D. Meeike Kusters

2.5k total citations · 2 hit papers
31 papers, 1.7k citations indexed

About

D. Meeike Kusters is a scholar working on Surgery, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism and Cancer Research. According to data from OpenAlex, D. Meeike Kusters has authored 31 papers receiving a total of 1.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 29 papers in Surgery, 15 papers in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism and 10 papers in Cancer Research. Recurrent topics in D. Meeike Kusters's work include Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health (29 papers), Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins (15 papers) and Cancer, Lipids, and Metabolism (10 papers). D. Meeike Kusters is often cited by papers focused on Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health (29 papers), Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins (15 papers) and Cancer, Lipids, and Metabolism (10 papers). D. Meeike Kusters collaborates with scholars based in Netherlands, United States and Canada. D. Meeike Kusters's co-authors include John J.P. Kastelein, Albert Wiegman, Barbara A. Hutten, Eric de Groot, Ilse K. Luirink, Jaap W. Groothoff, Michel H. Hof, Frits A. Wijburg, Hans J. Avis and Joep C. Defesche and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, JAMA and Circulation.

In The Last Decade

D. Meeike Kusters

30 papers receiving 1.6k 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.

20-Year Follow-up of Statins in Children with Familial Hypercholesterolemia

2019 389 citations Ilse K. Luirink, Albert Wiegman et al. profile →
Homozygous autosomal dominant hypercholesterolaemia in the Netherlands: prevalence, genotype–phenotype relationship, and clinical outcome

2014 308 citations Barbara Sjouke, D. Meeike Kusters et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
D. Meeike Kusters Netherlands	19	1.4k	624	423	395	259	31	1.7k
Mary P. McGowan United States	16	1.6k 1.2×	714 1.1×	506 1.2×	461 1.2×	415 1.6×	46	2.1k
Paul Ziajka United States	11	1.0k 0.8×	499 0.8×	315 0.7×	271 0.7×	228 0.9×	18	1.3k
Roeland Huijgen Netherlands	23	1.2k 0.9×	470 0.8×	341 0.8×	344 0.9×	291 1.1×	44	1.5k
Damon A. Bell Australia	23	1.1k 0.8×	528 0.8×	357 0.8×	300 0.8×	286 1.1×	100	1.6k
Martin P. Bogsrud Norway	20	739 0.5×	241 0.4×	274 0.6×	229 0.6×	139 0.5×	84	1.1k
Ilse K. Luirink Netherlands	13	673 0.5×	260 0.4×	247 0.6×	187 0.5×	141 0.5×	19	906
Jong-Soon Park United States	12	793 0.6×	632 1.0×	375 0.9×	133 0.3×	171 0.7×	27	1.7k
J.J.P. Kastelein Netherlands	15	835 0.6×	427 0.7×	319 0.8×	254 0.6×	178 0.7×	30	1.2k
Kimmo Kohtamäki Finland	7	1.2k 0.9×	637 1.0×	511 1.2×	154 0.4×	262 1.0×	9	1.9k
Nitin Mahajan United States	18	580 0.4×	311 0.5×	389 0.9×	170 0.4×	149 0.6×	66	1.5k

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Reijman, M. Doortje, D. Meeike Kusters, & Albert Wiegman. (2024). Current and emerging monoclonal antibodies for treating familial hypercholesterolemia in children. Expert Opinion on Biological Therapy. 24(4). 243–249. 2 indexed citations

Kusters, D. Meeike, et al.. (2024). Lipid metabolism during pregnancy: consequences for mother and child. Current Opinion in Lipidology. 35(3). 133–140. 32 indexed citations

Hutten, Barbara A., et al.. (2024). Familial hypercholesterolemia in children and the importance of early treatment. Current Opinion in Lipidology. 35(3). 126–132.

