Thomas Van Leeuwen

19.6k total citations · 6 hit papers
249 papers, 13.2k citations indexed

About

Thomas Van Leeuwen is a scholar working on Insect Science, Molecular Biology and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Thomas Van Leeuwen has authored 249 papers receiving a total of 13.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 198 papers in Insect Science, 129 papers in Molecular Biology and 67 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in Thomas Van Leeuwen's work include Insect-Plant Interactions and Control (163 papers), Insect Resistance and Genetics (114 papers) and Insect and Pesticide Research (107 papers). Thomas Van Leeuwen is often cited by papers focused on Insect-Plant Interactions and Control (163 papers), Insect Resistance and Genetics (114 papers) and Insect and Pesticide Research (107 papers). Thomas Van Leeuwen collaborates with scholars based in Belgium, Netherlands and Germany. Thomas Van Leeuwen's co-authors include Wannes Dermauw, Luc Tirry, John Vontas, Ben L. Feringa, Ralf Nauen, Nicky Wybouw, René Feyereisen, Steven Van Pottelberge, Anastasia Tsagkarakou and Miodrag Grbić and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of the American Chemical Society.

In The Last Decade

Thomas Van Leeuwen

239 papers receiving 13.0k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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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.

Artificial molecular motors

2017 735 citations Thomas Van Leeuwen et al. profile →
Acaricide resistance mechanisms in the two-spotted spider mite Tetranychus urticae and other important Acari: A review

2010 687 citations Thomas Van Leeuwen, John Vontas et al. Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology profile →
The ABC gene family in arthropods: Comparative genomics and role in insecticide transport and resistance

2013 456 citations Wannes Dermauw, Thomas Van Leeuwen Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology profile →
The economic importance of acaricides in the control of phytophagous mites and an update on recent acaricide mode of action research

2014 276 citations Thomas Van Leeuwen, Ralf Nauen et al. Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology profile →
Dynamic control of chirality and self-assembly of double-stranded helicates with light

2016 207 citations Thomas Van Leeuwen et al. profile →
A review of the molecular mechanisms of acaricide resistance in mites and ticks

