Ben Witteman

10.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
115 papers, 3.6k citations indexed

About

Ben Witteman is a scholar working on Surgery, Gastroenterology and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Ben Witteman has authored 115 papers receiving a total of 3.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 36 papers in Surgery, 32 papers in Gastroenterology and 28 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Ben Witteman's work include Gastrointestinal motility and disorders (28 papers), Microscopic Colitis (16 papers) and Nutrition and Health in Aging (11 papers). Ben Witteman is often cited by papers focused on Gastrointestinal motility and disorders (28 papers), Microscopic Colitis (16 papers) and Nutrition and Health in Aging (11 papers). Ben Witteman collaborates with scholars based in Netherlands, United States and United Kingdom. Ben Witteman's co-authors include Karel J. van Erpecum, Nicole M. de Roos, Alexander C. Poen, Hans A.R.E. Tuynman, Cyriel Y. Ponsioen, Ulrich Beuers, Kirsten Boonstra, Henk R. van Buuren, Joost P.H. Drenth and J.H.M. de Vries and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Gastroenterology and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Ben Witteman

110 papers receiving 3.5k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Population-based epidemiology, malignancy risk, and outcome of primary sclerosing cholangitis

2013 472 citations Karel J. van Erpecum, Alexander C. Poen et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Ben Witteman Netherlands	30	1.7k	1.1k	991	714	546	115	3.6k
Dae Won Jun South Korea	37	1.3k 0.8×	3.1k 2.9×	1.5k 1.5×	328 0.5×	137 0.3×	290	5.3k
Walter Heldwein Germany	23	1.0k 0.6×	668 0.6×	622 0.6×	604 0.8×	194 0.4×	62	2.4k
Jiing‐Chyuan Luo Taiwan	32	1.2k 0.7×	702 0.6×	576 0.6×	613 0.9×	82 0.2×	121	3.0k
Jean‐Luc Bouillot France	45	4.2k 2.5×	1.9k 1.8×	378 0.4×	654 0.9×	215 0.4×	139	8.0k
Gianfranço Silecchia Italy	36	3.0k 1.8×	652 0.6×	213 0.2×	1.1k 1.5×	96 0.2×	181	4.6k
Farhad Zamani Iran	30	527 0.3×	1.6k 1.5×	646 0.7×	224 0.3×	105 0.2×	178	3.5k
M Castagneto Italy	38	4.7k 2.8×	925 0.9×	466 0.5×	685 1.0×	214 0.4×	217	7.4k
Shikha S. Sundaram United States	26	1.1k 0.6×	1.4k 1.3×	679 0.7×	246 0.3×	146 0.3×	72	2.9k
Marialena Mouzaki United States	24	852 0.5×	2.7k 2.5×	856 0.9×	158 0.2×	295 0.5×	98	4.0k
Young‐Tae Bak South Korea	28	1.4k 0.9×	503 0.5×	395 0.4×	487 0.7×	88 0.2×	145	2.9k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ben Witteman

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20 of 20 papers shown

Witteman, Ben, N. Tjarda van Heek, Elske C. Gootjes, et al.. (2025). Bowel-Related Symptoms and Dietary Fiber Intake in Colorectal Cancer Survivors. JAMA Network Open. 8(11). e2542147–e2542147.

Ríos-Morales, Melany, Madelon J. Logtenberg, Shohreh Keshtkar, et al.. (2024). Detailed Analysis of Prebiotic Fructo- and Galacto-Oligosaccharides in the Human Small Intestine. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 72(38). 21152–21165. 4 indexed citations

Faber, Willemijn, et al.. (2023). Effective bowel management in spinal cord injury during inpatient rehabilitation: data from the Dutch spinal cord injury database. Spinal Cord. 61(9). 492–498. 1 indexed citations

D’Haens, Geert, Carlos Taxonera, Antonio López–Sanromán, et al.. (2023). 603 VEDOLIZUMAB PREVENTS POSTOPERATIVE REUCURRENCE IN CROHN'S DISEASE: RESULTS OF THE REPREVIO TRIAL. Gastroenterology. 164(6). S–111. 1 indexed citations

Weiland, Christina J. Sperna, Alexander C. Poen, Niels G. Venneman, et al.. (2022). Suspected common bile duct stones: reduction of unnecessary ERCP by pre-procedural imaging and timing of ERCP. Surgical Endoscopy. 37(2). 1194–1202. 12 indexed citations