Reijman, M. Doortje, D. Meeike Kusters, Willemijn E. Corpeleijn, et al.. (2023). CTCA in children with severe heterozygous familial hypercholesterolaemia: Screening for subclinical atherosclerosis. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 55. 1–4. 1 indexed citations

Hutten, Barbara A., et al.. (2022). Intima-media thickness in treated and untreated patients with and without familial hypercholesterolemia: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of clinical lipidology. 16(2). 128–142. 13 indexed citations

Reijman, M. Doortje, D. Meeike Kusters, & Albert Wiegman. (2021). Advances in familial hypercholesterolaemia in children. The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health. 5(9). 652–661. 18 indexed citations

Kusters, D. Meeike, Maria Caceres, Claude Gagné, et al.. (2015). Efficacy and Safety of Ezetimibe Monotherapy in Children with Heterozygous Familial or Nonfamilial Hypercholesterolemia. The Journal of Pediatrics. 166(6). 1377–1384.e3. 46 indexed citations

Braamskamp, Marjet J.A.M., D. Meeike Kusters, Hans J. Avis, et al.. (2015). Long-Term Statin Treatment in Children with Familial Hypercholesterolemia: More Insight into Tolerability and Adherence. Pediatric Drugs. 17(2). 159–166. 44 indexed citations

Braamskamp, Marjet J.A.M., D. Meeike Kusters, Albert Wiegman, et al.. (2015). Gonadal steroids, gonadotropins and DHEAS in young adults with familial hypercholesterolemia who had initiated statin therapy in childhood. Atherosclerosis. 241(2). 427–432. 20 indexed citations

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Sjouke, Barbara, D. Meeike Kusters, Iris Kindt, et al.. (2014). HOMOZYGOUS AUTOSOMAL DOMINANT HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA IN THE NETHERLANDS: PREVALENCE, GENOTYPE-PHENOTYPE RELATIONSHIP AND CLINICAL OUTCOME. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 63(12). A2050–A2050. 28 indexed citations

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Braamskamp, Marjet J.A.M., D. Meeike Kusters, Hans J. Avis, et al.. (2013). Abstract 17837: Patients With Familial Hypercholesterolemia Who Initiated Statin Treatment In Childhood Are At Lower Risk For Chd Then Their Affected Parents. Circulation. 128. 1 indexed citations

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Kusters, D. Meeike, Hans J. Avis, Marjet J.A.M. Braamskamp, et al.. (2013). Inheritance pattern of familial hypercholesterolemia and markers of cardiovascular risk. Journal of Lipid Research. 54(9). 2543–2549. 18 indexed citations

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Kusters, D. Meeike, Brian W. McCrindle, David Cassiman, et al.. (2013). Design and baseline data of a pediatric study with rosuvastatin in familial hypercholesterolemia. Journal of clinical lipidology. 7(5). 408–413. 14 indexed citations

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Kusters, D. Meeike, Albert Wiegman, John J.P. Kastelein, & Barbara A. Hutten. (2013). Carotid Intima-Media Thickness in Children With Familial Hypercholesterolemia. Circulation Research. 114(2). 307–310. 109 indexed citations

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Avis, Hans J., D. Meeike Kusters, Maud N. Vissers, et al.. (2012). Follow-Up of Children Diagnosed with Familial Hypercholesterolemia in a National Genetic Screening Program. The Journal of Pediatrics. 161(1). 99–103. 26 indexed citations

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Kusters, D. Meeike, et al.. (2012). Statin use during pregnancy: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Expert Review of Cardiovascular Therapy. 10(3). 363–378. 70 indexed citations

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Nolting, Pernette R. W. de Sauvage, et al.. (2011). Serum bilirubin levels in familial hypercholesterolemia: a new risk marker for cardiovascular disease?. Journal of Lipid Research. 52(9). 1755–1759. 25 indexed citations

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Kusters, D. Meeike, Carine de Beaufort, Kurt Widhalm, et al.. (2011). Paediatric screening for hypercholesterolaemia in Europe: Table 1. Archives of Disease in Childhood. 97(3). 272–276. 61 indexed citations

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Sjouke, Barbara, D. Meeike Kusters, John J.P. Kastelein, & G. Kees Hovingh. (2011). Familial Hypercholesterolemia: Present and Future Management. Current Cardiology Reports. 13(6). 527–536. 35 indexed citations

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Graaf, Anouk van der, Hans J. Avis, D. Meeike Kusters, et al.. (2011). Molecular Basis of Autosomal Dominant Hypercholesterolemia. Circulation. 123(11). 1167–1173. 68 indexed citations

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