Rein Posthuma

2.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
27 papers, 931 citations indexed

About

Rein Posthuma is a scholar working on Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Neurology and Clinical Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Rein Posthuma has authored 27 papers receiving a total of 931 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 17 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, 6 papers in Neurology and 5 papers in Clinical Psychology. Recurrent topics in Rein Posthuma's work include Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research (15 papers), Respiratory Support and Mechanisms (10 papers) and Long-Term Effects of COVID-19 (6 papers). Rein Posthuma is often cited by papers focused on Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research (15 papers), Respiratory Support and Mechanisms (10 papers) and Long-Term Effects of COVID-19 (6 papers). Rein Posthuma collaborates with scholars based in Netherlands, Sweden and Belgium. Rein Posthuma's co-authors include Martijn A. Spruit, Frits M.E. Franssen, Anouk W. Vaes, Felipe Machado, Alex J. van ‘t Hul, Sarah Houben‐Wilke, Daisy J.A. Janssen, Yvonne Spies, Herman Vijlbrief and Jeannet M. Delbressine and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Scientific Reports and Critical Care Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Rein Posthuma

22 papers receiving 904 citations

Hit Papers

Persistent symptoms 3 months after a SARS-CoV-2 infection... 2020 2026 2022 2024 2020 100 200 300 400 500
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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. Persistent symptoms 3 months after a SARS-CoV-2 infection: the post-COVID-19 syndrome?
    2020 524 citations Yvonne M.J. Goërtz, Maarten Van Herck et al. ERJ Open Research profile →

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Rein Posthuma Netherlands 8 668 390 235 202 170 27 931
Vasco Honsel France 4 645 1.0× 378 1.0× 292 1.2× 203 1.0× 115 0.7× 5 760
Melissa Heightman United Kingdom 10 972 1.5× 402 1.0× 525 2.2× 243 1.2× 161 0.9× 28 1.2k
Jason H. Maley United States 13 281 0.4× 104 0.3× 127 0.5× 276 1.4× 92 0.5× 35 820
Sarah Sampsel United States 11 233 0.3× 85 0.2× 42 0.2× 94 0.5× 96 0.6× 16 416
Aditi Shah United States 13 277 0.4× 134 0.3× 159 0.7× 73 0.4× 44 0.3× 51 541
Joan Gil Spain 10 461 0.7× 218 0.6× 318 1.4× 175 0.9× 68 0.4× 16 736
Maciej Dębski Poland 13 455 0.7× 226 0.6× 242 1.0× 132 0.7× 77 0.5× 64 884
Bita Hajian Belgium 10 523 0.8× 293 0.8× 202 0.9× 139 0.7× 140 0.8× 16 781
Gráinne Sheill Ireland 11 203 0.3× 113 0.3× 76 0.3× 57 0.3× 58 0.3× 28 583
Kimberly Lewis United States 13 104 0.2× 77 0.2× 74 0.3× 77 0.4× 32 0.2× 34 574

Countries citing papers authored by Rein Posthuma

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Fields of papers citing papers by Rein Posthuma

