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Patrick Van Dijck

Patrick Van Dijck

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
75
Citations
18165
World Ranking
5375
National Ranking
87

Patrick Van Dijck 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 Van Dijck sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 329 publications — 83rd percentile

83% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Patrick Van Dijck 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 Van Dijck 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: 75 D-Index — 74th percentile

74% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Patrick Van Dijck is affiliated with KU Leuven in Belgium, focusing their research on medicine and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Their work spans multiple subfields including infectious diseases, epidemiology, molecular biology, plant science, and food science.

Their primary research topics include antifungal resistance and susceptibility, fungal infections and studies, bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing, microbial natural products and biosynthesis, probiotics and fermented foods, essential oils and antimicrobial activity, and fungal and yeast genetics research.

Van Dijck has contributed frequently to several publication venues, most notably bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) with 15 publications, Journal of Fungi with 6, PLoS Pathogens with 5, mBio with 4, and mSphere with 4 publications.

Among recent papers, they have been involved in the following works:

  • Amphotericin B and Other Polyenes-Discovery, Clinical Use, Mode of Action and Drug Resistance, 2020, Journal of Fungi
  • Innovative Strategies Toward the Disassembly of the EPS Matrix in Bacterial Biofilms, 2020, Frontiers in Microbiology
  • Genome-Wide Analysis of Experimentally Evolved Candida auris Reveals Multiple Novel Mechanisms of Multidrug Resistance, 2021, mBio
  • Adapting to survive: How Candida overcomes host-imposed constraints during human colonization, 2020, PLoS Pathogens
  • Sources of Antifungal Drugs, 2023, Journal of Fungi

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Van Dijck include:

  • Hans Carolus
  • Wouter Van Genechten
  • Celia Lobo Romero
  • Liesbeth Demuyser
  • Dimitrios Sofras

Best Publications

  • Environmental Sensing and Signal Transduction Pathways Regulating Morphopathogenic Determinants of Candida albicans

    Subhrajit Biswas;Patrick Van Dijck;Asis Datta

  • Molecular mechanisms of antimicrobial tolerance and resistance in bacterial and fungal biofilms

    Heleen Van Acker;Patrick Van Dijck;Patrick Van Dijck;Tom Coenye

  • Trehalose metabolism in plants

    John Edward Lunn;Ines Delorge;Ines Delorge;Carlos María Figueroa;Patrick Van Dijck;Patrick Van Dijck

  • The Arabidopsis Trehalose-6-P Synthase AtTPS1 Gene Is a Regulator of Glucose, Abscisic Acid, and Stress Signaling

    Nelson Avonce;Barbara Leyman;José O. Mascorro-Gallardo;Patrick Van Dijck

  • A Saccharomyces cerevisiae G-protein coupled receptor, Gpr1, is specifically required for glucose activation of the cAMP pathway during the transition to growth on glucose.

    Leon Kraakman;Katleen Lemaire;Pingsheng Ma;Aloys W.R.H. Teunissen

  • Disrupted function and axonal distribution of mutant tyrosyl-tRNA synthetase in dominant intermediate Charcot-Marie-Tooth neuropathy.

    Albena Jordanova;Albena Jordanova;Joy Irobi;Florian P Thomas;Patrick Van Dijck

  • Recent insights into Candida albicans biofilm resistance mechanisms

    Lotte Mathé;Patrick Van Dijck

  • The Saccharomyces cerevisiae EHT1 and EEB1 Genes Encode Novel Enzymes with Medium-chain Fatty Acid Ethyl Ester Synthesis and Hydrolysis Capacity

    Sofie M.G. Saerens;Kevin J. Verstrepen;Kevin J. Verstrepen;Stijn D.M. Van Laere;Arnout R.D. Voet

  • An unexpected plethora of trehalose biosynthesis genes in Arabidopsis thaliana.

    Barbara Leyman;Patrick Van Dijck;Johan M Thevelein

  • Improved drought tolerance without undesired side effects in transgenic plants producing trehalose.

    Sazzad Karim;Sazzad Karim;Henrik Aronsson;Henrik Ericson;Minna Pirhonen

  • Commensal Protection of Staphylococcus aureus against Antimicrobials by Candida albicans Biofilm Matrix.

    Eric F. Kong;Christina Tsui;Sona Kucharíková;David Andes

  • Glucose and Sucrose Act as Agonist and Mannose as Antagonist Ligands of the G Protein-Coupled Receptor Gpr1 in the Yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae

    Katleen Lemaire;Sam Van de Velde;Patrick Van Dijck;Johan M. Thevelein

  • Trehalose is required for the acquisition of tolerance to a variety of stresses in the filamentous fungus Aspergillus nidulans.

    Sabine Fillinger;Marie-Kim Chaveroche;Patrick van Dijck;Ronald de Vries

  • Heterozygous missense mutations in SMARCA2 cause Nicolaides-Baraitser syndrome

    Jeroen K.J. Van Houdt;Beata Anna Nowakowska;Sérgio B. Sousa;Sérgio B. Sousa;Barbera D.C. Van Schaik

  • A bifunctional TPS–TPP enzyme from yeast confers tolerance to multiple and extreme abiotic-stress conditions in transgenic Arabidopsis

    José A. Miranda;Nelson Avonce;Nelson Avonce;Ramón Suárez;Johan M. Thevelein

  • The G Protein-coupled Receptor Gpr1 and the Gα Protein Gpa2 Act through the cAMP-Protein Kinase A Pathway to Induce Morphogenesis in Candida albicans

    Mykola M. Maidan;Larissa De Rop;Joke Serneels;Simone Exler

  • The PDE1-encoded Low-Affinity Phosphodiesterase in the Yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae Has a Specific Function in Controlling Agonist-induced cAMP Signaling

    Pingsheng Ma;Stefaan Wera;Patrick Van Dijck;Johan M. Thevelein

  • Diversity in Genetic In Vivo Methods for Protein-Protein Interaction Studies: from the Yeast Two-Hybrid System to the Mammalian Split-Luciferase System

    Bram Stynen;Hélène Tournu;Jan Tavernier;Patrick Van Dijck

  • A Saccharomyces cerevisiae G-protein coupled receptor, Gpr1 is specifically required for glucose activation of the cAMP pathway during the transition to growth on glucose

    Katleen Lemaire;L. Kraakman;P. Ma;A. Teunissen

  • Sugar sensing and signalling in plants: consered and novel mechanisms

    Filip Rolland;E Baena-Gonzales;Y.-H. Cho;O. Hall

Frequent Co-Authors

Jef Vleugels
Jef Vleugels KU Leuven
Walter Luyten
Walter Luyten KU Leuven
Jan Michiels
Jan Michiels KU Leuven
John E. Lunn
John E. Lunn Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology

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