Steven Aalvink

5.1k total citations · 2 hit papers
23 papers, 2.1k citations indexed

About

Steven Aalvink is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Food Science and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Steven Aalvink has authored 23 papers receiving a total of 2.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 20 papers in Molecular Biology, 11 papers in Food Science and 4 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Steven Aalvink's work include Gut microbiota and health (15 papers), Probiotics and Fermented Foods (10 papers) and Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (5 papers). Steven Aalvink is often cited by papers focused on Gut microbiota and health (15 papers), Probiotics and Fermented Foods (10 papers) and Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (5 papers). Steven Aalvink collaborates with scholars based in Netherlands, Finland and Sweden. Steven Aalvink's co-authors include Willem M. de Vos, Clara Belzer, Noora Ottman, Jan Knol, Loo Wee Chia, Sharon Y. Geerlings, Vieno Piironen, Bhawani Chamlagain, Hauke Smidt and Sjef Boeren and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Scientific Reports and Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology.

In The Last Decade

Steven Aalvink

23 papers receiving 2.1k 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.

Pili-like proteins of Akkermansia muciniphila modulate host immune responses and gut barrier function

2017 385 citations Noora Ottman, Justus Reunanen et al. PLoS ONE profile →
Microbial Metabolic Networks at the Mucus Layer Lead to Diet-Independent Butyrate and Vitamin B ₁₂ Production by Intestinal Symbionts

2017 310 citations Clara Belzer, Loo Wee Chia et al. mBio profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Steven Aalvink Netherlands	20	1.7k	600	420	381	371	23	2.1k
Veera Kainulainen Finland	15	1.7k 1.0×	627 1.0×	421 1.0×	303 0.8×	480 1.3×	24	2.4k
Noora Ottman Finland	10	1.5k 0.9×	505 0.8×	388 0.9×	325 0.9×	271 0.7×	10	1.9k
Mathis Wolter Luxembourg	5	1.7k 1.0×	431 0.7×	596 1.4×	364 1.0×	351 0.9×	5	2.3k
Christina Hickey United States	11	1.7k 1.0×	432 0.7×	553 1.3×	351 0.9×	415 1.1×	17	2.6k
Patrick Veiga France	18	1.6k 0.9×	682 1.1×	470 1.1×	291 0.8×	307 0.8×	27	2.2k
Jennifer K. Spinler United States	28	1.4k 0.8×	742 1.2×	263 0.6×	391 1.0×	513 1.4×	53	2.3k
Bartholomeus van den Bogert Netherlands	16	1.4k 0.8×	378 0.6×	392 0.9×	296 0.8×	313 0.8×	27	2.1k
Aitor Blanco‐Míguez Spain	12	1.8k 1.1×	620 1.0×	398 0.9×	275 0.7×	375 1.0×	32	2.5k
Valentina Taverniti Italy	27	1.6k 0.9×	999 1.7×	377 0.9×	470 1.2×	349 0.9×	48	2.5k

Countries citing papers authored by Steven Aalvink

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Steven Aalvink

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Ambrosio, Carmen M. S., Ruth Gómez Expósito, Steven Aalvink, et al.. (2022). Exploring the effect of a microencapsulated citrus essential oil on in vitro fermentation kinetics of pig gut microbiota. Frontiers in Microbiology. 13. 952706–952706. 4 indexed citations

Shetty, Sudarshan A., Ben Kuipers, Siavash Atashgahi, et al.. (2022). Inter-species Metabolic Interactions in an In-vitro Minimal Human Gut Microbiome of Core Bacteria. npj Biofilms and Microbiomes. 8(1). 21–21. 40 indexed citations

Taddese, Rahwa, Clara Belzer, Steven Aalvink, et al.. (2021). Production of inactivated gram-positive and gram-negative species with preserved cellular morphology and integrity. Journal of Microbiological Methods. 184. 106208–106208. 22 indexed citations

Geerlings, Sharon Y., Janneke P. Ouwerkerk, Jasper J. Koehorst, et al.. (2021). Genomic convergence between Akkermansia muciniphila in different mammalian hosts. BMC Microbiology. 21(1). 298–298. 18 indexed citations

Kostopoulos, Ioannis, Steven Aalvink, Petia Kovatcheva‐Datchary, et al.. (2021). A Continuous Battle for Host-Derived Glycans Between a Mucus Specialist and a Glycan Generalist in vitro and in vivo. Frontiers in Microbiology. 12. 632454–632454. 25 indexed citations

