Eddy J. Smid

16.5k total citations · 3 hit papers
198 papers, 11.9k citations indexed

About

Eddy J. Smid is a scholar working on Food Science, Molecular Biology and Nutrition and Dietetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Eddy J. Smid has authored 198 papers receiving a total of 11.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 124 papers in Food Science, 116 papers in Molecular Biology and 33 papers in Nutrition and Dietetics. Recurrent topics in Eddy J. Smid's work include Probiotics and Fermented Foods (91 papers), Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction (37 papers) and Gut microbiota and health (29 papers). Eddy J. Smid is often cited by papers focused on Probiotics and Fermented Foods (91 papers), Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction (37 papers) and Gut microbiota and health (29 papers). Eddy J. Smid collaborates with scholars based in Netherlands, Zambia and Denmark. Eddy J. Smid's co-authors include L.G.M. Gorris, A. Ultee, E.P.W. Kets, Irene E. Pol, Michiel Kleerebezem, Tjakko Abee, Bas Teusink, M.H.J. Bennik, Atte von Wright and Tiina Mattila‐Sandholm and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, PLoS ONE and Applied and Environmental Microbiology.

In The Last Decade

Eddy J. Smid

191 papers receiving 11.3k 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.

Characterization of the Action of Selected Essential Oil Components on Gram-Negative Bacteria

1998 1.4k citations Irene E. Pol, Eddy J. Smid et al. profile →
Health benefits of fermented foods: microbiota and beyond

2016 1.0k citations Eddy J. Smid et al. profile →
Mechanisms of Action of Carvacrol on the Food-Borne Pathogen Bacillus cereus

1999 633 citations Eddy J. Smid et al. Applied and Environmental Microbiology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Eddy J. Smid Netherlands	55	7.5k	5.3k	2.5k	2.0k	1.7k	198	11.9k
Giuseppe Spano Italy	57	6.6k 0.9×	3.5k 0.7×	2.6k 1.0×	2.2k 1.1×	1.4k 0.8×	192	8.9k
Rudi F. Vogel Germany	61	7.3k 1.0×	5.0k 0.9×	2.1k 0.8×	4.7k 2.4×	3.0k 1.7×	319	12.8k
Raffaella Di Cagno Italy	72	8.8k 1.2×	5.7k 1.1×	2.8k 1.1×	6.5k 3.3×	1.1k 0.7×	229	15.4k
Charles M. A. P. Franz Germany	54	9.0k 1.2×	6.8k 1.3×	1.2k 0.5×	3.2k 1.6×	1.8k 1.1×	239	13.6k
Anderson S. Sant’Ana Brazil	65	8.0k 1.1×	3.4k 0.6×	3.2k 1.3×	2.1k 1.1×	3.6k 2.1×	352	14.1k
Antonio Gálvez Spain	61	7.5k 1.0×	6.1k 1.2×	840 0.3×	2.3k 1.2×	2.6k 1.5×	247	12.1k
Zhaoxin Lu China	51	3.2k 0.4×	4.1k 0.8×	2.8k 1.1×	1.2k 0.6×	1.5k 0.9×	355	9.7k
Sandra Torriani Italy	51	5.8k 0.8×	4.0k 0.8×	1.3k 0.5×	1.5k 0.7×	1.1k 0.7×	191	7.9k
Raffaele Coppola Italy	47	6.1k 0.8×	3.0k 0.6×	2.3k 0.9×	1.6k 0.8×	785 0.5×	214	9.0k
Walter P. Hammes Germany	58	6.3k 0.8×	5.4k 1.0×	1.1k 0.4×	2.9k 1.5×	1.3k 0.8×	156	10.1k

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Banda, Armando Espinoza, et al.. (2025). Characterization and DNA barcoding of Zambian plant species used as inoculum in the traditional fermentation of Munkoyo; a cereal-based beverage. BMC Plant Biology. 25(1). 166–166.