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Rein Posthuma

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Rein Posthuma. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Rein Posthuma based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Rein Posthuma. Rein Posthuma is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Herck, Maarten Van, Yvonne M.J. Goërtz, Chris Burtin, et al.. (2025). Associated factors of fatigue in patients with COPD: results from the FAntasTIGUE study. ERJ Open Research. 11(5). 857–2024. 1 indexed citations
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Velden, Rachel M J van der, Sevasti‐Maria Chaldoupi, Kevin Vernooy, et al.. (2025). Feasibility and diagnostic yield of a photoplethysmography-based arrhythmia screening and integrated management pathway in a COPD outpatient clinic. ERJ Open Research. 11(5). 1192–2024.
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Posthuma, Rein, Jorine E. Hartman, Martijn A. Spruit, et al.. (2024). Treatable traits in advanced emphysema patients eligible for bronchoscopic lung volume reduction with endobronchial valves. Respiratory Medicine. 224. 107558–107558. 3 indexed citations
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Beijers, Rosanne J.H.C.G., et al.. (2024). Pulmonary function trajectories in COVID-19 survivors with and without pre-existing respiratory disease. Scientific Reports. 14(1). 16571–16571. 1 indexed citations
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Hartman, Jorine E., Marnix R. Jonker, Rein Posthuma, et al.. (2024). Systemic pro-inflammatory response following bronchoscopic lung volume reduction using endobronchial valves. ERJ Open Research. 11(2). 665–2024.
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Posthuma, Rein, et al.. (2024). Lung Hyperinflation as Treatable Trait in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A Narrative Review. International Journal of COPD. Volume 19. 1561–1578. 2 indexed citations
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Houben‐Wilke, Sarah, Rein Posthuma, Daisy J.A. Janssen, et al.. (2023). Impact of Coronavirus Disease 2019-Related Infection Prevention and Control Measures on the Occurrence of COPD Exacerbations During Inpatient Pulmonary Rehabilitation. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases Journal of the COPD Foundation. 10(2). 127–138. 1 indexed citations
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Houben‐Wilke, Sarah, Yvonne Goërtz, Jeannet M. Delbressine, et al.. (2022). The Impact of Long COVID-19 on Mental Health: Observational 6-Month Follow-Up Study. JMIR Mental Health. 9(2). e33704–e33704. 78 indexed citations
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Herck, Maarten Van, Yvonne M.J. Goërtz, Sarah Houben‐Wilke, et al.. (2021). Severe Fatigue in Long COVID: Web-Based Quantitative Follow-up Study in Members of Online Long COVID Support Groups. Journal of Medical Internet Research. 23(9). e30274–e30274. 50 indexed citations
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Posthuma, Rein, Anouk W. Vaes, Peyman Sardari Nia, et al.. (2021). Implementation of Bronchoscopic Lung Volume Reduction Using One-Way Endobronchial Valves: A Retrospective Single-Centre Cohort Study. Respiration. 101(5). 476–484. 3 indexed citations
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Gassel, Rob J. J. van, Julia L.M. Bels, Bas C. T. van Bussel, et al.. (2021). Functional Outcomes and Their Association With Physical Performance in Mechanically Ventilated Coronavirus Disease 2019 Survivors at 3 Months Following Hospital Discharge: A Cohort Study. Critical Care Medicine. 49(10). 1726–1738. 47 indexed citations
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Meys, Roy, Jeannet M. Delbressine, Yvonne M.J. Goërtz, et al.. (2020). Generic and Respiratory-Specific Quality of Life in Non-Hospitalized Patients with COVID-19. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 9(12). 3993–3993. 52 indexed citations
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Goërtz, Yvonne M.J., Maarten Van Herck, Jeannet M. Delbressine, et al.. (2020). Persistent symptoms 3 months after a SARS-CoV-2 infection: the post-COVID-19 syndrome?. ERJ Open Research. 6(4). 542–2020. 524 indexed citations breakdown →
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Wouters, Emiel F.�M., Rein Posthuma, Wai-Yan Liu, et al.. (2020). An update on pulmonary rehabilitation techniques for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Expert Review of Respiratory Medicine. 14(2). 149–161. 45 indexed citations
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Posthuma, Rein & Lowie E.G.W. Vanfleteren. (2020). The STELVIO trial, a game changer for bronchoscopic lung volume reduction in patients with severe emphysema. Breathe. 16(1). 200004–200004. 1 indexed citations
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Croes, Sander, Rein Posthuma, Hieronymus J. Derijks, et al.. (2019). Pharmacokinetically-guided dosing of pemetrexed in a patient with renal impairment and a patient requiring hemodialysis. Lung Cancer. 130. 156–158. 8 indexed citations
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Adriaansen, Henk J, et al.. (1996). 'Oversaturation' of transferrin after intravenous ferric gluconate (FerrlecitR) in haemodialysis patients. Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation. 11(5). 820–824. 93 indexed citations

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