Kerensa Broersen

4.0k total citations · 3 hit papers
45 papers, 3.1k citations indexed

About

Kerensa Broersen is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Physiology and Food Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Kerensa Broersen has authored 45 papers receiving a total of 3.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 22 papers in Molecular Biology, 22 papers in Physiology and 10 papers in Food Science. Recurrent topics in Kerensa Broersen's work include Alzheimer's disease research and treatments (21 papers), Proteins in Food Systems (9 papers) and Protein Structure and Dynamics (8 papers). Kerensa Broersen is often cited by papers focused on Alzheimer's disease research and treatments (21 papers), Proteins in Food Systems (9 papers) and Protein Structure and Dynamics (8 papers). Kerensa Broersen collaborates with scholars based in Netherlands, Belgium and United Kingdom. Kerensa Broersen's co-authors include Frédéric Rousseau, Joost Schymkowitz, Annelies Vandersteen, Federica Cioffi, Harmen H. J. de Jongh, Kris Pauwels, Wim Jonckheere, Bart De Strooper, Iryna Benilova and R.J. Hamer and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, The EMBO Journal and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Kerensa Broersen

45 papers receiving 3.0k 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.

Neurotoxicity of Alzheimer's disease Aβ peptides is induced by small changes in the Aβ42 to Aβ40 ratio

2010 421 citations Kerensa Broersen, Iryna Benilova et al. profile →
Alzheimer’s Disease: Treatment Strategies and Their Limitations

2022 313 citations Elodie Passeri, Kamil Elkhoury et al. International Journal of Molecular Sciences profile →
Organoids-on-a-chip: microfluidic technology enables culture of organoids with enhanced tissue function and potential for disease modeling

2025 23 citations Kerensa Broersen, Andries D. van der Meer et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Kerensa Broersen Netherlands	29	1.8k	1.3k	459	372	369	45	3.1k
Anna Pensalfini United States	26	2.4k 1.3×	1.9k 1.4×	358 0.8×	327 0.9×	371 1.0×	31	3.5k
Harry LeVine United States	36	3.3k 1.9×	2.6k 1.9×	776 1.7×	689 1.9×	536 1.5×	72	5.3k
Subashchandrabose Chinnathambi India	33	1.6k 0.9×	1.2k 0.9×	383 0.8×	198 0.5×	450 1.2×	97	2.7k
Rui‐tian Liu China	29	1.1k 0.6×	815 0.6×	416 0.9×	155 0.4×	265 0.7×	67	2.8k
Kazuma Murakami Japan	31	1.9k 1.1×	1.5k 1.1×	808 1.8×	397 1.1×	289 0.8×	80	3.0k
Stephan Schilling Germany	32	2.1k 1.2×	1.7k 1.2×	516 1.1×	533 1.4×	618 1.7×	61	3.7k
Dagmar E. Ehrnhoefer Canada	22	1.8k 1.0×	2.0k 1.5×	372 0.8×	272 0.7×	1.2k 3.3×	34	4.0k
William P. Esler United States	23	2.2k 1.2×	1.8k 1.3×	477 1.0×	445 1.2×	372 1.0×	40	3.4k
Michael R. Sierks United States	36	1.3k 0.7×	2.3k 1.7×	359 0.8×	244 0.7×	534 1.4×	93	4.3k
Annett Boeddrich Germany	10	1.2k 0.7×	1.6k 1.2×	249 0.5×	241 0.6×	842 2.3×	14	2.7k

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Schalkwijk, Saskia van, Soenita S. Goerdayal, Andrei Prodan, et al.. (2024). Biopurification using non-growing microorganisms to improve plant protein ingredients. npj Science of Food. 8(1). 48–48. 8 indexed citations

Broersen, Kerensa, et al.. (2023). Robust Tissue Fabrication for Long-Term Culture of iPSC-Derived Brain Organoids for Aging Research. Journal of Visualized Experiments. 3 indexed citations

Boerema, Ate S., Jan N. Keijser, Tingting Chen, et al.. (2023). The TNFR1 antagonist Atrosimab reduces neuronal loss, glial activation and memory deficits in an acute mouse model of neurodegeneration. Scientific Reports. 13(1). 10622–10622. 10 indexed citations

