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Patrik Verstreken

Patrik Verstreken

KU Leuven
Belgium

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
71
Citations
28103
World Ranking
6509
National Ranking
112

Patrik Verstreken 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 Patrik Verstreken sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 181 publications — 42nd percentile

42% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Patrik Verstreken 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 Patrik Verstreken 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: 71 D-Index — 67th percentile

67% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)

Overview

Patrik Verstreken is affiliated with KU Leuven in Belgium and specializes in research at the intersection of biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, medicine, and neuroscience. Their work spans 66 publications in Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, 47 in Medicine, and 35 in Neuroscience. Subfields of study include Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Cell Biology, Physiology, and Neurology, reflecting a broad and interdisciplinary approach to understanding cellular processes and neurological diseases.

The research topics that Patrik Verstreken focuses on include:

  • Cellular transport and secretion
  • Alzheimer's disease research and treatments
  • Autophagy in Disease and Therapy
  • Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
  • Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments
  • Cholinesterase and Neurodegenerative Diseases
  • CRISPR and Genetic Engineering

Patrik Verstreken has published extensively with frequent appearances in notable venues such as bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) with 17 publications, Alzheimer's & Dementia with 7, Neuron with 5, The EMBO Journal with 3, and eLife with 3. This distribution underscores their engagement with both preprint platforms and peer-reviewed journals relevant to neurodegenerative disease research and molecular neuroscience.

Recent significant papers include:

  • A reference human induced pluripotent stem cell line for large-scale collaborative studies, 2022, published in Cell Stem Cell
  • Lowering Synaptogyrin-3 expression rescues Tau-induced memory defects and synaptic loss in the presence of microglial activation, 2021, published in Neuron
  • Maturation of neuronal AD-tau pathology involves site-specific phosphorylation of cytoplasmic and synaptic tau preceding conformational change and fibril formation, 2021, published in Acta Neuropathologica
  • The Alzheimer susceptibility gene BIN1 induces isoform-dependent neurotoxicity through early endosome defects, 2022, published in Acta Neuropathologica Communications
  • Neuronal identity defines α-synuclein and tau toxicity, 2023, published in Neuron

Collaboration is an important aspect of Verstreken's research, with frequent co-authors including Jef Swerts (19 publications), Sabine Kuenen (16), Nils Schoovaerts (15), Carles Calatayud (12), and Sandra F. Gallego (11). This network indicates active partnerships within their research community, contributing to multidisciplinary studies and knowledge exchange.

Patrik Verstreken is a recognized member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO), highlighting affiliation with a scientific community dedicated to advancing molecular biology research.

Best Publications

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (4th edition)

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Amal Kamal Abdel-Aziz;Sara Abdelfatah;Mahmoud Abdellatif

  • Synaptic mitochondria are critical for mobilization of reserve pool vesicles at Drosophila neuromuscular junctions.

    Patrik Verstreken;Patrik Verstreken;Cindy V. Ly;Koen J.T. Venken;Tong Wey Koh

  • A Single-Cell Transcriptome Atlas of the Aging Drosophila Brain

    Kristofer Davie;Jasper Janssens;Duygu Koldere;Maxime De Waegeneer

  • Drosophila parkin mutants have decreased mass and cell size and increased sensitivity to oxygen radical stress.

    Yakov Pesah;Tuan Pham;Heather Burgess;Brooke Middlebrooks

  • Synaptojanin Is Recruited by Endophilin to Promote Synaptic Vesicle Uncoating

    Patrik Verstreken;Tong Wey Koh;Karen L. Schulze;R. Grace Zhai

  • Parkinson's disease mutations in PINK1 result in decreased Complex I activity and deficient synaptic function

    Vanessa Morais;Patrik Verstreken;Anne Roethig;Joel Smet

  • LRRK2 Controls an EndoA Phosphorylation Cycle in Synaptic Endocytosis

    Samer Matta;Kristof Van Kolen;Raquel da Cunha;Geert van den Bogaart;Geert van den Bogaart

  • Vitamin K2 Is a Mitochondrial Electron Carrier That Rescues Pink1 Deficiency

    Melissa Vos;Giovanni Esposito;Janaka N. Edirisinghe;Sven Vilain

  • PINK1 Loss of Function Mutations Affect Mitochondrial Complex I Activity via NdufA10 Ubiquinone Uncoupling

    Vanessa A. Morais;Dominik Haddad;Katleen Craessaerts;Pieter-Jan De Bock

  • Shar-pei mediates cell proliferation arrest during imaginal disc growth in Drosophila.

    Madhuri Kango-Singh;Riitta Nolo;Chunyao Tao;Patrik Verstreken

  • Endophilin Mutations Block Clathrin-Mediated Endocytosis but Not Neurotransmitter Release

    Patrik Verstreken;Ole Kjaerulff;Thomas E. Lloyd;Richard Atkinson

  • The v-ATPase V0 subunit a1 is required for a late step in synaptic vesicle exocytosis in Drosophila.

    P. Robin Hiesinger;Amir Fayyazuddin;Sunil Q. Mehta;Tanja Rosenmund

  • The deubiquitinase USP15 antagonizes Parkin-mediated mitochondrial ubiquitination and mitophagy

    Tom Cornelissen;Dominik Haddad;Fieke Wauters;Cindy Van Humbeeck

  • Variants of the elongator protein 3 (ELP3) gene are associated with motor neuron degeneration

    Claire L. Simpson;Robin Lemmens;Robin Lemmens;Katarzyna Miskiewicz;Katarzyna Miskiewicz;Wendy J. Broom

  • Synaptic mitochondria in synaptic transmission and organization of vesicle pools in health and disease

    Melissa Vos;Elsa Lauwers;Patrik Verstreken

  • Dap160/intersectin acts as a stabilizing scaffold required for synaptic development and vesicle endocytosis.

    Tong-Wey Koh;Patrik Verstreken;Hugo J Bellen;Hugo J Bellen

  • Drosophila Fragile X Protein, DFXR, Regulates Neuronal Morphology and Function in the Brain

    Joannella Morales;P.Robin Hiesinger;Andrew J. Schroeder;Kazuhiko Kume

  • Synaptic Contacts Enhance Cell-to-Cell Tau Pathology Propagation

    Sara Calafate;Sara Calafate;Arjan Buist;Katarzyna Miskiewicz;Vinoy Vijayan

  • Mitochondria at the Synapse

    Cindy V Ly;Patrik Verstreken

  • A LRRK2-Dependent EndophilinA Phosphoswitch Is Critical for Macroautophagy at Presynaptic Terminals

    Sandra-Fausia Soukup;Sabine Kuenen;Roeland Vanhauwaert;Julia Manetsberger

Frequent Co-Authors

Bart De Strooper
Bart De Strooper KU Leuven
Hugo J. Bellen
Hugo J. Bellen Baylor College of Medicine
Kris Gevaert
Kris Gevaert Ghent University
Christine Klein
Christine Klein University of Lübeck
Joris de Wit
Joris de Wit KU Leuven
Diederik Moechars
Diederik Moechars Janssen (Belgium)
Wim Vandenberghe
Wim Vandenberghe KU Leuven
Frederic A. Meunier
Frederic A. Meunier University of Queensland
Wim Robberecht
Wim Robberecht KU Leuven
Bruno van Swinderen
Bruno van Swinderen University of Queensland

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