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Renske D.M. Steenbergen

Renske D.M. Steenbergen

D-Index & Metrics

Molecular Biology

D-Index
65
Citations
12493
World Ranking
1685
National Ranking
44

Renske D.M. Steenbergen publication distribution in Molecular Biology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Molecular Biology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Renske D.M. Steenbergen sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 564+

This scientist: 184 publications — 53rd percentile

53% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 564 publications or more.

Renske D.M. Steenbergen D-index placement in Molecular Biology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Molecular Biology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Renske D.M. Steenbergen sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 145+

This scientist: 65 D-Index — 47th percentile

47% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 145 D-Index or more.

Overview

Renske D.M. Steenbergen is affiliated with Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam in the Netherlands. Their research primarily spans the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with key subfields including Epidemiology, Surgery, Molecular Biology, Cancer Research, and Oncology.

Their work focuses mainly on topics related to Cervical Cancer and HPV Research, Genital Health and Disease, Epigenetics and DNA Methylation, Cancer-related Molecular Mechanisms Research, Colorectal and Anal Carcinomas, Reproductive Tract Infections Research, and Bladder and Urothelial Cancer Treatments.

Steenbergen has published numerous papers, with notable recent works including:

  • Point-of-care CRISPR/Cas nucleic acid detection: Recent advances, challenges and opportunities, 2020, Biosensors and Bioelectronics
  • The use of host cell DNA methylation analysis in the detection and management of women with advanced cervical intraepithelial neoplasia: a review, 2020, BJOG An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
  • Vulvar intraepithelial neoplasia: Incidence and long-term risk of vulvar squamous cell carcinoma, 2020, International Journal of Cancer
  • DPHL: A DIA Pan-Human Protein Mass Spectrometry Library for Robust Biomarker Discovery, 2020, Genomics Proteomics & Bioinformatics
  • Oncogenic HPV promotes the expression of the long noncoding RNA lnc-FANCI-2 through E7 and YY1, 2021, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

The scientist frequently publishes in several venues, including:

  • International Journal of Cancer
  • Journal of Medical Virology
  • Cancers
  • International Journal of Gynecological Cancer
  • Scientific Reports

Steenbergen collaborates with various researchers, with frequent co-authors including Maaike Bleeker, Daniëlle A.M. Heideman, Johannes Berkhof, Chris J.L.M. Meijer, and Birgit I. Lissenberg-Witte.

Best Publications

  • HPV-mediated cervical carcinogenesis: concepts and clinical implications.

    Peter J F Snijders;Renske D M Steenbergen;Daniëlle A M Heideman;Chris J L M Meijer

  • Clinical implications of (epi)genetic changes in HPV-induced cervical precancerous lesions

    Renske D. M. Steenbergen;Peter J. F. Snijders;Daniëlle A. M. Heideman;Chris J. L. M. Meijer

  • Point-of-care CRISPR/Cas nucleic acid detection: Recent advances, challenges and opportunities.

    Jeanne Elisabeth van Dongen;Johanna Theodora Wilhelmina Berendsen;Renske D.M. Steenbergen;Rob M. F. Wolthuis

  • Methylation-mediated silencing and tumour suppressive function of hsa-miR-124 in cervical cancer

    Saskia M Wilting;Robert A A van Boerdonk;Florianne E Henken;Chris J L M Meijer

  • The dynamic DNA methylomes of double-stranded DNA viruses associated with human cancer

    Agustin F. Fernandez;Cecilia Rosales;Pilar Lopez-Nieva;Osvaldo Graña

  • Hemidesmosome Formation Is Initiated by the β4 Integrin Subunit, Requires Complex Formation of β4 and HD1/Plectin, and Involves a Direct Interaction between β4 and the Bullous Pemphigoid Antigen 180

    Roel Q.J. Schaapveld;Luca Borradori;Dirk Geerts;Manuel R. van Leusden

  • TSLC1 Gene Silencing in Cervical Cancer Cell Lines and Cervical Neoplasia

    Renske D. M. Steenbergen;Debbie Kramer;Boudewijn J. M. Braakhuis;Peter L. Stern

  • HPV-negative carcinoma of the uterine cervix: a distinct type of cervical cancer with poor prognosis.

