Carel Thijs

18.3k total citations · 3 hit papers
155 papers, 10.3k citations indexed

About

Carel Thijs is a scholar working on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Physiology and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Carel Thijs has authored 155 papers receiving a total of 10.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 50 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 45 papers in Physiology and 24 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Carel Thijs's work include Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (36 papers), Asthma and respiratory diseases (36 papers) and Pediatric health and respiratory diseases (21 papers). Carel Thijs is often cited by papers focused on Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (36 papers), Asthma and respiratory diseases (36 papers) and Pediatric health and respiratory diseases (21 papers). Carel Thijs collaborates with scholars based in Netherlands, United States and Germany. Carel Thijs's co-authors include John Penders, Piet A. van den Brandt, Ellen E. Stobberingh, Stef Kremers, Ischa Kummeling, Foekje F. Stelma, Bianca E.P. Snijders, Ester F. C. Sleddens, Cornelis Vink and Nanné K. de Vries and has published in prestigious journals such as Gastroenterology, PLoS ONE and American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.

In The Last Decade

Carel Thijs

153 papers receiving 9.9k 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.

Factors Influencing the Composition of the Intestinal Microbiota in Early Infancy

2006 1.6k citations John Penders, Carel Thijs et al. PEDIATRICS profile →
Gut microbiota composition and development of atopic manifestations in infancy: the KOALA Birth Cohort Study

2006 626 citations John Penders, Carel Thijs et al. profile →
General parenting, childhood overweight and obesity-inducing behaviors: a review

2011 340 citations Carel Thijs, Nanné K. de Vries et al. profile →

Author Peers

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Author						Papers	Cites
Carel Thijs	3.0k	2.5k	2.3k	2.0k	1.2k	155	10.3k
Anita L. Kozyrskyj	3.4k 1.1×	1.3k 0.5×	2.6k 1.1×	1.6k 0.8×	1.6k 1.3×	213	10.0k
Corinna Koebnick	1.5k 0.5×	2.1k 0.8×	2.5k 1.1×	1.4k 0.7×	1.3k 1.0×	170	10.2k
Gianvincenzo Zuccotti	1.6k 0.5×	1.6k 0.6×	1.4k 0.6×	1.3k 0.7×	2.5k 2.1×	700	11.8k
Sharon M. Donovan	2.7k 0.9×	1.2k 0.5×	979 0.4×	3.7k 1.9×	1.4k 1.1×	302	9.3k
Christian Mølgaard	1.6k 0.5×	3.3k 1.3×	2.3k 1.0×	4.0k 2.0×	1.6k 1.3×	286	11.3k
G. Harvey Anderson	1.2k 0.4×	3.2k 1.3×	4.3k 1.8×	4.6k 2.3×	1.2k 1.0×	362	13.0k
Edwin A. Mitchell	1.2k 0.4×	2.0k 0.8×	3.1k 1.3×	990 0.5×	1.4k 1.1×	275	12.3k
Carlo Agostoni	1.7k 0.6×	3.5k 1.4×	2.7k 1.2×	6.6k 3.3×	3.8k 3.1×	488	16.0k
Elvira Verduci	1.2k 0.4×	1.9k 0.7×	1.6k 0.7×	1.7k 0.9×	1.0k 0.9×	248	6.5k
Kevin Whelan	4.5k 1.5×	1.1k 0.4×	3.9k 1.7×	2.8k 1.4×	1.5k 1.2×	290	13.6k

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Barnett, David, Carel Thijs, Monique Mommers, et al.. (2025). Why do babies cry? Exploring the role of the gut microbiota in infantile colic, constipation, and cramps in the KOALA birth cohort study. Gut Microbes. 17(1). 2485326–2485326. 1 indexed citations

Barnett, David, Fangjie Gu, Carel Thijs, et al.. (2023). Human milk oligosaccharides, antimicrobial drugs, and the gut microbiota of term neonates: observations from the KOALA birth cohort study. Gut Microbes. 15(1). 2164152–2164152. 27 indexed citations

Moltó-Puigmartí, Carolina, Rima Obeid, Monique Mommers, Simone J. P. M. Eussen, & Carel Thijs. (2021). Maternal plasma choline and betaine in late pregnancy and child growth up to age 8 years in the KOALA Birth Cohort Study. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 114(4). 1438–1446. 7 indexed citations