Hermes, Gerben D. A., Nicole M. de Roos, Ben Witteman, et al.. (2022). Fecal Microbiota Signatures Are Not Consistently Related to Symptom Severity in Irritable Bowel Syndrome. Digestive Diseases and Sciences. 67(11). 5137–5148. 18 indexed citations

Roos, Nicole M. de, et al.. (2021). Development and validation of the FiberScreen: A short questionnaire to screen fibre intake in adults. Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics. 34(6). 969–980. 8 indexed citations

Faber, Willemijn, Janneke M. Stolwijk-Swüste, Janneke Nachtegaal, et al.. (2021). Faecal Microbiota in Patients with Neurogenic Bowel Dysfunction and Spinal Cord Injury or Multiple Sclerosis—A Systematic Review. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 10(8). 1598–1598. 12 indexed citations

Witteman, Ben, Mikal van Poll, Hjalmar van Santvoort, et al.. (2020). Safety and efficacy of omega-3 fatty acids in acute pancreatitis and in sepsis: A systematic review and meta-analysis. HPB. 22. S408–S408. 1 indexed citations

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Roos, Nicole M. de, Erwin G. Zoetendal, J.L. Top, et al.. (2020). Increasing dietary fibre intake in healthy adults using personalised dietary advice compared with general advice: a single-blind randomised controlled trial. Public Health Nutrition. 24(5). 1117–1128. 12 indexed citations

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Vries, J.H.M. de, et al.. (2018). Patient’s Dietary Beliefs and Behaviours in Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Digestive Diseases. 37(2). 131–139. 97 indexed citations

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Kruizenga, Hinke, Peter J.M. Weijs, Luc P. Bastiaanse, et al.. (2016). Undernutrition screening survey in 564,063 patients: patients with a positive undernutrition screening score stay in hospital 1.4 d longer. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 103(4). 1026–1032. 112 indexed citations

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Timmer, Robin, Matthijs P. Schwartz, Ben Witteman, et al.. (2013). Endoscopic ultrasonography-guided drainage is an effective and relatively safe treatment for peripancreatic fluid collections in a cohort of 108 symptomatic patients. European Journal of Gastroenterology & Hepatology. 25(8). 958–963. 17 indexed citations

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Elias, Sjoerd G., Ben Witteman, Jelle G. Goedhard, et al.. (2013). Application of the Rome III criteria is not likely to reduce the number of unnecessary referrals for colonoscopy in primary care. European Journal of Gastroenterology & Hepatology. 25(5). 568–574. 3 indexed citations

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Boeckel, Petra G.A. van, Ewout W. Steyerberg, Frank P. Vleggaar, et al.. (2011). Multicenter study evaluating factors for stent patency in patients with malignant biliary strictures: development of a simple score model. Journal of Gastroenterology. 46(9). 1104–1110. 18 indexed citations

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Pot, Gerda K., Gosia Majsak‐Newman, Anouk Geelen, et al.. (2009). Fish consumption and markers of colorectal cancer risk: a multicenter randomized controlled trial. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 90(2). 354–361. 29 indexed citations

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Pot, Gerda K., James E. Haber, Gosia Majsak‐Newman, et al.. (2009). Increasing fish consumption does not affect genotoxicity markers in the colon in an intervention study. Carcinogenesis. 31(6). 1087–1091. 9 indexed citations

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Kuiper, Edith M.M., Bettina E. Hansen, Richard A. de Vries, et al.. (2009). Improved Prognosis of Patients With Primary Biliary Cirrhosis That Have a Biochemical Response to Ursodeoxycholic Acid. Gastroenterology. 136(4). 1281–1287. 312 indexed citations

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Witteman, Ben, et al.. (2008). Effect of the Antidepressant Venlafaxine in Functional Dyspepsia: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial. Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology. 6(7). 746–752. 96 indexed citations

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Lieshout, Esther M.M. Van, Dorien M. Tiemessen, Ben Witteman, Jan B.�M.�J. Jansen, & Wilbert H.M. Peters. (1999). Low Glutathione and Glutathione S‐Transferase Levels in Barrett's Esophagus as Compared to Normal Esophageal Epithelium. Japanese Journal of Cancer Research. 90(1). 81–85. 35 indexed citations

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