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Jozef Vanden Broeck

Jozef Vanden Broeck

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
60
Citations
11239
World Ranking
12089
National Ranking
221

Jozef Vanden Broeck 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 Jozef Vanden Broeck sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 309 publications — 80th percentile

80% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Jozef Vanden Broeck 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 Jozef Vanden Broeck sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 60 D-Index — 41st percentile

41% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Jozef Vanden Broeck is affiliated with KU Leuven in Belgium and specializes in research areas spanning biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, agricultural and biological sciences, and neuroscience. Their work covers diverse subfields including molecular biology, genetics, cellular and molecular neuroscience, insect science, and social psychology.

Their main research topics encompass neurobiology and insect physiology, insect and arachnid ecology and behavior, insect resistance and genetics, insect utilization and effects, animal and plant science education, invertebrate immune response mechanisms, and RNA interference and gene delivery.

Among recent publications, notable papers include:

  • Accelerated delivery of dsRNA in lepidopteran midgut cells by a Galanthus nivalis lectin (GNA)-dsRNA-binding domain fusion protein, 2021, Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology
  • First draft genome assembly of the desert locust, Schistocerca gregaria, 2020, F1000Research
  • Methods for the Cost-Effective Production of Bacteria-Derived Double-Stranded RNA for in vitro Knockdown Studies, 2022, Frontiers in Physiology
  • First draft genome assembly of the desert locust, Schistocerca gregaria, 2021, F1000Research
  • Role of peptide hormones in insect gut physiology, 2020, Current Opinion in Insect Science

Frequent co-authors in this scientist's collaborations include Elisabeth Marchal, Dulce Santos, Stijn Van den Brande, Filip Van Nieuwerburgh, and Cynthia Lenaerts.

Key publication venues featuring their work are:

  • Journal of Insects as Food and Feed
  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
  • Journal of Insect Physiology
  • Frontiers in Physiology

Best Publications

  • Neuropeptides and their precursors in the fruitfly, Drosophila melanogaster.

    Jozef Vanden Broeck

  • Insulin/IGF signaling in Drosophila and other insects: factors that regulate production, release and post-release action of the insulin-like peptides.

    Dick R. Nässel;Jozef Vanden Broeck

  • Identification and validation of housekeeping genes in brains of the desert locust Schistocerca gregaria under different developmental conditions

    Matthias B Van Hiel;Pieter Van Wielendaele;Liesbet Temmerman;Sofie Van Soest

  • Insulin-related peptides and their conserved signal transduction pathway.

    Ilse Claeys;Gert Simonet;Jeroen Poels;Tom Van Loy

  • The myotropic peptides of Locusta migratoria: Structures, distribution, functions and receptors

    Liliane Schoofs;Jozef Vanden Broeck;Arnold De Loof

  • RNA Interference in Insects: Protecting Beneficials and Controlling Pests.

    Elise Vogel;Dulce Santos;Lina Mingels;Thomas Wolf Verdonckt

  • The role of octopamine in locusts and other arthropods

    Heleen Verlinden;Rut Vleugels;Elisabeth Marchal;Liesbeth Badisco

  • Peptides in the Locusts, Locusta migratoria and Schistocerca gregaria

    Liliane Schoofs;Dirk Veelaert;Jozef Vanden Broeck;Arnold De Loof

  • Eat to reproduce: a key role for the insulin signaling pathway in adult insects.

    Liesbeth Badisco;Pieter Van Wielendaele;Jozef Vanden Broeck

  • Drosophila molting neurohormone bursicon is a heterodimer and the natural agonist of the orphan receptor DLGR2.

    Fernando M. Mendive;Tom Van Loy;Sylvie Claeysen;Jeroen Poels

  • Knockdown of nuclease activity in the gut enhances RNAi efficiency in the Colorado potato beetle, Leptinotarsa decemlineata, but not in the desert locust, Schistocerca gregaria.

    Jornt Spit;Jornt Spit;A Philips;Niels Wynant;Dulce Cordeiro dos Santos

  • Identification, functional characterization and phylogenetic analysis of double stranded RNA degrading enzymes present in the gut of the desert locust, Schistocerca gregaria.

    Niels Wynant;Dulce Cordeiro dos Santos;Rik Verdonck;Jornt Spit

  • Control of ecdysteroidogenesis in prothoracic glands of insects: a review.

    Elisabeth Marchal;Hans Peter Vandersmissen;Liesbeth Badisco;Sandrien Van de Velde

  • From Molecules to Management: Mechanisms and Consequences of Locust Phase Polyphenism

    Darron A. Cullen;Arianne J. Cease;Alexandre V. Latchininsky;Amir Ayali

  • Isolation and characterization of eight myoinhibiting peptides from the desert locust, Schistocerca gregaria: new members of the cockroach allatostatin family

    Dirk Veelaert;Bart Devreese;Liliane Schoofs;Jozef Van Beeumen

  • Myoinhibiting peptides are the ancestral ligands of the promiscuous Drosophila sex peptide receptor

    Jeroen Poels;Tom Van Loy;Hans Peter Vandersmissen;Boris Van Hiel

  • Gonadotropins in insects: an overview.

    Arnold De Loof;Geert Baggerman;Michael Breuer;Ilse Claeys

  • Structural and functional properties of a novel serine protease inhibiting peptide family in arthropods.

    Gert Simonet;Ilse Claeys;Jozef Vanden Broeck

  • Insect G protein-coupled receptors and signal transduction.

    Jozef Vanden Broeck

  • Final steps in juvenile hormone biosynthesis in the desert locust, Schistocerca gregaria.

    Elisabeth Marchal;JinRui Zhang;Liesbeth Badisco;Heleen Verlinden

Frequent Co-Authors

Ronald J. Nachman
Ronald J. Nachman United States Department of Agriculture
Guy Smagghe
Guy Smagghe Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Gilbert Vassart
Gilbert Vassart Université Libre de Bruxelles
Karl E. O. Åkerman
Karl E. O. Åkerman University of Helsinki
Marc Parmentier
Marc Parmentier Université Libre de Bruxelles
Stephen S. Tobe
Stephen S. Tobe University of Toronto
Peter W. Schiller
Peter W. Schiller University of Montreal
Dirk Tourwé
Dirk Tourwé Vrije Universiteit Brussel

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