Frank Van Assche

3.6k total citations · 2 hit papers
19 papers, 2.7k citations indexed

About

Frank Van Assche is a scholar working on Pollution, Plant Science and Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis. According to data from OpenAlex, Frank Van Assche has authored 19 papers receiving a total of 2.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Pollution, 9 papers in Plant Science and 7 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis. Recurrent topics in Frank Van Assche's work include Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance (9 papers), Heavy metals in environment (8 papers) and Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology (5 papers). Frank Van Assche is often cited by papers focused on Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance (9 papers), Heavy metals in environment (8 papers) and Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology (5 papers). Frank Van Assche collaborates with scholars based in Belgium, United States and Netherlands. Frank Van Assche's co-authors include H. Clijsters, Jaco Vangronsveld, Frederik Verdonck, Karel De Schamphelaere, Patrick A. Van Sprang, Katrien Delbeke, Graham Merrington, R. Ceulemans, Sean Comber and Violaine Verougstraete and has published in prestigious journals such as The Science of The Total Environment, Environmental Pollution and Plant Cell & Environment.

In The Last Decade

Frank Van Assche

18 papers receiving 2.4k 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.

Effects of metals on enzyme activity in plants

1990 1.3k citations Frank Van Assche, H. Clijsters Plant Cell & Environment profile →
Inhibition of photosynthesis by heavy metals

1985 375 citations H. Clijsters, Frank Van Assche Photosynthesis Research profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Frank Van Assche Belgium	13	1.7k	1.1k	376	286	282	19	2.7k
Bertrand Pourrut France	24	1.5k 0.9×	1.2k 1.1×	502 1.3×	370 1.3×	239 0.8×	40	2.9k
Jean‐Paul Schwitzguébel Switzerland	29	1.0k 0.6×	985 0.9×	240 0.6×	177 0.6×	479 1.7×	66	2.6k
Shanti S. Sharma India	18	2.5k 1.5×	945 0.9×	288 0.8×	270 0.9×	506 1.8×	36	3.3k
Fabrizio Pietrini Italy	28	1.7k 1.0×	920 0.8×	193 0.5×	247 0.9×	397 1.4×	57	2.6k
Stephen D. Ebbs United States	35	2.9k 1.7×	1.7k 1.6×	309 0.8×	369 1.3×	357 1.3×	67	4.7k
Mitch M. Lasat United States	16	2.5k 1.4×	1.9k 1.7×	260 0.7×	476 1.7×	138 0.5×	21	3.7k
Rufus L. Chaney United States	27	1.6k 0.9×	805 0.7×	308 0.8×	192 0.7×	129 0.5×	42	2.5k
K. D. Lee South Korea	7	1.2k 0.7×	1.4k 1.3×	481 1.3×	464 1.6×	212 0.8×	8	3.2k
R. Gabbrielli Italy	27	3.1k 1.8×	1.3k 1.2×	275 0.7×	385 1.3×	489 1.7×	41	3.9k
Susana M. Gallego Argentina	24	3.3k 1.9×	1.1k 1.0×	283 0.8×	387 1.4×	618 2.2×	45	4.1k

Countries citing papers authored by Frank Van Assche

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Frank Van Assche

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19 of 19 papers shown

Peters, Adam, et al.. (2023). Evaluating the Protectiveness of a Bioavailability-Based Environmental Quality Standard for the Protection of Aquatic Communities from Zinc Toxicity Based on Field Evidence. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry. 42(5). 1010–1021. 2 indexed citations

Peters, Adam, Charlotte Nys, Graham Merrington, et al.. (2020). Demonstrating the Reliability of bio-met for Determining Compliance with Environmental Quality Standards for Metals in Europe. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry. 39(12). 2361–2377. 12 indexed citations

Merrington, Graham, Adam Peters, Iain Wilson, et al.. (2020). Deriving a bioavailability-based zinc environmental quality standard for France. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 28(2). 1789–1800. 5 indexed citations

Lombaert, Noömi, et al.. (2018). Use of Bioelution as a Screening Tool for Characterisation of Substances. American Journal of Analytical Chemistry. 9(3). 134–149. 9 indexed citations

Henderson, Rayetta G., Violaine Verougstraete, Kim A. Anderson, et al.. (2014). Inter-laboratory validation of bioaccessibility testing for metals. Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology. 70(1). 170–181. 30 indexed citations

Verdonck, Frederik, et al.. (2014). Development of realistic environmental release factors based on measured data: Approach and lessons from the EU metal industry. Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management. 10(4). 529–538. 3 indexed citations

Sprang, Patrick A. Van, et al.. (2009). Environmental risk assessment of zinc in European freshwaters: A critical appraisal. The Science of The Total Environment. 407(20). 5373–5391. 96 indexed citations

Comber, Sean, et al.. (2008). Copper and zinc water quality standards under the EU Water Framework Directive: The use of a tiered approach to estimate the levels of failure. The Science of The Total Environment. 403(1-3). 12–22. 42 indexed citations

Delbeke, Katrien, et al.. (2000). A critical surface area concept for acute hazard classification of relatively insoluble metal-containing powders in aquatic environments. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry. 19(6). 1681–1691. 7 indexed citations

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Vangronsveld, Jaco, Frank Van Assche, & H. Clijsters. (1995). Reclamation of a bare industrial area contaminated by non-ferrous metals: In situ metal immobilization and revegetation. Environmental Pollution. 87(1). 51–59. 254 indexed citations

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Vangronsveld, Jaco, et al.. (1995). Rehabilitation studies on an old non-ferrous waste dumping ground: effects of revegetation and metal immobilization by beringite. Journal of Geochemical Exploration. 52(1-2). 221–229. 78 indexed citations

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Assche, Frank Van & H. Clijsters. (1990). A biological test system for the evaluation of the phytotoxicity of metal-contaminated soils. Environmental Pollution. 66(2). 157–172. 47 indexed citations

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Assche, Frank Van & H. Clijsters. (1990). Effects of metals on enzyme activity in plants. Plant Cell & Environment. 13(3). 195–206. 1341 indexed citations breakdown →

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Assche, Frank Van, et al.. (1988). Induction of enzyme capacity in plants as a result of heavy metal toxicity: Dose-response relations in Phaseolus vulgaris L., treated with zinc and cadmium. Environmental Pollution. 52(2). 103–115. 175 indexed citations

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Assche, Frank Van & H. Clijsters. (1986). Inhibition of photosynthesis in Phaseolus vulgaris by treatment with toxic concentrations of zinc: effects on electron transport and photophosphorylation. Physiologia Plantarum. 66(4). 717–721. 90 indexed citations

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Assche, Frank Van & H. Clijsters. (1986). Inhibition of Photosynthesis in Phaseolus vulgaris by Treatment with Toxic Concentration of Zinc: Effect on Ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate Carboxylase/ Oxygenase. Journal of Plant Physiology. 125(3-4). 355–360. 99 indexed citations

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Clijsters, H. & Frank Van Assche. (1985). Inhibition of photosynthesis by heavy metals. Photosynthesis Research. 7(1). 31–40. 375 indexed citations breakdown →

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Ceulemans, R., et al.. (1982). Ribulose-1, 5-bisphosphate carboxylase activity, chlorophyll and protein concentrations in differentPopulus clones. Biologia Plantarum. 24(1). 57–62. 1 indexed citations

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Assche, Frank Van, R. Ceulemans, & H. Clijsters. (1980). Zinc mediated effects on leaf CO2 diffusion conductances and net photosynthesis in Phaseolus vulgaris L.. Photosynthesis Research. 1(3). 171–180. 26 indexed citations

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