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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Microbiology 69 2085 1901 48 45 272 14750

Françoise Van Bambeke publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Françoise Van Bambeke between 1993 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Françoise Van Bambeke published across 33 years, from 1993 to 2025, averaging 9.6 papers a year. Output peaked at 27 publications in 2009. 21 of the 316 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20 25
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1993 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 27. Peak 27 publications in 2009. 1993: 1 publication 1994: 0 publications 1995: 2 publications 1996: 6 publications 1997: 2 publications 1998: 2 publications 1999: 6 publications 2000: 4 publications 2001: 8 publications 2002: 4 publications 2003: 9 publications 2004: 9 publications 2005: 11 publications 2006: 11 publications 2007: 15 publications 2008: 14 publications 2009: 27 publications 2010: 15 publications 2011: 12 publications 2012: 11 publications 2013: 8 publications 2014: 10 publications 2015: 14 publications 2016: 13 publications 2017: 12 publications 2018: 13 publications 2019: 7 publications 2020: 18 publications 2021: 12 publications 2022: 13 publications 2023: 6 publications 2024: 13 publications 2025: 8 publications
1993 2025

316 publications in total across all disciplines

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Françoise Van Bambeke: publications per year, 1993 to 2025
Year Publications
1993 1
1994 0
1995 2
1996 6
1997 2
1998 2
1999 6
2000 4
2001 8
2002 4
2003 9
2004 9
2005 11
2006 11
2007 15
2008 14
2009 27
2010 15
2011 12
2012 11
2013 8
2014 10
2015 14
2016 13
2017 12
2018 13
2019 7
2020 18
2021 12
2022 13
2023 6
2024 13
2025 8
Total 316
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Françoise Van Bambeke publication distribution in Microbiology in 2026

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

No. of scientists
50 100 150 200 250
Bar chart with 64 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 55–64 to 679+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 288. Most scientists, 288, have 135–144 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 679 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 265–274 publications, is where this scientist sits. 55–64 publications: 8 scientists 65–74 publications: 29 scientists 75–84 publications: 55 scientists 85–94 publications: 112 scientists 95–104 publications: 137 scientists 105–114 publications: 190 scientists 115–124 publications: 235 scientists 125–134 publications: 234 scientists 135–144 publications: 288 scientists 145–154 publications: 265 scientists 155–164 publications: 264 scientists 165–174 publications: 253 scientists 175–184 publications: 276 scientists 185–194 publications: 190 scientists 195–204 publications: 234 scientists 205–214 publications: 208 scientists 215–224 publications: 198 scientists 225–234 publications: 155 scientists 235–244 publications: 161 scientists 245–254 publications: 160 scientists 255–264 publications: 146 scientists 265–274 publications: 139 scientists 275–284 publications: 148 scientists 285–294 publications: 115 scientists 295–304 publications: 96 scientists 305–314 publications: 88 scientists 315–324 publications: 106 scientists 325–334 publications: 65 scientists 335–344 publications: 76 scientists 345–354 publications: 64 scientists 355–364 publications: 62 scientists 365–374 publications: 65 scientists 375–384 publications: 61 scientists 385–394 publications: 34 scientists 395–404 publications: 44 scientists 405–414 publications: 36 scientists 415–424 publications: 35 scientists 425–434 publications: 29 scientists 435–444 publications: 33 scientists 445–454 publications: 34 scientists 455–464 publications: 25 scientists 465–474 publications: 26 scientists 475–484 publications: 20 scientists 485–494 publications: 19 scientists 495–504 publications: 16 scientists 505–514 publications: 17 scientists 515–524 publications: 23 scientists 525–534 publications: 14 scientists 535–544 publications: 14 scientists 545–554 publications: 18 scientists 555–564 publications: 12 scientists 565–574 publications: 7 scientists 575–584 publications: 9 scientists 585–594 publications: 9 scientists 595–604 publications: 9 scientists 605–614 publications: 7 scientists 615–624 publications: 9 scientists 625–634 publications: 7 scientists 635–644 publications: 4 scientists 645–654 publications: 5 scientists 655–664 publications: 6 scientists 665–674 publications: 7 scientists 675–678 publications: 3 scientists 679+ publications: 99 scientists
55–64 publications 679+

This scientist: 272 publications — 71st percentile

71% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 679 publications or more.

