Jan Van Loo

8.2k total citations · 3 hit papers
44 papers, 5.4k citations indexed

About

Jan Van Loo is a scholar working on Nutrition and Dietetics, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Jan Van Loo has authored 44 papers receiving a total of 5.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 31 papers in Nutrition and Dietetics, 12 papers in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism and 11 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Jan Van Loo's work include Microbial Metabolites in Food Biotechnology (30 papers), Diet, Metabolism, and Disease (11 papers) and Digestive system and related health (10 papers). Jan Van Loo is often cited by papers focused on Microbial Metabolites in Food Biotechnology (30 papers), Diet, Metabolism, and Disease (11 papers) and Digestive system and related health (10 papers). Jan Van Loo collaborates with scholars based in Belgium, United Kingdom and France. Jan Van Loo's co-authors include Marcel Roberfroid, Glenn R. Gibson, Robert A. Rastall, Hubert Hoebregs, L. De Leenheer, Paul Coussement, Ian Rowland, G. C. Fahey, Elizabeth A. Flickinger and Marcel Roberfroid and has published in prestigious journals such as American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, The FASEB Journal and Journal of Nutrition.

In The Last Decade

Jan Van Loo

44 papers receiving 5.0k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Dietary modulation of the human colonic microbiota: updating the concept of prebiotics

2004 1.8k citations Glenn R. Gibson, Jan Van Loo et al. Nutrition Research Reviews profile →
On the presence of Inulin and Oligofructose as natural ingredients in the western diet

1995 601 citations Jan Van Loo et al. Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition profile →
The Bifidogenic Nature of Chicory Inulin and Its Hydrolysis Products

1998 583 citations Jan Van Loo, Glenn R. Gibson et al. Journal of Nutrition profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Jan Van Loo Belgium	24	3.4k	1.7k	1.7k	977	610	44	5.4k
Hans N. Englyst United Kingdom	34	4.6k 1.4×	2.4k 1.4×	1.0k 0.6×	743 0.8×	411 0.7×	55	7.8k
Anthony R. Bird Australia	50	3.4k 1.0×	1.8k 1.1×	2.9k 1.8×	814 0.8×	354 0.6×	123	8.0k
Maddalena Rossi Italy	42	1.6k 0.5×	2.0k 1.2×	3.2k 1.9×	659 0.7×	189 0.3×	132	5.7k
Nils‐Georg Asp Sweden	32	2.5k 0.7×	1.5k 0.9×	746 0.5×	526 0.5×	262 0.4×	95	4.7k
Tomotari MITSUOKA Japan	51	2.9k 0.8×	3.6k 2.2×	4.2k 2.5×	1.2k 1.2×	265 0.4×	298	8.7k
Martine Champ France	31	2.4k 0.7×	1.3k 0.8×	686 0.4×	383 0.4×	341 0.6×	91	4.3k
C.S. Stewart United Kingdom	37	1.9k 0.5×	2.1k 1.3×	4.4k 2.6×	1.1k 1.1×	165 0.3×	124	9.5k
R. Havenaar Netherlands	34	1.6k 0.5×	1.8k 1.1×	1.4k 0.9×	392 0.4×	123 0.2×	72	4.8k
Siv Ahrné Sweden	48	1.7k 0.5×	3.1k 1.8×	4.6k 2.8×	823 0.8×	234 0.4×	112	7.7k
Ryuichiro Tanaka Japan	41	2.1k 0.6×	2.9k 1.7×	4.3k 2.6×	1.1k 1.1×	120 0.2×	103	7.1k

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Anastasovska, Jelena, Tulika Arora, James R.C. Parkinson, et al.. (2012). Fermentable Carbohydrate Alters Hypothalamic Neuronal Activity and Protects Against the Obesogenic Environment. Obesity. 20(5). 1016–1023. 67 indexed citations

Rurangwa, E., Rob Van Houdt, Yasmine Delaedt, et al.. (2009). Selected nondigestible carbohydrates and prebiotics support the growth of probiotic fish bacteria mono-culturesin vitro. Journal of Applied Microbiology. 106(3). 932–940. 55 indexed citations

