Louis Bont

5.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
48 papers, 847 citations indexed

About

Louis Bont is a scholar working on Epidemiology, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and Infectious Diseases. According to data from OpenAlex, Louis Bont has authored 48 papers receiving a total of 847 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 38 papers in Epidemiology, 23 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and 10 papers in Infectious Diseases. Recurrent topics in Louis Bont's work include Respiratory viral infections research (31 papers), Neonatal Respiratory Health Research (15 papers) and Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Studies (8 papers). Louis Bont is often cited by papers focused on Respiratory viral infections research (31 papers), Neonatal Respiratory Health Research (15 papers) and Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Studies (8 papers). Louis Bont collaborates with scholars based in Netherlands, United States and Italy. Louis Bont's co-authors include Mirjam E. Belderbos, Annefleur C. Langedijk, Maroeska M. Rovers, Michiel L. Houben, Jan L. L. Kimpen, Eef G.W.M. Lentjes, Berry Wilbrink, Paul A. Checchia, Eric A. F. Simões and Bosco Paes and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, Nature Communications and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Louis Bont

41 papers receiving 819 citations

Hit Papers

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  1. Respiratory syncytial virus infection and novel interventions
    2023 85 citations Louis Bont et al. Nature Reviews Microbiology profile →

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Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Louis Bont Netherlands 13 479 308 165 142 125 48 847
Heidi Makrinioti United Kingdom 15 185 0.4× 280 0.9× 143 0.9× 157 1.1× 295 2.4× 40 946
Themis Reverbel da Silveira Brazil 19 405 0.8× 226 0.7× 48 0.3× 119 0.8× 38 0.3× 91 1.2k
Winfried Rebhandl Austria 15 281 0.6× 292 0.9× 42 0.3× 68 0.5× 57 0.5× 34 816
Alberto Rodríguez‐Benot Spain 16 254 0.5× 131 0.4× 32 0.2× 114 0.8× 89 0.7× 80 889
Maria Oana Săsăran Romania 15 173 0.4× 91 0.3× 45 0.3× 77 0.5× 116 0.9× 81 758
Matt S. Zinter United States 14 243 0.5× 318 1.0× 24 0.1× 67 0.5× 97 0.8× 50 718
Marcus Krueger Germany 18 421 0.9× 383 1.2× 16 0.1× 90 0.6× 156 1.2× 33 796
Valeria Daccò Italy 17 233 0.5× 363 1.2× 27 0.2× 64 0.5× 81 0.6× 58 1.1k
Tufan Kutlu Türkiye 16 259 0.5× 114 0.4× 34 0.2× 55 0.4× 154 1.2× 52 850
Els Van de Vijver Belgium 14 361 0.8× 103 0.3× 24 0.1× 48 0.3× 164 1.3× 27 930

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Louis Bont

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All Works

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Wildenbeest, Joanne, Maria Chironna, Donatella Panatto, et al.. (2025). Clinical and Socioeconomic Burden of RSV Infections Among Older Adults in Primary Care: An International Prospective Cohort Study. Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses. 19(10). e70174–e70174.
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Bont, Louis, et al.. (2025). Relating In Vivo Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection Kinetics to Host Infectiousness in Different Age Groups. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 232(3). 691–699.
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Wijk, Femke van, Stefan Nierkens, Rob van Binnendijk, et al.. (2025). T-cell responses to SARS-CoV-2 vaccinations in adults with Down syndrome – a prospective cohort study. Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics. 21(1). 2583416–2583416.
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Bont, Louis, et al.. (2024). Author Correction: Respiratory syncytial virus infection and novel interventions. Nature Reviews Microbiology. 22(9). 587–587.
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Vernhes, Charlotte, Louis Bont, Clarisse Demont, & Harish Nair. (2024). RESCEU and PROMISE: The Success of 8 Years of European Public-Private Partnership to Prevent RSV. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 229(Supplement_1). S4–S7. 2 indexed citations
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Tissing, Wim J. E., et al.. (2024). Clinical presentation and outcome of invasive mould disease in paediatric patients with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3. 100143–100143. 3 indexed citations
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Hoog, Marieke L. A. de, Vincent W. V. Jaddoe, Sjoerd M. Euser, et al.. (2024). Age-specific SARS-CoV-2 transmission differed from human rhinovirus in households during the early COVID-19 pandemic. Journal of Infection. 89(2). 106218–106218. 2 indexed citations
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Lin, Gu-Lung, Simon B. Drysdale, Matthew D. Snape, et al.. (2024). Targeted metagenomics reveals association between severity and pathogen co-detection in infants with respiratory syncytial virus. Nature Communications. 15(1). 2379–2379. 20 indexed citations
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Gay, Aurore, Martin Banchero, Orestes A. Carpaij, et al.. (2024). Airway epithelial cell response to RSV is mostly impaired in goblet and multiciliated cells in asthma. Thorax. 79(9). 811–821. 2 indexed citations
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Sheikh, Zakariya, You Li, Rachel Cohen, et al.. (2023). Validity of Clinical Severity Scores for Respiratory Syncytial Virus: A Systematic Review. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 229(Supplement_1). S8–S17. 8 indexed citations
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Ahmadizar, Fariba, Nicoline van der Maas, Joanne Wildenbeest, et al.. (2023). Are maternal vaccines effective and safe for mothers and infants? A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials. BMJ Global Health. 8(10). e012376–e012376. 5 indexed citations
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Kwatra, Gaurav, Louis Bont, Clare Cutland, et al.. (2019). Measles seroprevalence in pregnant women in Soweto, South Africa: a nested cohort study. Clinical Microbiology and Infection. 26(4). 515.e1–515.e4. 5 indexed citations
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Kwatra, Gaurav, Louis Bont, Clare Cutland, et al.. (2019). Rubella seroprevalence in pregnant women living with and without HIV in Soweto, South Africa. International Journal of Infectious Diseases. 91. 255–260. 3 indexed citations
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Paes, Bosco, Brigitte Fauroux, J. Figueras Aloy, et al.. (2016). Defining the Risk and Associated Morbidity and Mortality of Severe Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection Among Infants with Chronic Lung Disease. Infectious Diseases and Therapy. 5(4). 453–471. 64 indexed citations
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Belderbos, Mirjam E., Michiel L. Houben, Berry Wilbrink, et al.. (2011). Cord Blood Vitamin D Deficiency Is Associated With Respiratory Syncytial Virus Bronchiolitis. PEDIATRICS. 127(6). e1513–e1520. 272 indexed citations
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Salimi, Vahid, et al.. (2011). Molecular epidemiology of measles virus in Iran 2009–2010: First detection of measles genotype H1. Journal of Medical Virology. 83(12). 2200–2207. 5 indexed citations
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Blanken, Maarten O., Louis Bont, & Maroeska M. Rovers. (2011). The Cost-Effectiveness of Palivizumab in the Prevention of Respiratory Syncytial Virus Bronchiolitis: A Systematic Review. Current Respiratory Medicine Reviews. 7(3). 203–212. 3 indexed citations
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Bont, Louis. (2002). Natural Reinfection with Respiratory Syncytial Virus Does Not Boost Virus-Specific T-Cell Immunity. Pediatric Research. 52(3). 363–367. 8 indexed citations

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