Leendert H. J. Looijenga

71.3k total citations · 6 hit papers
385 papers, 19.9k citations indexed

About

Leendert H. J. Looijenga is a scholar working on Surgery, Molecular Biology and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Leendert H. J. Looijenga has authored 385 papers receiving a total of 19.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 265 papers in Surgery, 223 papers in Molecular Biology and 106 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Leendert H. J. Looijenga's work include Testicular diseases and treatments (236 papers), Genetic and Clinical Aspects of Sex Determination and Chromosomal Abnormalities (82 papers) and Sexual Differentiation and Disorders (79 papers). Leendert H. J. Looijenga is often cited by papers focused on Testicular diseases and treatments (236 papers), Genetic and Clinical Aspects of Sex Determination and Chromosomal Abnormalities (82 papers) and Sexual Differentiation and Disorders (79 papers). Leendert H. J. Looijenga collaborates with scholars based in Netherlands, United States and Germany. Leendert H. J. Looijenga's co-authors include J. Wolter Oosterhuis, Hans Stoop, Ad Gillis, Martine Cools, Katja P. Wolffenbuttel, Carsten Bokemeyer, Remko Hersmus, Friedemann Honecker, Stenvert L. S. Drop and Katharina Biermann and has published in prestigious journals such as Cell, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Nucleic Acids Research.

In The Last Decade

Leendert H. J. Looijenga

376 papers receiving 19.5k citations

Hit Papers

A Genetic Screen Implicates miRNA-372 and miRNA-373 As On... 2003 2026 2010 2018 2006 2016 2005 2016 2003 250 500 750 1000
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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.

  1. A Genetic Screen Implicates miRNA-372 and miRNA-373 As Oncogenes in Testicular Germ Cell Tumors
    2006 1.0k citations Ad Gillis, Hans Stoop et al. profile →
  2. Global Disorders of Sex Development Update since 2006: Perceptions, Approach and Care
    2016 745 citations Leendert H. J. Looijenga et al. profile →
  3. Testicular germ-cell tumours in a broader perspective
    2005 693 citations J. Wolter Oosterhuis, Leendert H. J. Looijenga profile →
  4. WHO Classification of of Tumours of the Urinary System and Male Genital Organs
    2016 587 citations Leendert H. J. Looijenga et al. profile →
  5. POU5F1 (OCT3/4) identifies cells with pluripotent potential in human germ cell tumors.
    2003 502 citations Leendert H. J. Looijenga, Hans Stoop et al. profile →
  6. Testicular cancer
    2018 302 citations Leendert H. J. Looijenga et al. profile →

