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2023

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Microbiology

D-Index
72
Citations
16204
World Ranking
1777
National Ranking
79

Wilbert Bitter 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 Wilbert Bitter sits on this spectrum.

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55 publications 679+

This scientist: 196 publications — 47th percentile

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

The last bar groups every scientist with 679 publications or more.

Wilbert Bitter 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 Wilbert Bitter sits on this spectrum.

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: 111 scientists 57 D-Index: 136 scientists 58 D-Index: 162 scientists 59 D-Index: 151 scientists 60 D-Index: 139 scientists 61 D-Index: 122 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: 93 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: 72 D-Index — 69th percentile

69% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Netherlands Leader Award

Overview

Wilbert Bitter is affiliated with Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam in the Netherlands and has contributed extensively to research in biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with additional work in the fields of medicine, infectious diseases, molecular medicine, and immunology.

The scientist's research topics include:

  • Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology
  • Mycobacterium research and diagnosis
  • Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria
  • Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology
  • RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms
  • Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing
  • Biochemical and Molecular Research

Frequently collaborating with others, Wilbert Bitter has coauthored with:

  • Roy Ummels
  • Alexander Speer
  • Coenraad Kuijl
  • Edith N. G. Houben
  • Catalin M. Bunduc

Their work has been published primarily in venues such as:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • mBio
  • Scientific Reports
  • mSphere
  • Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

Recent papers authored or coauthored by Wilbert Bitter include:

  • Structure and dynamics of a mycobacterial type VII secretion system, 2021, Nature
  • Methanotrophy by a Mycobacterium species that dominates a cave microbial ecosystem, 2022, Nature Microbiology
  • Structure and Function of the Mycobacterial Type VII Secretion Systems, 2020, Annual Review of Microbiology
  • A flat embedding method for transmission electron microscopy reveals an unknown mechanism of tetracycline, 2021, Communications Biology
  • Efficient genome editing in pathogenic mycobacteria using Streptococcus thermophilus CRISPR1-Cas9, 2020, Tuberculosis

Best Publications

  • Type VII secretion — mycobacteria show the way

    Abdallah M Abdallah;Nicolaas C Gey van Pittius;Patricia A DiGiuseppe Champion;Jeffery Cox

  • Phagosomal rupture by Mycobacterium tuberculosis results in toxicity and host cell death.

    Roxane Simeone;Alexandre Bobard;Juliane Lippmann;Wilbert Bitter

  • Expression analysis of the Toll-like receptor and TIR domain adaptor families of zebrafish.

    Annemarie H Meijer;S.F Gabby Krens;Indira A Medina Rodriguez;Shuning He

  • ESX-1-mediated translocation to the cytosol controls virulence of mycobacteria

    Diane Houben;Caroline Demangel;Jakko Van Ingen;Jorge Perez

  • Towards a new combination therapy for tuberculosis with next generation benzothiazinones

    Vadim Makarov;Benoit Lechartier;Ming Zhang;João Neres

  • Direct visualization by cryo-EM of the mycobacterial capsular layer: a labile structure containing ESX-1-secreted proteins.

    Musa Sani;Edith N G Houben;Jeroen Geurtsen;Jason Pierson

  • PPE and PE_PGRS proteins of Mycobacterium marinum are transported via the type VII secretion system ESX-5

    Abdallah M. Abdallah;Theo Verboom;Eveline M. Weerdenburg;Nicolaas C. Gey van Pittius

  • Zebrafish embryos as a model host for the real time analysis of Salmonella typhimurium infections.

    Astrid M. van der Sar;René J. P. Musters;Fredericus J. M. van Eeden;Ben J. Appelmelk

  • The outer membrane component, YscC, of the Yop secretion machinery of Yersinia enterocolitica forms a ring-shaped multimeric complex

    M Koster;W Bitter;H de Cock;Abdelmounaaim Allaoui

  • A specific secretion system mediates PPE41 transport in pathogenic mycobacteria.

    Abdallah M. Abdallah;Theo Verboom;Fredericke Hannes;Mohamad Safi

  • Systematic genetic nomenclature for type VII secretion systems.

    Wilbert Bitter;Edith N. G. Houben;Darria Bottai;Priscille Brodin

  • Infection of zebrafish embryos with live fluorescent Streptococcus pneumoniae as a real-time pneumococcal meningitis model

    Kin Ki Jim;Kin Ki Jim;Joo Yeon Engelen-Lee;Astrid M. van der Sar;Wilbert Bitter

  • Formation of oligomeric rings by XcpQ and PilQ, which are involved in protein transport across the outer membrane of Pseudomonas aeruginosa

    Wilbert Bitter;Margot Koster;Maita Latijnhouwers;Hans de Cock

  • A star with stripes: zebrafish as an infection model.

    Astrid M. van der Sar;Ben J. Appelmelk;Christina M.J.E. Vandenbroucke-Grauls;Christina M.J.E. Vandenbroucke-Grauls;Wilbert Bitter

  • Take five - Type VII secretion systems of Mycobacteria.

    Edith N.G. Houben;Edith N.G. Houben;Konstantin V. Korotkov;Wilbert Bitter;Wilbert Bitter

  • Disruption of the ESX-5 system of Mycobacterium tuberculosis causes loss of PPE protein secretion, reduction of cell wall integrity and strong attenuation.

    Daria Bottai;Mariagrazia Di Luca;Laleh Majlessi;Laleh Majlessi;Wafa Frigui

  • General secretion signal for the mycobacterial type VII secretion pathway

    Maria H. Daleke;Roy Ummels;Punto Bawono;Jaap Heringa

  • MyD88 Innate Immune Function in a Zebrafish Embryo Infection Model

    Astrid M. van der Sar;Oliver W. Stockhammer;Carina van der Laan;Herman P. Spaink

  • Zebrafish development and regeneration : new tools for biomedical research

    Sebastiaan A. Brittijn;Suzanne J. Duivesteijn;Mounia Belmamoune;Laura F.M. Bertens

  • The Heterologous Siderophores Ferrioxamine B and Ferrichrome Activate Signaling Pathways in Pseudomonas aeruginosa

    María A. Llamas;Marion Sparrius;Roy Kloet;Connie R. Jiménez

  • Antigenic variation in malaria

    Piet Borst;Wilbert Bitter;Richard McCulloch;Fred Van Leeuwen

Frequent Co-Authors

Jan Tommassen
Jan Tommassen Utrecht University
Arnab Pain
Arnab Pain King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
Christina M. J. E. Vandenbroucke-Grauls
Christina M. J. E. Vandenbroucke-Grauls Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Joen Luirink
Joen Luirink Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Ben J. Appelmelk
Ben J. Appelmelk Amsterdam University Medical Centers
Peter J. Peters
Peter J. Peters Maastricht University
Roland Brosch
Roland Brosch Institut Pasteur
Sander R. Piersma
Sander R. Piersma VU University Medical Center
Peter Weisbeek
Peter Weisbeek Utrecht University
Piet Borst
Piet Borst Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Hospital

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