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Danny Geelen

Danny Geelen

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
64
Citations
11919
World Ranking
9864
National Ranking
175

Danny Geelen 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 Danny Geelen sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 197 publications — 48th percentile

48% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Danny Geelen 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 Danny Geelen 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: 64 D-Index — 52nd percentile

52% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Danny Geelen is affiliated with Ghent University in Belgium and specializes in research primarily within the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences as well as Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their work extensively covers subfields including Plant Science, Molecular Biology, Soil Science, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, and Aquatic Science.

The main research topics addressed by Geelen include:

  • Plant Reproductive Biology
  • Plant Molecular Biology Research
  • Plant tissue culture and regeneration
  • Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms
  • Chromosomal and Genetic Variations
  • Plant Growth Enhancement Techniques
  • Composting and Vermicomposting Techniques

Geelen has contributed to several research articles, some of the recent papers are:

  • Vertical Farming: The Only Way Is Up? (2021), published in Agronomy
  • A Meta-Analysis of Biostimulant Yield Effectiveness in Field Trials (2022), published in Frontiers in Plant Science
  • High temperatures alter cross-over distribution and induce male meiotic restitution in Arabidopsis thaliana (2020), published in Communications Biology
  • The genetic framework of shoot regeneration in Arabidopsis comprises master regulators and conditional fine-tuning factors (2020), published in Communications Biology
  • Natural Variation in Plant Pluripotency and Regeneration (2020), published in Plants

Geelen frequently collaborates with several co-authors including:

  • Steffen Vanneste
  • Jing Li
  • Hoang Khai Trinh
  • Tom Beeckman
  • Thijs Van Gerrewey

Their work is commonly published in venues such as:

  • Frontiers in Plant Science
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Journal of Experimental Botany
  • Acta Horticulturae
  • New Phytologist

Best Publications

  • The impact of environmental stress on male reproductive development in plants: biological processes and molecular mechanisms.

    Nico De Storme;Danny Geelen

  • CENH3-GFP: a visual marker for gametophytic and somatic ploidy determination in Arabidopsis thaliana

    Nico De Storme;Burcu Nur Keçeli;Linda Zamariola;Geert Angenon

  • Strigolactones suppress adventitious rooting in Arabidopsis and pea

    Amanda Rasmussen;Michael Glenn Mason;Carolien De Cuyper;Philip B. Brewer

  • Genome-wide identification of NBS resistance genes in Populus trichocarpa

    Annegret Kohler;Cécile Rinaldi;Sébastien Duplessis;Marie Baucher

  • A tobacco syntaxin with a role in hormonal control of guard cell ion channels

    Barbara Leyman;Danny Geelen;Francisco J. Quintero;Michael R. Blatt

  • Molecular dissection of plant cytokinesis and phragmoplast structure: a survey of GFP‐tagged proteins

    Daniël Van Damme;François-Yves Bouget;Kris Van Poucke;Dirk Inzé

  • Developing Biostimulants From Agro-Food and Industrial By-Products.

    Lin Xu;Danny Geelen

  • The NodC protein of Azorhizobium caulinodans is an N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase

    R. Geremia;Peter Mergaert;D. Geelen;M. van Montagu

  • Sexual polyploidization in plants – cytological mechanisms and molecular regulation

    Nico De Storme;Danny Geelen

  • Plant formin AtFH5 is an evolutionarily conserved actin nucleator involved in cytokinesis

    Mathieu Ingouff;Jonathan N. Fitz Gerald;Jonathan N. Fitz Gerald;Christophe Guérin;Hélène Robert

  • In Vivo Dynamics and Differential Microtubule-Binding Activities of MAP65 Proteins

    Daniël Van Damme;Kris Van Poucke;Emmanuel Boutant;Christophe Ritzenthaler

  • Saponins and their role in biological processes in plants

    Ahmad Faizal;Ahmad Faizal;Danny Geelen

  • Disruption of putative anion channel gene AtCLC-a in Arabidopsis suggests a role in the regulation of nitrate content.

    Danny Geelen;Claire Lurin;David Bouchez;Jean Marie Frachisse

  • Polyploidy Affects Plant Growth and Alters Cell Wall Composition.

    Sander Corneillie;Nico De Storme;Rebecca Van Acker;Jonatan Ulrik Fangel

  • Callose homeostasis at plasmodesmata: molecular regulators and developmental relevance.

    Nico De Storme;Danny Geelen

  • The abscisic acid-related SNARE homolog NtSyr1 contributes to secretion and growth: evidence from competition with its cytosolic domain

    Danny Geelen;Barbara Leyman;Henri Batoko;Gian-Pietro Di Sansebastiano

  • Control of Endogenous Auxin Levels in Plant Root Development

    Damilola Olatunji;Danny Geelen;Inge Verstraeten;Inge Verstraeten

  • Production of diploid male gametes in Arabidopsis by cold-induced destabilization of postmeiotic radial microtubule arrays.

    Nico De Storme;Gregory P. Copenhaver;Danny Geelen

  • Identification and Dynamics of Two Classes of Aurora-Like Kinases in Arabidopsis and Other Plants

    Dmitri Demidov;Daniël Van Damme;Danny Geelen;Frank R. Blattner

  • In Vitro Propagation

    Hans Motte;Stefaan Werbrouck;Danny Geelen

Frequent Co-Authors

Daniël Van Damme
Daniël Van Damme Ghent University
Dirk Inzé
Dirk Inzé Ghent University
Guy Smagghe
Guy Smagghe Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Sofie Goormachtig
Sofie Goormachtig Ghent University
Alain Goossens
Alain Goossens Ghent University
Siegfried E. Vlaeminck
Siegfried E. Vlaeminck University of Antwerp
M. Van Montagu
M. Van Montagu Ghent University
Jacob Pollier
Jacob Pollier Ghent University
Michael R. Blatt
Michael R. Blatt University of Glasgow
Nico Boon
Nico Boon Ghent University

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