Willem M. de Vos

159.4k total citations · 49 hit papers
884 papers, 98.8k citations indexed

About

Willem M. de Vos is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Food Science and Nutrition and Dietetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Willem M. de Vos has authored 884 papers receiving a total of 98.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 652 papers in Molecular Biology, 340 papers in Food Science and 165 papers in Nutrition and Dietetics. Recurrent topics in Willem M. de Vos's work include Gut microbiota and health (358 papers), Probiotics and Fermented Foods (334 papers) and Microbial Metabolites in Food Biotechnology (111 papers). Willem M. de Vos is often cited by papers focused on Gut microbiota and health (358 papers), Probiotics and Fermented Foods (334 papers) and Microbial Metabolites in Food Biotechnology (111 papers). Willem M. de Vos collaborates with scholars based in Netherlands, Finland and Germany. Willem M. de Vos's co-authors include Erwin G. Zoetendal, Muriel Derrien, Clara Belzer, Michiel Kleerebezem, Oscar P. Kuipers, Patrice D. Cani, Elaine E. Vaughan, A.D.L. Akkermans, Hauke Smidt and Mirjana Rajilić–Stojanović and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, New England Journal of Medicine and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Willem M. de Vos

877 papers receiving 96.0k citations

Hit Papers

Cross-talk between Akkermansia mucin... 1996 2026 2006 2016 2013 2013 2019 2004 2022 1000 2.0k 3.0k
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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. Cross-talk between Akkermansia muciniphila and intestinal epithelium controls diet-induced obesity
    2013 3.5k citations Clara Belzer, Janneke P. Ouwerkerk et al. profile →
  2. Duodenal Infusion of Donor Feces for Recurrent Clostridium difficile
    2013 2.7k citations Max Nieuwdorp, Susana Fuentes et al. profile →
  3. Supplementation with Akkermansia muciniphila in overweight and obese human volunteers: a proof-of-concept exploratory study
    2019 1.6k citations Matthias Van Hul, Nathalie M. Delzenne et al. profile →
  4. Akkermansia muciniphila gen. nov., sp. nov., a human intestinal mucin-degrading bacterium
    2004 1.6k citations Muriel Derrien, Elaine E. Vaughan et al. profile →
  5. Gut microbiome and health: mechanistic insights
    2022 1.5k citations Willem M. de Vos, Matthias Van Hul et al. profile →
  6. The First Microbial Colonizers of the Human Gut: Composition, Activities, and Health Implications of the Infant Gut Microbiota
    2017 1.3k citations Clara Belzer, Willem M. de Vos et al. profile →
  7. Complete genome sequence of Lactobacillus plantarum WCFS1
    2003 1.2k citations Michiel Kleerebezem, Douwe Molenaar et al. profile →
  8. Through Ageing, and Beyond: Gut Microbiota and Inflammatory Status in Seniors and Centenarians
    2010 1.1k citations Lotta Nylund, Willem M. de Vos et al. profile →
  9. Temperature Gradient Gel Electrophoresis Analysis of 16S rRNA from Human Fecal Samples Reveals Stable and Host-Specific Communities of Active Bacteria
    1998 1.1k citations Erwin G. Zoetendal, Willem M. de Vos et al. Applied and Environmental Microbiology profile →
  10. Responses of Gut Microbiota and Glucose and Lipid Metabolism to Prebiotics in Genetic Obese and Diet-Induced Leptin-Resistant Mice
    2011 881 citations Muriel Derrien, Willem M. de Vos et al. profile →
  11. The first 1000 cultured species of the human gastrointestinal microbiota
    2014 828 citations Mirjana Rajilić–Stojanović, Willem M. de Vos profile →
  12. Global and Deep Molecular Analysis of Microbiota Signatures in Fecal Samples From Patients With Irritable Bowel Syndrome
    2011 801 citations Mirjana Rajilić–Stojanović, Hans G. H. J. Heilig et al. profile →
