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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Plant Science and Agronomy 57 1404 1286 13 13 231 17748

Nathalie Verbruggen publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Nathalie Verbruggen between 1987 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Nathalie Verbruggen published across 40 years, from 1987 to 2026, averaging 6.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 19 publications in 2004. 9 of the 255 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1987 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 19. Peak 19 publications in 2004. 1987: 1 publication 1988: 1 publication 1989: 0 publications 1990: 0 publications 1991: 2 publications 1992: 4 publications 1993: 2 publications 1994: 2 publications 1995: 3 publications 1996: 6 publications 1997: 4 publications 1998: 9 publications 1999: 9 publications 2000: 6 publications 2001: 13 publications 2002: 5 publications 2003: 11 publications 2004: 19 publications 2005: 8 publications 2006: 8 publications 2007: 10 publications 2008: 7 publications 2009: 12 publications 2010: 14 publications 2011: 12 publications 2012: 4 publications 2013: 11 publications 2014: 7 publications 2015: 14 publications 2016: 7 publications 2017: 10 publications 2018: 6 publications 2019: 4 publications 2020: 3 publications 2021: 5 publications 2022: 3 publications 2023: 0 publications 2024: 4 publications 2025: 8 publications 2026: 1 publication
1987 2026

255 publications in total across all disciplines

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Nathalie Verbruggen: publications per year, 1987 to 2026
Year Publications
1987 1
1988 1
1989 0
1990 0
1991 2
1992 4
1993 2
1994 2
1995 3
1996 6
1997 4
1998 9
1999 9
2000 6
2001 13
2002 5
2003 11
2004 19
2005 8
2006 8
2007 10
2008 7
2009 12
2010 14
2011 12
2012 4
2013 11
2014 7
2015 14
2016 7
2017 10
2018 6
2019 4
2020 3
2021 5
2022 3
2023 0
2024 4
2025 8
2026 1
Total 255
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Nathalie Verbruggen publication distribution in Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Nathalie Verbruggen sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150 200 250
Bar chart with 88 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 36–40 to 467+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 255. Most scientists, 255, have 111–115 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 467 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 231–235 publications, is where this scientist sits. 36–40 publications: 2 scientists 41–45 publications: 7 scientists 46–50 publications: 40 scientists 51–55 publications: 58 scientists 56–60 publications: 60 scientists 61–65 publications: 107 scientists 66–70 publications: 130 scientists 71–75 publications: 153 scientists 76–80 publications: 191 scientists 81–85 publications: 199 scientists 86–90 publications: 206 scientists 91–95 publications: 218 scientists 96–100 publications: 226 scientists 101–105 publications: 227 scientists 106–110 publications: 247 scientists 111–115 publications: 255 scientists 116–120 publications: 253 scientists 121–125 publications: 233 scientists 126–130 publications: 219 scientists 131–135 publications: 201 scientists 136–140 publications: 194 scientists 141–145 publications: 176 scientists 146–150 publications: 157 scientists 151–155 publications: 147 scientists 156–160 publications: 151 scientists 161–165 publications: 159 scientists 166–170 publications: 137 scientists 171–175 publications: 128 scientists 176–180 publications: 126 scientists 181–185 publications: 98 scientists 186–190 publications: 114 scientists 191–195 publications: 100 scientists 196–200 publications: 90 scientists 201–205 publications: 71 scientists 206–210 publications: 98 scientists 211–215 publications: 70 scientists 216–220 publications: 86 scientists 221–225 publications: 61 scientists 226–230 publications: 58 scientists 231–235 publications: 53 scientists 236–240 publications: 64 scientists 241–245 publications: 39 scientists 246–250 publications: 46 scientists 251–255 publications: 51 scientists 256–260 publications: 36 scientists 261–265 publications: 44 scientists 266–270 publications: 35 scientists 271–275 publications: 30 scientists 276–280 publications: 33 scientists 281–285 publications: 35 scientists 286–290 publications: 36 scientists 291–295 publications: 26 scientists 296–300 publications: 26 scientists 301–305 publications: 31 scientists 306–310 publications: 30 scientists 311–315 publications: 21 scientists 316–320 publications: 29 scientists 321–325 publications: 14 scientists 326–330 publications: 15 scientists 331–335 publications: 15 scientists 336–340 publications: 17 scientists 341–345 publications: 15 scientists 346–350 publications: 12 scientists 351–355 publications: 17 scientists 356–360 publications: 18 scientists 361–365 publications: 12 scientists 366–370 publications: 11 scientists 371–375 publications: 6 scientists 376–380 publications: 6 scientists 381–385 publications: 11 scientists 386–390 publications: 9 scientists 391–395 publications: 10 scientists 396–400 publications: 8 scientists 401–405 publications: 4 scientists 406–410 publications: 9 scientists 411–415 publications: 11 scientists 416–420 publications: 4 scientists 421–425 publications: 7 scientists 426–430 publications: 4 scientists 431–435 publications: 3 scientists 436–440 publications: 5 scientists 441–445 publications: 8 scientists 446–450 publications: 6 scientists 451–455 publications: 7 scientists 456–460 publications: 5 scientists 461–465 publications: 6 scientists 466 publications: 2 scientists 467+ publications: 99 scientists
36–40 publications 467+

