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Kris Gevaert

Kris Gevaert

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Molecular Biology
Belgium
2026
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Genetics and Molecular Biology
Belgium
2024

D-Index & Metrics

Molecular Biology

D-Index
110
Citations
37057
World Ranking
381
National Ranking
5

Kris Gevaert publication distribution in Molecular Biology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Molecular Biology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Kris Gevaert sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 564+

This scientist: 505 publications — 95th percentile

95% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 564 publications or more.

Kris Gevaert D-index placement in Molecular Biology in 2026

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

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40 D-Index 145+

This scientist: 110 D-Index — 88th percentile

88% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 145 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Molecular Biology in Belgium Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Molecular Biology in Belgium Leader Award
  • 2024 - Research.com Genetics and Molecular Biology in Belgium Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Genetics and Molecular Biology in Belgium Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Molecular Biology in Belgium Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Genetics and Molecular Biology in Belgium Leader Award

Overview

Kris Gevaert is affiliated with Ghent University in Belgium and has an extensive publication record primarily in the field of Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology. Their work includes a significant focus on molecular biology, plant science, spectroscopy, oncology, and genetics, with a total of 181 publications in these areas.

The scientist's research spans several key topics, including:

  • Advanced Proteomics Techniques and Applications
  • Peptidase Inhibition and Analysis
  • Mass Spectrometry Techniques and Applications
  • Plant Molecular Biology Research
  • Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms
  • Ubiquitin and proteasome pathways
  • RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms

Kris Gevaert has contributed to various peer-reviewed journals and scientific venues. The most frequent publication venues are:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Molecular & Cellular Proteomics
  • Nature Communications
  • Journal of Proteome Research
  • Methods in molecular biology

Some representative recent papers published by Kris Gevaert include:

  • MSqRob Takes the Missing Hurdle: Uniting Intensity- and Count-Based Proteomics, 2020, Analytical Chemistry
  • Robust sequential biophysical fractionation of blood plasma to study variations in the biomolecular landscape of systemically circulating extracellular vesicles across clinical conditions, 2021, Journal of Extracellular Vesicles
  • The membrane-localized protein kinase MAP4K4/TOT3 regulates thermomorphogenesis, 2021, Nature Communications
  • N-terminal acetylation shields proteins from degradation and promotes age-dependent motility and longevity, 2023, Nature Communications
  • Bacterial Genetic Engineering by Means of Recombineering for Reverse Genetics, 2020, Frontiers in Microbiology

Kris Gevaert frequently collaborates with other researchers. Regular co-authors include Francis Impens, An Staes, Jarne Pauwels, Sven Eyckerman, and Annelies Bogaert, reflecting ongoing collaborative efforts in their research domain.

In addition to articles, Kris Gevaert has edited a book published by Springer Science+Business Media titled Mass Spectrometry-Based Proteomics (2023), which has gained citations in the scientific community.

Best Publications

  • Improved visualization of protein consensus sequences by iceLogo.

    Niklaas Colaert;Niklaas Colaert;Kenny Helsens;Kenny Helsens;Lennart Martens;Joël Vandekerckhove;Joël Vandekerckhove

  • Exploring proteomes and analyzing protein processing by mass spectrometric identification of sorted N-terminal peptides.

    Kris Gevaert;Marc Goethals;Lennart Martens;Jozef Van Damme

  • PRIDE: The proteomics identifications database

    Lennart Martens;Henning Hermjakob;Philip Jones;Marcin Adamski

  • LNCipedia: a database for annotated human lncRNA transcript sequences and structures.

    Pieter-Jan Volders;Kenny Helsens;Xiaowei Wang;Björn Menten

  • Proteomics analyses reveal the evolutionary conservation and divergence of N-terminal acetyltransferases from yeast and humans

    Thomas Arnesen;Petra Van Damme;Bogdan Polevoda;Kenny Helsens

  • Protein identification methods in proteomics.

    Kris Gevaert;Joël Vandekerckhove

  • Global Analysis of the Mitochondrial N-Proteome Identifies a Processing Peptidase Critical for Protein Stability

    F-Nora Vögtle;Stefanie Wortelkamp;René P Zahedi;Dorothea Becker;Dorothea Becker

  • Melanoma addiction to the long non-coding RNA SAMMSON.

    Eleonora Leucci;Roberto Vendramin;Marco Spinazzi;Patrick Laurette

  • The serine protease Omi/HtrA2 is released from mitochondria during apoptosis. Omi interacts with caspase-inhibitor XIAP and induces enhanced caspase activity.

    G van Loo;M van Gurp;B Depuydt;S M Srinivasula

  • Cdc42 induces filopodia by promoting the formation of an IRSp53:Mena complex.

    Sonja Krugmann;Ingrid Jordens;Kris Gevaert;Mariëtte Driessens

  • Morphological and biochemical characterization of a human liver in a uPA-SCID mouse chimera.

    Philip Meuleman;Louis Libbrecht;Rita De Vos;Bernard de Hemptinne

  • Endonuclease G: a mitochondrial protein released in apoptosis and involved in caspase-independent DNA degradation

    G van Loo;P Schotte;M van Gurp;H Demol

  • LRRK2 Controls an EndoA Phosphorylation Cycle in Synaptic Endocytosis

    Samer Matta;Kristof Van Kolen;Raquel da Cunha;Geert van den Bogaart;Geert van den Bogaart

  • Rac/Cdc42 and p65PAK Regulate the Microtubule-destabilizing Protein Stathmin through Phosphorylation at Serine 16

    Henrik Daub;Kris Gevaert;Joel Vandekerckhove;André Sobel

  • PINK1 Loss of Function Mutations Affect Mitochondrial Complex I Activity via NdufA10 Ubiquinone Uncoupling

    Vanessa A. Morais;Dominik Haddad;Katleen Craessaerts;Pieter-Jan De Bock

  • Targeted peptidecentric proteomics reveals caspase-7 as a substrate of the caspase-1 inflammasomes.

    Mohamed Lamkanfi;Thirumala-Devi Kanneganti;Petra Van Damme;Petra Van Damme;Tom Vanden Berghe;Tom Vanden Berghe

  • The miR-17-92 MicroRNA Cluster Regulates Multiple Components of the TGF-β Pathway in Neuroblastoma

    Pieter Mestdagh;Anna-Karin Bostrom;Francis Impens;Erik Fredlund;Erik Fredlund

  • Caspase-14 protects against epidermal UVB photodamage and water loss.

    Geertrui Denecker;Esther Hoste;Barbara Gilbert;Tino Hochepied

  • Protein N-terminal acetyltransferases: when the start matters

    Kristian K. Starheim;Kris Gevaert;Thomas Arnesen;Thomas Arnesen

  • LNCipedia: a database for annotated human lncRNA transcript sequences and structures

    Pieter-Jan Volders;Kenny Helsens;Xiaowei Wang;Lennart Martens

Frequent Co-Authors

Joël Vandekerckhove
Joël Vandekerckhove Ghent University
Petra Van Damme
Petra Van Damme Ghent University
Lennart Martens
Lennart Martens Ghent University
Geert De Jaeger
Geert De Jaeger Ghent University
Thomas Arnesen
Thomas Arnesen University of Bergen
Ive De Smet
Ive De Smet Ghent University
Peter Vandenabeele
Peter Vandenabeele Ghent University
Frank Van Breusegem
Frank Van Breusegem Ghent University

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