Sandra Apers

8.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
200 papers, 6.9k citations indexed

About

Sandra Apers is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Plant Science and Food Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Sandra Apers has authored 200 papers receiving a total of 6.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 114 papers in Molecular Biology, 82 papers in Plant Science and 38 papers in Food Science. Recurrent topics in Sandra Apers's work include Natural product bioactivities and synthesis (61 papers), Phytochemistry and Biological Activities (38 papers) and Traditional and Medicinal Uses of Annonaceae (20 papers). Sandra Apers is often cited by papers focused on Natural product bioactivities and synthesis (61 papers), Phytochemistry and Biological Activities (38 papers) and Traditional and Medicinal Uses of Annonaceae (20 papers). Sandra Apers collaborates with scholars based in Belgium, Democratic Republic of the Congo and Tanzania. Sandra Apers's co-authors include Luc Pieters, Arnold Vlietinck, Tess De Bruyne, Nina Hermans, Paul Cos, L. Tona, J. Totté, A Vlietinck, K. Kambu and K. Mesia and has published in prestigious journals such as Circulation, Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

Sandra Apers

199 papers receiving 6.4k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Correlation between chemical composition and antibacterial activity of essential oils of some aromatic medicinal plants growing in the Democratic Republic of Congo

2002 530 citations K. Kambu, L. Tona et al. Journal of Ethnopharmacology profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Sandra Apers Belgium	41	2.8k	2.6k	1.4k	1.3k	737	200	6.9k
Joëlle Quetin‐Leclercq Belgium	46	2.6k 0.9×	2.7k 1.1×	1.5k 1.1×	1.2k 0.9×	680 0.9×	243	7.1k
João Henrique G. Lago Brazil	40	1.9k 0.7×	2.4k 0.9×	1.5k 1.1×	1.1k 0.8×	506 0.7×	344	6.6k
Ibrahim Jantan Malaysia	46	2.2k 0.8×	2.1k 0.8×	1.1k 0.8×	1.5k 1.2×	1.1k 1.4×	251	7.4k
Raimundo Braz‐Filho Brazil	33	2.7k 1.0×	3.0k 1.2×	1.1k 0.8×	1.1k 0.8×	404 0.5×	477	6.3k
Tess De Bruyne Belgium	34	2.0k 0.7×	2.0k 0.8×	1.0k 0.7×	835 0.6×	415 0.6×	90	5.1k
Wagner Vilegas Brazil	45	3.5k 1.2×	2.8k 1.1×	1.8k 1.3×	1.1k 0.9×	1.0k 1.4×	415	8.4k
Bina S. Siddiqui Pakistan	40	3.1k 1.1×	2.4k 0.9×	1.3k 0.9×	1.3k 1.0×	763 1.0×	324	6.2k
João Ernesto de Carvalho Brazil	44	2.0k 0.7×	2.7k 1.0×	1.8k 1.3×	848 0.7×	536 0.7×	271	7.5k
Shabana I. Khan United States	52	2.1k 0.7×	3.3k 1.3×	987 0.7×	986 0.8×	609 0.8×	295	8.7k
Dirk Vanden Berghe Belgium	35	2.1k 0.7×	2.0k 0.8×	1.3k 1.0×	741 0.6×	491 0.7×	108	5.8k

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Naessens, Tania, Mart Theunis, E.E. Elgorashi, et al.. (2019). In vitro antigenotoxic activity, in silico ADME prediction and protective effects against aflatoxin B1 induced hepatotoxicity in rats of an Erythrina latissima stem bark extract. Food and Chemical Toxicology. 135. 110768–110768. 13 indexed citations

Beirnaert, Charlie, Pieter Meysman, Trung Nghia Vu, et al.. (2018). speaq 2.0: A complete workflow for high-throughput 1D NMR spectra processing and quantification. PLoS Computational Biology. 14(3). e1006018–e1006018. 40 indexed citations

Makhuvele, Rhulani, Kenn Foubert, Sandra Apers, et al.. (2018). Antimutagenic constituents from Monanthotaxis caffra (Sond.) Verdc.. Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology. 70(7). 976–984. 13 indexed citations

Tuenter, Emmy, Kenn Foubert, Dan Stærk, Sandra Apers, & Luc Pieters. (2017). Isolation and structure elucidation of cyclopeptide alkaloids from Ziziphus nummularia and Ziziphus spina-christi by HPLC-DAD-MS and HPLC-PDA-(HRMS)-SPE-NMR. Phytochemistry. 138. 163–169. 20 indexed citations

