Jan Knol

20.6k total citations · 3 hit papers
198 papers, 11.5k citations indexed

About

Jan Knol is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Nutrition and Dietetics and Food Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Jan Knol has authored 198 papers receiving a total of 11.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 113 papers in Molecular Biology, 94 papers in Nutrition and Dietetics and 70 papers in Food Science. Recurrent topics in Jan Knol's work include Gut microbiota and health (93 papers), Infant Nutrition and Health (83 papers) and Probiotics and Fermented Foods (70 papers). Jan Knol is often cited by papers focused on Gut microbiota and health (93 papers), Infant Nutrition and Health (83 papers) and Probiotics and Fermented Foods (70 papers). Jan Knol collaborates with scholars based in Netherlands, Italy and United Kingdom. Jan Knol's co-authors include Monique Haarman, Johan Garssen, Clara Belzer, Raish Oozeer, Harm Wopereis, Kaouther Ben Amor, Rocı́o Martı́n, Bernd Stahl, Bert Poolman and L.M.J. Knippels and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nucleic Acids Research and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Jan Knol

191 papers receiving 11.2k 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.

Postbiotics and Their Potential Applications in Early Life Nutrition and Beyond

2019 393 citations Jan Knol, Guus Roeselers et al. profile →
Early-Life Events, Including Mode of Delivery and Type of Feeding, Siblings and Gender, Shape the Developing Gut Microbiota

2016 315 citations Rocı́o Martı́n, Hiroshi Makino et al. PLoS ONE profile →
Microbial Metabolic Networks at the Mucus Layer Lead to Diet-Independent Butyrate and Vitamin B ₁₂ Production by Intestinal Symbionts

2017 310 citations Clara Belzer, Loo Wee Chia et al. mBio profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Jan Knol Netherlands	61	6.2k	4.3k	3.0k	1.8k	1.4k	198	11.5k
Juan M. Rodrı́guez Spain	59	8.4k 1.4×	6.4k 1.5×	5.6k 1.8×	1.4k 0.8×	1.2k 0.9×	238	15.8k
Marko Kalliomäki Finland	37	4.1k 0.7×	2.4k 0.6×	3.3k 1.1×	1.1k 0.6×	2.2k 1.6×	61	8.8k
Riitta Korpela Finland	67	7.0k 1.1×	3.4k 0.8×	5.1k 1.7×	2.0k 1.1×	3.2k 2.3×	315	16.9k
Francesca Turroni Italy	62	9.5k 1.5×	3.2k 0.7×	5.3k 1.7×	1.4k 0.8×	1.4k 1.0×	189	13.0k
Gerald W. Tannock New Zealand	59	6.9k 1.1×	3.1k 0.7×	5.8k 1.9×	1.6k 0.9×	943 0.7×	205	11.7k
Miguel Gueimonde Spain	68	11.1k 1.8×	5.5k 1.3×	6.7k 2.2×	1.5k 0.9×	2.9k 2.1×	231	17.1k
Lorenzo Morelli Italy	59	9.9k 1.6×	5.4k 1.3×	10.0k 3.3×	1.6k 0.9×	1.7k 1.2×	220	17.6k
Abelardo Margollés Spain	66	11.7k 1.9×	5.2k 1.2×	7.9k 2.6×	1.9k 1.0×	2.1k 1.5×	243	18.0k
Josef Neu United States	62	4.9k 0.8×	7.6k 1.8×	1.2k 0.4×	1.7k 0.9×	1.5k 1.1×	332	14.9k
John Penders Netherlands	51	5.9k 1.0×	1.7k 0.4×	1.4k 0.5×	1.0k 0.6×	2.3k 1.6×	169	11.8k

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Alkema, Mark J., et al.. (2025). A randomized controlled study protocol of the TOBBI trial: the effect of a 6 weeks intervention with synbiotics on the recovery speed of the gut microbiota after antibiotic treatment in Dutch toddlers. BMC Pediatrics. 25(1). 117–117.

Wang, Ying, Harm Wopereis, Jieling Wu, et al.. (2025). Restoration of gut microbiota with a specific synbiotic-containing infant formula in healthy Chinese infants born by cesarean section. European Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 79(6). 567–575.

