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Willem Stoorvogel

Willem Stoorvogel

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
56
Citations
52415
World Ranking
14123
National Ranking
345

Willem Stoorvogel publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Biology and Biochemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Willem Stoorvogel sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 85 publications — 2nd percentile

2% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.

Willem Stoorvogel D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Biology and Biochemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Willem Stoorvogel sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 56 D-Index — 28th percentile

28% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.

Overview

Willem Stoorvogel is affiliated with Utrecht University in the Netherlands. Their research spans the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology as well as Immunology and Microbiology.

Their work primarily focuses on molecular and cellular processes, with significant contributions to the study of extracellular vesicles in disease. Additional research topics include microRNA in disease regulation, the reproductive system and pregnancy, cell adhesion molecules, immunotherapy and immune responses, RNA interference and gene delivery, and urinary bladder and prostate research.

Stoorvogel has published papers in several scientific journals, with notable frequent publications in the Journal of Extracellular Vesicles and the International Journal of Molecular Sciences.

  • A novel three step protocol to isolate extracellular vesicles from plasma or cell culture medium with both high yield and purity, 2020, Journal of Extracellular Vesicles
  • Dendritic cells release exosomes together with phagocytosed pathogen; potential implications for the role of exosomes in antigen presentation, 2020, Journal of Extracellular Vesicles
  • Proteomic Profiling of Two Distinct Populations of Extracellular Vesicles Isolated from Human Seminal Plasma, 2020, International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Extracellular vesicles from seminal plasma interact with T cells in vitro and drive their differentiation into regulatory T-cells, 2024, Journal of Extracellular Vesicles

Frequent collaborators include Xiaogang Zhang, Ellen G. F. Borg, Harmjan R. Vos, Richard Wubbolts, and Marianne Boes.

Their subject areas cover the subfields of molecular biology, immunology, cancer research, immunology and allergy, and urology.

Best Publications

  • Minimal information for studies of extracellular vesicles 2018 (MISEV2018) : a position statement of the International Society for Extracellular Vesicles and update of the MISEV2014 guidelines

    Clotilde Théry;Kenneth W. Witwer;Elena Aikawa;Maria Jose Alcaraz

  • Extracellular vesicles: exosomes, microvesicles, and friends.

    Graça Raposo;Graça Raposo;Willem Stoorvogel

  • Biological properties of extracellular vesicles and their physiological functions

    María Yáñez-Mó;Pia R.-M. Siljander;Zoraida Andreu;Apolonija Bedina Zavec

  • B lymphocytes secrete antigen-presenting vesicles.

    G Raposo;H W Nijman;W Stoorvogel;R Liejendekker

  • Selective Enrichment of Tetraspan Proteins on the Internal Vesicles of Multivesicular Endosomes and on Exosomes Secreted by Human B-lymphocytes

    Jean Michel Escola;Monique J. Kleijmeer;Willem Stoorvogel;Janice M. Griffith

  • Exosome: from internal vesicle of the multivesicular body to intercellular signaling device.

    K. Denzer;M.J. Kleijmeer;H.F. Heijnen;W. Stoorvogel

  • Vesiclepedia: a compendium for extracellular vesicles with continuous community annotation

    Hina Kalra;Richard J. Simpson;Hong Ji;Elena Aikawa

  • Proteomic and biochemical analyses of human B cell-derived exosomes. Potential implications for their function and multivesicular body formation.

    Richard Wubbolts;Rachel S. Leckie;Peter T.M. Veenhuizen;Guenter Schwarzmann

  • The biogenesis and functions of exosomes.

    Willem Stoorvogel;Monique J. Kleijmeer;Hans J. Geuze;Graça Raposo

  • Fluorescent labeling of nano-sized vesicles released by cells and subsequent quantitative and qualitative analysis by high-resolution flow cytometry

    Els J van der Vlist;Esther N M Nolte-'t Hoen;Willem Stoorvogel;Ger J A Arkesteijn

  • Deep sequencing of RNA from immune cell-derived vesicles uncovers the selective incorporation of small non-coding RNA biotypes with potential regulatory functions

    Esther N. M. Nolte-’t Hoen;Henk P. J. Buermans;Maaike Waasdorp;Willem Stoorvogel

  • Endothelial cells require miR-214 to secrete exosomes that suppress senescence and induce angiogenesis in human and mouse endothelial cells

    Bas W. M. van Balkom;Olivier G. de Jong;Michiel Smits;Jolanda Brummelman

  • A novel class of clathrin-coated vesicles budding from endosomes.

    W Stoorvogel;V Oorschot;H J Geuze

  • Association of the AP-3 adaptor complex with clathrin

    Esteban C. Dell'Angelica;Judith Klumperman;Judith Klumperman;Willem Stoorvogel;Willem Stoorvogel;Juan S. Bonifacino;Juan S. Bonifacino

  • MHC II In dendritic cells is targeted to lysosomes or T cell-induced exosomes via distinct multivesicular body pathways

    Sonja I. Buschow;Esther N. M. Nolte‐‘t Hoen;Guillaume Van Niel;Maaike S. Pols

  • Late endosomes derive from early endosomes by maturation

    Willem Stoorvogel;Ger J. Strous;Hans J. Geuze;Viola Oorschot

  • Transport from late endosomes to lysosomes, but not sorting of integral membrane proteins in endosomes, depends on the vacuolar proton pump.

    A. W. M. Van Weert;K. W. Dunn;H. J. Geuze;F. R. Maxfield

  • Activated T cells recruit exosomes secreted by dendritic cells via LFA-1

    Esther N. M. Nolte-‘t Hoen;Sonja I. Buschow;Stephen M. Anderton;Willem Stoorvogel

  • Antigen Presentation by Extracellular Vesicles from Professional Antigen-Presenting Cells

    Marthe F.S. Lindenbergh;Willem Stoorvogel

  • COMMENTARY Exosome: from internal vesicle of the multivesicular body to intercellular signaling device

    Kristin Denzer;Monique J. Kleijmeer;Harry F. G. Heijnen;Willem Stoorvogel

Frequent Co-Authors

Hans J. Geuze
Hans J. Geuze Utrecht University
Marca H. M. Wauben
Marca H. M. Wauben Utrecht University
Graça Raposo
Graça Raposo Institut Curie
Bernard A.J. Roelen
Bernard A.J. Roelen Utrecht University
Ben Colenbrander
Ben Colenbrander Utrecht University
Edit I. Buzás
Edit I. Buzás Semmelweis University
Viola Oorschot
Viola Oorschot Utrecht University
Ger J. Strous
Ger J. Strous BIMINI Biotech
Alan L. Schwartz
Alan L. Schwartz Washington University in St. Louis
Hernando A. del Portillo
Hernando A. del Portillo University of Barcelona

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