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2026

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Microbiology

D-Index
122
Citations
64145
World Ranking
131
National Ranking
6

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.

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55 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.

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.

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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.

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

  • Enterotypes of the human gut mycobiome

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  • 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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