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Leo G. Nijtmans

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
73
Citations
13857
World Ranking
6085
National Ranking
157

Leo G. Nijtmans publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 130 publications — 17th percentile

17% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Leo G. Nijtmans 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 Leo G. Nijtmans sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 73 D-Index — 71st percentile

71% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Leo G. Nijtmans was affiliated with Radboud University in the Netherlands. Their research contributions spanned the field of Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology, with a focus on Molecular Biology, Clinical Biochemistry, and Genetics. The scientist's work addressed several key topics including Mitochondrial Function and Pathology, Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies, RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms, Metabolism and Genetic Disorders, ATP Synthase and ATPases Research, and Connective tissue disorders research.

Over their career, Nijtmans published papers in a number of academic venues, most notably Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Bioenergetics with two publications. Other contributions appeared in The American Journal of Human Genetics and Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Basis of Disease.

Their recent papers included:

  • TMEM70 functions in the assembly of complexes I and V, 2020, Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Bioenergetics
  • NDUFS4 deletion triggers loss of NDUFA12 in Ndufs4 mice and Leigh syndrome patients: A stabilizing role for NDUFAF2, 2020, Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Bioenergetics
  • Mutations in ATP6V1E1 or ATP6V1A Cause Autosomal-Recessive Cutis Laxa, 2020, The American Journal of Human Genetics
  • Corrigendum to "Superoxide production is inversely related to complex I activity in inherited complex I deficiency" [Biochim Biophys Acta. 1772 (3) (2007) 373-381], 2020, Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Basis of Disease

Nijtmans frequently collaborated with other researchers, including Sergio Guerrero-Castillo, Mariël van den Brand, Richard J. Rodenburg, Ulrich Brandt, and Peter H.G.M. Willems. Each of these coauthors appeared in at least two shared publications.

Best Publications

  • Defective Remodeling of Cardiolipin and Phosphatidylglycerol in Barth Syndrome

    Peter Vreken;Fredoen Valianpour;Leo G. Nijtmans;Les A. Grivell

  • Mammalian Mitochondrial Complex I: Biogenesis, Regulation, and Reactive Oxygen Species Generation

    Werner J.H. Koopman;Leo G.J. Nijtmans;Cindy E.J. Dieteren;Peggy Roestenberg

  • Blue Native electrophoresis to study mitochondrial and other protein complexes.

    Leo G J Nijtmans;Nadine S Henderson;Ian J Holt

  • The Assembly Pathway of Mitochondrial Respiratory Chain Complex I.

    Sergio Guerrero-Castillo;Sergio Guerrero-Castillo;Fabian Baertling;Fabian Baertling;Daniel Kownatzki;Hans J. Wessels

  • Mitochondrial complex I: structure, function and pathology.

    Rolf J. R. J. Janssen;Leo G. Nijtmans;Lambert P. van den Heuvel;Jan A. M. Smeitink

  • The Mitochondrial Prohibitin Complex Is Essential for Embryonic Viability and Germline Function in Caenorhabditis elegans

    Marta Artal Sanz;William Y. Tsang;Esther M. Willems;Les A. Grivell

  • Cytosolic signaling protein Ecsit also localizes to mitochondria where it interacts with chaperone NDUFAF1 and functions in complex I assembly.

    Rutger O. Vogel;Rolf J.R.J. Janssen;Mariël A.M. van den Brand;Cindy E.J. Dieteren

  • Differences in assembly or stability of complex I and other mitochondrial OXPHOS complexes in inherited complex I deficiency

    Cristina Ugalde;Rolf J.R.J. Janssen;Lambert P. van den Heuvel;Jan A.M. Smeitink

  • Mutations in the phospholipid remodeling gene SERAC1 impair mitochondrial function and intracellular cholesterol trafficking and cause dystonia and deafness

    Saskia B Wortmann;Frédéric M Vaz;Thatjana Gardeitchik;Lisenka E L M Vissers

  • Human mitochondrial complex I assembles through the combination of evolutionary conserved modules: a framework to interpret complex I deficiencies

    Cristina Ugalde;Rutger Vogel;Richard Huijbens;Bert van den Heuvel

  • A structure for the yeast prohibitin complex: Structure prediction and evidence from chemical crosslinking and mass spectrometry.

    Jaap W. Back;Marta Artal Sanz;Luitzen de Jong;Leo J. de Koning

  • Acyl-CoA Dehydrogenase 9 Is Required for the Biogenesis of Oxidative Phosphorylation Complex I

    Jessica Nouws;Leo Nijtmans;Sander M. Houten;Mariël van den Brand

  • Mutations in NDUFAF3 (C3ORF60), encoding an NDUFAF4 (C6ORF66)-interacting complex I assembly protein, cause fatal neonatal mitochondrial disease.

    Ann Saada;Rutger O. Vogel;Saskia J. Hoefs;Mariël A. van den Brand

  • Identification of mitochondrial complex I assembly intermediates by tracing tagged NDUFS3 demonstrates the entry point of mitochondrial subunits.

    Rutger O. Vogel;Cindy E.J. Dieteren;Lambert P. W.J. van den Heuvel;Peter H. G.M. Willems

  • TEFM (c17orf42) is necessary for transcription of human mtDNA

    Michal Minczuk;Jiuya He;Anna M. Duch;Thijs J. Ettema

  • Secondary mitochondrial dysfunction in propionic aciduria: a pathogenic role for endogenous mitochondrial toxins

    Marina A. Schwab;Sven W. Sauer;Jürgen G. Okun;Leo G. J. Nijtmans

  • Human mitochondrial complex I assembly: a dynamic and versatile process.

    Rutger O. Vogel;Jan A.M. Smeitink;Leo G.J. Nijtmans

  • Superoxide production is inversely related to complex I activity in inherited complex I deficiency

    Sjoerd Verkaart;Werner J.H. Koopman;Sjenet E. van Emst-de Vries;Leo G.J. Nijtmans

  • Mitochondrial DNA background modulates the assembly kinetics of OXPHOS complexes in a cellular model of mitochondrial disease.

    Rosa Pello;Miguel A. Martín;Valerio Carelli;Leo G. Nijtmans

  • Human NADH:ubiquinone oxidoreductase deficiency: radical changes in mitochondrial morphology?

    Werner J. H. Koopman;Sjoerd Verkaart;Henk Jan Visch;Sjenet van Emst-de Vries

Frequent Co-Authors

Jan A.M. Smeitink
Jan A.M. Smeitink Radboud University
Richard J. Rodenburg
Richard J. Rodenburg Radboud University
Peter H. G. M. Willems
Peter H. G. M. Willems Radboud University
Lambert P. van den Heuvel
Lambert P. van den Heuvel Radboud University
Werner J.H. Koopman
Werner J.H. Koopman Radboud University
Martijn A. Huynen
Martijn A. Huynen Radboud University Medical Center
Eva Morava
Eva Morava Mayo Clinic
Ulrich Brandt
Ulrich Brandt Radboud University
Uwe Kornak
Uwe Kornak University of Göttingen
Ron A. Wevers
Ron A. Wevers Radboud University

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Publications: 62

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