12
1,621–1,640 11
1,641–1,660 8
1,661–1,680 5
1,681–1,700 5
1,701–1,720 10
1,721–1,740 12
1,741–1,760 14
1,761–1,780 6
1,781–1,795 5
1,796+ 100
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Leendert H. J. Looijenga D-index placement in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Medicine scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Leendert H. J. Looijenga sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
250 500 750 1,000
Bar chart with 75 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 70–71 to 217+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 1,027. Most scientists, 1,027, have 82–83 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 217 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 106–107 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 70–71 D-Index: 226 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 391 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 574 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 730 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 891 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 972 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 1,027 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 1,003 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 960 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 970 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 922 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 839 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 808 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 779 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 668 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 611 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 630 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 513 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 541 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 445 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 429 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 399 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 393 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 318 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 302 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 287 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 255 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 256 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 252 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 230 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 179 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 168 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 163 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 159 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 134 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 134 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 118 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 109 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 106 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 74 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 79 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 80 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 87 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 57 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 74 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 69 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 60 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 53 scientists 166–167 D-Index: 39 scientists 168–169 D-Index: 42 scientists 170–171 D-Index: 32 scientists 172–173 D-Index: 39 scientists 174–175 D-Index: 40 scientists 176–177 D-Index: 28 scientists 178–179 D-Index: 19 scientists 180–181 D-Index: 23 scientists 182–183 D-Index: 31 scientists 184–185 D-Index: 18 scientists 186–187 D-Index: 20 scientists 188–189 D-Index: 22 scientists 190–191 D-Index: 13 scientists 192–193 D-Index: 21 scientists 194–195 D-Index: 12 scientists 196–197 D-Index: 12 scientists 198–199 D-Index: 14 scientists 200–201 D-Index: 15 scientists 202–203 D-Index: 13 scientists 204–205 D-Index: 10 scientists 206–207 D-Index: 8 scientists 208–209 D-Index: 4 scientists 210–211 D-Index: 12 scientists 212–213 D-Index: 11 scientists 214–215 D-Index: 10 scientists 216 D-Index: 4 scientists 217+ D-Index: 98 scientists
70–71 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 106 D-Index — 69th percentile

69% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 217 D-Index or more.

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Number of Medicine scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 20,134 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
70–71 226
72–73 391
74–75 574
76–77 730
78–79 891
80–81 972
82–83 1,027
84–85 1,003
86–87 960
88–89 970
90–91 922
92–93 839
94–95 808
96–97 779
98–99 668
100–101 611
102–103 630
104–105 513
106–107 541 106
108–109 445
110–111 429
112–113 399
114–115 393
116–117 318
118–119 302
120–121 287
122–123 255
124–125 256
126–127 252
128–129 230
130–131 179
132–133 168
134–135 163
136–137 159
138–139 134
140–141 134
142–143 118
144–145 109
146–147 106
148–149 74
150–151 79
152–153 80
154–155 87
156–157 57
158–159 74
160–161 69
162–163 60
164–165 53
166–167 39
168–169 42
170–171 32
172–173 39
174–175 40
176–177 28
178–179 19
180–181 23
182–183 31
184–185 18
186–187 20
188–189 22
190–191 13
192–193 21
194–195 12
196–197 12
198–199 14
200–201 15
202–203 13
204–205 10
206–207 8
208–209 4
210–211 12
212–213 11
214–215 10
216 4
217+ 98
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Overview

Leendert H. J. Looijenga is affiliated with the Princess Máxima Center in the Netherlands. Their research primarily centers on the molecular pathology and clinical management of urogenital cancers, with a focus on testicular germ cell tumors and associated biomarkers.

The scientist's recent publications include the following works:

  • "Circulating MicroRNAs, the Next-Generation Serum Biomarkers in Testicular Germ Cell Tumours: A Systematic Review" (2021) published in European Urology
  • "Application of miRNAs in the diagnosis and monitoring of testicular germ cell tumours" (2020) published in Nature Reviews Urology
  • "Utility of Serum miR-371a-3p in Predicting Relapse on Surveillance in Patients with Clinical Stage I Testicular Germ Cell Cancer" (2020) published in European Urology Oncology
  • "Report From the International Society of Urological Pathology (ISUP) Consultation Conference on Molecular Pathology of Urogenital Cancers" (2020) published in The American Journal of Surgical Pathology
  • "The component of the m6A writer complex VIRMA is implicated in aggressive tumor phenotype, DNA damage response and cisplatin resistance in germ cell tumors" (2021) published in Journal of Experimental & Clinical Cancer Research

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Looijenga include:

  • Ad Gillis
  • João Lobo
  • Annelies M. C. Mavinkurve-Groothuis
  • Thomas F. Eleveld
  • Caroline C. C. Hulsker

The scientist's work has been published extensively in various venues, with notable frequent publications in:

  • Cancers
  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • npj Precision Oncology
  • Cancer Medicine

The primary fields of study covered by Leendert H. J. Looijenga's research include Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their investigations delve into several subfields, such as:

  • Molecular Biology
  • Surgery
  • Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
  • Genetics
  • Cancer Research

The main topics addressed in this research focus on clinical and molecular aspects of testicular diseases and treatments, as well as other related areas:

