Ger T. Rijkers

19.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
336 papers, 13.9k citations indexed

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Ger T. Rijkers is a scholar working on Epidemiology, Immunology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Ger T. Rijkers has authored 336 papers receiving a total of 13.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 129 papers in Epidemiology, 106 papers in Immunology and 78 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Ger T. Rijkers's work include Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections (84 papers), Immunodeficiency and Autoimmune Disorders (44 papers) and Respiratory viral infections research (36 papers). Ger T. Rijkers is often cited by papers focused on Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections (84 papers), Immunodeficiency and Autoimmune Disorders (44 papers) and Respiratory viral infections research (36 papers). Ger T. Rijkers collaborates with scholars based in Netherlands, United States and Germany. Ger T. Rijkers's co-authors include B.J.M. Zegers, Berent J. Prakken, Wietse Kuis, Wilco de Jager, Hauke Smidt, Jacoline Gerritsen, Willem M. de Vos, Jan C. Grutters, W.B. van Muiswinkel and Douwe H. Biesma and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, The Lancet and Journal of Clinical Investigation.

In The Last Decade

Ger T. Rijkers

328 papers receiving 13.5k citations

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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.

Intestinal microbiota in human health and disease: the impact of probiotics

2011 523 citations Jacoline Gerritsen, Hauke Smidt et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Ger T. Rijkers Netherlands	62	4.4k	3.8k	3.0k	1.7k	1.7k	336	13.9k
Michael A. McGuckin Australia	60	7.1k 1.6×	3.2k 0.8×	1.6k 0.5×	1.5k 0.9×	991 0.6×	199	14.7k
Benjamin J. Marsland Switzerland	53	5.3k 1.2×	3.6k 1.0×	1.6k 0.5×	1.7k 1.0×	2.4k 1.5×	122	11.8k
Nigel Klein United Kingdom	67	3.0k 0.7×	5.2k 1.4×	3.5k 1.2×	2.4k 1.4×	806 0.5×	380	16.4k
Simon R. Carding United Kingdom	62	5.0k 1.1×	6.0k 1.6×	2.4k 0.8×	459 0.3×	1.4k 0.8×	197	14.0k
Marina A. Freudenberg Germany	61	5.1k 1.2×	12.9k 3.4×	3.7k 1.2×	1.3k 0.7×	1.2k 0.7×	170	20.9k
Akira Andoh Japan	63	5.4k 1.2×	4.7k 1.2×	2.5k 0.8×	1.1k 0.6×	1.4k 0.8×	407	15.6k
James Madara United States	79	7.5k 1.7×	5.0k 1.3×	1.3k 0.4×	1.2k 0.7×	1.4k 0.8×	173	19.8k
Thaddeus S. Stappenbeck United States	70	10.9k 2.5×	4.7k 1.2×	2.9k 1.0×	871 0.5×	2.0k 1.2×	175	21.0k
Stuart E. Turvey Canada	56	4.1k 0.9×	2.6k 0.7×	2.1k 0.7×	1.4k 0.8×	2.0k 1.2×	296	11.9k
Jan Buer Germany	67	6.0k 1.4×	8.1k 2.1×	1.9k 0.6×	879 0.5×	1.1k 0.7×	319	17.8k

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Rijkers, Ger T., et al.. (2025). Phytochemicals: Principles and Practice. Biology. 15(1). 18–18.

Eck, Anat, Nicole Rutten, Maartje Singendonk, et al.. (2020). Neonatal microbiota development and the effect of early life antibiotics are determined by two distinct settler types. PLoS ONE. 15(2). e0228133–e0228133. 38 indexed citations

Rijkers, Ger T., Jean‐Luc Murk, Bas Wintermans, et al.. (2020). Differences in Antibody Kinetics and Functionality Between Severe and Mild Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Infections. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 222(8). 1265–1269. 101 indexed citations

Seeliger, Benjamin, Nicole P. Barlo, Joanne J. van der Vis, et al.. (2020). Genetic Variation in CCL18 Gene Influences CCL18 Expression and Correlates with Survival in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis: Part A. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 9(6). 1940–1940. 16 indexed citations

Ouwehand, Arthur C., et al.. (2020). Global analysis of clinical trials with probiotics. Heliyon. 6(7). e04467–e04467. 80 indexed citations

