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2026

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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Microbiology 122 131 118 6 6 407 64145

Michiel Kleerebezem publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Michiel Kleerebezem between 1993 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Michiel Kleerebezem published across 34 years, from 1993 to 2026, averaging 12.2 papers a year. Output peaked at 33 publications in 2013. 4 of the 415 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1993 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 33. Peak 33 publications in 2013. 1993: 1 publication 1994: 0 publications 1995: 1 publication 1996: 2 publications 1997: 12 publications 1998: 6 publications 1999: 11 publications 2000: 9 publications 2001: 7 publications 2002: 14 publications 2003: 11 publications 2004: 16 publications 2005: 17 publications 2006: 18 publications 2007: 11 publications 2008: 12 publications 2009: 11 publications 2010: 21 publications 2011: 32 publications 2012: 30 publications 2013: 33 publications 2014: 18 publications 2015: 20 publications 2016: 13 publications 2017: 14 publications 2018: 12 publications 2019: 11 publications 2020: 13 publications 2021: 14 publications 2022: 6 publications 2023: 9 publications 2024: 6 publications 2025: 3 publications 2026: 1 publication
1993 2026

415 publications in total across all disciplines

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Michiel Kleerebezem: publications per year, 1993 to 2026
Year Publications
1993 1
1994 0
1995 1
1996 2
1997 12
1998 6
1999 11
2000 9
2001 7
2002 14
2003 11
2004 16
2005 17
2006 18
2007 11
2008 12
2009 11
2010 21
2011 32
2012 30
2013 33
2014 18
2015 20
2016 13
2017 14
2018 12
2019 11
2020 13
2021 14
2022 6
2023 9
2024 6
2025 3
2026 1
Total 415
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Michiel Kleerebezem 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 Michiel Kleerebezem sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150 200 250
Bar chart with 64 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 55–64 to 679+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 288. Most scientists, 288, have 135–144 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 679 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 405–414 publications, is where this scientist sits. 55–64 publications: 8 scientists 65–74 publications: 29 scientists 75–84 publications: 55 scientists 85–94 publications: 112 scientists 95–104 publications: 137 scientists 105–114 publications: 190 scientists 115–124 publications: 235 scientists 125–134 publications: 234 scientists 135–144 publications: 288 scientists 145–154 publications: 265 scientists 155–164 publications: 264 scientists 165–174 publications: 253 scientists 175–184 publications: 276 scientists 185–194 publications: 190 scientists 195–204 publications: 234 scientists 205–214 publications: 208 scientists 215–224 publications: 198 scientists 225–234 publications: 155 scientists 235–244 publications: 161 scientists 245–254 publications: 160 scientists 255–264 publications: 146 scientists 265–274 publications: 139 scientists 275–284 publications: 148 scientists 285–294 publications: 115 scientists 295–304 publications: 96 scientists 305–314 publications: 88 scientists 315–324 publications: 106 scientists 325–334 publications: 65 scientists 335–344 publications: 76 scientists 345–354 publications: 64 scientists 355–364 publications: 62 scientists 365–374 publications: 65 scientists 375–384 publications: 61 scientists 385–394 publications: 34 scientists 395–404 publications: 44 scientists 405–414 publications: 36 scientists 415–424 publications: 35 scientists 425–434 publications: 29 scientists 435–444 publications: 33 scientists 445–454 publications: 34 scientists 455–464 publications: 25 scientists 465–474 publications: 26 scientists 475–484 publications: 20 scientists 485–494 publications: 19 scientists 495–504 publications: 16 scientists 505–514 publications: 17 scientists 515–524 publications: 23 scientists 525–534 publications: 14 scientists 535–544 publications: 14 scientists 545–554 publications: 18 scientists 555–564 publications: 12 scientists 565–574 publications: 7 scientists 575–584 publications: 9 scientists 585–594 publications: 9 scientists 595–604 publications: 9 scientists 605–614 publications: 7 scientists 615–624 publications: 9 scientists 625–634 publications: 7 scientists 635–644 publications: 4 scientists 645–654 publications: 5 scientists 655–664 publications: 6 scientists 665–674 publications: 7 scientists 675–678 publications: 3 scientists 679+ publications: 99 scientists
55–64 publications 679+

