Thomas J. Heesterbeek

1.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
12 papers, 473 citations indexed

About

Thomas J. Heesterbeek is a scholar working on Ophthalmology, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Thomas J. Heesterbeek has authored 12 papers receiving a total of 473 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Ophthalmology, 7 papers in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging and 3 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Thomas J. Heesterbeek's work include Retinal Diseases and Treatments (11 papers), Retinal Imaging and Analysis (6 papers) and Retinal Development and Disorders (3 papers). Thomas J. Heesterbeek is often cited by papers focused on Retinal Diseases and Treatments (11 papers), Retinal Imaging and Analysis (6 papers) and Retinal Development and Disorders (3 papers). Thomas J. Heesterbeek collaborates with scholars based in Netherlands, Germany and Switzerland. Thomas J. Heesterbeek's co-authors include Carel B. Hoyng, Anneke I. den Hollander, Yara Lechanteur, Laura Lorés‐Motta, Ger H. M. B. van Rens, Ruth M. A. van Nispen, J. W. R. Twisk, Hilde P. A. van der Aa, Eiko K. de Jong and Sandra Liakopoulos and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Scientific Reports and Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science.

In The Last Decade

Thomas J. Heesterbeek

11 papers receiving 460 citations

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Risk factors for progression of age‐related macular degeneration

2020 262 citations Thomas J. Heesterbeek, Laura Lorés‐Motta et al. Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Thomas J. Heesterbeek Netherlands	7	339	192	137	67	48	12	473
Madeleine Adams Australia	9	285 0.8×	215 1.1×	136 1.0×	32 0.5×	24 0.5×	19	443
Sanaa A. Yassin Saudi Arabia	12	446 1.3×	275 1.4×	129 0.9×	81 1.2×	18 0.4×	22	597
Zakariya Jarrar United Kingdom	6	569 1.7×	413 2.2×	154 1.1×	77 1.1×	30 0.6×	12	688
Chunxia Li China	10	353 1.0×	294 1.5×	141 1.0×	118 1.8×	22 0.5×	18	602
Neel Kamal Sharma India	13	195 0.6×	105 0.5×	101 0.7×	25 0.4×	51 1.1×	17	349
Yasutaka Kimura Japan	9	227 0.7×	102 0.5×	96 0.7×	10 0.1×	28 0.6×	18	374
Paul Beaumont Australia	14	652 1.9×	490 2.6×	100 0.7×	51 0.8×	6 0.1×	26	777
Yijin Tao China	13	200 0.6×	194 1.0×	108 0.8×	120 1.8×	36 0.8×	33	458
Ayub Qassim Australia	13	227 0.7×	186 1.0×	54 0.4×	24 0.4×	6 0.1×	22	351
Nis Andersen Denmark	11	267 0.8×	193 1.0×	80 0.6×	48 0.7×	3 0.1×	34	418

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12 of 12 papers shown

Breuk, Anita de, et al.. (2025). Power and clinical utility of mesopic microperimetry analysis strategies in age‐related macular degeneration. Acta Ophthalmologica.

Gagliardi, Giuliana, Anita de Breuk, Thomas J. Heesterbeek, et al.. (2022). Generation and characterization of human induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) from three individuals without age-related macular degeneration. Stem Cell Research. 60. 102670–102670. 2 indexed citations

Gagliardi, Giuliana, Anita de Breuk, Thomas J. Heesterbeek, et al.. (2022). Generation and characterization of human induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) from three patients with age-related macular degeneration carrying rare variants in the CFH gene. Stem Cell Research. 60. 102669–102669. 5 indexed citations

Breuk, Anita de, Yara Lechanteur, Thomas J. Heesterbeek, et al.. (2021). Genetic Risk in Families with Age-Related Macular Degeneration. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 1(4). 100087–100087. 5 indexed citations

Breuk, Anita de, Thomas J. Heesterbeek, Bjorn Bakker, et al.. (2021). Evaluating the Occurrence of Rare Variants in the Complement Factor H Gene in Patients With Early-Onset Drusen Maculopathy. JAMA Ophthalmology. 139(11). 1218–1218. 8 indexed citations

Lechanteur, Yara, Thomas J. Heesterbeek, Anneke I. den Hollander, et al.. (2021). Supplement intake and plasma nutritional biomarkers reduce risk for second eye progression in age-related macular degeneration.. 62(8). 347–347. 1 indexed citations

Heesterbeek, Thomas J., Stephanie J. Church, Yara Lechanteur, et al.. (2020). Association of plasma trace element levels with neovascular age-related macular degeneration. Experimental Eye Research. 201. 108324–108324. 15 indexed citations

Heesterbeek, Thomas J., Laura Lorés‐Motta, Carel B. Hoyng, Yara Lechanteur, & Anneke I. den Hollander. (2020). Risk factors for progression of age‐related macular degeneration. Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics. 40(2). 140–170. 262 indexed citations breakdown →

Heesterbeek, Thomas J., Yara Lechanteur, Laura Lorés‐Motta, et al.. (2020). Complement Activation Levels Are Related to Disease Stage in AMD. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 61(3). 18–18. 62 indexed citations

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Heesterbeek, Thomas J., Eiko K. de Jong, İlhan E. Acar, et al.. (2019). Genetic risk score has added value over initial clinical grading stage in predicting disease progression in age-related macular degeneration. Scientific Reports. 9(1). 6611–6611. 17 indexed citations

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Heesterbeek, Thomas J., Hilde P. A. van der Aa, Ger H. M. B. van Rens, J. W. R. Twisk, & Ruth M. A. van Nispen. (2017). The incidence and predictors of depressive and anxiety symptoms in older adults with vision impairment: a longitudinal prospective cohort study. Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics. 37(4). 385–398. 78 indexed citations

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Franken, Romy, Thomas J. Heesterbeek, Vivian de Waard, et al.. (2014). Diagnosis and genetics of Marfan syndrome. Expert Opinion on Orphan Drugs. 2(10). 1049–1062. 18 indexed citations

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