Rita Verhelst

5.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
57 papers, 3.9k citations indexed

About

Rita Verhelst is a scholar working on Epidemiology, Microbiology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Rita Verhelst has authored 57 papers receiving a total of 3.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 36 papers in Epidemiology, 35 papers in Microbiology and 10 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Rita Verhelst's work include Reproductive tract infections research (32 papers), Urinary Tract Infections Management (16 papers) and Pelvic floor disorders treatments (8 papers). Rita Verhelst is often cited by papers focused on Reproductive tract infections research (32 papers), Urinary Tract Infections Management (16 papers) and Pelvic floor disorders treatments (8 papers). Rita Verhelst collaborates with scholars based in Belgium, United Kingdom and South Africa. Rita Verhelst's co-authors include Hans Verstraelen, Mario Vaneechoutte, Marleen Temmerman, Geert Claeys, Ellen De Backer, Janneke van de Wijgert, Gerda Verschraegen, Hanneke Borgdorff, Tania Crucitti and Vicky Jespers and has published in prestigious journals such as Blood, PLoS ONE and Journal of Clinical Microbiology.

In The Last Decade

Rita Verhelst

56 papers receiving 3.8k 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.

The Vaginal Microbiota: What Have We Learned after a Decade of Molecular Characterization?

2014 347 citations Janneke van de Wijgert, Hanneke Borgdorff et al. PLoS ONE profile →

Peers

Rita Verhelst

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EPIDE

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Tina L. Fiedler United States

Sara S. K. Koenig United States

Iara M. Linhares Brazil

Claire E. Stevens United States

Werner Mendling Germany

Lorna K. Rabe United States

Patricia A. Totten United States

Tania Crucitti Belgium

Vicky Jespers Belgium

Servaas A. Morré Netherlands

Tina L. Fiedler United States

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2.3k ×1.1

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1.5k ×1.2

886 ×1.4

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305 ×0.6

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Citations per year, relative to Rita Verhelst Rita Verhelst (= 1×) peers Tina L. Fiedler

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Fields of papers citing papers by Rita Verhelst

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Rita Verhelst

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Rita Verhelst. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Rita Verhelst 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 Rita Verhelst. Rita Verhelst is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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Verstraelen, Hans, Ramiro Vilchez‐Vargas, Ruy Jáuregui, et al.. (2016). Characterisation of the human uterine microbiome in non-pregnant women through deep sequencing of the V1-2 region of the 16S rRNA gene. PeerJ. 4. e1602–e1602. 221 indexed citations

Borgdorff, Hanneke, Marijn C. Verwijs, Ferdinand W.N.M. Wit, et al.. (2015). The Impact of Hormonal Contraception and Pregnancy on Sexually Transmitted Infections and on Cervicovaginal Microbiota in African Sex Workers. Sexually Transmitted Diseases. 42(3). 143–152. 37 indexed citations

Jespers, Vicky, Janneke van de Wijgert, Piet Cools, et al.. (2015). The significance of Lactobacillus crispatus and L. vaginalis for vaginal health and the negative effect of recent sex: a cross-sectional descriptive study across groups of African women. BMC Infectious Diseases. 15(1). 115–115. 89 indexed citations

Borgdorff, Hanneke, Evgeni Tsivtsivadze, Rita Verhelst, et al.. (2014). Lactobacillus-dominated cervicovaginal microbiota associated with reduced HIV/STI prevalence and genital HIV viral load in African women. The ISME Journal. 8(9). 1781–1793. 203 indexed citations

Jespers, Vicky, Tania Crucitti, Joris Menten, et al.. (2014). Prevalence and Correlates of Bacterial Vaginosis in Different Sub-Populations of Women in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Cross-Sectional Study. PLoS ONE. 9(10). e109670–e109670. 82 indexed citations

Tency, Inge, Hans Verstraelen, Bart Saerens, et al.. (2013). Elevated Soluble Triggering Receptor Expressed on Myeloid Cells (sTREM)-1 Levels in Maternal Serum during Term and Preterm Labor. PLoS ONE. 8(2). e56050–e56050. 1 indexed citations