This scientist: 407 publications — 90th percentile

90% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Microbiology scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 5,513 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
55–64 8
65–74 29
75–84 55
85–94 112
95–104 137
105–114 190
115–124 235
125–134 234
135–144 288
145–154 265
155–164 264
165–174 253
175–184 276
185–194 190
195–204 234
205–214 208
215–224 198
225–234 155
235–244 161
245–254 160
255–264 146
265–274 139
275–284 148
285–294 115
295–304 96
305–314 88
315–324 106
325–334 65
335–344 76
345–354 64
355–364 62
365–374 65
375–384 61
385–394 34
395–404 44
405–414 36 407
415–424 35
425–434 29
435–444 33
445–454 34
455–464 25
465–474 26
475–484 20
485–494 19
495–504 16
505–514 17
515–524 23
525–534 14
535–544 14
545–554 18
555–564 12
565–574 7
575–584 9
585–594 9
595–604 9
605–614 7
615–624 9
625–634 7
635–644 4
645–654 5
655–664 6
665–674 7
675–678 3
679+ 99
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Michiel Kleerebezem 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 Michiel Kleerebezem sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 88 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40 to 127+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 162. Most scientists, 162, have 58 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 127 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 122 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40 D-Index: 30 scientists 41 D-Index: 86 scientists 42 D-Index: 90 scientists 43 D-Index: 117 scientists 44 D-Index: 122 scientists 45 D-Index: 123 scientists 46 D-Index: 108 scientists 47 D-Index: 110 scientists 48 D-Index: 106 scientists 49 D-Index: 109 scientists 50 D-Index: 129 scientists 51 D-Index: 111 scientists 52 D-Index: 116 scientists 53 D-Index: 127 scientists 54 D-Index: 134 scientists 55 D-Index: 134 scientists 56 D-Index: 112 scientists 57 D-Index: 136 scientists 58 D-Index: 162 scientists 59 D-Index: 151 scientists 60 D-Index: 139 scientists 61 D-Index: 123 scientists 62 D-Index: 126 scientists 63 D-Index: 144 scientists 64 D-Index: 109 scientists 65 D-Index: 103 scientists 66 D-Index: 124 scientists 67 D-Index: 112 scientists 68 D-Index: 103 scientists 69 D-Index: 131 scientists 70 D-Index: 94 scientists 71 D-Index: 93 scientists 72 D-Index: 96 scientists 73 D-Index: 92 scientists 74 D-Index: 80 scientists 75 D-Index: 66 scientists 76 D-Index: 87 scientists 77 D-Index: 60 scientists 78 D-Index: 73 scientists 79 D-Index: 59 scientists 80 D-Index: 57 scientists 81 D-Index: 55 scientists 82 D-Index: 47 scientists 83 D-Index: 77 scientists 84 D-Index: 50 scientists 85 D-Index: 45 scientists 86 D-Index: 42 scientists 87 D-Index: 41 scientists 88 D-Index: 32 scientists 89 D-Index: 38 scientists 90 D-Index: 35 scientists 91 D-Index: 34 scientists 92 D-Index: 27 scientists 93 D-Index: 26 scientists 94 D-Index: 33 scientists 95 D-Index: 22 scientists 96 D-Index: 37 scientists 97 D-Index: 22 scientists 98 D-Index: 21 scientists 99 D-Index: 22 scientists 100 D-Index: 30 scientists 101 D-Index: 16 scientists 102 D-Index: 20 scientists 103 D-Index: 17 scientists 104 D-Index: 19 scientists 105 D-Index: 16 scientists 106 D-Index: 19 scientists 107 D-Index: 18 scientists 108 D-Index: 14 scientists 109 D-Index: 10 scientists 110 D-Index: 9 scientists 111 D-Index: 7 scientists 112 D-Index: 11 scientists 113 D-Index: 6 scientists 114 D-Index: 15 scientists 115 D-Index: 10 scientists 116 D-Index: 12 scientists 117 D-Index: 7 scientists 118 D-Index: 10 scientists 119 D-Index: 10 scientists 120 D-Index: 11 scientists 121 D-Index: 2 scientists 122 D-Index: 7 scientists 123 D-Index: 12 scientists 124 D-Index: 5 scientists 125 D-Index: 9 scientists 126 D-Index: 6 scientists 127+ D-Index: 95 scientists
40 D-Index 127+

