Rob Van Houdt

6.7k total citations · 2 hit papers
112 papers, 4.8k citations indexed

About

Rob Van Houdt is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Rob Van Houdt has authored 112 papers receiving a total of 4.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 54 papers in Molecular Biology, 30 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis and 29 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Rob Van Houdt's work include Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing (32 papers), Chromium effects and bioremediation (27 papers) and Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (20 papers). Rob Van Houdt is often cited by papers focused on Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing (32 papers), Chromium effects and bioremediation (27 papers) and Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (20 papers). Rob Van Houdt collaborates with scholars based in Belgium, United States and France. Rob Van Houdt's co-authors include Chris W. Michiels, Natalie Leys, Abram Aertsen, Kristel Mijnendonckx, Max Mergeay, Jacques Mahillon, Simón Silver, Pieter Monsieurs, Pieter Moons and Kristof Vanoirbeek and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, Bioinformatics and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Rob Van Houdt

111 papers receiving 4.7k 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.

Biofilm formation and the food industry, a focus on the bacterial outer surface

2010 518 citations Rob Van Houdt et al. profile →
Antimicrobial silver: uses, toxicity and potential for resistance

2013 441 citations Kristel Mijnendonckx, Natalie Leys et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Rob Van Houdt Belgium	35	2.1k	766	758	585	559	112	4.8k
Alexander H. Rickard United States	36	3.0k 1.4×	664 0.9×	356 0.5×	604 1.0×	248 0.4×	77	5.7k
Simon C. Andrews United Kingdom	42	3.7k 1.7×	739 1.0×	401 0.5×	603 1.0×	280 0.5×	116	7.8k
Alastair G. McEwan Australia	54	3.4k 1.6×	1.1k 1.4×	504 0.7×	443 0.8×	837 1.5×	205	9.1k
Naresh Kumar Australia	47	3.7k 1.7×	492 0.6×	960 1.3×	351 0.6×	148 0.3×	404	9.2k
Jeffrey S. McLean United States	40	2.6k 1.2×	1.3k 1.7×	566 0.7×	296 0.5×	234 0.4×	94	5.7k
Robert McLean United States	37	2.2k 1.0×	786 1.0×	303 0.4×	509 0.9×	234 0.4×	121	4.8k
Jeremy S. Webb United Kingdom	39	4.6k 2.1×	1.7k 2.3×	743 1.0×	1.2k 2.0×	430 0.8×	104	7.6k
Mette Burmølle Denmark	40	4.0k 1.9×	1.7k 2.2×	671 0.9×	934 1.6×	416 0.7×	98	7.4k
Michael Berney United States	34	2.0k 0.9×	658 0.9×	434 0.6×	408 0.7×	672 1.2×	55	4.7k
Thierry Jouenne France	46	3.3k 1.5×	420 0.5×	619 0.8×	662 1.1×	181 0.3×	215	6.3k

Countries citing papers authored by Rob Van Houdt

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Fields of papers citing papers by Rob Van Houdt

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Rob Van Houdt

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

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Xavier, Basil Britto, Minh Ngoc Nguyen, Qiang Lin, et al.. (2025). Characterization of genome-wide transpositions induced by colistin exposure in multi-drug-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy. 69(7). e0157424–e0157424.

Houdt, Rob Van, et al.. (2024). Physiological and genomic analysis of Limnospira sp. AlgLouSa11 isolated from Tamanrasset, Algeria. Algal Research. 81. 103569–103569. 1 indexed citations

Mysara, Mohamed, Ilse Cleenwerck, Jürgen Claesen, et al.. (2024). Benchmarking short-, long- and hybrid-read assemblers for metagenome sequencing of complex microbial communities. Microbiology. 170(6). 4 indexed citations

Landoulsi, Ahmed, et al.. (2023). Proteomic and morphological insights into the exposure of Cupriavidus metallidurans CH34 planktonic cells and biofilms to aluminium. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 465. 133403–133403. 1 indexed citations

