Jan Verhaegen

11.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
217 papers, 8.0k citations indexed

About

Jan Verhaegen is a scholar working on Epidemiology, Infectious Diseases and Clinical Biochemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Jan Verhaegen has authored 217 papers receiving a total of 8.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 115 papers in Epidemiology, 68 papers in Infectious Diseases and 35 papers in Clinical Biochemistry. Recurrent topics in Jan Verhaegen's work include Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections (64 papers), Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing (34 papers) and Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus (33 papers). Jan Verhaegen is often cited by papers focused on Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections (64 papers), Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing (34 papers) and Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus (33 papers). Jan Verhaegen collaborates with scholars based in Belgium, United States and Democratic Republic of the Congo. Jan Verhaegen's co-authors include Johan Van Eldere, Johan Maertens, L. Verbist, Marc Boogaerts, Katrien Lagrou, Séverine Vermeire, Willy Peetermans, Marc Ferrante, Kristin Verbeke and Filip Van Immerseel and has published in prestigious journals such as Blood, Gastroenterology and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Jan Verhaegen

213 papers receiving 7.8k 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.

A decrease of the butyrate-producing species Roseburia hominis and Faecalibacterium prausnitzii defines dysbiosis in patients with ulcerative colitis

2013 1.4k citations Kathleen Machiels, Marie Joossens et al. Gut profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Jan Verhaegen Belgium	44	4.0k	3.3k	1.9k	721	669	217	8.0k
Tzou‐Yien Lin Taiwan	52	3.5k 0.9×	4.3k 1.3×	1.4k 0.7×	572 0.8×	578 0.9×	260	9.6k
Johan Van Eldere Belgium	48	3.2k 0.8×	3.0k 0.9×	1.8k 0.9×	451 0.6×	739 1.1×	130	8.1k
George Samonis Greece	55	4.3k 1.1×	3.2k 1.0×	1.3k 0.7×	756 1.0×	1.6k 2.4×	351	11.5k
Hervé Richet France	48	2.1k 0.5×	2.8k 0.9×	1.4k 0.7×	851 1.2×	509 0.8×	120	7.6k
Antoine Andremont France	56	2.5k 0.6×	3.5k 1.1×	2.7k 1.4×	1.6k 2.2×	387 0.6×	226	9.9k
Paul D. Fey United States	48	2.6k 0.7×	4.5k 1.4×	4.2k 2.2×	1.3k 1.8×	670 1.0×	137	10.3k
Helen Giamarellou Greece	64	4.8k 1.2×	2.0k 0.6×	1.6k 0.8×	1.6k 2.2×	588 0.9×	370	14.0k
Pentti Huovinen Finland	50	3.1k 0.8×	2.8k 0.8×	1.9k 1.0×	853 1.2×	803 1.2×	205	10.5k
Brunella Posteraro Italy	58	5.1k 1.3×	6.0k 1.8×	2.0k 1.0×	1.8k 2.4×	534 0.8×	281	10.3k
C. Anthony Hart United Kingdom	58	3.3k 0.8×	4.1k 1.3×	1.7k 0.9×	268 0.4×	1.3k 2.0×	162	10.6k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Jan Verhaegen

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Jan Verhaegen. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Jan Verhaegen 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 Jan Verhaegen. Jan Verhaegen is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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Heirstraeten, Liesbet Van, Stefanie Desmet, Christine Lammens, et al.. (2025). Back to the future? Drastic drop in serotype 19A carriage in daycare centers within two years after a second switch to PCV13 in Belgium. Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics. 21(1). 2484886–2484886. 1 indexed citations

Verhaegen, Jan, et al.. (2025). Impact of spirulina biomass physical form on texture, cooking properties, and sensory profile of enriched pasta and meat analogues. Applied Food Research. 5(2). 101328–101328.

