Jan de Gans

9.6k total citations · 3 hit papers
72 papers, 5.9k citations indexed

About

Jan de Gans is a scholar working on Microbiology, Epidemiology and Infectious Diseases. According to data from OpenAlex, Jan de Gans has authored 72 papers receiving a total of 5.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 47 papers in Microbiology, 46 papers in Epidemiology and 18 papers in Infectious Diseases. Recurrent topics in Jan de Gans's work include Bacterial Infections and Vaccines (47 papers), Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections (39 papers) and HIV Research and Treatment (9 papers). Jan de Gans is often cited by papers focused on Bacterial Infections and Vaccines (47 papers), Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections (39 papers) and HIV Research and Treatment (9 papers). Jan de Gans collaborates with scholars based in Netherlands, United Kingdom and United States. Jan de Gans's co-authors include Diederik van de Beek, Lodewijk Spanjaard, Martijn Weisfelt, Johannes B. Reitsma, Marinus Vermeulen, Eelco F. M. Wijdicks, Allan R. Tunkel, Matthijs C. Brouwer, S.G.B. Heckenberg and Peter Portegies and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, The Lancet and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Jan de Gans

71 papers receiving 5.6k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

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.

Clinical Features and Prognostic Factors in Adults with Bacterial Meningitis

2004 1.0k citations Diederik van de Beek, Jan de Gans et al. New England Journal of Medicine profile →
Dexamethasone in Adults with Bacterial Meningitis

2002 711 citations Jan de Gans, Diederik van de Beek New England Journal of Medicine profile →
Community-Acquired Bacterial Meningitis in Adults

2006 529 citations Diederik van de Beek, Jan de Gans et al. New England Journal of Medicine profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Jan de Gans Netherlands	35	3.7k	3.6k	1.2k	1.1k	679	72	5.9k
Allan R. Tunkel United States	32	4.1k 1.1×	4.2k 1.1×	1.8k 1.5×	1.5k 1.4×	1.4k 2.0×	91	7.7k
Rodrigo Hasbun United States	32	1.7k 0.5×	2.5k 0.7×	1.6k 1.3×	997 0.9×	582 0.9×	152	4.5k
Xavier Sáez‐Llorens Panama	36	1.4k 0.4×	2.1k 0.6×	1.8k 1.5×	947 0.9×	401 0.6×	124	4.7k
Christina M. Marra United States	55	2.6k 0.7×	2.1k 0.6×	2.4k 2.0×	1.1k 1.1×	236 0.3×	175	9.7k
W. Michael Scheld United States	32	1.2k 0.3×	2.0k 0.6×	1.6k 1.3×	645 0.6×	369 0.5×	92	4.6k
Paola Marchisio Italy	40	609 0.2×	2.7k 0.7×	1.2k 1.1×	663 0.6×	398 0.6×	310	6.0k
Tsuneo Morishima Japan	45	626 0.2×	4.0k 1.1×	2.7k 2.3×	311 0.3×	312 0.5×	229	7.4k
Vincent Quagliarello United States	29	1.2k 0.3×	2.3k 0.6×	796 0.7×	679 0.6×	447 0.7×	64	4.0k
Peter Richmond Australia	51	2.9k 0.8×	5.3k 1.5×	1.4k 1.2×	767 0.7×	315 0.5×	328	8.4k
A. Marceline van Furth Netherlands	34	976 0.3×	1.5k 0.4×	846 0.7×	565 0.5×	878 1.3×	134	3.5k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Jan de Gans

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Zoons, Evelien, Martijn Weisfelt, Jan de Gans, et al.. (2008). Seizures in adults with bacterial meningitis. Neurology. 70(22_part_2). 2109–2115. 85 indexed citations

Martinez-Torres, Francisco, Sanjay Menon, Maria Pritsch, et al.. (2008). Protocol for German trial of Acyclovir and corticosteroids in Herpes-simplex-virus-encephalitis (GACHE): a multicenter, multinational, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled German, Austrian and Dutch trial [ISRCTN45122933]. BMC Neurology. 8(1). 40–40. 66 indexed citations

Beek, Diederik van de, Jan de Gans, Peter McIntyre, & Kameshwar Prasad. (2008). Cochrane review: Corticosteroids for acute bacterial meningitis. Evidence-Based Child Health A Cochrane Review Journal. 3(2). 405–450. 3 indexed citations

