Patrick Van Dijck

18.1k total citations · 3 hit papers
258 papers, 12.7k citations indexed

About

Patrick Van Dijck is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Infectious Diseases and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Patrick Van Dijck has authored 258 papers receiving a total of 12.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 149 papers in Molecular Biology, 110 papers in Infectious Diseases and 55 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Patrick Van Dijck's work include Antifungal resistance and susceptibility (105 papers), Fungal and yeast genetics research (58 papers) and Fungal Infections and Studies (50 papers). Patrick Van Dijck is often cited by papers focused on Antifungal resistance and susceptibility (105 papers), Fungal and yeast genetics research (58 papers) and Fungal Infections and Studies (50 papers). Patrick Van Dijck collaborates with scholars based in Belgium, United States and Germany. Patrick Van Dijck's co-authors include Johan M. Thevelein, Soňa Kucharíková, Freddy R. Delvaux, Hélène Tournu, Barbara Leyman, Tom Coenye, Subhrajit Biswas, Asis Datta, Kevin J. Verstrepen and Jens C. Frisvad and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Nucleic Acids Research.

In The Last Decade

Patrick Van Dijck

245 papers receiving 12.4k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

On the safety of Aspergillus niger - a review

2002 569 citations Patrick Van Dijck et al. profile →
Trehalose metabolism in plants

2014 460 citations Patrick Van Dijck et al. profile →
Molecular mechanisms of antimicrobial tolerance and resistance in bacterial and fungal biofilms

2014 413 citations Patrick Van Dijck et al. profile →

Author Peers

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Author						Papers	Cites
Patrick Van Dijck	6.5k	4.1k	3.3k	1.9k	1.8k	258	12.7k
César Nombela	6.6k 1.0×	2.8k 0.7×	4.3k 1.3×	2.8k 1.5×	1.1k 0.6×	199	10.6k
Frans M. Klis	9.3k 1.4×	5.6k 1.4×	4.0k 1.2×	2.7k 1.4×	2.2k 1.2×	161	14.6k
John D. Helmann	12.5k 1.9×	2.4k 0.6×	1.9k 0.6×	878 0.5×	1.1k 0.6×	241	21.0k
Gustavo H. Goldman	5.3k 0.8×	3.7k 0.9×	3.2k 1.0×	2.1k 1.1×	545 0.3×	312	10.3k
Csaba Vágvölgyi	2.4k 0.4×	3.2k 0.8×	1.6k 0.5×	1.0k 0.5×	1.3k 0.7×	374	8.1k
Michael McNeil	7.2k 1.1×	4.6k 1.1×	4.9k 1.5×	4.7k 2.5×	1.5k 0.8×	218	15.8k
Aaron P. Mitchell	9.0k 1.4×	2.4k 0.6×	8.7k 2.6×	5.6k 3.0×	1.7k 0.9×	207	15.8k
Alistair J. P. Brown	8.3k 1.3×	3.0k 0.7×	10.3k 3.1×	6.8k 3.6×	1.9k 1.0×	251	17.2k
Hervé Tettelin	6.2k 0.9×	1.6k 0.4×	1.3k 0.4×	2.4k 1.3×	1.0k 0.6×	121	11.7k
Christian R.H. Raetz	14.3k 2.2×	1.8k 0.4×	1.3k 0.4×	1.8k 1.0×	1.7k 0.9×	234	26.0k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Patrick Van Dijck

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Carolus, Hans, Judith Díaz-García, Pilar Escribano, et al.. (2025). Epistasis at the cell surface: what is the role of Erg3 loss-of-function in acquired echinocandin resistance?. mBio. 16(10). e0141925–e0141925.

Lebeer, Sarah, et al.. (2025). Through thick and thin: The vaginal microbiome as both occupant and healer. PLoS Pathogens. 21(7). e1013346–e1013346. 1 indexed citations

Ji, Boyang, et al.. (2024). Transcriptomic meta-analysis to identify potential antifungal targets in Candida albicans. BMC Microbiology. 24(1). 66–66. 5 indexed citations

Zheng, Xiaoting, et al.. (2024). In vitro and in vivo characterization of citral and limonene combinations against Vibrio campbellii in brine shrimp. Aquaculture. 593. 741343–741343. 2 indexed citations

Kumar, Mohit, Praveen Kumar, Hans Carolus, et al.. (2024). A Comprehensive Analysis of the Lipidomic Signatures in Rhizopus delemar. Journal of Fungi. 10(11). 760–760.

