Jan De Block

3.9k total citations · 3 hit papers
60 papers, 3.0k citations indexed

About

Jan De Block is a scholar working on Food Science, Molecular Biology and Animal Science and Zoology. According to data from OpenAlex, Jan De Block has authored 60 papers receiving a total of 3.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 30 papers in Food Science, 22 papers in Molecular Biology and 13 papers in Animal Science and Zoology. Recurrent topics in Jan De Block's work include Probiotics and Fermented Foods (18 papers), Meat and Animal Product Quality (13 papers) and Proteins in Food Systems (10 papers). Jan De Block is often cited by papers focused on Probiotics and Fermented Foods (18 papers), Meat and Animal Product Quality (13 papers) and Proteins in Food Systems (10 papers). Jan De Block collaborates with scholars based in Belgium, Brazil and United States. Jan De Block's co-authors include Marc Heyndrickx, Koen Dewettinck, Lieve Herman, Els Van Coillie, Sophie Marchand, Lieve Herman, Claire Verraes, W. Claeys, André Huyghebaert and S. Cardoen and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, PLoS ONE and Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Jan De Block

59 papers receiving 2.8k 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.

Antimicrobial Resistance in the Food Chain: A Review

2013 455 citations Els Van Coillie, Hein Imberechts et al. profile →
Consumption of raw or heated milk from different species: An evaluation of the nutritional and potential health benefits

2014 372 citations W. Claeys, S. Cardoen et al. profile →
Raw or heated cow milk consumption: Review of risks and benefits

2012 355 citations W. Claeys, S. Cardoen et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Jan De Block Belgium	24	1.5k	1.2k	554	368	337	60	3.0k
Francisco Diez‐Gonzalez United States	36	1.6k 1.1×	999 0.8×	1.2k 2.2×	276 0.8×	285 0.8×	111	3.7k
Mareike Wenning Germany	28	1.2k 0.8×	1.7k 1.4×	514 0.9×	239 0.6×	190 0.6×	75	3.0k
Milena Brasca Italy	32	1.9k 1.3×	1.3k 1.1×	558 1.0×	492 1.3×	265 0.8×	104	3.0k
Martin Kalmokoff Canada	31	951 0.6×	1.4k 1.1×	542 1.0×	102 0.3×	138 0.4×	62	2.6k
Prashant Singh United States	24	1.3k 0.9×	1.2k 0.9×	198 0.4×	201 0.5×	173 0.5×	74	2.4k
Pilar Calo‐Mata Spain	35	1.0k 0.7×	2.0k 1.6×	274 0.5×	214 0.6×	479 1.4×	80	3.2k
Paola Cremonesi Italy	33	1.1k 0.8×	1.2k 1.0×	371 0.7×	984 2.7×	228 0.7×	120	3.1k
Sabine Léroy France	35	1.3k 0.9×	1.5k 1.2×	592 1.1×	105 0.3×	867 2.6×	87	3.2k
M. Cruz Martín Spain	39	2.1k 1.4×	3.0k 2.5×	424 0.8×	117 0.3×	235 0.7×	109	4.7k
Kieran Jordan Ireland	36	3.3k 2.2×	1.4k 1.1×	2.3k 4.1×	308 0.8×	380 1.1×	144	4.7k

Countries citing papers authored by Jan De Block

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Fields of papers citing papers by Jan De Block

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Jan De Block

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20 of 20 papers shown

Claeys, W., S. Cardoen, Georges Daube, et al.. (2023). Raw or heated cow milk consumption: Review of risks and benefits. 70(3). 70–70.

