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Ronald P. Stolk 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 Ronald P. Stolk sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 431 publications — 45th percentile

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

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

Ronald P. Stolk 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 Ronald P. Stolk sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 107 D-Index — 70th percentile

70% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Ronald P. Stolk is affiliated with the University Medical Center Groningen in the Netherlands. Their research primarily focuses on medicine with a significant emphasis on public health, environmental and occupational health, as well as sociology and political science. Their work also touches on health toxicology and mutagenesis, general health professions, and cognitive neuroscience.

The main topics covered in Stolk's research include ethics in clinical research, data analysis and archiving, health, environment and cognitive aging, patient-provider communication in healthcare, misinformation and its impacts, psychology of moral and emotional judgment, and risk perception and management.

Stolk has collaborated frequently with several co-authors, including:

  • Reinder Broekstra
  • Judith Aris-Meijer
  • Els Maeckelberghe
  • Sabine Otten
  • Pim van der Harst

Their recent publications feature multiple contributions primarily in the field of genetics and medical ethics, published in a variety of journals. Notable recent papers include:

  • Demographic and prosocial intrapersonal characteristics of biobank participants and refusers: the findings of a survey in the Netherlands, 2020, European Journal of Human Genetics
  • Motives for withdrawal of participation in biobanking and participants' willingness to allow linkages of their data, 2021, European Journal of Human Genetics
  • Motives of contributing personal data for health research: (non-)participation in a Dutch biobank, 2020, BMC Medical Ethics
  • Infant Motor Milestones and Childhood Overweight: Trends over Two Decades in A Large Twin Cohort, 2020, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
  • Motives of contributing personal data for health research: (Non-)participation in a Dutch biobank, 2020, Research Square

Stolk's work has been published predominantly in the following venues:

  • Research Square (Research Square)
  • European Journal of Human Genetics
  • AI & Society
  • BMC Medical Ethics
  • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Best Publications

  • Diabetes mellitus and the risk of dementia The Rotterdam Study

    Alewijn Ott;R. P. Stolk;F. van Harskamp;H. A. P. Pols

  • Defining the role of common variation in the genomic and biological architecture of adult human height

    Andrew R. Wood;Tonu Esko;Jian Yang;Sailaja Vedantam

  • Cochrane review: Interventions for treating obesity in children

    Hiltje Oude Luttikhuis;Louise Baur;Hanneke Jansen;Vanessa A Shrewsbury

  • Genetic studies of body mass index yield new insights for obesity biology

    Adam E. Locke;Bratati Kahali;Sonja I. Berndt;Anne E. Justice

  • Interventions for treating obesity in children

    Hiltje Oude Luttikhuis;Louise Baur;Hanneke Jansen;Vanessa A. Shrewsbury

  • Social relationships and risk of dementia: A systematic review and meta-analysis of longitudinal cohort studies

    Jisca S Kuiper;Marij Zuidersma;Richard C Oude Voshaar;Sytse U Zuidema

  • Genome-wide association analyses identify 18 new loci associated with serum urate concentrations

    Anna Köttgen;Anna Köttgen;Eva Albrecht;Alexander Teumer;Veronique Vitart

  • Association of diabetes mellitus and dementia: The Rotterdam Study

    A. Ott;R. P. Stolk;A. Hofman;F. van Harskamp

  • Cohort Profile: LifeLines, a three-generation cohort study and biobank

    Salome Scholtens;Nynke Smidt;Morris A. Swertz;Stephan J. L. Bakker

  • Health-related quality of life and treatment satisfaction in Dutch patients with type 2 diabetes

    W. Ken Redekop;Marc A. Koopmanschap;Ronald P. Stolk;Guy E.H.M. Rutten

  • 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

  • The prevalence of metabolic syndrome and metabolically healthy obesity in Europe: a collaborative analysis of ten large cohort studies.

    Jana V van Vliet-Ostaptchouk;Marja-Liisa Nuotio;Marja-Liisa Nuotio;Sandra N Slagter;Dany Doiron

  • A polymorphism in the glucocorticoid receptor gene may be associated with an increased sensitivity to glucocorticoids in vivo

    N. A. T. M. Huizenga;J. W. Koper;P. De Lange;H. A. P. Pols

  • The Influence of Age and Sex on Genetic Associations with Adult Body Size and Shape: A Large-Scale Genome-Wide Interaction Study

    Thomas W. Winkler;Anne E. Justice;Mariaelisa Graff;Llilda Barata

  • Genome-wide association study identifies six new loci influencing pulse pressure and mean arterial pressure

    Louise V. Wain;Germaine C. Verwoert;Paul F. O'Reilly;Gang Shi

  • Universal risk factors for multifactorial diseases: LifeLines: a three-generation population-based study.

    Ronald P. Stolk;Judith G. M. Rosmalen;Dirkje S. Postma;Rudolf A. de Boer

  • Association of vitamin D status with arterial blood pressure and hypertension risk: A mendelian randomisation study

    Karani S Vimaleswaran;Karani S Vimaleswaran;Alana Cavadino;Diane J Berry;Rolf Jorde

  • Meta-analyses identify 13 loci associated with age at menopause and highlight DNA repair and immune pathways

    Lisette Stolk;John R B Perry;John R B Perry;Daniel I. Chasman;Chunyan He

  • Interperson variability but intraperson stability of baseline plasma cortisol concentrations, and its relation to feedback sensitivity of the hypothalamo-pituitary-adrenal axis to a low dose of dexamethasone in elderly individuals

    N. A. T. M. Huizenga;J. W. Koper;P. De Lange;H. A. P. Pols

  • 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

Frequent Co-Authors

Stephan J. L. Bakker
Stephan J. L. Bakker University Medical Center Groningen
Bruce H. R. Wolffenbuttel
Bruce H. R. Wolffenbuttel University Medical Center Groningen
Hans L. Hillege
Hans L. Hillege University Medical Center Groningen
Harold Snieder
Harold Snieder University Medical Center Groningen
Pim van der Harst
Pim van der Harst University Medical Center Utrecht
Ron T. Gansevoort
Ron T. Gansevoort University Medical Center Groningen
Gerjan Navis
Gerjan Navis University Medical Center Groningen
Albert Hofman
Albert Hofman Harvard University
Markus Perola
Markus Perola Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare
André G. Uitterlinden
André G. Uitterlinden Erasmus University Rotterdam

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