Santiago, Grissel Trujillo‐de, et al.. (2022). Use of standard U-bottom and V-bottom well plates to generate neuroepithelial embryoid bodies. PLoS ONE. 17(5). e0262062–e0262062. 12 indexed citations

Broersen, Kerensa, et al.. (2022). Engineering Organoids for in vitro Modeling of Phenylketonuria. Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience. 14. 787242–787242. 8 indexed citations

Passeri, Elodie, Kamil Elkhoury, Margaretha Morsink, et al.. (2022). Alzheimer’s Disease: Treatment Strategies and Their Limitations. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 23(22). 13954–13954. 313 indexed citations breakdown →

The, Hai Le, Anne Leferink, Albert van den Berg, et al.. (2021). Transwell‐Integrated 2 µm Thick Transparent Polydimethylsiloxane Membranes with Controlled Pore Sizes and Distribution to Model the Blood‐Brain Barrier. Advanced Materials Technologies. 6(12). 21 indexed citations

Cioffi, Federica, et al.. (2021). A Review of Oxidative Stress Products and Related Genes in Early Alzheimer’s Disease. Journal of Alzheimer s Disease. 83(3). 977–1001. 46 indexed citations

The, Hai Le, Valeria V. Orlova, Albert van den Berg, et al.. (2020). Multiplexed blood–brain barrier organ-on-chip. Lab on a Chip. 20(17). 3132–3143. 57 indexed citations

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Teodorowicz, Małgorzata, Olaf Perdijk, Coen Govers, et al.. (2017). Optimized Triton X-114 assisted lipopolysaccharide (LPS) removal method reveals the immunomodulatory effect of food proteins. PLoS ONE. 12(3). e0173778–e0173778. 64 indexed citations

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Broersen, Kerensa, et al.. (2017). The influence of N-terminal acetylation on micelle-induced conformational changes and aggregation of α-Synuclein. PLoS ONE. 12(5). e0178576–e0178576. 28 indexed citations

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Hubin, Ellen, Stéphanie Deroo, Clemens F. Kaminski, et al.. (2015). Two distinct β-sheet structures in Italian-mutant amyloid-beta fibrils: a potential link to different clinical phenotypes. Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences. 72(24). 4899–4913. 31 indexed citations

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Barrera, Exequiel, Sebastián A. Andújar, Ellen Hubin, et al.. (2015). New mimetic peptides inhibitors of Αβ aggregation. Molecular guidance for rational drug design. European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 95. 136–152. 19 indexed citations

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Hubin, Ellen, Nico A. J. van Nuland, Kerensa Broersen, & Kris Pauwels. (2014). Transient dynamics of Aβ contribute to toxicity in Alzheimer’s disease. Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences. 71(18). 3507–3521. 80 indexed citations

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Vandersteen, Annelies, Marcelo F. Masman, Greet De Baets, et al.. (2012). Molecular Plasticity Regulates Oligomerization and Cytotoxicity of the Multipeptide-length Amyloid-β Peptide Pool. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 287(44). 36732–36743. 38 indexed citations

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Vandersteen, Annelies, Ellen Hubin, Rabia Sarroukh, et al.. (2012). A comparative analysis of the aggregation behavior of amyloid‐β peptide variants. FEBS Letters. 586(23). 4088–4093. 61 indexed citations

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Pauwels, Kris, Thomas L. Williams, Kyle L. Morris, et al.. (2011). Structural Basis for Increased Toxicity of Pathological Aβ42:Aβ40 Ratios in Alzheimer Disease. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 287(8). 5650–5660. 202 indexed citations

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Broersen, Kerensa, Frédéric Rousseau, & Joost Schymkowitz. (2010). The culprit behind amyloid beta peptide related neurotoxicity in Alzheimer's disease: oligomer size or conformation?. Alzheimer s Research & Therapy. 2(4). 12–12. 118 indexed citations

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Broersen, Kerensa, Alphons G. J. Voragen, R.J. Hamer, & Harmen H. J. de Jongh. (2004). Glycoforms of β‐lactoglobulin with improved thermostability and preserved structural packing. Biotechnology and Bioengineering. 86(1). 78–87. 86 indexed citations

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Kosters, Hans A., Kerensa Broersen, J. de Groot, et al.. (2003). Chemical processing as a tool to generate ovalbumin variants with changed stability. Biotechnology and Bioengineering. 84(1). 61–70. 37 indexed citations

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