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Filip Van Nieuwerburgh

Filip Van Nieuwerburgh

D-Index & Metrics

Genetics

D-Index
52
Citations
11102
World Ranking
3788
National Ranking
53

Filip Van Nieuwerburgh publication distribution in Genetics in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Genetics in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Filip Van Nieuwerburgh sits on this spectrum.

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45 publications 703+

This scientist: 240 publications — 64th percentile

64% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 703 publications or more.

Filip Van Nieuwerburgh D-index placement in Genetics in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Genetics scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Filip Van Nieuwerburgh sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 160+

This scientist: 52 D-Index — 14th percentile

14% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 160 D-Index or more.

Overview

Filip Van Nieuwerburgh is a researcher affiliated with Ghent University in Belgium, with a focus on Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology. Their work spans 215 publications within these fields, with particular contributions to subfields such as Molecular Biology, Immunology, and Genetics.

Their research addresses various topics including T-cell and B-cell Immunology, Immune Cell Function and Interaction, as well as Molecular Biology Techniques and Applications. Additional areas of focus include Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies, Reproductive Biology and Fertility, Single-cell and Spatial Transcriptomics, and Pluripotent Stem Cells Research.

Van Nieuwerburgh has coauthored extensively with several collaborators, notably Dieter Deforce, Yannick Gansemans, Laurentijn Tilleman, Tom Taghon, and Tim Meese. These collaborative efforts have contributed to a broad scope of research outputs.

The researcher's recent publications include:

  • ADAR1 prevents autoinflammation by suppressing spontaneous ZBP1 activation, 2022, Nature
  • A Case of Phage Therapy against Pandrug-Resistant Achromobacter xylosoxidans in a 12-Year-Old Lung-Transplanted Cystic Fibrosis Patient, 2021, Viruses
  • ADAR1 interaction with Z-RNA promotes editing of endogenous double-stranded RNA and prevents MDA5-dependent immune activation, 2021, Cell Reports
  • The transcription factor ETS1 is an important regulator of human NK cell development and terminal differentiation, 2020, Blood
  • Distinct and temporary-restricted epigenetic mechanisms regulate human αβ and γδ T cell development, 2020, Nature Immunology

Van Nieuwerburgh regularly publishes in specific venues, including bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) with 27 publications, Frontiers in Immunology and Scientific Reports each with 7 publications, International Journal of Molecular Sciences with 7 publications, and Frontiers in Physiology with 5 publications.

Best Publications

  • Analysis of shared heritability in common disorders of the brain

    Verneri Anttila;Verneri Anttila;Brendan Bulik-Sullivan;Brendan Bulik-Sullivan;Hilary K. Finucane;Raymond K. Walters;Raymond K. Walters

  • Library construction for next-generation sequencing: Overviews and challenges

    Steven R. Head;H. Kiyomi Komori;Sarah A. LaMere;Thomas Whisenant

  • The Chara Genome: Secondary Complexity and Implications for Plant Terrestrialization.

    Tomoaki Nishiyama;Hidetoshi Sakayama;Jan de Vries;Jan de Vries;Henrik Buschmann

  • Partitioning the heritability of tourette syndrome and obsessive compulsive disorder reveals differences in genetic architecture

    Lea K. Davis;Dongmei Yu;Clare L. Keenan;Eric R. Gamazon

  • Dissection of the phytohormonal regulation of trichome formation and biosynthesis of the antimalarial compound artemisinin in Artemisia annua plants

    Lies Maes;Filip C. W. Van Nieuwerburgh;Yansheng Zhang;Darwin W. Reed

  • Development and evaluation of different normalization strategies for gene expression studies in Candida albicans biofilms by real-time PCR.

    Heleen Nailis;Tom Coenye;Filip Van Nieuwerburgh;Dieter Deforce

  • Ancient dispersal of the human fungal pathogen Cryptococcus gattii from the Amazon rainforest

    Ferry Hagen;Paulo C. Ceresini;Itzhack Polacheck;Hansong Ma

  • The Quorum Sensing Inhibitor Hamamelitannin Increases Antibiotic Susceptibility of Staphylococcus aureus Biofilms by Affecting Peptidoglycan Biosynthesis and eDNA Release

    Gilles Brackman;Koen Breyne;Riet De Rycke;Arno Vermote

  • Emended description of Gardnerella vaginalis and description of Gardnerella leopoldii sp. nov., Gardnerella piotii sp. nov. and Gardnerella swidsinskii sp. nov., with delineation of 13 genomic species within the genus Gardnerella.

    Mario Vaneechoutte;Alexander Guschin;Leen Van Simaey;Yannick Gansemans

  • Directional RNA deep sequencing sheds new light on the transcriptional response of Anabaena sp. strain PCC 7120 to combined-nitrogen deprivation.

    Britt L Flaherty;F Van Nieuwerburgh;Steven R Head;James W Golden

  • Complete nucleotide sequence of CTX-M-15-plasmids from clinical Escherichia coli isolates: insertional events of transposons and insertion sequences

    Annemieke Smet;Filip Van Nieuwerburgh;Tom T. M. Vandekerckhove;An Martel

  • Forensic STR analysis using massive parallel sequencing

    Christophe Van Neste;Filip Van Nieuwerburgh;David Van Hoofstat;Dieter Deforce

  • OSC2 and CYP716A14v2 Catalyze the Biosynthesis of Triterpenoids for the Cuticle of Aerial Organs of Artemisia annua

    Tessa Moses;Jacob Pollier;Jacob Pollier;Qian Shen;Sandra Soetaert

  • Differential transcriptome analysis of glandular and filamentous trichomes in Artemisia annua

    Sandra S A Soetaert;Christophe M F Van Neste;Mado L Vandewoestyne;Steven R Head

  • Association between the dopamine D2 receptor TaqI A2 allele and low activity COMT allele with obsessive-compulsive disorder in males.

    Damiaan Denys;Filip Van Nieuwerburgh;Dieter Deforce;Herman Westenberg

  • Presence and potential of cell free DNA in different types of forensic samples.

    Mado Vandewoestyne;David Van Hoofstat;Aimée Franssen;Filip Van Nieuwerburgh

  • Association between serotonergic candidate genes and specific phenotypes of obsessive compulsive disorder.

    Damiaan Denys;Filip Van Nieuwerburgh;Dieter Deforce;Herman G.M. Westenberg

  • Discovery of the leinamycin family of natural products by mining actinobacterial genomes.

    Guohui Pan;Zhengren Xu;Zhikai Guo;Hindra

  • Strain Prioritization and Genome Mining for Enediyne Natural Products.

    Xiaohui Yan;Huiming Ge;Tingting Huang;Hindra

  • Assessment of Microbial Diversity in Biofilms Recovered from Endotracheal Tubes Using Culture Dependent and Independent Approaches

    Ilse Vandecandelaere;Nele Matthijs;Filip Van Nieuwerburgh;Dieter Deforce

Frequent Co-Authors

Dieter Deforce
Dieter Deforce Ghent University
Tom Coenye
Tom Coenye Ghent University
Paul Coucke
Paul Coucke Ghent University
Damiaan Denys
Damiaan Denys University of Amsterdam
Freddy Haesebrouck
Freddy Haesebrouck Ghent University
Guy Smagghe
Guy Smagghe Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Yves Van de Peer
Yves Van de Peer Ghent University
Björn Menten
Björn Menten Ghent University Hospital
Ann Van Soom
Ann Van Soom Ghent University
Jo Vandesompele
Jo Vandesompele Ghent University

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