Ellen Decaestecker

4.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
67 papers, 2.9k citations indexed

About

Ellen Decaestecker is a scholar working on Genetics, Ecology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Ellen Decaestecker has authored 67 papers receiving a total of 2.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 37 papers in Genetics, 35 papers in Ecology and 20 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Ellen Decaestecker's work include Evolution and Genetic Dynamics (34 papers), Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics (18 papers) and Gut microbiota and health (12 papers). Ellen Decaestecker is often cited by papers focused on Evolution and Genetic Dynamics (34 papers), Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics (18 papers) and Gut microbiota and health (12 papers). Ellen Decaestecker collaborates with scholars based in Belgium, United States and Switzerland. Ellen Decaestecker's co-authors include Luc De Meester, Dieter Ebert, Robby Stoks, Martijn Callens, Emilie Macke, Sabrina Gaba, Joost A. M. Raeymaekers, Koenraad Muylaert, Steven Declerck and Tom J. Little and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Ellen Decaestecker

61 papers receiving 2.9k citations

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Host–parasite ‘Red Queen’ dynamics archived in pond sediment

2007 470 citations Ellen Decaestecker, Sabrina Gaba et al. Nature profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Rapid temporal adaptation structures tolerance to toxic cyanobacteria in a natural population of the water flea Daphnia 2025 ·Evolution Letters ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Luc De Meester, Ellen Decaestecker	1
2	Schistosome species, parasite development, and co-infection combinations determine microbiome dynamics in the snail Biomphalaria glabrata 2025 ·Animal Microbiome ·(unknown), Cyril Hammoud, (unknown), (unknown), Tine Huyse, Ellen Decaestecker	0
3	Host-microbiota matching and epigenetic modulation drive Daphnia magna responses to cyanobacterial stress 2025 ·The ISME Journal ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Jana Asselman, Ellen Decaestecker	0
4	Investigating the core microbiome concept: Daphnia as a case study 2025 ·Environmental Microbiome ·(unknown), Martijn Callens, François Massol, Caroline Souffreau, Shinjini Mukherjee, (unknown), Robby Stoks, Luc De Meester, Ellen Decaestecker	0
5	Host-bacteriome transplants of the schistosome snail host Biomphalaria glabrata reflect species-specific associations 2023 ·FEMS Microbiology Ecology ·(unknown), (unknown), Tine Huyse, Ellen Decaestecker	9
6	The effect of hypoxia on Daphnia magna performance and its associated microbial and bacterioplankton community: A scope for phenotypic plasticity and microbiome community interactions upon environmental stress? 2023 ·Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Chris Verslype, Ellen Decaestecker	5
7	Effects of the invasive fish Poecilia reticulata on the behavioral response of Daphnia pulex to the exotic submerged macrophyte Egeria densa 2023 ·Hydrobiologia ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Ellen Decaestecker, Franco Teixeira de Mello, Koenraad Muylaert	1
8	The Role of Microbiome and Genotype in Daphnia magna upon Parasite Re-Exposure 2021 ·Genes ·(unknown), (unknown), Steven Declerck, Ellen Decaestecker	12
9	A methodological framework to analyse determinants of host–microbiota networks, with an application to the relationships between Daphnia magna's gut microbiota and bacterioplankton 2020 ·Journal of Animal Ecology ·François Massol, (unknown), Martijn Callens, Ellen Decaestecker	12
10	Global change increases zoonotic risk, COVID-19 changes risk perceptions: a plea for urban nature connectedness 2020 ·Cities & Health ·Maarten P. M. Vanhove, Séverine Thys, Ellen Decaestecker, Nicolas Antoine‐Moussiaux, Jeroen De Man, Jean Hugé, Hans Keune, (unknown), Luc Janssens de Bisthoven	11
11	Diet and Genotype of an Aquatic Invertebrate Affect the Composition of Free-Living Microbial Communities 2020 ·Frontiers in Microbiology ·Emilie Macke, Martijn Callens, François Massol, (unknown), Luc De Meester, Ellen Decaestecker	35
12	The bacterioplankton community composition and a host genotype dependent occurrence of taxa shape the Daphnia magna gut bacterial community 2020 ·FEMS Microbiology Ecology ·Martijn Callens, Luc De Meester, Koenraad Muylaert, Shinjini Mukherjee, Ellen Decaestecker	35
13	The impact of human activities and lifestyles on the interlinked microbiota and health of humans and of ecosystems 2018 ·The Science of The Total Environment ·Lucette Flandroy, Theofilos Poutahidis, Gabriele Berg, Gerard Clarke, Maria Carlota Dao, Ellen Decaestecker, Eeva Furman, Tari Haahtela, Sébastien Massart, Hubert Plovier, Yolanda Sanz, G.A.W. Rook	239
14	Conserved Transcription Factors Steer Growth-Related Genomic Programs in Daphnia 2017 ·Genome Biology and Evolution ·Katina I. Spanier, Mieke Jansen, Ellen Decaestecker, Gert Hulselmans, Dörthe Becker, John K. Colbourne, Luisa Orsini, Luc De Meester, Stein Aerts	12
15	A historical perspective of nutrient change impact on an infectious disease in Daphnia 2017 ·Ecology ·(unknown), Giovanni Samaey, Koenraad Muylaert, (unknown), Willem Van Colen, Ellen Decaestecker	7
16	Dispersal‐mediated trophic interactions can generate apparent patterns of dispersal limitation in aquatic metacommunities 2012 ·Ecology Letters ·(unknown), Luc De Meester, Ellen Decaestecker, María‐José Villena, Katleen Van der Gucht, (unknown), Wim Vyverman, Steven Declerck	73
17	Local exposure shapes spatial patterns in infectivity and community structure of Daphnia parasites 2010 ·Journal of Animal Ecology ·Mieke Jansen, Robby Stoks, Ellen Decaestecker, Anja Coors, Frank Van de Meutter, Luc De Meester	13
18	Morphology, Molecular Phylogeny, and Ecology of Binucleata daphniae n. g., n. sp. (Fungi: Microsporidia), a Parasite of Daphnia magna Straus, 1820 (Crustacea: Branchiopoda) 2008 ·Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology ·Dominik Refardt, Ellen Decaestecker, Pieter T. J. Johnson, Jiří Vávra	33
19	Evolution of Heat Shock Protein Expression in a Natural Population of Daphnia magna 2007 ·The American Naturalist ·Kevin Pauwels, Robby Stoks, Ellen Decaestecker, Luc De Meester	37
20	Host–parasite ‘Red Queen’ dynamics archived in pond sediment breakdown → 2007 ·Nature ·Ellen Decaestecker, Sabrina Gaba, Joost A. M. Raeymaekers, Robby Stoks, (unknown), Dieter Ebert, Luc De Meester	470

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