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Number of Microbiology scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 5,513 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
55–64 8
65–74 29
75–84 55
85–94 112
95–104 137
105–114 190
115–124 235
125–134 234
135–144 288
145–154 265
155–164 264
165–174 253
175–184 276
185–194 190
195–204 234
205–214 208
215–224 198
225–234 155
235–244 161
245–254 160
255–264 146
265–274 139 272
275–284 148
285–294 115
295–304 96
305–314 88
315–324 106
325–334 65
335–344 76
345–354 64
355–364 62
365–374 65
375–384 61
385–394 34
395–404 44
405–414 36
415–424 35
425–434 29
435–444 33
445–454 34
455–464 25
465–474 26
475–484 20
485–494 19
495–504 16
505–514 17
515–524 23
525–534 14
535–544 14
545–554 18
555–564 12
565–574 7
575–584 9
585–594 9
595–604 9
605–614 7
615–624 9
625–634 7
635–644 4
645–654 5
655–664 6
665–674 7
675–678 3
679+ 99
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Françoise Van Bambeke D-index placement in Microbiology in 2026

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

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 88 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40 to 127+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 162. Most scientists, 162, have 58 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 127 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 69 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40 D-Index: 30 scientists 41 D-Index: 86 scientists 42 D-Index: 90 scientists 43 D-Index: 117 scientists 44 D-Index: 122 scientists 45 D-Index: 123 scientists 46 D-Index: 108 scientists 47 D-Index: 110 scientists 48 D-Index: 106 scientists 49 D-Index: 109 scientists 50 D-Index: 129 scientists 51 D-Index: 111 scientists 52 D-Index: 116 scientists 53 D-Index: 127 scientists 54 D-Index: 134 scientists 55 D-Index: 134 scientists 56 D-Index: 112 scientists 57 D-Index: 136 scientists 58 D-Index: 162 scientists 59 D-Index: 151 scientists 60 D-Index: 139 scientists 61 D-Index: 123 scientists 62 D-Index: 126 scientists 63 D-Index: 144 scientists 64 D-Index: 109 scientists 65 D-Index: 103 scientists 66 D-Index: 124 scientists 67 D-Index: 112 scientists 68 D-Index: 103 scientists 69 D-Index: 131 scientists 70 D-Index: 94 scientists 71 D-Index: 93 scientists 72 D-Index: 96 scientists 73 D-Index: 92 scientists 74 D-Index: 80 scientists 75 D-Index: 66 scientists 76 D-Index: 87 scientists 77 D-Index: 60 scientists 78 D-Index: 73 scientists 79 D-Index: 59 scientists 80 D-Index: 57 scientists 81 D-Index: 55 scientists 82 D-Index: 47 scientists 83 D-Index: 77 scientists 84 D-Index: 50 scientists 85 D-Index: 45 scientists 86 D-Index: 42 scientists 87 D-Index: 41 scientists 88 D-Index: 32 scientists 89 D-Index: 38 scientists 90 D-Index: 35 scientists 91 D-Index: 34 scientists 92 D-Index: 27 scientists 93 D-Index: 26 scientists 94 D-Index: 33 scientists 95 D-Index: 22 scientists 96 D-Index: 37 scientists 97 D-Index: 22 scientists 98 D-Index: 21 scientists 99 D-Index: 22 scientists 100 D-Index: 30 scientists 101 D-Index: 16 scientists 102 D-Index: 20 scientists 103 D-Index: 17 scientists 104 D-Index: 19 scientists 105 D-Index: 16 scientists 106 D-Index: 19 scientists 107 D-Index: 18 scientists 108 D-Index: 14 scientists 109 D-Index: 10 scientists 110 D-Index: 9 scientists 111 D-Index: 7 scientists 112 D-Index: 11 scientists 113 D-Index: 6 scientists 114 D-Index: 15 scientists 115 D-Index: 10 scientists 116 D-Index: 12 scientists 117 D-Index: 7 scientists 118 D-Index: 10 scientists 119 D-Index: 10 scientists 120 D-Index: 11 scientists 121 D-Index: 2 scientists 122 D-Index: 7 scientists 123 D-Index: 12 scientists 124 D-Index: 5 scientists 125 D-Index: 9 scientists 126 D-Index: 6 scientists 127+ D-Index: 95 scientists
40 D-Index 127+

This scientist: 69 D-Index — 64th percentile

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

The last bar groups every scientist with 127 D-Index or more.

