Bert Lagrain

6.3k total citations · 3 hit papers
74 papers, 5.3k citations indexed

About

Bert Lagrain is a scholar working on Nutrition and Dietetics, Food Science and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Bert Lagrain has authored 74 papers receiving a total of 5.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 34 papers in Nutrition and Dietetics, 23 papers in Food Science and 18 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in Bert Lagrain's work include Food composition and properties (31 papers), Celiac Disease Research and Management (15 papers) and Proteins in Food Systems (12 papers). Bert Lagrain is often cited by papers focused on Food composition and properties (31 papers), Celiac Disease Research and Management (15 papers) and Proteins in Food Systems (12 papers). Bert Lagrain collaborates with scholars based in Belgium, Germany and Netherlands. Bert Lagrain's co-authors include Jan A. Delcour, Kristof Brijs, Ine Rombouts, Iris J. Joye, Bert F. Sels, Sander Van den Bosch, S.-F. Koelewijn, Tom Renders, Christophe M. Courtin and Edith Wilderjans and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Energy & Environmental Science and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Bert Lagrain

72 papers receiving 5.2k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

A sustainable wood biorefinery for low–carbon footprint chemicals production

2020 853 citations Yuhe Liao, S.-F. Koelewijn et al. Science profile →
Reductive lignocellulose fractionation into soluble lignin-derived phenolic monomers and dimers and processable carbohydrate pulps

2015 735 citations Sander Van den Bosch, Wouter Schutyser et al. Energy & Environmental Science profile →
Wheat Gluten Functionality as a Quality Determinant in Cereal-Based Food Products

2012 419 citations Jan A. Delcour, Bram Pareyt et al. profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Bert Lagrain Belgium	37	2.1k	1.8k	1.7k	1.0k	594	74	5.3k
Nikolaus Wellner United Kingdom	39	1.1k 0.6×	733 0.4×	1.4k 0.8×	1.8k 1.7×	1.0k 1.8×	61	5.3k
Seyed Hadi Peighambardoust Iran	46	826 0.4×	642 0.4×	2.2k 1.3×	768 0.7×	1.3k 2.2×	140	5.4k
Monika Szymańska‐Chargot Poland	32	809 0.4×	670 0.4×	1.1k 0.6×	1.2k 1.1×	775 1.3×	75	3.6k
Huiming Zhou China	48	2.4k 1.2×	406 0.2×	3.0k 1.8×	1.4k 1.3×	399 0.7×	139	6.2k
P. K. W. Ng United States	36	2.3k 1.1×	361 0.2×	2.1k 1.3×	1.3k 1.2×	1.6k 2.7×	143	5.2k
Li Cheng China	47	3.4k 1.6×	1.2k 0.7×	2.8k 1.7×	1.2k 1.2×	1.4k 2.3×	274	6.9k
Johanna Büchert Finland	50	1.1k 0.5×	2.8k 1.6×	1.8k 1.1×	2.1k 2.0×	1.6k 2.6×	198	7.3k
Yapeng Fang China	40	1.2k 0.6×	605 0.3×	3.4k 2.0×	739 0.7×	1.2k 2.0×	118	5.9k
Xingxun Liu China	42	2.4k 1.2×	654 0.4×	2.0k 1.2×	914 0.9×	1.6k 2.7×	127	5.0k
Xiaoxi Li China	51	4.1k 2.0×	568 0.3×	3.4k 2.0×	947 0.9×	1.9k 3.3×	154	7.0k

Countries citing papers authored by Bert Lagrain

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Fields of papers citing papers by Bert Lagrain

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Bert Lagrain

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Smets, Ruben, Thijs Vangeel, Peter Goos, et al.. (2025). Effect of process parameters on the purity of chitin isolated from black soldier fly larvae biomass using a subcritical methanol–water mixture. Separation and Purification Technology. 375. 133756–133756. 1 indexed citations

Zhang, Fei, Siemon De Nys, Xin Li, et al.. (2025). Lignin-derived bisguaiacol P vinyl ester as a bisphenol A-free resin alternative. Communications Materials. 6(1).

