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Freddy Haesebrouck

Freddy Haesebrouck

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Microbiology
Belgium
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Microbiology

D-Index
111
Citations
48736
World Ranking
232
National Ranking
6

Medicine

D-Index
109
Citations
48719
World Ranking
5734
National Ranking
60

Freddy Haesebrouck 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 Freddy Haesebrouck sits on this spectrum.

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55 publications 679+

This scientist: 1,066 publications — 100th percentile

100% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Freddy Haesebrouck 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 Freddy Haesebrouck sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 127+

This scientist: 111 D-Index — 96th percentile

96% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Microbiology in Belgium Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Microbiology in Belgium Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Microbiology in Belgium Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Microbiology in Belgium Leader Award

Overview

Freddy Haesebrouck is affiliated with Ghent University in Belgium and conducts research primarily in the fields of Medicine, Agricultural and Biological Sciences, and Immunology and Microbiology. Their work spans several subfields including Surgery, Microbiology, Infectious Diseases, Animal Science and Zoology, and Immunology.

Their research covers a range of main topics such as microbial infections and disease research, Helicobacter pylori-related gastroenterology studies, milk quality and mastitis in dairy cows, veterinary medicine and infectious diseases, aquaculture disease management and microbiota, probiotics and fermented foods, and animal virus infections studies.

Haesebrouck has published extensively, with frequent contributions to notable journals. The primary publication venues include Veterinary Research, Journal of Dairy Science, Antibiotics, Research Square, and Porcine Health Management.

Among their recent papers are the following:

  • The tremendous biomedical potential of bacterial extracellular vesicles, 2022, Trends in biotechnology
  • Helicobacter pylori-derived outer membrane vesicles contribute to Alzheimer's disease pathogenesis via C3-C3aR signalling, 2023, Journal of Extracellular Vesicles
  • Bacterial extracellular vesicles: an emerging avenue to tackle diseases, 2023, Trends in Microbiology
  • Dietary zinc source impacts intestinal morphology and oxidative stress in young broilers, 2020, Poultry Science
  • Perspectives for improvement of Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae vaccines in pigs, 2021, Veterinary Research

Haesebrouck collaborates frequently with several researchers including Filip Boyen, Dominiek Maes, Sarne De Vliegher, Chloë De Witte, and Richard Ducatelle.

Best Publications

  • Antimicrobial Growth Promoters Used in Animal Feed: Effects of Less Well Known Antibiotics on Gram-Positive Bacteria

    Patrick Butaye;Luc A. Devriese;Freddy Haesebrouck

  • Mechanisms of egg contamination by Salmonella Enteritidis

    Inne Gantois;Richard Ducatelle;Frank Pasmans;Freddy Haesebrouck

  • Clostridium perfringens in poultry: an emerging threat for animal and public health

    Filip Van Immerseel;Jeroen De Buck;Frank Pasmans;Gerard Huyghebaert

  • Control of Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae infections in pigs.

    Dominiek Maes;Joachim Segales;Tom Meyns;Marina Sibila

  • Staphylococcus pseudintermedius sp. nov., a coagulase-positive species from animals.

    Luc A. Devriese;Marc Vancanneyt;Margo Baele;Mario Vaneechoutte

  • Flavobacterium psychrophilum infections in salmonid fish.

    A Nematollahi;Annemie Decostere;Frank Pasmans;Freddy Haesebrouck

  • Necrotic enteritis in broilers: an updated review on the pathogenesis.

    L. Timbermont;F. Haesebrouck;R. Ducatelle;F. Van Immerseel

  • Columnaris disease in fish: a review with emphasis on bacterium-host interactions

    Annelies Maria Declercq;Freddy Haesebrouck;Wim Van den Broeck;Peter Bossier

  • The use of organic acids to combat Salmonella in poultry: a mechanistic explanation of the efficacy

    F. Van Immerseel;J. B. Russell;M. D. Flythe;I. Gantois

  • Butyrate Specifically Down-Regulates Salmonella Pathogenicity Island 1 Gene Expression

    I. Gantois;R. Ducatelle;F. Pasmans;F. Haesebrouck

  • Butyricicoccus pullicaecorum in inflammatory bowel disease

    Venessa Eeckhaut;Kathleen Machiels;Clémentine Perrier;Carlos Romero

  • Diversity of Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamases and Class C β-Lactamases among Cloacal Escherichia coli Isolates in Belgian Broiler Farms

    Annemieke Smet;An Martel;Davy Persoons;Jeroen Dewulf

  • Yersinia ruckeri infections in salmonid fish

    Els Tobback;Annemie Decostere;Katleen Hermans;Freddy Haesebrouck

  • Broad-spectrum β-lactamases among Enterobacteriaceae of animal origin: molecular aspects, mobility and impact on public health

    Annemieke Smet;An Martel;Davy Persoons;Jeroen Dewulf

  • Poultry as a host for the zoonotic pathogen Campylobacter jejuni.

    David Hermans;Frank Pasmans;Winy Messens;An Martel

  • Antimicrobial Resistance of Old and Recent Staphylococcus aureus Isolates from Poultry: First Detection of Livestock-Associated Methicillin-Resistant Strain ST398

    Mostafa Nemati;Katleen Hermans;Urszula Lipinska;Olivier Denis

  • Update on Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae infections in pigs: Knowledge gaps for improved disease control.

    Dominiek Maes;M Sibila;P Kuhnert;J Segalés

  • Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in food production animals.

    Wannes Vanderhaeghen;Katleen Hermans;Freddy Haesebrouck;Patrick Butaye

  • Gastric Helicobacters in Domestic Animals and Nonhuman Primates and Their Significance for Human Health

    Freddy Haesebrouck;Frank Pasmans;Bram Flahou;Koen Chiers

  • The Impact of Fusarium Mycotoxins on Human and Animal Host Susceptibility to Infectious Diseases

    Gunther Antonissen;An Martel;Frank Pasmans;Richard Ducatelle

  • Efficacy of vaccines against bacterial diseases in swine: what can we expect?

    Freddy Haesebrouck;Frank Pasmans;Koen Chiers;Dominiek Maes

  • Non-typhoidal Salmonella infections in pigs: A closer look at epidemiology, pathogenesis and control

    F. Boyen;F. Haesebrouck;D. Maes;F. Van Immerseel

Frequent Co-Authors

Richard Ducatelle
Richard Ducatelle Ghent University
Frank Pasmans
Frank Pasmans Ghent University
An Martel
An Martel Ghent University
Luc Devriese
Luc Devriese Ghent University
Patrick Butaye
Patrick Butaye City University of Hong Kong
Filip Van Immerseel
Filip Van Immerseel Ghent University
Jeroen Dewulf
Jeroen Dewulf Ghent University
Marc Heyndrickx
Marc Heyndrickx Ghent University
Dominiek Maes
Dominiek Maes Ghent University
Peter Vandamme
Peter Vandamme Ghent University

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