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Clara Belzer

Active 2012–2025

109
Papers
23,252
Citations
59
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101
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Citations

Citations per year for Clara Belzer1989: 2 citations1992: 1 citations1993: 4 citations1994: 2 citations1997: 2 citations2001: 1 citations2002: 1 citations2004: 1 citations2006: 1 citations2011: 2 citations2012: 4 citations2013: 56 citations2014: 105 citations2015: 165 citations2016: 283 citations2017: 414 citations2018: 529 citations2019: 1,236 citations2020: 1,589 citations2021: 1,770 citations2022: 1,828 citations2023: 1,336 citations2024: 1,816 citations2025: 1,079 citations2026: 25 citations1990–1991: no citations, so these years are not shown1995–1996: no citations, so these years are not shown1998–2000: no citations, so these years are not shown2003: no citations, so this year is not shown2005: no citations, so this year is not shown2007–2010: no citations, so these years are not shown

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Countries

World map of the countries and regions citing this authorChina: 2,960 citing papers, 22.2% of this breakdownUnited States: 2,162 citing papers, 16.2% of this breakdownItaly: 590 citing papers, 4.4% of this breakdownNetherlands: 561 citing papers, 4.2% of this breakdownUnited Kingdom: 506 citing papers, 3.8% of this breakdownSpain: 454 citing papers, 3.4% of this breakdownFrance: 453 citing papers, 3.4% of this breakdownCanada: 416 citing papers, 3.1% of this breakdownGermany: 407 citing papers, 3.1% of this breakdownBelgium: 312 citing papers, 2.3% of this breakdownAustralia: 278 citing papers, 2.1% of this breakdownSouth Korea: 266 citing papers, 2% of this breakdown
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Institutions

Fields

  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology58.3%
  • Medicine23.2%
  • Nursing5.5%
  • Agricultural and Biological Sciences5.3%
  • Immunology and Microbiology2.1%
  • Neuroscience1.5%
  • Other4.1%

Topics

  • Gut microbiota and health24.4%
  • Diet and metabolism studies7%
  • Probiotics and Fermented Foods5.8%
  • Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research5.1%
  • Gastrointestinal motility and disorders2.5%
  • Infant Nutrition and Health2.3%
  • Other52.9%

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  1. Cross-talk between Akkermansia muciniphila and intestinal epithelium controls diet-induced obesity

    Authors: Amandine Everard, Clara Belzer, Lucie Geurts, Janneke P. Ouwerkerk, Céline Druart, Laure B. Bindels, Yves Guiot, Muriel Derrien, Giulio G. Muccioli, Nathalie M. Delzenne, Willem M. de Vos, Patrice D. Cani - National Academy of Sciences, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 2013 cited by 4,427

  2. A purified membrane protein from Akkermansia muciniphila or the pasteurized bacterium improves metabolism in obese and diabetic mice

    Authors: Hubert Plovier, Amandine Everard, Céline Druart, Clara Depommier, Matthias Van Hul, Lucie Geurts, Julien Chilloux, Noora Ottman, Thibaut Duparc, Laeticia Lichtenstein, Antonis Myridakis, Nathalie M. Delzenne, Judith Klievink, Arnab Bhattacharjee, Kees C. H. van der Ark, Steven Aalvink, Laurent O. Martinez, Marc‐Emmanuel Dumas, Dominique Maiter, Audrey Loumaye, Michel P. Hermans, Jean‐Paul Thissen, Clara Belzer, Willem M. de Vos, Patrice D. Cani - Nature Medicine 2016 cited by 2,109

  3. The First Microbial Colonizers of the Human Gut: Composition, Activities, and Health Implications of the Infant Gut Microbiota

    Authors: Christian Milani, Sabrina Duranti, Francesca Bottacini, Eoghan Casey, Francesca Turroni, Jennifer Mahony, Clara Belzer, Susana Delgado, Silvia Arboleya, Leonardo Mancabelli, Gabriele Andrea Lugli, Juan M. Rodrı́guez, Lars Bode, Willem M. de Vos, Miguel Gueimonde, Abelardo Margollés, Douwe van Sinderen, Marco Ventura - Microbiology and Molecular Biology Reviews 2017 cited by 1,918