Aelst, Joost Van, Bert Lagrain, Bruno Verbist, et al.. (2024). Feasibility of wood as a renewable carbon feedstock for the production of chemicals in Europe. Biofuels Bioproducts and Biorefining. 18(2). 365–377. 7 indexed citations

Lagrain, Bert, et al.. (2024). A draft tube to improve mixing in swirling flow-based solid–liquid mixing reactors. Process Safety and Environmental Protection. 206. 226–241. 2 indexed citations

Cooreman, E., Korneel Van Aelst, Thijs Vangeel, et al.. (2023). The Future Biorefinery: The Impact of Upscaling the Reductive Catalytic Fractionation of Lignocellulose Biomass on the Quality of the Lignin Oil, Carbohydrate Products, and Pulp. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering. 11(14). 5440–5450. 22 indexed citations

Wouters, Benny, Thijs Vangeel, Korneel Van Aelst, et al.. (2022). Preparation of Renewable Thiol‐Yne “Click” Networks Based on Fractionated Lignin for Anticorrosive Protective Film Applications. Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics. 223(13). 7 indexed citations

Bosch, Sander Van den, Joost Van Aelst, Korneel Van Aelst, et al.. (2021). Lignin-Based Additives for Improved Thermo-Oxidative Stability of Biolubricants. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering. 9(37). 12548–12559. 61 indexed citations

Liao, Yuhe, S.-F. Koelewijn, Gil Van den Bossche, et al.. (2020). A sustainable wood biorefinery for low–carbon footprint chemicals production. Science. 367(6484). 1385–1390. 853 indexed citations breakdown →

Rombouts, Ine, Bert Lagrain, Lieve Lamberts, et al.. (2019). Wheat Gluten Amino Acid Analysis by High-Performance Anion-Exchange Chromatography with Integrated Pulsed Amperometric Detection. Methods in molecular biology. 381–394. 3 indexed citations

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Sree, Sreeprasanth Pulinthanathu, et al.. (2018). Material properties determining insecticidal activity of activated carbon on the pharaoh ant (Monomorium pharaonis). Journal of Pest Science. 92(2). 643–652. 4 indexed citations

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Bosch, Sander Van den, Wouter Schutyser, Ruben Vanholme, et al.. (2015). Reductive lignocellulose fractionation into soluble lignin-derived phenolic monomers and dimers and processable carbohydrate pulps. Energy & Environmental Science. 8(6). 1748–1763. 735 indexed citations breakdown →

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Bruneel, Charlotte, et al.. (2015). Redox agents and N -ethylmaleimide affect protein polymerization during laboratory scale dry pasta production and cooking. Food Chemistry. 196. 646–653. 19 indexed citations

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Claes, Laurens, et al.. (2015). Ruthenium-catalyzed aerobic oxidative decarboxylation of amino acids: a green, zero-waste route to biobased nitriles. Chemical Communications. 51(30). 6528–6531. 30 indexed citations

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Rombouts, Ine, Koen J.A. Jansens, Bert Lagrain, Jan A. Delcour, & Ke‐Xue Zhu. (2014). The impact of salt and alkali on gluten polymerization and quality of fresh wheat noodles. Journal of Cereal Science. 60(3). 507–513. 128 indexed citations

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Jansens, Koen J.A., Bert Lagrain, Kristof Brijs, et al.. (2013). Impact of Acid and Alkaline Pretreatments on the Molecular Network of Wheat Gluten and on the Mechanical Properties of Compression-Molded Glassy Wheat Gluten Bioplastics. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 61(39). 9393–9400. 31 indexed citations

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Bosmans, Geertrui M., Bert Lagrain, Nand Ooms, Ellen Fierens, & Jan A. Delcour. (2013). Biopolymer Interactions, Water Dynamics, and Bread Crumb Firming. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 61(19). 4646–4654. 117 indexed citations

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Lagrain, Bert, et al.. (2011). Relative contribution of wheat flour constituents to Solvent Retention Capacity profiles of European wheats. Journal of Cereal Science. 53(3). 312–318. 70 indexed citations

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Bruneel, Charlotte, Bert Lagrain, Kristof Brijs, & Jan A. Delcour. (2011). Redox agents and N-ethylmaleimide affect the extractability of gluten proteins during fresh pasta processing. Food Chemistry. 127(3). 905–911. 39 indexed citations

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Rombouts, Ine, Bert Lagrain, Kristof Brijs, & Jan A. Delcour. (2011). Colorimetric determination of dehydroalanine in wheat gluten. Journal of Cereal Science. 54(1). 148–150. 13 indexed citations

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Lagrain, Bert, Kurt Gebruers, Christophe M. Courtin, et al.. (2009). Characterization of Kafirins in Algerian Sorghum Cultivars. Cereal Chemistry. 86(5). 487–491. 13 indexed citations

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