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Leendert H. J. Looijenga Netherlands 74 12.6k 9.9k 5.2k 3.8k 3.3k 385 19.9k
David Bick United States 31 10.4k 0.8× 1.7k 0.2× 10.3k 2.0× 1.3k 0.3× 1.5k 0.5× 83 22.0k
Elizabeth J. Perlman United States 66 7.8k 0.6× 3.2k 0.3× 1.2k 0.2× 464 0.1× 6.8k 2.1× 256 14.1k
Peter Besmer United States 65 6.5k 0.5× 2.2k 0.2× 2.2k 0.4× 1.4k 0.4× 3.3k 1.0× 119 16.6k
Madhuri Hegde United States 35 11.5k 0.9× 1.8k 0.2× 10.7k 2.1× 308 0.1× 1.7k 0.5× 138 23.8k
Julie M. Gastier‐Foster United States 36 10.4k 0.8× 1.8k 0.2× 9.0k 1.7× 290 0.1× 2.1k 0.6× 122 22.8k
Jan Kitajewski United States 76 11.6k 0.9× 1.9k 0.2× 1.4k 0.3× 560 0.1× 1.3k 0.4× 180 17.7k
Ad Geurts van Kessel Netherlands 63 8.0k 0.6× 1.7k 0.2× 4.8k 0.9× 416 0.1× 2.9k 0.9× 256 15.6k
Gilles Thomas France 62 6.5k 0.5× 1.8k 0.2× 3.1k 0.6× 848 0.2× 4.5k 1.4× 248 16.1k
Nazneen Aziz United States 9 9.4k 0.7× 1.6k 0.2× 8.8k 1.7× 293 0.1× 1.5k 0.4× 9 19.7k
Andreas Kispert Germany 62 13.4k 1.1× 1.9k 0.2× 4.0k 0.8× 521 0.1× 1.5k 0.5× 178 16.4k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Gillis, Ad, Jordana C. Bloom, Peter K. Nicholls, et al.. (2025). Analysis of a mouse germ cell tumor model establishes pluripotency-associated miRNAs as conserved serum biomarkers for germ cell cancer detection. Scientific Reports. 15(1). 4452–4452. 2 indexed citations
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Eleveld, Thomas F., Lambert C. J. Dorssers, Ad Gillis, et al.. (2022). Chromosome 3p25.3 Gain Is Associated With Cisplatin Resistance and Is an Independent Predictor of Poor Outcome in Male Malignant Germ Cell Tumors. Journal of Clinical Oncology. 40(26). 3077–3087. 18 indexed citations
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Bever, Yolande van, Hennie T. Brüggenwirth, Katja P. Wolffenbuttel, et al.. (2020). Under-reported aspects of diagnosis and treatment addressed in the Dutch-Flemish guideline for comprehensive diagnostics in disorders/differences of sex development. Journal of Medical Genetics. 57(9). 581–589. 10 indexed citations
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Chen, Kenneth, Abhay A. Shukla, Emily K. Stroup, et al.. (2018). EGF Receptor and mTORC1 Are Novel Therapeutic Targets in Nonseminomatous Germ Cell Tumors. Molecular Cancer Therapeutics. 17(5). 1079–1089. 11 indexed citations
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Nieboer, Daan, Fiebo J.W. ten Kate, Michail Doukas, et al.. (2018). Improved Progression Prediction in Barrett’s Esophagus With Low-grade Dysplasia Using Specific Histologic Criteria. The American Journal of Surgical Pathology. 42(7). 918–926. 14 indexed citations
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Šnajderová, Marta, J. W. Stoop, Monika Koudová, et al.. (2013). 45,X/46,X,psu dic(Y) Gonadal Dysgenesis: Influence of the Two Cell Lines on the Clinical Phenotype, Including Gonadal Histology. Sexual Development. 7(6). 282–288. 8 indexed citations
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Stoop, Hans, Hennie T. Brüggenwirth, Martine Cools, et al.. (2013). Complete androgen insensitivity syndrome: factors influencing gonadal histology including germ cell pathology. Modern Pathology. 27(5). 721–730. 47 indexed citations
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Hersmus, Remko, Yvonne G. van der Zwan, Hans Stoop, et al.. (2012). A 46,XY Female DSD Patient with Bilateral Gonadoblastoma, a Novel SRY Missense Mutation Combined with a WT1 KTS Splice-Site Mutation. PLoS ONE. 7(7). e40858–e40858. 27 indexed citations
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Zwan, Yvonne G. van der, et al.. (2012). A Novel <b><i>AMH</i></b> Missense Mutation in a Patient with Persistent Müllerian Duct Syndrome. Sexual Development. 6(6). 279–283. 11 indexed citations
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Juniarto, Achmad Zulfa, Remko Hersmus, Hans Stoop, et al.. (2012). Gonadal malignancy in 13 consecutive collected patients with disorders of sex development (DSD) from Semarang (Indonesia). Journal of Clinical Pathology. 66(3). 198–204. 13 indexed citations
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Cools, Martine, K.P. Wolffenbuttel, S. L. S. Drop, J. Wolter Oosterhuis, & Leendert H. J. Looijenga. (2011). Gonadal Development and Tumor Formation at the Crossroads of Male and Female Sex Determination. Sexual Development. 5(4). 167–180. 59 indexed citations
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Boot, Annemieke M., Serge Lumbroso, Miriam Verhoef‐Post, et al.. (2011). Mutation Analysis of the LH Receptor Gene in Leydig Cell Adenoma and Hyperplasia and Functional and Biochemical Studies of Activating Mutations of the LH Receptor Gene. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. 96(7). E1197–E1205. 40 indexed citations
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Barbaro, Michela, Martine Cools, Leendert H. J. Looijenga, S L S Drop, & Anna Wedell. (2011). Partial Deletion of the <i>NR5A1 (SF1)</i> Gene Detected by Synthetic Probe MLPA in a Patient with XY Gonadal Disorder of Sex Development. Sexual Development. 5(4). 181–187. 25 indexed citations
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Hersmus, Remko, Hans Stoop, Pascal Bernard, et al.. (2009). A novel SRY missense mutation affecting nuclear import in a 46,XY female patient with bilateral gonadoblastoma. European Journal of Human Genetics. 17(12). 1642–1649. 28 indexed citations
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Honecker, Friedemann, Hendrik Wermann, Frank Mayer, et al.. (2009). Microsatellite Instability, Mismatch Repair Deficiency, and BRAF Mutation in Treatment-Resistant Germ Cell Tumors. Journal of Clinical Oncology. 27(13). 2129–2136. 134 indexed citations
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Hersmus, Remko, Katja P. Wolffenbuttel, Stenvert L. S. Drop, et al.. (2008). New insights into type II germ cell tumor pathogenesis based on studies of patients with various forms of disorders of sex development (DSD). Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology. 291(1-2). 1–10. 56 indexed citations
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Cools, Martine, Marjan Boter, Hans Stoop, et al.. (2007). Impact of the Y‐containing cell line on histological differentiation patterns in dysgenetic gonads. Clinical Endocrinology. 67(2). 184–192. 25 indexed citations
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Cools, Martine, Hans Stoop, Anne‐Marie F. Kersemaekers, et al.. (2006). Gonadoblastoma Arising in Undifferentiated Gonadal Tissue within Dysgenetic Gonads. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. 91(6). 2404–2413. 126 indexed citations
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Looijenga, Leendert H. J., Remko Hersmus, Ad Gillis, et al.. (2006). Genomic and Expression Profiling of Human Spermatocytic Seminomas: Primary Spermatocyte as Tumorigenic Precursor and DMRT1 as Candidate Chromosome 9 Gene. Cancer Research. 66(1). 290–302. 170 indexed citations
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Cools, Martine, Friedemann Honecker, Hans Stoop, et al.. (2005). Maturation delay of germ cells in fetuses with trisomy 21 results in increased risk for the development of testicular germ cell tumors. Human Pathology. 37(1). 101–111. 38 indexed citations

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