Micco, Veronica De, Chiara Amitrano, Felice Mastroleo, et al.. (2023). Plant and microbial science and technology as cornerstones to Bioregenerative Life Support Systems in space. npj Microgravity. 9(1). 69–69. 24 indexed citations

Mysara, Mohamed, et al.. (2022). Introduction to the principles and methods underlying the recovery of metagenome‐assembled genomes from metagenomic data. MicrobiologyOpen. 11(3). e1298–e1298. 13 indexed citations

Mijnendonckx, Kristel, Mohamed L. Merroun, Adam J. Williamson, et al.. (2022). PrsQ2, a small periplasmic protein involved in increased uranium resistance in the bacterium Cupriavidus metallidurans. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 444(Pt A). 130410–130410. 1 indexed citations

Houdt, Rob Van, et al.. (2021). Environmental Conditions Modulate the Transcriptomic Response of Both Caulobacter crescentus Morphotypes to Cu Stress. Microorganisms. 9(6). 1116–1116. 10 indexed citations

Matroule, Jean‐Yves, et al.. (2021). Characteristics of the copper‐induced viable‐but‐non‐culturable state in bacteria. World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology. 37(3). 13 indexed citations

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Mergeay, Max & Rob Van Houdt. (2020). Cupriavidus metallidurans CH34, a historical perspective on its discovery, characterization and metal resistance. FEMS Microbiology Ecology. 97(2). 22 indexed citations

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Leys, Natalie, et al.. (2020). The Transcriptomic Landscape of Cupriavidus metallidurans CH34 Acutely Exposed to Copper. Genes. 11(9). 1049–1049. 7 indexed citations

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Provoost, Ann, et al.. (2019). Genomic and Transcriptomic Changes That Mediate Increased Platinum Resistance in Cupriavidus metallidurans. Genes. 10(1). 63–63. 11 indexed citations

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Mijnendonckx, Kristel, Ann Provoost, Paul Janssen, et al.. (2019). Spontaneous mutation in the AgrRS two-component regulatory system ofCupriavidus metalliduransresults in enhanced silver resistance. Metallomics. 11(11). 1912–1924. 14 indexed citations

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Janssen, Paul, Pieter Monsieurs, Ann Janssen, et al.. (2018). Unintentional Genomic Changes Endow Cupriavidus metallidurans with an Augmented Heavy-Metal Resistance. Genes. 9(11). 551–551. 9 indexed citations

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Houdt, Rob Van, et al.. (2018). The Ability of Basalt to Leach Nutrients and Support Growth of Cupriavidus metallidurans CH34 Depends on Basalt Composition and Element Release. Geomicrobiology Journal. 35(5). 438–446. 10 indexed citations

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Houdt, Rob Van, Ann Provoost, Ado Van Assche, et al.. (2018). Cupriavidus metallidurans Strains with Different Mobilomes and from Distinct Environments Have Comparable Phenomes. Genes. 9(10). 507–507. 16 indexed citations

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Monsieurs, Pieter, et al.. (2018). Characterization of the bacterial communities on recent Icelandic volcanic deposits of different ages. BMC Microbiology. 18(1). 122–122. 17 indexed citations

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Chandler, Michaël, et al.. (2017). The impact of insertion sequences on bacterial genome plasticity and adaptability. Critical Reviews in Microbiology. 43(6). 709–730. 283 indexed citations

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Dingemans, Jozef, Pieter Monsieurs, Sung‐Huan Yu, et al.. (2016). Effect of Shear Stress on Pseudomonas aeruginosa Isolated from the Cystic Fibrosis Lung. mBio. 7(4). 28 indexed citations

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George, Isabelle, et al.. (2016). Conjugative transfer of broad host range plasmids to an acidobacterial strain, Edaphobacter aggregans. Journal of Biotechnology. 221. 107–113. 3 indexed citations

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