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2026

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Microbiology

D-Index
124
Citations
55258
World Ranking
115
National Ranking
4

Jean Swings 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 Jean Swings sits on this spectrum.

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55 publications 679+

This scientist: 459 publications — 93rd percentile

93% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Jean Swings 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 Jean Swings sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 127+

This scientist: 124 D-Index — 98th percentile

98% 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

Jean Swings is affiliated with Ghent University in Belgium and has contributed extensively to research in environmental science and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Their interdisciplinary work spans multiple subfields including ecology, molecular biology, oceanography, immunology, and global and planetary change.

The research topics Jean Swings focuses on include:

  • Microbial community ecology and physiology
  • Coral and marine ecosystems studies
  • Genomics and phylogenetic studies
  • Aquaculture disease management and microbiota
  • Protist diversity and phylogeny
  • Marine and coastal plant biology
  • Marine sponges and natural products

Jean Swings has published papers in several scientific venues. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Microbial Ecology
  • Marine Life Science & Technology
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Environmental Microbiology
  • Frontiers in Marine Science

Some recent papers published by Jean Swings are:

  • "A new genomic taxonomy system for the Synechococcus collective" (2020) in Environmental Microbiology
  • "Mussismilia braziliensis White Plague Disease Is Characterized by an Affected Coral Immune System and Dysbiosis" (2020) in Microbial Ecology
  • "Unlocking the Genomic Taxonomy of the Prochlorococcus Collective" (2020) in Microbial Ecology
  • "Breviolum and Cladocopium Are Dominant Among Symbiodiniaceae of the Coral Holobiont Madracis decactis" (2021) in Microbial Ecology
  • "Understanding the role of microbes in health and disease of farmed aquatic organisms" (2024) in Marine Life Science & Technology

Collaborations have played a notable role in Jean Swings' research activities. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Cristiane C. Thompson
  • Fabiano L. Thompson (13 collaborations)
  • Vinícius Salazar (7 collaborations)
  • Tooba Varasteh (6 collaborations)
  • Diogo A. Tschoeke (5 collaborations)

Best Publications

  • Polyphasic taxonomy, a consensus approach to bacterial systematics.

    P Vandamme;B Pot;M Gillis;P de Vos

  • Report of the ad hoc committee for the re-evaluation of the species definition in bacteriology.

    Erko Stackebrandt;Wilhelm Frederiksen;George M Garrity;Patrick A D Grimont

  • Biodiversity of Vibrios

    Fabiano L. Thompson;Tetsuya Iida;Jean Swings

  • Resazurin microtiter assay plate: Simple and inexpensive method for detection of drug resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis

    Juan Carlos Palomino;Anandi Martin;Mirtha Camacho;Humberto Guerra

  • Re-evaluating prokaryotic species

    Dirk Gevers;Frederick M. Cohan;Jeffrey G. Lawrence;Brian G. Spratt

  • Reclassification of Xanthomonas

    L Vauterin;Bart Hoste;Karel Kersters;Jean Swings

  • The biology of Zymomonas.

    J Swings;J De Ley

  • Applicability of rep-PCR fingerprinting for identification of Lactobacillus species.

    Dirk Gevers;Geert Huys;Jean Swings

  • Evaluation of the DNA fingerprinting method AFLP as a new tool in bacterial taxonomy

    Paul Janssen;Renata Coopman;Geert Huys;Jean Swings

  • Identification and antibiotic susceptibility of bacterial isolates from probiotic products.

    Robin Temmerman;Bruno Pot;Geert Huys;Jean Swings

  • Phylogenetic position of phytopathogens within the Enterobacteriaceae.

    Lysiane Hauben;Edward R.B. Moore;Luc Vauterin;Marijke Steenackers

  • A survey of bacteria and fungi occurring during composting and self-heating processes

    Jaak Ryckeboer;J Mergaert;K Vaes;S Klammer

  • Introduction to the Proteobacteria

    Karel Kersters;Paul De Vos;Monique Gillis;Jean Swings

  • Phylogeny and molecular identification of vibrios on the basis of multilocus sequence analysis.

    Fl Thompson;Dirk Gevers;Cc Thompson;Peter Dawyndt

  • Microbiological aspects of biowaste during composting in a monitored compost bin

    Jaak Ryckeboer;J Mergaert;Jozef Coosemans;K Deprins

  • Vibrio coralliilyticus sp. nov., a temperature-dependent pathogen of the coral Pocillopora damicornis.

    Y Ben-Haim;Fl Thompson;Cc Thompson;Margo Cnockaert

  • Distribution of Oxytetracycline Resistance Plasmids between Aeromonads in Hospital and Aquaculture Environments: Implication of Tn1721 in Dissemination of the Tetracycline Resistance Determinant Tet A

    Glenn Rhodes;Geert Huys;Jean Swings;Patrick Mcgann

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

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

  • Microbial degradation of poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) and poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate) in soils.

    Joris Mergaert;A Webb;C Anderson;A Wouters

  • Incidence of virulence factors and antibiotic resistance among Enterococci isolated from food.

    Charles M. A. P. Franz;Albrecht B. Muscholl-Silberhorn;Nuha M. K. Yousif;Marc Vancanneyt

Frequent Co-Authors

Marc Vancanneyt
Marc Vancanneyt Ghent University
Geert Huys
Geert Huys KU Leuven
Bart Hoste
Bart Hoste Ghent University
Fabiano L. Thompson
Fabiano L. Thompson Federal University of Rio de Janeiro
Ilse Cleenwerck
Ilse Cleenwerck Ghent University
Karel Kersters
Karel Kersters Ghent University
Dirk Gevers
Dirk Gevers Johnson & Johnson (United States)
Peter Vandamme
Peter Vandamme Ghent University
Paul De Vos
Paul De Vos Ghent University
Luc Devriese
Luc Devriese Ghent University

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