Kris Willems

4.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
66 papers, 3.4k citations indexed

About

Kris Willems is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Food Science and Oceanography. According to data from OpenAlex, Kris Willems has authored 66 papers receiving a total of 3.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 21 papers in Molecular Biology, 20 papers in Food Science and 11 papers in Oceanography. Recurrent topics in Kris Willems's work include Fermentation and Sensory Analysis (12 papers), Marine Biology and Ecology Research (10 papers) and Aquaculture disease management and microbiota (8 papers). Kris Willems is often cited by papers focused on Fermentation and Sensory Analysis (12 papers), Marine Biology and Ecology Research (10 papers) and Aquaculture disease management and microbiota (8 papers). Kris Willems collaborates with scholars based in Belgium, France and Netherlands. Kris Willems's co-authors include Bart Lievens, Lise Appels, Raf Dewil, Jan Van Impe, Jan Degrève, Hans Rediers, Ingeborg Frans, Chris W. Michiels, Lieve Helsen and Joost Lauwers and has published in prestigious journals such as Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, PLoS ONE and Applied and Environmental Microbiology.

In The Last Decade

Kris Willems

64 papers receiving 3.3k 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.

Anaerobic digestion in global bio-energy production: Potential and research challenges

2011 692 citations Lise Appels, Joost Lauwers et al. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Kris Willems Belgium	30	691	672	670	473	454	66	3.4k
Raha Abdul Rahim Malaysia	38	318 0.5×	1.1k 1.6×	1.9k 2.8×	902 1.9×	734 1.6×	167	5.4k
Phillip B. Pope Norway	35	509 0.7×	650 1.0×	2.5k 3.7×	738 1.6×	1.1k 2.3×	81	4.4k
Seil Kim South Korea	21	212 0.3×	317 0.5×	2.0k 3.0×	526 1.1×	975 2.1×	64	3.2k
Rafael Szczepanowski Germany	33	529 0.8×	344 0.5×	1.7k 2.6×	534 1.1×	877 1.9×	50	4.2k
Lei Yan China	44	320 0.5×	581 0.9×	1.9k 2.8×	1.4k 3.0×	414 0.9×	281	6.5k
Jean‐Jacques Godon France	36	869 1.3×	741 1.1×	1.8k 2.8×	560 1.2×	1.0k 2.3×	102	4.6k
Gergely Maróti Hungary	36	849 1.2×	297 0.4×	1.5k 2.2×	648 1.4×	712 1.6×	136	4.4k
Stuart E. Denman Australia	40	506 0.7×	738 1.1×	2.7k 4.0×	850 1.8×	531 1.2×	106	6.4k
P. Dabert France	31	948 1.4×	384 0.6×	1.0k 1.5×	451 1.0×	872 1.9×	80	3.9k
Xiuzhu Dong China	38	1.2k 1.7×	474 0.7×	2.1k 3.2×	690 1.5×	1.1k 2.5×	145	5.0k

Countries citing papers authored by Kris Willems

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Fields of papers citing papers by Kris Willems

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kris Willems

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Kris Willems. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Kris Willems based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Kris Willems. Kris Willems is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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Assche, Ado Van, et al.. (2018). Characterization of the bacterial community composition in water of drinking water production and distribution systems in Flanders, Belgium. MicrobiologyOpen. 8(5). e00726–e00726. 21 indexed citations

Crauwels, Sam, Kris Willems, Raf Dewil, et al.. (2017). Decolorization of reactive azo dyes using a sequential chemical and activated sludge treatment. Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering. 124(6). 668–673. 53 indexed citations

Ruyters, Stefan, Vaskar Mukherjee, Kevin J. Verstrepen, et al.. (2014). Assessing the potential of wild yeasts for bioethanol production. Journal of Industrial Microbiology & Biotechnology. 42(1). 39–48. 55 indexed citations

Bouwknegt, Martijn, Artur Rzeżutka, Iwona Kozyra, et al.. (2014). Quantitative farm-to-fork risk assessment model for norovirus and hepatitis A virus in European leafy green vegetable and berry fruit supply chains. International Journal of Food Microbiology. 198. 50–58. 62 indexed citations

