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Kristin Verbeke

Kristin Verbeke

D-Index & Metrics

Medicine

D-Index
88
Citations
39006
World Ranking
12955
National Ranking
153

Kristin Verbeke publication distribution in Medicine in 2026

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

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 409 publications — 40th percentile

40% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,796 publications or more.

Kristin Verbeke D-index placement in Medicine in 2026

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

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70 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 88 D-Index — 36th percentile

36% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 217 D-Index or more.

Overview

Kristin Verbeke is affiliated with KU Leuven in Belgium and has an extensive publication record primarily focused on medicine and related subfields. Their research spans over 100 publications with a strong emphasis on physiology, molecular biology, nutrition and dietetics, gastroenterology, and surgery.

Their work covers multiple interconnected topics, including:

  • Diet and metabolism studies
  • Gut microbiota and health
  • Gastrointestinal motility and disorders
  • Stress responses and cortisol
  • Food composition and properties
  • Probiotics and fermented foods
  • Nutritional studies and diet

Verbeke has published in a variety of academic venues, with repeated contributions to:

  • Neuroscience Applied (7 publications)
  • Gastroenterology (6 publications)
  • Nutrients (4 publications)
  • Gut Microbes (3 publications)
  • Psychoneuroendocrinology (3 publications)

Their recent research includes several notable papers such as:

  • The International Scientific Association for Probiotics and Prebiotics (ISAPP) consensus statement on the definition and scope of synbiotics, 2020, Nature Reviews Gastroenterology & Hepatology
  • Short chain fatty acids in human gut and metabolic health, 2020, Beneficial Microbes
  • Short chain fatty acids and its producing organisms: An overlooked therapy for IBD?, 2021, EBioMedicine
  • Colon-delivered short-chain fatty acids attenuate the cortisol response to psychosocial stress in healthy men: a randomized, placebo-controlled trial, 2020, Neuropsychopharmacology
  • Gut Microbiota-Induced Changes in β-Hydroxybutyrate Metabolism Are Linked to Altered Sociability and Depression in Alcohol Use Disorder, 2020, Cell Reports

Verbeke frequently collaborates with several researchers, including:

  • Boushra Dalile
  • Lukas Van Oudenhove
  • Tim Vanuytsel
  • Jeroen Raes
  • Jan Tack

Best Publications

  • Expert consensus document: The International Scientific Association for Probiotics and Prebiotics (ISAPP) consensus statement on the definition and scope of prebiotics

    Glenn R. Gibson;Robert Hutkins;Mary Ellen Sanders;Susan L. Prescott

  • The role of short-chain fatty acids in microbiota-gut-brain communication.

    Boushra Dalile;Lukas Van Oudenhove;Bram Vervliet;Kristin Verbeke

  • A decrease of the butyrate-producing species Roseburia hominis and Faecalibacterium prausnitzii defines dysbiosis in patients with ulcerative colitis

    Kathleen Machiels;Marie Joossens;João Sabino;Vicky De Preter

  • The International Scientific Association for Probiotics and Prebiotics (ISAPP) consensus statement on the definition and scope of synbiotics

    Kelly S. Swanson;Glenn R. Gibson;Robert W. Hutkins;Raylene A. Reimer

  • Dysbiosis of the gut microbiota in disease

    Simon Carding;Kristin Verbeke;Daniel T. Vipond;Bernard M. Corfe

  • Dysbiosis of the faecal microbiota in patients with Crohn's disease and their unaffected relatives

    Marie Joossens;Geert Huys;Margo Cnockaert;Vicky De Preter

  • Intestinal permeability, gut-bacterial dysbiosis, and behavioral markers of alcohol-dependence severity

    Sophie Leclercq;Sébastien Matamoros;Patrice D. Cani;Audrey M. Neyrinck

  • Short chain fatty acids in human gut and metabolic health.

    E E Blaak;E E Canfora;S Theis;G Frost

  • Relevance of protein fermentation to gut health.

    Karen Windey;Vicky De Preter;Kristin A Verbeke

  • Psychological stress and corticotropin-releasing hormone increase intestinal permeability in humans by a mast cell-dependent mechanism

    Tim Vanuytsel;Sander van Wanrooy;Hanne Vanheel;Christophe Vanormelingen

  • Prebiotic and other health-related effects of cereal-derived arabinoxylans, arabinoxylan-oligosaccharides, and xylooligosaccharides.

    Willem F Broekaert;Christophe M Courtin;Kristin Verbeke;Tom Van de Wiele

  • Prebiotic inulin-type fructans induce specific changes in the human gut microbiota.

    Doris Vandeputte;Gwen Falony;Sara Manuel Vieira-Silva;Jun Wang

  • Free serum concentrations of the protein-bound retention solute p-cresol predict mortality in hemodialysis patients

    Bert Bammens;Pieter Evenepoel;H Keuleers;Kristin Verbeke

  • Uremic toxins originating from colonic microbial metabolism

    Pieter Evenepoel;Bjorn K.I. Meijers;Bert R.M. Bammens;Kristin Verbeke

  • Short chain fatty acids and its producing organisms: An overlooked therapy for IBD?

    Sara Deleu;Kathleen Machiels;Jeroen Raes;Kristin Verbeke

  • Free p-cresol is associated with cardiovascular disease in hemodialysis patients

    B.K.I. Meijers;B. Bammens;B. De Moor;K. Verbeke

  • p-Cresol and Cardiovascular Risk in Mild-to-Moderate Kidney Disease

    Björn K.I. Meijers;Kathleen Claes;Bert Bammens;Henriette de Loor

  • p -Cresyl sulfate serum concentrations in haemodialysis patients are reduced by the prebiotic oligofructose-enriched inulin

    Björn K. I. Meijers;Vicky De Preter;Kristin Verbeke;Yves Vanrenterghem

  • Clinical trial: a randomized-controlled crossover study of intrapyloric injection of botulinum toxin in gastroparesis.

    J Arts;L Holvoet;P Caenepeel;Raf Bisschops

  • Donor Species Richness Determines Faecal Microbiota Transplantation Success in Inflammatory Bowel Disease.

    Séverine Vermeire;Marie Joossens;Marie Joossens;Kristin Verbeke;Jun Wang

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