Loo, Jan Van. (2007). How Chicory Fructans Contribute to Zootechnical Performance and Well-Being in Livestock and Companion Animals. Journal of Nutrition. 137(11). 2594S–2597S. 47 indexed citations

Rafter, Joseph, Michael Bennett, Giovanna Caderni, et al.. (2007). Dietary synbiotics reduce cancer risk factors in polypectomized and colon cancer patients. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 85(2). 488–496. 395 indexed citations

Loo, Jan Van, Douwina Bosscher, Anne Franck, & Francisco Guarner. (2006). On the use of prebiotic food ingredient Synergy1 (Oligofructose enriched Inulin) in the management of inflammatory bowel disease. The FASEB Journal. 20(5). 2 indexed citations

Leeuwen, P. van, J.M.A.J. Verdonk, J.D. van der Klis, & Jan Van Loo. (2006). Inulins (chicory fructans) improve performance of young broilers.. 5 indexed citations

Loo, Jan Van, D. Bosscher, & G. P. J. Janssens. (2006). Prebiotic inulin interacts with the caecal fermentation in the horse.. 75–82. 2 indexed citations

Loo, Jan Van, et al.. (2005). The SYNCAN project: goals, set-up, first results and settings of the human intervention study. British Journal Of Nutrition. 93(S1). S91–S98. 46 indexed citations

Rafter, Joseph, M J Govers, Paule Latino‐Martel, et al.. (2004). PASSCLAIM1—Diet-related cancer. European Journal of Nutrition. 43(S2). ii47–ii84. 38 indexed citations

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Loo, Jan Van. (2004). Prebiotics Promote Good Health. Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology. 38(Supplement 2). S70–S75. 57 indexed citations

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Loo, Jan Van. (2004). The specificity of the interaction with intestinal bacterial fermentation by prebiotics determines their physiological efficacy. Nutrition Research Reviews. 17(1). 89–98. 90 indexed citations

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Flickinger, Elizabeth A., Jan Van Loo, & G. C. Fahey. (2003). Nutritional Responses to the Presence of Inulin and Oligofructose in the Diets of Domesticated Animals: A Review. Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition. 43(1). 19–60. 190 indexed citations

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Rozenberg, Philippe, et al.. (2002). Clonal variation of wood density record of cambium reaction to water deficit in Picea abies (L.) Karst. HAL (Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe). 4 indexed citations

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Pool‐Zobel, Beatrice L., Jan Van Loo, Ian Rowland, & Marcel Roberfroid. (2002). Experimental evidences on the potential of prebiotic fructans to reduce the risk of colon cancer. British Journal Of Nutrition. 87(6). 273–281. 133 indexed citations

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Blaut, Michaël, et al.. (2002). Molecular biological methods for studying the gut microbiota. British Journal Of Nutrition. 87. 1 indexed citations

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Smolders, Ilse, Jan Van Loo, Sophie Sarre, Guy Ebinger, & Yvette Michotte. (2001). Effects of dietary sucrose on hippocampal serotonin release: a microdialysis study in the freely-moving rat. British Journal Of Nutrition. 86(2). 151–155. 13 indexed citations

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Gibson, Glenn R., et al.. (1994). Non-digestible oligosaccharides and bifidobacteria - implications for health. International sugar journal. 96. 381–387. 43 indexed citations

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Bruyn, André De & Jan Van Loo. (1991). The identification by 1H- and 13C-n.m.r. spectroscopy of sucrose, 1-kestose, and neokestose in mixtures present in plant extracts. Carbohydrate Research. 211(1). 131–136. 35 indexed citations

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Ralet, Marie‐Christine, et al.. (1990). Characteristics of pectins extracted from sugar-beet pulp by Geotrichum penicillatum. Sciences des Aliments. 10(4). 865–876. 2 indexed citations

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Vuyst, Luc De, A. Vermeire, Jan Van Loo, & Erick Vandamme. (1987). Nutritional, physiological and process-technological improvements of the xanthan fermentation process. VUBIR (Vrije Universiteit Brussel). 5 indexed citations

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