  4. Postbiotics and Their Potential Applications in Early Life Nutrition and Beyond

    Authors: Carrie A.M. Wegh, Sharon Y. Geerlings, Jan Knol, Guus Roeselers, Clara Belzer - International Journal of Molecular Sciences 2019 cited by 626

  5. The gut microbiota plays a protective role in the host defence against pneumococcal pneumonia

    Authors: Tim J. Schuijt, Jacqueline M. Lankelma, Brendon P. Scicluna, Felipe de Sousa e Melo, Joris J. T. H. Roelofs, J. Daan de Boer, Arjan J. Hoogendijk, Regina de Beer, Alex de Vos, Clara Belzer, Willem M. de Vos, Tom van der Poll, W. Joost Wiersinga - Gut 2015 cited by 831

  6. Akkermansia muciniphila and its role in regulating host functions

    Authors: Muriel Derrien, Clara Belzer, Willem M. de Vos - Microbial Pathogenesis 2016 cited by 1,015

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

    Authors: Noora Ottman, Justus Reunanen, Marjolein Meijerink, Taija E. Pietilä, Veera Kainulainen, Judith Klievink, Laura Huuskonen, Steven Aalvink, Mikael Skurnik, Sjef Boeren, Reetta Satokari, Annick Mercenier, Airi Palva, Hauke Smidt, Willem M. de Vos, Clara Belzer - PLoS ONE 2017 cited by 516

  8. Microbes inside—from diversity to function: the case of Akkermansia

    Authors: Clara Belzer, Willem M. de Vos - The ISME Journal 2012 cited by 712

  9. Akkermansia muciniphila in the Human Gastrointestinal Tract: When, Where, and How?

    Authors: Sharon Y. Geerlings, Ioannis Kostopoulos, Willem M. de Vos, Clara Belzer - Microorganisms 2018 cited by 468

  10. Microbial Metabolic Networks at the Mucus Layer Lead to Diet-Independent Butyrate and Vitamin B 12 Production by Intestinal Symbionts

    Authors: Clara Belzer, Loo Wee Chia, Steven Aalvink, Bhawani Chamlagain, Vieno Piironen, Jan Knol, Willem M. de Vos - mBio 2017 cited by 429

  11. Akkermansia muciniphila Adheres to Enterocytes and Strengthens the Integrity of the Epithelial Cell Layer

    Authors: Justus Reunanen, Veera Kainulainen, Laura Huuskonen, Noora Ottman, Clara Belzer, Heikki Huhtinen, Willem M. de Vos, Reetta Satokari - Applied and Environmental Microbiology 2015 cited by 546

  12. Butyrate-producingClostridiumcluster XIVa species specifically colonize mucins in anin vitrogut model

    Authors: Pieter Van den Abbeele, Clara Belzer, Margot Goossens, Michiel Kleerebezem, Willem M. de Vos, Olivier Thas, Rosemarie De Weirdt, Frederiek‐Maarten Kerckhof, Tom Van de Wiele - The ISME Journal 2012 cited by 646

  13. Gut microbiota facilitates dietary heme-induced epithelial hyperproliferation by opening the mucus barrier in colon

    Authors: Noortje Ijssennagger, Clara Belzer, Guido Hooiveld, Jan P. Dekker, Saskia W. C. van Mil, Michael Müller, Michiel Kleerebezem, Roelof van der Meer - National Academy of Sciences, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 2015 cited by 451

  14. Akkermansia muciniphila ameliorates the age-related decline in colonic mucus thickness and attenuates immune activation in accelerated aging Ercc1−/Δ7 mice

    Authors: Benthe van der Lugt, Adriaan A. van Beek, Steven Aalvink, Ben Meijer, Bruno Sovran, Wilbert P. Vermeij, Renata M. C. Brandt, Willem M. de Vos, Huub F. J. Savelkoul, Wilma T. Steegenga, Clara Belzer - Immunity & Ageing 2019 cited by 215

  15. Akkermansia muciniphila induces gut microbiota remodelling and controls islet autoimmunity in NOD mice

    Authors: Arno Hänninen, Raine Toivonen, Sakari Pöysti, Clara Belzer, Hubert Plovier, Janneke P. Ouwerkerk, Rohini Emani, Patrice D. Cani, Willem M. de Vos - Gut 2017 cited by 358

