Louis Bont

21.5k total citations · 3 hit papers
203 papers, 7.9k citations indexed

About

Louis Bont is a scholar working on Epidemiology, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Louis Bont has authored 203 papers receiving a total of 7.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 174 papers in Epidemiology, 121 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and 39 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Louis Bont's work include Respiratory viral infections research (161 papers), Neonatal Respiratory Health Research (91 papers) and Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections (43 papers). Louis Bont is often cited by papers focused on Respiratory viral infections research (161 papers), Neonatal Respiratory Health Research (91 papers) and Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections (43 papers). Louis Bont collaborates with scholars based in Netherlands, United States and United Kingdom. Louis Bont's co-authors include Jan L. L. Kimpen, Maroeska M. Rovers, Maarten O. Blanken, Paolo Manzoni, Brigitte Fauroux, Bosco Paes, Mirjam E. Belderbos, Hennie M. Hodemaekers, Eric A. F. Simões and Adam Meijer and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and The Journal of Immunology.

In The Last Decade

Louis Bont

197 papers receiving 7.7k 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.

Respiratory Syncytial Virus and Recurrent Wheeze in Healthy Preterm Infants

2013 467 citations Jan L. L. Kimpen, Louis Bont et al. profile →
Respiratory Syncytial Virus Seasonality: A Global Overview

2018 273 citations Irene Rivero‐Calle, Eugenio Baraldi et al. The Journal of Infectious Diseases profile →
The burden of respiratory syncytial virus in healthy term-born infants in Europe: a prospective birth cohort study

2022 115 citations Joanne Wildenbeest, Marie‐Noëlle Billard et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Louis Bont Netherlands	51	5.9k	3.8k	1.6k	1.5k	1.1k	203	7.9k
Charles Welliver United States	49	6.0k 1.0×	4.1k 1.1×	1.3k 0.8×	1.8k 1.2×	1.0k 0.9×	195	8.6k
Asunción Mejías United States	46	4.5k 0.8×	2.3k 0.6×	1.5k 0.9×	2.0k 1.3×	1.4k 1.3×	199	7.5k
Octavio Ramilo United States	58	6.4k 1.1×	3.4k 0.9×	1.9k 1.2×	2.3k 1.5×	2.5k 2.3×	266	11.1k
Alison Morris United States	48	6.4k 1.1×	5.8k 1.5×	1.1k 0.7×	3.4k 2.2×	658 0.6×	197	13.1k
Maija Leinonen Finland	52	7.0k 1.2×	1.8k 0.5×	1.1k 0.7×	1.0k 0.7×	1.4k 1.3×	169	11.2k
Ann R. Falsey United States	59	10.1k 1.7×	3.5k 0.9×	1.0k 0.7×	4.5k 2.9×	1.4k 1.2×	201	11.7k
Matti Korppi Finland	48	4.9k 0.8×	3.3k 0.9×	657 0.4×	836 0.5×	712 0.7×	321	8.3k
Geoffrey A. Weinberg United States	49	6.5k 1.1×	2.0k 0.5×	1.2k 0.8×	3.7k 2.4×	594 0.5×	145	9.6k
Jun‐ichi Kadota Japan	43	2.2k 0.4×	2.2k 0.6×	715 0.5×	1.0k 0.7×	738 0.7×	369	6.5k
Peter Openshaw United Kingdom	68	8.0k 1.4×	3.7k 1.0×	1.0k 0.6×	3.5k 2.3×	4.7k 4.3×	220	12.8k

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Pecenka, Clint, et al.. (2025). Cost-effectiveness of introducing a maternal vaccine or long-acting monoclonal antibody to prevent infant respiratory syncytial virus disease in Nepal. Journal of Global Health. 15. 4292–4292.

Pecenka, Clint, et al.. (2025). Estimating the economic burden of respiratory syncytial virus infection among children <2 years old seeking care in North-West Nigeria. Journal of Global Health. 15. 4307–4307. 1 indexed citations

Bont, Louis, et al.. (2024). Respiratory syncytial virus: Time for surveillance across all ages, with a focus on adults. Journal of Global Health. 14. 3008–3008. 2 indexed citations

Willemsen, Joukje E., et al.. (2024). Characteristics of inpatient and outpatient respiratory syncytial virus mortality in Gavi-eligible countries. Vaccine X. 20. 100554–100554. 1 indexed citations

