Andy Vierstraete

4.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
46 papers, 3.3k citations indexed

About

Andy Vierstraete is a scholar working on Ecology, Plant Science and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Andy Vierstraete has authored 46 papers receiving a total of 3.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 31 papers in Ecology, 18 papers in Plant Science and 14 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Andy Vierstraete's work include Nematode management and characterization studies (16 papers), Parasite Biology and Host Interactions (15 papers) and Freshwater macroinvertebrate diversity and ecology (11 papers). Andy Vierstraete is often cited by papers focused on Nematode management and characterization studies (16 papers), Parasite Biology and Host Interactions (15 papers) and Freshwater macroinvertebrate diversity and ecology (11 papers). Andy Vierstraete collaborates with scholars based in Belgium, United States and Russia. Andy Vierstraete's co-authors include Jacques R. Vanfleteren, Paul De Ley, Mark Blaxter, L.M. Frisse, W. Kelley Thomas, Mark Dorris, Leo X. Liu, James R. Garey, Patsy Scheldeman and Tom Moens and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, PLoS ONE and Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications.

In The Last Decade

Andy Vierstraete

45 papers receiving 3.2k citations

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A molecular evolutionary framework for the phylum Nematoda

1998 1.5k citations Mark Blaxter, Paul De Ley et al. Nature profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Calopteryx splendens and relatives: taxonomy, biogeography, and phylogeny (Odonata: Calopterygidae) 2025 ·Odonatologica ·Henri J. Dumont, Sergey M. Borisov, Thomas Schneider, (unknown), (unknown), Matti Hämäläinen, Andy Vierstraete	0
2	Pinheyschna yemenensis, a new species for Saudi Arabia, with description of the final instar larva and exuvia (Odonata: Aeshnidae) 2023 ·Odonatologica ·(unknown), (unknown), Andy Vierstraete, Thomas Schneider	1
3	The Oracle of Delphi—a molecular phylogenetic approach to Greek Cordulegaster Leach in Brewster, 1815 (Odonata: Anisoptera: Cordulegastridae) 2022 ·Zootaxa ·Thomas Schneider, Andy Vierstraete, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Henri J. Dumont	6
4	The ribosomal intergenic spacer (IGS) in the potato and tobacco cyst nematodes, Globodera pallida, G. rostochiensis and G. tabacum 2019 ·Molecular and Cellular Probes ·Mehrdad Madani, L. J. Ward, Andy Vierstraete, S. H. De Boer, Maurice Moens	6
5	Aeshna vercanica sp. nov. from Iran with a new insight into the Aeshna cyanea-group (Odonata: Aeshnidae) 2015 ·Odonatologica ·Thomas Schneider, (unknown), (unknown), Andy Vierstraete, Henri J. Dumont	4
6	Prevalence and characterization of plant-parasitic nematodes in lowland and upland rice agro-ecosystems in Luzon, Philippines 2014 ·Nematropica ·(unknown), Wilfrida Decraemer, Irma Tandingan De Ley, Andy Vierstraete, Hanne Steel, Wim Bert	12
7	Pyrrhosomaand its relatives: a phylogenetic study (Odonata: Zygoptera) 2013 ·International Journal of Odonatology ·(unknown), Henri J. Dumont, Yu Xin, Bo‐Ping Han, Andy Vierstraete	16
8	Additions and refinements to the molecular phylogeny of the Calopteryginae sl (Zygoptera: Calopterygidae) 2012 ·Ghent University Academic Bibliography (Ghent University) ·(unknown), (unknown), Andy Vierstraete, Henri J. Dumont	9
9	Phylogeography of the Rhabditis (Pellioditis) marina species complex: evidence for long‐distance dispersal, and for range expansions and restricted gene flow in the northeast Atlantic 2008 ·Molecular Ecology ·Sofie Derycke, T. Remerie, Thierry Backeljau, Andy Vierstraete, Jacques R. Vanfleteren, Magda Vincx, Tom Moens	102
10	Molecular phylogeny of the Tylenchina and evolution of the female gonoduct (Nematoda: Rhabditida) 2008 ·Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution ·Wim Bert, Frédérik Leliaert, Andy Vierstraete, Jacques R. Vanfleteren, Gaëtan Borgonie	108
11	A revised molecular phylogeny of the Calopteryginae (Zygoptera: Calopterygidae) 2007 ·Odonatologica ·Henri J. Dumont, Andy Vierstraete, Jacques R. Vanfleteren	17
12	Wide diversity in structure and expression profiles among members of the Caenorhabditis elegans globin protein family 2007 ·BMC Genomics ·David Hoogewijs, Eva Geuens, Sylvia Dewilde, Andy Vierstraete, Luc Moëns, Serge N. Vinogradov, Jacques R. Vanfleteren	41
13	An improved molecular phylogeny of the Nematoda with special emphasis on marine taxa 2006 ·Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution ·Birgit Meldal, (unknown), Paul De Ley, Irma Tandingan De Ley, Jacques R. Vanfleteren, Andy Vierstraete, Wim Bert, Gaëtan Borgonie, Tom Moens, Paul A. Tyler, Melanie C. Austen, Mark Blaxter, Alex D. Rogers, P.J.D. Lambshead	257
14	Genome‐Wide Analysis of the Globin Gene Family of C. elegans 2004 ·IUBMB Life ·David Hoogewijs, Eva Geuens, Sylvia Dewilde, Luc Moëns, Andy Vierstraete, Serge N. Vinogradov, Jacques R. Vanfleteren	24
15	Intraspecific variation in Radopholus similis isolates assessed with restriction fragment length polymorphism and DNA sequencing of the internal transcribed spacer region of the ribosomal RNA cistron 2002 ·International Journal for Parasitology ·(unknown), Paul De Ley, Lieven Waeyenberge, Andy Vierstraete, Maurice Moens, Jacques R. Vanfleteren	43
16	A new nematode genus (Rhabditida: Panagrolaimidae) from pitcher plants 2002 ·Nematology ·Paul De Ley, Wim Bert, Irma Tandingan De Ley, Andy Vierstraete, (unknown), Hendrik Segers	2
17	Phylogenetic analyses of Meloidogyne SSU rDNA 2001 ·Ghent University Academic Bibliography (Ghent University) ·(unknown), Paul De Ley, Andy Vierstraete, Gerrit Karssen, Maurice Moens, Jacques R. Vanfleteren	3
18	Three Biological Species Closely Related to Rhabditis (Oscheius) pseudodolichura Körner in Osche, 1952. 2001 ·PubMed Central ·Marie‐Anne Félix, Andy Vierstraete, Jacques R. Vanfleteren	25
19	Protein and Gene Structure of a Chlorocruorin Chain of Eudistylia vancouverii 2001 ·Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications ·Sylvia Dewilde, Marie-Louise Van Hauwaert, Serge N. Vinogradov, Andy Vierstraete, Jacques R. Vanfleteren, Luc Moëns	4
20	A molecular evolutionary framework for the phylum Nematoda breakdown → 1998 ·Nature ·Mark Blaxter, Paul De Ley, James R. Garey, Leo X. Liu, Patsy Scheldeman, Andy Vierstraete, Jacques R. Vanfleteren, (unknown), Mark Dorris, L.M. Frisse, (unknown), W. Kelley Thomas	1498

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