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Microbiology

D-Index
127
Citations
56260
World Ranking
95
National Ranking
3

Nico Boon 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 Nico Boon sits on this spectrum.

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55 publications 679+

This scientist: 632 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.

Nico Boon 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 Nico Boon sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 127+

This scientist: 127 D-Index — 98th percentile

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

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Microbiology in Belgium Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Microbiology in Belgium Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Belgium Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Belgium Leader Award

Overview

Nico Boon is affiliated with Ghent University in Belgium, focusing their research on various aspects of environmental science. Their work spans prominently across molecular biology, biomedical engineering, pollution, ecology, and environmental engineering. The main fields of study in their publications show considerable focus on environmental science and its interdisciplinary subfields.

The primary topics covered in their research include:

  • Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
  • Gut microbiota and health
  • Water Treatment and Disinfection
  • Microbial Applications in Construction Materials
  • Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal
  • Oral microbiology and periodontitis research
  • Building materials and conservation

Their recent publications highlight contributions to microbial ecology, environmental microbiology, and biotechnology. Notable papers include:

  • MiDAS 4: A global catalogue of full-length 16S rRNA gene sequences and taxonomy for studies of bacterial communities in wastewater treatment plants (2022) published in Nature Communications
  • Vertical Farming: The Only Way Is Up? (2021) published in Agronomy
  • Oral biofilms exposure to chlorhexidine results in altered microbial composition and metabolic profile (2020) published in npj Biofilms and Microbiomes
  • Genomic and enzymatic evidence of acetogenesis by anaerobic methanotrophic archaea (2020) published in Nature Communications
  • Viability determination of Bacillus sphaericus after encapsulation in hydrogel for self-healing concrete via microcalorimetry and in situ oxygen concentration measurements (2021) published in Cement and Concrete Composites

Frequent coauthors working with Nico Boon include:

  • Wim Teughels
  • Bart De Gusseme
  • Nele De Belie
  • Kristel Bernaerts
  • Jo De Vrieze

Their publications appear in numerous scientific venues, with repeated contributions to the following:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Water Research
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Applied and Environmental Microbiology
  • Nature Communications

This body of work reflects a sustained engagement with environmental and microbial sciences, particularly focusing on microbial communities, biofilms, water quality, and novel applications of microbes in construction and agriculture. Their research outputs contribute to broader themes of sustainability and environmental management within these scientific domains.

Best Publications

  • Biofuel Cells Select for Microbial Consortia That Self-Mediate Electron Transfer

    Korneel Rabaey;Nico Boon;Steven D. Siciliano;Marc Verhaege

  • Microbial phenazine production enhances electron transfer in biofuel cells

    Korneel Rabaey;Nico Boon;Monica Höfte;Willy Verstraete

  • The basics of bio-flocs technology: The added value for aquaculture

    P. De Schryver;R. Crab;T. Defoirdt;N. Boon

  • Continuous Electricity Generation at High Voltages and Currents Using Stacked Microbial Fuel Cells

    Peter Aelterman;Korneel Rabaey;Nico Boon

  • Initial community evenness favours functionality under selective stress

    Lieven Wittebolle;Massimo Marzorati;Lieven Clement;Annalisa Balloi

  • Biological denitrification in microbial fuel cells.

    Peter Clauwaert;Korneel Rabaey;Peter Aelterman;Liesje De Schamphelaire

  • Chemical and biological technologies for hydrogen sulfide emission control in sewer systems: a review.

    Lehua Zhang;Peter De Schryver;Bart De Gusseme;Willem De Muynck

  • Methanosarcina: the rediscovered methanogen for heavy duty biomethanation.

    Jo De Vrieze;Tom Hennebel;Nico Boon;Willy Verstraete

  • Environmental factors shaping the ecological niches of ammonia-oxidizing archaea

    Tuba H. Erguder;Nico Boon;Lieven Wittebolle;Massimo Marzorati

  • How to get more out of molecular fingerprints: practical tools for microbial ecology.

    Massimo Marzorati;Lieven Wittebolle;Nico Boon;Daniele Daffonchio

  • Strain-Specific Ureolytic Microbial Calcium Carbonate Precipitation

    Frederik Hammes;Nico Boon;Johan de Villiers;Willy Verstraete

  • Microbial Fuel Cells in Relation to Conventional Anaerobic Digestion Technology

    T. H. Pham;K. Rabaey;P. Aelterman;P. Clauwaert

  • Microbial fuel cells for sulfide removal.

    Korneel Rabaey;Kirsten Van de Sompel;Lois Maignien;Nico Boon

  • Evaluation of nested PCR–DGGE (denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis) with group-specific 16S rRNA primers for the analysis of bacterial communities from different wastewater treatment plants

    Nico Boon;Wim De Windt;Willy Verstraete;Eva M. Top

  • Alternatives to antibiotics to control bacterial infections: luminescent vibriosis in aquaculture as an example

    Tom Defoirdt;Nico Boon;Patrick Sorgeloos;Willy Verstraete

  • Open air biocathode enables effective electricity generation with microbial fuel cells

    Peter Clauwaert;David van der Ha;Nico Boon;Kim Verbeken

  • Loading rate and external resistance control the electricity generation of microbial fuel cells with different three-dimensional anodes

    Peter Aelterman;Mathias Versichele;Massimo Marzorati;Nico Boon

  • Lactic acid bacteria as reducing and capping agent for the fast and efficient production of silver nanoparticles

    Liesje Sintubin;Wim De Windt;Jan Dick;Jan Mast

  • Bioaugmentation of Activated Sludge by an Indigenous 3-Chloroaniline-Degrading Comamonas testosteroni Strain, I2gfp

    Nico Boon;Johan Goris;Paul De Vos;Willy Verstraete

  • Butyrate-producing bacteria supplemented in vitro to Crohn’s disease patient microbiota increased butyrate production and enhanced intestinal epithelial barrier integrity

    Annelies Geirnaert;Annelies Geirnaert;Marta Calatayud;Charlotte Grootaert;Debby Laukens

  • Microbial fuel cells generating electricity from rhizodeposits of rice plants.

    Liesje De Schamphelaire;Leen Van den Bossche;Hai Son Dang;Monica Höfte

Frequent Co-Authors

Willy Verstraete
Willy Verstraete Ghent University
Siegfried E. Vlaeminck
Siegfried E. Vlaeminck University of Antwerp
Tom Van de Wiele
Tom Van de Wiele Ghent University
Korneel Rabaey
Korneel Rabaey Ghent University
Nele De Belie
Nele De Belie Ghent University
Peter Bossier
Peter Bossier Ghent University
Tom Defoirdt
Tom Defoirdt Ghent University
Paul De Vos
Paul De Vos Ghent University
Pascal Boeckx
Pascal Boeckx Ghent University
Marc Quirynen
Marc Quirynen KU Leuven

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