Lucia Vergauwen

3.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
54 papers, 2.6k citations indexed

About

Lucia Vergauwen is a scholar working on Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Molecular Biology and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Lucia Vergauwen has authored 54 papers receiving a total of 2.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 25 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, 13 papers in Molecular Biology and 10 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Lucia Vergauwen's work include Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology (18 papers), Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals (11 papers) and Physiological and biochemical adaptations (10 papers). Lucia Vergauwen is often cited by papers focused on Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology (18 papers), Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals (11 papers) and Physiological and biochemical adaptations (10 papers). Lucia Vergauwen collaborates with scholars based in Belgium, United States and Denmark. Lucia Vergauwen's co-authors include Dries Knapen, An Hagenaars, Daniel L. Villeneuve, Ronny Blust, Maurice Whelan, Carlie A. LaLone, Markus Hecker, Teresa Lettieri, Mary Ann Ottinger and Sharon Munn and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Environmental Science & Technology and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Lucia Vergauwen

50 papers receiving 2.6k citations

Hit Papers

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Adverse Outcome Pathway (AOP) Development I: Strategies and Principles

2014 488 citations Daniel L. Villeneuve, Doug Crump et al. Toxicological Sciences profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Lucia Vergauwen Belgium	27	1.1k	516	393	359	341	54	2.6k
Dries Knapen Belgium	41	1.8k 1.6×	607 1.2×	444 1.1×	680 1.9×	581 1.7×	100	3.9k
Doug Crump Canada	32	2.8k 2.4×	546 1.1×	339 0.9×	431 1.2×	806 2.4×	124	3.9k
Dale J. Hoff United States	14	1.4k 1.2×	409 0.8×	168 0.4×	228 0.6×	766 2.2×	23	2.6k
Carlie A. LaLone United States	27	1.2k 1.1×	442 0.9×	136 0.3×	272 0.8×	747 2.2×	69	2.4k
Joseph E. Tietge United States	28	2.2k 1.9×	610 1.2×	167 0.4×	228 0.6×	894 2.6×	61	4.0k
Knut Erik Tollefsen Norway	34	1.8k 1.6×	543 1.1×	257 0.7×	310 0.9×	1.2k 3.6×	121	3.9k
Patricia K. Schmieder United States	18	1.4k 1.3×	474 0.9×	178 0.5×	198 0.6×	704 2.1×	38	2.7k
Susan Laws United States	30	2.6k 2.3×	571 1.1×	383 1.0×	165 0.5×	631 1.9×	45	4.5k
Cynthia V. Rider United States	27	2.2k 1.9×	405 0.8×	162 0.4×	288 0.8×	583 1.7×	74	3.1k
Natàlia García‐Reyero United States	35	2.0k 1.7×	915 1.8×	288 0.7×	229 0.6×	1.0k 3.0×	109	4.1k

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Knapen, Dries, Lucia Vergauwen, Lisa Baumann, & Henrik Holbech. (2025). Advancing fish embryo tests for endocrine disruptor testing: assessing endocrine adversity in nonprotected life stages. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry. 45(2). 289–291.

Vergauwen, Lucia, et al.. (2024). Effects of Metabolic Disruption on Lipid Metabolism and Yolk Retention in Zebrafish Embryos. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry. 43(8). 1880–1893.

Pannetier, Pauline, Susanne Knörr, Peter Matthiessen, et al.. (2023). Development of the integrated fish endocrine disruptor test (iFEDT)—Part A: Merging of existing fish test guidelines. Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management. 20(3). 817–829. 5 indexed citations

Philippe, Charlotte, et al.. (2023). Chronic handling stress in zebrafish Danio rerio husbandry. Journal of Fish Biology. 103(2). 367–377. 3 indexed citations

Stinckens, Evelyn, Lucia Vergauwen, Brett R. Blackwell, et al.. (2020). Effect of Thyroperoxidase and Deiodinase Inhibition on Anterior Swim Bladder Inflation in the Zebrafish. Environmental Science & Technology. 54(10). 6213–6223. 44 indexed citations

