Sam Crauwels

2.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
58 papers, 1.9k citations indexed

About

Sam Crauwels is a scholar working on Insect Science, Plant Science and Food Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Sam Crauwels has authored 58 papers receiving a total of 1.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 21 papers in Insect Science, 19 papers in Plant Science and 16 papers in Food Science. Recurrent topics in Sam Crauwels's work include Insect Utilization and Effects (15 papers), Fermentation and Sensory Analysis (12 papers) and Animal and Plant Science Education (9 papers). Sam Crauwels is often cited by papers focused on Insect Utilization and Effects (15 papers), Fermentation and Sensory Analysis (12 papers) and Animal and Plant Science Education (9 papers). Sam Crauwels collaborates with scholars based in Belgium, France and Ethiopia. Sam Crauwels's co-authors include Bart Lievens, Leen Van Campenhout, Johan Claes, Christel Verreth, D. Vandeweyer, Enya Wynants, Kris Willems, Hans Rediers, Jesse Stoops and Kevin J. Verstrepen and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Applied and Environmental Microbiology.

In The Last Decade

Sam Crauwels

57 papers receiving 1.9k citations

Hit Papers

Current and emerging trends in techniques for plant patho... 2023 2026 2024 2025 2023 25 50 75
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.

  1. Current and emerging trends in techniques for plant pathogen detection
    2023 91 citations Sam Crauwels, Hans Rediers et al. Frontiers in Plant Science profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Sam Crauwels Belgium 26 1.2k 576 463 413 360 58 1.9k
M. Ottoboni Italy 22 1.1k 0.9× 647 1.1× 533 1.2× 324 0.8× 412 1.1× 64 2.3k
Dorothy Nakimbugwe Uganda 30 1.4k 1.2× 842 1.5× 410 0.9× 426 1.0× 379 1.1× 84 2.2k
D. Józefiak Poland 36 1.5k 1.3× 814 1.4× 868 1.9× 327 0.8× 593 1.6× 124 4.0k
Federica Cardinali Italy 25 1.3k 1.1× 650 1.1× 355 0.8× 388 0.9× 688 1.9× 82 2.1k
Mia Eeckhout Belgium 31 1.3k 1.1× 780 1.4× 1.3k 2.9× 321 0.8× 1.0k 2.8× 111 3.5k
Marina Pasquini Italy 24 875 0.8× 438 0.8× 417 0.9× 341 0.8× 396 1.1× 52 1.7k
Christel Verreth Belgium 27 586 0.5× 292 0.5× 912 2.0× 300 0.7× 235 0.7× 51 1.9k
Sylwester Świątkiewicz Poland 34 585 0.5× 277 0.5× 1.2k 2.5× 263 0.6× 446 1.2× 162 3.6k
Leen Van Campenhout Belgium 35 2.3k 2.0× 1.3k 2.3× 458 1.0× 789 1.9× 466 1.3× 80 3.2k
Vesna Milanović Italy 33 1.5k 1.3× 793 1.4× 558 1.2× 446 1.1× 1.2k 3.4× 112 3.2k

Countries citing papers authored by Sam Crauwels

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Fields of papers citing papers by Sam Crauwels

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Sam Crauwels

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

All Works

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Ning, Jing, Mohammadreza Kamali, Sam Crauwels, & Lise Appels. (2025). The triple action of pinewood biochar-based materials to improve biogas yields: pH regulation, DIET, and colonization. Journal of Environmental Management. 380. 125185–125185. 1 indexed citations
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Verreth, Christel, Sam Crauwels, Marcel Dicke, et al.. (2024). Caterpillar–parasitoid interactions: species-specific influences on host microbiome composition. FEMS Microbiology Ecology. 100(10). 3 indexed citations
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Cohen, Emiliano, Oren Auster, Adiv Gal, et al.. (2023). A new Salmonella enterica serovar that was isolated from a wild sparrow presents a distinct genetic, metabolic and virulence profile. Microbes and Infection. 26(3). 105249–105249. 2 indexed citations
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Vandeweyer, D., Daniele Bruno, M. Bonelli, et al.. (2023). Bacterial biota composition in gut regions of black soldier fly larvae reared on industrial residual streams: revealing community dynamics along its intestinal tract. Frontiers in Microbiology. 14. 1276187–1276187. 13 indexed citations
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Crauwels, Sam, et al.. (2023). Current and emerging trends in techniques for plant pathogen detection. Frontiers in Plant Science. 14. 1120968–1120968. 91 indexed citations breakdown →
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Weldegergis, Berhane T., Sam Crauwels, Bart Lievens, et al.. (2023). Parasitism causes changes in caterpillar odours and associated bacterial communities with consequences for host-location by a hyperparasitoid. PLoS Pathogens. 19(3). e1011262–e1011262. 12 indexed citations
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Opstaele, Filip Van, J. Buyse, Christel Verreth, et al.. (2021). Impact of wood species on microbial community composition, beer chemistry and sensory characteristics during barrel‐ageing of beer. International Journal of Food Science & Technology. 57(2). 1122–1136. 12 indexed citations
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Rouck, Gert De, et al.. (2021). Sanitation of wooden barrels for ageing beer - a review. Lirias (KU Leuven). 3 indexed citations
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Verreth, Christel, Sam Crauwels, Marcel Dicke, et al.. (2021). Parasitism by endoparasitoid wasps alters the internal but not the external microbiome in host caterpillars. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3(1). 73–73. 21 indexed citations
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Crauwels, Sam, et al.. (2019). The power of sour - A review: Old traditions, new opportunities. Lirias (KU Leuven). 26 indexed citations
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Vandeweyer, D., Fassil Eshetu, Sam Crauwels, et al.. (2018). Fermentation of enset ( Ensete ventricosum ) in the Gamo highlands of Ethiopia: Physicochemical and microbial community dynamics. Food Microbiology. 73. 342–350. 35 indexed citations
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Ssepuuya, Geoffrey, Enya Wynants, Christel Verreth, et al.. (2018). Microbial characterisation of the edible grasshopper Ruspolia differens in raw condition after wild-harvesting in Uganda. Food Microbiology. 77. 106–117. 51 indexed citations
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Wynants, Enya, Lotte Frooninckx, Sam Crauwels, et al.. (2018). Assessing the Microbiota of Black Soldier Fly Larvae (Hermetia illucens) Reared on Organic Waste Streams on Four Different Locations at Laboratory and Large Scale. Microbial Ecology. 77(4). 913–930. 177 indexed citations
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Wynants, Enya, Sam Crauwels, Christel Verreth, et al.. (2017). Microbial dynamics during production of lesser mealworms (Alphitobius diaperinus) for human consumption at industrial scale. Food Microbiology. 70. 181–191. 93 indexed citations
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Vandeweyer, D., Sam Crauwels, Bart Lievens, & Leen Van Campenhout. (2017). Metagenetic analysis of the bacterial communities of edible insects from diverse production cycles at industrial rearing companies. International Journal of Food Microbiology. 261. 11–18. 56 indexed citations
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Crauwels, Sam, Kris Willems, Raf Dewil, et al.. (2017). Decolorization of reactive azo dyes using a sequential chemical and activated sludge treatment. Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering. 124(6). 668–673. 53 indexed citations
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Westerholm, Maria, Sam Crauwels, Sofie Houtmeyers, et al.. (2016). Microbial community dynamics linked to enhanced substrate availability and biogas production of electrokinetically pre-treated waste activated sludge. Bioresource Technology. 218. 761–770. 15 indexed citations
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