Lodewijk Spanjaard

11.0k total citations · 2 hit papers
157 papers, 7.4k citations indexed

About

Lodewijk Spanjaard is a scholar working on Epidemiology, Microbiology and Infectious Diseases. According to data from OpenAlex, Lodewijk Spanjaard has authored 157 papers receiving a total of 7.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 87 papers in Epidemiology, 81 papers in Microbiology and 32 papers in Infectious Diseases. Recurrent topics in Lodewijk Spanjaard's work include Bacterial Infections and Vaccines (76 papers), Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections (65 papers) and Streptococcal Infections and Treatments (15 papers). Lodewijk Spanjaard is often cited by papers focused on Bacterial Infections and Vaccines (76 papers), Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections (65 papers) and Streptococcal Infections and Treatments (15 papers). Lodewijk Spanjaard collaborates with scholars based in Netherlands, United States and Canada. Lodewijk Spanjaard's co-authors include Diederik van de Beek, Jan de Gans, Martijn Weisfelt, Johannes B. Reitsma, Marinus Vermeulen, J. Dankert, Arie van der Ende, Matthijs C. Brouwer, Alje P. van Dam and Jacob Dankert and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, The Lancet and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Lodewijk Spanjaard

155 papers receiving 7.1k 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.

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 →
Different Genospecies of Borrelia burgdorferi Are Associated with Distinct Clinical Manifestations of Lyme Borreliosis

1993 455 citations Lodewijk Spanjaard, J. Dankert et al. Clinical Infectious Diseases profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Lodewijk Spanjaard Netherlands	46	3.7k	3.2k	2.0k	1.1k	1.1k	157	7.4k
Jay D. Wenger United States	45	4.2k 1.1×	3.2k 1.0×	1.7k 0.8×	1.5k 1.4×	688 0.7×	109	7.5k
Bradley A. Perkins United States	44	4.6k 1.2×	3.8k 1.2×	2.6k 1.3×	1.2k 1.0×	2.1k 2.0×	78	8.4k
Kathleen A. Shutt United States	39	3.2k 0.9×	1.1k 0.3×	2.5k 1.3×	514 0.5×	440 0.4×	75	5.6k
Ken B. Waites United States	53	5.5k 1.5×	4.3k 1.3×	1.5k 0.8×	1.5k 1.3×	294 0.3×	227	10.3k
C. A. Hart United Kingdom	44	2.0k 0.5×	647 0.2×	2.1k 1.1×	567 0.5×	540 0.5×	207	6.3k
Pablo Yagupsky Israel	46	3.8k 1.0×	1.4k 0.5×	971 0.5×	2.3k 2.1×	298 0.3×	187	7.1k
Anna Giammanco Italy	40	2.1k 0.6×	1.3k 0.4×	2.9k 1.5×	329 0.3×	190 0.2×	306	6.5k
Jane E. Sykes United States	41	1.9k 0.5×	958 0.3×	2.2k 1.1×	563 0.5×	1.8k 1.8×	161	6.5k
Allan W. Cripps Australia	48	2.4k 0.6×	1.5k 0.5×	699 0.4×	587 0.5×	109 0.1×	230	8.0k
Tanja Popović United States	39	2.7k 0.7×	2.5k 0.8×	574 0.3×	546 0.5×	208 0.2×	81	5.1k

Countries citing papers authored by Lodewijk Spanjaard

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Lodewijk Spanjaard

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Stoof, Susanne P., Gerwin D. Rodenburg, Mirjam J. Knol, et al.. (2015). Disease Burden of Invasive Meningococcal Disease in the Netherlands Between June 1999 and June 2011: A Subjective Role for Serogroup and Clonal Complex. Clinical Infectious Diseases. 61(8). 1281–1292. 39 indexed citations

Johnson, Timothy J., Catherine M. Logue, James R. Johnson, et al.. (2011). Associations Between Multidrug Resistance, Plasmid Content, and Virulence Potential Among Extraintestinal Pathogenic and Commensal Escherichia coli from Humans and Poultry. Foodborne Pathogens and Disease. 9(1). 37–46. 115 indexed citations

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

Bekker, Vincent, et al.. (2008). Epidemiologic and Microbiologic Characteristics of Recurrent Bacterial and Fungal Meningitis in The Netherlands, 1988–2005. Clinical Infectious Diseases. 47(5). e42–e51. 15 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

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

Broek, P.J. van den, Jan P. Arends, A.T. Bernards, et al.. (2006). Epidemiology of multiple Acinetobacter outbreaks in The Netherlands during the period 1999–2001. Clinical Microbiology and Infection. 12(9). 837–843. 59 indexed citations

Segers, Patrique, et al.. (2006). Risk control of surgical site infection after cardiothoracic surgery. Journal of Hospital Infection. 62(4). 437–445. 12 indexed citations

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Welte, R, et al.. (2006). Combination Vaccine Against Invasive Meningococcal B and Pneumococcal Infections. PharmacoEconomics. 24(2). 141–153. 19 indexed citations

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Doorduyn, Y, C M de Jager, W K van der Zwaluw, et al.. (2006). Invasive Listeria monocytogenes infections in the Netherlands, 1995–2003. European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases. 25(7). 433–442. 35 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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Jonge, Evert de, et al.. (2002). Effects of Selective Decontamination of the Digestive Tract on mortality and antibiotic resistance. Intensive Care Medicine. 28. 4 indexed citations

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Spanjaard, Lodewijk, et al.. (2002). Listeria monocytogenes meningitis: serotype distribution and patient characteristics in The Netherlands, 1976–95. Epidemiology and Infection. 128(3). 405–409. 33 indexed citations

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Breukels, Mijke A., Lodewijk Spanjaard, Lieke A. M. Sanders, & Ger T. Rijkers. (2001). Immunological Characterization of ConjugatedHaemophilus influenzaeType b Vaccine Failure in Infants. Clinical Infectious Diseases. 32(12). 1700–1705. 36 indexed citations

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Spanjaard, Lodewijk, D Lévy-Brühl, A Perrocheau, et al.. (2000). Meningococcal infection in pilgrims returning from the haj: update from Europe and beyond. Weekly releases (1997–2007). 4(17). 11 indexed citations

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Pannekoek, Yvonne, Jacob Dankert, Johannes W. Trum, et al.. (2000). Cytokine concentrations in seminal plasma from subfertile men are not indicative of the presence of Ureaplasma urealyticum or Mycoplasma hominis in the lower genital tract. Journal of Medical Microbiology. 49(8). 697–700. 29 indexed citations

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Spanjaard, Lodewijk, Ed J. Kuijper, & J. Dankert. (2000). Clinical Comparison of Two Commercial Blood Culture Systems. European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases. 19(11). 881–885. 10 indexed citations

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Spaendonck, M.A.E. Conyn-van, et al.. (1999). Meningococcal carriage in relation to an outbreak of invasive disease due to Neisseria meningitidis serogroup C in the Netherlands. Journal of Infection. 39(1). 42–48. 32 indexed citations

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Cheng, Kwan Hon, et al.. (1996). Immunoglobulin A antibodies against Pseudomonas aeruginosa in the tear fluid of contact lens wearers. American Journal of Ophthalmology. 122(6). 921–922. 5 indexed citations

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