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Ive De Smet publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Biology and Biochemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Ive De Smet sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 160 publications — 32nd percentile

32% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.

Ive De Smet D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Biology and Biochemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Ive De Smet sits on this spectrum.

40–41 D-Index: 80 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 183 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 317 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 504 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 718 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 900 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 1,026 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 1,150 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,236 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 1,253 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 1,163 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 1,131 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 1,032 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 897 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 814 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 715 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 709 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 596 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 512 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 473 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 412 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 373 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 358 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 285 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 273 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 227 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 208 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 193 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 153 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 157 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 148 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 120 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 113 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 100 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 86 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 67 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 72 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 73 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 64 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 53 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 60 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 54 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 43 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 38 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 49 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 26 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 18 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 23 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 32 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 32 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 27 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 19 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 22 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 12 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 16 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 14 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 10 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 13 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 10 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 7 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 9 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 13 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 4 scientists 166 D-Index: 4 scientists 167+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 65 D-Index — 55th percentile

55% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.

Overview

Ive De Smet is affiliated with Ghent University in Belgium, focusing primarily on research within agricultural and biological sciences. Their work bridges several fields including biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and plant science, with a notable publication record in these areas.

Their main fields of study include:

  • Agricultural and Biological Sciences
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Within these fields, De Smet has contributed extensively to several subfields:

  • Plant Science
  • Molecular Biology
  • Agronomy and Crop Science
  • Global and Planetary Change
  • Cell Biology

Their research topics predominantly cover:

  • Plant Molecular Biology Research
  • Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms
  • Plant Reproductive Biology
  • Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism
  • Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance
  • Plant responses to elevated CO2
  • Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics

Ive De Smet's publication venues demonstrate a consistent focus on plant and biological sciences, including frequent contributions to:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Frontiers in Plant Science
  • Journal of Experimental Botany
  • Trends in Plant Science
  • New Phytologist

Some notable recent papers authored or co-authored by De Smet include:

  • "The heat is on: how crop growth, development, and yield respond to high temperature" (2021, Journal of Experimental Botany)
  • "Stress granule-associated TaMBF1c confers thermotolerance through regulating specific mRNA translation in wheat (Triticum aestivum)" (2021, New Phytologist)
  • "The membrane-localized protein kinase MAP4K4/TOT3 regulates thermomorphogenesis" (2021, Nature Communications)
  • "Warm temperature triggers JOX and ST2A-mediated jasmonate catabolism to promote plant growth" (2021, Nature Communications)
  • "Getting to the root of belowground high temperature responses in plants" (2021, Journal of Experimental Botany)

De Smet frequently collaborates with several researchers, including:

  • Xiangyu Xu
  • Tingting Zhu
  • Lam Dai Vu
  • Kris Gevaert
  • Cássio Flávio Fonseca de Lima

The scope of their work highlights a focus on how plants respond and adapt to environmental changes such as temperature stress, with an emphasis on molecular and physiological mechanisms. Their research contributes data and insights relevant to crop growth and plant stress tolerance.

Best Publications

  • The auxin influx carrier LAX3 promotes lateral root emergence

    Kamal Swarup;Eva Benková;Eva Benková;Ranjan Swarup;Ilda Casimiro

  • Auxin-dependent regulation of lateral root positioning in the basal meristem of Arabidopsis.

    Ive De Smet;Takuya Tetsumura;Bert De Rybel;Nicolas Frei dit Frey

  • Lateral root development in Arabidopsis: fifty shades of auxin

    Julien Lavenus;Tatsuaki Goh;Tatsuaki Goh;Ianto Roberts;Soazig Guyomarc’h

  • An abscisic acid-sensitive checkpoint in lateral root development of Arabidopsis

    Ive De Smet;Laurent Signora;Laurent Signora;Tom Beeckman;Dirk Inzé

  • The roots of a new green revolution.

    Griet Den Herder;Gert Van Isterdael;Tom Beeckman;Ive De Smet

  • ABA plays a central role in mediating the regulatory effects of nitrate on root branching in Arabidopsis.

    Laurent Signora;Ive De Smet;Christine H Foyer;Hanma Zhang

  • Root system architecture: insights from Arabidopsis and cereal crops.

    Stephanie Smith;Ive De Smet

  • The Plant Peptidome: An Expanding Repertoire of Structural Features and Biological Functions

    Patrizia Tavormina;Patrizia Tavormina;Barbara De Coninck;Barbara De Coninck;Natalia Nikonorova;Ive De Smet

  • Receptor-like kinase ACR4 restricts formative cell divisions in the Arabidopsis root.

    Ive De Smet;Ive De Smet;Ive De Smet;Valya Vassileva;Valya Vassileva;Bert De Rybel;Bert De Rybel;Mitchell P. Levesque

  • Cell Cycle Progression in the Pericycle Is Not Sufficient for SOLITARY ROOT/IAA14-Mediated Lateral Root Initiation in Arabidopsis thaliana

    Steffen Vanneste;Bert De Rybel;Gerrit T.S. Beemster;Karin Ljung

  • Receptor-like kinases shape the plant

    Ive De Smet;Ute Voß;Gerd Jürgens;Tom Beeckman

  • Lateral root initiation or the birth of a new meristem

    Ive De Smet;Steffen Vanneste;Dirk Inzé;Tom Beeckman

  • A novel role for abscisic acid emerges from underground.

    Ive De Smet;Hanma Zhang;Dirk Inzé;Tom Beeckman

  • A secreted peptide acts on BIN2-mediated phosphorylation of ARFs to potentiate auxin response during lateral root development

    Hyunwoo Cho;Hojin Ryu;Sangchul Rho;Kristine Hill

  • Bimodular auxin response controls organogenesis in Arabidopsis

    Ive De Smet;Steffen Lau;Ute Voß;Steffen Vanneste

  • Transcription factor WRKY23 assists auxin distribution patterns during Arabidopsis root development through local control on flavonol biosynthesis

    Wim Grunewald;Ive De Smet;Daniel R. Lewis;Christian Löfke

  • Small Signaling Peptides in Arabidopsis Development: How Cells Communicate Over a Short Distance

    Evan Murphy;Stephanie Smith;Ive De Smet

  • Protein Language: Post-Translational Modifications Talking to Each Other

    Lam Dai Vu;Kris Gevaert;Ive De Smet

  • ABA promotes quiescence of the quiescent centre and suppresses stem cell differentiation in the Arabidopsis primary root meristem

    Hanma Zhang;Woong Han;Woong Han;Ive De Smet;Ive De Smet;Peter Talboys

  • Asymmetric cell division in land plants and algae: the driving force for differentiation.

    Ive De Smet;Ive De Smet;Tom Beeckman

Frequent Co-Authors

Tom Beeckman
Tom Beeckman Ghent University
Kris Gevaert
Kris Gevaert Ghent University
Malcolm J. Bennett
Malcolm J. Bennett University of Nottingham
Gerd Jürgens
Gerd Jürgens University of Tübingen
Steffen Vanneste
Steffen Vanneste Ghent University
Dirk Inzé
Dirk Inzé Ghent University
Bert De Rybel
Bert De Rybel Ghent University
Daniël Van Damme
Daniël Van Damme Ghent University
Sofie Goormachtig
Sofie Goormachtig Ghent University
Laurent Laplaze
Laurent Laplaze University of Montpellier

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