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Number of Microbiology scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 5,513 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40 30
41 86
42 90
43 117
44 122
45 123
46 108
47 110
48 106
49 109
50 129
51 111
52 116
53 127
54 134
55 134
56 112
57 136
58 162
59 151
60 139
61 123
62 126
63 144
64 109
65 103
66 124
67 112
68 103
69 131 69
70 94
71 93
72 96
73 92
74 80
75 66
76 87
77 60
78 73
79 59
80 57
81 55
82 47
83 77
84 50
85 45
86 42
87 41
88 32
89 38
90 35
91 34
92 27
93 26
94 33
95 22
96 37
97 22
98 21
99 22
100 30
101 16
102 20
103 17
104 19
105 16
106 19
107 18
108 14
109 10
110 9
111 7
112 11
113 6
114 15
115 10
116 12
117 7
118 10
119 10
120 11
121 2
122 7
123 12
124 5
125 9
126 6
127+ 95
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Overview

Françoise Van Bambeke is affiliated with Université Catholique de Louvain in Belgium. Their research spans multiple fields primarily within Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. The scientist's work is particularly notable in subfields such as Molecular Biology, Infectious Diseases, Molecular Medicine, Pharmacology, and Epidemiology.

The main topics covered by Françoise Van Bambeke's research include:

  • Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing
  • Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria
  • Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus
  • Antibiotics Pharmacokinetics and Efficacy
  • Antibiotic Use and Resistance
  • Antimicrobial Peptides and Activities
  • Orthopedic Infections and Treatments

The scientist has frequently published in the following venues:

  • Antibiotics
  • Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy
  • Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy
  • Microbiology Spectrum
  • Frontiers in Microbiology

Recent publications by Françoise Van Bambeke include:

  • Intracellular Staphylococcus aureus persisters upon antibiotic exposure, 2020, Nature Communications
  • Host Cell Oxidative Stress Induces Dormant Staphylococcus aureus Persisters, 2022, Microbiology Spectrum
  • Artemisia Spp. Derivatives for COVID-19 Treatment: Anecdotal Use, Political Hype, Treatment Potential, Challenges, and Road Map to Randomized Clinical Trials, 2020, American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
  • Clinical Use and Adverse Drug Reactions of Linezolid: A Retrospective Study in Four Belgian Hospital Centers, 2021, Antibiotics
  • Increased Azithromycin Susceptibility of Multidrug-Resistant Gram-Negative Bacteria on RPMI-1640 Agar Assessed by Disk Diffusion Testing, 2020, Antibiotics

Frequent collaborators in their research include Paul M. Tulkens, Perrin Ngougni Pokem, Hervé Poilvache, Olivia Dalleur, and Hector Rodriguez-Villalobos. These repeated partnerships reflect ongoing cooperative efforts in antimicrobial research and related biomedical topics.

Best Publications

  • Pseudomonas aeruginosa: resistance and therapeutic options at the turn of the new millennium.

    N Mesaros;P Nordmann;P Plesiat;M Roussel-Delvallez

  • Antibiotic efflux pumps.

    Françoise Van Bambeke;Elisabetta Balzi;Paul M Tulkens

  • Quinolones in 2005: an update

    F. Van Bambeke;J.-M. Michot;J. Van Eldere;P.M. Tulkens

  • Intracellular Staphylococcus aureus persisters upon antibiotic exposure.

    Frédéric Peyrusson;Hugo Varet;Tiep Khac Nguyen;Rachel Legendre

  • Pharmacodynamic Evaluation of the Intracellular Activities of Antibiotics against Staphylococcus aureus in a Model of THP-1 Macrophages

    Maritza Barcia-Macay;Cristina Seral;Marie-Paule Mingeot-Leclercq;Paul M. Tulkens

  • Glycopeptide antibiotics: from conventional molecules to new derivatives.

