René Custers

495 total citations
18 papers, 308 citations indexed

About

René Custers is a scholar working on Plant Science, Molecular Biology and Management of Technology and Innovation. According to data from OpenAlex, René Custers has authored 18 papers receiving a total of 308 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 15 papers in Plant Science, 12 papers in Molecular Biology and 6 papers in Management of Technology and Innovation. Recurrent topics in René Custers's work include Genetically Modified Organisms Research (12 papers), CRISPR and Genetic Engineering (9 papers) and Intellectual Property and Patents (6 papers). René Custers is often cited by papers focused on Genetically Modified Organisms Research (12 papers), CRISPR and Genetic Engineering (9 papers) and Intellectual Property and Patents (6 papers). René Custers collaborates with scholars based in Belgium, Germany and Sweden. René Custers's co-authors include Godelieve Gheysen, Richard G. F. Visser, Dennis Eriksson, Bart Van Droogenbroeck, Joachim Schiemann, Jörg Romeis, Matin Qaim, Betty Heremans, Jack H. Vossen and Sven Ove Hansson and has published in prestigious journals such as Trends in Plant Science, Trends in biotechnology and EMBO Reports.

In The Last Decade

René Custers

18 papers receiving 290 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
René Custers Belgium 12 238 187 45 36 31 18 308
Maria Lusser Spain 5 349 1.5× 304 1.6× 68 1.5× 55 1.5× 13 0.4× 7 418
Nancy Podevin Belgium 9 342 1.4× 416 2.2× 56 1.2× 91 2.5× 7 0.2× 13 512
Jochen Menz Germany 7 405 1.7× 308 1.6× 42 0.9× 34 0.9× 6 0.2× 11 496
Andreas Heissenberger Austria 8 233 1.0× 246 1.3× 52 1.2× 25 0.7× 12 0.4× 19 304
J Mozafari Iran 12 364 1.5× 112 0.6× 56 1.2× 18 0.5× 3 0.1× 58 419
Dominik Modrzejewski Germany 5 337 1.4× 393 2.1× 57 1.3× 60 1.7× 12 0.4× 5 463
Raymond C. Dobert United States 10 373 1.6× 215 1.1× 43 1.0× 37 1.0× 3 0.1× 13 436
Konstantinos Paraskevopoulos France 6 84 0.4× 182 1.0× 27 0.6× 7 0.2× 10 0.3× 16 210
Mai Tsuda Japan 12 385 1.6× 326 1.7× 78 1.7× 88 2.4× 4 0.1× 36 498
Samson Simon Germany 10 271 1.1× 275 1.5× 67 1.5× 16 0.4× 10 0.3× 15 345

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Fields of papers citing papers by René Custers

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of René Custers

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of René Custers. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of René Custers 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 René Custers. René Custers is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

18 of 18 papers shown
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Dima, Oana, et al.. (2023). EU legal proposal for genome-edited crops hints at a science-based approach. Trends in Plant Science. 28(12). 1350–1353. 11 indexed citations
2.
Kärenlampi, Sirpa, et al.. (2022). Recombinant DNA in fermentation products is of no regulatory relevance. Food Control. 141. 109170–109170. 5 indexed citations
3.
Sara, Rodrigo, et al.. (2021). A need for recalibrating access and benefit sharing. EMBO Reports. 23(2). e53973–e53973. 11 indexed citations
4.
Eriksson, Dennis, René Custers, Karin Edvardsson Björnberg, et al.. (2020). Options to Reform the European Union Legislation on GMOs: Scope and Definitions. Trends in biotechnology. 38(3). 231–234. 36 indexed citations
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Eriksson, Dennis, René Custers, Karin Edvardsson Björnberg, et al.. (2020). Options to Reform the European Union Legislation on GMOs: Post-authorization and Beyond. Trends in biotechnology. 38(5). 465–467. 12 indexed citations
6.
Eriksson, Dennis, René Custers, Karin Edvardsson Björnberg, et al.. (2020). Options to Reform the European Union Legislation on GMOs: Risk Governance. Trends in biotechnology. 38(4). 349–351. 14 indexed citations
7.
Custers, René & Jan Steyaert. (2020). Discussions on the quality of antibodies are no reason to ban animal immunization. EMBO Reports. 21(12). e51761–e51761. 5 indexed citations
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Custers, René, Josep Casacuberta, Dennis Eriksson, László Sági, & Joachim Schiemann. (2019). Genetic Alterations That Do or Do Not Occur Naturally; Consequences for Genome Edited Organisms in the Context of Regulatory Oversight. Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology. 6. 213–213. 17 indexed citations
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Custers, René. (2017). The regulatory status of gene-edited agricultural products in the EU and beyond. Emerging Topics in Life Sciences. 1(2). 221–229. 22 indexed citations
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Gheysen, Godelieve & René Custers. (2017). Why Organic Farming Should Embrace Co-Existence with Cisgenic Late Blight–Resistant Potato. Sustainability. 9(2). 172–172. 12 indexed citations
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Custers, René, Detlef K. Bartsch, Matthias Fladung, et al.. (2016). EU Regulations Impede Market Introduction of GM Forest Trees. Trends in Plant Science. 21(4). 283–285. 7 indexed citations
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Gheysen, Godelieve, Betty Heremans, Bart Van Droogenbroeck, et al.. (2015). Durable cisgenic resistance to Phytophthora infestans in potato and perspectives for applications in Africa. Ghent University Academic Bibliography (Ghent University). 5 indexed citations
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Ricroch, Agnès, Wendy Harwood, Zdeňka Svobodová, et al.. (2015). Challenges facing European agriculture and possible biotechnological solutions. Critical Reviews in Biotechnology. 36(5). 875–883. 24 indexed citations
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Haesaert, Geert, Jack H. Vossen, René Custers, et al.. (2015). Transformation of the potato variety Desiree with single or multiple resistance genes increases resistance to late blight under field conditions. Crop Protection. 77. 163–175. 62 indexed citations
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Gómez‐Galera, Sonia, Richard M. Twyman, Bart Van Droogenbroeck, et al.. (2012). Field trials and tribulations—making sense of the regulations for experimental field trials of transgenic crops in Europe. Plant Biotechnology Journal. 10(5). 511–523. 21 indexed citations
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Acker, Rebecca Van, Véronique Storme, Geert Goeminne, et al.. (2011). Science, society and biosafety of a field trial with transgenic biofuel poplars. BMC Proceedings. 5(S7). 1 indexed citations
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Breyer, Didier, Philippe Herman, Annick Brandenburger, et al.. (2009). Commentary: Genetic modification through oligonucleotide-mediated mutagenesis. A GMO regulatory challenge?. PubMed. 8(2). 57–64. 27 indexed citations
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Custers, René. (2001). Safety of Genetically Engineered Crops. 16 indexed citations

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