Vanessa Vankerckhoven

5.6k total citations · 3 hit papers
48 papers, 4.1k citations indexed

About

Vanessa Vankerckhoven is a scholar working on Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, Epidemiology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Vanessa Vankerckhoven has authored 48 papers receiving a total of 4.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 17 papers in Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, 16 papers in Epidemiology and 15 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Vanessa Vankerckhoven's work include Antibiotic Use and Resistance (17 papers), Probiotics and Fermented Foods (9 papers) and Gut microbiota and health (8 papers). Vanessa Vankerckhoven is often cited by papers focused on Antibiotic Use and Resistance (17 papers), Probiotics and Fermented Foods (9 papers) and Gut microbiota and health (8 papers). Vanessa Vankerckhoven collaborates with scholars based in Belgium, Netherlands and France. Vanessa Vankerckhoven's co-authors include Herman Goossens, Carl Vael, Arno Müller, Geert Huys, Niel Hens, Ann Versporten, Niels Adriaenssens, Samuel Coenen, Sabine Chapelle and Christine Lammens and has published in prestigious journals such as Gastroenterology, Applied and Environmental Microbiology and Journal of Clinical Microbiology.

In The Last Decade

Vanessa Vankerckhoven

48 papers receiving 3.9k citations

Hit Papers

The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control ... 2004 2026 2011 2018 2012 2004 2011 200 400 600
What are hit papers?

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. The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) pilot point prevalence survey of healthcare-associated infections and antimicrobial use
    2012 600 citations Peter Zarb, Arno Müller et al. profile →
  2. Development of a Multiplex PCR for the Detection of asa1 , gelE , cylA , esp , and hyl Genes in Enterococci and Survey for Virulence Determinants among European Hospital Isolates of Enterococcus faecium
    2004 514 citations Vanessa Vankerckhoven, Herman Goossens et al. profile →
  3. Food fermentations: Microorganisms with technological beneficial use
    2011 490 citations Geert Huys, Arthur C. Ouwehand et al. International Journal of Food Microbiology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Vanessa Vankerckhoven Belgium 27 1.3k 1.2k 886 864 804 48 4.1k
John E. Degener Netherlands 28 1.1k 0.8× 471 0.4× 891 1.0× 718 0.8× 589 0.7× 40 3.8k
Iruka N. Okeke Nigeria 38 829 0.6× 1.2k 1.0× 1.4k 1.5× 886 1.0× 1.6k 2.0× 140 6.3k
Johannes Hüebner Germany 39 1.6k 1.2× 726 0.6× 1.9k 2.2× 887 1.0× 226 0.3× 136 4.8k
Charlotta Edlund Sweden 36 2.3k 1.7× 755 0.6× 2.1k 2.3× 1.2k 1.4× 305 0.4× 103 5.6k
Márió Gajdács Hungary 39 1.4k 1.0× 360 0.3× 698 0.8× 1.0k 1.2× 603 0.8× 149 4.9k
Arti Kapil India 39 954 0.7× 727 0.6× 1.3k 1.5× 1.2k 1.4× 660 0.8× 247 5.1k
Martin Steinbakk Norway 28 1.1k 0.8× 408 0.3× 965 1.1× 1.2k 1.4× 901 1.1× 69 4.9k
Richard E. Besser United States 30 911 0.7× 726 0.6× 1.2k 1.3× 1.7k 1.9× 1.1k 1.3× 64 6.3k
Abhilasha Karkey United Kingdom 23 467 0.3× 908 0.8× 838 0.9× 428 0.5× 826 1.0× 61 3.3k
Rosa del Campo Spain 40 2.3k 1.7× 1.0k 0.8× 1.7k 1.9× 1.1k 1.3× 156 0.2× 205 5.9k

Countries citing papers authored by Vanessa Vankerckhoven

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Fields of papers citing papers by Vanessa Vankerckhoven