Mastrigt, Oscar van, Joost W. Gouw, Yue Liu, et al.. (2025). Characterization of Extracellular Vesicles from Streptococcus thermophilus 065 and Their Potential to Modulate the Immune Response. Probiotics and Antimicrobial Proteins. 17(4). 2301–2312. 2 indexed citations

Scott, William T., David Henriques, Eddy J. Smid, Richard A. Notebaart, & Eva Balsa‐Canto. (2023). Dynamic genome‐scale modeling of Saccharomyces cerevisiae unravels mechanisms for ester formation during alcoholic fermentation. Biotechnology and Bioengineering. 120(7). 1998–2012. 11 indexed citations

Abee, Tjakko, et al.. (2022). Microaerobic metabolism of lactate and propionate enhances vitamin B12 production in Propionibacterium freudenreichii. Microbial Cell Factories. 21(1). 225–225. 14 indexed citations

Boeren, Sjef, et al.. (2021). Bacterial Microcompartments Coupled with Extracellular Electron Transfer Drive the Anaerobic Utilization of Ethanolamine in Listeria monocytogenes. mSystems. 6(2). 20 indexed citations

Li, Siming, et al.. (2021). Anaerobic Growth of Listeria monocytogenes on Rhamnose Is Stimulated by Vitamin B ₁₂ and Bacterial Microcompartment-Dependent 1,2-Propanediol Utilization. mSphere. 6(4). e0043421–e0043421. 8 indexed citations

Scott, William T., Oscar van Mastrigt, David E. Block, Richard A. Notebaart, & Eddy J. Smid. (2021). Nitrogenous Compound Utilization and Production of Volatile Organic Compounds among Commercial Wine Yeasts Highlight Strain-Specific Metabolic Diversity. Microbiology Spectrum. 9(1). e0048521–e0048521. 17 indexed citations

Shi, Wen, Manuel R. Plan, Pascal Courtin, et al.. (2021). Cyclic di-AMP Oversight of Counter-Ion Osmolyte Pools Impacts Intrinsic Cefuroxime Resistance in Lactococcus lactis. mBio. 12(2). 17 indexed citations

Minekus, Mans, Koen Venema, Leo Lahti, et al.. (2019). Microbial communities in a dynamic in vitro model for the human ileum resemble the human ileal microbiota. FEMS Microbiology Ecology. 95(8). 24 indexed citations

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Alexeeva, Svetlana, et al.. (2018). Spontaneously induced prophages are abundant in a naturally evolved bacterial starter culture and deliver competitive advantage to the host. BMC Microbiology. 18(1). 120–120. 42 indexed citations

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Mastrigt, Oscar van, Tjakko Abee, Søren K. Lillevang, & Eddy J. Smid. (2018). Quantitative physiology and aroma formation of a dairy Lactococcus lactis at near-zero growth rates. Food Microbiology. 73. 216–226. 38 indexed citations

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Smid, Eddy J., et al.. (2018). CRISPR-Cas genome engineering of esterase activity in Saccharomyces cerevisiae steers aroma formation. BMC Research Notes. 11(1). 682–682. 22 indexed citations

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Mastrigt, Oscar van, et al.. (2018). Aroma formation during cheese ripening is best resembled by Lactococcus lactis retentostat cultures. Microbial Cell Factories. 17(1). 104–104. 33 indexed citations

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Smid, Eddy J., et al.. (2015). Characterisation of biofilms formed by Lactobacillus plantarum WCFS1 and food spoilage isolates. International Journal of Food Microbiology. 207. 23–29. 82 indexed citations

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Bogert, Bartholomeus van den, Oylum Erkuş, Jos Boekhorst, et al.. (2013). Diversity of human small intestinalStreptococcusandVeillonellapopulations. FEMS Microbiology Ecology. 85(2). 376–388. 131 indexed citations

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Ramiro‐Garcia, Javier, Mark Davids, Bartholomeus van den Bogert, et al.. (2013). A comprehensive metatranscriptome analysis pipeline and its validation using human small intestine microbiota datasets. BMC Genomics. 14(1). 530–530. 92 indexed citations

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Ladero, Víctor, Ana Ramos, Anne Wiersma, et al.. (2007). High-Level Production of the Low-Calorie Sugar Sorbitol by Lactobacillus plantarum through Metabolic Engineering. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 73(6). 1864–1872. 81 indexed citations

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Serrano, Lenard, Douwe Molenaar, Michiel Wels, et al.. (2007). Thioredoxin reductase is a key factor in the oxidative stress response of Lactobacillus plantarum WCFS1. Microbial Cell Factories. 6(1). 29–29. 116 indexed citations

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Smid, Eddy J., Arno Wegkamp, Jos Boekhorst, et al.. (2005). Metabolic models for rational improvement of lactic acid bacteria as cell factories. Journal of Applied Microbiology. 98(6). 1326–1331. 32 indexed citations

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Pol, Irene E., H.C. Mastwijk, R.A. Slump, Mona Elena Popa, & Eddy J. Smid. (2001). Influence of Food Matrix on Inactivation of Bacillus cereus by Combinations of Nisin, Pulsed Electric Field Treatment, and Carvacrol. Journal of Food Protection. 64(7). 1012–1018. 61 indexed citations

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