Borewicz, Klaudyna, María Suárez‐Diez, Christine Hechler, et al.. (2019). The effect of prebiotic fortified infant formulas on microbiota composition and dynamics in early life. Scientific Reports. 9(1). 2434–2434. 71 indexed citations

Dondorp, Wybo, et al.. (2018). [Influenza vaccination in the elderly: is a trial on mortality ethically acceptable?]. PubMed. 162. 1 indexed citations

Heil, Sandra G., Simone J. P. M. Eussen, Carel Thijs, et al.. (2018). Intakes of Vitamin B-12 from Dairy Food, Meat, and Fish and Shellfish Are Independently and Positively Associated with Vitamin B-12 Biomarker Status in Pregnant Dutch Women. Journal of Nutrition. 149(1). 131–138. 13 indexed citations

Scheepers, Lieke E.J.M., Annelies Boonen, Jörgen Bierau, et al.. (2017). Associations of plasma uric acid and purine metabolites with blood pressure in children. Journal of Hypertension. 35(5). 982–993. 16 indexed citations

Boer, Dianne de Korte‐de, Monique Mommers, Carel Thijs, et al.. (2014). Early Life Growth and the Development of Preschool Wheeze, Independent from Overweight: The LucKi Birth Cohort Study. The Journal of Pediatrics. 166(2). 343–349.e1. 3 indexed citations

Moltó-Puigmartí, Carolina, M.C.J.M. van Dongen, Pieter C. Dagnelie, et al.. (2014). Maternal but Not Fetal FADS Gene Variants Modify the Association between Maternal Long-Chain PUFA Intake in Pregnancy and Birth Weight. Journal of Nutrition. 144(9). 1430–1437. 14 indexed citations

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Reijmerink, N. E., Marjan Kerkhof, R. W. B. Bottema, et al.. (2011). Toll-like receptors and microbial exposure: gene–gene and gene–environment interaction in the development of atopy. European Respiratory Journal. 38(4). 833–840. 18 indexed citations

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Gubbels, Jessica S., S. Kremers, Annette Stafleu, et al.. (2010). Child-care use and the association with body mass index and overweight in children from 7 months to 2 years of age. International Journal of Obesity. 34(10). 1480–1486. 61 indexed citations

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Moltó-Puigmartí, Carolina, Jogchum Plat, Ronald P. Mensink, et al.. (2010). FADS1 FADS2 gene variants modify the association between fish intake and the docosahexaenoic acid proportions in human milk. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 91(5). 1368–1376. 126 indexed citations

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Bottema, R. W. B., Dirkje S. Postma, N. E. Reijmerink, et al.. (2009). Interaction of T-cell and antigen presenting cell co-stimulatory genes in childhood IgE. European Respiratory Journal. 35(1). 54–63. 10 indexed citations

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Reijmerink, N. E., R. W. B. Bottema, Marjan Kerkhof, et al.. (2009). TLR‐related pathway analysis: novel gene–gene interactions in the development of asthma and atopy. Allergy. 65(2). 199–207. 64 indexed citations

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Penders, John, Carel Thijs, Cornelis Vink, et al.. (2006). Factors Influencing the Composition of the Intestinal Microbiota in Early Infancy. PEDIATRICS. 118(2). 511–521. 1646 indexed citations breakdown →

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Thijs, Carel, et al.. (2006). Ontwikkeling van een voedselfrequentievragenlijst. Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS). 2. 25–28. 9 indexed citations

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Thijs, Carel, et al.. (2006). Preventie van cariës door tandenpoetsen op de basisschool - een gerandomiseerde interventiestudie. Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS). 8. 472–481.

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Thijs, Carel, et al.. (2006). The motivational determinants of breast-feeding: Predictors for the continuation of breast-feeding. Preventive Medicine. 43(5). 394–401. 38 indexed citations

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Thijs, Carel, et al.. (2005). The Behavioral Determinants of Breast-Feeding in the Netherlands: Predictors for the Initiation of Breast-Feeding. Health Education & Behavior. 32(6). 809–824. 41 indexed citations

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Hoebe, Christian J. P. A., et al.. (1999). [Incidence and risk factors for eye injuries sustained at fairs: metal particles in the eye after a ride of dodg'em cars].. PubMed. 143(44). 2201–4. 1 indexed citations

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