Rijkers, Ger T., et al.. (2019). Rocking Pneumonia and the Boogie Woogie Flu. European Medical Journal. 48–54. 1 indexed citations

Agamennone, Valeria, Cyrille Krul, Ger T. Rijkers, & Remco Kort. (2018). A practical guide for probiotics applied to the case of antibiotic-associated diarrhea in The Netherlands. BMC Gastroenterology. 18(1). 103–103. 63 indexed citations

Gerritsen, Jacoline, Bastian Hornung, Sacha A. F. T. van Hijum, et al.. (2017). Genomic and functional analysis of Romboutsia ilealis CRIB ^T reveals adaptation to the small intestine. PeerJ. 5. e3698–e3698. 109 indexed citations

Klaassen, Ester M.M., Kim D. G. van de Kant, Quirijn Jöbsis, et al.. (2014). Exhaled Biomarkers and Gene Expression at Preschool Age Improve Asthma Prediction at 6 Years of Age. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 191(2). 201–207. 65 indexed citations

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Tytgat, Stefaan H.A.J., Ger T. Rijkers, & David C. van der Zee. (2011). The influence of the CO2 pneumoperitoneum on a rat model of intestinal anastomosis healing. Surgical Endoscopy. 26(6). 1642–1647. 9 indexed citations

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Haller, Dirk, Jean‐Michel Antoine, Stig Bengmark, et al.. (2010). Guidance for substantiating the evidence for beneficial effects of probiotics: Probiotics in chronic inflammatory bowel disease and the functional disorder irritable bowel syndrome (Journal of Nutrition (2010) 140, (690S-697S)). Journal of Nutrition. 140(6). 1189. 7 indexed citations

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Rijkers, Ger T., Stig Bengmark, Paul Enck, et al.. (2010). Guidance for Substantiating the Evidence for Beneficial Effects of Probiotics: Current Status and Recommendations for Future Research1–3. Journal of Nutrition. 140(3). 671S–676S. 200 indexed citations

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Jager, Wilco de, Katarzyna Bourcier, Ger T. Rijkers, Berent J. Prakken, & Vicki Seyfert‐Margolis. (2009). Prerequisites for cytokine measurements in clinical trials with multiplex immunoassays. BMC Immunology. 10(1). 52–52. 322 indexed citations

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Roock, Sytze de, Merel van Elk, Mariska E. A. van Dijk, et al.. (2009). Lactic acid bacteria differ in their ability to induce functional regulatory T cells in humans. Clinical & Experimental Allergy. 40(1). 103–110. 103 indexed citations

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Lutgendorff, Femke, Rian M. Nijmeijer, Per Sandström, et al.. (2009). Probiotics Prevent Intestinal Barrier Dysfunction in Acute Pancreatitis in Rats via Induction of Ileal Mucosal Glutathione Biosynthesis. PLoS ONE. 4(2). e4512–e4512. 106 indexed citations

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Hettinga, Ymkje M., Leo F. Verdonck, Rob Fijnheer, Ger T. Rijkers, & Aniki Rothová. (2006). Anterior Uveitis. Ophthalmology. 114(4). 794–797. 12 indexed citations

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Breukels, Mijke A., Lodewijk Spanjaard, Lieke A. M. Sanders, & Ger T. Rijkers. (2001). Immunological Characterization of ConjugatedHaemophilus influenzaeType b Vaccine Failure in Infants. Clinical Infectious Diseases. 32(12). 1700–1705. 36 indexed citations

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Rijkers, Ger T., et al.. (1995). Deficient antipneumococcal polysaccharide responses in HIV-seropositive patients. FEMS Immunology & Medical Microbiology. 12(1). 33–41. 21 indexed citations

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Griffioen, Arjan W., et al.. (1992). Role of CR2 in the human adult and neonatal in vitro antibody response to type 4 pneumococcal polysaccharide. Cellular Immunology. 143(1). 11–22. 27 indexed citations

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Rijkers, Ger T., et al.. (1989). The Mechanism of Deoxyguanosine Mediated Toxicity in Proliferating Human Peripheral Blood T Lymphocytes. Advances in experimental medicine and biology. 253B. 281–284. 2 indexed citations

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