2023 83 citations Emre İnak, Wannes Dermauw et al. Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Knockout of nAChR subunits in spider mites and their phytoseiid predators confers spinosyn cross-resistance and reveals a conserved mode of action in mites 2026 ·Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Jahangir Khajehali, Thomas Van Leeuwen	0
2	The arthropod P450 Enchiridion: An integrated web resource for research on P450s 2025 ·Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology ·(unknown), Wannes Dermauw, Thomas Van Leeuwen, (unknown), René Feyereisen	0
3	The cytochrome P450 subfamilies CYP392A and CYP392D are key players in acaricide metabolism in Tetranychus urticae 2024 ·Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology ·Dimitra Tsakireli, Marilou Vandenhole, (unknown), Maria Riga, (unknown), (unknown), John A. Ray, Christoph T. Zimmer, (unknown), Thomas Van Leeuwen, John Vontas	5
4	Unveiling the diet of two generalist stink bugs, Halyomorpha halys and Pentatoma rufipes (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae), through metabarcoding of the ITS2 region from gut content 2024 ·Pest Management Science ·(unknown), (unknown), Tim Beliën, Patrick De Clercq, Thomas Van Leeuwen	0
5	SYNCAS based CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing in predatory mites, whiteflies and stinkbugs 2024 ·Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Wannes Dermauw, Thomas Van Leeuwen	10
6	Redescription of Homeopronematus anconai (Baker) (Acari, Iolinidae) and description of Quasihomeopronematus nordestinus n. gen. n. sp. 2024 ·Acarologia ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Dieter Foqué, (unknown), Ângelo Pallini, (unknown), Thomas Van Leeuwen, Edward A. Ueckermann	0
7	Adaptation of an arthropod predator to a challenging environment is associated with a loss of a genome‐wide plastic transcriptional response 2023 ·Pest Management Science ·Sabina Bajda, Nicky Wybouw, (unknown), Patrick De Clercq, Thomas Van Leeuwen	2
8	A nuclear receptor HR96-related gene underlies large trans-driven differences in detoxification gene expression in a generalist herbivore 2023 ·Nature Communications ·(unknown), Marilou Vandenhole, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), René Feyereisen, Richard M. Clark, Thomas Van Leeuwen	23
9	Molecular mechanisms of resistance to spirodiclofen and spiromesifen in Tetranychus urticae 2023 ·Crop Protection ·Emre İnak, (unknown), Marilou Vandenhole, Gökhan Söylemezoğlu, Thomas Van Leeuwen, Umut Toprak	10
10	Host adaptation and specialization in Tetranychidae mites 2023 ·PLANT PHYSIOLOGY ·Kristie Bruinsma, Cristina Rioja, Vladimir Zhurov, M. Estrella Santamaría, Vicent Arbona, (unknown), Marc Cazaux, Philippe Auger, Alain Migeon, Nicky Wybouw, Thomas Van Leeuwen, Isabel Dı́az, ‪Aurelio Gómez‐Cadenas, Miodrag Grbić, Maria Navajas, Vojislava Grbić	4
11	The genome of the extremophile Artemia provides insight into strategies to cope with extreme environments 2021 ·BMC Genomics ·Stephanie De Vos, Stéphane Rombauts, (unknown), Wannes Dermauw, Marnik Vuylsteke, Patrick Sorgeloos, James S. Clegg, (unknown), Filip Van Nieuwerburgh, Parisa Norouzitallab, Thomas Van Leeuwen, Tim De Meyer, Gilbert Van Stappen, Yves Van de Peer, Peter Bossier	25
12	Pyrethroid target-site resistance mutations in populations of the honey bee parasite Varroa destructor (Acari: Varroidae) from Flanders, Belgium 2021 ·Experimental and Applied Acarology ·(unknown), Wim Jonckheere, (unknown), Dirk C. de Graaf, John Vontas, Thomas Van Leeuwen	11
13	Multiple TaqMan qPCR and droplet digital PCR (ddPCR) diagnostics for pesticide resistance monitoring and management, in the major agricultural pest Tetranychus urticae 2021 ·Pest Management Science ·Konstantinos Mavridis, Kyriaki Maria Papapostolou, Maria Riga, Aris Ilias, Kleita Michaelidou, Chris Bass, Thomas Van Leeuwen, Anastasia Tsagkarakou, John Vontas	17
14	Long-Term Population Studies Uncover the Genome Structure and Genetic Basis of Xenobiotic and Host Plant Adaptation in the Herbivore Tetranychus urticae 2019 ·Genetics ·Nicky Wybouw, Olivia Kosterlitz, Andre H. Kurlovs, Sabina Bajda, Robert Greenhalgh, Simon Snoeck, Huyen Bui, Astrid Bryon, Wannes Dermauw, Thomas Van Leeuwen, Richard M. Clark	70
15	Genome‐wide gene expression profiling reveals that cuticle alterations and P450 detoxification are associated with deltamethrin and DDT resistance in Anopheles arabiensis populations from Ethiopia 2019 ·Pest Management Science ·(unknown), Wannes Dermauw, Vasileia Balabanidou, Simon Snoeck, Astrid Bryon, Richard M. Clark, Delenasaw Yewhalaw, John Vontas, Luc Duchateau, Thomas Van Leeuwen	46
16	Characterization of abamectin resistance in Iranian populations of European red mite, Panonychus ulmi Koch (Acari: Tetranychidae) 2019 ·Crop Protection ·(unknown), Jahangir Khajehali, Ralf Nauen, Wannes Dermauw, Thomas Van Leeuwen	21
17	Fertility life table parameters, COI sequences and Wolbachia infection in populations of Trichogramma brassicae collected from Chilo suppressalis 2018 ·Ghent University Academic Bibliography (Ghent University) ·(unknown), Seyed Hossein Goldansaz, Thomas Van Leeuwen	5
18	Fitness costs of key point mutations that underlie acaricide target‐site resistance in the two‐spotted spider miteTetranychus urticae 2018 ·Evolutionary Applications ·Sabina Bajda, Maria Riga, Nicky Wybouw, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), John Vontas, Thomas Van Leeuwen	41
19	Kin competition accelerates experimental range expansion in an arthropod herbivore 2017 ·Ecology Letters ·(unknown), (unknown), Maxime Dahirel, Emanuel A. Fronhofer, Martijn L. Vandegehuchte, Thomas Van Leeuwen, Nicky Wybouw, Robby Stoks, Dries Bonte	36
20	Life‐history evolution in response to changes in metapopulation structure in an arthropod herbivore 2015 ·Functional Ecology ·(unknown), Nicky Wybouw, David Renault, Thomas Van Leeuwen, Dries Bonte	13

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