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Willem J. B. van Wamel

Willem J. B. van Wamel

D-Index & Metrics

Microbiology

D-Index
53
Citations
9897
World Ranking
4102
National Ranking
155

Willem J. B. van Wamel 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 Willem J. B. van Wamel sits on this spectrum.

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55 publications 679+

This scientist: 141 publications — 21st percentile

21% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Willem J. B. van Wamel 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 Willem J. B. van Wamel sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 127+

This scientist: 53 D-Index — 27th percentile

27% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Willem J. B. van Wamel is affiliated with Erasmus University Rotterdam in the Netherlands. Their research primarily spans the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a focus on several specialized subfields and topics.

The main subfields of study include Molecular Biology, Infectious Diseases, Biomedical Engineering, Clinical Biochemistry, and Epidemiology. These areas contribute to their broader work on understanding infectious agents and related biochemical processes.

Van Wamel's research topics cover:

  • Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing
  • Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing
  • Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus
  • Thermodynamics and calorimetric analyses
  • Antibiotics Pharmacokinetics and Efficacy
  • Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria
  • Dermatology and Skin Diseases

Their recent publications include:

  • "Exploring Virulence Factors and Alternative Therapies against Staphylococcus aureus Pneumonia," 2020, published in Toxins
  • "Isothermal microcalorimetry minimal inhibitory concentration testing in extensively drug resistant Gram-negative bacilli: a multicentre study," 2020, published in Clinical Microbiology and Infection
  • "Effective antimicrobial combination in vivo treatment predicted with microcalorimetry screening," 2020, published in Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy
  • "Novel use of culturomics to identify the microbiota in hospital sink drains with and without persistent VIM-positive Pseudomonas aeruginosa," 2020, published in Scientific Reports
  • "Impact of sink design on bacterial transmission from hospital sink drains to the surrounding sink environment tested using a fluorescent marker," 2022, published in Journal of Hospital Infection

Frequent co-authors collaborating with van Wamel include:

  • Annelies Verbon
  • Kirby R. Lattwein
  • Klazina Kooiman
  • Martine De Vos
  • Mariël Leon-Grooters

Van Wamel's work has been published across multiple respected venues, including:

  • Journal of Investigative Dermatology
  • Toxins
  • Clinical Microbiology and Infection
  • Scientific Reports
  • PLoS ONE

Best Publications

  • The Innate Immune Modulators Staphylococcal Complement Inhibitor and Chemotaxis Inhibitory Protein of Staphylococcus aureus Are Located on β-Hemolysin-Converting Bacteriophages

    Willem J. B. van Wamel;Suzan H. M. Rooijakkers;Maartje Ruyken;Kok P. M. van Kessel

  • Chemotaxis Inhibitory Protein of Staphylococcus aureus, a Bacterial Antiinflammatory Agent

    Carla J.C. de Haas;Karin Ellen Veldkamp;Andreas Peschel;Andreas Peschel;Floor Weerkamp

  • Immune evasion by a staphylococcal complement inhibitor that acts on C3 convertases.

    Suzan H M Rooijakkers;Maartje Ruyken;Anja Roos;Mohamed R Daha

  • Co-evolutionary aspects of human colonisation and infection by Staphylococcus aureus.

    Alex van Belkum;Damian C Melles;Jan Nouwen;Willem B van Leeuwen

  • Intestinal carriage of Staphylococcus aureus : how does its frequency compare with that of nasal carriage and what is its clinical impact?

    D. S. Acton;M. J. Tempelmans Plat-Sinnige;W. van Wamel;N. de Groot

  • Staphylococcus aureus RN6390 Replicates and Induces Apoptosis in a Pulmonary Epithelial Cell Line

    Barbara C. Kahl;Mark Goulian;Willem van Wamel;Mathias Herrmann

  • Gene exchange drives the ecological success of a multi-host bacterial pathogen

    Emily J. Richardson;Emily J. Richardson;Rodrigo Bacigalupe;Ewan M. Harrison;Lucy A. Weinert

  • Insertion sequence-driven diversification creates a globally dispersed emerging multiresistant subspecies of E. faecium.

