R. Hamers

4.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
103 papers, 3.9k citations indexed

About

R. Hamers is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, R. Hamers has authored 103 papers receiving a total of 3.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 48 papers in Molecular Biology, 33 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and 30 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in R. Hamers's work include Trypanosoma species research and implications (30 papers), Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research (28 papers) and Glycosylation and Glycoproteins Research (24 papers). R. Hamers is often cited by papers focused on Trypanosoma species research and implications (30 papers), Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research (28 papers) and Glycosylation and Glycoproteins Research (24 papers). R. Hamers collaborates with scholars based in Belgium, Peru and France. R. Hamers's co-authors include Serge Muyldermans, Aline Desmyter, Mehdi Arbabi Ghahroudi, L. Wyns, C. Hamers‐Casterman, Lode Wyns, T. Atarhouch, J.A.R.G. Barbosa, José W. Saldanha and Patrick De Baetselier and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Cell and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

R. Hamers

102 papers receiving 3.7k citations

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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.

Selection and identification of single domain antibody fragments from camel heavy‐chain antibodies

1997 622 citations R. Hamers, Serge Muyldermans et al. FEBS Letters profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
R. Hamers Belgium	30	2.0k	1.7k	1.3k	1.0k	920	103	3.9k
W L Maloy United States	39	1.6k 0.8×	913 0.5×	371 0.3×	1.4k 1.4×	2.3k 2.5×	69	4.7k
David Snary United Kingdom	33	1.3k 0.7×	509 0.3×	878 0.7×	650 0.6×	1.1k 1.2×	77	3.1k
C. R. Jenkin Australia	21	1.5k 0.8×	1.2k 0.7×	351 0.3×	231 0.2×	1.2k 1.3×	46	3.7k
Richard J. Pleass United Kingdom	28	1.1k 0.6×	908 0.5×	219 0.2×	622 0.6×	1.2k 1.3×	79	2.7k
M E Pereira United States	38	2.0k 1.0×	182 0.1×	1.8k 1.4×	1.0k 1.0×	1.1k 1.2×	79	4.2k
Mette Strand United States	40	1.4k 0.7×	1.0k 0.6×	771 0.6×	505 0.5×	1.1k 1.2×	121	4.7k
Imogene Schneider United States	31	2.2k 1.1×	220 0.1×	509 0.4×	3.4k 3.3×	1.4k 1.5×	51	5.6k
David N. Garboczi United States	34	1.5k 0.8×	609 0.4×	610 0.5×	412 0.4×	2.6k 2.8×	71	4.5k
Georges E. Roelants Burkina Faso	28	500 0.3×	322 0.2×	798 0.6×	397 0.4×	1.1k 1.2×	71	2.4k
John E. Heckels United Kingdom	40	1.2k 0.6×	408 0.2×	1.8k 1.4×	424 0.4×	712 0.8×	126	4.7k

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Vanhamme, Luc, Mustapha Chamekh, Jan Van Den Abbeele, et al.. (1998). A VSG Expression Site–Associated Gene Confers Resistance to Human Serum in Trypanosoma rhodesiense. Cell. 95(6). 839–846. 292 indexed citations

Dambly‐Chaudière, Christine, Lea Brys, Alain Ghysen, et al.. (1998). Isolation and characterization of single‐chain Fv genes encoding antibodies specific for Drosophila Poxn protein. FEBS Letters. 437(1-2). 75–80. 9 indexed citations

Pirnay, Jean‐Paul, L. Duinslaeger, Hilde Revets, et al.. (1997). Analysis of epidemic Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolated by isoelectric focusing of pyoverdine and RAPD-PCR: modern tools for an integrated anti-nosocomial infection strategy in burn wound centres. Burns. 23(5). 379–386. 33 indexed citations

Muyldermans, Gaëtan, et al.. (1996). Expression inE. coli and purification of the active autoprotease P20 of classical swine fever virus. Virus Genes. 13(2). 135–142. 1 indexed citations