This scientist: 231 publications — 84th percentile

84% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 467 publications or more.

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Number of Plant Science and Agronomy scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 6,494 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
36–40 2
41–45 7
46–50 40
51–55 58
56–60 60
61–65 107
66–70 130
71–75 153
76–80 191
81–85 199
86–90 206
91–95 218
96–100 226
101–105 227
106–110 247
111–115 255
116–120 253
121–125 233
126–130 219
131–135 201
136–140 194
141–145 176
146–150 157
151–155 147
156–160 151
161–165 159
166–170 137
171–175 128
176–180 126
181–185 98
186–190 114
191–195 100
196–200 90
201–205 71
206–210 98
211–215 70
216–220 86
221–225 61
226–230 58
231–235 53 231
236–240 64
241–245 39
246–250 46
251–255 51
256–260 36
261–265 44
266–270 35
271–275 30
276–280 33
281–285 35
286–290 36
291–295 26
296–300 26
301–305 31
306–310 30
311–315 21
316–320 29
321–325 14
326–330 15
331–335 15
336–340 17
341–345 15
346–350 12
351–355 17
356–360 18
361–365 12
366–370 11
371–375 6
376–380 6
381–385 11
386–390 9
391–395 10
396–400 8
401–405 4
406–410 9
411–415 11
416–420 4
421–425 7
426–430 4
431–435 3
436–440 5
441–445 8
446–450 6
451–455 7
456–460 5
461–465 6
466 2
467+ 99
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Nathalie Verbruggen D-index placement in Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Plant Science and Agronomy scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Nathalie Verbruggen sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150 200 250
Bar chart with 80 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 109+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 288. Most scientists, 288, have 34 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 109 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 57 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 200 scientists 31 D-Index: 236 scientists 32 D-Index: 253 scientists 33 D-Index: 283 scientists 34 D-Index: 288 scientists 35 D-Index: 240 scientists 36 D-Index: 246 scientists 37 D-Index: 243 scientists 38 D-Index: 247 scientists 39 D-Index: 229 scientists 40 D-Index: 232 scientists 41 D-Index: 230 scientists 42 D-Index: 228 scientists 43 D-Index: 219 scientists 44 D-Index: 193 scientists 45 D-Index: 164 scientists 46 D-Index: 158 scientists 47 D-Index: 143 scientists 48 D-Index: 131 scientists 49 D-Index: 127 scientists 50 D-Index: 122 scientists 51 D-Index: 122 scientists 52 D-Index: 110 scientists 53 D-Index: 102 scientists 54 D-Index: 98 scientists 55 D-Index: 79 scientists 56 D-Index: 85 scientists 57 D-Index: 88 scientists 58 D-Index: 91 scientists 59 D-Index: 62 scientists 60 D-Index: 61 scientists 61 D-Index: 59 scientists 62 D-Index: 54 scientists 63 D-Index: 61 scientists 64 D-Index: 59 scientists 65 D-Index: 58 scientists 66 D-Index: 41 scientists 67 D-Index: 49 scientists 68 D-Index: 39 scientists 69 D-Index: 32 scientists 70 D-Index: 40 scientists 71 D-Index: 47 scientists 72 D-Index: 38 scientists 73 D-Index: 28 scientists 74 D-Index: 29 scientists 75 D-Index: 28 scientists 76 D-Index: 22 scientists 77 D-Index: 21 scientists 78 D-Index: 25 scientists 79 D-Index: 26 scientists 80 D-Index: 19 scientists 81 D-Index: 16 scientists 82 D-Index: 12 scientists 83 D-Index: 16 scientists 84 D-Index: 14 scientists 85 D-Index: 11 scientists 86 D-Index: 17 scientists 87 D-Index: 13 scientists 88 D-Index: 10 scientists 89 D-Index: 12 scientists 90 D-Index: 18 scientists 91 D-Index: 16 scientists 92 D-Index: 16 scientists 93 D-Index: 17 scientists 94 D-Index: 12 scientists 95 D-Index: 8 scientists 96 D-Index: 9 scientists 97 D-Index: 9 scientists 98 D-Index: 11 scientists 99 D-Index: 12 scientists 100 D-Index: 5 scientists 101 D-Index: 8 scientists 102 D-Index: 4 scientists 103 D-Index: 11 scientists 104 D-Index: 5 scientists 105 D-Index: 9 scientists 106 D-Index: 7 scientists 107 D-Index: 4 scientists 108 D-Index: 8 scientists 109+ D-Index: 99 scientists
30 D-Index 109+

