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Tom W. J. Huizinga publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Tom W. J. Huizinga between 1989 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Tom W. J. Huizinga published across 37 years, from 1989 to 2025, averaging 18.1 papers a year. Output peaked at 118 publications in 2011. 38 of the 668 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
25 50 75 100
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1989 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 118. Peak 118 publications in 2011. 1989: 1 publication 1990: 1 publication 1991: 0 publications 1992: 1 publication 1993: 0 publications 1994: 0 publications 1995: 1 publication 1996: 3 publications 1997: 4 publications 1998: 3 publications 1999: 2 publications 2000: 1 publication 2001: 9 publications 2002: 5 publications 2003: 12 publications 2004: 10 publications 2005: 18 publications 2006: 22 publications 2007: 20 publications 2008: 11 publications 2009: 25 publications 2010: 41 publications 2011: 118 publications 2012: 17 publications 2013: 34 publications 2014: 25 publications 2015: 32 publications 2016: 33 publications 2017: 28 publications 2018: 12 publications 2019: 22 publications 2020: 24 publications 2021: 26 publications 2022: 39 publications 2023: 30 publications 2024: 22 publications 2025: 16 publications
1989 2025

668 publications in total across all disciplines

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Tom W. J. Huizinga: publications per year, 1989 to 2025
Year Publications
1989 1
1990 1
1991 0
1992 1
1993 0
1994 0
1995 1
1996 3
1997 4
1998 3
1999 2
2000 1
2001 9
2002 5
2003 12
2004 10
2005 18
2006 22
2007 20
2008 11
2009 25
2010 41
2011 118
2012 17
2013 34
2014 25
2015 32
2016 33
2017 28
2018 12
2019 22
2020 24
2021 26
2022 39
2023 30
2024 22
2025 16
Total 668
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Tom W. J. Huizinga 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 Tom W. J. Huizinga sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600 800
Bar chart with 86 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 101–120 to 1,796+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 922. Most scientists, 922, have 341–360 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 1,796 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 541–560 publications, is where this scientist sits. 101–120 publications: 5 scientists 121–140 publications: 26 scientists 141–160 publications: 73 scientists 161–180 publications: 155 scientists 181–200 publications: 230 scientists 201–220 publications: 363 scientists 221–240 publications: 487 scientists 241–260 publications: 545 scientists 261–280 publications: 722 scientists 281–300 publications: 768 scientists 301–320 publications: 834 scientists 321–340 publications: 895 scientists 341–360 publications: 922 scientists 361–380 publications: 838 scientists 381–400 publications: 861 scientists 401–420 publications: 918 scientists 421–440 publications: 806 scientists 441–460 publications: 771 scientists 461–480 publications: 751 scientists 481–500 publications: 713 scientists 501–520 publications: 617 scientists 521–540 publications: 610 scientists 541–560 publications: 537 scientists 561–580 publications: 504 scientists 581–600 publications: 509 scientists 601–620 publications: 396 scientists 621–640 publications: 386 scientists 641–660 publications: 371 scientists 661–680 publications: 340 scientists 681–700 publications: 336 scientists 701–720 publications: 307 scientists 721–740 publications: 259 scientists 741–760 publications: 230 scientists 761–780 publications: 228 scientists 781–800 publications: 217 scientists 801–820 publications: 204 scientists 821–840 publications: 186 scientists 841–860 publications: 177 scientists 861–880 publications: 155 scientists 881–900 publications: 139 scientists 901–920 publications: 145 scientists 921–940 publications: 116 scientists 941–960 publications: 133 scientists 961–980 publications: 91 scientists 981–1,000 publications: 96 scientists 1,001–1,020 publications: 77 scientists 1,021–1,040 publications: 70 scientists 1,041–1,060 publications: 63 scientists 1,061–1,080 publications: 77 scientists 1,081–1,100 publications: 49 scientists 1,101–1,120 publications: 54 scientists 1,121–1,140 publications: 49 scientists 1,141–1,160 publications: 51 scientists 1,161–1,180 publications: 35 scientists 1,181–1,200 publications: 39 scientists 1,201–1,220 publications: 26 scientists 1,221–1,240 publications: 37 scientists 1,241–1,260 publications: 36 scientists 1,261–1,280 publications: 27 scientists 1,281–1,300 publications: 32 scientists 1,301–1,320 publications: 28 scientists 1,321–1,340 publications: 17 scientists 1,341–1,360 publications: 30 scientists 1,361–1,380 publications: 28 scientists 1,381–1,400 publications: 17 scientists 1,401–1,420 publications: 21 scientists 1,421–1,440 publications: 15 scientists 1,441–1,460 publications: 12 scientists 1,461–1,480 publications: 12 scientists 1,481–1,500 publications: 18 scientists 1,501–1,520 publications: 14 scientists 1,521–1,540 publications: 17 scientists 1,541–1,560 publications: 15 scientists 1,561–1,580 publications: 6 scientists 1,581–1,600 publications: 2 scientists 1,601–1,620 publications: 12 scientists 1,621–1,640 publications: 11 scientists 1,641–1,660 publications: 8 scientists 1,661–1,680 publications: 5 scientists 1,681–1,700 publications: 5 scientists 1,701–1,720 publications: 10 scientists 1,721–1,740 publications: 12 scientists 1,741–1,760 publications: 14 scientists 1,761–1,780 publications: 6 scientists 1,781–1,795 publications: 5 scientists 1,796+ publications: 100 scientists
101–120 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 560 publications — 67th percentile

67% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Medicine scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 20,134 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
101–120 5
121–140 26
141–160 73
161–180 155
181–200 230
201–220 363
221–240 487
241–260 545
261–280 722
281–300 768
301–320 834
321–340 895
341–360 922
361–380 838
381–400 861
401–420 918
421–440 806
441–460 771
461–480 751
481–500 713
501–520 617
521–540 610
541–560 537 560
561–580 504
581–600 509
601–620 396
621–640 386
641–660 371
661–680 340
681–700 336
701–720 307
721–740 259
741–760 230
761–780 228
781–800 217
801–820 204
821–840 186
841–860 177
861–880 155
881–900 139
901–920 145
921–940 116
941–960 133
961–980 91
981–1,000 96
1,001–1,020 77
1,021–1,040 70
1,041–1,060 63
1,061–1,080 77
1,081–1,100 49
1,101–1,120 54
1,121–1,140 49
1,141–1,160 51
1,161–1,180 35
1,181–1,200 39
1,201–1,220 26
1,221–1,240 37
1,241–1,260 36
1,261–1,280 27
1,281–1,300 32
1,301–1,320 28
1,321–1,340 17
1,341–1,360 30
1,361–1,380 28
1,381–1,400 17
1,401–1,420 21
1,421–1,440 15
1,441–1,460 12
1,461–1,480 12
1,481–1,500 18
1,501–1,520 14
1,521–1,540 17
1,541–1,560 15
1,561–1,580 6
1,581–1,600 2
1,601–1,620 12
1,621–1,640 11
1,641–1,660 8
1,661–1,680 5
1,681–1,700 5
1,701–1,720 10
1,721–1,740 12
1,741–1,760 14
1,761–1,780 6
1,781–1,795 5
1,796+ 100
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Tom W. J. Huizinga 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 Tom W. J. Huizinga sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
250 500 750 1,000
Bar chart with 75 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 70–71 to 217+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 1,027. Most scientists, 1,027, have 82–83 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 217 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 102–103 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 70–71 D-Index: 226 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 391 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 574 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 730 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 891 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 972 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 1,027 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 1,003 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 960 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 970 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 922 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 839 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 808 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 779 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 668 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 611 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 630 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 513 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 541 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 445 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 429 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 399 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 393 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 318 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 302 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 287 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 255 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 256 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 252 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 230 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 179 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 168 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 163 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 159 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 134 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 134 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 118 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 109 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 106 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 74 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 79 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 80 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 87 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 57 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 74 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 69 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 60 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 53 scientists 166–167 D-Index: 39 scientists 168–169 D-Index: 42 scientists 170–171 D-Index: 32 scientists 172–173 D-Index: 39 scientists 174–175 D-Index: 40 scientists 176–177 D-Index: 28 scientists 178–179 D-Index: 19 scientists 180–181 D-Index: 23 scientists 182–183 D-Index: 31 scientists 184–185 D-Index: 18 scientists 186–187 D-Index: 20 scientists 188–189 D-Index: 22 scientists 190–191 D-Index: 13 scientists 192–193 D-Index: 21 scientists 194–195 D-Index: 12 scientists 196–197 D-Index: 12 scientists 198–199 D-Index: 14 scientists 200–201 D-Index: 15 scientists 202–203 D-Index: 13 scientists 204–205 D-Index: 10 scientists 206–207 D-Index: 8 scientists 208–209 D-Index: 4 scientists 210–211 D-Index: 12 scientists 212–213 D-Index: 11 scientists 214–215 D-Index: 10 scientists 216 D-Index: 4 scientists 217+ D-Index: 98 scientists
70–71 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 103 D-Index — 65th percentile

65% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 217 D-Index or more.

