Veerle Saels

1.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
13 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Veerle Saels is a scholar working on Food Science, Molecular Biology and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Veerle Saels has authored 13 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Food Science, 10 papers in Molecular Biology and 4 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in Veerle Saels's work include Fermentation and Sensory Analysis (10 papers), Fungal and yeast genetics research (6 papers) and Horticultural and Viticultural Research (4 papers). Veerle Saels is often cited by papers focused on Fermentation and Sensory Analysis (10 papers), Fungal and yeast genetics research (6 papers) and Horticultural and Viticultural Research (4 papers). Veerle Saels collaborates with scholars based in Belgium, United States and Germany. Veerle Saels's co-authors include Jan Steensels, Kevin J. Verstrepen, Esther Meersman, Brigida Gallone, Stijn F. L. Mertens, Beatriz Herrera‐Malaver, Tim Snoek, Guy Baele, Steven Maere and Christopher A. White and has published in prestigious journals such as Cell, Nature Communications and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Veerle Saels

13 papers receiving 1.1k citations

Hit Papers

Domestication and Divergence of Saccharomyces cerevisiae ... 2016 2026 2019 2022 2016 100 200 300 400
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.

  1. Domestication and Divergence of Saccharomyces cerevisiae Beer Yeasts
    2016 468 citations Brigida Gallone, Jan Steensels et al. Cell profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Veerle Saels Belgium 11 805 616 415 133 127 13 1.1k
Beatriz Herrera‐Malaver Belgium 14 664 0.8× 500 0.8× 453 1.1× 96 0.7× 100 0.8× 28 1.1k
Sabine Wiedemann‐Merdinoglu France 15 477 0.6× 548 0.9× 1.5k 3.7× 21 0.2× 87 0.7× 27 1.8k
Pere Mestre France 29 312 0.4× 631 1.0× 2.2k 5.4× 17 0.1× 111 0.9× 44 2.5k
David Peris Spain 23 904 1.1× 901 1.5× 635 1.5× 119 0.9× 86 0.7× 33 1.3k
Steve A. James United Kingdom 20 822 1.0× 1.1k 1.7× 580 1.4× 84 0.6× 80 0.6× 37 1.5k
Г. И. Наумов Russia 28 1.6k 2.0× 1.8k 2.9× 1.0k 2.5× 315 2.4× 140 1.1× 133 2.4k
Helena Albergaria Portugal 16 871 1.1× 364 0.6× 504 1.2× 84 0.6× 158 1.2× 23 1.1k
Е. С. Наумова Russia 28 1.9k 2.3× 2.1k 3.5× 1.2k 2.9× 346 2.6× 150 1.2× 141 2.8k
Brigida Gallone Belgium 12 641 0.8× 671 1.1× 443 1.1× 91 0.7× 106 0.8× 15 1.1k
Dana A. Opulente United States 18 381 0.5× 786 1.3× 349 0.8× 63 0.5× 34 0.3× 32 1.1k

Countries citing papers authored by Veerle Saels

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Fields of papers citing papers by Veerle Saels

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Veerle Saels

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

All Works

13 of 13 papers shown
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Piampongsant, Supinya, Brigida Gallone, Andrea Del Cortona, et al.. (2021). Massive QTL analysis identifies pleiotropic genetic determinants for stress resistance, aroma formation, and ethanol, glycerol and isobutanol production in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Biotechnology for Biofuels. 14(1). 211–211. 9 indexed citations
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Gallone, Brigida, Jan Steensels, Stijn F. L. Mertens, et al.. (2019). Interspecific hybridization facilitates niche adaptation in beer yeast. Nature Ecology & Evolution. 3(11). 1562–1575. 82 indexed citations
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Mertens, Stijn F. L., Brigida Gallone, Jan Steensels, et al.. (2019). Reducing phenolic off-flavors through CRISPR-based gene editing of the FDC1 gene in Saccharomyces cerevisiae x Saccharomyces eubayanus hybrid lager beer yeasts. PLoS ONE. 14(1). e0209124–e0209124. 32 indexed citations
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Gemayel, Rita, Yudi Yang, Maria C. Dzialo, et al.. (2017). Variable repeats in the eukaryotic polyubiquitin gene ubi4 modulate proteostasis and stress survival. Nature Communications. 8(1). 397–397. 19 indexed citations
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Gallone, Brigida, Jan Steensels, Leah Soriaga, et al.. (2016). Domestication and Divergence of Saccharomyces cerevisiae Beer Yeasts. Cell. 166(6). 1397–1410.e16. 468 indexed citations breakdown →
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Snoek, Tim, Martina Picca Nicolino, Stefanie Van den Bremt, et al.. (2015). Large-scale robot-assisted genome shuffling yields industrial Saccharomyces cerevisiae yeasts with increased ethanol tolerance. Biotechnology for Biofuels. 8(1). 32–32. 75 indexed citations
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Meersman, Esther, Jan Steensels, Nore Struyf, et al.. (2015). Tuning Chocolate Flavor through Development of Thermotolerant Saccharomyces cerevisiae Starter Cultures with Increased Acetate Ester Production. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 82(2). 732–746. 50 indexed citations
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Meersman, Esther, Jan Steensels, Nore Struyf, et al.. (2015). Breeding Strategy To Generate Robust Yeast Starter Cultures for Cocoa Pulp Fermentations. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 81(18). 6166–6176. 42 indexed citations
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Mertens, Stijn F. L., Jan Steensels, Veerle Saels, et al.. (2015). A Large Set of Newly Created Interspecific Saccharomyces Hybrids Increases Aromatic Diversity in Lager Beers. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 81(23). 8202–8214. 93 indexed citations
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Steensels, Jan, Esther Meersman, Tim Snoek, Veerle Saels, & Kevin J. Verstrepen. (2014). Large-Scale Selection and Breeding To Generate Industrial Yeasts with Superior Aroma Production. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 80(22). 6965–6975. 106 indexed citations
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Meersman, Esther, Jan Steensels, Veerle Saels, et al.. (2013). Detailed Analysis of the Microbial Population in Malaysian Spontaneous Cocoa Pulp Fermentations Reveals a Core and Variable Microbiota. PLoS ONE. 8(12). e81559–e81559. 84 indexed citations
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Steensels, Jan, Tim Snoek, Esther Meersman, et al.. (2012). Selecting and generating superior yeasts for the brewing industry. 37(2). 63–67. 10 indexed citations
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