Houtmeyers, Sofie, Jan Degrève, Kris Willems, Raf Dewil, & Lise Appels. (2014). Comparing the influence of low power ultrasonic and microwave pre-treatments on the solubilisation and semi-continuous anaerobic digestion of waste activated sludge. Bioresource Technology. 171. 44–49. 114 indexed citations

Álvarez‐Pérez, Sergio, Clara de Vega, Ado Van Assche, et al.. (2014). Rosenbergiella australoborealis sp. nov., Rosenbergiella collisarenosi sp. nov. and Rosenbergiella epipactidis sp. nov., three novel bacterial species isolated from floral nectar. Systematic and Applied Microbiology. 37(6). 402–411. 45 indexed citations

Mukherjee, Vaskar, Jan Steensels, Ilse Van De Voorde, et al.. (2013). High throughput screening of yeast strains for desirable stress tolerant traits for bioethanol production. Lirias (KU Leuven). 1 indexed citations

Frans, Ingeborg, Pieter Busschaert, Kristof Dierckens, et al.. (2013). Are type IV pili involved in <i>Vibrio anguillarum</i> virulence towards sea bass (<i>Dicentrarchus labrax</i> L.) larvae?. Agricultural Sciences. 4(6). 30–38. 4 indexed citations

Frans, Ingeborg, Kristof Dierckens, Sam Crauwels, et al.. (2013). Correction: Does Virulence Assessment of Vibrio anguillarum Using Sea Bass (Dicentrarchus labrax) Larvae Correspond with Genotypic and Phenotypic Characterization?. PLoS ONE. 8(10). 4 indexed citations

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Frans, Ingeborg, Kristof Dierckens, Sam Crauwels, et al.. (2013). Does Virulence Assessment of Vibrio anguillarum Using Sea Bass (Dicentrarchus labrax) Larvae Correspond with Genotypic and Phenotypic Characterization?. PLoS ONE. 8(8). e70477–e70477. 37 indexed citations

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Lievens, Bart, Ingeborg Frans, Annelies Justé, et al.. (2011). Rapid detection and identification of viral and bacterial fish pathogens using a DNA array-based multiplex assay. Journal of Fish Diseases. 34(11). 861–875. 21 indexed citations

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Appels, Lise, Joost Lauwers, Jan Degrève, et al.. (2011). Anaerobic digestion in global bio-energy production: Potential and research challenges. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews. 15(9). 4295–4301. 692 indexed citations breakdown →

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Frans, Ingeborg, Chris W. Michiels, Peter Bossier, et al.. (2011). Vibrio anguillarum as a fish pathogen: virulence factors, diagnosis and prevention. Journal of Fish Diseases. 34(9). 643–661. 402 indexed citations

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Lievens, Bart, Annelies Justé, & Kris Willems. (2011). Fungal Plant Pathogen Detection in Plant and Soil Samples Using DNA Macroarrays. Methods in molecular biology. 835. 491–507. 4 indexed citations

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Willems, Kris, et al.. (2008). Detection and Identification of Fish Pathogens: What is the Future?. Israeli Journal of Aquaculture - Bamidgeh. 60. 21 indexed citations

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Justé, Annelies, Bart Lievens, Ado Van Assche, et al.. (2008). Protective effect of hop β-acids on microbial degradation of thick juice during storage. Lirias (KU Leuven). 2 indexed citations

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Justé, Annelies, Bart Lievens, M Klingeberg, et al.. (2007). Predominance of Tetragenococcus halophilus as the cause of sugar thick juice degradation. Food Microbiology. 25(2). 413–421. 16 indexed citations

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Justé, Annelies, et al.. (2007). Protective effect of hop ?-acids on microbial degradation of thick juice during storage. Journal of Applied Microbiology. 0(0). 1010084754–???. 18 indexed citations

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Willems, Kris, et al.. (2006). Voedselveiligheid en kwaliteit garanderen bij groenten en fruit - Risico op voedselgerelateerde ziekten inperken door thuis enkele eenvoudige richtlijnen te volgen. 7. 20–21. 1 indexed citations

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Huys, Rony & Kris Willems. (1989). Laophontopsis Sars and the taxonomic concept of the Normanellinae (Copepoda: Harpacticoida): A revision. Bijdragen tot de Dierkunde. 59(4). 203–227. 12 indexed citations

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