Harro M. Timmerman

6.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
39 papers, 3.3k citations indexed

About

Harro M. Timmerman is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Food Science and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Harro M. Timmerman has authored 39 papers receiving a total of 3.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 15 papers in Molecular Biology, 13 papers in Food Science and 10 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Harro M. Timmerman's work include Gut microbiota and health (14 papers), Probiotics and Fermented Foods (13 papers) and Pancreatitis Pathology and Treatment (7 papers). Harro M. Timmerman is often cited by papers focused on Gut microbiota and health (14 papers), Probiotics and Fermented Foods (13 papers) and Pancreatitis Pathology and Treatment (7 papers). Harro M. Timmerman collaborates with scholars based in Netherlands, United States and United Kingdom. Harro M. Timmerman's co-authors include Jos Boekhorst, Linda Mulder, Ger T. Rijkers, F.M. Rombouts, A.C. Beynen, L. M. A. Akkermans, Hein G. Gooszen, Michiel Kleerebezem, Hauke Smidt and Guus A. M. Kortman and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Applied and Environmental Microbiology and Gut.

In The Last Decade

Harro M. Timmerman

38 papers receiving 3.2k 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.

Iron fortification adversely affects the gut microbiome, increases pathogen abundance and induces intestinal inflammation in Kenyan infants

2014 481 citations Guus A. M. Kortman, Diego Moretti et al. Gut profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Harro M. Timmerman Netherlands	28	1.4k	745	728	402	394	39	3.3k
Adam J. Moeser United States	39	1.5k 1.0×	627 0.8×	361 0.5×	122 0.3×	560 1.4×	96	5.1k
Nadia Vasquez France	11	3.2k 2.2×	333 0.4×	687 0.9×	198 0.5×	658 1.7×	16	4.0k
Todd D. Taylor Japan	28	3.3k 2.3×	638 0.9×	1.1k 1.5×	104 0.3×	481 1.2×	59	5.0k
Yuichiro Yamashiro Japan	38	2.0k 1.4×	948 1.3×	542 0.7×	104 0.3×	670 1.7×	189	4.7k
Alejandro Artacho Spain	30	2.4k 1.7×	304 0.4×	420 0.6×	86 0.2×	732 1.9×	52	4.1k
Osamu Inatomi Japan	30	2.2k 1.5×	353 0.5×	345 0.5×	136 0.3×	566 1.4×	134	5.0k
Muriel Thomas France	39	3.6k 2.5×	995 1.3×	1.2k 1.6×	142 0.4×	1.2k 3.0×	138	6.0k
Wataru Suda Japan	40	3.7k 2.6×	374 0.5×	609 0.8×	112 0.3×	1.1k 2.8×	156	6.1k
Philip P. Ahern United States	21	3.0k 2.1×	556 0.7×	612 0.8×	166 0.4×	895 2.3×	31	6.4k
Bénédicte Pigneur France	18	2.9k 2.0×	634 0.9×	645 0.9×	89 0.2×	664 1.7×	46	4.6k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Schokker, Dirkjan, Paul B. Stege, Marie Duhamel, et al.. (2025). Rationally designed microbial communities in agri-food production systems: from research to market. ISME Communications. 5(1). ycaf121–ycaf121.

Tedjo, Danyta I., Jos Boekhorst, Harro M. Timmerman, et al.. (2023). Impact of Sleeve Gastrectomy on Fecal Microbiota in Individuals with Morbid Obesity. Microorganisms. 11(9). 2353–2353. 3 indexed citations

Kortman, Guus A. M., Harro M. Timmerman, Anne Schaafsma, et al.. (2023). Mothers’ Breast Milk Composition and Their Respective Infant’s Gut Microbiota Differ between Five Distinct Rural and Urban Regions in Vietnam. Nutrients. 15(22). 4802–4802. 7 indexed citations

Szopinska-Tokov, Joanna, Raphaële Gresse, Jos Boekhorst, et al.. (2018). Reliability of a participant-friendly fecal collection method for microbiome analyses: a step towards large sample size investigation. BMC Microbiology. 18(1). 110–110. 18 indexed citations

