Alewijn Ott

17.2k citations

100 papers · 12.2k indexed · 8 hit papers · h-index 43

Co-authors: Monique M.B. Breteler F. van Harskamp Albert Hofman Ronald P. Stolk Huibert A. P. Pols Diederick E. Grobbee Lenore J. Launer Christine Van Broeckhoven
Topics: Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus (20 papers)Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research (19 papers)Alzheimer's disease research and treatments (10 papers)
Cited by: Neurology Psychiatry and Mental health Physiology
Journals: The Lancet Annals of Internal Medicine The Journal of Immunology
Partner nations: Netherlands United States Australia

In The Last Decade

Alewijn Ott

98 papers receiving 11.7k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Diabetes mellitus and the risk of dementia

1999 1.7k citations Alewijn Ott, F. van Harskamp et al. profile →
Atherosclerosis, apolipoprotein E, and prevalence of dementia and Alzheimer's disease in the Rotterdam Study

1997 1.1k citations Albert Hofman, Alewijn Ott et al. The Lancet profile →
Dietary fat intake and the risk of incident dementia in the Rotterdam study

1997 673 citations Alewijn Ott, Monique M.B. Breteler et al. profile →
Risk and outcome of nosocomial Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia in nasal carriers versus non-carriers

2004 673 citations Heiman Wertheim, Martine De Vos et al. The Lancet profile →
Prevalence of Alzheimer's disease and vascular dementia: association with education. The Rotterdam study

1995 587 citations Alewijn Ott, Monique M.B. Breteler et al. profile →
Rates and risk factors for dementia and Alzheimer’s disease

1999 566 citations Kjeld Andersen, Michael Dewey et al. profile →
Atrial Fibrillation and Dementia in a Population-Based Study

1997 528 citations Alewijn Ott, Monique M.B. Breteler et al. profile →
Association of diabetes mellitus and dementia: The Rotterdam Study

