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Maurice P. Zeegers

Maurice P. Zeegers

D-Index & Metrics

Medicine

D-Index
80
Citations
24803
World Ranking
17060
National Ranking
643

Maurice P. Zeegers 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 Maurice P. Zeegers sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 426 publications — 44th percentile

44% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Maurice P. Zeegers 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 Maurice P. Zeegers sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 80 D-Index — 16th percentile

16% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Maurice P. Zeegers is affiliated with Maastricht University in the Netherlands. Their research is primarily situated within the field of Medicine, with a significant focus on several subfields including Surgery, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Molecular Biology, Oncology, and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine.

Their work encompasses a range of interdisciplinary topics. These include:

  • Bladder and Urothelial Cancer Treatments
  • Nutritional Studies and Diet
  • Urinary and Genital Oncology Studies
  • Meta-analysis and Systematic Reviews
  • Epigenetics and DNA Methylation
  • Diet and Metabolism Studies
  • Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection

Maurice P. Zeegers' publication record features several recent papers addressing global health concerns and epidemiological analysis. Selected recent publications include:

  • "Demographic risk factors for COVID-19 infection, severity, ICU admission and death: a meta-analysis of 59 studies," 2021, BMJ Open
  • "Citation bias and other determinants of citation in biomedical research: findings from six citation networks," 2020, Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
  • "Ethnic minority status as social determinant for COVID-19 infection, hospitalisation, severity, ICU admission and deaths in the early phase of the pandemic: a meta-analysis," 2021, BMJ Global Health
  • "Temporal trends of sex differences for COVID-19 infection, hospitalisation, severe disease, intensive care unit (ICU) admission and death: a meta-analysis of 229 studies covering over 10M patients," 2022, F1000Research
  • "Tea consumption and risk of bladder cancer in the Bladder Cancer Epidemiology and Nutritional Determinants (BLEND) Study: Pooled analysis of 12 international cohort studies," 2022, Clinical Nutrition

The scientist frequently collaborates with several co-authors, including Anke Wesselius, Evan Y. Yu, L.M. Bouter, Richard T. Bryan, and Kar Keung Cheng.

Maurice P. Zeegers has published in multiple academic venues, with repeated contributions to:

  • European Journal of Nutrition
  • International Journal of Cancer
  • European Urology
  • Forensic Science Medicine and Pathology
  • BMC Medicine

In addition to journal articles, Maurice P. Zeegers has authored a book titled Leerboek epidemiologie published in 2023 by Bohn Stafleu van Loghum.

Best Publications

  • Erratum: Genetic variation in the prostate stem cell antigen gene PSCA confers susceptibility to urinary bladder cancer (Nature Genetics (2009) 41 (991-995))

    Xifeng Wu;Yuanqing Ye;Lambertus A. Kiemeney;Patrick Sulem

  • Selenium for preventing cancer

    Gabriele Dennert;Marcel Zwahlen;Maree Brinkman;Marco Vinceti

  • Sequence variants at the TERT-CLPTM1L locus associate with many cancer types.

    Thorunn Rafnar;Patrick Sulem;Simon N Stacey;Frank Geller

  • Multimorbidity and quality of life: Systematic literature review and meta-analysis.

    Tatjana T. Makovski;Susanne Schmitz;Maurice P. Zeegers;Saverio Stranges

  • The impact of characteristics of cigarette smoking on urinary tract cancer risk: a meta-analysis of epidemiologic studies.

    Maurice P. A. Zeegers;Frans E. S. Tan;Elisabeth Dorant;Piet A. van den Brandt

  • Intraocular Pressure–Lowering Effects of All Commonly Used Glaucoma Drugs: A Meta-analysis of Randomized Clinical Trials

    Rikkert van der Valk;Carroll A.B. Webers;Jan S.A.G. Schouten;Maurice P. Zeegers;Maurice P. Zeegers

  • Sequence Variant on 8q24 Confers Susceptibility to Urinary Bladder Cancer

    Lambertus A Kiemeney;Steinunn Thorlacius;Patrick Sulem;Frank Geller

  • Identification of seven new prostate cancer susceptibility loci through a genome-wide association study

    Rosalind A. Eeles;Zsofia Kote-Jarai;Ali Amin Al Olama;Graham G. Giles;Graham G. Giles

  • Demographic risk factors for COVID-19 infection, severity, ICU admission and death: a meta-analysis of 59 studies.

    Bart G Pijls;Shahab Jolani;Anique Atherley;Raissa T Derckx

  • Empiric risk of prostate carcinoma for relatives of patients with prostate carcinoma: a meta-analysis.

    Maurice P.A. Zeegers;Annemarie Jellema;Harry Ostrer

  • A meta-analysis of observational studies identifies predictors of sickness absence

    Saskia F.A. Duijts;Ijmert Kant;Gerard M.H. Swaen;Piet A. van den Brandt

  • Muscle fibre type shifting in the vastus lateralis of patients with COPD is associated with disease severity: a systematic review and meta-analysis

    Harry R Gosker;Maurice P Zeegers;Emiel F M Wouters;Annemie M W J Schols

  • Epidemiology of urinary bladder cancer: from tumor development to patient's death.

    Cristiane Murta-Nascimento;Bernd J. Schmitz-Dräger;Maurice P. Zeegers;Gunnar Steineck

  • Blood pressure response to calcium supplementation: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

    L A J van Mierlo;L R Arends;M T Streppel;M P A Zeegers

  • The association between smoking, beverage consumption, diet and bladder cancer: a systematic literature review

    M.P.A. Zeegers;E. Kellen;F.J.V.M. Buntinx;F.J.V.M. Buntinx;P.A. van den Brandt

  • School programs targeting stress management in children and adolescents: a meta-analysis

    Gerda Kraag;Maurice P. Zeegers;Maurice P. Zeegers;Gerjo Kok;Clemens Hosman;Clemens Hosman

  • Vitiligo pathogenesis: autoimmune disease, genetic defect, excessive reactive oxygen species, calcium imbalance, or what else?

    K.U. Schallreuter;P. Bahadoran;M. Picardo;A. Slominski

  • Pulmonary Function in Diabetes: A Metaanalysis

    Bram van den Borst;Harry R. Gosker;Maurice P. Zeegers;Annemie M.W.J. Schols

  • Genetic variation in the prostate stem cell antigen gene PSCA confers susceptibility to urinary bladder cancer

    Xifeng Wu;Yuanqing Ye;Lambertus A. Kiemeney;Patrick Sulem

  • Selenium for preventing cancer.Review information

    G. Dennert;M. Zwahlen;M. Brinkman;Marco Vinceti

Frequent Co-Authors

Frank Buntinx
Frank Buntinx KU Leuven
Nicholas D. James
Nicholas D. James Institute of Cancer Research
Piet A. van den Brandt
Piet A. van den Brandt Maastricht University
Lex M. Bouter
Lex M. Bouter Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Catherine Derom
Catherine Derom Ghent University
Graham G. Giles
Graham G. Giles University of Melbourne
Ruth J. F. Loos
Ruth J. F. Loos University of Copenhagen
Roger L. Milne
Roger L. Milne Cancer Council Victoria
Ad A.M. Masclee
Ad A.M. Masclee Maastricht University

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