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Biology and Biochemistry
Belgium
2023

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
100
Citations
50385
World Ranking
1487
National Ranking
24

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Belgium Leader Award
  • 2011 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Guy Smagghe is affiliated with Vrije Universiteit Brussel in Belgium and has a substantial body of work in the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences as well as Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their research spans numerous subfields including Insect Science, Molecular Biology, Plant Science, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, and Genetics.

The scientist's research topics cover a range of specialized areas such as Insect and Pesticide Research, Insect Resistance and Genetics, Plant and Animal Studies, Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior, Insect-Plant Interactions and Control, Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research, and Insect Symbiosis and Bacterial Influences.

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Guy Smagghe include Clauvis Nji Tizi Taning, Olivier Christiaens, Jin-Jun Wang, Tong-Xian Liu, and Kristof De Schutter.

The venues where the scientist has most frequently published include Pest Management Science, Insects, Insect Science, Journal of Pest Science, and Entomologia Generalis.

Recent papers authored or coauthored by Guy Smagghe include:

  • Double-Stranded RNA Technology to Control Insect Pests: Current Status and Challenges, 2020, Frontiers in Plant Science
  • Diversity and Global Distribution of Viruses of the Western Honey Bee, Apis mellifera, 2020, Insects
  • RNAi: What is its position in agriculture?, 2020, Journal of Pest Science
  • Bee Viruses: Routes of Infection in Hymenoptera, 2020, Frontiers in Microbiology
  • Critical links between biodiversity and health in wild bee conservation, 2021, Trends in Ecology & Evolution

Guy Smagghe was recognized as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2011.

Best Publications

  • Chitosan as Antimicrobial Agent: Applications and Mode of Action

    Entsar I. Rabea;Mohamed E.-T. Badawy;Christian V. Stevens;Guy Smagghe

  • Genome Sequence of the Pea Aphid Acyrthosiphon pisum

    Stephen Richards;Richard A. Gibbs;Nicole M. Gerardo;Nancy Moran

  • Neonicotinoids in bees: a review on concentrations, side-effects and risk assessment

    Tsjeerd Blacquière;Guy Smagghe;Cornelis A M Van Gestel;Veerle Mommaerts

  • The genome of Tetranychus urticae reveals herbivorous pest adaptations

    Miodrag Grbić;Miodrag Grbić;Thomas Van Leeuwen;Richard M. Clark;Stephane Rombauts

  • Mechanisms of dsRNA uptake in insects and potential of RNAi for pest control: a review.

    Hanneke Huvenne;Guy Smagghe

  • RNA interference in Lepidoptera: An overview of successful and unsuccessful studies and implications for experimental design

    Olle Terenius;Alexie Papanicolaou;Alexie Papanicolaou;Jennie S. Garbutt;Ioannis Eleftherianos

  • Pesticide-Induced Stress in Arthropod Pests for Optimized Integrated Pest Management Programs

    R.N.C. Guedes;G. Smagghe;J.D. Stark;N. Desneux

  • The non-target impact of spinosyns on beneficial arthropods.

    Antonio Biondi;Veerle Mommaerts;Guy Smagghe;Elisa Viñuela

  • Towards the elements of successful insect RNAi.

    Jeffrey G. Scott;Kristin Michel;Lyric C. Bartholomay;Blair D. Siegfried

  • RNAi efficiency, systemic properties, and novel delivery methods for pest insect control : what we know so far

    Mallikarjuna R. Joga;Moises J. Zotti;Guy Smagghe;Olivier Christiaens

  • Butyrate-producing bacteria supplemented in vitro to Crohn’s disease patient microbiota increased butyrate production and enhanced intestinal epithelial barrier integrity

    Annelies Geirnaert;Annelies Geirnaert;Marta Calatayud;Charlotte Grootaert;Debby Laukens

  • The genomes of two key bumblebee species with primitive eusocial organization

    Ben M Sadd;Ben M Sadd;Seth M Barribeau;Seth M Barribeau;Guy Bloch;Dirk C. de Graaf

  • Plant lectins as defense proteins against phytophagous insects

    Gianni Vandenborre;Guy Smagghe;Els J.M. Van Damme

  • ACE inhibitory peptides derived from enzymatic hydrolysates of animal muscle protein: a review.

    Lieselot Vercruysse;John Van Camp;Guy Smagghe

  • Green leaf volatile production by plants : a meta-analysis

    Maarten Ameye;Silke Allmann;Jan Verwaeren;Guy Smagghe

  • Delivery of dsRNA for RNAi in insects: an overview and future directions

    Na Yu;Olivier Christiaens;Jisheng Liu;Jinzhi Niu

  • RNA interference technology in crop protection against arthropod pests, pathogens and nematodes.

    Moises Zotti;Ericmar Avila dos Santos;Deise Cagliari;Olivier Christiaens

  • Insect growth- and development-disrupting insecticides

    Tarlochan S Dhadialla;Arthur Retnakaran;Guy Smagghe

  • Genomic adaptation to polyphagy and insecticides in a major East Asian noctuid pest

    Tingcai Cheng;Jiaqi Wu;Yuqian Wu;Rajendra V. Chilukuri

  • Risk assessment for side-effects of neonicotinoids against bumblebees with and without impairing foraging behavior.

    Veerle Mommaerts;Sofie Reynders;Jana Boulet;Linde Besard

Frequent Co-Authors

Ivan Meeus
Ivan Meeus Ghent University
John Van Camp
John Van Camp Ghent University
Els J. M. Van Damme
Els J. M. Van Damme Ghent University
Katleen Raes
Katleen Raes Ghent University
Elisa Viñuela
Elisa Viñuela Technical University of Madrid
Luc Tirry
Luc Tirry Ghent University
Christian V. Stevens
Christian V. Stevens Ghent University
Pierre Rougé
Pierre Rougé Paul Sabatier University
Richard A. Gibbs
Richard A. Gibbs Baylor College of Medicine

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