Thomas Van Hecke

1.3k total citations
44 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Thomas Van Hecke is a scholar working on Animal Science and Zoology, Molecular Biology and Nutrition and Dietetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Thomas Van Hecke has authored 44 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 28 papers in Animal Science and Zoology, 16 papers in Molecular Biology and 12 papers in Nutrition and Dietetics. Recurrent topics in Thomas Van Hecke's work include Meat and Animal Product Quality (28 papers), Nutritional Studies and Diet (11 papers) and Animal Nutrition and Physiology (8 papers). Thomas Van Hecke is often cited by papers focused on Meat and Animal Product Quality (28 papers), Nutritional Studies and Diet (11 papers) and Animal Nutrition and Physiology (8 papers). Thomas Van Hecke collaborates with scholars based in Belgium, United Kingdom and France. Thomas Van Hecke's co-authors include Stefaan De Smet, Els Vossen, Lynn Vanhaecke, John Van Camp, Julie Vanden Bussche, Lieselot Hemeryck, Geert Van Royen, Winnok H. De Vos, Hanne Christine Bertram and Caroline Rombouts and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

Thomas Van Hecke

41 papers receiving 1.1k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Thomas Van Hecke Belgium 22 545 416 256 232 213 44 1.1k
Chamila Nimalaratne Canada 15 252 0.5× 473 1.1× 173 0.7× 312 1.3× 159 0.7× 16 1.0k
Iftikhar Ali Khan China 21 365 0.7× 323 0.8× 85 0.3× 272 1.2× 204 1.0× 46 990
Yordan Martínez Cuba 14 326 0.6× 324 0.8× 125 0.5× 162 0.7× 82 0.4× 63 1.1k
Josep Boatella Spain 23 363 0.7× 355 0.9× 625 2.4× 359 1.5× 38 0.2× 44 1.6k
D. Durand France 20 419 0.8× 141 0.3× 175 0.7× 112 0.5× 96 0.5× 62 1.2k
Mahesh Venkatachalam United States 20 120 0.2× 326 0.8× 1.1k 4.3× 678 2.9× 83 0.4× 30 1.9k
María V. Calvo Spain 17 140 0.3× 345 0.8× 371 1.4× 338 1.5× 120 0.6× 55 1.0k
Veronica Valli Italy 15 88 0.2× 207 0.5× 258 1.0× 185 0.8× 85 0.4× 22 714
Xinyan Peng China 16 286 0.5× 503 1.2× 87 0.3× 272 1.2× 231 1.1× 40 916
J. O. Igene Nigeria 13 788 1.4× 245 0.6× 225 0.9× 341 1.5× 103 0.5× 23 1.1k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Thomas Van Hecke

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

All Works

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Vrieze, Jo De, et al.. (2025). Dietary fiber mitigates the differential impact of beef and chicken meat consumption on rat intestinal health. Food & Function. 16(10). 3949–3962. 1 indexed citations
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Vrieze, Jo De, Yannick Gansemans, Dieter Deforce, et al.. (2025). Food hydrocolloids κ-carrageenan and xanthan gum in processed red meat modify gut health in rats. Current Research in Food Science. 11. 101162–101162.
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Tian, Xiaona, Els Vossen, Stefaan De Smet, & Thomas Van Hecke. (2024). Glucose addition and oven-heating of pork stimulate glycoxidation and protein carbonylation, while reducing lipid oxidation during simulated gastrointestinal digestion. Food Chemistry. 453. 139662–139662. 7 indexed citations
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Smet, Stefaan De & Thomas Van Hecke. (2024). Meat products in human nutrition and health – About hazards and risks. Meat Science. 218. 109628–109628. 13 indexed citations
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Hecke, Thomas Van, et al.. (2023). Exploration and optimization of extraction, analysis and data normalization strategies for mass spectrometry-based DNA adductome mapping and modeling. Analytica Chimica Acta. 1274. 341578–341578. 7 indexed citations
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Hecke, Thomas Van & Stefaan De Smet. (2021). The Influence of Butter and Oils on Oxidative Reactions during In Vitro Gastrointestinal Digestion of Meat and Fish. Foods. 10(11). 2832–2832. 4 indexed citations
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Rombouts, Caroline, Lieven Van Meulebroek, Thomas Van Hecke, et al.. (2021). Untargeted Metabolomics Reveals Elevated L‐Carnitine Metabolism in Pig and Rat Colon Tissue Following Red Versus White Meat Intake. Molecular Nutrition & Food Research. 65(7). e2000463–e2000463. 8 indexed citations
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Thøgersen, Rebekka, Martin Krøyer Rasmussen, Ulrik Kræmer Sundekilde, et al.. (2020). Background Diet Influences TMAO Concentrations Associated with Red Meat Intake without Influencing Apparent Hepatic TMAO-Related Activity in a Porcine Model. Metabolites. 10(2). 57–57. 25 indexed citations
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Delgado, Josué, Diana Ansorena, Thomas Van Hecke, et al.. (2020). Meat lipids, NaCl and carnitine: Do they unveil the conundrum of the association between red and processed meat intake and cardiovascular diseases?_Invited Review. Meat Science. 171. 108278–108278. 43 indexed citations
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Vossen, Els, et al.. (2019). Red and processed meat consumption within two different dietary patterns: Effect on the colon microbial community and volatile metabolites in pigs. Food Research International. 129. 108793–108793. 11 indexed citations
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Thøgersen, Rebekka, Nicola Gray, Gunter Kuhnle, et al.. (2019). Inulin-fortification of a processed meat product attenuates formation of nitroso compounds in the gut of healthy rats. Food Chemistry. 302. 125339–125339. 26 indexed citations
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Tollosa, Daniel Nigusse, John Van Camp, Inge Huybrechts, et al.. (2017). Validity and Reproducibility of a Food Frequency Questionnaire for Dietary Factors Related to Colorectal Cancer. Nutrients. 9(11). 1257–1257. 16 indexed citations
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Hemeryck, Lieselot, Thomas Van Hecke, Els Vossen, Stefaan De Smet, & Lynn Vanhaecke. (2017). DNA adductomics to study the genotoxic effects of red meat consumption with and without added animal fat in rats. Food Chemistry. 230. 378–387. 17 indexed citations
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Hecke, Thomas Van, et al.. (2017). The potential of herbs and spices to reduce lipid oxidation during heating and gastrointestinal digestion of a beef product. Food Research International. 102. 785–792. 84 indexed citations
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Hecke, Thomas Van, et al.. (2016). Protein oxidation and proteolysis during storage and in vitro digestion of pork and beef patties. Food Chemistry. 209. 177–184. 92 indexed citations
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Hecke, Thomas Van, Els Vossen, Julie Vanden Bussche, et al.. (2014). Fat Content and Nitrite-Curing Influence the Formation of Oxidation Products and NOC-Specific DNA Adducts during In Vitro Digestion of Meat. PLoS ONE. 9(6). e101122–e101122. 42 indexed citations
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Dermauw, Véronique, Belay Duguma, Thomas Van Hecke, et al.. (2012). Mineral deficiency status of ranging zebu (Bos indicus) cattle around the Gilgel Gibe catchment, Ethiopia. Tropical Animal Health and Production. 45(5). 1139–1147. 15 indexed citations

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