Eric C. J. Claas

13.5k citations

182 papers · 9.0k indexed · 3 hit papers · h-index 51

Impact in

Infectious Diseases top 0.2%
- Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology
Epidemiology top 0.1%
- Respiratory viral infections research
- Influenza Virus Research Studies
- Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections
- Cytomegalovirus and herpesvirus research

Papers in

Infectious Diseases 82
- Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology 37
Epidemiology 126
- Respiratory viral infections research 49
- Influenza Virus Research Studies 35
- Cytomegalovirus and herpesvirus research 30
- Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections 17
- Herpesvirus Infections and Treatments 14

Co-authors: Kate Templeton Aloys C.M. Kroes Ed J. Kuijper Robert G. Webster Albert D. M. E. Osterhaus Guus F. Rimmelzwaan Sitha A. Scheltinga J.C. de Jong
Journals: Journal of Clinical Microbiology (36 papers)Journal of Clinical Virology (26 papers)Clinical Microbiology and Infection (9 papers)Journal of Medical Virology (8 papers)Clinical Infectious Diseases (7 papers)
Partner nations: Netherlands United Kingdom United States

In The Last Decade

Eric C. J. Claas

180 papers receiving 8.8k citations

Hit Papers

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Epidemiology and Clinical Presentations of the Four Human Coronaviruses 229E, HKU1, NL63, and OC43 Detected over 3 Years Using a Novel Multiplex Real-Time PCR Method 2010 · 493 citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2010 Journal of Clinical Microbiology
2010 Journal of Clinical Microbiology
1998 The Lancet

