Sam Possemiers

12.9k total citations · 2 hit papers
99 papers, 10.2k citations indexed

About

Sam Possemiers is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Food Science and Nutrition and Dietetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Sam Possemiers has authored 99 papers receiving a total of 10.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 59 papers in Molecular Biology, 33 papers in Food Science and 32 papers in Nutrition and Dietetics. Recurrent topics in Sam Possemiers's work include Gut microbiota and health (45 papers), Probiotics and Fermented Foods (29 papers) and Microbial Metabolites in Food Biotechnology (23 papers). Sam Possemiers is often cited by papers focused on Gut microbiota and health (45 papers), Probiotics and Fermented Foods (29 papers) and Microbial Metabolites in Food Biotechnology (23 papers). Sam Possemiers collaborates with scholars based in Belgium, Netherlands and France. Sam Possemiers's co-authors include Tom Van de Wiele, Willy Verstraete, Patrice D. Cani, Nathalie M. Delzenne, Audrey M. Neyrinck, Giulio G. Muccioli, Amandine Everard, Massimo Marzorati, Selin Bolca and Pieter Van den Abbeele and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Gastroenterology and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Sam Possemiers

98 papers receiving 10.0k citations

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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.

Changes in gut microbiota control inflammation in obese mice through a mechanism involving GLP-2-driven improvement of gut permeability

2009 2.0k citations Patrice D. Cani, Sam Possemiers et al. profile →
Responses of Gut Microbiota and Glucose and Lipid Metabolism to Prebiotics in Genetic Obese and Diet-Induced Leptin-Resistant Mice

2011 881 citations Audrey M. Neyrinck, Sam Possemiers et al. profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Sam Possemiers Belgium	51	6.1k	2.8k	2.6k	2.5k	992	99	10.2k
Michaël Blaut Germany	76	10.2k 1.7×	3.1k 1.1×	3.4k 1.3×	3.5k 1.4×	1.8k 1.8×	215	16.7k
Kieran Tuohy United Kingdom	65	9.5k 1.6×	4.8k 1.7×	4.2k 1.6×	4.7k 1.9×	584 0.6×	172	17.3k
Antonio Zarzuelo Spain	59	4.4k 0.7×	1.9k 0.7×	1.9k 0.7×	2.0k 0.8×	693 0.7×	166	12.6k
Christine A. Edwards United Kingdom	54	3.0k 0.5×	1.5k 0.5×	1.5k 0.6×	2.3k 0.9×	715 0.7×	192	8.9k
Dong‐Hyun Kim South Korea	70	10.9k 1.8×	2.1k 0.7×	1.9k 0.7×	827 0.3×	977 1.0×	330	15.8k
Bing Yu China	53	4.8k 0.8×	1.5k 0.6×	1.4k 0.5×	1.5k 0.6×	542 0.5×	485	11.0k
Júlio Gálvez Spain	59	4.6k 0.7×	1.2k 0.4×	2.1k 0.8×	1.6k 0.6×	355 0.4×	194	10.6k
Hannu Mykkänen Finland	62	2.9k 0.5×	1.7k 0.6×	3.1k 1.2×	3.6k 1.4×	709 0.7×	165	11.5k
Laure B. Bindels Belgium	50	8.1k 1.3×	4.9k 1.8×	1.6k 0.6×	2.2k 0.9×	398 0.4×	131	12.1k
Hariom Yadav United States	47	5.8k 0.9×	3.2k 1.1×	2.7k 1.0×	1.7k 0.7×	229 0.2×	194	10.2k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Sam Possemiers

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Vermeire, Séverine, Pieter Dewint, Jarosław Kierkuś, et al.. (2024). 988 SAFETY AND EFFICACY OF MH002, AN OPTIMIZED LIVE BIOTHERAPEUTIC PRODUCT, FOR THE TREATMENT OF MILD TO MODERATE ULCERATIVE COLITIS: A FIRST-IN-DISEASE, DOUBLE-BLIND, RANDOMIZED CLINICAL TRIAL. Gastroenterology. 166(5). S–240. 1 indexed citations

Bolca, Selin, et al.. (2020). A Wake-Up Call for the Efficient Use of the Bacterial Resting Cell Process, with Focus on Low Solubility Products. Current Microbiology. 77(8). 1349–1362. 4 indexed citations

Grootaert, Charlotte, Stefan Voorspoels, Griet Jacobs, et al.. (2019). Clinical aspects of egg bioactive peptide research: a review. International Journal of Food Science & Technology. 54(6). 1967–1975. 11 indexed citations

Grootaert, Charlotte, et al.. (2017). Egg-derived bioactive peptides with ACE-inhibitory properties: a literature update. Food & Function. 8(11). 3847–3855. 30 indexed citations