This scientist: 122 D-Index — 98th percentile

98% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Microbiology scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 5,513 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40 30
41 86
42 90
43 117
44 122
45 123
46 108
47 110
48 106
49 109
50 129
51 111
52 116
53 127
54 134
55 134
56 112
57 136
58 162
59 151
60 139
61 123
62 126
63 144
64 109
65 103
66 124
67 112
68 103
69 131
70 94
71 93
72 96
73 92
74 80
75 66
76 87
77 60
78 73
79 59
80 57
81 55
82 47
83 77
84 50
85 45
86 42
87 41
88 32
89 38
90 35
91 34
92 27
93 26
94 33
95 22
96 37
97 22
98 21
99 22
100 30
101 16
102 20
103 17
104 19
105 16
106 19
107 18
108 14
109 10
110 9
111 7
112 11
113 6
114 15
115 10
116 12
117 7
118 10
119 10
120 11
121 2
122 7 122
123 12
124 5
125 9
126 6
127+ 95
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Microbiology in Netherlands Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Microbiology in Netherlands Leader Award

Overview

Michiel Kleerebezem is affiliated with Wageningen University & Research in the Netherlands. Their research primarily spans Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, Medicine, and Agricultural and Biological Sciences.

Their work extensively covers subfields such as Molecular Biology, Food Science, Nutrition and Dietetics, Genetics, and Psychiatry and Mental Health.

Main topics addressed in their publications include:

  • Probiotics and Fermented Foods
  • Gut microbiota and health
  • Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
  • Microbial Metabolites in Food Biotechnology
  • Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
  • Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction
  • Infant Nutrition and Health

Michiel Kleerebezem has contributed publications to several journals and venues. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Scientific Reports
  • Frontiers in Microbiology
  • Wageningen University and Researchcenter Publications (Wageningen University & Research)
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Microbiome

Notable recent papers authored or co-authored by Michiel Kleerebezem are:

  • "Human milk extracellular vesicles target nodes in interconnected signalling pathways that enhance oral epithelial barrier function and dampen immune responses" (2021) - Journal of Extracellular Vesicles
  • "Perspective: Leveraging the Gut Microbiota to Predict Personalized Responses to Dietary, Prebiotic, and Probiotic Interventions" (2022) - Advances in Nutrition
  • "Early life feeding accelerates gut microbiome maturation and suppresses acute post-weaning stress in piglets" (2021) - Environmental Microbiology
  • "Lifestyle, metabolism and environmental adaptation in Lactococcus lactis" (2020) - FEMS Microbiology Reviews
  • "Impact of early-life feeding on local intestinal microbiota and digestive system development in piglets" (2021) - Scientific Reports

Frequent collaborators in their research include Jos Boekhorst, Herwig Bachmann, R. Choudhury, Jori Führen, and Peter van Baarlen.