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Vanessa Vankerckhoven

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Hendrickx, Jhana O., Severien Van Keer, Gilbert Donders, et al.. (2025). Home-based urinary HPV self-sampling for the detection of cervical cancer precursor lesions: attitudes and preferences from Belgian females participating in the CASUS study. Archives of Public Health. 83(1). 32–32. 1 indexed citations
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Zwaenepoel, Karen, Wiebren Tjalma, Christophe Deben, et al.. (2023). Urine biomarkers in cancer detection: A systematic review of preanalytical parameters and applied methods. International Journal of Cancer. 152(10). 2186–2205. 34 indexed citations
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Arora, Amit, Kyle W. MacDonald, Jhana O. Hendrickx, et al.. (2023). UAS™—A Urine Preservative for Oncology Applications. Cancers. 15(12). 3119–3119. 4 indexed citations
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Keer, Severien Van, Pierre Van Damme, Koen Beyers, et al.. (2021). Impact of Collection Volume and DNA Extraction Method on the Detection of Biomarkers and HPV DNA in First-Void Urine. Molecules. 26(7). 1989–1989. 17 indexed citations
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Pattyn, Jade, Severien Van Keer, Margareta Ieven, et al.. (2018). Human papillomavirus detection in urine: Effect of a first-void urine collection device and timing of collection. Journal of Virological Methods. 264. 23–30. 42 indexed citations
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Clemens, Cees H., et al.. (2015). Efficacy of Lactobacillus casei Shirota for patients with irritable bowel syndrome. European Journal of Gastroenterology & Hepatology. 28(1). 8–14. 32 indexed citations
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Versporten, Ann, et al.. (2013). The Antibiotic Resistance and Prescribing in European Children Project. The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal. 32(6). e242–e253. 115 indexed citations
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Zarb, Peter, Brice Amadéo, Nico Drapier, et al.. (2012). Antifungal therapy in European hospitals: data from the ESAC point-prevalence surveys 2008 and 2009. Clinical Microbiology and Infection. 18(10). E389–E395. 23 indexed citations
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Zarb, Peter, Faranak Ansari, Arno Müller, et al.. (2011). Drug Utilization 75% (DU75%) in 17 European Hospitals (2000 - 2005): Results from the ESAC-2 Hospital Care Sub Project. Current Clinical Pharmacology. 6(1). 62–70. 16 indexed citations
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Adriaenssens, Niels, Samuel Coenen, Ann Versporten, et al.. (2011). European Surveillance of Antimicrobial Consumption (ESAC): quality appraisal of antibiotic use in Europe. Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy. 66(suppl_6). vi71–vi77. 96 indexed citations
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Zarb, Peter, Brice Amadéo, Arno Müller, et al.. (2011). Antimicrobial Prescribing in Hospitalized Adults Stratified by Age. Drugs & Aging. 29(1). 53–62. 6 indexed citations
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Catry, Boudewijn, Katrien Latour, Karl Mertens, et al.. (2011). Parenteral versus Oral Administration of Systemic Antimicrobials in European Nursing Homes. Drugs & Aging. 28(10). 809–818. 6 indexed citations
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Adriaenssens, Niels, Samuel Coenen, Ann Versporten, et al.. (2011). European Surveillance of Antimicrobial Consumption (ESAC): outpatient quinolone use in Europe (1997–2009). Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy. 66(suppl_6). vi47–vi56. 74 indexed citations
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Versporten, Ann, Samuel Coenen, Niels Adriaenssens, et al.. (2011). European Surveillance of Antimicrobial Consumption (ESAC): outpatient penicillin use in Europe (1997-2009). Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy. 66(suppl 6). vi13–vi23. 119 indexed citations
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Vankerckhoven, Vanessa & Pierre Van Damme. (2010). Clinical studies assessing immunogenicity and safety of intradermally administered influenza vaccines. Expert Opinion on Drug Delivery. 7(9). 1109–1125. 19 indexed citations
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Amadéo, Brice, Peter Zarb, Nico Drapier, et al.. (2010). European Surveillance of Antibiotic Consumption (ESAC) point prevalence survey 2008: paediatric antimicrobial prescribing in 32 hospitals of 21 European countries. Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy. 65(10). 2247–2252. 92 indexed citations
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Coenen, Samuel, Arno Müller, Niels Adriaenssens, et al.. (2009). European Surveillance of Antimicrobial Consumption (ESAC): outpatient parenteral antibiotic treatment in Europe. Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy. 64(1). 200–205. 47 indexed citations
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Deplano, A., Olivier Denis, C. Nonhoff, et al.. (2007). Outbreak of hospital-adapted clonal complex-17 vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium strain in a haematology unit: role of rapid typing for early control. Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy. 60(4). 849–854. 25 indexed citations
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Vesterlund, Satu, Vanessa Vankerckhoven, Maija Saxelin, et al.. (2007). Safety assessment of Lactobacillus strains: Presence of putative risk factors in faecal, blood and probiotic isolates. International Journal of Food Microbiology. 116(3). 325–331. 62 indexed citations
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Vankerckhoven, Vanessa, Philippe Moreillon, Marlyse Giddey, et al.. (2007). Infectivity of Lactobacillus rhamnosus and Lactobacillus paracasei isolates in a rat model of experimental endocarditis. Journal of Medical Microbiology. 56(8). 1017–1024. 17 indexed citations

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