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Victor P.M.G. Rutten

Victor P.M.G. Rutten

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Animal Science and Veterinary
South Africa
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Immunology

D-Index
49
Citations
7957
World Ranking
4358
National Ranking
17

Animal Science and Veterinary

D-Index
49
Citations
8063
World Ranking
662
National Ranking
5

Victor P.M.G. Rutten publication distribution in Animal Science and Veterinary in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Animal Science and Veterinary in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Victor P.M.G. Rutten sits on this spectrum.

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29 publications 442+

This scientist: 244 publications — 83rd percentile

83% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 442 publications or more.

Victor P.M.G. Rutten D-index placement in Animal Science and Veterinary in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Animal Science and Veterinary scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Victor P.M.G. Rutten sits on this spectrum.

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20 D-Index 77+

This scientist: 49 D-Index — 80th percentile

80% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 77 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Animal Science and Veterinary in South Africa Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Animal Science and Veterinary in South Africa Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Animal Science and Veterinary in South Africa Leader Award

Overview

Victor P.M.G. Rutten is affiliated with the University of Pretoria in South Africa. Their research primarily spans the fields of Medicine, Immunology and Microbiology, and Agricultural and Biological Sciences. Within these, they have contributed notably to subfields including Immunology, Epidemiology, Infectious Diseases, Molecular Biology, and Agronomy and Crop Science.

The scientist's work covers various topics, with a focus on areas such as Herpesvirus Infections and Treatments, Immune Cell Function and Interaction, Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology, Cytomegalovirus and herpesvirus research, Probiotics and Fermented Foods, Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology, and Vector-Borne Animal Diseases.

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Victor P.M.G. Rutten include:

  • Transboundary and Emerging Diseases, 2023, published in Transboundary and Emerging Diseases
  • Reservoirs and transmission routes of leprosy; A systematic review, 2020, published in PLoS neglected tropical diseases
  • Genomic analysis of European bovine Staphylococcus aureus from clinical versus subclinical mastitis, 2020, published in Scientific Reports
  • Transcriptome Analysis of The Inflammatory Responses of Bovine Mammary Epithelial Cells: Exploring Immunomodulatory Target Genes for Bovine Mastitis, 2020, published in Pathogens
  • A detailed analysis of innate and adaptive immune responsiveness upon infection with Salmonella enterica serotype Enteritidis in young broiler chickens, 2021, published in Veterinary Research

Frequent co-authors in their research collaborations include:

  • Christine A. Jansen
  • Femke Broere
  • Willem van Eden
  • Tabitha E. Hoornweg
  • Willem Schaftenaar

The scientist's publications appear regularly in venues such as:

  • Frontiers in Microbiology
  • Scientific Reports
  • Frontiers in Immunology
  • Developmental & Comparative Immunology
  • PLoS ONE

Best Publications

  • Genetic Variation of Susceptibility to Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis Infection in Dairy Cattle

    A.P. Koets;G. Adugna;L.L.G. Janss;H.J. van Weering

  • Reservoirs and transmission routes of leprosy; A systematic review

    Thomas Ploemacher;William R. Faber;Henk Menke;Victor P.M.G. Rutten;Victor P.M.G. Rutten

  • Leishmania infantum-specific T cell lines derived from asymptomatic dogs that lyse infected macrophages in a major histocompatibility complex-restricted manner.

    Elena Pinelli;Rosa M. Gonzalo;Claire J. P. Boog;Victor P. M. G. Rutten

  • Subpopulations of bovine WC1+ γδ T cells rather than CD4+CD25highFoxp3+ T cells act as immune regulatory cells ex vivo

    Aad Hoek;Victor P.M.G. Rutten;Victor P.M.G. Rutten;Jolanda Kool;Ger J.A. Arkesteijn

  • Progressive bovine paratuberculosis is associated with local loss of CD4(+) T cells, increased frequency of gamma delta T cells, and related changes in T-cell function

    Ad Koets;Victor Rutten;Aad Hoek;Frans van Mil

  • Differential Changes in Heat Shock Protein-, Lipoarabinomannan-, and Purified Protein Derivative-Specific Immunoglobulin G1 and G2 Isotype Responses during Bovine Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis Infection

    Ad P. Koets;Victor P. M. G. Rutten;Masja de Boer;Douwe Bakker

  • Knowledge gaps that hamper prevention and control of Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis infection

    Herman W. Barkema;Karin Orsel;S.S. Nielsen;A.P. Koets;A.P. Koets

  • Mycobacterial 70 kD heat-shock protein is an effective subunit vaccine against bovine paratuberculosis

