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Patrick Kestemont

Patrick Kestemont

University of Namur
Belgium

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
69
Citations
14893
World Ranking
7505
National Ranking
138

Patrick Kestemont publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Biology and Biochemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Patrick Kestemont sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 401 publications — 90th percentile

90% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.

Patrick Kestemont D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Biology and Biochemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Patrick Kestemont sits on this spectrum.

40–41 D-Index: 80 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 183 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 317 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 504 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 718 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 900 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 1,026 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 1,150 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,236 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 1,253 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 1,163 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 1,131 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 1,032 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 897 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 814 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 715 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 709 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 596 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 512 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 473 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 412 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 373 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 358 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 285 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 273 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 227 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 208 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 193 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 153 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 157 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 148 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 120 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 113 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 100 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 86 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 67 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 72 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 73 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 64 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 53 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 60 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 54 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 43 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 38 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 49 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 26 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 18 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 23 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 32 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 32 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 27 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 19 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 22 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 12 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 16 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 14 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 10 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 13 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 10 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 7 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 9 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 13 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 4 scientists 166 D-Index: 4 scientists 167+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 69 D-Index — 63rd percentile

63% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.

Overview

Patrick Kestemont is affiliated with the University of Namur in Belgium and has contributed extensively to research in Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Environmental Science. Their work primarily focuses on aquatic environments, with significant publications in related subfields such as Aquatic Science, Immunology, Physiology, Nature and Landscape Conservation, and Pharmacology.

The main topics covered in Patrick Kestemont's research include Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth, Aquaculture Disease Management and Microbiota, Reproductive Biology and Impacts on Aquatic Species, Fish Ecology and Management Studies, Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology, Nanoparticles: Synthesis and Applications, and Microplastics and Plastic Pollution.

Frequent publication venues for their research are:

  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Fish & Shellfish Immunology
  • Aquaculture
  • Aquatic Toxicology
  • Chemosphere

Co-authors who have collaborated regularly with Patrick Kestemont include:

  • Valérie Cornet
  • S.N.M. Mandiki
  • Jérôme Lambert
  • Nguyễn Thành Phương
  • Marie-Louise Scippo

Selected recent papers illustrate the range of topics addressed in their work:

  • "Anti-Inflammatory and Antioxidant Properties of the Ethanol Extract of Clerodendrum Cyrtophyllum Turcz in Copper Sulfate-Induced Inflammation in Zebrafish" (2020) published in Antioxidants
  • "Total replacement of fish meal by enriched-fatty acid Hermetia illucens meal did not substantially affect growth parameters or innate immune status and improved whole body biochemical quality of Nile tilapia juveniles" (2021) published in Aquaculture Nutrition
  • "Salinity significantly affects intestinal microbiota and gene expression in striped catfish juveniles" (2022) published in Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology
  • "Single or Combined Dietary Supply of Psidium guajava and Phyllanthus amarus Extracts Differentially Modulate Immune Responses and Liver Proteome in Striped Catfish (Pangasianodon hypophthalmus)" (2020) published in Frontiers in Immunology
  • "GAS1: A New β-Glucan Immunostimulant Candidate to Increase Rainbow Trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) Resistance to Bacterial Infections With Aeromonas salmonicida achromogenes" (2021) published in Frontiers in Immunology

Best Publications

  • Effects of microcystins on fish

    Christelle Malbrouck;Patrick Kestemont

  • Demasculinization and feminization of male gonads by atrazine: Consistent effects across vertebrate classes

    Tyrone B. Hayes;Lloyd L. Anderson;Val R. Beasley;Shane R. de Solla

  • Size heterogeneity, cannibalism and competition in cultured predatory fish larvae: biotic and abiotic influences

    Patrick Kestemont;Stéphane Jourdan;Marc Houbart;Charles Mélard

  • The effects of estrogenic and androgenic endocrine disruptors on the immune system of fish: a review.

    Sylvain Milla;Sophie Depiereux;Patrick Kestemont

  • Effects of atrazine on sex steroid dynamics, plasma vitellogenin concentration and gonad development in adult goldfish (Carassius auratus)

    Laura Spanò;Charles R Tyler;Ronny van Aerle;Pierre Devos

  • Corticosteroids: Friends or foes of teleost fish reproduction?

    S. Milla;N. Wang;S.N.M. Mandiki;P. Kestemont

  • A review of existing fish assemblage indicators and methodologies

    N. Roset;G. Grenouillet;D. Goffaux;D. Pont

  • Comparative study of reproductive biology in single- and multiple-spawner cyprinid fish. I. Morphological and histological features

    J. Rinchard;P. Kestemont

  • The effect of PIT tags on growth and physiology of age-0 cultured Eurasian perch Perca fluviatilis of variable size

    Etienne Baras;Christelle Malbrouck;Marc Houbart;Patrick Kestemont

  • Assessing the health of European rivers using functional ecological guilds of fish communities: standardising species classification and approaches to metric selection

    R. A. A. Noble;I. G. Cowx;D. Goffaux;P. Kestemont

  • Hepatic accumulation and effects of microcystin-LR on juvenile goldfish Carassius auratus L.

    Christelle Malbrouck;Gérard Trausch;Pierre Devos;Patrick Kestemont

  • Intensive culture of juvenile and adult Eurasian perch (P. fluviatilis): effect of major biotic and abiotic factors on growth

    Charles Mélard;P. Kestemont;J. C. Grignard

  • Combined effects of herbicides on biomarkers reflecting immune-endocrine interactions in goldfish. Immune and antioxidant effects.

    M Fatima;S N M Mandiki;J Douxfils;F Silvestre

  • Effect of weaning age and diet on pikeperch larviculture

    Patrick Kestemont;Xu Xueliang;Neïla Hamza;Jean Maboudou

  • Effect of temperature and feeding frequency on growth performances, feed efficiency and body composition of pikeperch juveniles (Sander lucioperca).

    Neil Wang;Xuliang Xu;Patrick Kestemont

  • Photothermal control of the reproductive cycle in temperate fishes

    Neil Wang;Neil Wang;Fabrice Teletchea;Patrick Kestemont;Sylvain Milla

  • Development of some digestive enzymes in Eurasian perch larvae Perca fluviatilis

    A. Cuvier-Péres;P. Kestemont

  • Effect of stocking density on the dynamics of cannibalism in sibling larvae of Perca fluviatilis under controlled conditions.

    Etienne Baras;Patrick Kestemont;Charles Mélard

  • Environmental Factors and Feed Intake: Mechanisms and Interactions

    Patrick Kestemont;Etienne Baras

  • Effect of dietary phospholipid levels on performance, enzyme activities and fatty acid composition of pikeperch (Sander lucioperca) larvae

    Neïla Hamza;Mohamed Mhetli;Ines Ben Khemis;Chantal Cahu

Frequent Co-Authors

Martine Raes
Martine Raes University of Namur
Edwin De Pauw
Edwin De Pauw University of Liège
Mathieu Denoël
Mathieu Denoël University of Liège
Joëlle Quetin-Leclercq
Joëlle Quetin-Leclercq Université Catholique de Louvain
Etienne Baras
Etienne Baras Institut de Recherche pour le Développement
Ronny Blust
Ronny Blust University of Antwerp
Douglas R. Tocher
Douglas R. Tocher Shantou University
Wim De Coen
Wim De Coen European Chemicals Agency
Gaël Grenouillet
Gaël Grenouillet Paul Sabatier University
Lluis Tort
Lluis Tort Autonomous University of Barcelona

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