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Johan Grooten

Johan Grooten

Ghent University
Belgium

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
64
Citations
13465
World Ranking
9756
National Ranking
171

Johan Grooten 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 Johan Grooten sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 168 publications — 35th percentile

35% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Johan Grooten 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 Johan Grooten 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: 64 D-Index — 52nd percentile

52% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Johan Grooten is affiliated with Ghent University in Belgium and focuses their research within the intersecting fields of Medicine, Immunology and Microbiology, and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their work addresses various aspects of infectious diseases, immunology, physiology, molecular biology, and virology.

The primary topics covered in Grooten's research include antifungal resistance and susceptibility, asthma and respiratory diseases, immune response and inflammation, sphingolipid metabolism and signaling, tuberculosis research and epidemiology, and HIV research and treatment.

Among their recent publications, the following paper is noted:

  • Aspergillus fumigatus Recognition by Dendritic Cells Negatively Regulates Allergic Lung Inflammation through a TLR2/MyD88 Pathway, 2020, American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Johan Grooten include:

  • Mark S. Baird
  • Juma Al-Dulayymi
  • Rita Derua
  • Etienne Waelkens
  • Johannes V. Swinnen

Grooten's work has been published in several venues, with contributions to the American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology being notable.

Best Publications

  • Inhibition of Caspases Increases the Sensitivity of L929 Cells to Necrosis Mediated by Tumor Necrosis Factor

    Dominique Vercammen;Rudi Beyaert;Geertrui Denecker;Vera Goossens

  • Polymeric Multilayer Capsules in Drug Delivery

    Liesbeth J. De Cock;Stefaan De Koker;Bruno G. De Geest;Johan Grooten

  • Vaccination with Necroptotic Cancer Cells Induces Efficient Anti-tumor Immunity.

    Tania Løve Aaes;Agnieszka Kaczmarek;Tinneke Delvaeye;Bram De Craene

  • Atractyloside-induced release of cathepsin B, a protease with caspase-processing activity.

    Katia Vancompernolle;Franky Van Herreweghe;Gwenda Pynaert;Marc Van de Craen

  • Type I IFN Counteracts the Induction of Antigen-Specific Immune Responses by Lipid-Based Delivery of mRNA Vaccines

    Charlotte Pollard;Charlotte Pollard;Joanna Rejman;Winni De Haes;Bernard Verrier

  • Role of endoplasmic reticulum depletion and multidomain proapoptotic BAX and BAK proteins in shaping cell death after hypericin-mediated photodynamic therapy

    Esther Buytaert;Geert Callewaert;Nico Hendrickx;Luca Scorrano

  • Macrophage galactose-type C-type lectins as novel markers for alternatively activated macrophages elicited by parasitic infections and allergic airway inflammation.

    Geert Raes;Lea Brys;Bhola K. Dahal;Jef Brandt

  • Death receptor-induced apoptotic and necrotic cell death: differential role of caspases and mitochondria

    G Denecker;D Vercammen;M Steemans;T Vanden Berghe

  • Heterodimeric fusion proteins

    Nico Mertens;Johan Grooten

  • Polyelectrolyte Microcapsules as Antigen Delivery Vehicles To Dendritic Cells: Uptake, Processing, and Cross‐Presentation of Encapsulated Antigens

    Stefaan De Koker;Bruno G. De Geest;Satwinder K. Singh;Riet De Rycke

  • Both TNF receptors are required for TNF-mediated induction of apoptosis in PC60 cells.

    Peter Vandenabeele;Wim Declercq;Bart Vanhaesebroeck;Johan Grooten

  • Fab chains as an efficient heterodimerization scaffold for the production of recombinant bispecific and trispecific antibody derivatives.

    Reinhilde Schoonjans;An Willems;Steve Schoonooghe;Walter Fiers

  • pH-degradable imidazoquinoline-ligated nanogels for lymph node-focused immune activation

    Lutz Nuhn;Nane Vanparijs;Ans De Beuckelaer;Lien Lybaert

  • The 55-kDa tumor necrosis factor receptor induces clustering of mitochondria through its membrane-proximal region.

    Kurt De Vos;Vera Goossens;Elke Boone;Dominique Vercammen

  • Polymeric multilayer capsules delivering biotherapeutics

    Stefaan De Koker;Liesbeth J. De Cock;Pilar Rivera-Gil;Wolfgang J. Parak

  • MACROPHAGES INDUCE CELLULAR IMMUNITY BY ACTIVATING TH1 CELL RESPONSES AND SUPPRESSING TH2 CELL RESPONSES

    Marjory Desmedt;Pieter Rottiers;Hans Dooms;Walter Fiers

  • Generation and biological characterization of membrane-bound, uncleavable murine tumor necrosis factor.

    Els Decoster;Bart Vanhaesebroeck;Peter Vandenabeele;Johan Grooten

  • The Mycobacterium tuberculosis cell wall component mycolic acid elicits pathogen-associated host innate immune responses

    Johanna Korf;Anton Stoltz;Jan Verschoor;Patrick De Baetselier

  • Liver X receptors contribute to the protective immune response against Mycobacterium tuberculosis in mice

    Hannelie Korf;Seppe Vander Beken;Marta Romano;Knut R. Steffensen

  • Transcriptome analysis of monocyte-HIV interactions

    Rafael Van den Bergh;Eric Florence;Erika Vlieghe;Tom Boonefaes

Frequent Co-Authors

Bruno G. De Geest
Bruno G. De Geest Ghent University
Walter Fiers
Walter Fiers Ghent University
Bart N. Lambrecht
Bart N. Lambrecht Ghent University
Peter Vandenabeele
Peter Vandenabeele Ghent University
Xavier Saelens
Xavier Saelens Ghent University
Stefaan C. De Smedt
Stefaan C. De Smedt Ghent University
Joël Vandekerckhove
Joël Vandekerckhove Ghent University
Patrick De Baetselier
Patrick De Baetselier Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Riet De Rycke
Riet De Rycke Ghent University
Patrizia Agostinis
Patrizia Agostinis KU Leuven

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