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Nadine Buys

Nadine Buys

D-Index & Metrics

Animal Science and Veterinary

D-Index
36
Citations
5500
World Ranking
1592
National Ranking
39

Nadine Buys publication distribution in Animal Science and Veterinary in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Animal Science and Veterinary in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Nadine Buys sits on this spectrum.

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29 publications 442+

This scientist: 219 publications — 78th percentile

78% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 442 publications or more.

Nadine Buys D-index placement in Animal Science and Veterinary in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Animal Science and Veterinary scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Nadine Buys sits on this spectrum.

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20 D-Index 77+

This scientist: 36 D-Index — 50th percentile

50% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 77 D-Index or more.

Overview

Nadine Buys is affiliated with KU Leuven in Belgium, with a research focus primarily in Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, Agricultural and Biological Sciences, and Veterinary fields. Their work spans several subfields including Genetics, Small Animals, Animal Science and Zoology, Molecular Biology, and Agronomy and Crop Science.

The researcher's studies concentrate largely on genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock, animal behavior and welfare, animal nutrition and physiology, genetic mapping and diversity in plants and animals, veterinary equine medical research, helminth infection and control, and the effects of environmental stressors on livestock.

Recent publications by Nadine Buys cover topics such as runs of homozygosity analysis, genetic selection in livestock, and breeding for disease resistance. Notable papers include:

  • How to study runs of homozygosity using PLINK? A guide for analyzing medium density SNP data in livestock and pet species (2020, BMC Genomics)
  • A publicly available repository of ROH islands reveals signatures of selection in different livestock and pet species (2021, Genetics Selection Evolution)
  • Estimating genetics of body dimensions and activity levels in pigs using automated pose estimation (2022, Scientific Reports)
  • A promising resilience parameter for breeding: the use of weight and feed trajectories in growing pigs (2023, Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology/Journal of animal science and biotechnology)
  • High Heritabilities for Antibiotic Usage Show Potential to Breed for Disease Resistance in Finishing Pigs (2021, Antibiotics)

Their frequent collaborators include Steven Janssens, Roel Meyermans, Wim Gorssen, Léa Chapard, and Sam Millet, with collaborative publication counts ranging from 7 to 29 joint works.

Nadine Buys has published extensively in venues such as animal, Genetics Selection Evolution, Animals, BMC Genomics, and Scientific Reports. The distribution of publications also reflects a multidisciplinary approach across various aspects of veterinary and agricultural sciences.

Best Publications

  • A regulatory mutation in IGF2 causes a major QTL effect on muscle growth in the pig

    Anne-Sophie Van Laere;Minh Nguyen;Martin Braunschweig;Carine Nezer

  • How to study runs of homozygosity using PLINK? A guide for analyzing medium density SNP data in livestock and pet species

    R. Meyermans;W. Gorssen;N. Buys;S. Janssens

  • Ascites in broiler chickens: exogenous and endogenous structural and functional causal factors*

    Eddy Decuypere;Johan Buyse;Nadine Buys

  • Effects of timing and duration of feed restriction during rearing on reproductive characteristics in broiler breeder females

    Veerle Bruggeman;O Onagbesan;E D'Hondt;Nadine Buys

  • Characterization of the complete porcine MSTN gene and expression levels in pig breeds differing in muscularity.

    A. Stinckens;T. Luyten;J. Bijttebier;K. Van den Maagdenberg

  • A publicly available repository of ROH islands reveals signatures of selection in different livestock and pet species.

    Wim Gorssen;Roel Meyermans;Steven Janssens;Nadine Buys

  • The broiler breeder paradox: ethical, genetic and physiological perspectives, and suggestions for solutions.

    E. Decuypere;V. Bruggeman;Nadia Everaert;Yue Li

  • Performance, incidence of metabolic disturbances and endocrine variables of food-restricted male broiler chickens.

    E Gonzales;Johan Buyse;MM Loddi;TS Takita

  • Intermittent lighting reduces the incidence of ascites in broilers: an interaction with protein content of feed on performance and the endocrine system

    Nadine Buys;Johan Buyse;M Hassanzadeh-Ladmakhi;Eddy Decuypere

  • Different CO2 levels during incubation interact with hatching time and ascites susceptibility in two broiler lines selected for different growth rate.