This scientist: 57 D-Index — 78th percentile

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

The last bar groups every scientist with 109 D-Index or more.

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Number of Plant Science and Agronomy scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 6,494 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 200
31 236
32 253
33 283
34 288
35 240
36 246
37 243
38 247
39 229
40 232
41 230
42 228
43 219
44 193
45 164
46 158
47 143
48 131
49 127
50 122
51 122
52 110
53 102
54 98
55 79
56 85
57 88 57
58 91
59 62
60 61
61 59
62 54
63 61
64 59
65 58
66 41
67 49
68 39
69 32
70 40
71 47
72 38
73 28
74 29
75 28
76 22
77 21
78 25
79 26
80 19
81 16
82 12
83 16
84 14
85 11
86 17
87 13
88 10
89 12
90 18
91 16
92 16
93 17
94 12
95 8
96 9
97 9
98 11
99 12
100 5
101 8
102 4
103 11
104 5
105 9
106 7
107 4
108 8
109+ 99
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Overview

Nathalie Verbruggen is affiliated with the Université Libre de Bruxelles in Belgium and works primarily in the Agricultural and Biological Sciences field, with a specific focus on Plant Science. Their research encompasses several subfields, including Molecular Biology, Pollution, Soil Science, and Agronomy and Crop Science. The main scientific topics addressed in their work include:

  • Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance
  • Plant Micronutrient Interactions and Effects
  • Plant Molecular Biology Research
  • Aluminum toxicity and tolerance in plants and animals
  • Light effects on plants
  • Heavy metals in environment
  • Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism

Verbruggen has published extensively, with a notable number of articles appearing in venues such as bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), New Phytologist, Journal of Experimental Botany, PLANT PHYSIOLOGY, and Plant Cell & Environment.

Their recent published papers include:

  • Magnesium maintains the length of the circadian period in Arabidopsis, 2021, PLANT PHYSIOLOGY
  • Adaptation of Arabidopsis halleri to extreme metal pollution through limited metal accumulation involves changes in cell wall composition and metal homeostasis, 2021, New Phytologist
  • Different strategies of Cd tolerance and accumulation in Arabidopsis halleri and Arabidopsis arenosa, 2020, Plant Cell & Environment
  • Essential trace metals in plant responses to heat stress, 2021, Journal of Experimental Botany
  • Exploiting Genomic Features to Improve the Prediction of Transcription Factor-Binding Sites in Plants, 2022, Plant and Cell Physiology

Their collaborative work shows frequent partnerships with researchers including Marc Hanikenne, Massimiliano Corso, Noémie Thiébaut, Manon Sarthou, and Stéphanie Boutet.

Best Publications

  • Proline accumulation in plants: a review.

    Nathalie Verbruggen;Christian Hermans

  • How do plants respond to nutrient shortage by biomass allocation

    Christian Hermans;John P. Hammond;Philip J. White;Nathalie Verbruggen

  • Molecular mechanisms of metal hyperaccumulation in plants

    Nathalie Verbruggen;Christian Hermans;Henk Schat

  • Plant science: the key to preventing slow cadmium poisoning

    Stephan Clemens;Mark G.M. Aarts;Sébastien Thomine;Nathalie Verbruggen

  • Mechanisms to cope with arsenic or cadmium excess in plants.