Tytgat, Hanne L. P., Pia Rasinkangas, Jarmo Ritari, et al.. (2021). Selection and characterization of a SpaCBA pilus-secreting food-grade derivative of Lacticaseibacillus rhamnosus GG. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 105(3). 1123–1131. 8 indexed citations

Taddese, Rahwa, Daniel Garza, Marien I. de Jonge, et al.. (2020). Growth rate alterations of human colorectal cancer cells by 157 gut bacteria. Gut Microbes. 12(1). 1799733–1799733. 28 indexed citations

Gilijamse, Pim W., Annick V. Hartstra, Evgeni Levin, et al.. (2020). Treatment with Anaerobutyricum soehngenii: a pilot study of safety and dose–response effects on glucose metabolism in human subjects with metabolic syndrome. npj Biofilms and Microbiomes. 6(1). 16–16. 77 indexed citations

Kostopoulos, Ioannis, Janneke Elzinga, Noora Ottman, et al.. (2020). Akkermansia muciniphila uses human milk oligosaccharides to thrive in the early life conditions in vitro. Scientific Reports. 10(1). 14330–14330. 109 indexed citations

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Lugt, Benthe van der, Adriaan A. van Beek, Steven Aalvink, et al.. (2019). Akkermansia muciniphila ameliorates the age-related decline in colonic mucus thickness and attenuates immune activation in accelerated aging Ercc1−/Δ7 mice. Immunity & Ageing. 16(1). 6–6. 165 indexed citations

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Parshina, Sofiya N., et al.. (2019). Trichococcus shcherbakoviae sp. nov., isolated from a laboratory-scale anaerobic EGSB bioreactor operated at low temperature. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY. 69(2). 529–534. 24 indexed citations

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Chia, Loo Wee, Bastian Hornung, Steven Aalvink, et al.. (2018). Deciphering the trophic interaction between Akkermansia muciniphila and the butyrogenic gut commensal Anaerostipes caccae using a metatranscriptomic approach. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek. 111(6). 859–873. 92 indexed citations

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Ark, Kees C. H. van der, Steven Aalvink, María Suárez‐Diez, et al.. (2018). Model‐driven design of a minimal medium for Akkermansia muciniphila confirms mucus adaptation. Microbial Biotechnology. 11(3). 476–485. 52 indexed citations

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Shetty, Sudarshan A., Simone Zuffa, Thi Phuong Nam Bui, et al.. (2018). Reclassification of Eubacterium hallii as Anaerobutyricum hallii gen. nov., comb. nov., and description of Anaerobutyricum soehngenii sp. nov., a butyrate and propionate-producing bacterium from infant faeces. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY. 68(12). 3741–3746. 78 indexed citations

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Belzer, Clara, Loo Wee Chia, Steven Aalvink, et al.. (2017). Microbial Metabolic Networks at the Mucus Layer Lead to Diet-Independent Butyrate and Vitamin B ₁₂ Production by Intestinal Symbionts. mBio. 8(5). 310 indexed citations breakdown →

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Groot, Pieter F. de, Clara Belzer, Ömrüm Aydin, et al.. (2017). Distinct fecal and oral microbiota composition in human type 1 diabetes, an observational study. PLoS ONE. 12(12). e0188475–e0188475. 155 indexed citations

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Ouwerkerk, Janneke P., Steven Aalvink, Clara Belzer, & Willem M. de Vos. (2017). Preparation and preservation of viable Akkermansia muciniphila cells for therapeutic interventions. Beneficial Microbes. 8(2). 163–170. 25 indexed citations

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Ottman, Noora, Sharon Y. Geerlings, Steven Aalvink, Willem M. de Vos, & Clara Belzer. (2017). Action and function of Akkermansia muciniphila in microbiome ecology, health and disease. Best Practice & Research Clinical Gastroenterology. 31(6). 637–642. 222 indexed citations

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Ottman, Noora, Justus Reunanen, Marjolein Meijerink, et al.. (2017). Pili-like proteins of Akkermansia muciniphila modulate host immune responses and gut barrier function. PLoS ONE. 12(3). e0173004–e0173004. 385 indexed citations breakdown →

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Fuentes, Susana, Noortje Rossen, Laura Huuskonen, et al.. (2017). Microbial shifts and signatures of long-term remission in ulcerative colitis after faecal microbiota transplantation. The ISME Journal. 11(8). 1877–1889. 164 indexed citations

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