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Bert De Rybel

Bert De Rybel

Ghent University
Belgium

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
48
Citations
11359
World Ranking
18258
National Ranking
301

Bert De Rybel publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Biology and Biochemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Bert De Rybel sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 123 publications — 13th percentile

13% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.

Bert De Rybel D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Biology and Biochemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Bert De Rybel sits on this spectrum.

40–41 D-Index: 80 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 183 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 317 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 504 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 718 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 900 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 1,026 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 1,150 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,236 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 1,253 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 1,163 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 1,131 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 1,032 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 897 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 814 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 715 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 709 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 596 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 512 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 473 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 412 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 373 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 358 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 285 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 273 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 227 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 208 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 193 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 153 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 157 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 148 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 120 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 113 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 100 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 86 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 67 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 72 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 73 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 64 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 53 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 60 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 54 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 43 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 38 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 49 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 26 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 18 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 23 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 32 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 32 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 27 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 19 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 22 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 12 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 16 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 14 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 10 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 13 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 10 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 7 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 9 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 13 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 4 scientists 166 D-Index: 4 scientists 167+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 48 D-Index — 7th percentile

7% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.

Overview

Bert De Rybel is affiliated with Ghent University in Belgium and has an extensive publication record in the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences as well as Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology. Their research focuses primarily on Plant Science, Molecular Biology, and Cell Biology, with additional work in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, and Global and Planetary Change.

Their scientific output covers various topics including:

  • Plant Molecular Biology Research
  • Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism
  • Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms
  • Single-cell and spatial transcriptomics
  • Plant Reproductive Biology
  • Polysaccharides and Plant Cell Walls
  • Plant Gene Expression Analysis

Some of the recent papers authored or co-authored by Bert De Rybel include:

  • Vascular transcription factors guide plant epidermal responses to limiting phosphate conditions, 2020, Science
  • Cell surface and intracellular auxin signalling for H+ fluxes in root growth, 2021, Nature
  • Advances and Opportunities in Single-Cell Transcriptomics for Plant Research, 2021, Annual Review of Plant Biology
  • Cell-by-cell dissection of phloem development links a maturation gradient to cell specialization, 2021, Science
  • Receptor kinase module targets PIN-dependent auxin transport during canalization, 2020, Science

Bert De Rybel collaborates frequently with several researchers, including:

  • Thomas Eekhout
  • Jonah Nolf
  • Max Minne
  • Jos R. Wendrich
  • Wouter Smet

The main venues where Bert De Rybel has published include:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Nature Plants
  • Science
  • New Phytologist
  • Current Opinion in Plant Biology

Best Publications

  • Arabidopsis lateral root development: an emerging story.

    Benjamin Péret;Bert De Rybel;Bert De Rybel;Ilda Casimiro;Eva Benková;Eva Benková

  • Auxin-dependent regulation of lateral root positioning in the basal meristem of Arabidopsis.

    Ive De Smet;Takuya Tetsumura;Bert De Rybel;Nicolas Frei dit Frey

  • A novel aux/IAA28 signaling cascade activates GATA23-dependent specification of lateral root founder cell identity.

    Bert De Rybel;Valya Vassileva;Valya Vassileva;Boris Parizot;Marlies Demeulenaere

  • Receptor-like kinase ACR4 restricts formative cell divisions in the Arabidopsis root.

