World's Best Scientists 2026 revealed!

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
63
Citations
15890
World Ranking
10122
National Ranking
185

Overview

Frédéric Leroy is affiliated with the Vrije Universiteit Brussel in Belgium and has contributed extensively to the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Medicine. Their research focuses primarily on Food Science, Ecology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Molecular Biology, and Animal Science and Zoology.

The research topics covered by Leroy include:

  • Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact
  • Probiotics and Fermented Foods
  • Meat and Animal Product Quality
  • Nutritional Studies and Diet
  • Consumer Attitudes and Food Labeling
  • Diet and Metabolism Studies
  • Identification and Quantification in Food

Leroy has published multiple papers in various scientific venues. Notable recent papers include:

  • Functional role of yeasts, lactic acid bacteria and acetic acid bacteria in cocoa fermentation processes, 2020, FEMS Microbiology Reviews
  • The role of meat in the human diet: evolutionary aspects and nutritional value, 2023, Animal Frontiers
  • Animal board invited review: Animal source foods in healthy, sustainable, and ethical diets - An argument against drastic limitation of livestock in the food system, 2022, animal
  • Protein quality as a complementary functional unit in life cycle assessment (LCA), 2022, The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment
  • Nutritionism in a food policy context: the case of 'animal protein', 2022, Animal Production Science

The primary publication venues for Leroy's research include:

  • Animal Frontiers
  • animal
  • American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
  • Microorganisms
  • Journal of Animal Science

Leroy has collaborated frequently with several coauthors, reflecting interdisciplinary and multinational research connections. Frequent collaborators include:

  • Luc De Vuyst
  • David Van der Veken
  • Ty Beal
  • Christina Charmpi
  • Emiel Van Reckem

Best Publications

  • Lactic acid bacteria as functional starter cultures for the food fermentation industry

    Frédéric Leroy;Luc De Vuyst

  • Bifidobacteria and butyrate-producing colon bacteria: Importance and strategies for their stimulation in the human gut

    Audrey Rivière;Marija Selak;David Reginald Lantin;Frederic Leroy

  • Bacteriocins from Lactic Acid Bacteria: Production, Purification, and Food Applications

    Luc De Vuyst;Frédéric Leroy

  • Functional meat starter cultures for improved sausage fermentation.

    Frédéric Leroy;Jurgen Verluyten;Luc De Vuyst

  • Cross-feeding between bifidobacteria and butyrate-producing colon bacteria explains bifdobacterial competitiveness, butyrate production, and gas production.

    Luc De Vuyst;Frédéric Leroy

  • Yeast diversity of sourdoughs and associated metabolic properties and functionalities

    Luc De Vuyst;Henning Harth;Simon Van Kerrebroeck;Frédéric Leroy

  • Probiotics in fermented sausages.

    Luc De Vuyst;Gwen Falony;Frédéric Leroy

  • Temperature and pH Conditions That Prevail during Fermentation of Sausages Are Optimal for Production of the Antilisterial Bacteriocin Sakacin K

    Frédéric Leroy;Luc de Vuyst

  • Control of bioflavour and safety in fermented sausages: first results of a European project

    D Demeyer;M Raemaekers;A Rizzo;A Holck

  • Invited review: Effect, persistence, and virulence of coagulase-negative Staphylococcus species associated with ruminant udder health

    W. Vanderhaeghen;S. Piepers;F. Leroy;E. Van Coillie

  • Bacterial diversity and functionalities in food fermentations

    Frédéric Ravyts;Luc De Vuyst;Frédéric Leroy

  • Meat traditions. The co-evolution of humans and meat.

    Frédéric Leroy;Istvan Praet

  • Microbial Ecology and Process Technology of Sourdough Fermentation

    Luc De Vuyst;Simon Van Kerrebroeck;Frédéric Leroy

  • Production of conjugated linoleic acid and conjugated linolenic acid isomers by Bifidobacterium species

    Lara Gorissen;Katleen Raes;Stefan Weckx;Dirk Dannenberger

  • Identification, typing, ecology and epidemiology of coagulase negative staphylococci associated with ruminants.

    Wannes Vanderhaeghen;Sofie Piepers;Frédéric Leroy;Els Van Coillie

  • The presence of salt and a curing agent reduces bacteriocin production by Lactobacillus sakei CTC 494, a potential starter culture for sausage fermentation.

    Frédéric Leroy;Luc de Vuyst

  • Functional role of yeasts, lactic acid bacteria and acetic acid bacteria in cocoa fermentation processes.

    Luc De Vuyst;Frédéric Leroy

  • Enterococcus faecium RZS C5, an interesting bacteriocin producer to be used as a co-culture in food fermentation

    F Leroy;M R Foulquié Moreno;L De Vuyst

  • Coculture fermentations of Bifidobacterium species and Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron reveal a mechanistic insight into the prebiotic effect of inulin-type fructans.

    Gwen Falony;Thomas Calmeyn;Frédéric Leroy;Luc De Vuyst

  • Evaluation of the spoilage lactic acid bacteria in modified-atmosphere-packaged artisan-type cooked ham using culture-dependent and culture-independent approaches.

    C. Vasilopoulos;F. Ravyts;H. De Maere;E. De Mey

Frequent Co-Authors

Luc De Vuyst
Luc De Vuyst Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Katleen Raes
Katleen Raes Ghent University
Gwen Falony
Gwen Falony Wageningen University & Research
S. De Vliegher
S. De Vliegher Ghent University
Freddy Haesebrouck
Freddy Haesebrouck Ghent University
S. De Smet
S. De Smet Ghent University
Bruno Pot
Bruno Pot Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Sofie Piepers
Sofie Piepers Ghent University
Daniël Demeyer
Daniël Demeyer Ghent University
Luis G. Bermúdez-Humarán
Luis G. Bermúdez-Humarán University of Paris-Saclay

If you think any of the details on this page are incorrect, let us know.

Report an issue

We appreciate your kind effort to assist us to improve this page, it would be helpful providing us with as much detail as possible in the text box below:

Best Scientists Citing Frédéric Leroy

Trending Scientists