  • Testicular diseases and treatments
  • Sarcoma Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Sexual Differentiation and Disorders
  • Renal and related cancers
  • Epigenetics and DNA Methylation
  • Genetic and Clinical Aspects of Sex Determination and Chromosomal Abnormalities
  • Pluripotent Stem Cells Research

Best Publications

  • The Immune Landscape of Cancer

    Vésteinn Thorsson;David L Gibbs;Scott D Brown;Denise Wolf

  • Patterns of somatic mutation in human cancer genomes

    Christopher Greenman;Philip Stephens;Raffaella Smith;Gillian L. Dalgliesh

  • Oncogenic Signaling Pathways in The Cancer Genome Atlas

    Francisco Sanchez-Vega;Marco Mina;Joshua Armenia;Walid K. Chatila

  • Cell-of-Origin Patterns Dominate the Molecular Classification of 10,000 Tumors from 33 Types of Cancer.

    Katherine A. Hoadley;Christina Yau;Christina Yau;Toshinori Hinoue;Denise M. Wolf

  • Comprehensive Characterization of Cancer Driver Genes and Mutations.

    Matthew H Bailey;Collin Tokheim;Eduard Porta-Pardo;Sohini Sengupta

  • A genetic screen implicates miRNA-372 and miRNA-373 as oncogenes in testicular germ cell tumors.

    P Mathijs Voorhoeve;Carlos le Sage;Mariette Schrier;Ad J M Gillis

  • Genomic and Functional Approaches to Understanding Cancer Aneuploidy

    Alison M. Taylor;Alison M. Taylor;Juliann Shih;Gavin Ha;Gavin Ha;Galen F. Gao

  • Testicular germ-cell tumours in a broader perspective.

    J. Wolter Oosterhuis;Leendert H. J. Looijenga

  • Pathogenic Germline Variants in 10,389 Adult Cancers

    Kuan-Lin Huang;R Jay Mashl;Yige Wu;Deborah I Ritter

  • Lung cancer: intragenic ERBB2 kinase mutations in tumours.

    Philip Stephens;Chris Hunter;Graham Bignell;Sarah Edkins

  • POU5F1 (OCT3/4) Identifies Cells with Pluripotent Potential in Human Germ Cell Tumors

    Leendert H. J. Looijenga;Hans Stoop;Hubert P. J. C. de Leeuw;Carlos A. de Gouveia Brazao

  • Erratum: Comprehensive Characterization of Cancer Driver Genes and Mutations (ARTICLE (2018) 173(2) (371–385), (S009286741830237X), (10.1016/j.cell.2018.02.060))

    Matthew H. Bailey;Collin Tokheim;Eduard Porta-Pardo;Sohini Sengupta

  • Somatic Mutations of the Protein Kinase Gene Family in Human Lung Cancer

    Helen Davies;Chris Hunter;Raffaella Smith;Philip Stephens

  • Germ cell tumors in the intersex gonad: old paths, new directions, moving frontiers.

    Martine Cools;Stenvert L. S. Drop;Katja P. Wolffenbuttel;J. Wolter Oosterhuis

  • National Academy of Clinical Biochemistry Laboratory Medicine Practice Guidelines for Use of Tumor Markers in Testicular, Prostate, Colorectal, Breast, and Ovarian Cancers

    Catharine M. Sturgeon;Michael J. Duffy;Ulf Håkan Stenman;Hans Lilja

  • Pan-cancer Alterations of the MYC Oncogene and Its Proximal Network across the Cancer Genome Atlas

    Franz X. Schaub;Varsha Dhankani;Ashton C. Berger;Mihir Trivedi

  • A screen of the complete protein kinase gene family identifies diverse patterns of somatic mutations in human breast cancer

    Philip Stephens;Sarah Edkins;Helen Davies;Christopher Greenman

  • Molecular characterization of hiwi, a human member of the piwi gene family whose overexpression is correlated to seminomas.

    Dan Qiao;Anne-Marie Zeeman;Wei Deng;Leendert H J Looijenga

  • Disorders of sex development: insights from targeted gene sequencing of a large international patient cohort

    Stefanie Eggers;Simon Sadedin;Jocelyn A. van den Bergen;Gorjana Robevska

  • Pathobiological implications of the expression of markers of testicular carcinoma in situ by fetal germ cells

    Friedemann Honecker;Friedemann Honecker;Hans Stoop;Ronald R. De Krijger;Yun-Fai Chris Lau

Frequent Co-Authors

Marco J. Bruno
Marco J. Bruno Erasmus University Rotterdam
Michael R. Stratton
Michael R. Stratton Wellcome Sanger Institute
Ewout W. Steyerberg
Ewout W. Steyerberg Leiden University Medical Center
Ad Geurts van Kessel
Ad Geurts van Kessel Radboud University
Andrew H. Sinclair
Andrew H. Sinclair University of Melbourne
Arndt Hartmann
Arndt Hartmann University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Martin F. Pera
Martin F. Pera Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research
Rui Henrique
Rui Henrique University of Porto
Carmen Jerónimo
Carmen Jerónimo University of Porto
Mark A. Rubin
Mark A. Rubin University of Bern

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