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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Microbiology 89 733 652 45 42 465 25419
Medicine 89 12794 12040 490 476 499 25895

Teun Bousema publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Teun Bousema between 2000 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Teun Bousema published across 26 years, from 2000 to 2025, averaging 20.8 papers a year. Output peaked at 73 publications in 2020. 88 of the 542 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
20 40 60
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2000 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 73. Peak 73 publications in 2020. 2000: 1 publication 2001: 1 publication 2002: 0 publications 2003: 3 publications 2004: 2 publications 2005: 4 publications 2006: 6 publications 2007: 7 publications 2008: 6 publications 2009: 6 publications 2010: 10 publications 2011: 10 publications 2012: 12 publications 2013: 20 publications 2014: 25 publications 2015: 29 publications 2016: 22 publications 2017: 35 publications 2018: 33 publications 2019: 30 publications 2020: 73 publications 2021: 46 publications 2022: 38 publications 2023: 35 publications 2024: 56 publications 2025: 32 publications
2000 2025

542 publications in total across all disciplines

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Teun Bousema: publications per year, 2000 to 2025
Year Publications
2000 1
2001 1
2002 0
2003 3
2004 2
2005 4
2006 6
2007 7
2008 6
2009 6
2010 10
2011 10
2012 12
2013 20
2014 25
2015 29
2016 22
2017 35
2018 33
2019 30
2020 73
2021 46
2022 38
2023 35
2024 56
2025 32
Total 542
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Teun Bousema publications per year - data summary

  • Teun Bousema, a Microbiology scholar from Radboud University, has 542 publications recorded across 26 years, from 2000 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 2000 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive year is 2020, with 73 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 2000 and 2001, with 1 publication each.
  • 1 of the 26 years in the span carries no publications at all (2002).
  • The rate of publication averages 20.8 papers per year over the whole span, or 21.7 per year counting only the 25 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 207 publications, 38% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 2000-2008: 30 publications (3.3 per year); 2009-2017: 169 publications (18.8 per year); 2018-2025: 343 publications (42.9 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Teun Bousema 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 Teun Bousema 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, 465–474 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: 465 publications — 94th percentile

94% 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
415–424 35
425–434 29
435–444 33
445–454 34
455–464 25
465–474 26 465
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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Teun Bousema publication distribution in Microbiology in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 5,513 Microbiology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 64 ranges running from 55–64 to 679+ publications.
  • Teun Bousema, a Microbiology scholar from Radboud University, records 465 publications - the 94th percentile of the discipline.
  • 94% of ranked Microbiology scientists score the same or lower than Teun Bousema, and about 6% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 195–204 publications range, and Teun Bousema ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 135–144 publications, holding 288 scientists (5% of the field).
  • 54% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 205–214 publications), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 679 publications or more, 99 scientists in all (2% of the field).

Teun Bousema 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 Teun Bousema 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, 89 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: 89 D-Index — 87th percentile

87% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

View D-Index distribution as a table
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 89
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
123 12
124 5
125 9
126 6
127+ 95
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Teun Bousema D-index placement in Microbiology in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 5,513 Microbiology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 88 ranges running from 40 to 127+ D-Index.
  • Teun Bousema, a Microbiology scholar from Radboud University, records 89 D-Index - the 87th percentile of the discipline.
  • 87% of ranked Microbiology scientists score the same or lower than Teun Bousema, and about 13% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 63 D-Index range, and Teun Bousema ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 58 D-Index, holding 162 scientists (3% of the field).
  • 47% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 61 D-Index), so the distribution leans towards the lower end of the scale.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 127 D-Index or more, 95 scientists in all (2% of the field).

Overview

Teun Bousema is affiliated with Radboud University in the Netherlands and has contributed extensively to the field of medicine, focusing primarily on public health, immunology, parasitology, infectious diseases, and molecular biology. Their research portfolio encompasses numerous topics related to malaria, vector-borne diseases, immune response mechanisms, and host-parasite interactions.

