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Margareta Ieven

Margareta Ieven

D-Index & Metrics

Microbiology

D-Index
63
Citations
13486
World Ranking
2746
National Ranking
63

Margareta Ieven 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 Margareta Ieven sits on this spectrum.

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55 publications 679+

This scientist: 240 publications — 62nd percentile

62% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Margareta Ieven 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 Margareta Ieven sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 127+

This scientist: 63 D-Index — 52nd percentile

52% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Margareta Ieven is affiliated with the University of Antwerp in Belgium and has an extensive research record primarily in the field of Medicine, with a focus on Infectious Diseases and Epidemiology. Their work emphasizes respiratory viral infections and the clinical and public health implications of these diseases.

The scientist has contributed to 83 publications in Medicine, including 33 specifically in Infectious Diseases and 31 in Epidemiology. Additional areas of research include Modeling and Simulation, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, and Molecular Biology.

The main topics covered in Margareta Ieven's research include:

  • Respiratory viral infections research
  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
  • COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
  • Influenza Virus Research Studies
  • Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections
  • SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing
  • COVID-19 epidemiological studies

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Margareta Ieven are:

  • Herman Goossens
  • Katherine Loens
  • Samuel Coenen
  • Christopher Butler

Margareta Ieven has published multiple articles in notable scientific journals. Frequent venues for publication include:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Eurosurveillance
  • International Journal of Infectious Diseases
  • Journal of Clinical Virology
  • The Lancet Infectious Diseases

Some of the recent research papers by this scientist include:

  • "Seasonal coronavirus protective immunity is short-lasting," 2020, Nature Medicine
  • "Lower respiratory tract infection in the community: associations between viral aetiology and illness course," 2020, Clinical Microbiology and Infection
  • "Mycoplasma pneumoniae infections, 11 countries in Europe and Israel, 2011 to 2016," 2020, Eurosurveillance
  • "International external quality assessment for SARS-CoV-2 molecular detection and survey on clinical laboratory preparedness during the COVID-19 pandemic, April/May 2020," 2020, Eurosurveillance
  • "Molecular epidemiology and clinical impact of rhinovirus infections in adults during three epidemic seasons in 11 European countries (2007-2010)," 2020, Thorax

Best Publications

  • Guidelines for the management of adult lower respiratory tract infections ‐ Full version

    M. Woodhead;F. Blasi;S. Ewig;J. Garau

  • Seasonal coronavirus protective immunity is short-lasting.

    Arthur W. D. Edridge;Joanna Kaczorowska;Alexis C. R. Hoste;Margreet Bakker

  • Guidelines for the management of adult lower respiratory tract infections - Summary

    M. Woodhead;F. Blasi;S. Ewig;J. Garau

  • Early waning of maternal measles antibodies in era of measles elimination: longitudinal study

    E Leuridan;N Hens;V Hutse;M Ieven

  • Screening of higher plants for biological activities. I. Antimicrobial activity.

    M. Ieven;D.A. vanden Berghe;F. Mertens;A.J. Vlietinck

  • Detection of Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae by Enzyme Immunoassay, Culture, and Three Nucleic Acid Amplification Tests

    E. Van Dyck;M. Ieven;S. Pattyn;L. Van Damme

  • Use of serum C reactive protein and procalcitonin concentrations in addition to symptoms and signs to predict pneumonia in patients presenting to primary care with acute cough: diagnostic study.

    S. F. van Vugt;B. D. L. Broekhuizen;C. Lammens;N. P. A. Zuithoff

  • Relevance of nucleic acid amplification techniques for diagnosis of respiratory tract infections in the clinical laboratory.

    Margareta Ieven;Herman Goossens

  • Presence of vancomycin-resistant enterococci in farm and pet animals.

    Luc Devriese;M Ieven;Hans Goossens;Peter Vandamme

  • Use of specialised isolation media for recognition and identification of Candida dubliniensis isolates from HIV-infected patients

    A. Schoofs;F. C. Odds;R. Colebunders;M. Ieven

  • Optimal Sampling Sites and Methods for Detection of Pathogens Possibly Causing Community-Acquired Lower Respiratory Tract Infections

    K. Loens;L. Van Heirstraeten;S. Malhotra-Kumar;H. Goossens

  • Detection of Mycoplasma pneumoniae by Two Polymerase Chain Reactions and Role of M. pneumoniae in Acute Respiratory Tract Infections in Pediatric Patients

    M. Ieven;D. Ursi;H. Van Bever;W. Quint

  • Herpes simplex virus in the respiratory tract of critical care patients: a prospective study.

    Peggy Bruynseels;Philippe G Jorens;Hendrik E Demey;Herman Goossens

  • Isolation and Characterization of Current Human Coronavirus Strains in Primary Human Epithelial Cell Cultures Reveal Differences in Target Cell Tropism

    Ronald Dijkman;Maarten F. Jebbink;Sylvie M. Koekkoek;Martin Deijs

  • Macrolide resistance and erythromycin resistance determinants among Belgian Streptococcus pyogenes and Streptococcus pneumoniae isolates

    Patrick Descheemaeker;S Chapelle;C Lammens;M Hauchecorne

  • Molecular Diagnosis of Mycoplasma pneumoniae Respiratory Tract Infections

    K. Loens;D. Ursi;H. Goossens;M. Ieven

  • Bench-to-bedside review: Rapid molecular diagnostics for bloodstream infection - a new frontier?

    Arash Afshari;Arash Afshari;Jacques Schrenzel;Margareta Ieven;Stéphan Juergen Harbarth

  • Current Trends in Rapid Diagnostics for Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus and Glycopeptide-Resistant Enterococcus Species

    Surbhi Malhotra-Kumar;Kelly Haccuria;Mindy Michiels;Margareta Ieven

  • Risk factors for central vascular catheter-associated bloodstream infections among patients in a neonatal intensive care unit

    L.M. Mahieu;A.O. De Muynck;M.M. Ieven;J.J. De Dooy

  • Aetiology of lower respiratory tract infection in adults in primary care: a prospective study in 11 European countries

    M. Ieven;S. Coenen;K. Loens;C. Lammens

  • Catheter manipulations and the risk of catheter-associated bloodstream infection in neonatal intensive care unit patients

    L.M. Mahieu;J.J. De Dooy;A.E. Lenaerts;M.M. Ieven

Frequent Co-Authors

Herman Goossens
Herman Goossens University of Antwerp
Christopher Collett Butler
Christopher Collett Butler University of Oxford
Paul Little
Paul Little University of Southampton
Surbhi Malhotra-Kumar
Surbhi Malhotra-Kumar University of Antwerp
Lia van der Hoek
Lia van der Hoek University of Amsterdam
Eric C. J. Claas
Eric C. J. Claas Leiden University Medical Center
Niel Hens
Niel Hens Hasselt University
Richard Molenkamp
Richard Molenkamp Erasmus University Rotterdam
Peter Vandamme
Peter Vandamme Ghent University
Ronald Dijkman
Ronald Dijkman University of Bern

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