Steven Janssens

3.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
151 papers, 1.9k citations indexed

About

Steven Janssens is a scholar working on Genetics, Animal Science and Zoology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Steven Janssens has authored 151 papers receiving a total of 1.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 47 papers in Genetics, 29 papers in Animal Science and Zoology and 28 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Steven Janssens's work include Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock (37 papers), Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies (21 papers) and Animal Nutrition and Physiology (20 papers). Steven Janssens is often cited by papers focused on Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock (37 papers), Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies (21 papers) and Animal Nutrition and Physiology (20 papers). Steven Janssens collaborates with scholars based in Belgium, Netherlands and France. Steven Janssens's co-authors include Nadine Buys, Roel Meyermans, Wim Gorssen, Filip Dochy, Katrien Struyven, Anneleen Stinckens, Wouter Schelfhout, Stefaan De Smet, Michel Georges and Eddy Decuypere and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Steven Janssens

141 papers receiving 1.8k 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.

How to study runs of homozygosity using PLINK? A guide for analyzing medium density SNP data in livestock and pet species

2020 198 citations Roel Meyermans, Wim Gorssen et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Steven Janssens Belgium	23	808	361	330	255	225	151	1.9k
I. Álvarez Spain	30	1.8k 2.2×	852 2.4×	339 1.0×	13 0.1×	210 0.9×	123	2.8k
Patrick Cunningham United States	7	966 1.2×	122 0.3×	230 0.7×	58 0.2×	42 0.2×	30	1.3k
M. Á. Toro Spain	45	5.6k 6.9×	1.0k 2.8×	585 1.8×	12 0.0×	637 2.8×	217	6.9k
L. J. Royo Spain	29	2.1k 2.6×	533 1.5×	1.7k 5.0×	4 0.0×	162 0.7×	99	3.8k
H. T. Blair New Zealand	29	1.5k 1.9×	595 1.6×	347 1.1×	5 0.0×	78 0.3×	228	3.2k
L. Silió Spain	33	1.9k 2.4×	1.0k 2.8×	461 1.4×	5 0.0×	47 0.2×	126	2.6k
Juan Vicente Delgado Bermejo Spain	26	1.9k 2.4×	872 2.4×	272 0.8×	3 0.0×	103 0.5×	318	2.8k
David Waddington United Kingdom	27	632 0.8×	1.0k 2.8×	467 1.4×	5 0.0×	227 1.0×	89	2.5k
Suzanne J. Rowe New Zealand	14	404 0.5×	114 0.3×	160 0.5×	12 0.0×	38 0.2×	52	811
Luc Janss Denmark	38	2.7k 3.3×	656 1.8×	637 1.9×	5 0.0×	140 0.6×	122	4.1k

Countries citing papers authored by Steven Janssens

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Steven Janssens

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

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Meyermans, Roel, et al.. (2025). Exploring the potential of crossbreeding to enhance black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens) production. Journal of Insects as Food and Feed. 11(10). 1703–1715. 1 indexed citations

Ayalew, Biruk, Isabel Roldán-Ruíz, Steven Janssens, et al.. (2025). A Molecular Survey of the Occurrence of Coffee Berry Disease Resistant Coffee Cultivars Near the Wild Gene Pool of Arabica Coffee in Its Region of Origin in Southwest Ethiopia. Molecular Ecology Resources. 25(6). e14085–e14085.

Meyermans, Roel, et al.. (2023). Early life jumping traits: Are they good proxies for success in show jumping competitions in Belgian warmblood horses?. Journal of Animal Breeding and Genetics. 141(2). 138–152. 1 indexed citations

Verstraete, Brecht, Steven Janssens, Petra De Block, et al.. (2023). Metagenomics of African Empogona and Tricalysia (Rubiaceae) reveals the presence of leaf endophytes. PeerJ. 11. e15778–e15778. 2 indexed citations

Hardy, Olivier J., Bhély Angoboy Ilondea, Hans Beeckman, et al.. (2023). Genetic breaks caused by ancient forest fragmentation: phylogeography of Staudtia kamerunensis (Myristicaceae) reveals distinct clusters in the Congo Basin. Tree Genetics & Genomes. 19(3).

Tack, Ayco J. M., Sileshi Nemomissa, Kassahun Tesfaye, et al.. (2022). Genetic composition and diversity of Arabica coffee in the crop’s centre of origin and its impact on four major fungal diseases. Molecular Ecology. 32(10). 2484–2503. 12 indexed citations

Abrahamczyk, Stefan, et al.. (2021). Evolution of brood-site mimicry in Madagascan Impatiens (Balsaminaceae). Perspectives in Plant Ecology Evolution and Systematics. 49. 125590–125590. 7 indexed citations

Abrahamczyk, Stefan, et al.. (2021). Pre‐ and postzygotic mechanisms preventing hybridization in co‐occurring species of theImpatiens purpureoviolaceacomplex. Ecology and Evolution. 11(23). 17485–17495. 2 indexed citations

Ruttink, Tom, Annelies Haegeman, Piet Stoffelen, et al.. (2020). Phylogenomic analysis clarifies the evolutionary origin of Coffea arabica. Journal of Systematics and Evolution. 59(5). 953–963. 15 indexed citations

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Schurink, Anouk, Vinicius Henrique da Silva, Brandon D. Velie, et al.. (2018). Copy number variations in Friesian horses and genetic risk factors for insect bite hypersensitivity. BMC Genetics. 19(1). 49–49. 24 indexed citations

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Droissart, Vincent, Gilles Dauby, Olivier J. Hardy, et al.. (2018). Beyond trees: Biogeographical regionalization of tropical Africa. Journal of Biogeography. 45(5). 1153–1167. 74 indexed citations

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Peeters, Liesbet M., et al.. (2015). Genetic parameters and estimated breeding values of insect bite hypersensitivity in Belgian Warmblood horses. The Veterinary Journal. 206(3). 420–422. 8 indexed citations

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Janssens, Steven, et al.. (2010). Can observed horse behaviours predict rideability scores in Belgian Warmblood Stallions?. Lirias (KU Leuven). 2 indexed citations

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Caris, Pieter, Koen Geuten, Steven Janssens, & Erik Smets. (2006). Floral development in three species of Impatiens (Balsaminaceae). Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS). 3 indexed citations

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Janssens, Steven, Koen Geuten, Y. Yuan, et al.. (2006). Phylogenetics of Impatiens and Hydrocera (Balsaminaceae) using chloroplast atpB-rbcL spacer sequences. Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS). 8 indexed citations

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Geuten, Koen, Annette Becker, Kerstin Kaufmann, et al.. (2006). Petaloidy and petal identity MADS-box genes in the balsaminoid genera Impatiens and Marcgravia. Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS). 3 indexed citations

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Janssens, Steven, et al.. (2006). Genetic relationship between litter size and body dimensions in Belgian Suffolk and Texel sheep.. 4–26. 1 indexed citations

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Schelfhout, Wouter, Filip Dochy, & Steven Janssens. (2004). The use of self, peer and teacher assessment as a feedback system in a learning environment aimed at fostering skills of cooperation in an entrepreneurial context. Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education. 29(2). 177–201. 43 indexed citations

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Dochy, Filip, Steven Janssens, & Wouter Schelfhout. (2003). Anders evalueren : assessment in de onderwijspraktijk. 2 indexed citations

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Geers, R., et al.. (1992). In vivo muscle 31P nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy during treatment of halothane-sensitive and halothane-nonsensitive pigs. American Journal of Veterinary Research. 53(4). 613–616. 8 indexed citations

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