  13. Akkermansia muciniphila and its role in regulating host functions
    2016 759 citations Muriel Derrien, Clara Belzer et al. profile →
  14. Next-Generation Beneficial Microbes: The Case of Akkermansia muciniphila
    2017 751 citations Patrice D. Cani, Willem M. de Vos profile →
  15. Controlled gene expression systems for Lactococcus lactis with the food-grade inducer nisin
    1996 735 citations Oscar P. Kuipers, Willem M. de Vos et al. Applied and Environmental Microbiology profile →
  16. Comparative Analysis of Pyrosequencing and a Phylogenetic Microarray for Exploring Microbial Community Structures in the Human Distal Intestine
    2009 723 citations Hauke Smidt, Willem M. de Vos et al. profile →
  17. Findings From a Randomized Controlled Trial of Fecal Transplantation for Patients With Ulcerative Colitis
    2015 704 citations Noortje Rossen, Susana Fuentes et al. profile →
  18. Akkermansia muciniphila: paradigm for next-generation beneficial microorganisms
    2022 702 citations Patrice D. Cani, Muriel Derrien et al. profile →
  19. Molecular Monitoring of Succession of Bacterial Communities in Human Neonates
    2002 639 citations Elaine E. Vaughan, Willem M. de Vos et al. Applied and Environmental Microbiology profile →
  20. Insight into the prebiotic concept: lessons from an exploratory, double blind intervention study with inulin-type fructans in obese women
    2012 634 citations Patrice D. Cani, Susana Fuentes et al. profile →
  21. Mucosa-Associated Bacteria in the Human Gastrointestinal Tract Are Uniformly Distributed along the Colon and Differ from the Community Recovered from Feces
    2002 633 citations Erwin G. Zoetendal, Willem M. de Vos et al. Applied and Environmental Microbiology profile →
  22. The gut microbiota plays a protective role in the host defence against pneumococcal pneumonia
    2015 607 citations Clara Belzer, Willem M. de Vos et al. profile →
  23. Quorum sensing-controlled gene expression in lactic acid bacteria
    1998 602 citations Oscar P. Kuipers, Michiel Kleerebezem et al. profile →
  24. Quorum sensing by peptide pheromones and two‐component signal‐transduction systems in Gram‐positive bacteria
    1997 593 citations Michiel Kleerebezem, Oscar P. Kuipers et al. profile →
  25. Molecular Diversity of Lactobacillus spp. and Other Lactic Acid Bacteria in the Human Intestine as Determined by Specific Amplification of 16S Ribosomal DNA
    2002 574 citations Hans G. H. J. Heilig, Erwin G. Zoetendal et al. Applied and Environmental Microbiology profile →
  26. Intestinal Integrity and Akkermansia muciniphila , a Mucin-Degrading Member of the Intestinal Microbiota Present in Infants, Adults, and the Elderly
    2007 563 citations María Carmen Collado, Muriel Derrien et al. Applied and Environmental Microbiology profile →
  27. Microbes inside—from diversity to function: the case of Akkermansia
    2012 542 citations Clara Belzer, Willem M. de Vos The ISME Journal profile →
  28. The Mucin Degrader Akkermansia muciniphila Is an Abundant Resident of the Human Intestinal Tract
    2007 529 citations Muriel Derrien, María Carmen Collado et al. Applied and Environmental Microbiology profile →
  29. Intestinal microbiota in human health and disease: the impact of probiotics
    2011 523 citations Hauke Smidt, Willem M. de Vos et al. profile →
  30. The human small intestinal microbiota is driven by rapid uptake and conversion of simple carbohydrates
    2012 512 citations Erwin G. Zoetendal, Michiel Wels et al. The ISME Journal profile →
  31. Therapeutic Potential of Fecal Microbiota Transplantation
    2013 512 citations Loek P. Smits, Willem M. de Vos et al. profile →
  32. Impact of diet and individual variation on intestinal microbiota composition and fermentation products in obese men
    2014 509 citations Anne Salonen, Katri Korpela et al. The ISME Journal profile →
