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D-Index
59
Citations
15360
World Ranking
3235
National Ranking
128

Marit J. van Gils 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 Marit J. van Gils sits on this spectrum.

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55 publications 679+

This scientist: 208 publications — 52nd percentile

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

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

Marit J. van Gils 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 Marit J. van Gils sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 127+

This scientist: 59 D-Index — 42nd percentile

42% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Marit J. van Gils is affiliated with the University of Amsterdam in the Netherlands and has made significant contributions in the fields of Medicine and Immunology and Microbiology. Their work spans various subfields, including Infectious Diseases, Immunology, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, Virology, and Molecular Biology.

The scientist's research primarily focuses on topics related to SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19, including monoclonal and polyclonal antibodies, clinical research studies on COVID-19, and immune responses. Additional research interests cover HIV treatment and the impact of COVID-19 on reproduction, along with studies involving animal virus infections and immunotherapy.

Marit J. van Gils has published extensively in several journals and platforms. Frequent venues for their work include bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), PLoS Pathogens, Nature Communications, Frontiers in Immunology, and iScience.

Notable recent papers include:

  • Potent neutralizing antibodies from COVID-19 patients define multiple targets of vulnerability, 2020, Science
  • SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern partially escape humoral but not T cell responses in COVID-19 convalescent donors and vaccine recipients, 2021, Science Immunology
  • Structural and functional ramifications of antigenic drift in recent SARS-CoV-2 variants, 2021, Science
  • Afucosylated IgG characterizes enveloped viral responses and correlates with COVID-19 severity, 2020, Science
  • Defining variant-resistant epitopes targeted by SARS-CoV-2 antibodies: A global consortium study, 2021, Science

The scientist has collaborated frequently with several co-authors, including Rogier W. Sanders, Judith A. Burger, Andrew B. Ward, Karlijn van der Straten, and Tom G. Caniels.

Best Publications

  • A Next-Generation Cleaved, Soluble HIV-1 Env Trimer, BG505 SOSIP.664 gp140, Expresses Multiple Epitopes for Broadly Neutralizing but Not Non-Neutralizing Antibodies

    Rogier W. Sanders;Rogier W. Sanders;Ronald Derking;Albert Cupo;Jean-Philippe Julien

  • SARS-CoV-2 evolution during treatment of chronic infection.

    Steven A. Kemp;Dami A. Collier;Dami A. Collier;Rawlings P. Datir;Isabella A. T. M. Ferreira

  • HIV-1 neutralizing antibodies induced by native-like envelope trimers

    Rogier W. Sanders;Rogier W. Sanders;Marit J. Van Gils;Ronald Derking;Devin Sok;Devin Sok

  • SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern partially escape humoral but not T-cell responses in COVID-19 convalescent donors and vaccinees.

    Daryl Geers;Marc C Shamier;Susanne Bogers;Gerco den Hartog

  • Broad and potent HIV-1 neutralization by a human antibody that binds the gp41–gp120 interface

    Jinghe Huang;Byong H. Kang;Marie Pancera;Jeong Hyun Lee

  • Broadly Neutralizing HIV Antibodies Define a Glycan-Dependent Epitope on the Prefusion Conformation of gp41 on Cleaved Envelope Trimers

    Emilia Falkowska;Khoa M. Le;Khoa M. Le;Alejandra Ramos;Alejandra Ramos;Katie J. Doores;Katie J. Doores;Katie J. Doores

  • Recombinant HIV envelope trimer selects for quaternary-dependent antibodies targeting the trimer apex.

    Devin Sok;Marit J. van Gils;Matthias Pauthner;Jean-Philippe Julien

  • Structural delineation of a quaternary, cleavage-dependent epitope at the gp41-gp120 interface on intact HIV-1 Env trimers.

    Claudia Blattner;Jeong Hyun Lee;Kwinten Sliepen;Ronald Derking

  • Structural and functional ramifications of antigenic drift in recent SARS-CoV-2 variants.

    Meng Yuan;Deli Huang;Chang Chun D. Lee;Nicholas C. Wu

  • Afucosylated IgG characterizes enveloped viral responses and correlates with COVID-19 severity.

    Mads Delbo Larsen;Erik L. de Graaf;Myrthe E. Sonneveld;H. Rosina Plomp

  • Immunization for HIV-1 Broadly Neutralizing Antibodies in Human Ig Knockin Mice

    Pia Dosenovic;Lotta Von Boehmer;Amelia Escolano;Joseph Jardine

  • Defining variant-resistant epitopes targeted by SARS-CoV-2 antibodies: A global consortium study.

    Kathryn M. Hastie;Haoyang Li;Daniel Bedinger;Sharon L. Schendel

  • Holes in the Glycan Shield of the Native HIV Envelope Are a Target of Trimer-Elicited Neutralizing Antibodies.

    Laura E. McCoy;Laura E. McCoy;Marit J. van Gils;Gabriel Ozorowski;Terrence Messmer

  • Cross-Neutralization of a SARS-CoV-2 Antibody to a Functionally Conserved Site Is Mediated by Avidity.

    Hejun Liu;Nicholas C. Wu;Meng Yuan;Sandhya Bangaru

  • High titers and low fucosylation of early human anti-SARS-CoV-2 IgG promote inflammation by alveolar macrophages.

    Willianne Hoepel;Hung Jen Chen;Chiara E. Geyer;Sona Allahverdiyeva

  • Cross-Reactive Neutralizing Humoral Immunity Does Not Protect from HIV Type 1 Disease Progression

    Zelda Euler;Marit J. van Gils;Evelien M. Bunnik;Pham Phung

  • The effect of spike mutations on SARS-CoV-2 neutralization.

    Chloe Rees-Spear;Luke Muir;Sarah A. Griffith;Judith Heaney

  • Neutralising antibodies in Spike mediated SARS-CoV-2 adaptation.

    S A Kemp;D A Collier;D A Collier;R Datir;R Datir;Iatm Ferreira

  • Enhancing and shaping the immunogenicity of native-like HIV-1 envelope trimers with a two-component protein nanoparticle.

    Philip J. M. Brouwer;Aleksandar Antanasijevic;Zachary Berndsen;Anila Yasmeen

  • Direct Probing of Germinal Center Responses Reveals Immunological Features and Bottlenecks for Neutralizing Antibody Responses to HIV Env Trimer.

    Colin Havenar-Daughton;Colin Havenar-Daughton;Diane G. Carnathan;Diane G. Carnathan;Alba Torrents de la Peña;Matthias Pauthner;Matthias Pauthner

Frequent Co-Authors

Rogier W. Sanders
Rogier W. Sanders University of Amsterdam
Dennis R. Burton
Dennis R. Burton Scripps Research Institute
Hanneke Schuitemaker
Hanneke Schuitemaker Valneva (Austria)
Andrew B. Ward
Andrew B. Ward Scripps Research Institute
Ian A. Wilson
Ian A. Wilson Scripps Research Institute
John P. Moore
John P. Moore Cornell University
Devin Sok
Devin Sok Scripps Research Institute
Guido Silvestri
Guido Silvestri Emory University
Per Johan Klasse
Per Johan Klasse Cornell University
Shane Crotty
Shane Crotty La Jolla Institute For Allergy & Immunology

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