    Nadine Buys;Erna Dewil;E Gonzales;Eddy Decuypere

  • Multi‐trait animal model estimation of genetic parameters for linear type and gait traits in the Belgian warmblood horse

    M Rustin;Steven Janssens;Nadine Buys;N Gengler

  • The prophylactic effect of vitamin C supplementation on broiler ascites incidence and plasma thyroid hormone concentration

    MH Ladmakhi;Nadine Buys;Erna Dewil;G Rahimi

  • Results of a whole-genome quantitative trait locus scan for growth, carcass composition and meat quality in a porcine four-way cross.

    N Harmegnies;F Davin;S De Smet;Nadine Buys

  • Different characteristics in chick embryos of two broiler lines differing in susceptibility to ascites

    Erna Dewil;Nadine Buys;Gaa Albers;Eddy Decuypere

  • Acute pretranslational regulation of type III iodothyronine deiodinase by growth hormone and dexamethasone in chicken embryos.

    Serge Van der Geyten;Nadine Buys;Jo P. Sanders;Eddy Decuypere

  • Mutations in the myostatin gene leading to hypermuscularity in mammals: indications for a similar mechanism in fish?

    Anneleen Stinckens;Michel Georges;Nadine Buys

  • Haplotype sharing refines the location of an imprinted quantitative trait locus with major effect on muscle mass to a 250-kb chromosome segment containing the porcine IGF2 gene.

    Carine Nezer;Catherine Collette;Laurence Moreau;Benoît Brouwers

  • Effect of rate of pH decline on muscle enzyme activities in two pig lines

    E Claeys;S De Smet;D Demeyer;R Geers

  • Milk yield and milk composition of Flemish milksheep, Suffolk and Texel ewes and their crossbreds

    R. Peeters;N. Buys;L. Robijns;D. Vanmontfort

  • Insulin-like growth factors in the regulation of avian ovarian functions.

    OM Onagbesan;Bart Vleugels;Nadine Buys;Veerle Bruggeman

  • Comparative analysis of porcine cytokine production by mRNA and protein detection

    Tine Verfaillie;Eric Cox;Lt To;Daisy Vanrompay

  • Performance and physiological variables in broiler chicken lines differing in susceptibility to the ascites syndrome: 1. Changes in blood gases as a function of ambient temperature.

    Nadine Buys;CW Scheele;C Kwakernaak;JD van der Klis

  • Further insights into the susceptibility of broilers to ascites

    E. Decuypere;M. Hassanzadeh;N. Buys;J. Buyse

  • Genetic parameters for intramuscular fatty acid composition and metabolism in pigs

    M Ntawubizi;E Colman;Steven Janssens;K Raes

  • Complementary DNA Cloning and Ontogenic Expression of Pituitary-Specific Transcription Factor of Chickens (Gallus domesticus) from the Pituitary Gland

    P. Van As;N. Buys;O.M. Onagbesan;E. Decuypere

  • Dietary polyphenols reduce diarrhea in enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) infected post-weaning piglets

    Roderick Verhelst;Martine Schroyen;Nadine Buys;Theo Niewold

  • Haematological characteristics predicting susceptibility for ascites. 2. High haematocrit values in juvenile chickens.

    CW Scheele;JD van der Klis;C Kwakernaak;Nadine Buys

  • Performance and physiological variables in broiler chicken lines differing in susceptibility to the ascites syndrome: 2. Effect of ambient temperature on partial efficiencies of protein and fat retention and plasma hormone concentrations

    Nadine Buys;CW Scheele;C Kwakernaak;Eddy Decuypere

  • Lipid metabolism and cellular features of skeletal muscle and subcutaneous adipose tissue in pigs differing in IGF-II genotype.

    Delphine Gardan;Florence Gondret;Karijn Van den Maagdenberg;Nadine Buys

Frequent Co-Authors

Sam Millet
Sam Millet Ghent University
Michel Georges
Michel Georges University of Liège
S. De Smet
S. De Smet Ghent University
Frank Tuyttens
Frank Tuyttens Ghent University
Sarah C. Blott
Sarah C. Blott University of Nottingham
Nicolas Gengler
Nicolas Gengler Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech
Okanlawon Onagbesan
Okanlawon Onagbesan Federal University of Agriculture
Leif Andersson
Leif Andersson Texas A&M University

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