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P. Van Damme

P. Van Damme

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
68
Citations
13723
World Ranking
7939
National Ranking
143

Overview

P. Van Damme is a researcher affiliated with Ghent University in Belgium, with a primary focus in Agricultural and Biological Sciences. Their work spans various subfields such as Plant Science, Forestry, Food Science, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, and Global and Planetary Change.

The scientist's research covers multiple main topics, including:

  • African Botany and Ecology Studies
  • Ethnobotanical and Medicinal Plants Studies
  • Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity
  • Cocoa and Sweet Potato Agronomy
  • Agriculture and Rural Development Research
  • Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology
  • Plant Diversity and Evolution

P. Van Damme has published extensively, with a notable number of papers in various journals. The most frequent publication venues include:

  • Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine
  • AVRUG-bulletin/Afrika Focus
  • Research Square
  • European Journal of Natural Sciences and Medicine
  • Tropical Medicine and Health

Some of their recent papers are:

  • Ethnobotanical study of medicinal plants in Asagirt District, Northeastern Ethiopia (2023), Tropical Medicine and Health
  • Medicinal plant use practice in four ethnic communities (Gurage, Mareqo, Qebena, and Silti), south central Ethiopia (2020), Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine
  • Ethnobotanical study of medicinal plants in Adwa District, Central Zone of Tigray Regional State, Northern Ethiopia (2021), Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine
  • Medicinal plants used by 'root doctors', local traditional healers in Bié province, Angola (2020), Journal of Ethnopharmacology
  • The traditional use of wild edible plants in pastoral and agro-pastoral communities of Mieso District, eastern Ethiopia (2023), Tropical Medicine and Health

The scientist has collaborated frequently with several co-authors, including:

  • Wouter Vanhove (22 joint publications)
  • Habou Rabiou (5 joint publications)
  • Vladimír Verner (5 joint publications)
  • Muhidin Tahir (4 joint publications)
  • Zbyněk Polesný (4 joint publications)

This overview of P. Van Damme's research outlines a broad and interdisciplinary approach to plant sciences and ethnobotany, with a particular focus on African botanical and medicinal plant studies. The scientist's publication record and frequent collaborations highlight an active engagement in these areas.

Best Publications

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  • Ethnomedicinal study of plants used for human ailments in Ankober District, North Shewa Zone, Amhara Region, Ethiopia

    Ermias Lulekal;Ermias Lulekal;Zemede Asfaw;Ensermu Kelbessa;Patrick Van Damme;Patrick Van Damme

  • PHOTOSYNTHETIC GAS EXCHANGE CHARACTERISTICS IN THREE DIFFERENT ALMOND SPECIES DURING DROUGHT STRESS AND SUBSEQUENT RECOVERY

    V. Rouhi;R. Samson;R. Lemeur;P. Van Damme

  • 160 h of chemical-looping combustion in a 10 kW reactor system with a NiO-based oxygen carrier

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  • Dietary species richness as a measure of food biodiversity and nutritional quality of diets.

    Carl Lachat;Jessica E. Raneri;Jessica E. Raneri;Katherine Walker Smith;Patrick Kolsteren

  • Why do Euphorbiaceae tick as medicinal plants? A review of Euphorbiaceae family and its medicinal features

    Julius T. Mwine;Patrick Van Damme

  • Folk Classification, Perception, and Preferences of Baobab Products in West Africa: Consequences for Species Conservation and Improvement

    A. E. Assogbadjo;R. Glèlè Kakaï;F. J. Chadare;L. Thomson

  • Cultural significance of medicinal plant families and species among Quechua farmers in Apillapampa, Bolivia.

    Evert Thomas;Ina Vandebroek;Sabino Sanca;Patrick Van Damme

  • Characterization of QT interval adaptation to RR interval changes and its use as a risk-stratifier of arrhythmic mortality in amiodarone-treated survivors of acute myocardial�…

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  • Photo-electro-catalysis enhancement on carbon nanotubes/titanium dioxide (CNTs/TiO2) composite prepared by a novel surfactant wrapping sol–gel method

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  • Use of medicinal plants and pharmaceuticals by indigenous communities in the Bolivian Andes and Amazon

    Ina Vandebroek;Jan-Bart Calewaert;Stijn De jonckheere;Sabino Sanca

  • Patterns of Genetic and Morphometric Diversity in Baobab (Adansonia digitata) Populations Across Different Climatic Zones of Benin (West Africa)

    A. E. Assogbadjo;T. Kyndt;B. Sinsin;G. Gheysen

  • Comparison of health conditions treated with traditional and biomedical health care in a Quechua community in rural Bolivia.

    Ina Vandebroek;Evert Thomas;Sabino Sanca;Patrick Van Damme

  • A comparison of traditional healers medicinal plant knowledge in the Bolivian Andes and Amazon.

    Ina Vandebroek;Patrick Van Damme;Luc Van Puyvelde;Susana Arrazola

  • A risk-management strategy for PCB-contaminated sediments

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  • Ethnoveterinary knowledge in pastoral Karamoja, Uganda.

    J.T. Gradé;John R.S. Tabuti;Patrick Van Damme

  • Wild edible plants in Ethiopia : a review on their potential to combat food insecurity

    Ermias Lulekal;Zemede Asfaw;Ensermu Kelbessa;Patrick Van Damme

  • Adansonia digitata L. : a review of traditional uses, phytochemistry and pharmacology

    Emmy De Caluwé;Kateřina Halamová;Patrick Van Damme

  • Tamarindus indica L.: a review of traditional uses, phytochemistry and pharmacology

    Emmy De Caluwé;Kateřina Halamová;Patrick Van Damme

Frequent Co-Authors

Niel Hens
Niel Hens Hasselt University
Frank Buntinx
Frank Buntinx KU Leuven
Daniel Shouval
Daniel Shouval Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Angelos Hatzakis
Angelos Hatzakis National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Joachim Maes
Joachim Maes KU Leuven
Herman Goossens
Herman Goossens University of Antwerp
Margareta Ieven
Margareta Ieven University of Antwerp

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