Hester E. de Melker

3.5k total citations
92 papers, 2.3k citations indexed

About

Hester E. de Melker is a scholar working on Epidemiology, Health and Microbiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Hester E. de Melker has authored 92 papers receiving a total of 2.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 76 papers in Epidemiology, 33 papers in Health and 28 papers in Microbiology. Recurrent topics in Hester E. de Melker's work include Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy (33 papers), Bacterial Infections and Vaccines (26 papers) and Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections (24 papers). Hester E. de Melker is often cited by papers focused on Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy (33 papers), Bacterial Infections and Vaccines (26 papers) and Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections (24 papers). Hester E. de Melker collaborates with scholars based in Netherlands, United States and Sweden. Hester E. de Melker's co-authors include Sabine C. de Greeff, Elisabeth A. M. Sanders, Fiona van der Klis, Mirjam J. Knol, Joop Schellekens, Guy A. M. Berbers, Arie van der Ende, Frits R. Mooi, Liesbeth Mollema and Michiel van Boven and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Hester E. de Melker

89 papers receiving 2.3k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Hester E. de Melker Netherlands 27 1.7k 705 659 540 211 92 2.3k
Katrina Kretsinger United States 25 1.6k 0.9× 707 1.0× 1.2k 1.8× 590 1.1× 339 1.6× 54 2.5k
Manisha Patel United States 22 1.6k 0.9× 488 0.7× 743 1.1× 514 1.0× 209 1.0× 67 2.2k
John K. Iskander United States 6 1.8k 1.0× 413 0.6× 688 1.0× 506 0.9× 184 0.9× 9 2.3k
Helen Quinn Australia 33 1.8k 1.1× 958 1.4× 849 1.3× 658 1.2× 173 0.8× 106 3.0k
Nicole Boulianne Canada 32 2.3k 1.3× 759 1.1× 979 1.5× 740 1.4× 280 1.3× 104 2.8k
Markus Knuf Germany 34 3.0k 1.7× 1.3k 1.9× 382 0.6× 759 1.4× 494 2.3× 139 3.9k
Hannah Christensen United Kingdom 21 1.5k 0.9× 1.1k 1.6× 406 0.6× 458 0.8× 413 2.0× 74 2.5k
Ruth Link‐Gelles United States 26 1.4k 0.8× 345 0.5× 664 1.0× 1.0k 1.9× 132 0.6× 73 2.5k
Kathleen Winter United States 19 1.3k 0.8× 949 1.3× 739 1.1× 541 1.0× 107 0.5× 41 1.9k
Magda Campins Spain 27 1.9k 1.1× 755 1.1× 476 0.7× 767 1.4× 125 0.6× 188 2.8k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Hester E. de Melker

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Hester E. de Melker. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Hester E. de Melker based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Hester E. de Melker. Hester E. de Melker is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Knol, Mirjam J., et al.. (2025). The indirect effect of the bivalent human papillomavirus vaccination program: an observational cohort study. BMC Medicine. 23(1). 335–335. 1 indexed citations
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Verheul, Marije K., Joanna Kaczorowska, Marloes I. Hofstee, et al.. (2024). Protective mucosal SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in the majority of the general population in the Netherlands. Mucosal Immunology. 17(4). 554–564. 4 indexed citations
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Melker, Hester E. de, et al.. (2023). Effects of 2 and 3 Vaccinations With the Bivalent Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Vaccine on the Prevalence and Load of HPV in Clearing and Persistent Infections in Young Women. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 228(8). 1012–1022. 5 indexed citations
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Gier, Brechje de, Gerco den Hartog, Cornelis H. van Werkhoven, et al.. (2023). Effects of COVID-19 vaccination and previous infection on Omicron SARS-CoV-2 infection and relation with serology. Nature Communications. 14(1). 4793–4793. 19 indexed citations
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Jongen, Vita W., et al.. (2022). Approaches to Estimating Clearance Rates for Human Papillomavirus Groupings: A Systematic Review and Real Data Examples. Epidemiology. 34(1). 119–130. 4 indexed citations
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Vos, Eric R. A., Jeffrey van Vliet, Gerco den Hartog, et al.. (2021). Circulation of Bordetella pertussis in the Caribbean Netherlands: a population-based seroepidemiological study. International Journal of Infectious Diseases. 111. 21–27. 1 indexed citations
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Lier, Alies van, Nicoline van der Maas, Irene Veldhuijzen, et al.. (2021). Short term impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on incidence of vaccine preventable diseases and participation in routine infant vaccinations in the Netherlands in the period March-September 2020. Vaccine. 39(7). 1039–1043. 45 indexed citations
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Bekker, Mireille N., et al.. (2020). Background incidence rates of adverse pregnancy outcomes in the Netherlands: Data of 2006–2018. European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology. 256. 274–280. 2 indexed citations
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Brandwagt, Diederik, Arie van der Ende, Wilhelmina L.M. Ruijs, Hester E. de Melker, & Mirjam J. Knol. (2019). Evaluation of the surveillance system for invasive meningococcal disease (IMD) in the Netherlands, 2004–2016. BMC Infectious Diseases. 19(1). 860–860. 5 indexed citations
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Boven, Michiel van, Jan van de Kassteele, Marjolein J. Korndewal, et al.. (2017). Infectious reactivation of cytomegalovirus explaining age- and sex-specific patterns of seroprevalence. PLoS Computational Biology. 13(9). e1005719–e1005719. 32 indexed citations
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Boef, Anna G. C., Fiona van der Klis, Guy A. M. Berbers, et al.. (2017). Differences by sex in IgG levels following infant and childhood vaccinations: An individual participant data meta-analysis of vaccination studies. Vaccine. 36(3). 400–407. 11 indexed citations
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Tielemans, S.M.A.J., Hester E. de Melker, Susan Hahné, et al.. (2017). Non-specific effects of measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccination in high income setting: population based cohort study in the Netherlands. BMJ. 358. j3862–j3862. 41 indexed citations
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Lehmann, Birthe A., Renske Eilers, Liesbeth Mollema, José A. Ferreira, & Hester E. de Melker. (2017). The intention of Dutch general practitioners to offer vaccination against pneumococcal disease, herpes zoster and pertussis to people aged 60 years and older. BMC Geriatrics. 17(1). 122–122. 12 indexed citations
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Maas, Nicoline van der, Koen van Aerde, Louis Bont, et al.. (2016). Infectiepreventie bij zuigelingen door maternale vaccinatie : Huidige inzichten en ontwikkelingen. Rivm (National Institute for Public Health and the Environment).
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Mooij, Sofie H., Fiona van der Klis, Marianne A. B. van der Sande, et al.. (2014). HPV Seroconversion Following Anal and Penile HPV Infection in HIV-Negative and HIV-Infected MSM. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention. 23(11). 2455–2461. 12 indexed citations
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Woestenberg, Petra J., et al.. (2013). Delayed Start of Diphtheria, Tetanus, Acellular Pertussis and Inactivated Polio Vaccination in Preterm and Low Birth Weight Infants in the Netherlands. The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal. 33(2). 190–198. 25 indexed citations
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Greeff, Sabine C. de, Frits R. Mooi, Joop Schellekens, & Hester E. de Melker. (2008). Impact of Acellular Pertussis Preschool Booster Vaccination on Disease Burden of Pertussis in The Netherlands. The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal. 27(3). 218–223. 73 indexed citations

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