Sander Herfst

13.9k citations

89 papers · 8.1k · 4 hit papers · h-index 39

Impact in

Agronomy and Crop Science top 0.1%
- Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology
Infectious Diseases top 0.2%
- Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology
- Viral Infections and Vectors
- SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research

Papers in

Epidemiology 77
- Influenza Virus Research Studies 57
- Respiratory viral infections research 54
Infectious Diseases 45
- Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology 28
- SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research 8
- Viral Infections and Vectors 7

Co-authors: Ron A. M. Fouchier (67 shared papers)Albert D. M. E. Osterhaus (37 shared papers)Theo M. Bestebroer (40 shared papers)Guus F. Rimmelzwaan (17 shared papers)Vincent J. Munster (7 shared papers)Eefje J. A. Schrauwen (25 shared papers)Derek J. Smith (7 shared papers)Martin Linster (11 shared papers)
Journals: Journal of Virology (11 papers)PLoS Pathogens (7 papers)Journal of General Virology (7 papers)PLoS ONE (6 papers)Science (6 papers)
Partner nations: Netherlands United States United Kingdom

In The Last Decade

Sander Herfst

88 papers receiving 7.8k citations

Sander Herfst's Hit Papers

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Transmission routes of respiratory viruses among humans 2018 · 438 citations

What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2018 Current Opinion in Virology
2012 Science
2009 Science
2005 Journal of Virology