Knapen, Dries, Evelyn Stinckens, Jenna E. Cavallin, et al.. (2020). Toward an AOP Network-Based Tiered Testing Strategy for the Assessment of Thyroid Hormone Disruption. Environmental Science & Technology. 54(14). 8491–8499. 60 indexed citations

Vergauwen, Lucia, Marthe De Boevre, Stefan Van Dongen, et al.. (2019). Optimizing the Use of Zebrafish Feeding Trials for the Safety Evaluation of Genetically Modified Crops. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 20(6). 1472–1472. 3 indexed citations

Vinken, Mathieu, Dries Knapen, Lucia Vergauwen, et al.. (2017). Adverse outcome pathways: a concise introduction for toxicologists. Archives of Toxicology. 91(11). 3697–3707. 106 indexed citations

Schoenaers, Sébastjen, Lucia Vergauwen, An Hagenaars, et al.. (2016). Prioritization of contaminated watercourses using an integrated biomarker approach in caged carp. Water Research. 99. 129–139. 10 indexed citations

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Avramova, Viktoriya, Hamada AbdElgawad, Zhengfeng Zhang, et al.. (2015). Drought Induces Distinct Growth Response, Protection, and Recovery Mechanisms in the Maize Leaf Growth Zone. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 169(2). 1382–1396. 175 indexed citations

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Vergauwen, Lucia, An Hagenaars, Anne Houbrechts, et al.. (2015). Deiodinase Knockdown during Early Zebrafish Development Affects Growth, Development, Energy Metabolism, Motility and Phototransduction. PLoS ONE. 10(4). e0123285–e0123285. 55 indexed citations

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Knapen, Dries, Lucia Vergauwen, Daniel L. Villeneuve, & Gerald T. Ankley. (2015). The potential of AOP networks for reproductive and developmental toxicity assay development. Reproductive Toxicology. 56. 52–55. 75 indexed citations

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Villeneuve, Daniel L., Doug Crump, Natàlia García‐Reyero, et al.. (2014). Adverse Outcome Pathway (AOP) Development I: Strategies and Principles. Toxicological Sciences. 142(2). 312–320. 488 indexed citations breakdown →

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Pereira-Fernandes, Anna, et al.. (2014). Toxicogenomics in the 3T3-L1 Cell Line, a New Approach for Screening of Obesogenic Compounds. Toxicological Sciences. 140(2). 352–363. 39 indexed citations

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Jansen, Mieke, Lucia Vergauwen, Tine Vandenbrouck, et al.. (2013). Gene expression profiling of three different stressors in the water flea Daphnia magna. Ecotoxicology. 22(5). 900–914. 21 indexed citations

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Avula, Leela Rani, Dries Knapen, Roeland Buckinx, et al.. (2012). Whole-genome microarray analysis and functional characterization reveal distinct gene expression profiles and patterns in two mouse models of ileal inflammation. BMC Genomics. 13(1). 377–377. 13 indexed citations

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Dom, Nathalie, Lucia Vergauwen, Tine Vandenbrouck, et al.. (2011). Physiological and Molecular Effect Assessment versus Physico-Chemistry Based Mode of Action Schemes: Daphnia magna Exposed to Narcotics and Polar Narcotics. Environmental Science & Technology. 46(1). 10–18. 14 indexed citations

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Hagenaars, An, Lucia Vergauwen, Wim De Coen, & Dries Knapen. (2010). Structure–activity relationship assessment of four perfluorinated chemicals using a prolonged zebrafish early life stage test. Chemosphere. 82(5). 764–772. 156 indexed citations

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Vergauwen, Lucia, et al.. (2010). Long-term warm or cold acclimation elicits a specific transcriptional response and affects energy metabolism in zebrafish. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A Molecular & Integrative Physiology. 157(2). 149–157. 97 indexed citations

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Knapen, Dries, Lucia Vergauwen, Kris Laukens, & Ronny Blust. (2009). Best practices for hybridization design in two-colour microarray analysis. Trends in biotechnology. 27(7). 406–414. 32 indexed citations

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