Their recent notable papers include:

  • Strong associations and moderate predictive value of early symptoms for SARS-CoV-2 test positivity among healthcare workers, the Netherlands, March 2020, published in 2020 in Eurosurveillance
  • Sources of persistent malaria transmission in a setting with effective malaria control in eastern Uganda: a longitudinal, observational cohort study, published in 2021 in The Lancet Infectious Diseases
  • An open dataset of Plasmodium falciparum genome variation in 7,000 worldwide samples, published in 2021 in Wellcome Open Research
  • Evidence for a role of Anopheles stephensi in the spread of drug- and diagnosis-resistant malaria in Africa, published in 2023 in Nature Medicine
  • Anopheles stephensi Mosquitoes as Vectors of Plasmodium vivax and falciparum, Horn of Africa, 2019, published in 2021 in Emerging infectious diseases

The frequent co-authors collaborating with Bousema include:

  • Chris Drakeley
  • Kjerstin Lanke
  • Geert-Jan van Gemert
  • Jordache Ramjith
  • Philip Bejon

Bousema's work appears regularly in well-known publication venues such as:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Harvard Dataverse
  • Malaria Journal
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Research Square (Research Square)

The main fields and subfields of study for Bousema include:

  • Medicine
  • Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
  • Immunology
  • Parasitology
  • Infectious Diseases
  • Molecular Biology

The primary research topics addressed are:

  • Malaria Research and Control
  • Mosquito-borne diseases and control
  • Invertebrate Immune Response Mechanisms
  • Parasites and Host Interactions
  • Insect Pest Control Strategies
  • Complement system in diseases
  • Viral Infections and Vectors

Best Publications

  • Epidemiology and Infectivity of Plasmodium falciparum and Plasmodium vivax Gametocytes in Relation to Malaria Control and Elimination

    Teun Bousema;Chris Drakeley

  • Asymptomatic malaria infections: detectability, transmissibility and public health relevance

    Teun Bousema;Lucy Okell;Ingrid Felger;Chris Drakeley

  • Factors determining the occurrence of submicroscopic malaria infections and their relevance for control.

    Lucy C. Okell;Teun Bousema;Teun Bousema;Jamie T. Griffin;André Lin Ouédraogo

  • Reducing Plasmodium falciparum Malaria Transmission in Africa: A Model-Based Evaluation of Intervention Strategies

    Jamie T. Griffin;T. Deirdre Hollingsworth;Lucy C. Okell;Thomas S. Churcher

  • Hitting Hotspots: Spatial Targeting of Malaria for Control and Elimination

    Teun Bousema;Jamie T. Griffin;Robert W. Sauerwein;David L. Smith

  • Targeting asymptomatic malaria infections: active surveillance in control and elimination.

    Hugh J. W. Sturrock;Michelle S. Hsiang;Justin M. Cohen;David L. Smith

  • Submicroscopic Plasmodium falciparum gametocyte densities frequently result in mosquito infection.

    Petra Schneider;J. Teun Bousema;Louis C. Gouagna;Silas Otieno

  • Identification of hot spots of malaria transmission for targeted malaria control.

    Teun Bousema;Teun Bousema;Chris Drakeley;Samwel Gesase;Ramadhan Hashim

  • Revisiting the circulation time of Plasmodium falciparum gametocytes: molecular detection methods to estimate the duration of gametocyte carriage and the effect of gametocytocidal drugs

    Teun Bousema;Teun Bousema;Lucy Okell;Lucy Okell;Seif Shekalaghe;Jamie T. Griffin

  • Genomic epidemiology of artemisinin resistant malaria

    A. Amato;A. Amato;O. Miotto;O. Miotto;O. Miotto;C.J. Woodrow;C.J. Woodrow;J. Almagro-Garcia;J. Almagro-Garcia

  • Moderate Effect of Artemisinin-Based Combination Therapy on Transmission of Plasmodium falciparum

    J. Teun Bousema;Petra Schneider;Louis C. Gouagna;Chris J. Drakeley

  • Integrated transcriptomic and proteomic analyses of P. falciparum gametocytes: molecular insight into sex-specific processes and translational repression.