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1	Characterization of a Novel Influenza A Virus Hemagglutinin Subtype (H16) Obtained from Black-Headed Gulls Journal of Virology ·Ron A. M. Fouchier, Vincent J. Munster, Anders Wallensten, Theo M. Bestebroer, Sander Herfst, Derek J. Smith, Guus F. Rimmelzwaan, Björn Olsén, Albert D. M. E. Osterhaus Hit paper breakdown →	2005	1209
2	Airborne Transmission of Influenza A/H5N1 Virus Between Ferrets Science ·Sander Herfst, Eefje J. A. Schrauwen, Martin Linster, Salin Chutinimitkul, Emmie de Wit, Vincent J. Munster, Erin M. Sorrell, Theo M. Bestebroer, David F. Burke, Derek J. Smith, Guus F. Rimmelzwaan, Albert D. M. E. Osterhaus, Ron A. M. Fouchier Hit paper breakdown →	2012	1188
3	Pathogenesis and Transmission of Swine-Origin 2009 A(H1N1) Influenza Virus in Ferrets Science ·Vincent J. Munster, Emmie de Wit, Judith M. A. van den Brand, Sander Herfst, Eefje J. A. Schrauwen, Theo M. Bestebroer, David van de Vijver, Charles A. Boucher, Marion Koopmans, Guus F. Rimmelzwaan, Thijs Kuiken, Albert D. M. E. Osterhaus, Ron A. M. Fouchier Hit paper breakdown →	2009	495
4	Transmission routes of respiratory viruses among humans Current Opinion in Virology ·Jasmin S. Kutter, Monique I. Spronken, Pieter L. A. Fraaij, Ron A. M. Fouchier, Sander Herfst Hit paper breakdown →	2018	438
5	Detection of Influenza A Viruses from Different Species by PCR Amplification of Conserved Sequences in the Matrix Gene Journal of Clinical Microbiology ·Ron A. M. Fouchier, Theo M. Bestebroer, Sander Herfst, Liane van der Kemp, Guus F. Rimmelzwaan, Albert D. M. E. Osterhaus	2000	372
6	Antigenic and Genetic Variability of Human Metapneumoviruses Emerging infectious diseases ·Bernadette G. van den Hoogen, Sander Herfst, Leo Sprong, Patricia A. Cane, Eduardo Forleo‐Neto, Rik L. de Swart, Albert D. M. E. Osterhaus, Ron A. M. Fouchier	2004	324
7	SARS-CoV-2 is transmitted via contact and via the air between ferrets Nature Communications ·Mathilde Richard, Adinda Kok, Dennis de Meulder, Theo M. Bestebroer, Mart M. Lamers, Nisreen M.A. Okba, Martje Fentener van Vlissingen, Barry Rockx, Bart L. Haagmans, Marion Koopmans, Ron A. M. Fouchier, Sander Herfst	2020	316
8	The Potential for Respiratory Droplet–Transmissible A/H5N1 Influenza Virus to Evolve in a Mammalian Host Science ·Colin A. Russell, Judith M. Fonville, André EX Brown, David F. Burke, David L. Smith, (unknown), Sarah L. James, Sander Herfst, Sander van Boheemen, Martin Linster, Eefje J. A. Schrauwen, Leah C. Katzelnick, Ana Mosterín, Thijs Kuiken, Eileen A. Maher, Gabriele Neumann, Albert D. M. E. Osterhaus, Yoshihiro Kawaoka, Ron A. M. Fouchier, (unknown), (unknown)	2012	244
9	Identification, Characterization, and Natural Selection of Mutations Driving Airborne Transmission of A/H5N1 Virus Cell ·Martin Linster, Sander van Boheemen, Miranda de Graaf, Eefje J. A. Schrauwen, Pascal Lexmond, Benjamin Mänz, Theo M. Bestebroer, Jan Baumann, Debby van Riel, Guus F. Rimmelzwaan, Albert D. M. E. Osterhaus, Mikhail Matrosovich, Ron A. M. Fouchier, Sander Herfst	2014	223
10	Intranasal fusion inhibitory lipopeptide prevents direct-contact SARS-CoV-2 transmission in ferrets Science ·Rory D. de Vries, Katharina S. Schmitz, Francesca T. Bovier, Camilla Predella, Jonathan Khao, Danny Noack, Bart L. Haagmans, Sander Herfst, Kyle Stearns, Jennifer Drew-Bear, Sudipta Biswas, Barry Rockx, Gaël McGill, N. Valerio Dorrello, Samuel H. Gellman, Christopher A. Alabi, Rik L. de Swart, Anne Moscona, Matteo Porotto	2021	164
11	Limited airborne transmission of H7N9 influenza A virus between ferrets Nature ·Mathilde Richard, Eefje J. A. Schrauwen, Miranda de Graaf, Theo M. Bestebroer, Monique I. Spronken, Sander van Boheemen, Dennis de Meulder, Pascal Lexmond, Martin Linster, Sander Herfst, Derek J. Smith, Judith M. van den Brand, David F. Burke, Thijs Kuiken, Guus F. Rimmelzwaan, Albert D. M. E. Osterhaus, Ron A. M. Fouchier	2013	154
12	How a virus travels the world Science ·Josanne H. Verhagen, Sander Herfst, Ron A. M. Fouchier	2015	148
13	One health, multiple challenges: The inter-species transmission of influenza A virus One Health ·Kirsty R. Short, Mathilde Richard, Josanne H. Verhagen, Debby van Riel, Eefje J. A. Schrauwen, Judith M. A. van den Brand, Benjamin Mänz, Rogier Bodewes, Sander Herfst	2015	144
14	The Multibasic Cleavage Site in H5N1 Virus Is Critical for Systemic Spread along the Olfactory and Hematogenous Routes in Ferrets Journal of Virology ·Eefje J. A. Schrauwen, Sander Herfst, Lonneke Leijten, Peter van Run, Theo M. Bestebroer, Martin Linster, Rogier Bodewes, Joost H. C. M. Kreijtz, Guus F. Rimmelzwaan, Albert D. M. E. Osterhaus, Ron A. M. Fouchier, Thijs Kuiken, Debby van Riel	2012	124
15	Influenza A viruses are transmitted via the air from the nasal respiratory epithelium of ferrets Nature Communications ·Mathilde Richard, Judith M. A. van den Brand, Theo M. Bestebroer, Pascal Lexmond, Dennis de Meulder, Ron A. M. Fouchier, Anice C. Lowen, Sander Herfst	2020	122
16	SARS-CoV and SARS-CoV-2 are transmitted through the air between ferrets over more than one meter distance Nature Communications ·Jasmin S. Kutter, Dennis de Meulder, Theo M. Bestebroer, Pascal Lexmond, Ard Mulders, Mathilde Richard, Ron A. M. Fouchier, Sander Herfst	2021	121
17	Introduction of Virulence Markers in PB2 of Pandemic Swine-Origin Influenza Virus Does Not Result in Enhanced Virulence or Transmission Journal of Virology ·Sander Herfst, Salin Chutinimitkul, Jianqiang Ye, Emmie de Wit, Vincent J. Munster, Eefje J. A. Schrauwen, Theo M. Bestebroer, Marcel Jonges, Adam Meijer, Marion Koopmans, Guus F. Rimmelzwaan, Albert D. M. E. Osterhaus, Daniel R. Pérez, Ron A. M. Fouchier	2010	108
18	Recovery of Human Metapneumovirus Genetic Lineages A and B from Cloned cDNA Journal of Virology ·Sander Herfst, Miranda de Graaf, Jeanne H. Schickli, Roderick S. Tang, Jasmine Kaur, Chin‐Fen Yang, Richard R. Spaete, Aurelia A. Haller, Bernadette G. van den Hoogen, Albert D. M. E. Osterhaus, Ron A. M. Fouchier	2004	88
19	Influenza A Virus Surveillance in Wild Birds in Northern Europe in 1999 and 2000 Avian Diseases ·Ron A. M. Fouchier, Björn Olsén, Theo M. Bestebroer, Sander Herfst, Liane van der Kemp, G.F. Rimmelzwaan, A.D.M.E. Osterhaus	2003	87
20	Drivers of airborne human-to-human pathogen transmission Current Opinion in Virology ·Sander Herfst, Michael Böhringer, Basel Karo, Philip Lawrence, Nicola S. Lewis, Michael J. Mina, Charles J. Russell, John Steel, Rik L. de Swart, Christian Menge	2016	87

About Sander Herfst

Sander Herfst is a scholar working on Epidemiology, Infectious Diseases, Agronomy and Crop Science, Immunology and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, having authored 89 papers that have together received 8.1k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Influenza Virus Research Studies (57 papers), Respiratory viral infections research (54 papers), Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology (33 papers), Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology (28 papers), SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research (8 papers), Viral Infections and Vectors (7 papers), Infection Control and Ventilation (6 papers) and COVID-19 epidemiological studies (5 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Agronomy and Crop Science (2.3k citations), Infectious Diseases (3.5k citations), Epidemiology (6.0k citations), Modeling and Simulation (462 citations) and Animal Science and Zoology (492 citations). Sander Herfst has collaborated with scholars based in Netherlands, United States and United Kingdom. Frequent co-authors include Ron A. M. Fouchier, Albert D. M. E. Osterhaus, Theo M. Bestebroer, Guus F. Rimmelzwaan, Vincent J. Munster, Eefje J. A. Schrauwen, Derek J. Smith, Martin Linster, Emmie de Wit and Björn Olsén. Their work appears in journals such as Journal of Virology, PLoS Pathogens, Journal of General Virology, PLoS ONE and Science.

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