    L Rodríguez-Carunchio;I Soveral;R D M Steenbergen;A Torné

  • HPV-mediated transformation of the anogenital tract

    Renske D.M. Steenbergen;Jillian de Wilde;Saskia M. Wilting;Antoinette A.T.P. Brink

  • Altered microRNA expression associated with chromosomal changes contributes to cervical carcinogenesis

    S M Wilting;P J F Snijders;W Verlaat;A Jaspers

  • The major 8p22 tumor suppressor DLC1 is frequently silenced by methylation in both endemic and sporadic nasopharyngeal, esophageal, and cervical carcinomas, and inhibits tumor cell colony formation.

    T. J. Seng;J. S.W. Low;H. Li;H. Li;Y. Cui

  • Age-dependence of human papillomavirus DNA presence in oral squamous cell carcinomas

    I.B.F. Cruz;P.J.F. Snijders;R.D.M. Steenbergen;C.J.L.M. Meijer

  • Sequential gene promoter methylation during HPV-induced cervical carcinogenesis.

    F E Henken;S M Wilting;R M Overmeer;J G I van Rietschoten

  • Telomerase activity exclusively in cervical carcinomas and a subset of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia grade III lesions: strong association with elevated messenger RNA levels of its catalytic subunit and high-risk human papillomavirus DNA.

    Peter J.F. Snijders;Mark Van Duin;Jan M.M. Walboomers;Renske D.M. Steenbergen

  • Integrated Human Papillomavirus Type 16 and Loss of Heterozygosity at 11q22 and 18q21 in an Oral Carcinoma and Its Derivative Cell Line

    Renske D. M. Steenbergen;Mario A. J. A. Hermsen;Jan M. M. Walboomers;Hans Joenje

  • Transition of human papillomavirus type 16 and 18 transfected human foreskin keratinocytes towards immortality: activation of telomerase and allele losses at 3p, 10p, 11q and/or 18q.

    R. D. M. Steenbergen;J. M. M. Walboomers;C. J. L. M. Meijer;E. M. H. Van Der Raaij-Helmer

  • Combined Promoter Methylation Analysis of CADM1 and MAL: An Objective Triage Tool for High-Risk Human Papillomavirus DNA–Positive Women

    Albertus T Hesselink;Daniëlle A M Heideman;Renske D M Steenbergen;Veerle M H Coupé

  • Clonal Selection for Transcriptionally Active Viral Oncogenes during Progression to Cancer

    Brian A. Van Tine;John C. Kappes;N. Sanjib Banerjee;Judith Knops

  • Association between dense CADM1 promoter methylation and reduced protein expression in high‐grade CIN and cervical SCC

    René Overmeer;F.E. Henken;Peter Snijders;D. Claassen-Kramer

  • CADM1 and MAL promoter methylation levels in hrHPV‐positive cervical scrapes increase proportional to degree and duration of underlying cervical disease

    Mariska Bierkens;Albertus T. Hesselink;Chris J. L. M. Meijer;Danielle A. M. Heideman

Frequent Co-Authors

Chris J.L.M. Meijer
Chris J.L.M. Meijer Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Peter J.F. Snijders
Peter J.F. Snijders Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Bauke Ylstra
Bauke Ylstra Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Wim Quint
Wim Quint Erasmus University Rotterdam
Johannes Berkhof
Johannes Berkhof University of Amsterdam
Leon F.A.G. Massuger
Leon F.A.G. Massuger Radboud University
Egbert F. Smit
Egbert F. Smit VU University Medical Center
Gemma G. Kenter
Gemma G. Kenter Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Willem J. G. Melchers
Willem J. G. Melchers Radboud University
Louise T. Chow
Louise T. Chow University of Alabama at Birmingham

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