Wildenbeest, Joanne, Carole N. M. Brouwer, Matthijs de Hoog, et al.. (2024). Healthcare costs related to respiratory syncytial virus in paediatric intensive care units in the Netherlands: a nationwide prospective observational study (the BRICK study). The Lancet Regional Health - Europe. 43. 100965–100965. 6 indexed citations

Prunas, Ottavia, Joukje E. Willemsen, Louis Bont, et al.. (2023). Incorporating Data from Multiple Endpoints in the Analysis of Clinical Trials: Example from RSV Vaccines. Epidemiology. 35(1). 103–112. 1 indexed citations

Mao, Zhuxin, Xiao Li, Ana Dacosta-Urbieta, et al.. (2023). Economic burden and health-related quality-of-life among infants with respiratory syncytial virus infection: A multi-country prospective cohort study in Europe. Vaccine. 41(16). 2707–2715. 29 indexed citations

Hoogerbrugge, Peter M., Caroline A. Lindemans, Stefan Nierkens, et al.. (2023). Immune Response following BNT162b2 mRNA COVID-19 Vaccination in Pediatric Cancer Patients. Cancers. 15(9). 2562–2562. 7 indexed citations

Westerlaken, Geertje H. A., Eveline M. Delemarre, Petra Moerer, et al.. (2023). Soluble Signal Inhibitory Receptor on Leukocytes-1 Is Released from Activated Neutrophils by Proteinase 3 Cleavage. The Journal of Immunology. 210(4). 389–397. 7 indexed citations

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Öner, Deniz, Yann Abraham, Joseph McGinley, et al.. (2023). Single‐cell immune profiling reveals markers of emergency myelopoiesis that distinguish severe from mild respiratory syncytial virus disease in infants. Clinical and Translational Medicine. 13(12). e1507–e1507. 5 indexed citations

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Löwensteyn, Yvette N., Joukje E. Willemsen, Natalie I Mazur, et al.. (2022). Nosocomial RSV-related In-hospital Mortality in Children <5 Years: A Global Case Series. The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal. 42(1). 1–7. 8 indexed citations

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Donà, Daniele, et al.. (2021). COVID-19 Lesson for Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV): Hygiene Works. Children. 8(12). 1144–1144. 24 indexed citations

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Bont, Louis, et al.. (2021). The Association between Weather Conditions and Admissions to the Paediatric Intensive Care Unit for Respiratory Syncytial Virus Bronchiolitis. Pathogens. 10(5). 567–567. 6 indexed citations

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Reinout, A., Katrien Oude Rengerink, M.H. Otten, et al.. (2021). Burden of respiratory syncytial virus bronchiolitis on the Dutch pediatric intensive care units. European Journal of Pediatrics. 180(10). 3141–3149. 21 indexed citations

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Rivero‐Calle, Irene, José Gómez Rial, Louis Bont, et al.. (2020). TIPICO X: report of the 10th interactive infectious disease workshop on infectious diseases and vaccines. Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics. 17(3). 759–772. 1 indexed citations

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Mazur, Natalie I, Nicole Horsley, Janet A. Englund, et al.. (2018). Breast Milk Prefusion F Immunoglobulin G as a Correlate of Protection Against Respiratory Syncytial Virus Acute Respiratory Illness. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 219(1). 59–67. 53 indexed citations

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Maas, Nicoline van der, Koen van Aerde, Louis Bont, et al.. (2016). Infectiepreventie bij zuigelingen door maternale vaccinatie : Huidige inzichten en ontwikkelingen. Rivm (National Institute for Public Health and the Environment).

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Bont, Louis, J. F. M. Versteegh, Wendy Swelsen, et al.. (2002). Natural Reinfection with Respiratory Syncytial Virus Does Not Boost Virus-Specific T-Cell Immunity. Pediatric Research. 52(3). 363–367. 95 indexed citations

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Bont, Louis, Cobi J. Heijnen, Annemieke Kavelaars, et al.. (2001). Local Interferon‐γ Levels during Respiratory Syncytial Virus Lower Respiratory Tract Infection Are Associated with Disease Severity. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 184(3). 355–358. 104 indexed citations

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Bont, Louis, Cobi J. Heijnen, Annemieke Kavelaars, et al.. (2000). Monocyte IL-10 Production during Respiratory Syncytial Virus Bronchiolitis Is Associated with Recurrent Wheezing in a One-Year Follow-up Study. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 161(5). 1518–1523. 120 indexed citations

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