    Helen L Leavis;Rob J. L Willems;Willem J. B van Wamel;Frank H Schuren

  • Anti-opsonic properties of staphylokinase

    Unknown

  • Anti-Staphylococcal Humoral Immune Response in Persistent Nasal Carriers and Noncarriers of Staphylococcus aureus

    Nelianne J. Verkaik;Corné P. de Vogel;Hélène A. Boelens;Dorothee Grumann

  • In vitro induction of NETosis: Comprehensive live imaging comparison and systematic review

    Tamara Hoppenbrouwers;Anouchska S. A. Autar;Andi R. Sultan;Tsion E. Abraham

  • Rat/MgrA, a Regulator of Autolysis, Is a Regulator of Virulence Genes in Staphylococcus aureus

    Susham Ingavale;Willem van Wamel;Thanh T. Luong;Chia Y. Lee

  • Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in horses and horse personnel: An investigation of several outbreaks

    E. van Duijkeren;M. Moleman;M.M. Sloet van Oldruitenborgh-Oosterbaan;J.D. Multem

  • Early expression of SCIN and CHIPS drives instant immune evasion by Staphylococcus aureus.

    Suzan H M Rooijakkers;Maartje Ruyken;Jos van Roon;Kok P M van Kessel

  • Characterization of RAT, an autolysis regulator in Staphylococcus aureus

    S. S. Ingavale;W. Van Wamel;A. L. Cheung

  • Memory Th1 Cells Are Protective in Invasive Staphylococcus aureus Infection.

    Aisling F. Brown;Alison G. Murphy;Stephen J. Lalor;John M. Leech

  • Agr-independent regulation of fibronectin-binding protein(s) by the regulatory locus sar in Staphylococcus aureus.

    Christiane Wolz;Christiane Wolz;Petra Pöhlmann‐Dietze;Andrea Steinhuber;Yueh‐Tyng Chien

  • Identification of sarV (SA2062), a new transcriptional regulator, is repressed by SarA and MgrA (SA0641) and involved in the regulation of autolysis in Staphylococcus aureus.

    Adhar C. Manna;Susham S. Ingavale;MaryBeth Maloney;Willem van Wamel

  • SgrA, a Nidogen-Binding LPXTG Surface Adhesin Implicated in Biofilm Formation, and EcbA, a Collagen Binding MSCRAMM, Are Two Novel Adhesins of Hospital-Acquired Enterococcus faecium

    Antoni P. A. Hendrickx;Miranda van Luit-Asbroek;Claudia M. E. Schapendonk;Willem J. B. van Wamel

  • Immune evasion cluster-positive bacteriophages are highly prevalent among human Staphylococcus aureus strains, but they are not essential in the first stages of nasal colonization

    N.J. Verkaik;M. Benard;H.A. Boelens;C.P. de Vogel

  • Dynamics and Determinants of Staphylococcus aureus Carriage in Infancy: the Generation R Study

    Ankie Lebon;Joost A. M. Labout;Henri A. Verbrugh;Vincent W. V. Jaddoe

  • Growth Condition-Dependent Esp Expression by Enterococcus faecium Affects Initial Adherence and Biofilm Formation

    Willem J. B. Van Wamel;Antoni P. A. Hendrickx;Marc J. M. Bonten;Janetta Top

Frequent Co-Authors

Alex van Belkum
Alex van Belkum BaseClear B.V.
Henri A. Verbrugh
Henri A. Verbrugh Erasmus University Rotterdam
Vincent W. V. Jaddoe
Vincent W. V. Jaddoe Erasmus University Rotterdam
Albert Hofman
Albert Hofman Harvard University
Rob J. L. Willems
Rob J. L. Willems Utrecht University
Herbert Hooijkaas
Herbert Hooijkaas Erasmus University Rotterdam
Jan Maarten van Dijl
Jan Maarten van Dijl University Medical Center Groningen
Jaap A. Wagenaar
Jaap A. Wagenaar Utrecht University
Ambrose L. Cheung
Ambrose L. Cheung Dartmouth College
Hubert P. Endtz
Hubert P. Endtz Erasmus University Rotterdam

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