  33. Intestinal microbiome is related to lifetime antibiotic use in Finnish pre-school children
    2016 505 citations Katri Korpela, Anne Salonen et al. profile →
  34. Butyrate-producingClostridiumcluster XIVa species specifically colonize mucins in anin vitrogut model
    2012 497 citations Clara Belzer, Michiel Kleerebezem et al. The ISME Journal profile →
  35. Homeostasis of the gut barrier and potential biomarkers
    2016 467 citations Robert J. Brummer, Muriel Derrien et al. profile →
  36. Mucin-bacterial interactions in the human oral cavity and digestive tract
    2010 450 citations Muriel Derrien, Willem M. de Vos et al. profile →
  37. Human intestinal microbiota composition is associated with local and systemic inflammation in obesity
    2013 445 citations Susana Fuentes, Erwin G. Zoetendal et al. profile →
  38. Modulation of Mucosal Immune Response, Tolerance, and Proliferation in Mice Colonized by the Mucin-Degrader Akkermansia muciniphila
    2011 442 citations Muriel Derrien, Willem M. de Vos et al. profile →
  39. Akkermansia muciniphila Adheres to Enterocytes and Strengthens the Integrity of the Epithelial Cell Layer
    2015 429 citations Clara Belzer, Willem M. de Vos et al. Applied and Environmental Microbiology profile →
  40. Mouse models for human intestinal microbiota research: a critical evaluation
    2017 415 citations Floor Hugenholtz, Willem M. de Vos profile →
  41. CRISPR Immunity Relies on the Consecutive Binding and Degradation of Negatively Supercoiled Invader DNA by Cascade and Cas3
    2012 410 citations Willem M. de Vos et al. profile →
  42. The Gut Microbiota in the First Decade of Life
    2019 408 citations Muriel Derrien, Willem M. de Vos et al. profile →
  43. Healthy human gut phageome
    2016 396 citations Willem M. de Vos et al. profile →
  44. Durable coexistence of donor and recipient strains after fecal microbiota transplantation
    2016 389 citations Max Nieuwdorp, Willem M. de Vos et al. profile →
  45. Pili-like proteins of Akkermansia muciniphila modulate host immune responses and gut barrier function
    2017 385 citations Hauke Smidt, Willem M. de Vos et al. profile →
  46. Akkermansia muciniphila in the Human Gastrointestinal Tract: When, Where, and How?
    2018 337 citations Willem M. de Vos, Clara Belzer et al. profile →
  47. 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, Willem M. de Vos et al. profile →
  48. What defines a healthy gut microbiome?
    2024 122 citations Matthias Van Hul, Patrice D. Cani et al. profile →
  49. The lipooligosaccharide of the gut symbiont Akkermansia muciniphila exhibits a remarkable structure and TLR signaling capacity
    2024 36 citations Matthias Van Hul, Patrice D. Cani et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Willem M. de Vos Netherlands 157 68.4k 30.1k 16.2k 15.3k 15.0k 884 98.8k
Jeffrey I. Gordon United States 150 103.2k 1.5× 18.9k 0.6× 13.5k 0.8× 20.8k 1.4× 32.8k 2.2× 491 146.9k
Ruth E. Ley United States 71 51.4k 0.8× 9.1k 0.3× 5.9k 0.4× 11.3k 0.7× 19.9k 1.3× 150 74.2k
R. Paul Ross Ireland 130 39.2k 0.6× 29.9k 1.0× 14.1k 0.9× 7.4k 0.5× 7.0k 0.5× 867 68.6k
Glenn R. Gibson United Kingdom 113 34.9k 0.5× 25.0k 0.8× 25.8k 1.6× 5.6k 0.4× 12.0k 0.8× 398 68.0k
Peter J. Turnbaugh United States 61 50.6k 0.7× 8.5k 0.3× 5.5k 0.3× 10.2k 0.7× 22.1k 1.5× 129 72.2k
Harry J. Flint United Kingdom 97 35.2k 0.5× 14.6k 0.5× 10.8k 0.7× 6.9k 0.5× 11.5k 0.8× 269 50.1k
Fredrik Bäckhed Sweden 99 52.7k 0.8× 8.0k 0.3× 7.7k 0.5× 9.1k 0.6× 28.1k 1.9× 223 74.5k
Seppo Salminen Finland 112 30.3k 0.4× 28.8k 1.0× 18.5k 1.1× 5.5k 0.4× 7.5k 0.5× 444 57.9k
Catherine Stanton Ireland 115 29.7k 0.4× 15.6k 0.5× 13.8k 0.9× 4.0k 0.3× 9.9k 0.7× 651 57.0k
Colin Hill Ireland 109 31.1k 0.5× 30.8k 1.0× 9.2k 0.6× 6.8k 0.4× 3.0k 0.2× 644 56.8k

