The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Chemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Dirk Tourwé sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 319 publications — 67th percentile
67% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more.
The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Chemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Dirk Tourwé sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 43 D-Index — 5th percentile
5% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more.
Dirk Tourwé is affiliated with the Vrije Universiteit Brussel in Belgium and has contributed extensively to the fields of biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and neuroscience. Their research encompasses a range of topics, including receptor mechanisms and signaling, neuropeptides and animal physiology, chemical synthesis and analysis, computational drug discovery methods, regulation of appetite and obesity, antimicrobial peptides and activities, and pharmacological effects and assays.
Their published work reflects a focus on molecular biology and cellular and molecular neuroscience, with additional interests in computational theory and mathematics, endocrine and autonomic systems, and materials chemistry.
Frequent publication venues for Dirk Tourwé include:
Notable recent papers authored or co-authored by Dirk Tourwé include:
Dirk Tourwé collaborates frequently with several co-authors, including Steven Ballet, Santo Previti, Charlotte Martin, Philippe Sarret, and Olivier Van der Poorten. These collaborations have contributed to a diverse body of work within their research domains.
Thomas L. Mindt;Harriet Struthers;Luc Brans;Todor Anguelov
Gustavo Fenalti;Gustavo Fenalti;Nadia A. Zatsepin;Cecilia Betti;Patrick T. Giguere
Antal Péter;Gabriella Török;Daniel W Armstrong;Géza Tóth
Elisa Garcı́a Garayoa;Lesley Allemann-Tannahill;Peter Bläuenstein;Martine Willmann
La Bella R;Garcia-Garayoa E;Bahler M;Bläuenstein P
Elisa García Garayoa;Christian Schweinsberg;Veronique Maes;Luc Brans
Elisa García Garayoa;Dominique Rüegg;Peter Bläuenstein;Martin Zwimpfer
Ralf Bergmann;Matthias Scheunemann;Christoph Heichert;Peter Mäding
Dirk Tourwé;Kris Verschueren;Anne Frycia;Peg Davis
Christian Schweinsberg;Veronique Maes;Luc Brans;Peter Bläuenstein
Elisa García-Garayoa;Peter Bläuenstein;Matthias Bruehlmeier;Alain Blanc
Matthias Bruehlmeier;Elisa Garcı́a Garayoa;Alain Blanc;Barbara Holzer
Thomas L. Mindt;Christian Schweinsberg;Luc Brans;Adelheid Hagenbach
Aneta Lukaszuk;Heidi Demaegdt;Erzsebet Szemenyei;Géza Tóth
K. Vanommeslaeghe;F. De Proft;S. Loverix;D. Tourwé
Kenno Vanommeslaeghe;Stefan Loverix;Paul Geerlings;Dirk Tourwe
Antal Péter;Géza Tóth;Csaba Tömböly;Georges Laus
Veronique Maes;Elisa Garcia-Garayoa;Peter Bläuenstein;Dirk Tourwé
Antal Péter;Anita Árki;Dirk Tourwé;Enikő Forró
Faisal Alshoukr;Aurélie Prignon;Luc Brans;Abdelhak Jallane;Abdelhak Jallane;Abdelhak Jallane
Antal Péter;Edit Olajos;Richard Casimir;Dirk Tourwé
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