Heirstraeten, Liesbet Van, Stefanie Desmet, Christine Lammens, et al.. (2022). Serotype 19A and 6C Account for One-Third of Pneumococcal Carriage Among Belgian Day-Care Children Four Years After a Shift to a Lower-Valent PCV. Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society. 12(1). 36–42. 14 indexed citations

Aloni, Michel Ntetani, Pierre Akilimali, Patrick Kayembé, et al.. (2018). High IgG1 Malaria Antibodies Level in Children is a Possible Risk Factor of Blackwater Fever: A Case-Control Study. Open Repository and Bibliography (University of Liège). 3(3). 2 indexed citations

Hanquet, Germaine, Lander Willem, Heidi Theeten, et al.. (2016). Quelle vaccination contre le pneumocoque chez les personnes âgées ?. 1 indexed citations

Hanquet, Germaine, Lander Willem, Heidi Theeten, et al.. (2016). Use of pneumococcal vaccines in the elderly: an economic evaluation. 2 indexed citations

Machiels, Kathleen, Wiebe Vanhove, João Sabino, et al.. (2015). Intestinal microbial signature predicts postoperative Crohn's disease recurrence following ileocaecal resection with ileocolonic anastomosis. Ghent University Academic Bibliography (Ghent University). 1 indexed citations

Machiels, Kathleen, João Sabino, Leen Vandermosten, et al.. (2015). Specific members of the predominant gut microbiota predict pouchitis following colectomy and IPAA in UC. Gut. 66(1). 79–88. 102 indexed citations

Oyaert, Matthijs, Nele Peersman, Davy Kieffer, et al.. (2014). Novel LC–MS/MS method for plasma vancomycin: Comparison with immunoassays and clinical impact. Clinica Chimica Acta. 441. 63–70. 75 indexed citations

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Tuerlinckx, David, Julie Smet, Iris De Schutter, et al.. (2013). Evaluation of a WHO-validated Serotype-specific Serological Assay for the Diagnosis of Pneumococcal Etiology in Children With Community-acquired Pneumonia. The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal. 32(7). e277–e284. 7 indexed citations

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Machiels, Kathleen, Marie Joossens, João Sabino, et al.. (2013). A decrease of the butyrate-producing species Roseburia hominis and Faecalibacterium prausnitzii defines dysbiosis in patients with ulcerative colitis. Gut. 63(8). 1275–1283. 1423 indexed citations breakdown →

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Vanassche, Thomas, Marijke Peetermans, Jan Verhaegen, et al.. (2011). Inhibition of staphylothrombin by dabigatran reduces Staphylococcus aureus adhesion to catheter and other foreign surfaces in vitro and abscess volume in vivo. Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis. 9. 505–505. 2 indexed citations

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Beutels, Philippe, Germaine Hanquet, Joke Bilcke, et al.. (2011). Cost-effectiveness of 10- and 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccines in childhood.. 9 indexed citations

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Vanassche, Thomas, Jan Verhaegen, Willy Peetermans, et al.. (2011). Inhibition of staphylothrombin by dabigatran reduces Staphylococcus aureus virulence. Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis. 9(12). 2436–2446. 50 indexed citations

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Saegeman, Veroniek, et al.. (2010). GRAM STAINING AND RECOVERY CAPACITY OF METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS BY THE COPAN ESWABTM SYSTEM VERSUS THE COPAN DRY SWAB SYSTEM. Acta Clinica Belgica. 66(2). 166–166. 1 indexed citations

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Schutter, Iris De, et al.. (2009). MICROBIOLOGICAL RESULTS IN BELGIAN CHILDREN WITH NON-RESPONDING OR RECURRENT COMMUNITY ACQUIRED LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION (CA-LRTI).. The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal. 28. 142–142. 1 indexed citations

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Verhaegen, Jan, et al.. (2006). Evaluation of the Giardia-strip: an in vitro immunochromatographic test for the detection of Giardia lamblia cysts in faecal specimens. Clinical Microbiology and Infection. 12. 1–1. 1 indexed citations

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Peetermans, Willy, et al.. (2002). Breakthrough pneumococcal bacteremia in patients being treated with clarithromycin or amoxicillin/cClavulanate. Clinical Microbiology and Infection. 8. 77. 1 indexed citations

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Lagrou, Katrien, Johan Van Eldere, Jan Verhaegen, & Willy Peetermans. (1999). Macrolide Resistance Phenotypes and Genotypes in Clinical Streptococcus pneumoniae isolates. Clinical Microbiology and Infection. 1 indexed citations

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Surmont, I., et al.. (1992). Tibial osteomyelitis due toAspergillus flavus in a heart transplant patient. Infection. 20(1). 48–49. 16 indexed citations

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