Jean Swings

511 total papers · 42.5k total citations
405 papers, 31.9k citations indexed

About

Jean Swings is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Plant Science and Food Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Jean Swings has authored 405 papers receiving a total of 31.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 224 papers in Molecular Biology, 96 papers in Plant Science and 94 papers in Food Science. Recurrent topics in Jean Swings's work include Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (137 papers), Probiotics and Fermented Foods (85 papers) and Aquaculture disease management and microbiota (60 papers). Jean Swings is often cited by papers focused on Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (137 papers), Probiotics and Fermented Foods (85 papers) and Aquaculture disease management and microbiota (60 papers). Jean Swings collaborates with scholars based in Belgium, Germany and Czechia. Jean Swings's co-authors include Geert Huys, Fabiano L. Thompson, Marc Vancanneyt, K. Kersters, Joris Mergaert, Bart Hoste, L. Vauterin, Dirk Gevers, J. De Ley and Peter Vandamme and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Applied and Environmental Microbiology and The Science of The Total Environment.

In The Last Decade

Jean Swings

403 papers receiving 30.3k citations

Hit Papers

Report of the ad hoc comm... 1977 2026 1993 2009 2002 1996 2002 2004 2005 400 800 1.2k
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 benchmark for papers published in the same subfield and year, or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. Report of the ad hoc committee for the re-evaluation of the species definition in bacteriology.
    2002 1.2k citations Erko Stackebrandt, Wilhelm Frederiksen et al. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY profile →
  2. Polyphasic taxonomy, a consensus approach to bacterial systematics
    1996 1.1k citations Peter Vandamme, Bruno Pot et al. Microbiological Reviews profile →
  3. Resazurin Microtiter Assay Plate: Simple and Inexpensive Method for Detection of Drug Resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis
    2002 999 citations Anandi Martin, Humberto Guerra et al. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy profile →
  4. Biodiversity of Vibrios
    2004 947 citations Fabiano L. Thompson, Tetsuya Iida et al. Microbiology and Molecular Biology Reviews profile →
  5. Re-evaluating prokaryotic species
    2005 773 citations Dirk Gevers, Frederick M. Cohan et al. Nature Reviews Microbiology profile →
  6. Reclassification of Xanthomonas
    1995 715 citations L. Vauterin, Bart Hoste et al. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology profile →
  7. Polyphasic taxonomy, a consensus approach to bacterial systematics.
    1996 607 citations Peter Vandamme, Bruno Pot et al. Microbiological Reviews profile →
  8. Applicability of rep-PCR fingerprinting for identification ofLactobacillusspecies
    2001 544 citations Dirk Gevers, Geert Huys et al. FEMS Microbiology Letters profile →
  9. The biology of Zymomonas
    1977 417 citations Jean Swings, J. De Ley Bacteriological Reviews profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Jean Swings 14.8k 7.5k 6.9k 6.7k 4.6k 405 31.9k
Peter Vandamme 18.5k 1.2× 11.4k 1.5× 11.2k 1.6× 7.2k 1.1× 2.1k 0.5× 678 43.5k
Jongsik Chun 25.3k 1.7× 4.0k 0.5× 7.5k 1.1× 15.0k 2.2× 2.8k 0.6× 274 36.4k
Patrick A. D. Grimont 11.6k 0.8× 4.0k 0.5× 4.3k 0.6× 6.1k 0.9× 2.1k 0.4× 290 25.4k
Robert A. Edwards 15.7k 1.1× 2.9k 0.4× 4.5k 0.7× 14.8k 2.2× 2.1k 0.5× 217 29.9k
Freddy Haesebrouck 6.9k 0.5× 8.5k 1.1× 2.5k 0.4× 3.2k 0.5× 5.3k 1.1× 925 33.1k
K. Kersters 8.6k 0.6× 3.0k 0.4× 7.1k 1.0× 4.5k 0.7× 1.6k 0.3× 218 19.5k
Karsten Becker 13.9k 0.9× 4.6k 0.6× 8.8k 1.3× 2.9k 0.4× 3.7k 0.8× 707 45.5k
George M Garrity 14.3k 1.0× 2.6k 0.3× 4.3k 0.6× 10.2k 1.5× 1.4k 0.3× 247 28.7k
Erko Stackebrandt 41.5k 2.8× 4.9k 0.6× 11.3k 1.6× 28.0k 4.2× 3.1k 0.7× 641 66.4k
Tim A. McAllister 5.4k 0.4× 4.3k 0.6× 4.9k 0.7× 5.7k 0.9× 879 0.2× 1.0k 36.0k

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