Best Publications

  • Enterotypes of the human gut microbiome

    Manimozhiyan Arumugam;Jeroen Raes;Eric Pelletier;Denis Le Paslier

  • Richness of human gut microbiome correlates with metabolic markers

    Trine Nielsen;Junjie Qin;Edi Prifti

  • An integrated catalog of reference genes in the human gut microbiome

    Junhua Li;Huijue Jia;Xianghang Cai;Huanzi Zhong

  • Complete genome sequence of Lactobacillus plantarum WCFS1

    Michiel Kleerebezem;Jos Boekhorst;Richard van Kranenburg;Douwe Molenaar

  • Identification and assembly of genomes and genetic elements in complex metagenomic samples without using reference genomes

    H Bjørn Nielsen;Mathieu Almeida;Agnieszka Sierakowska Juncker;Simon Rasmussen

  • Quorum sensing by peptide pheromones and two-component signal-transduction systems in Gram-positive bacteria

    Michiel Kleerebezem;Luis E.N. Quadri;Oscar P. Kuipers;Willem M. de Vos

  • Quorum sensing-controlled gene expression in lactic acid bacteria

    Oscar P. Kuipers;Pascalle G.G.A. de Ruyter;Michiel Kleerebezem;Willem M. de Vos

  • 10 years of the nisin-controlled gene expression system (NICE) in Lactococcus lactis

    Igor Mierau;Michiel Kleerebezem

  • Emerging molecular insights into the interaction between probiotics and the host intestinal mucosa

    Peter A. Bron;Peter van Baarlen;Michiel Kleerebezem

  • Stress Physiology of Lactic Acid Bacteria

    Konstantinos Papadimitriou;Ángel Alegría;Peter A Bron;Maria de Angelis

  • Regulation of human epithelial tight junction proteins by Lactobacillus plantarum in vivo and protective effects on the epithelial barrier.

    Jurgen Karczewski;Freddy J Troost;Irene Konings;Jan Dekker

  • The human small intestinal microbiota is driven by rapid uptake and conversion of simple carbohydrates

    Erwin G Zoetendal;Jeroen Raes;Bartholomeus van den Bogert;Manimozhiyan Arumugam

  • Butyrate-producing Clostridium cluster XIVa species specifically colonize mucins in an in vitro gut model.

    Pieter Van Den Abbeele;Clara Belzer;Margot Goossens;Michiel Kleerebezem

  • Lactobacillus plantarum—survival, functional and potential probiotic properties in the human intestinal tract

    Maaike C. de Vries;Elaine E. Vaughan;Michiel Kleerebezem;Willem M. de Vos

  • Can probiotics modulate human disease by impacting intestinal barrier function

    Peter A. Bron;Michiel Kleerebezem;Robert Jan Brummer;Patrice D. Cani

  • Saturated fat stimulates obesity and hepatic steatosis and affects gut microbiota composition by an enhanced overflow of dietary fat to the distal intestine

    Nicole J. de Wit;Muriel Derrien;Hanneke Bosch-Vermeulen;Els Oosterink

  • New insights in the molecular biology and physiology of Streptococcus thermophilus revealed by comparative genomics

    Pascal Hols;Frédéric Hancy;Laetitia Fontaine;Benoît Grossiord

  • The extracellular biology of the lactobacilli

    Michiel Kleerebezem;Pascal Hols;Elvis Bernard;Thomas Rolain

  • Towards understanding molecular modes of probiotic action

    Maria L Marco;Sonia Pavan;Michiel Kleerebezem

  • Differential NF-κB pathways induction by Lactobacillus plantarum in the duodenum of healthy humans correlating with immune tolerance

    Peter van Baarlen;Freddy J. Troost;Saskia van Hemert;Cindy van der Meer

Frequent Co-Authors

Willem M. de Vos
Willem M. de Vos Wageningen University & Research
Peter A. Bron
Peter A. Bron University of Antwerp
Pascal Hols
Pascal Hols Université Catholique de Louvain
Eddy J. Smid
Eddy J. Smid Wageningen University & Research
Erwin G. Zoetendal
Erwin G. Zoetendal Wageningen University & Research
Roland J. Siezen
Roland J. Siezen Radboud University
Oscar P. Kuipers
Oscar P. Kuipers University of Groningen
Douwe Molenaar
Douwe Molenaar Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Jos Boekhorst
Jos Boekhorst Wageningen University & Research
Jeroen Hugenholtz
Jeroen Hugenholtz University of Groningen

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