Bart Lievens

13.4k total citations · 3 hit papers
210 papers, 9.9k citations indexed

About

Bart Lievens is a scholar working on Plant Science, Insect Science and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. According to data from OpenAlex, Bart Lievens has authored 210 papers receiving a total of 9.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 113 papers in Plant Science, 80 papers in Insect Science and 57 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. Recurrent topics in Bart Lievens's work include Plant and animal studies (53 papers), Plant Parasitism and Resistance (31 papers) and Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions (27 papers). Bart Lievens is often cited by papers focused on Plant and animal studies (53 papers), Plant Parasitism and Resistance (31 papers) and Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions (27 papers). Bart Lievens collaborates with scholars based in Belgium, France and Netherlands. Bart Lievens's co-authors include Hans Jacquemyn, Bart P. H. J. Thomma, Kris Willems, Sam Crauwels, Olivier Honnay, Pieter Busschaert, Kevin J. Verstrepen, Leen Van Campenhout, Michael Waud and Rein Brys and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Bart Lievens

206 papers receiving 9.8k citations

Hit Papers

Anaerobic digestion in global bio-energy production: Pote... 2011 2026 2016 2021 2011 2014 2017 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. Anaerobic digestion in global bio-energy production: Potential and research challenges
    2011 692 citations Bart Lievens, Kris Willems et al. profile →
  2. Comparison and Validation of Some ITS Primer Pairs Useful for Fungal Metabarcoding Studies
    2014 360 citations Bart Lievens, Pieter Busschaert et al. PLoS ONE profile →
  3. Physiology, ecology and industrial applications of aroma formation in yeast
    2017 310 citations Jan Steensels, Bart Lievens 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
Bart Lievens Belgium 55 4.5k 2.4k 2.3k 2.0k 1.5k 210 9.9k
Meredith Blackwell United States 43 3.1k 0.7× 2.4k 1.0× 1.4k 0.6× 1.5k 0.7× 610 0.4× 162 6.2k
Paola Bonfante Italy 79 17.0k 3.8× 3.4k 1.4× 2.1k 0.9× 3.0k 1.5× 566 0.4× 356 19.5k
Petr Karlovský Germany 51 5.7k 1.3× 1.7k 0.7× 750 0.3× 819 0.4× 883 0.6× 162 7.7k
Urmas Kõljalg Estonia 40 7.5k 1.7× 2.3k 1.0× 3.1k 1.3× 3.0k 1.5× 364 0.2× 101 10.9k
David S. Hibbett United States 64 10.4k 2.3× 3.5k 1.5× 1.5k 0.6× 3.9k 2.0× 321 0.2× 164 12.5k
Keith A. Seifert Canada 50 8.0k 1.8× 2.7k 1.1× 1.2k 0.5× 1.9k 0.9× 515 0.3× 226 11.5k
Manuel Talón Spain 63 9.7k 2.1× 6.1k 2.6× 694 0.3× 757 0.4× 502 0.3× 157 13.5k
Jianping Xu Canada 53 5.0k 1.1× 3.5k 1.5× 762 0.3× 1.1k 0.5× 692 0.5× 385 10.9k
Carlos A. Rosa Brazil 52 3.2k 0.7× 5.1k 2.1× 552 0.2× 1.2k 0.6× 2.8k 1.9× 409 10.7k
Alexandre Lomsadze United States 18 3.2k 0.7× 6.5k 2.7× 746 0.3× 716 0.4× 967 0.6× 27 10.8k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Bart Lievens