    Ad Koets;Aad Hoek;Merel Langelaar;Marije Overdijk

  • Trichinella spiralis-secreted products modulate DC functionality and expand regulatory T cells in vitro

    C. Aranzamendi;F. Fransen;M. Langelaar;F. Franssen

  • Induction of IL-10 and Inhibition of Experimental Arthritis Are Specific Features of Microbial Heat Shock Proteins That Are Absent for Other Evolutionarily Conserved Immunodominant Proteins

    Berent J. Prakken;Berent J. Prakken;Uwe Wendling;Ruurd van der Zee;Victor P. M. G. Rutten

  • Susceptibility to paratuberculosis infection in cattle is associated with single nucleotide polymorphisms in Toll-like receptor 2 which modulate immune responses against Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis.

    Ad P. Koets;Wiebren J. Santema;H. Mertens;D. Oostenrijk

  • Cloning and expression of Rift Valley fever virus nucleocapsid (N) protein and evaluation of a N-protein based indirect ELISA for the detection of specific IgG and IgM antibodies in domestic ruminants

    Jose Manuel Fafetine;Edwin Tijhaar;Janusz Tadeusz Paweska;L.C.B.G.D. Neves

  • Compensation for decreased expression of B7 molecules on Leishmania infantum-infected canine macrophages results in restoration of parasite-specific T-cell proliferation and gamma interferon production

    Elena Pinelli;Victor P. M. G. Rutten;Martijn Bruysters;Peter F. Moore

  • The Bovine CD1 Family Contains Group 1 CD1 Proteins, but No Functional CD1d

    Ildiko Van Rhijn;Ad P. Koets;Jin Seon Im;Diewertje Piebes

  • A GeNorm algorithm-based selection of reference genes for quantitative real-time PCR in skin biopsies of healthy dogs and dogs with atopic dermatitis

    Yvette M. Schlotter;Eveline Z. Veenhof;Bas Brinkhof;Victor P.M.G. Rutten;Victor P.M.G. Rutten

  • Bovine tuberculosis as a model for human tuberculosis: advantages over small animal models

    Ildiko Van Rhijn;Jacques Godfroid;Jacques Godfroid;Anita Michel;Victor Rutten;Victor Rutten

  • Identification of single nucleotide polymorphisms in the bovine solute carrier family 11 member 1 (SLC11A1) gene and their association with infection by Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis.

    O. Ruiz-Larranaga;J. M. Garrido;C. Manzano;M. Iriondo

  • Lesional skin in atopic dogs shows a mixed Type-1 and Type-2 immune responsiveness

    Yvette M. Schlotter;Victor P.M.G. Rutten;Victor P.M.G. Rutten;Frank M. Riemers;Edward F. Knol

  • Infection of a canine macrophage cell line with leishmania infantum: determination of nitric oxide production and anti-leishmanial activity.

    Elena Pinelli;Douglas Gebhard;A.Mieke Mommaas;Maggy van Hoeij

  • High Mycobacterium bovis genetic diversity in a low prevalence setting.

    A.L. Michel;T.M. Hlokwe;M.L. Coetzee;L. Maré

  • Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection of domesticated Asian elephants, Thailand

    Taweepoke Angkawanish;Worawidh Wajjwalku;Anucha Sirimalaisuwan;Sittidet Mahasawangkul

  • LukMF' is the major secreted leukocidin of bovine Staphylococcus aureus and is produced in vivo during bovine mastitis

    Manouk Vrieling;Eveline M Boerhout;Glenn F van Wigcheren;Kirsten J Koymans

  • Immune dysregulation in atopic dermatitis.

    J.D Sinke;V.P.M.G Rutten;T Willemse

Frequent Co-Authors

Anita Luise Michel
Anita Luise Michel University of Pretoria
Willem van Eden
Willem van Eden Utrecht University
Mirjam Nielen
Mirjam Nielen Utrecht University
Edward F. Knol
Edward F. Knol Utrecht University
M.A.M. Taverne
M.A.M. Taverne Utrecht University
Robert P. Millar
Robert P. Millar University of Pretoria
Alice J. A. M. Sijts
Alice J. A. M. Sijts Utrecht University
Ramón A. Juste
Ramón A. Juste NEIKER, the Basque Institute for Agricultural Research and Development
Luis Neves
Luis Neves University of Pretoria
Jacques Godfroid
Jacques Godfroid University of Tromsø - The Arctic University of Norway

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