  16. Genome-Scale Model and Omics Analysis of Metabolic Capacities of Akkermansia muciniphila Reveal a Preferential Mucin-Degrading Lifestyle

    Authors: Noora Ottman, Mark Davids, María Suárez‐Diez, Sjef Boeren, Peter J. Schaap, Vítor A. P. Martins dos Santos, Hauke Smidt, Clara Belzer, Willem M. de Vos - Applied and Environmental Microbiology 2017 cited by 266

  17. Differential Modulation by Akkermansia muciniphila and Faecalibacterium prausnitzii of Host Peripheral Lipid Metabolism and Histone Acetylation in Mouse Gut Organoids

    Authors: Sabina Lukovac, Clara Belzer, Linette Pellis, Bart J. F. Keijser, Willem M. de Vos, R.C. Montijn, Guus Roeselers - mBio 2014 cited by 469

  18. Oral treatment with Eubacterium hallii improves insulin sensitivity in db/db mice

    Authors: Shanthadevi D. Udayappan, Louise Mannerås-Holm, Alice Chaplin, Clara Belzer, Hilde Herrema, Geesje M. Dallinga‐Thie, Sylvia H. Duncan, Erik S.G. Stroes, Albert K. Groen, Harry J. Flint, Fredrik Bäckhed, Willem M. de Vos, Max Nieuwdorp - npj Biofilms and Microbiomes 2016 cited by 262

  19. Action and function of Akkermansia muciniphila in microbiome ecology, health and disease

    Authors: Noora Ottman, Sharon Y. Geerlings, Steven Aalvink, Willem M. de Vos, Clara Belzer - Best Practice & Research Clinical Gastroenterology 2017 cited by 281

  20. Akkermansia muciniphila uses human milk oligosaccharides to thrive in the early life conditions in vitro

    Authors: Ioannis Kostopoulos, Janneke Elzinga, Noora Ottman, Jay Klievink, Bernadet Blijenberg, Steven Aalvink, Sjef Boeren, Marko Mank, Jan Knol, Willem M. de Vos, Clara Belzer - Scientific Reports 2020 cited by 162

  21. Akkermansia muciniphila: biology, microbial ecology, host interactions and therapeutic potential

    Authors: Athanasia Ioannou, Maryse D Berkhout, Sharon Y. Geerlings, Clara Belzer - Nature Reviews Microbiology 2024 cited by 165

  22. Early-life differences in the gut microbiota composition and functionality of infants at elevated likelihood of developing autism spectrum disorder

    Authors: Simone Zuffa, Patrick Schimmel, Ayoze Gonzalez-Santana, Clara Belzer, Jan Knol, Sven Bölte, Terje Falck‐Ytter, Hans Forssberg, Jonathan R. Swann, Rochellys Diaz Heijtz - Translational Psychiatry 2023 cited by 71

  23. Postbiotics — when simplification fails to clarify

    Authors: José E. Aguilar-Toalá, Stefania Arioli, Pradip V. Behare, Clara Belzer, Roberto Berni Canani, Jean-Marc Chatel, Enza D’Auria, Mônica Q. Freitas, Eran Elinav, Erick A. Esmerino, Hugo S. Garcı́a, Adriano G. Cruz, Aarón F. González-Córdova, Simone Guglielmetti, Jonas T. Guimarães, Adrián Hernández‐Mendoza, Philippe Langella, Andrea M. Liceaga, Marciane Magnani, Rebeca Martín, Mohammad Tamrin Mohamad Lal, Diego Mora, Mehran Moradi, Lorenzo Morelli, Fabio Mosca, Filomena Nazzaro, Tatiana Colombo Pimentel, Chao Ran, Chaminda Senaka Ranadheera, María Rescigno, Azucena Salas, Anderson S. Sant’Ana, Kátia Sivieri, Harry Sokol, Valentina Taverniti, Belinda Vallejo‐Córdoba, Jaroslav Zelenka, Zhigang Zhou - Nature Reviews Gastroenterology & Hepatology 2021 cited by 125

  24. The function of our microbiota: who is out there and what do they do?

    Authors: Noora Ottman, Hauke Smidt, Willem M. de Vos, Clara Belzer - Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology 2012 cited by 468