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Number of Medicine scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 20,134 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
70–71 226
72–73 391
74–75 574
76–77 730
78–79 891
80–81 972
82–83 1,027
84–85 1,003
86–87 960
88–89 970
90–91 922
92–93 839
94–95 808
96–97 779
98–99 668
100–101 611
102–103 630 103
104–105 513
106–107 541
108–109 445
110–111 429
112–113 399
114–115 393
116–117 318
118–119 302
120–121 287
122–123 255
124–125 256
126–127 252
128–129 230
130–131 179
132–133 168
134–135 163
136–137 159
138–139 134
140–141 134
142–143 118
144–145 109
146–147 106
148–149 74
150–151 79
152–153 80
154–155 87
156–157 57
158–159 74
160–161 69
162–163 60
164–165 53
166–167 39
168–169 42
170–171 32
172–173 39
174–175 40
176–177 28
178–179 19
180–181 23
182–183 31
184–185 18
186–187 20
188–189 22
190–191 13
192–193 21
194–195 12
196–197 12
198–199 14
200–201 15
202–203 13
204–205 10
206–207 8
208–209 4
210–211 12
212–213 11
214–215 10
216 4
217+ 98
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Overview

Tom W. J. Huizinga is affiliated with Leiden University Medical Center in the Netherlands. Their research primarily focuses on medicine, with a significant contribution to the field of rheumatology.

The scientist's work spans multiple subfields of study, including:

  • Rheumatology
  • Pathology and Forensic Medicine
  • Immunology
  • Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging
  • Genetics

The main topics covered in their research include:

  • Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Research
  • Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies
  • Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research
  • Systemic Sclerosis and Related Diseases
  • Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Research
  • Lymphoma Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Autoimmune and Inflammatory Disorders Research

Tom W. J. Huizinga has published extensively in various scientific venues, with frequent publications in:

  • Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases
  • RMD Open
  • Lara D. Veeken
  • Arthritis Research & Therapy
  • Arthritis & Rheumatology

The scientist often collaborates with other researchers. Frequent co-authors include:

  • René E. M. Toes (50 joint publications)
  • Cornelia F Allaart (33 joint publications)
  • Sytske Anne Bergstra (25 joint publications)
  • Jeska K de Vries-Bouwstra (24 joint publications)
  • Hans Ulrich Scherer (23 joint publications)

Some of their recent papers highlight ongoing research endeavors and include the following:

  • EULAR recommendations for the management of rheumatoid arthritis with synthetic and biological disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs: 2019 update, 2020, Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases
  • An overview of autoantibodies in rheumatoid arthritis, 2020, Journal of Autoimmunity
  • Multi-ancestry genome-wide association analyses identify novel genetic mechanisms in rheumatoid arthritis, 2022, Nature Genetics
  • Intervention with methotrexate in patients with arthralgia at risk of rheumatoid arthritis to reduce the development of persistent arthritis and its disease burden (TREAT EARLIER): a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, proof-of-concept trial, 2022, The Lancet
  • Abatacept in individuals at high risk of rheumatoid arthritis (APIPPRA): a randomised, double-blind, multicentre, parallel, placebo-controlled, phase 2b clinical trial, 2024, The Lancet

Best Publications

  • Association between weight or Body Mass Index and hand osteoarthritis: a systematic review

    Erlangga Yusuf;Rob G Nelissen;Andreea Ioan-Facsinay;Vedrana Stojanovic-Susulic

  • Association between HLA class II genes and autoantibodies to cyclic citrullinated peptides (CCPs) influences the severity of rheumatoid Arthritis

    Floris A van Gaalen;Jill van Aken;Tom W J Huizinga;Geziena M Th Schreuder

  • Long-Term Impact of Delay in Assessment of Patients With Early Arthritis

    Michael P. M. van der Linden;Saskia le Cessie;Karim Raza;Diane van der Woude

  • The HLA-DRB1 shared epitope alleles are primarily a risk factor for anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide antibodies and are not an independent risk factor for development of rheumatoid arthritis.

