Karen Smeets

7.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
73 papers, 5.2k citations indexed

About

Karen Smeets is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Karen Smeets has authored 73 papers receiving a total of 5.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 36 papers in Molecular Biology, 15 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis and 14 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in Karen Smeets's work include Planarian Biology and Electrostimulation (19 papers), Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance (11 papers) and Marine Ecology and Invasive Species (10 papers). Karen Smeets is often cited by papers focused on Planarian Biology and Electrostimulation (19 papers), Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance (11 papers) and Marine Ecology and Invasive Species (10 papers). Karen Smeets collaborates with scholars based in Belgium, Netherlands and France. Karen Smeets's co-authors include Ann Cuypers, Jaco Vangronsveld, Tony Remans, Kelly Opdenakker, Frank Van Belleghem, Tim S. Nawrot, Brahim Semane, Tom Artois, Elke Munters and Michelle Plusquin and has published in prestigious journals such as Environmental Science & Technology, PLoS ONE and The Plant Cell.

In The Last Decade

Karen Smeets

72 papers receiving 5.1k citations

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Cadmium stress: an oxidative challenge

2010 859 citations Ann Cuypers, Michelle Plusquin et al. BioMetals profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	P20-16 Polystyrene microplastics of varying sizes affect cell mechanisms depending on their uptake and weathering profile in Caco-2/HT29-MTX-E12 coculture 2025 ·Toxicology Letters ·(unknown), Nelly D. Saenen, Frank Van Belleghem, Karen Smeets	1
2	Polystyrene Microplastics of Varying Sizes and Shapes Induce Distinct Redox and Mitochondrial Stress Responses in a Caco-2 Monolayer 2023 ·Antioxidants ·Nelly D. Saenen, (unknown), Inneke Hantoro, (unknown), Anitha Ethirajan, Frank Van Belleghem, Karen Smeets	22
3	Live Imaging in Planarians: Immobilization and Real-Time Visualization of Reactive Oxygen Species 2023 ·Methods in molecular biology ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Tom Artois, Karen Smeets	1
4	Somewhere I belong: phylogeny and morphological evolution in a species‐rich lineage of ectoparasitic flatworms infecting cichlid fishes 2022 ·Cladistics ·(unknown), Antoine Pariselle, (unknown), Fidel Muterezi Bukinga, (unknown), Maarten Van Steenberge, Stephan Koblmüller, Christian Sturmbauer, Karen Smeets, Tine Huyse, Tom Artois, Maarten P. M. Vanhove	14
5	In Utero Exposure to Air Pollutants and Mitochondrial Heteroplasmy in Neonates 2022 ·Environmental Science & Technology ·(unknown), Congrong Wang, Dries S. Martens, Bram G. Janssen, Charlotte Vanpoucke, Wouter Lefebvre, Karen Smeets, Tim S. Nawrot, Michelle Plusquin	6
6	Reactive oxygen species rescue regeneration after silencing the MAPK–ERK signaling pathway in Schmidtea mediterranea 2021 ·Scientific Reports ·(unknown), Susanna Fraguas, (unknown), (unknown), Tom Artois, Rafael Romero, Karen Smeets, Francesc Cebrià	30
7	Glyphosate and AMPA exposure in relation to markers of biological aging in an adult population-based study 2021 ·International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health ·(unknown), Nicolas Van Larebeke, Bram G. Janssen, Dries S. Martens, Willy Baeyens, Liesbeth Bruckers, Elly Den Hond, Dries Coertjens, Vera Nelen, Greet Schoeters, Hans-Wolfgang Hoppe, Esther Wolfs, Karen Smeets, Tim S. Nawrot, Michelle Plusquin	18