1996 507 citations Alewijn Ott, Albert Hofman et al. profile →

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Alewijn Ott

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Alewijn Ott. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Alewijn Ott based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Alewijn Ott. Alewijn Ott is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Changes in enterovirus epidemiology after easing of lockdown measures 2023 ·Journal of Clinical Virology ·(unknown),Marjolein Knoester,Lilli Gard,Alewijn Ott,A. H. Brandenburg,(unknown),Hubert G.M. Niesters,Coretta van Leer‐Buter	15
2	Risk factors for acute toxoplasmosis in the Netherlands 2023 ·Epidemiology and Infection ·Ingrid Friesema,Agnetha Hofhuis,(unknown),A Jansz,Alewijn Ott,Jaap J. van Hellemond,Joke van der Giessen,Laetitia M. Kortbeek,Marieke Opsteegh	14
3	Treatment and Outcome of Culture-Confirmed Mycobacterium marinum Disease 2022 ·Open Forum Infectious Diseases ·(unknown),C.L.M. van Hees,(unknown),Hannelore I. Bax,Tom Sprong,Bert Mulder,A Jansz,Arjanne van Griethuysen,Ron Bosboom,Annette M. Stemerding,M.I.A. Koetsier,(unknown),(unknown),Koen D. Quint,Alewijn Ott,Dick van Soolingen,Saskia Kuipers,Reinout van Crevel,Jakko van Ingen	12
4	Who is providing HIV diagnostic testing? Comparing HIV testing by general practitioners and sexual health centres in five regions in the Netherlands, 2011−2018 2021 ·Sexually Transmitted Infections ·(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),Hannelore M Götz,(unknown),(unknown),Elske Hoornenborg,Alewijn Ott,(unknown),Nicole H. T. M. Dukers–Muijrers,Christian J. P. A. Hoebe,(unknown),(unknown),Maarten F. Schim van der Loeff,Suzanne E. Geerlings,Jan van Bergen	4
5	Proportion of asylum seekers carrying multi-drug resistant microorganisms is persistently increased after arrival in the Netherlands 2019 ·Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control ·(unknown),(unknown),Alewijn Ott,John W. A. Rossen,(unknown),Spyros Pournaras,Erik Bathoorn,Ymkje Stienstra	16
6	Malaria Fever Therapy for General Paralysis of the Insane: A Historical Cohort Study 2017 ·European Neurology ·(unknown),(unknown),Aernoud T.L. Fiolet,Alewijn Ott,Peter J. Koehler,Piet A. Kager,W.M.A. Verhoeven	8
7	High Prevalence of Infectious Diseases and Drug-Resistant Microorganisms in Asylum Seekers Admitted to Hospital; No Carbapenemase Producing Enterobacteriaceae until September 2015 2016 ·PLoS ONE ·(unknown),Mariëtte Lokate,(unknown),(unknown),Alewijn Ott,Alex W. Friedrich,Rob van Hest,Onno W. Akkerman,(unknown),Tjip S. van der Werf,Erik Bathoorn,Ymkje Stienstra	32
8	Cyanoacrylate Skin Microsealant for Preventing Surgical Site Infection after Vascular Surgery: A Discontinued Randomized Clinical Trial 2014 ·Surgical Infections ·(unknown),Alewijn Ott,Michel M.P.J. Reijnen,J. Oskam,J.J.A.M. van den Dungen,Clark J. Zeebregts	8
9	5 years of experience implementing a methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus search and destroy policy at the largest university medical center in the Netherlands 2009 ·Martine De Vos,(unknown),Damian C. Melles∗,Femke Mollema,(unknown),Gerard A. Parlevliet,Alewijn Ott,Deborah Horst-Kreft,A.F. vanBelkum,H.A. Verbrugh	4
10	Antibiotic Prophylaxis and the Risk of Surgical Site Infections following Total Hip Arthroplasty: Timely Administration Is the Most Important Factor 2007 ·Clinical Infectious Diseases ·M.E.E. van Kasteren,Judith Manniën,Alewijn Ott,Bart Jan Kullberg,Annette S. de Boer,Inge C. Gyssens	189
11	Moraxella catarrhalisis only a weak activator of the mannose-binding lectin (MBL) pathway of complement activation 2005 ·FEMS Microbiology Letters ·John P. Hays,Alewijn Ott,Cees M. Verduin,Alex van Belkum,Saskia Kuipers	7
12	Risk and outcome of nosocomial Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia in nasal carriers versus non-carriersbreakdown → 2004 ·The Lancet ·Heiman Wertheim,Martine De Vos,Alewijn Ott,Alex van Belkum,Andreas Voß,Jan Kluytmans,P. H. J. van Keulen,Christina M. J. E. Vandenbroucke‐Grauls,(unknown),Henri A. Verbrugh	673
13	Staphylococcus aureusnasal carriage is not associated with known polymorphism in the Vitamin D receptor gene 2004 ·FEMS Immunology & Medical Microbiology ·Mark A. A. Claassen,Jan Nouwen,Yue Fang,Alewijn Ott,Henri A. Verbrugh,Albert Hofman,Alex van Belkum,André G. Uitterlinden	22
14	Education and Risk for Alzheimer's Disease: Sex Makes a Difference EURODEM Pooled Analyses 2000 ·American Journal of Epidemiology ·Luc Letenneur,John Launer,Kjeld Andersen,Michael Dewey,Alewijn Ott,J. R. M. Copeland,(unknown),P. Kragh‐Sørensen,Marzia Baldereschi,Carol Brayne,António Lobo,J. M. Martínez‐Lage,Theo Stijnen,Albert Hofman	102
15	Prevalence and Determinants of Fecal Colonization with Vancomycin-ResistantEnterococcusin Hospitalized Patients in The Netherlands 2000 ·Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology ·Nicole van den Braak,Alewijn Ott,Alex van Belkum,Jan Kluytmans,Johannes G.M. Koeleman,Lodewijk Spanjaard,Andreas Voß,A.J.L. Weersink,Christina M. J. E. Vandenbroucke‐Grauls,A. G. M. Buiting,Henri A. Verbrugh,Hubert P. Endtz	40
16	Blood Pressure and Risk of Dementia: Results from the Rotterdam Study and the Gothenburg H-70 Study 2000 ·Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders ·Annemieke Ruitenberg,Ingmar Skoog,Alewijn Ott,Ólafur Aevarsson,J. C. M. Witteman,Bodil Lernfelt,F. van Harskamp,Albert Hofman,Monique M.B. Breteler	201
17	Is age-related maculopathy associated with Alzheimers disease? 1998 ·Caroline C. W. Klaver,Alewijn Ott,Albert Hofman,Paulus T.V.M. de Jong	8
18	Incidence and Risk of Dementia: The Rotterdam study 1998 ·American Journal of Epidemiology ·Alewijn Ott,Monique M.B. Breteler,F. van Harskamp,Theo Stijnen,Albert Hofman	344
19	Smoking and risk of dementia and Alzheimer's disease in a population-based cohort study: the Rotterdam Study 1998 ·The Lancet ·Alewijn Ott,(unknown),Albert Hofman,F. van Harskamp,(unknown),Christine Van Broeckhoven,Cornelia M. van Duijn,Monique M.B. Breteler	394
20	Local variability in respiratory syncytial virus disease severity 1997 ·Archives of Disease in Childhood ·(unknown),P.Y. Jeannet,H A van Steensel-Moll,Alewijn Ott,P H Rothbarth,W Wunderli,S. Suter,H. J. Neijens,Albert D. M. E. Osterhaus,Claire‐Anne Siegrist	44

About Alewijn Ott

Alewijn Ott is a scholar working on Microbiology, Infectious Diseases and Microbiology, having authored 100 papers that have together received 12.2k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus (20 papers), Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research (19 papers) and Alzheimer's disease research and treatments (10 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Neurology (1.8k citations), Psychiatry and Mental health (3.2k citations) and Physiology (3.9k citations). Alewijn Ott has collaborated with scholars based in Netherlands, United States and Australia. Frequent co-authors include Monique M.B. Breteler, F. van Harskamp, Albert Hofman, Albert Hofman, Ronald P. Stolk, Huibert A. P. Pols, Diederick E. Grobbee, Lenore J. Launer, Christine Van Broeckhoven and Theo Stijnen. Their work appears in journals such as The Lancet, Annals of Internal Medicine and The Journal of Immunology.

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