    Edwin Lasonder;Sanna R. Rijpma;Ben C.L. van Schaijk;Wieteke A.M. Hoeijmakers

  • Dried blood spots as a source of anti-malarial antibodies for epidemiological studies

    Patrick Corran;Patrick Corran;Jackie Cook;Caroline Lynch;Heleen Leendertse

  • Strong associations and moderate predictive value of early symptoms for SARS-CoV-2 test positivity among healthcare workers, the Netherlands, March 2020.

    Alma Tostmann;John Bradley;Teun Bousema;Teun Bousema;Wing-Kee Yiek

  • Mosquito feeding assays to determine the infectiousness of naturally infected Plasmodium falciparum gametocyte carriers.

    Teun Bousema;Teun Bousema;Rhoel R Dinglasan;Isabelle Morlais;Louis C. Gouagna

  • Predicting mosquito infection from Plasmodium falciparum gametocyte density and estimating the reservoir of infection

    Thomas S Churcher;Teun Bousema;Teun Bousema;Martin Walker;Chris Drakeley

  • Examining the human infectious reservoir for Plasmodium falciparum malaria in areas of differing transmission intensity

    Bronner P. Gonçalves;Melissa C. Kapulu;Melissa C. Kapulu;Patrick Sawa;Wamdaogo M. Guelbéogo

  • The epidemiology of Plasmodium falciparum gametocytes: weapons of mass dispersion

    Chris Drakeley;Colin Sutherland;J. Teun Bousema;Robert W. Sauerwein

  • The Relative Contribution of Symptomatic and Asymptomatic Plasmodium vivax and Plasmodium falciparum Infections to the Infectious Reservoir in a Low-Endemic Setting in Ethiopia.

    Fitsum G Tadesse;Fitsum G Tadesse;Hannah C Slater;Wakweya Chali;Karina Teelen

  • Substantial Contribution of Submicroscopical Plasmodium falciparum Gametocyte Carriage to the Infectious Reservoir in an Area of Seasonal Transmission

    André Lin Ouédraogo;Teun Bousema;Petra Schneider;Sake J. de Vlas

  • Sources of persistent malaria transmission in a setting with effective malaria control in eastern Uganda: a longitudinal, observational cohort study.

    Chiara Andolina;John C Rek;Jessica Briggs;Joseph Okoth

  • Ivermectin to reduce malaria transmission: a research agenda for a promising new tool for elimination.

    Carlos J Chaccour;Kevin C Kobylinski;Quique Bassat;Quique Bassat;Teun Bousema;Teun Bousema

  • Reduction of transmission from malaria patients by artemisinin combination therapies: a pooled analysis of six randomized trials

    Lucy C Okell;Chris J Drakeley;Azra C Ghani;Teun Bousema

  • Spatial and temporal variation in malaria transmission in a low endemicity area in northern Tanzania.

    M J A M Oesterholt;J T Bousema;O K Mwerinde;C Harris

  • Measuring changes in Plasmodium falciparum transmission: Precision, accuracy and costs of metrics

    Lucy S. Tusting;Teun Bousema;David L. Smith;Chris Drakeley

Frequent Co-Authors

Chris Drakeley
Chris Drakeley London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Robert W. Sauerwein
Robert W. Sauerwein Radboud University
Kjerstin Lanke
Kjerstin Lanke Radboud University
John S. Bradley
John S. Bradley University of California, San Diego
Colin J. Sutherland
Colin J. Sutherland London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Umberto D'Alessandro
Umberto D'Alessandro University of London
Roly Gosling
Roly Gosling University of California, San Francisco
Thomas S. Churcher
Thomas S. Churcher Imperial College London
Geert-Jan van Gemert
Geert-Jan van Gemert Radboud University
Azra C. Ghani
Azra C. Ghani Imperial College London

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