Ruben Smets

554 total citations
17 papers, 433 citations indexed

About

Ruben Smets is a scholar working on Insect Science, Social Psychology and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Ruben Smets has authored 17 papers receiving a total of 433 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Insect Science, 6 papers in Social Psychology and 5 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Ruben Smets's work include Insect Utilization and Effects (13 papers), Animal and Plant Science Education (6 papers) and Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior (5 papers). Ruben Smets is often cited by papers focused on Insect Utilization and Effects (13 papers), Animal and Plant Science Education (6 papers) and Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior (5 papers). Ruben Smets collaborates with scholars based in Belgium, Bangladesh and Uganda. Ruben Smets's co-authors include Mik Van Der Borght, Johan Claes, Bert Verbinnen, Guido Aerts, Ilse Van De Voorde, Ann De Winne, Dorothy Nakimbugwe, Leen Van Campenhout, Mohammad Akhtaruzzaman and Geoffrey Ssepuuya and has published in prestigious journals such as Food Chemistry, Green Chemistry and Frontiers in Microbiology.

In The Last Decade

Ruben Smets

16 papers receiving 428 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Ruben Smets Belgium 9 360 195 84 66 50 17 433
Lise Soetemans Belgium 9 281 0.8× 107 0.5× 60 0.7× 50 0.8× 55 1.1× 10 404
Marios Psarianos Germany 10 199 0.6× 96 0.5× 50 0.6× 51 0.8× 105 2.1× 20 370
Xue Zhao China 9 241 0.7× 93 0.5× 80 1.0× 145 2.2× 99 2.0× 19 518
Alexia Gravel Canada 8 363 1.0× 151 0.8× 103 1.2× 63 1.0× 147 2.9× 14 553
Jesse Stoops Belgium 5 216 0.6× 124 0.6× 77 0.9× 47 0.7× 72 1.4× 7 323
Riccardo Sabbatini Italy 8 267 0.7× 126 0.6× 66 0.8× 66 1.0× 145 2.9× 10 434
Nicola Francesco Addeo Italy 12 252 0.7× 122 0.6× 85 1.0× 63 1.0× 20 0.4× 32 389
Geoffrey Ssepuuya Uganda 14 366 1.0× 241 1.2× 106 1.3× 114 1.7× 89 1.8× 23 503
Alessio Saviane Italy 15 394 1.1× 102 0.5× 99 1.2× 91 1.4× 34 0.7× 30 611
Stefania Baldassarre Italy 5 246 0.7× 132 0.7× 60 0.7× 115 1.7× 87 1.7× 7 462

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ruben Smets

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All Works

17 of 17 papers shown
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Smets, Ruben, Thijs Vangeel, Peter Goos, et al.. (2025). Effect of process parameters on the purity of chitin isolated from black soldier fly larvae biomass using a subcritical methanol–water mixture. Separation and Purification Technology. 375. 133756–133756. 1 indexed citations
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Smets, Ruben, et al.. (2025). BugBook: Common pitfalls and practical recommendations for chemical analysis of insect biomass. Journal of Insects as Food and Feed. 11(18). 457–475. 2 indexed citations
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Smets, Ruben, et al.. (2024). Modulating the fatty acid composition of black soldier fly larvae via substrate fermentation. animal. 19(1). 101383–101383. 2 indexed citations
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Smets, Ruben, et al.. (2024). Uncovering Challenges for Complete Carbohydrate to Bioethanol Utilization in a Reductive Catalytic Fractionation Biorefinery. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering. 12(22). 8353–8365. 7 indexed citations
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Vangeel, Thijs, Ruben Smets, Mik Van Der Borght, & Bert F. Sels. (2023). Depolymerisation–hydrogenation of condensed tannins as a strategy for generating flavan-3-ol monomers. Green Chemistry. 25(5). 1865–1874. 7 indexed citations
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Smets, Ruben & Mik Van Der Borght. (2021). Enhancing the specificity of chitin determinations through glucosamine analysis via ultra-performance LC-MS. Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry. 413(11). 3119–3130. 13 indexed citations
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Smets, Ruben, Johan Claes, & Mik Van Der Borght. (2021). On the nitrogen content and a robust nitrogen-to-protein conversion factor of black soldier fly larvae (Hermetia illucens). Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry. 413(25). 6365–6377. 27 indexed citations
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Smets, Ruben, Johan Claes, & Mik Van Der Borght. (2021). Publisher Correction to: On the nitrogen content and a robust nitrogen-to-protein conversion factor of black soldier fly larvae (H. illucens). Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry. 413(25). 6453–6453.
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Smets, Ruben, et al.. (2020). Fermentation Versus Meat Preservatives to Extend the Shelf Life of Mealworm (Tenebrio molitor) Paste for Feed and Food Applications. Frontiers in Microbiology. 11. 1510–1510. 33 indexed citations
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Smets, Ruben, Peter Goos, Johan Claes, & Mik Van Der Borght. (2020). Optimisation of the lipid extraction of fresh black soldier fly larvae (Hermetia illucens) with 2-methyltetrahydrofuran by response surface methodology. Separation and Purification Technology. 258. 118040–118040. 34 indexed citations
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Smets, Ruben, Bert Verbinnen, Ilse Van De Voorde, et al.. (2020). Sequential Extraction and Characterisation of Lipids, Proteins, and Chitin from Black Soldier Fly (Hermetia illucens) Larvae, Prepupae, and Pupae. Waste and Biomass Valorization. 11(12). 6455–6466. 117 indexed citations
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Nakimbugwe, Dorothy, et al.. (2019). Effect of heat processing on the nutrient composition, colour, and volatile odour compounds of the long-horned grasshopper Ruspolia differens serville. Food Research International. 129. 108831–108831. 41 indexed citations
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Ssepuuya, Geoffrey, Ruben Smets, Dorothy Nakimbugwe, Mik Van Der Borght, & Johan Claes. (2019). Nutrient composition of the long-horned grasshopper Ruspolia differens Serville: Effect of swarming season and sourcing geographical area. Food Chemistry. 301. 125305–125305. 49 indexed citations
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Oonincx, D.G.A.B., G. Bosch, Mik Van Der Borght, et al.. (2019). A cross-laboratory study on analytical variability of amino acid content in three insect species. Socio-Environmental Systems Modeling. 2 indexed citations
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Crauwels, Sam, D. Vandeweyer, Ruben Smets, et al.. (2019). Comparison of Six Commercial Meat Starter Cultures for the Fermentation of Yellow Mealworm (Tenebrio molitor) Paste. Microorganisms. 7(11). 540–540. 28 indexed citations

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