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Co-authors

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All Works

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1	Rapid and reliable species-level identification from clinical samples using 16S rRNA gene nanopore sequencing analysis Scientific Reports ·Marco J. R. Ivens, Sergio Kamminga, Kawtar Benchamach, Chaimae Akile, Els Wessels, Eric C. J. Claas, Stefan A. Boers	2025	1
2	Livestock-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus epidemiology, genetic diversity, and clinical characteristics in an urban region Frontiers in Microbiology ·Maria M. Konstantinovski, Leo M. Schouls, Sandra Witteveen, Eric C. J. Claas, Margriet E. M. Kraakman, Jayant Kalpoe, Eva Heimdahl Mattson, David J. Hetem, E.P.M. van Elzakker, Jos Kerremans, Vishal Hira, Thijs Bosch, Jairo Gooskens	2022	4
3	Rapid, Sensitive, and Specific Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Detection: A Multicenter Comparison Between Standard Quantitative Reverse-Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction and CRISPR-Based DETECTR The Journal of Infectious Diseases ·Eelke Brandsma, Han Verhagen, Thijs van de Laar, Eric C. J. Claas, Marion Cornelissen, Emile van den Akker	2020	47
4	Rhinovirus viremia in adult patients with high viral load in bronchoalveolar lavages Journal of Clinical Virology ·Anneloes L. van Rijn, Eric C. J. Claas, Peter A. von dem Borne, Aloys C.M. Kroes, Jutte J.C. de Vries	2017	5
5	Prevalence of colistin resistance gene (mcr-1) containing Enterobacteriaceae in feces of patients attending a tertiary care hospital and detection of a mcr-1 containing, colistin susceptible E. coli PLoS ONE ·Elisabeth M. Terveer, R.H.T. Nijhuis, Monique J. T. Crobach, Cornelis W. Knetsch, Karin Ellen Veldkamp, Jairo Gooskens, Ed J. Kuijper, Eric C. J. Claas	2017	53
6	Pretransplantation Donor–Recipient Pair Seroreactivity Against BK Polyomavirus Predicts Viremia and Nephropathy After Kidney Transplantation American Journal of Transplantation ·Herman F. Wunderink, E. van der Meijden, Caroline S. de Brouwer, Marko J.K. Mallat, Geert W. Haasnoot, Erik W. van Zwet, Eric C. J. Claas, Johan W. de Fijter, Aloys C.M. Kroes, F. Arnold, Antoine Touzé, Frans H.J. Claas, Joris I. Rotmans, Mariet C.W. Feltkamp	2016	65
7	Post-Travel Screening of Asymptomatic Long-Term Travelers to the Tropics for Intestinal Parasites Using Molecular Diagnostics American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene ·Darius Soonawala, Lisette van Lieshout, Marion A.M. den Boer, Eric C. J. Claas, Jaco J. Verweij, André Godkewitsch, Marchel Ratering, Leo G. Visser	2014	30
8	An integrated approach to control a prolonged outbreak of multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa in an intensive care unit Clinical Microbiology and Infection ·Marjolein Knoester, Mark de Boer, J.J. Maarleveld, Eric C. J. Claas, A.T. Bernards, Evert de Jonge, Jaap T. van Dissel, Karin Ellen Veldkamp	2013	53
9	Different cytokine signatures in children with localized and invasive adenovirus infection after stem cell transplantation Pediatric Transplantation ·Lianne Haveman, Wilco de Jager, Anton M. van Loon, Eric C. J. Claas, Berent J. Prakken, Marc Bierings	2010	4
10	Potential Influence of More-Sensitive HIV-1 Load Detection by the new Roche Cobas AmpliPrep/Cobas TaqMan Version 2.0 Assay on Clinical Management of HIV-Positive Pregnant Women Journal of Clinical Microbiology ·Mark de Boer, Els Wessels, Eric C. J. Claas, Frank P. Kroon	2010	7
11	Evaluation of an internally controlled real-time PCR targeting the ospA gene for detection of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato DNA in cerebrospinal fluid Clinical Microbiology and Infection ·Jairo Gooskens, Kate Templeton, Eric C. J. Claas, Alje P. van Dam	2006	51
12	Validation of clinical application of cytomegalovirus plasma DNA load measurement and definition of treatment criteria by analysis of correlation to antigen detection (vol 42, pg 1498, 2004) Journal of Clinical Microbiology ·Jayant Kalpoe, Aloys C.M. Kroes, M.C.M. de Jong, Janke Schinkel, Caroline S. de Brouwer, Matthias F. C. Beersma, Eric C. J. Claas	2004	17
13	Effect of Ribavirin on the Plasma Viral DNA Load in Patients with Disseminating Adenovirus Infection Clinical Infectious Diseases ·Arjan C. Lankester, Bianca Heemskerk, Eric C. J. Claas, Marco W. Schilham, Matthias F. C. Beersma, Robbert G. M. Bredius, Maarten J. D. van Tol, Aloys C.M. Kroes	2004	94
14	Parainfluenza virus 3 infection pre- and post-haematopoietic stem cell transplantation: re-infection or persistence? Journal of Clinical Virology ·Kate Templeton, Robbert G. M. Bredius, Sitha A. Scheltinga, Eric C. J. Claas, Jaak M. Vossen, Aloys C.M. Kroes	2003	18
15	H5N1 influenza in Hong Kong: virus characterizations Vaccine ·Albert D. M. E. Osterhaus, J.C. de Jong, G.F. Rimmelzwaan, Eric C. J. Claas	2002	6
16	Quantification of Adenovirus DNA in Plasma for Management of Infection in Stem Cell Graft Recipients Clinical Infectious Diseases ·Arjan C. Lankester, Maarten J. D. van Tol, Eric C. J. Claas, Jaak M. Vossen, Aloys C.M. Kroes	2002	75
17	[Influenza A (H5N1) in Hong Kong: Forerunner of a pandemic or just a scientifically interesting phenomenon and a useful exercise in pandemiology?]. PubMed ·J.C. de Jong, Eric C. J. Claas, Albert D. M. E. Osterhaus	1998	5
18	Human influenza virus A/HongKong/156/97 (H5N1) infection Vaccine ·Eric C. J. Claas	1998	105
19	[Influenza in the 1995/'96 season; vaccine composition for the 1996/'97 season]. PubMed ·Eric C. J. Claas, J.C. de Jong, A.I.M. Bartelds, G.F. Rimmelzwaan, J.K. van Wijngaarden, Albert D. M. E. Osterhaus	1996	4
20	Interspecies Transmission of Influenza Viruses American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine ·Robert G. Webster, Gerald B. Sharp, Eric C. J. Claas	1995	70

About Eric C. J. Claas

Eric C. J. Claas is a scholar working on Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology, Microbiology, Virology and Endocrinology, having authored 182 papers that have together received 9.0k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Respiratory viral infections research (49 papers), Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology (37 papers), Influenza Virus Research Studies (35 papers), Cytomegalovirus and herpesvirus research (30 papers), Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections (17 papers), Viral Infections and Immunology Research (15 papers), Herpesvirus Infections and Treatments (14 papers) and Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology (14 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Infectious Diseases (4.0k citations), Epidemiology (6.2k citations), Agronomy and Crop Science (1.0k citations), Clinical Biochemistry (600 citations) and Microbiology (516 citations). Eric C. J. Claas has collaborated with scholars based in Netherlands, United Kingdom and United States. Frequent co-authors include Kate Templeton, Aloys C.M. Kroes, Ed J. Kuijper, Robert G. Webster, Albert D. M. E. Osterhaus, Guus F. Rimmelzwaan, Sitha A. Scheltinga, J.C. de Jong, Suzanne Q. van Veen and Matthias F. C. Beersma. Their work appears in journals such as Journal of Clinical Microbiology, Journal of Clinical Virology, Clinical Microbiology and Infection, Journal of Medical Virology and Clinical Infectious Diseases.

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