Dujardin, Jean‐Claude, Jean‐Pierre Dujardin, Michel Tibayrenc, et al.. (1995). Karyotype plasticity in NeotropicalLeishmania: an index for measuring genomic distance amongL. (V.) peruvianaandL. (V.) braziliensispopulations. Parasitology. 110(1). 21–30. 29 indexed citations

Victoir, Kathleen, Jean‐Claude Dujardin, Simonne De Doncker, et al.. (1995). Plasticity of gp63 gene organization in Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis and Leishmania (Viannia) peruviana. Parasitology. 111(3). 265–273. 38 indexed citations

Diall, O., et al.. (1994). [Evaluation of a direct serologic card agglutination test for the diagnosis of camel trypanosomiasis caused by Trypanosoma evansi].. PubMed. 13(3). 793–800. 16 indexed citations

Dujardin, Jean‐Claude, Alejandro Llanos‐Cuentas, Abraham G. Cáceres, et al.. (1993). Molecular karyotype variation inLeishmania (Viannia) peruviana: indication of geographical populations in Peru distributed along a north-south cline. Annals of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology. 87(4). 335–347. 46 indexed citations

Lucas, Rudolf, et al.. (1993). A role for TNF during African trypanosomiasis : involvement in parasite control immunosuppression and pathology. Research in Immunology. 144(5). 370–376. 41 indexed citations

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Navarro, Miguel, R. Maingón, R. Hamers, & Manuel Segovia. (1992). Dynamics and size polymorphisms of minichromosomes in Leishmania major LV-561 cloned lines. Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology. 55(1-2). 65–74. 18 indexed citations

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Gajendran, Nadesan, Dominique Vanhecke, Emmanuel Bajyana Songa, & R. Hamers. (1992). Kinetoplast minicircle DNA ofTrypanosoma evansiencode guide RNA genes. Nucleic Acids Research. 20(3). 614–614. 11 indexed citations

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Hamers‐Casterman, C., et al.. (1992). Structure of a Plasmodium chabaudi acidic phosphoprotein that is associated with the host erythrocyte membrane. Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology. 56(1). 59–68. 7 indexed citations

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Hamers‐Casterman, C., et al.. (1990). Molecular cloning and sequence analysis of the gene encoding the major merozoite surface antigen of Plasmodium chabaudi chabaudi IP-PC1. Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology. 43(2). 231–244. 30 indexed citations

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Revets, Hilde, et al.. (1989). Identification of virus-like particles in Eimeria stiedae. Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology. 36(3). 209–215. 36 indexed citations

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Sileghem, Maarten, et al.. (1988). Systéme lymphocytaire et résistance relative de la souris consanguine a Trypanosoma brucei brucei. Annales de l Institut Pasteur Immunologie. 139(5). 545–556. 4 indexed citations

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Muyldermans, Serge, Ignace Lasters, R. Hamers, & Lode Wyns. (1985). Assembly of oligonucleosomes into a limit series of multimeric higher-order chromatin structures. European Journal of Biochemistry. 150(3). 441–442. 6 indexed citations

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Vaeck, Mark, Johan Grooten, R. Hamers, & Patrick De Baetselier. (1983). The immunomodulatory effect of anti‐Micrococcus luteus antibodies I. Effect on in vitro rabbit T cell functions. European Journal of Immunology. 13(9). 772–778. 2 indexed citations

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Naessens, Jan, et al.. (1981). The quaternary Gs3 and Gs7 allotypes of the rabbit: Their association with the b4.1 and b4.2 alleles of the κ light chain. Molecular Immunology. 18(6). 561–567. 8 indexed citations

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Loo, Wessel van der, C. Hamers‐Casterman, & R. Hamers. (1976). Proceedings: Phylogeny of the rabbit immunoglobulin light-chain markers: Distribution of determinants associated with rabbit b-locus in different lagomorph families.. Munich Personal RePEc Archive (Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich). 84(1). 192–3. 6 indexed citations

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Hamers, R., et al.. (1966). A new allotype in the rabbit linked with As1 which may characterize a new class of IgG. Immunology. 10(5). 399. 25 indexed citations

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