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Bart Lievens

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All Works

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Smets, Ruben, et al.. (2024). Modulating the fatty acid composition of black soldier fly larvae via substrate fermentation. animal. 19(1). 101383–101383. 2 indexed citations
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Peri, Ezio, Livio Torta, Salvatore Guarino, et al.. (2024). Root inoculation with beneficial soil microbes enhances indirect plant defences induced by insect feeding and egg deposition. Functional Ecology. 38(8). 1811–1821. 3 indexed citations
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Verreth, Christel, Sam Crauwels, Marcel Dicke, et al.. (2024). Caterpillar–parasitoid interactions: species-specific influences on host microbiome composition. FEMS Microbiology Ecology. 100(10). 3 indexed citations
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Jacquemyn, Hans, et al.. (2023). Fungal strain and crop cultivar affect growth of sweet pepper plants after root inoculation with entomopathogenic fungi. Frontiers in Plant Science. 14. 1196765–1196765. 8 indexed citations
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Vandeweyer, D., Daniele Bruno, M. Bonelli, et al.. (2023). Bacterial biota composition in gut regions of black soldier fly larvae reared on industrial residual streams: revealing community dynamics along its intestinal tract. Frontiers in Microbiology. 14. 1276187–1276187. 13 indexed citations
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Vuts, József, John C. Caulfield, Gareth Thomas, et al.. (2023). Effects of root inoculation of entomopathogenic fungi on olfactory‐mediated behavior and life‐history traits of the parasitoid Aphidius ervi (Haliday) (Hymenoptera: Braconidae). Pest Management Science. 80(2). 307–316. 6 indexed citations
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Vega, Clara de, Kaoru Tsuji, Hans Jacquemyn, et al.. (2022). Sugar Concentration, Nitrogen Availability, and Phylogenetic Factors Determine the Ability of Acinetobacter spp. and Rosenbergiella spp. to Grow in Floral Nectar. Microbial Ecology. 86(1). 377–391. 8 indexed citations
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Cusumano, Antonino, P. Bella, Ezio Peri, et al.. (2022). Nectar-Inhabiting Bacteria Affect Olfactory Responses of an Insect Parasitoid by Altering Nectar Odors. Microbial Ecology. 86(1). 364–376. 24 indexed citations
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Opstaele, Filip Van, J. Buyse, Christel Verreth, et al.. (2021). Impact of wood species on microbial community composition, beer chemistry and sensory characteristics during barrel‐ageing of beer. International Journal of Food Science & Technology. 57(2). 1122–1136. 12 indexed citations
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Rouck, Gert De, et al.. (2021). Sanitation of wooden barrels for ageing beer - a review. Lirias (KU Leuven). 3 indexed citations
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Álvarez‐Pérez, Sergio, L. Baker, Megan M. Morris, et al.. (2021). Acinetobacter pollinis sp. nov., Acinetobacter baretiae sp. nov. and Acinetobacter rathckeae sp. nov., isolated from floral nectar and honey bees. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY. 71(5). 17 indexed citations
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Verreth, Christel, Sam Crauwels, Marcel Dicke, et al.. (2021). Parasitism by endoparasitoid wasps alters the internal but not the external microbiome in host caterpillars. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3(1). 73–73. 21 indexed citations
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Ceustermans, A., P.J.M. Bonants, W. Van Hemelrijck, et al.. (2021). Quantitative PCR for detection and quantification of Phytophthora cactorum in the cultivation of strawberry. European Journal of Plant Pathology. 160(4). 867–882. 9 indexed citations
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Wuyts, Sander, Camille Nina Allonsius, Stijn Wittouck, et al.. (2019). Comparative genome analysis of Lactobacillus mudanjiangensis, an understudied member of the Lactobacillus plantarum group. Microbial Genomics. 5(9). 13 indexed citations
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Houdt, Rob Van, Ann Provoost, Ado Van Assche, et al.. (2018). Cupriavidus metallidurans Strains with Different Mobilomes and from Distinct Environments Have Comparable Phenomes. Genes. 9(10). 507–507. 16 indexed citations
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Mukherjee, Vaskar, Jan Steensels, Ilse Van De Voorde, et al.. (2013). High throughput screening of yeast strains for desirable stress tolerant traits for bioethanol production. Lirias (KU Leuven). 1 indexed citations
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Frans, Ingeborg, Pieter Busschaert, Kristof Dierckens, et al.. (2013). Are type IV pili involved in <i>Vibrio anguillarum</i> virulence towards sea bass (<i>Dicentrarchus labrax</i> L.) larvae?. Agricultural Sciences. 4(6). 30–38. 4 indexed citations
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