Block, Jan De, et al.. (2020). Application of LC‐HRMS identified marker peptides in an LC‐MS/MS method for detection and quantification of heat‐resistant proteolytic activity in raw milk. International Journal of Dairy Technology. 74(2). 286–296. 3 indexed citations

Pamel, Els Van, Gerda Cnops, Bart Van Droogenbroeck, et al.. (2020). Opportunities within the Agri-food System to Encourage a Nutritionally Balanced Diet– Part II. Food Reviews International. 37(6). 573–600. 3 indexed citations

Block, Jan De, et al.. (2019). Effect of a pre-milking teat foam and a liner disinfectant on the presence of mesophilic and (proteolytic) psychrotrophic bacteria prior to milking. Journal of Dairy Research. 86(4). 432–435. 4 indexed citations

Poucke, Christof Van, et al.. (2018). Kinetics of drosopterin release as indicator pigment for heat-induced color changes of brown shrimp (Crangon crangon). Food Chemistry. 254. 359–366. 7 indexed citations

Rasschaert, Geertrui, Lieve Herman, Karen Goossens, et al.. (2017). Reduction of Mycobacterium avium ssp. paratuberculosis in colostrum: Development and validation of 2 methods, one based on curdling and one based on centrifugation. Journal of Dairy Science. 100(5). 3497–3512. 5 indexed citations

Vlaemynck, Geertrui, et al.. (2015). Thermal inactivation kinetics of proteases and polyphenoloxidase in brown shrimp (Crangon crangon). Food Chemistry. 197(Pt A). 641–647. 22 indexed citations

Franzetti, L., Els Van Coillie, Paul de Vos, et al.. (2015). Identification, enzymatic spoilage characterization and proteolytic activity quantification of Pseudomonas spp. isolated from different foods. Food Microbiology. 54. 142–153. 120 indexed citations

Smet, Karen De, Katleen Coudijzer, Eveline Fredrick, et al.. (2010). Crystallization behavior of milk fat obtained from linseed-fed cows. Journal of Dairy Science. 93(2). 495–505. 31 indexed citations

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Vlaemynck, Geertrui, Marc Hendrickx, Chris W. Michiels, et al.. (2010). Localization of Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis in artificially inoculated milk and colostrum by fractionation. Journal of Dairy Science. 93(10). 4722–4729. 7 indexed citations

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Smet, Karen De, Jan De Block, Sam De Campeneere, et al.. (2009). Oxidative stability of UHT milk as influenced by fatty acid composition and packaging. International Dairy Journal. 19(6-7). 372–379. 29 indexed citations

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Marchand, Sophie, Kim Heylen, Winy Messens, et al.. (2008). Seasonal influence on heat‐resistant proteolytic capacity of Pseudomonas lundensis and Pseudomonas fragi , predominant milk spoilers isolated from Belgian raw milk samples. Environmental Microbiology. 11(2). 467–482. 93 indexed citations

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Coudijzer, Katleen, et al.. (2007). Residual proteolytic activity in skimmed milk powders of different heat classes. Milk science international/Milchwissenschaft. 62(3). 307–311. 1 indexed citations

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Mortier, Leen, et al.. (2000). Intrinsic indicators for monitoring heat damage of consumption milk. BASE. 4(4). 221–225. 19 indexed citations

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Renterghem, Roland Van, et al.. (1999). A fast and simple method to determine the whey powder to milk powder ratio using spectroscopy in alkali. Milk science international/Milchwissenschaft. 54(5). 268–272. 4 indexed citations

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Block, Jan De, et al.. (1997). Quantification of the ratio of whey powder to milk powder using spectroscopy in alkali. Milk science international/Milchwissenschaft. 52(4). 213–216. 6 indexed citations

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Renterghem, Roland Van & Jan De Block. (1996). Furosine in consumption milk and milk powders. International Dairy Journal. 6(4). 371–382. 63 indexed citations

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Block, Jan De, et al.. (1995). Isolation and Characterization of a Cytosolic Phospholipase A₂ from Bovine Adrenal Medulla. Journal of Neurochemistry. 64(1). 139–146. 9 indexed citations

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Block, Jan De, et al.. (1992). The presence of phospholipase A2 in bovine adrenal medulla: Arguments for more than one type of phospholipase A2. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Lipids and Lipid Metabolism. 1125(2). 150–156. 12 indexed citations

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Block, Jan De, et al.. (1984). Physicochemical studies on bovine eye lens proteins II. Comparative physical study of the low-molecular-weight α-crystallins from calf lens cortical and nuclear fiber cells. Experimental Eye Research. 38(5). 463–476. 11 indexed citations

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