8	Differential effect of silver nanoparticles on the microbiome of adult and developing planaria 2020 ·Aquatic Toxicology ·(unknown), Sofie Thijs, (unknown), Vincent Stevens, (unknown), Jonathan D. Van Hamme, Jaco Vangronsveld, Tom Artois, Karen Smeets	4
9	The first mitochondrial genomes of endosymbiotic rhabdocoels illustrate evolutionary relaxation of atp8 and genome plasticity in flatworms 2020 ·International Journal of Biological Macromolecules ·(unknown), Sofie Thijs, Andrew G. Briscoe, (unknown), (unknown), D. Timothy J. Littlewood, Mary A. Sewell, Karen Smeets, Tom Artois, Maarten P. M. Vanhove	21
10	Breastfeeding predicts blood mitochondrial DNA content in adolescents 2020 ·Scientific Reports ·(unknown), Tim S. Nawrot, Bram G. Janssen, Annette Vriens, Karen Smeets, Willy Baeyens, Liesbeth Bruckers, Elly Den Hond, Ilse Loots, Vera Nelen, Nicolas Van Larebeke, Greet Schoeters, Dries S. Martens, Michelle Plusquin	3
11	Stem cell proliferation patterns as an alternative for in vivo prediction and discrimination of carcinogenic compounds 2017 ·Scientific Reports ·(unknown), Maxime Willems, Michelle Plusquin, (unknown), Ellen Winckelmans, Tom Artois, Karen Smeets	5
12	An Adult Stem Cell Proliferation Assay in the Flatworm Model Macrostomum lignano to Predict the Carcinogenicity of Compounds 2015 ·Document Server@UHasselt (UHasselt) ·Maxime Willems, (unknown), Els Adriaens, Michelle Plusquin, Karen Smeets, Freddy Van Goethem, Philippe Vanparys, Colin Janssen, Jean‐Paul Remon	2
13	Do you have the nerves to regenerate? The importance of neural signalling in the regeneration process 2015 ·Developmental Biology ·(unknown), (unknown), Tom Artois, Karen Smeets	31
14	Decreased Mitochondrial DNA Content in Association with Exposure to Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in House Dust during Wintertime: From a Population Enquiry to Cell Culture 2013 ·PLoS ONE ·Nicky Pieters, Gudrun Koppen, Karen Smeets, Dorota Napierska, Michelle Plusquin, Sofie De Prins, Hendrik Van De Weghe, Vera Nelen, B. Cox, Ann Cuypers, Peter Hoet, Greet Schoeters, Tim S. Nawrot	60
15	Cadmium stress: an oxidative challenge breakdown → 2010 ·BioMetals ·Ann Cuypers, Michelle Plusquin, Tony Remans, Marijke Jozefczak, Els Keunen, Heidi Gielen, Kelly Opdenakker, (unknown), Elke Munters, Tom Artois, Tim S. Nawrot, Jaco Vangronsveld, Karen Smeets	859
16	Cadmium exposure in the population: from health risks to strategies of prevention 2010 ·BioMetals ·Tim S. Nawrot, Jan A. Staessen, Harry A. Roels, Elke Munters, Ann Cuypers, Tom Richart, Ann Ruttens, Karen Smeets, H. Clijsters, Jaco Vangronsveld	363
17	Selection of reference genes for gene expression studies in rat oligodendrocytes using quantitative real time PCR 2009 ·Journal of Neuroscience Methods ·(unknown), Karen Smeets, Monique Mulder, Jerome J. A. Hendriks, Marcel Ameloot	64
18	Leaf proteome responses of Arabidopsis thaliana exposed to mild cadmium stress 2009 ·Journal of Plant Physiology ·Brahim Semane, Joke Dupae, Ann Cuypers, Jean‐Paul Noben, Marjo Tuomainen, Arja Tervahauta, Sirpa Kärenlampi, Frank Van Belleghem, Karen Smeets, Jaco Vangronsveld	122
19	The Major Tuber Storage Protein of Araceae Species Is a Lectin (Characterization and Molecular Cloning of the Lectin from Arum maculatum L.) 1995 ·PLANT PHYSIOLOGY ·Els J. M. Van Damme, K. Goossens, Karen Smeets, F. Van Leuven, Peter Verhaert, Willy J. Peumans	92
20	The Bark of Robinia pseudoacacia Contains a Complex Mixture of Lectins (Characterization of the Proteins and the cDNA Clones) 1995 ·PLANT PHYSIOLOGY ·Els J. M. Van Damme, Annick Barre, Karen Smeets, Sophie Torrekens, F. Van Leuven, Pierre Rougé, Willy J. Peumans	51

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