Grootaert, Charlotte, Griet Jacobs, Geert Baggerman, et al.. (2017). Quantification of egg ovalbumin hydrolysate-derived anti-hypertensive peptides in an in vitro model combining luminal digestion with intestinal Caco-2 cell transport. Food Research International. 99(Pt 1). 531–541. 33 indexed citations

Pinheiro, Iris, et al.. (2015). Acacia gum improves the gut barrier functionality in vitro. Ghent University Academic Bibliography (Ghent University). 26(4). 29–33. 4 indexed citations

Allsopp, Philip J., Sam Possemiers, David A. Campbell, Chris I. R. Gill, & Ian Rowland. (2013). A comparison of the anticancer properties of isoxanthohumol and 8‐prenylnaringenin using in vitro models of colon cancer. BioFactors. 39(4). 441–447. 38 indexed citations

Marzorati, Massimo, Iris Pinheiro, Pieter Van den Abbeele, Tom Van de Wiele, & Sam Possemiers. (2012). An in vitro technology platform to assess host-microbiota interactions in the gastrointestinal tract. Ghent University Academic Bibliography (Ghent University). 23. 7 indexed citations

Abbeele, Pieter Van den, Mélanie Derde, Rosemarie De Weirdt, et al.. (2011). The adherent and invasive Escherichia coli is repressed from mucus by arabinoxylans, inulin and Lactobacillus reuteri in a novel in vitro gut model. Ghent University Academic Bibliography (Ghent University). 1 indexed citations

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Abbeele, Pieter Van den, Tom Van de Wiele, & Sam Possemiers. (2011). Prebiotic effect and potential health benefit of arabinoxylans. Ghent University Academic Bibliography (Ghent University). 8 indexed citations

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Neyrinck, Audrey M., Sam Possemiers, Willy Verstraete, et al.. (2010). [Interest of chitin-glucan of fungal origin in the control of metabolic alterations inducedby fat diet in mice: involvement of intestinal microbiota]. Diabetes & Metabolism. 36(1). 1 indexed citations

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Dewulf, Evelyne, Audrey M. Neyrinck, Sam Possemiers, et al.. (2010). Involvement of receptors for short chain carboxylic acids and GPR41 GPR43-in the control of radipogenesis by prebiotics, modulators of selective intestinal microbiota. Diabetes & Metabolism. 36. 1 indexed citations

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Bolca, Selin, Mireia Urpí-Sardà, Phillip Blondeel, et al.. (2010). Disposition of soy isoflavones in normal human breast tissue. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 91(4). 976–984. 87 indexed citations

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Weirdt, Rosemarie De, Sam Possemiers, T.C.W. Moerdijk-Poortvliet, et al.. (2010). Human faecal microbiota display variable patterns of glycerol metabolism. FEMS Microbiology Ecology. 74(3). 601–611. 168 indexed citations

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Bolca, Selin, Sam Possemiers, Herman Depypere, et al.. (2009). Cosupplementation of Isoflavones, Prenylflavonoids, and Lignans Alters Human Exposure to Phytoestrogen-Derived 17β-Estradiol Equivalents1–3. Journal of Nutrition. 139(12). 2293–2300. 32 indexed citations

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Possemiers, Sam, et al.. (2007). Metabolism of isoflavones, lignans and prenylflavonoids by intestinal bacteria: producer phenotyping and relation with intestinal community. FEMS Microbiology Ecology. 61(2). 372–383. 90 indexed citations

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Bolca, Selin, Sam Possemiers, Inge Huybrechts, et al.. (2007). Microbial and Dietary Factors Are Associated with the Equol Producer Phenotype in Healthy Postmenopausal Women , ,3. Journal of Nutrition. 137(10). 2242–2246. 125 indexed citations

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Possemiers, Sam, Selin Bolca, Charlotte Grootaert, et al.. (2006). The Prenylflavonoid Isoxanthohumol from Hops (Humulus lupulus L.) Is Activated into the Potent Phytoestrogen 8-Prenylnaringenin In Vitro and in the Human Intestine. Journal of Nutrition. 136(7). 1862–1867. 195 indexed citations

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Possemiers, Sam. (2004). PCR-DGGE-based quantification of stability of the microbial community in a simulator of the human intestinal microbial ecosystem. FEMS Microbiology Ecology. 4 indexed citations

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Wiele, Tom Van de, Nico Boon, Sam Possemiers, Heidi Jacobs, & Willy Verstraete. (2004). Prebiotic effects of chicory inulin in the simulator of the human intestinal microbial ecosystem. FEMS Microbiology Ecology. 51(1). 143–153. 178 indexed citations

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