    Nathalie Verbruggen;Christian Hermans;Henk Schat

  • Small heat shock proteins and stress tolerance in plants.

    Weining Sun;Marc Van Montagu;Nathalie Verbruggen

  • Response to copper excess in Arabidopsis thaliana: Impact on the root system architecture, hormone distribution, lignin accumulation and mineral profile

    Hélène Lequeux;Christian Hermans;Stanley Lutts;Nathalie Verbruggen

  • At‐HSP17.6A, encoding a small heat‐shock protein in Arabidopsis, can enhance osmotolerance upon overexpression

    Weining Sun;Catherine Bernard;Brigitte Van De Cotte;Marc Van Montagu

  • Physiological and molecular responses to magnesium nutritional imbalance in plants

    Nathalie Verbruggen;Christian Hermans

  • A Major Quantitative Trait Locus for Cadmium Tolerance in Arabidopsis halleri Colocalizes with HMA4, a Gene Encoding a Heavy Metal ATPase

    Mikael Courbot;Glenda Willems;Patrick Motte;Samuel Arvidsson

  • Natural variation in cadmium tolerance and its relationship to metal hyperaccumulation for seven populations of Thlaspi caerulescens from western Europe

    N. Roosens;N. Roosens;N. Verbruggen;P. Meerts;P. Ximénez-Embún

  • Physiological characterization of Mg deficiency in Arabidopsis thaliana

    Christian Hermans;Nathalie Verbruggen

  • Physiological characterisation of magnesium deficiency in sugar beet: acclimation to low magnesium differentially affects photosystems I and II

    Christian Roger Hermans;Christian Roger Hermans;Christian Roger Hermans;Giles N. Johnson;Reto Strasser;Nathalie Verbruggen

  • Osmoregulation of a Pyrroline-5-Carboxylate Reductase Gene in Arabidopsis thaliana

    N. Verbruggen;R. Villarroel;M. Van Montagu

  • Isolation, characterization, and chromosomal location of a gene encoding the Δ1-pyrroline-5-carboxylate synthetase in Arabidopsis thaliana

    Arnould Savouré;Samir Jaoua;Xue-Jun Hua;Wilson Ardiles

  • Environmental and developmental signals modulate proline homeostasis: evidence for a negative transcriptional regulator

    N Verbruggen;X J Hua;M May;M Van Montagu

  • Genetic basis of Cd tolerance and hyperaccumulation in Arabidopsis halleri

    Valérie Bert;Pierre Jacques Meerts;Pierre Saumitou-Laprade;Pietrino Salis

  • Expression of cell cycle regulatory genes and morphological alterations in response to salt stress in Arabidopsis thaliana

    Sylvia Burssens;Kristiina Himanen;Brigitte van de Cotte;Tom Beeckman

  • Copper and cobalt accumulation in plants: a critical assessment of the current state of knowledge

    Bastien Lange;Antony van der Ent;Antony van der Ent;Alan John Martin Baker;Alan John Martin Baker;Alan John Martin Baker;Guillaume Echevarria

  • Magnesium deficiency in sugar beets alters sugar partitioning and phloem loading in young mature leaves.

    Christian Roger Hermans;Christian Roger Hermans;Christian Roger Hermans;Fabienne Bourgis;Mireille Faucher;Reto Strasser

  • A novel CPx-ATPase from the cadmium hyperaccumulator Thlaspi caerulescens

    Catherine Bernard;Nancy Roosens;Pierre Czernic;Michel Lebrun

Frequent Co-Authors

Pierre Saumitou-Laprade
Pierre Saumitou-Laprade University of Lille
Pierre Jacques Meerts
Pierre Jacques Meerts Université Libre de Bruxelles
Arnould Savouré
Arnould Savouré Sorbonne University
Dirk Inzé
Dirk Inzé Ghent University
Grégory Mahy
Grégory Mahy Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech
M. Van Montagu
M. Van Montagu Ghent University
Reto J. Strasser
Reto J. Strasser University of Geneva
Géraldine Sarret
Géraldine Sarret Grenoble Alpes University
Marnik Vuylsteke
Marnik Vuylsteke Ghent University

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