Gillet, Evy, Joris Meys, Hans Verstraelen, et al.. (2012). Association between Bacterial Vaginosis and Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. PLoS ONE. 7(10). e45201–e45201. 135 indexed citations

Verstraelen, Hans, Rita Verhelst, Kristien Roelens, & Marleen Temmerman. (2012). Antiseptics and disinfectants for the treatment of bacterial vaginosis: A systematic review. BMC Infectious Diseases. 12(1). 148–148. 27 indexed citations

Muvunyi, Claude Mambo, Nathalie Dhont, Rita Verhelst, et al.. (2011). Chlamydia trachomatis infection in fertile and subfertile women in Rwanda: prevalence and diagnostic significance of IgG and IgA antibodies testing. Human Reproduction. 26(12). 3319–3326. 20 indexed citations

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Santiago, Guido Lopes dos Santos, Piet Cools, Hans Verstraelen, et al.. (2011). Longitudinal Study of the Dynamics of Vaginal Microflora during Two Consecutive Menstrual Cycles. PLoS ONE. 6(11). e28180–e28180. 70 indexed citations

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Verstraelen, Hans, Rita Verhelst, Mario Vaneechoutte, & Marleen Temmerman. (2010). The epidemiology of bacterial vaginosis in relation to sexual behaviour. BMC Infectious Diseases. 10(1). 81–81. 111 indexed citations

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Aila, Nabil Abdullah El, Inge Tency, Geert Claeys, et al.. (2009). Identification and genotyping of bacteria from paired vaginal and rectal samples from pregnant women indicates similarity between vaginal and rectal microflora. BMC Infectious Diseases. 9(1). 167–167. 84 indexed citations

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Santiago, Guido Lopes dos Santos, Hans Verstraelen, Geert Claeys, et al.. (2009). A pilot study evaluating the safety of vaginal administration of a multi-particulate pellet formulation. European Journal of Pharmaceutics and Biopharmaceutics. 73(3). 399–403. 8 indexed citations

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Aila, Nabil Abdullah El, Inge Tency, Geert Claeys, et al.. (2009). Genotyping of Streptococcus agalactiae(group B streptococci) isolated from vaginal and rectal swabs of women at 35-37 weeks of pregnancy. BMC Infectious Diseases. 9(1). 153–153. 44 indexed citations

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Persson, Rutger, Jane Hitti, Rita Verhelst, et al.. (2009). The vaginal microflora in relation to gingivitis. BMC Infectious Diseases. 9(1). 6–6. 35 indexed citations

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Verstraelen, Hans, Rita Verhelst, Lieve Nuytinck, et al.. (2009). Gene polymorphisms of Toll-like and related recognition receptors in relation to the vaginal carriage of Gardnerella vaginalis and Atopobium vaginae. Journal of Reproductive Immunology. 79(2). 163–173. 34 indexed citations

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Verstraelen, Hans, Rita Verhelst, Kristien Roelens, et al.. (2007). Modified classification of Gram-stained vaginal smears to predict spontaneous preterm birth: a prospective cohort study. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 196(6). 528.e1–528.e6. 26 indexed citations

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Merabishvili, Maia, Rita Verhelst, Ніна Чанішвілі, et al.. (2007). Digitized fluorescent RFLP analysis (fRFLP) as a universal method for comparing genomes of culturable dsDNA viruses: application to bacteriophages. Research in Microbiology. 158(7). 572–581. 24 indexed citations

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Stakenborg, Tim, Jo Vicca, Patrick Butaye, et al.. (2005). Evaluation of amplified rDNA restriction analysis (ARDRA) for the identification of Mycoplasma species. BMC Infectious Diseases. 5(1). 46–46. 21 indexed citations

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Elaichouni, A, John van Emmelo, Geert Claeys, et al.. (1994). Study of the influence of plasmids on the arbitrary primer polymerase chain reaction fingerprint ofEscherichia colistrains. FEMS Microbiology Letters. 115(2-3). 335–339. 17 indexed citations

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