Mastrigt, Oscar van, Joost W. Gouw, Yue Liu, et al.. (2025). Characterization of Extracellular Vesicles from Streptococcus thermophilus 065 and Their Potential to Modulate the Immune Response. Probiotics and Antimicrobial Proteins. 17(4). 2301–2312. 2 indexed citations

Abrahamse, Evan, Mona Mischke, Martin Becker, et al.. (2024). In vitro gastrointestinal lipid handling and bioaccessibility rate of infant formula with large phospholipid-coated lipid droplets are different from those of standard formula and closer to human milk. Food Hydrocolloids. 156. 110336–110336. 6 indexed citations

Wardill, Hannah R., Himanshu Kumar, Emma Bateman, et al.. (2023). Whey-based diet containing medium chain triglycerides modulates the gut microbiota and protects the intestinal mucosa from chemotherapy while maintaining therapy efficacy. Cell Death and Disease. 14(5). 338–338. 8 indexed citations

Hardy, Niall, Jeffrey Dalli, Felix Aigner, et al.. (2023). CLASSICA: Validating artificial intelligence in classifying cancer in real time during surgery. Colorectal Disease. 25(12). 2392–2402. 9 indexed citations

Vael, Carl, et al.. (2022). Proof of principle study replicating microbial clusters in connection to birth mode and diet in the early life intestine. PLoS ONE. 17(11). e0277502–e0277502.

Vlieger, Arine M., Gerben D. A. Hermes, Christian Milani, et al.. (2022). Effect of antibiotics in the first week of life on faecal microbiota development. Archives of Disease in Childhood Fetal & Neonatal. 107(6). 603–610. 16 indexed citations

Zwittink, Romy D., Ingrid B. Renes, Richard A. van Lingen, et al.. (2021). Maturation of the preterm gastrointestinal tract can be defined by host and microbial markers for digestion and barrier defense. Scientific Reports. 11(1). 12808–12808. 29 indexed citations

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Knol, Jan, et al.. (2020). Gut Microbiota of Young Children Living in Four Brazilian Cities. Frontiers in Pediatrics. 8. 573815–573815. 2 indexed citations

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Chia, Loo Wee, Marko Mank, Bernadet Blijenberg, et al.. (2020). Cross-feeding between Bifidobacterium infantis and Anaerostipes caccae on lactose and human milk oligosaccharides. Beneficial Microbes. 12(1). 69–84. 37 indexed citations

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Knol, Jan, et al.. (2019). Microbial transmission from mother to child: improving infant intestinal microbiota development by identifying the obstacles. Critical Reviews in Microbiology. 45(5-6). 613–648. 34 indexed citations

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Burlina, Alberto, Sebastian Tims, Francjan van Spronsen, et al.. (2018). The potential role of gut microbiota and its modulators in the management of propionic and methylmalonic acidemia. Expert Opinion on Orphan Drugs. 6(11). 683–692. 5 indexed citations

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Belzer, Clara, Loo Wee Chia, Steven Aalvink, et al.. (2017). Microbial Metabolic Networks at the Mucus Layer Lead to Diet-Independent Butyrate and Vitamin B ₁₂ Production by Intestinal Symbionts. mBio. 8(5). 310 indexed citations breakdown →

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Knol, Jan, et al.. (2015). Transanal endoscopic total mesorectal excision: technical aspects of approaching the mesorectal plane from below—a preliminary report. Techniques in Coloproctology. 19(4). 221–229. 45 indexed citations

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Makino, Hiroshi, Akira Kushiro, Eiji Ishikawa, et al.. (2013). Mother-to-Infant Transmission of Intestinal Bifidobacterial Strains Has an Impact on the Early Development of Vaginally Delivered Infant's Microbiota. PLoS ONE. 8(11). e78331–e78331. 218 indexed citations

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Vriesema, Aldwin J. M., L.M.J. Knippels, Gert Folkerts, et al.. (2009). Oral Treatment with Probiotics Reduces Allergic Symptoms in Ovalbumin-Sensitized Mice: A Bacterial Strain Comparative Study. International Archives of Allergy and Immunology. 151(2). 107–117. 127 indexed citations

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Gori, Andrea, Camilla Tincati, Giuliano Rizzardini, et al.. (2007). Early Impairment of Gut Function and Gut Flora Supporting a Role for Alteration of Gastrointestinal Mucosa in Human Immunodeficiency Virus Pathogenesis. Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 46(2). 757–758. 164 indexed citations

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Boehm, Günther, Silvia Fanaro, Giorgio Moro, et al.. (2004). Prebiotic oligosaccharides in infant nutrition: Effects on intestinal flora. 15(5). 14–16. 7 indexed citations

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Friesen, Robert H., B. Poolman, & Jan Knol. (2000). Quaternary structure of the lactose transport protein of Streptococcus thermophilus in the detergent-solubilized and membrane-reconstituted state (vol 275, pg 33527, 2000). Journal of Biological Chemistry. 275(51). 40658–40658. 4 indexed citations

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