Custers, Deborah, P. Courselle, Sandra Apers, & Eric Deconinck. (2016). Chemometrical analysis of fingerprints for the detection of counterfeit and falsified medicines. Reviews in Analytical Chemistry. 35(4). 145–168. 14 indexed citations

Apers, Sandra, et al.. (2016). Effects of the lyophilized aqueous extract form the root bark of **Perianthus Longifolia miers** (menispermaceae) on sexual behaviors of normal male wistar rats and its acute toxicity. World Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences. 5(4). 135–155. 3 indexed citations

Vangestel, Christel, An Wouters, Patrick Pauwels, et al.. (2016). Efficacy Screening of Gloriosa Superba Extracts in a Murine Pancreatic Cancer Model Using ¹⁸ F-FDG PET/CT for Monitoring Treatment Response. Cancer Biotherapy and Radiopharmaceuticals. 31(3). 99–109. 13 indexed citations

Verhoeven, Véronique, Luc Van Gaal, Roy Remmen, et al.. (2015). Can red yeast rice and olive extract improve lipid profile and cardiovascular risk in metabolic syndrome?: a double blind, placebo controlled randomized trial. BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 15(1). 52–52. 42 indexed citations

Covaci, Adrian, et al.. (2013). Chemical composition and nutritive value study of the seed oil of **Adenanthera pavonina** L. (Fabaceae) growing in Democratic Republic of Congo. International Journal of PharmTech Research. 5(1). 205–216. 23 indexed citations

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Cos, Paul, et al.. (2013). Antiprotozoal screening and cytotoxicity of extracts and fractions from the leaves, stem bark and root bark of Alstonia congensis. Journal of Ethnopharmacology. 148(2). 724–727. 10 indexed citations

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Cos, Paul, et al.. (2012). <i>In Vitro</i> Antiprotozoal and Cytotoxic Activity of the Aqueous Extract, the 80% Methanol Extract and Its Fractions from the Seeds of <i>Brucea sumatrana</i> Roxb. (Simaroubaceae) Growing in Democratic Republic of Congo. Chinese Medicine. 3(1). 65–71. 8 indexed citations

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Dhooghe, Liene, Tania Naessens, Arne Heyerick, et al.. (2010). Quantification of xanthohumol, isoxanthohumol, 8-prenylnaringenin, and 6-prenylnaringenin in hop extracts and derived capsules using secondary standards. Talanta. 83(2). 448–456. 24 indexed citations

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Vlietinck, Arnold, Luc Pieters, & Sandra Apers. (2009). Legal Requirements for the Quality of Herbal Substances and Herbal Preparations for the Manufacturing of Herbal Medicinal Products in the European Union. Planta Medica. 75(7). 683–688. 71 indexed citations

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Cimanga, R.K., Gaston Tona, Gauthier Mesia Kahunu, et al.. (2008). Antimalarial activity of some extracts and isolated constituents from **Morinda morindoides** leaves. Journal of Natural Remedies. 8(2). 191–202. 15 indexed citations

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Bebrevska, Lidiya, et al.. (2007). Development and Validation of an HPLC Method for Quality Control of Pueraria lobata Flower. Planta Medica. 73(15). 1606–1613. 12 indexed citations

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Shahat, Abdelaaty A., et al.. (2006). A new flavonoid from Carrichtera annua. Natural Product Sciences. 12(3). 122–124. 3 indexed citations

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Apers, Sandra, Tania Naessens, Sabine Van Miert, Luc Pieters, & Arnold Vlietinck. (2005). Quality control of roots of Eleutherococcus senticosus by HPLC. Phytochemical Analysis. 16(1). 55–60. 16 indexed citations

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Apers, Sandra, et al.. (2002). Antiangiogenic activity of natural products: **in vivo** and **in vitro** test models. 84. 47–49. 4 indexed citations

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Apers, Sandra, Myriam Witvrouw, Erik De Clercq, et al.. (2001). Antiviral, Haemolytic and Molluscicidal Activities of Triterpenoid Saponins from Maesa lanceolata: Establishment of Structure-Activity Relationships. Planta Medica. 67(6). 528–532. 48 indexed citations

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Tona, L., K. Kambu, N. P. Ngimbi, et al.. (2000). Antiamoebic and spasmolytic activities of extracts from some antidiarrhoeal traditional preparations used in Kinshasa, Congo. Phytomedicine. 7(1). 31–38. 150 indexed citations

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