    Ive De Smet;Ive De Smet;Ive De Smet;Valya Vassileva;Valya Vassileva;Bert De Rybel;Bert De Rybel;Mitchell P. Levesque

  • A novel protein family mediates Casparian strip formation in the endodermis

    Daniele Roppolo;Bert De Rybel;Bert De Rybel;Valérie Dénervaud Tendon;Alexandre Pfister

  • Cell Cycle Progression in the Pericycle Is Not Sufficient for SOLITARY ROOT/IAA14-Mediated Lateral Root Initiation in Arabidopsis thaliana

    Steffen Vanneste;Bert De Rybel;Gerrit T.S. Beemster;Karin Ljung

  • Integration of growth and patterning during vascular tissue formation in Arabidopsis

    Bert De Rybel;Milad Adibi;Milad Adibi;Alice S. Breda;Jos R. Wendrich

  • Bimodular auxin response controls organogenesis in Arabidopsis

    Ive De Smet;Steffen Lau;Ute Voß;Steffen Vanneste

  • A bHLH complex controls embryonic vascular tissue establishment and indeterminate growth in Arabidopsis.

    Bert De Rybel;Barbara Möller;Saiko Yoshida;Ilona Grabowicz

  • Chemical Inhibition of a Subset of Arabidopsis thaliana GSK3-like Kinases Activates Brassinosteroid Signaling

    Bert De Rybel;Dominique Audenaert;Grégory Vert;Wilfried Rozhon

  • Plant vascular development: from early specification to differentiation

    Bert De Rybel;Bert De Rybel;Ari Pekka Mähönen;Yrjö Helariutta;Yrjö Helariutta;Dolf Weijers

  • Transcription factor WRKY23 assists auxin distribution patterns during Arabidopsis root development through local control on flavonol biosynthesis

    Wim Grunewald;Ive De Smet;Daniel R. Lewis;Christian Löfke

  • Mobile PEAR transcription factors integrate positional cues to prime cambial growth

    Shunsuke Miyashima;Shunsuke Miyashima;Pawel Roszak;Pawel Roszak;Iris Sevilem;Koichi Toyokura;Koichi Toyokura

  • Vascular transcription factors guide plant epidermal responses to limiting phosphate conditions

    Jos R. Wendrich;BaoJun Yang;Niels Vandamme;Kevin Verstaen

  • Cell surface and intracellular auxin signalling for H+ fluxes in root growth

    Lanxin Li;Inge Verstraeten;Mark Roosjen;Koji Takahashi

  • Cyclic programmed cell death stimulates hormone signaling and root development in Arabidopsis.

    Wei Xuan;Wei Xuan;Wei Xuan;Leah R. Band;Robert P. Kumpf;Robert P. Kumpf;Daniël Van Damme;Daniël Van Damme

  • Cytokinin : a developing story

    Brecht Wybouw;Bert De Rybel

  • Root Cap-Derived Auxin Pre-patterns the Longitudinal Axis of the Arabidopsis Root.

    Wei Xuan;Dominique Audenaert;Boris Parizot;Barbara K. Möller

  • Arabidopsis NAC45/86 direct sieve element morphogenesis culminating in enucleation

    Kaori Miyashima Furuta;Shri Ram Yadav;Satu Lehesranta;Ilya Belevich

  • SCFTIR1/AFB-auxin signalling regulates PIN vacuolar trafficking and auxin fluxes during root gravitropism

    Pawel Radoslaw Baster;Stephanie Robert;Stephanie Robert;Jürgen Kleine-Vehn;Jürgen Kleine-Vehn;Steffen Vanneste

Frequent Co-Authors

Tom Beeckman
Tom Beeckman Ghent University
Dolf Weijers
Dolf Weijers Wageningen University & Research
Steffen Vanneste
Steffen Vanneste Ghent University
Dirk Inzé
Dirk Inzé Ghent University
Ive De Smet
Ive De Smet Ghent University
Jiří Friml
Jiří Friml Institute of Science and Technology Austria
Daniël Van Damme
Daniël Van Damme Ghent University
Mikael Brosché
Mikael Brosché University of Helsinki
Ari Pekka Mähönen
Ari Pekka Mähönen University of Helsinki
Gerrit T.S. Beemster
Gerrit T.S. Beemster University of Antwerp

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Philip N. Benfey

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Niko Geldner

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Eva Benková

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Publications: 44

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Siobhan M. Brady

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Publications: 32

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