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Marc Van Ranst

Marc Van Ranst

D-Index & Metrics

Microbiology

D-Index
92
Citations
33983
World Ranking
618
National Ranking
17

Medicine

D-Index
95
Citations
35210
World Ranking
10019
National Ranking
116

Marc Van Ranst publication distribution in Microbiology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Microbiology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Marc Van Ranst sits on this spectrum.

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55 publications 679+

This scientist: 691 publications — 98th percentile

98% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 679 publications or more.

Marc Van Ranst D-index placement in Microbiology in 2026

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

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40 D-Index 127+

This scientist: 92 D-Index — 89th percentile

89% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 127 D-Index or more.

Overview

Marc Van Ranst is affiliated with KU Leuven in Belgium and has contributed extensively to the field of Medicine, focusing particularly on Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology, Biomedical Engineering, Molecular Biology, and Animal Science and Zoology.

Them research primarily covers topics including SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research, SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing, Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology, Respiratory viral infections research, COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies, Animal Virus Infections Studies, and Biosensors and Analytical Detection.

Marc Van Ranst has published research in multiple venues, with frequent contributions to:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Virus Evolution
  • Virology Journal
  • Preprints.org
  • SSRN Electronic Journal

The scientist's recent papers include:

  • First cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in the WHO European Region, 24 January to 21 February 2020, published in 2020 in Eurosurveillance
  • STAT2 signaling restricts viral dissemination but drives severe pneumonia in SARS-CoV-2 infected hamsters, published in 2020 in Nature Communications
  • Diagnostic performance of seven rapid IgG/IgM antibody tests and the Euroimmun IgA/IgG ELISA in COVID-19 patients, published in 2020 in Clinical Microbiology and Infection
  • Symptomatic Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Reinfection by a Phylogenetically Distinct Strain, published in 2020 in Clinical Infectious Diseases
  • Development and Potential Usefulness of the COVID-19 Ag Respi-Strip Diagnostic Assay in a Pandemic Context, published in 2020 in Frontiers in Medicine

Marc Van Ranst has collaborated frequently with several researchers, including:

  • Elke Wollants
  • Mandy Bloemen
  • Piet Maes
  • Katrien Lagrou
  • Emmanuel André

The combination of their research focus areas, frequent publication venues, and collaborators reflects a sustained engagement with multiple aspects of viral infections, diagnostics, and epidemiological study. Their work contributes data and insights relevant for understanding viral diseases, particularly those linked to SARS-CoV-2 and related respiratory viruses.

Best Publications

  • Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy after Natalizumab Therapy for Crohn's Disease

    Gert Van Assche;Marc Van Ranst;Raphael Sciot;Bénédicte Dubois

  • Uniformity of rotavirus strain nomenclature proposed by the Rotavirus Classification Working Group (RCWG).

    Jelle Matthijnssens;Max Ciarlet;Sarah M. McDonald;Houssam Attoui

  • Full Genome-Based Classification of Rotaviruses Reveals a Common Origin between Human Wa-Like and Porcine Rotavirus Strains and Human DS-1-Like and Bovine Rotavirus Strains

    Jelle Matthijnssens;Max Ciarlet;Erica Heiman;Ingrid Arijs

  • Recommendations for the classification of group A rotaviruses using all 11 genomic RNA segments.

    Jelle Matthijnssens;Max Ciarlet;Mustafizur Rahman;Mustafizur Rahman;Houssam Attoui

  • In vitro inhibition of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus by chloroquine

    Els Keyaerts;Leen Vijgen;Piet Maes;Johan Neyts

  • Complete genomic sequence of human coronavirus OC43: molecular clock analysis suggests a relatively recent zoonotic coronavirus transmission event.

    Leen Vijgen;Els Keyaerts;Elien Moës;Inge Thoelen

  • First cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in the WHO European Region, 24 January to 21 February 2020

    Gianfranco Spiteri;James Fielding;Michaela Diercke;Christine Campese

  • Emergence of Monkeypox as the Most Important Orthopoxvirus Infection in Humans.

    Nikola Sklenovská;Marc Van Ranst

  • Virologic Versus Cytologic Triage of Women With Equivocal Pap Smears: A Meta-analysis of the Accuracy To Detect High-Grade Intraepithelial Neoplasia

    Marc Arbyn;Frank Buntinx;Marc Van Ranst;Evangelos Paraskevaidis

  • VP6-sequence-based cutoff values as a criterion for rotavirus species demarcation.

    Jelle Matthijnssens;Peter H Otto;Max Ciarlet;Ulrich Desselberger

  • RotaC: A web-based tool for the complete genome classification of group A rotaviruses

    Piet Maes;Jelle Matthijnssens;Mustafizur Rahman;Marc Van Ranst

  • Genotype constellation and evolution of group A rotaviruses infecting humans.

    Jelle Matthijnssens;Marc Van Ranst

  • Modular approach to customise sample preparation procedures for viral metagenomics: a reproducible protocol for virome analysis

    Nádia Conceição-Neto;Mark Zeller;Hanne Lefrère;Pieter De Bruyn

  • Evolutionary History and Global Spread of the Emerging G12 Human Rotaviruses

    Mustafizur Rahman;Mustafizur Rahman;Jelle Matthijnssens;Xuelei Yang;Thomas Delbeke

  • Antiviral Activity of Chloroquine against Human Coronavirus OC43 Infection in Newborn Mice

    Els Keyaerts;Sandra Li;Leen Vijgen;Evelien Rysman

  • Rotavirus disease and vaccination: impact on genotype diversity.

    Jelle Matthijnssens;Joke Bilcke;Max Ciarlet;Vito Martella

  • Phylodynamic analyses of rotavirus genotypes G9 and G12 underscore their potential for swift global spread.

    Jelle Matthijnssens;Elisabeth Heylen;Mark Zeller;Mustafizur Rahman

  • Plant lectins are potent inhibitors of coronaviruses by interfering with two targets in the viral replication cycle.

    Els Keyaerts;Leen Vijgen;Christophe Pannecouque;Els Van Damme

  • Phylogenetic Classification of Human Papillomaviruses: Correlation With Clinical Manifestations

    Marc Van Ranst;Jeffrey B. Kaplan;Robert D. Burk

  • Symptomatic Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Reinfection by a Phylogenetically Distinct Strain.

    Jan Van Elslande;Pieter Vermeersch;Kris Vandervoort;Tony Wawina-Bokalanga

  • Rolling-circle amplification of viral DNA genomes using phi29 polymerase.

    Reimar Johne;Hermann Müller;Annabel Rector;Marc van Ranst

  • Evolutionary History of the Closely Related Group 2 Coronaviruses: Porcine Hemagglutinating Encephalomyelitis Virus, Bovine Coronavirus, and Human Coronavirus OC43

    Leen Vijgen;Els Keyaerts;Philippe Lemey;Piet Maes

  • Relating increasing hantavirus incidences to the changing climate: the mast connection

    Jan Clement;Jurgen Vercauteren;Willem W Verstraeten;Geneviève Ducoffre

Frequent Co-Authors

Jelle Matthijnssens
Jelle Matthijnssens Rega Institute for Medical Research
Piet Maes
Piet Maes KU Leuven
Mustafizur Rahman
Mustafizur Rahman International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research
Anne-Mieke Vandamme
Anne-Mieke Vandamme Rega Institute for Medical Research
Robert D. Burk
Robert D. Burk Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Max Ciarlet
Max Ciarlet Novartis (Switzerland)
Kristel Van Laethem
Kristel Van Laethem Rega Institute for Medical Research
Ghislain Opdenakker
Ghislain Opdenakker Rega Institute for Medical Research

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