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Canfora, Emanuel E., et al.. (2025). Intrinsic chicory root fibers modulate colonic microbial butyrate-producing pathways and improve insulin sensitivity in individuals with obesity. Cell Reports Medicine. 6(7). 102237–102237. 4 indexed citations
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Korpela, Katri, et al.. (2025). The association of maternal and infant early gut microbiota with respiratory infections in infants. Pediatric Research. 99(3). 970–983.
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Bachmann, R, Matthias Van Hul, Paméla Baldin, et al.. (2022). Akkermansia muciniphila Reduces Peritonitis and Improves Intestinal Tissue Wound Healing after a Colonic Transmural Defect by a MyD88-Dependent Mechanism. Cells. 11(17). 2666–2666. 17 indexed citations
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Seegers, Jos F. M. L., et al.. (2021). Toxicological safety evaluation of live Anaerobutyricum soehngenii strain CH106. Journal of Applied Toxicology. 42(2). 244–257. 13 indexed citations
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Smits, Loek P., Ruud S. Kootte, Evgeni Levin, et al.. (2018). Effect of Vegan Fecal Microbiota Transplantation on Carnitine‐ and Choline‐Derived Trimethylamine‐N‐Oxide Production and Vascular Inflammation in Patients With Metabolic Syndrome. Journal of the American Heart Association. 7(7). 196 indexed citations
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Stams, Alfons J. M., et al.. (2017). Enrichment of sulfidogenic bacteria from the human intestinal tract. FEMS Microbiology Letters. 364(4). 27 indexed citations
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Zijlmans, Maartje A.C., Katri Korpela, J. Marianne Riksen‐Walraven, Willem M. de Vos, & Carolina de Weerth. (2015). Maternal prenatal stress is associated with the infant intestinal microbiota. Psychoneuroendocrinology. 53. 233–245. 337 indexed citations
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Versluis, Dennis, Marco Maria D’Andrea, Javier Ramiro‐Garcia, et al.. (2015). Mining microbial metatranscriptomes for expression of antibiotic resistance genes under natural conditions. Scientific Reports. 5(1). 11981–11981. 48 indexed citations
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Rossen, Noortje, Susana Fuentes, Kirsten Boonstra, et al.. (2014). The Mucosa-associated Microbiota of PSC Patients is Characterized by Low Diversity and Low Abundance of Uncultured Clostridiales II. Journal of Crohn s and Colitis. 9(4). 342–348. 89 indexed citations
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Stevens, Marc J. A., Douwe Molenaar, Anne de Jong, Willem M. de Vos, & Michiel Kleerebezem. (2010). Involvement of the Mannose Phosphotransferase System of Lactobacillus plantarum WCFS1 in Peroxide Stress Tolerance. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 76(11). 3748–3752. 32 indexed citations
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Marco, Maria L., Maaike C. de Vries, Michiel Wels, et al.. (2010). Convergence in probiotic Lactobacillus gut-adaptive responses in humans and mice. The ISME Journal. 4(11). 1481–1484. 88 indexed citations
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Diamant, M., Ellen E. Blaak, & Willem M. de Vos. (2010). Do nutrient–gut–microbiota interactions play a role in human obesity, insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes?. Obesity Reviews. 12(4). 272–281. 234 indexed citations
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Surakka, Anu, Kajsa Kajander, Mirjana Rajilić–Stojanović, et al.. (2009). Yoghurt containing galactooligosaccharides facilitates defecation among elderly subjects and selectively increases the number of bifidobacteria.. 4(1). 65–74. 10 indexed citations
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Klaassens, Eline S., et al.. (2008). Differential Transcriptional Response of Bifidobacterium longum to Human Milk, Formula Milk, and Galactooligosaccharide. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 74(15). 4686–4694. 77 indexed citations
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Collado, María Carmen, Muriel Derrien, Erika Isolauri, Willem M. de Vos, & Seppo Salminen. (2007). Intestinal Integrity and Akkermansia muciniphila , a Mucin-Degrading Member of the Intestinal Microbiota Present in Infants, Adults, and the Elderly. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 73(23). 7767–7770. 563 indexed citations breakdown →
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Saulnier, Delphine, Douwe Molenaar, Willem M. de Vos, Glenn R. Gibson, & Sofía Kolida. (2007). Identification of Prebiotic Fructooligosaccharide Metabolism in Lactobacillus plantarum WCFS1 through Microarrays. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 73(6). 1753–1765. 191 indexed citations
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Sturme, Mark, Jiro Nakayama, Douwe Molenaar, et al.. (2005). Anagr-Like Two-Component Regulatory System inLactobacillus plantarumIs Involved in Production of a Novel Cyclic Peptide and Regulation of Adherence. Journal of Bacteriology. 187(15). 5224–5235. 120 indexed citations
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Snel, Johannes, Douwe Molenaar, Anne Wiersma, et al.. (2005). Biodiversity-Based Identification and Functional Characterization of the Mannose-Specific Adhesin ofLactobacillus plantarum. Journal of Bacteriology. 187(17). 6128–6136. 253 indexed citations
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Luesink, Evert J., et al.. (1999). Molecular Characterization of the Lactococcus lactis ptsHI Operon and Analysis of the Regulatory Role of HPr. Europe PMC (PubMed Central). 1 indexed citations
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Vos, Willem M. de, et al.. (1998). Genetics of the Streptococci, Enterococci, and Lactococci.. Socio-Environmental Systems Modeling. 64. 501–504. 1 indexed citations

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