Heckenberg, S.G.B., Jan de Gans, Matthijs C. Brouwer, et al.. (2008). Clinical Features, Outcome, and Meningococcal Genotype in 258 Adults With Meningococcal Meningitis. Medicine. 87(4). 185–192. 86 indexed citations

Brouwer, Matthijs C., Diederik van de Beek, S.G.B. Heckenberg, Lodewijk Spanjaard, & Jan de Gans. (2007). Community-acquired Haemophilus influenzae meningitis in adults. Clinical Microbiology and Infection. 13(4). 439–442. 13 indexed citations

Hoogman, Martine, Diederik van de Beek, Martijn Weisfelt, Jan de Gans, & Ben Schmand. (2007). Cognitive outcome in adults after bacterial meningitis. Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery & Psychiatry. 78(10). 1092–1096. 142 indexed citations

Beek, Diederik van de, et al.. (2007). Community-Acquired Recurrent Bacterial Meningitis in Adults. Clinical Infectious Diseases. 45(5). e46–e51. 61 indexed citations

Determann, Rogier M., Martijn Weisfelt, Jan de Gans, et al.. (2006). Soluble triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells 1: a biomarker for bacterial meningitis. Intensive Care Medicine. 32(8). 1243–1247. 58 indexed citations

Weisfelt, Martijn, Jan de Gans, Tom van der Poll, & Diederik van de Beek. (2006). Pneumococcal meningitis in adults: new approaches to management and prevention. The Lancet Neurology. 5(4). 332–342. 96 indexed citations

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Beek, Diederik van de & Jan de Gans. (2005). Prognostic factors in adults with bacterial meningitis - Reply. New England Journal of Medicine. 352(5). 2 indexed citations

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Beek, Diederik van de, Jan de Gans, Peter McIntyre, & Kameshwar Prasad. (2004). Steroids in adults with acute bacterial meningitis: a systematic review. The Lancet Infectious Diseases. 4(3). 139–143. 153 indexed citations

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Beek, Diederik van de, Jan de Gans, Lodewijk Spanjaard, et al.. (2004). Clinical Features and Prognostic Factors in Adults with Bacterial Meningitis. New England Journal of Medicine. 351(18). 1849–1859. 1024 indexed citations breakdown →

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Gans, Jan de & Diederik van de Beek. (2003). Dexamethasone in adults with bacterial meningitis - Reply (letter). New England Journal of Medicine. 348(10). 955–956. 2 indexed citations

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Gans, Jan de & Diederik van de Beek. (2002). Dexamethason gunstig bij volwassenen met acute bacteriële meningitis: een gerandomiseerd placebogecontroleerd onderzoek. Nederlandsch tijdschrift voor geneeskunde/Nederlands tijdschrift voor geneeskunde/NTvG-databank. 146(47). 2235–2240. 1 indexed citations

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Gans, Jan de. (2002). Dexamethason in adults with bacterial meningitis. New England Journal of Medicine. 347. 2 indexed citations

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Gans, Jan de, Peter Portegies, Jan Karel M. Eeftinck Schattenkerk, et al.. (1992). Itraconazole compared with amphotericin B plus flucytosine in AIDS patients with cryptococcal meningitis. AIDS. 6(2). 185–190. 94 indexed citations

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Portegies, Peter, Jan de Gans, Joep M. A. Lange, et al.. (1989). Declining incidence of AIDS dementia complex after introduction of zidovudine treatment.. BMJ. 299(6703). 819–821. 172 indexed citations

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Gans, Jan de, Joep M. A. Lange, M.M.A. Derix, et al.. (1988). Decline of HIV antigen levels in cerebrospinal fluid during treatment with low-dose zidovudine. AIDS. 2(1). 37–40. 24 indexed citations

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Gans, Jan de, Jan Karel M. Eeftinck Schattenkerk, & R J van Ketel. (1988). Itraconazole as maintenance treatment for cryptococcal meningitis in the acquired immune deficiency syndrome. BMJ. 296(6618). 339–339. 26 indexed citations

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Danner, S. A., et al.. (1987). Ziekteverschijnselen en klinisch beloop bij de eerste honderd patiënten met AIDS. Nederlandsch tijdschrift voor geneeskunde/Nederlands tijdschrift voor geneeskunde/NTvG-databank. 131(34). 1474–1481. 1 indexed citations

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