    Annette H M van der Helm-van Mil;Kirsten N Verpoort;Ferdinand C Breedveld;Tom W J Huizinga

  • Identification of PLOD2 as Telopeptide Lysyl Hydroxylase, an Important Enzyme in Fibrosis

    Annemarie J. van der Slot;Anne-Marie Zuurmond;Alfons F.J. Bardoel;Cisca Wijmenga

  • Meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies in celiac disease and rheumatoid arthritis identifies fourteen non-HLA shared loci

    Alexandra Zhernakova;Alexandra Zhernakova;Alexandra Zhernakova;Eli A. Stahl;Eli A. Stahl;Gosia Trynka;Soumya Raychaudhuri

  • Do knee abnormalities visualised on MRI explain knee pain in knee osteoarthritis? A systematic review

    Erlangga Yusuf;Marion C Kortekaas;Iain Watt;Tom W J Huizinga

  • A genetic study on C5-TRAF1 and progression of joint damage in rheumatoid arthritis

    Hanna W. van Steenbergen;Luis Rodríguez-Rodríguez;Ewa Berglin;Alexandra Zhernakova

  • Defining conditions where long-term glucocorticoid treatment has an acceptably low level of harm to facilitate implementation of existing recommendations: viewpoints from an EULAR task force

    Cindy Strehl;Johannes W J Bijlsma;Maarten de Wit;Maarten Boers

  • Quantitative heritability of anti-citrullinated protein antibody-positive and anti-citrullinated protein antibody-negative rheumatoid arthritis.

    Diane van der Woude;Jeanine J. Houwing-Duistermaat;René E. M. Toes;Tom W. J. Huizinga

  • The 2010 American College of Rheumatology/European League Against Rheumatism classification criteria for rheumatoid arthritis: Methodological Report Phase I

    Julia Funovits;Daniel Aletaha;Vivian Bykerk;Bernard Combe

  • Classification of rheumatoid arthritis: Comparison of the 1987 American College of Rheumatology criteria and the 2010 American College of Rheumatology/European League Against Rheumatism criteria

    M. P. M. van der Linden;R. Knevel;T. W. J. Huizinga;A. H. M van der Helm-van Mil

  • Rheumatoid arthritis is a heterogeneous disease - Evidence for differences in the activation of the STAT-1 pathway between rheumatoid tissues

    Tineke C. T. M. van der Pouw Kraan;Floris A. van Gaalen;Pia V. Kasperkovitz;Nicolette L. Verbeet

  • Extended report: Evidence for treating rheumatoid arthritis to target: results of a systematic literature search

    Monika Schoels;Rachel Knevel;Daniel Aletaha;Johannes W J Bijlsma

  • A clinical pharmacogenetic model to predict the efficacy of methotrexate monotherapy in recent-onset rheumatoid arthritis.

    Judith A. M. Wessels;Sjoerd M. van der Kooij;Saskia le Cessie;Wietske Kievit

  • Efficacy and toxicity of methotrexate in early rheumatoid arthritis are associated with single‐nucleotide polymorphisms in genes coding for folate pathway enzymes

    Judith A. M. Wessels;Jeska K. de Vries-Bouwstra;Bas T. Heijmans;P. Eline Slagboom

  • Antibodies to Porphyromonas gingivalis Are Associated with Anticitrullinated Protein Antibodies in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis and Their Relatives

    Carol A Hitchon;Fatiha Chandad;Elizabeth D Ferucci;Annemiek Willemze

  • Evaluating drug-free remission with abatacept in early rheumatoid arthritis: results from the phase 3b, multicentre, randomised, active-controlled AVERT study of 24 months, with a 12-month, double-blind treatment period

    Paul Emery;Gerd R Burmester;Vivian P Bykerk;Bernard G Combe

  • An overview of autoantibodies in rheumatoid arthritis

    Myrthe A.M. van Delft;Tom W.J. Huizinga

  • Prevalence of and predictive factors for sustained disease-modifying antirheumatic drug-free remission in rheumatoid arthritis: results from two large early arthritis cohorts.

    Diane van der Woude;Adam Young;Keeranur Jayakumar;Bart J. Mertens

Frequent Co-Authors

René E. M. Toes
René E. M. Toes Leiden University Medical Center
Peter A. Nigrovic
Peter A. Nigrovic Boston Children's Hospital
Leendert A. Trouw
Leendert A. Trouw Leiden University Medical Center
Désirée van der Heijde
Désirée van der Heijde Leiden University Medical Center
Ferdinand C. Breedveld
Ferdinand C. Breedveld Leiden University Medical Center
Lars Klareskog
Lars Klareskog Karolinska Institute
Peter K. Gregersen
Peter K. Gregersen Feinstein Institute for Medical Research
Robert M. Plenge
Robert M. Plenge Bristol Myers Squibb
Soumya Raychaudhuri
Soumya Raychaudhuri Brigham and Women's Hospital
Paul P. Tak
Paul P. Tak GlaxoSmithKline (United Kingdom)

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