    Françoise Van Bambeke;Yves Van Laethem;Patrice Courvalin;Paul M. Tulkens

  • Antibiotic efflux pumps in prokaryotic cells: occurrence, impact on resistance and strategies for the future of antimicrobial therapy

    F Van Bambeke;Y Glupczynski;P Plésiat;J C Pechère

  • Intracellular pharmacodynamics of antibiotics

    Stéphane Carryn;Hugues Chanteux;Cristina Seral;Marie-Paule Mingeot-Leclercq

  • Contrasting Effects of Acidic pH on the Extracellular and Intracellular Activities of the Anti-Gram-Positive Fluoroquinolones Moxifloxacin and Delafloxacin against Staphylococcus aureus

    Sandrine Lemaire;Paul M. Tulkens;Françoise Van Bambeke

  • Inhibitors of bacterial efflux pumps as adjuvants in antibiotic treatments and diagnostic tools for detection of resistance by efflux.

    Françoise Van Bambeke;Jean-Marie Pagès;Ving J Lee

  • Quantitative Analysis of Gentamicin, Azithromycin, Telithromycin, Ciprofloxacin, Moxifloxacin, and Oritavancin (LY333328) Activities against Intracellular Staphylococcus aureus in Mouse J774 Macrophages

    Cristina Seral;Françoise Van Bambeke;Paul M. Tulkens

  • Antibiotic activity against small-colony variants of Staphylococcus aureus: review of in vitro, animal and clinical data

    Laetitia G. Garcia;Sandrine Lemaire;Barbara C. Kahl;Karsten Becker

  • ABC Multidrug Transporters: Target for Modulation of Drug Pharmacokinetics and Drug-Drug Interactions

    Béatrice Marquez;Françoise Van Bambeke

  • Cellular pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics of antibiotics: current views and perspectives.

    Françoise Van Bambeke;Maritza Barcia-Macay;Sandrine Lemaire;Paul M. Tulkens

  • Comparative Intracellular (THP-1 Macrophage) and Extracellular Activities of β-Lactams, Azithromycin, Gentamicin, and Fluoroquinolones against Listeria monocytogenes at Clinically Relevant Concentrations

    Stéphane Carryn;Françoise Van Bambeke;Marie-Paule Mingeot-Leclercq;Paul M. Tulkens

  • The bacterial envelope as a target for novel anti-MRSA antibiotics.

    Françoise Van Bambeke;Marie-Paule Mingeot-Leclercq;Marc J. Struelens;Paul M. Tulkens

  • Gentamicin-induced apoptosis in LLC-PK1 cells : Involvement of lysosomes and mitochondria

    Hélène Servais;Patrick Van Der Smissen;Gaëtan Thirion;Gauthier Van Der Essen

  • A combined pharmacodynamic quantitative and qualitative model reveals the potent activity of daptomycin and delafloxacin against Staphylococcus aureus biofilms.

    Julia Bauer;Wafi Siala;Paul M. Tulkens;Françoise Van Bambeke

  • Multidrug-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae infections: current and future therapeutic options.

    Françoise Van Bambeke;René R Reinert;Peter C Appelbaum;Paul M Tulkens

  • Glycopeptides in clinical development: pharmacological profile and clinical perspectives.

    Françoise Van Bambeke

  • The Sanford Guide to Antimicrobial Therapy 2012-2013

    Mickael Aoun;Franky Buyle;Stephane DeWit;Evelien Haegeman

Frequent Co-Authors

Paul M. Tulkens
Paul M. Tulkens Université Catholique de Louvain
Marie-Paule Mingeot-Leclercq
Marie-Paule Mingeot-Leclercq Université Catholique de Louvain
Youri Glupczynski
Youri Glupczynski Université Catholique de Louvain
Olivier Denis
Olivier Denis Université Libre de Bruxelles
Barbara C. Kahl
Barbara C. Kahl University of Münster
Robert Brasseur
Robert Brasseur Université Libre de Bruxelles
Patrick Plésiat
Patrick Plésiat University of Franche-Comté
Joëlle Quetin-Leclercq
Joëlle Quetin-Leclercq Université Catholique de Louvain
Peter C. Appelbaum
Peter C. Appelbaum Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
Pierre J. Courtoy
Pierre J. Courtoy Université Catholique de Louvain

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