Timmerman, Harro M., Nicole Rutten, Jos Boekhorst, et al.. (2017). Intestinal colonisation patterns in breastfed and formula-fed infants during the first 12 weeks of life reveal sequential microbiota signatures. Scientific Reports. 7(1). 8327–8327. 92 indexed citations

Paganini, Daniela, Mary A Uyoga, Guus A. M. Kortman, et al.. (2017). Prebiotic galacto-oligosaccharides mitigate the adverse effects of iron fortification on the gut microbiome: a randomised controlled study in Kenyan infants. Gut. 66(11). 1956–1967. 137 indexed citations

Aarts, Esther, Thomas H. A. Ederveen, Jilly Naaijen, et al.. (2017). Gut microbiome in ADHD and its relation to neural reward anticipation. PLoS ONE. 12(9). e0183509–e0183509. 239 indexed citations

Brugman, Sylvia, Kerstin Schneeberger, Merlijn Witte, et al.. (2014). T lymphocytes control microbial composition by regulating the abundance of Vibrio in the zebrafish gut. Gut Microbes. 5(6). 737–747. 50 indexed citations

Cremers, Amelieke J. H., Aldert Zomer, Jenna F. Gritzfeld, et al.. (2014). The adult nasopharyngeal microbiome as a determinant of pneumococcal acquisition. Microbiome. 2(1). 44–44. 55 indexed citations

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Steegenga, Wilma T., Mona Mischke, Carolien Lute, et al.. (2014). Sexually dimorphic characteristics of the small intestine and colon of prepubescent C57BL/6 mice. Biology of Sex Differences. 5(1). 11–11. 56 indexed citations

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Zeeuwen, Patrick L.J.M., Jos Boekhorst, Ellen H. van den Bogaard, et al.. (2012). Microbiome dynamics of human epidermis following skin barrier disruption. Genome biology. 13(11). R101–R101. 201 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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Minnen, L. Paul van, André Verheem, Harro M. Timmerman, et al.. (2009). Pretreatment but not treatment with probiotics abolishes mouse intestinal barrier dysfunction in acute pancreatitis. Surgery. 145(2). 157–167. 44 indexed citations

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Lutgendorff, Femke, Lena Trulsson, L. Paul van Minnen, et al.. (2008). Probiotics enhance pancreatic glutathione biosynthesis and reduce oxidative stress in experimental acute pancreatitis. American Journal of Physiology-Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology. 295(5). G1111–G1121. 101 indexed citations

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Santvoort, Hjalmar C. van, Marc G. Besselink, Harro M. Timmerman, et al.. (2007). Probiotics in surgery. Surgery. 143(1). 1–7. 35 indexed citations

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Minnen, L. Paul van, Marieke T. Blom, Harro M. Timmerman, et al.. (2007). The Use of Animal Models to Study Bacterial Translocation During Acute Pancreatitis. Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery. 11(5). 682–689. 35 indexed citations

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Weyenberg, Stéphanie Van, Henk Panneman, Linda Mulder, et al.. (2006). The effect of transportation and probiotic administration on the microflora of horses using microbial community profiling and characterisation; a pilot study.. Ghent University Academic Bibliography (Ghent University). 83–89. 1 indexed citations

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Reid, Mike, et al.. (2005). How science will help shape future clinical applications of probiotics. Scholarship@Western (Western University). 6(1). 1. 29 indexed citations

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Besselink, Marc G., Harro M. Timmerman, Erik Buskens, et al.. (2004). Probiotic prophylaxis in patients with predicted severe acute pancreatitis (PROPATRIA): design and rationale of a double-blind, placebo-controlled randomised multicenter trial [ISRCTN38327949]. BMC Surgery. 4(1). 12–12. 72 indexed citations

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Holgate, ST, Peter Howarth, Anthony Campbell, et al.. (1999). Antihistamines: back to the future. Summary of the conclusions. BSACI. British Society for Allergy and Clinical Immunology.. PubMed. 29 Suppl 3. iv–vi. 2 indexed citations

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