Montelongo‐Jauregui, Daniel, Hans Carolus, Yves F. Dufrêne, et al.. (2024). Functional redundancy in Candida auris cell surface adhesins crucial for cell-cell interaction and aggregation. Nature Communications. 15(1). 9212–9212. 14 indexed citations

Dijck, Patrick Van, et al.. (2023). Can we microbe-manage our vitamin acquisition for better health?. PLoS Pathogens. 19(5). e1011361–e1011361. 12 indexed citations

Haouas, Najoua, et al.. (2022). In Vitro Assessment of Azole and Amphotericin B Susceptibilities of Malassezia spp. Isolated from Healthy and Lesioned Skin. Journal of Fungi. 8(9). 959–959. 3 indexed citations

Galocha, Mónica, Romeu Viana, Pedro Pais, et al.. (2022). Genomic evolution towards azole resistance in Candida glabrata clinical isolates unveils the importance of CgHxt4/6/7 in azole accumulation. Communications Biology. 5(1). 1118–1118. 4 indexed citations

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Dijck, Patrick Van, et al.. (2021). Interesting antifungal drug targets in the central metabolism of Candida albicans. Trends in Pharmacological Sciences. 43(1). 69–79. 30 indexed citations

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Carolus, Hans, et al.. (2021). Genome-Wide Analysis of Experimentally Evolved Candida auris Reveals Multiple Novel Mechanisms of Multidrug Resistance. mBio. 12(2). 128 indexed citations

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Demuyser, Liesbeth, Josphat C. Matasyoh, Geert Callewaert, et al.. (2021). Investigating the Antifungal Mechanism of Action of Polygodial by Phenotypic Screening in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 22(11). 5756–5756. 4 indexed citations

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Casal, Margarida, et al.. (2020). Adapting to survive: How Candida overcomes host-imposed constraints during human colonization. PLoS Pathogens. 16(5). e1008478–e1008478. 71 indexed citations

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Kastora, Stavroula, Nuno F. Azevedo, Célia F. Rodrigues, et al.. (2020). Transcriptional responses of Candida glabrata biofilm cells to fluconazole are modulated by the carbon source. npj Biofilms and Microbiomes. 6(1). 4–4. 21 indexed citations

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Fischer, Daniel, Saleh Yazdani, Liesbeth Demuyser, et al.. (2020). The involvement of the Candida glabrata trehalase enzymes in stress resistance and gut colonization. Virulence. 12(1). 329–345. 12 indexed citations

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Carolus, Hans, Siebe Pierson, Katrien Lagrou, & Patrick Van Dijck. (2020). Amphotericin B and Other Polyenes—Discovery, Clinical Use, Mode of Action and Drug Resistance. Journal of Fungi. 6(4). 321–321. 203 indexed citations

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Zeebroeck, Griet Van, et al.. (2018). Methionine is required for cAMP‐PKA‐mediated morphogenesis and virulence of Candida albicans. Molecular Microbiology. 108(3). 258–275. 30 indexed citations

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Brock, Matthias, Greetje Vande Velde, Mohamed Lamkanfi, et al.. (2018). Monitoring of Fluconazole and Caspofungin Activity against In Vivo Candida glabrata Biofilms by Bioluminescence Imaging. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy. 63(2). 22 indexed citations

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Holtappels, Michelle, Erwin Swinnen, Lies De Groef, et al.. (2017). Antifungal Activity of Oleylphosphocholine on In Vitro and In Vivo Candida albicans Biofilms. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy. 62(1). 10 indexed citations

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Kong, Eric F., Soňa Kucharíková, Patrick Van Dijck, et al.. (2014). Clinical Implications of Oral Candidiasis: Host Tissue Damage and Disseminated Bacterial Disease. Infection and Immunity. 83(2). 604–613. 69 indexed citations

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