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92
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39102
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11143
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439

Martin den Heijer 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 Martin den Heijer sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 360 publications — 30th percentile

30% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Martin den Heijer 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 Martin den Heijer sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 92 D-Index — 45th percentile

45% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Martin den Heijer is affiliated with the University of Amsterdam in the Netherlands. Their academic work spans multiple fields including Medicine and Psychology, with a particular focus on Social Psychology, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Clinical Psychology, Reproductive Medicine, and Molecular Biology.

The scientist's research topics primarily cover LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy, Hormonal and reproductive studies, Sexual Differentiation and Disorders, Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology, Reproductive Health and Technologies, Male Breast Health Studies, and Sexual function and dysfunction studies.

Martin den Heijer has contributed to numerous publications, with recent papers including:

  • "Standards of Care for the Health of Transgender and Gender Diverse People, Version 8" (2022), published in International Journal of Transgender Health
  • "Associations between sex hormones, sleep problems and depression: A systematic review" (2020), published in Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews
  • "Mortality trends over five decades in adult transgender people receiving hormone treatment: a report from the Amsterdam cohort of gender dysphoria" (2021), published in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology
  • "Trends in suicide death risk in transgender people: results from the Amsterdam Cohort of Gender Dysphoria study (1972-2017)" (2020), published in Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica
  • "Prostate Cancer Incidence under Androgen Deprivation: Nationwide Cohort Study in Trans Women Receiving Hormone Treatment" (2020), published in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism

Their frequent co-authors include:

  • Chantal M Wiepjes
  • Guy T'Sjoen
  • Baudewijntje P.C. Kreukels
  • Alessandra D. Fisher
  • Koen M.A. Dreijerink

Martin den Heijer has published extensively in several key venues including:

  • The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (16 publications)
  • Journal of the Endocrine Society (10 publications)
  • European Journal of Endocrinology (9 publications)
  • The Journal of Sexual Medicine (8 publications)
  • International Journal of Transgender Health (4 publications)

Best Publications

  • Association analyses of 249,796 individuals reveal 18 new loci associated with body mass index

    Elizabeth K. Speliotes;Elizabeth K. Speliotes;Cristen J. Willer;Sonja I. Berndt;Keri L. Monda

  • Hundreds of variants clustered in genomic loci and biological pathways affect human height

    Hana Lango Allen;Karol Estrada;Guillaume Lettre;Sonja I. Berndt

  • Identification of 15 new psoriasis susceptibility loci highlights the role of innate immunity

    Lam C. Tsoi;Sarah L. Spain;Sarah L. Spain;Jo Knight;Eva Ellinghaus;Eva Ellinghaus

  • Sequence variants at CHRNB3-CHRNA6 and CYP2A6 affect smoking behavior.

    Thorgeir E Thorgeirsson;Daniel F Gudbjartsson;Ida Surakka;Ida Surakka;Jacqueline M Vink

  • Psoriasis is associated with increased beta-defensin genomic copy number.

    Edward J Hollox;Ulrike Huffmeier;Patrick L J M Zeeuwen;Raquel Palla

  • Genome-wide meta-analysis identifies 11 new loci for anthropometric traits and provides insights into genetic architecture

    Sonja I Berndt;Stefan Gustafsson;Stefan Gustafsson;Reedik Mägi;Reedik Mägi;Andrea Ganna

  • Many sequence variants affecting diversity of adult human height

    Daniel F Gudbjartsson;G Bragi Walters;Gudmar Thorleifsson;Hreinn Stefansson

  • Neural tube defects and folate: case far from closed

    Henk J. Blom;Gary M. Shaw;Martin den Heijer;Richard H. Finnell

  • Deletion of the late cornified envelope LCE3B and LCE3C genes as a susceptibility factor for psoriasis

    Rafael De Cid;Eva Riveira-Munoz;Patrick L.J.M. Zeeuwen;Jason Robarge

  • Risk HLA-DQA1 and PLA(2)R1 alleles in idiopathic membranous nephropathy

    H.C. Stanescu;M. Arcos-Burgos;A. Medlar;D. Bockenhauer

  • The Amsterdam Cohort of Gender Dysphoria Study (1972-2015): Trends in Prevalence, Treatment, and Regrets.

    Chantal M. Wiepjes;Nienke M. Nota;Christel J.M. de Blok;Maartje Klaver

  • Proteome-wide Analysis and CXCL4 as a Biomarker in Systemic Sclerosis

    L. Van Bon;L. Van Bon;A. J. Affandi;A. J. Affandi;J. Broen;J. Broen;R. B. Christmann

  • Sex-stratified Genome-wide Association Studies Including 270,000 Individuals Show Sexual Dimorphism in Genetic Loci for Anthropometric Traits

    Joshua C. Randall;Joshua C. Randall;Thomas W. Winkler;Zoltán Kutalik;Zoltán Kutalik;Sonja I. Berndt

  • Hyperhomocysteinemia and recurrent early pregnancy loss: a meta-analysis.

    Willianne L.D.M Nelen;Henk J Blom;Eric A.P Steegers;Martin den Heijer

  • Protein-altering variants associated with body mass index implicate pathways that control energy intake and expenditure in obesity

    Valérie Turcot;Yingchang Lu;Yingchang Lu;Heather M Highland;Heather M Highland;Claudia Schurmann

  • Effects of folic acid supplementation on overall and site-specific cancer incidence during the randomised trials: Meta-analyses of data on 50 000 individuals

    Stein Emil Vollset;Robert Clarke;Sarah Lewington;Marta Ebbing

  • Serum hepcidin: reference ranges and biochemical correlates in the general population.

    Tessel E. Galesloot;Sita H. Vermeulen;Anneke J. Geurts-Moespot;Siem M. Klaver

  • Genome-wide meta-analysis identifies 11 new loci for anthropometric traits and provides insights into genetic architecture

    Sonja I. Berndt;Stefan Gustafsson;Reedik Maegi;Andrea Ganna

  • Sex-stratified Genome-wide Association Studies Including 270,000 Individuals Show Sexual Dimorphism in Genetic Loci for Anthropometric Traits

    Joshua C. Randall;Thomas W. Winkler;Zoltan Kutalik;Sonja I. Berndt

  • Identification of 15 new psoriasis susceptibility loci highlights the role of innate immunity

    L. C. Tsoi;S. L. Spain;J. Knight;E. Ellinghaus

Frequent Co-Authors

Lambertus A. Kiemeney
Lambertus A. Kiemeney Radboud University
Henk J. Blom
Henk J. Blom Erasmus MC
Kari Stefansson
Kari Stefansson deCODE Genetics (Iceland)
Unnur Thorsteinsdottir
Unnur Thorsteinsdottir deCODE Genetics (Iceland)
André G. Uitterlinden
André G. Uitterlinden Erasmus University Rotterdam
Tim D. Spector
Tim D. Spector King's College London
Fernando Rivadeneira
Fernando Rivadeneira Erasmus University Rotterdam
Tonu Esko
Tonu Esko University of Tartu
Nilesh J. Samani
Nilesh J. Samani University of Leicester

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