Kim Roelants

4.2k total citations · 2 hit papers
32 papers, 3.0k citations indexed

About

Kim Roelants is a scholar working on Global and Planetary Change, Genetics and Microbiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Kim Roelants has authored 32 papers receiving a total of 3.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Global and Planetary Change, 11 papers in Genetics and 11 papers in Microbiology. Recurrent topics in Kim Roelants's work include Amphibian and Reptile Biology (14 papers), Antimicrobial Peptides and Activities (11 papers) and Venomous Animal Envenomation and Studies (7 papers). Kim Roelants is often cited by papers focused on Amphibian and Reptile Biology (14 papers), Antimicrobial Peptides and Activities (11 papers) and Venomous Animal Envenomation and Studies (7 papers). Kim Roelants collaborates with scholars based in Belgium, Australia and United States. Kim Roelants's co-authors include Franky Bossuyt, Moira K. O’Bryan, Gerard M. Gibbs, S. D. Biju, Simon P. Loader, Mark Wilkinson, David J. Gower, Bryan G. Fry, Janette A. Norman and Ines Van Bocxlaer and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Kim Roelants

32 papers receiving 2.9k citations

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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.

The Toxicogenomic Multiverse: Convergent Recruitment of Proteins Into Animal Venoms

2009 625 citations Bryan G. Fry, Kim Roelants et al. profile →
Global patterns of diversification in the history of modern amphibians

2007 554 citations Kim Roelants, Mark Wilkinson et al. profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Recurrent evolution of adhesive defence systems in amphibians by parallel shifts in gene expression 2024 ·Nature Communications ·(unknown), Birgit Lengerer, Joris Van Lindt, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Sébastien Carpentier, Péter Tompa, Patrick Flammang, Kim Roelants	1
2	Resistance Is Not Futile: Widespread Convergent Evolution of Resistance to Alpha-Neurotoxic Snake Venoms in Caecilians (Amphibia: Gymnophiona) 2023 ·International Journal of Molecular Sciences ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Rachunliu G. Kamei, David Salazar‐Valenzuela, Mark Wilkinson, Kim Roelants, Bryan G. Fry	5
3	Proton‐transfer‐reaction time‐of‐flight mass spectrometry (PTR‐TOF‐MS) as a tool for studying animal volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions 2021 ·Methods in Ecology and Evolution ·Miguel Portillo‐Estrada, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Claudia Birkemeyer, Kim Roelants, Raoul Van Damme	17
4	Odorant-binding proteins in canine anal sac glands indicate an evolutionarily conserved role in mammalian chemical communication 2021 ·SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·(unknown), Kim Roelants, Sébastien Carpentier, H. de Rooster, Mieke Metzemaekers, Bram Vanschoenwinkel, Paul Proost, Franky Bossuyt	6
5	The anuran skin peptide bradykinin mediates its own absorption across epithelial barriers of the digestive tract 2018 ·Peptides ·(unknown), Elin Verbrugghe, Benoı̂t Stijlemans, An Martel, Frank Pasmans, Kim Roelants	6
6	Antimicrobial peptides in frog poisons constitute a molecular toxin delivery system against predators 2017 ·Nature Communications ·(unknown), Elin Verbrugghe, Sophie Hernot, Tom Hellebuyck, Cecilia Betti, (unknown), Myriam Claeys, Wim Bert, Vicky Caveliers, Steven Ballet, An Martel, Frank Pasmans, Kim Roelants	55
7	Reprint of: The non-mammalian MIF superfamily 2017 ·Immunobiology ·(unknown), Patrick De Baetselier, Kim Roelants, Carl De Trez, Stefan Magez, Jo A. Van Ginderachter, Geert Raes, Richard Bucala, Benoı̂t Stijlemans	11
8	The non-mammalian MIF superfamily 2016 ·Immunobiology ·(unknown), Patrick De Baetselier, Kim Roelants, Carl De Trez, Stefan Magez, Jo A. Van Ginderachter, Geert Raes, Richard Bucala, Benoı̂t Stijlemans	44
9	An orthologue of the host-defense protein psoriasin (S100A7) is expressed in frog skin 2016 ·Developmental & Comparative Immunology ·Severine Matthijs, Jean-Pierre Hernálsteens, Kim Roelants	7
10	Low Structural Variation in the Host-Defense Peptide Repertoire of the Dwarf Clawed Frog Hymenochirus boettgeri (Pipidae) 2014 ·PLoS ONE ·Severine Matthijs, Lumeng Ye, Benoı̂t Stijlemans, Pierre Cornélis, Franky Bossuyt, Kim Roelants	10
11	Alternative interactions define gyrase specificity in the CcdB family 2012 ·Molecular Microbiology ·Natalie De Jonge, (unknown), L. Buts, Sarah Haesaerts, Kim Roelants, Abel Garcia‐Pino, Yann G.‐J. Sterckx, Henri De Greve, Jurij Lah, Remy Loris	13
12	Gradual Adaptation Toward a Range-Expansion Phenotype Initiated the Global Radiation of Toads 2010 ·Science ·Ines Van Bocxlaer, Simon P. Loader, Kim Roelants, S. D. Biju, Michele Menegon, Franky Bossuyt	194
13	Identical Skin Toxins by Convergent Molecular Adaptation in Frogs 2010 ·Current Biology ·Kim Roelants, Bryan G. Fry, Janette A. Norman, Elke Clynen, Liliane Schoofs, Franky Bossuyt	41
14	Tentacles of Venom: Toxic Protein Convergence in the Kingdom Animalia 2009 ·Journal of Molecular Evolution ·Bryan G. Fry, Kim Roelants, Janette A. Norman	59
15	Novel Venom Proteins Produced by Differential Domain-Expression Strategies in Beaded Lizards and Gila Monsters (genus Heloderma) 2009 ·Molecular Biology and Evolution ·(unknown), Kim Roelants, Klaus Winter, Wayne C. Hodgson, (unknown), Hin Kwok, Denis B. Scanlon, John A. Karas, Chris Shaw, Lily Wong, Janette A. Norman	66
16	Phylogenetic position of the montane treefrog Polypedates variabilis Jerdon, 1853 (Anura: Rhacophoridae), and description of a related species 2008 ·Organisms Diversity & Evolution ·(unknown), Kim Roelants, Franky Bossuyt	27
17	A new nightfrog, Nyctibatrachus minimus sp. nov. (Anura: Nyctibatrachidae) : The smallest frog from India 2007 ·Current Science ·(unknown), Ines Van Bocxlaer, Varad B. Giri, Kim Roelants, Javaregowda Nagaraju, Franky Bossuyt	10
18	Late Cretaceous Vicariance in Gondwanan Amphibians 2006 ·PLoS ONE ·Ines Van Bocxlaer, Kim Roelants, S. D. Biju, Javaregowda Nagaraju, Franky Bossuyt	132
19	Endemic ranid (Amphibia: Anura) genera in southern mountain ranges of the Indian subcontinent represent ancient frog lineages: evidence from molecular data 2003 ·Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution ·Kim Roelants, Jianping Jiang, Franky Bossuyt	115
20	Philautus bombayensis: reproduction 2001 ·Herpetological review ·Franky Bossuyt, Kim Roelants, (unknown), M.H. Daro	1

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