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D-Index
57
Citations
10340
World Ranking
11211
National Ranking
143

Johan Wouters publication distribution in Chemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Chemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Johan Wouters sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 451 publications — 85th percentile

85% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more.

Johan Wouters D-index placement in Chemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Chemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Johan Wouters sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 57 D-Index — 39th percentile

39% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more.

Overview

Johan Wouters is affiliated with the University of Namur in Belgium and has a significant research presence in the fields of Materials Science and Chemistry. Their work focuses extensively on materials chemistry, organic chemistry, physical and theoretical chemistry, molecular biology, and inorganic chemistry.

Wouters' research covers a variety of specialized topics, including:

  • Crystallization and solubility studies
  • X-ray diffraction in crystallography
  • Crystallography and molecular interactions
  • Organoboron and organosilicon chemistry
  • Crystal structures of chemical compounds
  • Boron compounds in chemistry
  • Coordination chemistry and organometallics

Their publication record includes significant contributions to several high-profile scientific venues. Frequent outlets for Wouters' research include:

  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Chemical Communications
  • Angewandte Chemie
  • Crystal Growth & Design

Notable recent papers by Johan Wouters reflect a focus on chemical synthesis, structural analysis, and biological applications. These include:

  • Controlled Generation of 9-Boratriptycene by Lewis Adduct Dissociation: Accessing a Non-Planar Triarylborane, 2020, Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Aconitate Decarboxylase 1 Participates in the Control of Pulmonary Brucella Infection in Mice, 2021, PLoS Pathogens
  • Taming the Lewis Superacidity of Non-Planar Boranes: C−H Bond Activation and Non-Classical Binding Modes at Boron, 2021, Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Copper(II) Complexes with Tridentate Halogen-Substituted Schiff Base Ligands: Synthesis, Crystal Structures and Investigating the Effect of Halogenation, Leaving Groups and Ligand Flexibility on Antiproliferative Activities, 2021, Dalton Transactions
  • Chiral Resolution of Mandelic Acid through Preferential Cocrystallization with Nefiracetam, 2020, Crystal Growth & Design

Throughout their career, Wouters has collaborated frequently with several coauthors, including Nikolay Tumanov, Guillaume Berionni, Aurélien Chardon, Arnaud Osi, and Benoît Champagne.

Best Publications

  • Differential scanning calorimetry in life science: thermodynamics, stability, molecular recognition and application in drug design

    Gilles Bruylants;Johan Wouters;Catherine Michaux

  • Pharmaceutical Salts and Co-crystals

    Johan Wouters;Luc Quéré

  • Structural aspects of monoamine oxidase and its reversible inhibition.

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  • Tryptophan 2,3-Dioxygenase (TDO) Inhibitors. 3-(2-(Pyridyl)ethenyl)indoles as Potential Anticancer Immunomodulators

    Eduard Dolusic;Pierre Larrieu;Laurence Moineaux;Vincent Stroobant

  • Crystal structure of the human monoacylglycerol lipase, a key actor in endocannabinoid signaling.

    Geoffray Labar;Cédric Bauvois;Franck Borel;Jean‐Luc Ferrer

  • The endoxylanases from family 11: computer analysis of protein sequences reveals important structural and phylogenetic relationships.

    Amalia Sapag;Johan Wouters;Christophe Lambert;Pablo de Ioannes

  • Supramolecular Wiring of Benzo‐1,3‐chalcogenazoles through Programmed Chalcogen Bonding Interactions

    Adrian Kremer;Andrea Fermi;Nicolas Biot;Nicolas Biot;Johan Wouters

  • Substituted 2-Thioxoimidazolidin-4-ones and Imidazolidine-2,4-diones as Fatty Acid Amide Hydrolase Inhibitors Templates

    Giulio G. Muccioli;Nicola Fazio;Gerhard K. E. Scriba;Wolfgang Poppitz

  • Pharmaceutical salts and cocrystals involving amino acids: A brief structural overview of the state-of-art

    Anaëlle Tilborg;Bernadette Norberg;Johan Wouters

  • Comparing the crystallization and polymorphic behaviour of saturated and unsaturated monoglycerides

    Jeroen Vereecken;Wouter Meeussen;Imogen Foubert;Ans Lesaffer

  • A rapid and efficient microwave-assisted synthesis of hydantoins and thiohydantoins

    Giulio G Muccioli;Jacques H Poupaert;Johan Wouters;Bernadette Norberg

  • Assessing the Potential of Zwitterionic NHC·CS2 Adducts for Probing the Stereoelectronic Parameters of N-Heterocyclic Carbenes

    Lionel Delaude;Albert Demonceau;Johan Wouters

  • A primordial RNA modification enzyme: the case of tRNA (m1A) methyltransferase

    Martine Roovers;Johan Wouters;Janusz Marek Bujnicki;Catherine Tricot

  • Analysis of conserved active site residues in monoamine oxidase A and B and their three-dimensional molecular modeling.

    Rani Maurice Geha;Kevin Chen;Johan Wouters;Frédéric Ooms

  • A Review on the Monoacylglycerol Lipase: At the Interface Between Fat and Endocannabinoid Signalling

    Geoffray Labar;Johan Wouters;Didier Lambert

  • Synthesis and evaluation of β-carboline derivatives as potential monoamine oxidase inhibitors.

    J. Reniers;S. Robert;R. Frederick;B. Masereel

  • Determination of physical changes of inulin related to sorption isotherms: An X-ray diffraction, modulated differential scanning calorimetry and environmental scanning electron microscopy study

    Sébastien Ronkart;Christophe Blecker;C. Fougnies;J. C. Van Herck

  • Catalytic mechanism of Escherichia coli isopentenyl diphosphate isomerase involves Cys-67, Glu-116, and Tyr-104 as suggested by crystal structures of complexes with transition state analogues and irreversible inhibitors.

    Johan Wouters;Yamina Oudjama;Sam J. Barkley;Catherine Tricot

  • A reversible monoamine oxidase A inhibitor, befloxatone: structural approach of its mechanism of action.

    Johan Wouters;Florence Moureau;Guy Evrard;Jean Jacques Koenig

  • Novel trisubstituted harmine derivatives with original in vitro anticancer activity.

    Raphaël Frédérick;Céline Bruyère;Christelle Vancraeynest;Jérémy Reniers

  • Reversal of Tumoral Immune Resistance by Inhibition of Tryptophan 2,3-Dioxygenase (TDO): Design, Synthesis and Preclinical Evaluation of a Novel TDO Inhibitor.

    Eduard Dolušić;Pierre Larrieu;Laurence Moineaux;Vincent Stroobant

Frequent Co-Authors

Davide Bonifazi
Davide Bonifazi University of Vienna
Didier M. Lambert
Didier M. Lambert Université Catholique de Louvain
Benoît Van den Eynde
Benoît Van den Eynde Ludwig Cancer Research
Benoît Champagne
Benoît Champagne University of Namur
Vincent Stroobant
Vincent Stroobant Ludwig Cancer Research
Wim Bogaerts
Wim Bogaerts Ghent University
Moreno Galleni
Moreno Galleni University of Liège
Jean-Marie Frère
Jean-Marie Frère University of Liège
Roel Baets
Roel Baets Ghent University
Eric A. Perpète
Eric A. Perpète University of Namur

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