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Pieter van West 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 Pieter van West sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 133 publications — 18th percentile

18% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Pieter van West 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 Pieter van West 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: 47 D-Index — 6th percentile

6% 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

  • 2020 - Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh

Overview

Pieter van West is affiliated with the University of Aberdeen in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily spans the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a significant focus on Agricultural and Biological Sciences. Subfields of their work include Plant Science, Immunology, Ecology, Cell Biology, and Oceanography.

The main topics covered in their research involve Plant Pathogens and Resistance, Aquaculture disease management and microbiota, Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases, Marine and coastal plant biology, Myxozoan Parasites in Aquatic Species, Invertebrate Immune Response Mechanisms, and Parasite Biology and Host Interactions.

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Pieter van West include:

  • Publisher Correction: Morphological, genotypic and metabolomic signatures confirm interfamilial hybridization between the ubiquitous kelps Macrocystis (Arthrothamnaceae) and Lessonia (Lessoniaceae), 2020, Scientific Reports
  • Transcriptome analysis reveals immune pathways underlying resistance in the common carp Cyprinus carpio against the oomycete Aphanomyces invadans, 2020, Genomics
  • Transformation systems, gene silencing and gene editing technologies in oomycetes, 2021, Fungal Biology Reviews
  • Evaluation of Potential Transfer of the Pathogen Saprolegnia parasitica between Farmed Salmonids and Wild Fish, 2021, Pathogens
  • The molecular dialog between oomycete effectors and their plant and animal hosts, 2022, Fungal Biology Reviews

Pieter van West frequently publishes in the following venues:

  • Fungal Biology Reviews
  • Journal of Fungi
  • Scientific Reports
  • Genomics
  • Pathogens

Collaborations are a notable aspect of Pieter van West's research, with frequent co-authors including:

  • Debbie McLaggan
  • Márcia Saraiva
  • Pedro Murúa
  • Frithjof C. Küpper
  • Franziska Trusch

Their professional recognitions include being named a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh in 2020.

Best Publications

  • Genome sequence and analysis of the Irish potato famine pathogen Phytophthora infestans.

    Brian J Haas;Sophien Kamoun;Sophien Kamoun;Michael C Zody;Michael C Zody;Rays H Y Jiang;Rays H Y Jiang

  • A translocation signal for delivery of oomycete effector proteins into host plant cells

    Stephen C. Whisson;Petra C. Boevink;Lucy Moleleki;Anna O. Avrova

  • EST Mining and Functional Expression Assays Identify Extracellular Effector Proteins From the Plant Pathogen Phytophthora

    Trudy A. Torto;Shuang Li;Allison Styer;Edgar Huitema

  • Resistance of Nicotiana benthamiana to Phytophthora infestans Is Mediated by the Recognition of the Elicitor Protein INF1

    Sophien Kamoun;Pieter van West;Vivianne G. A. A. Vleeshouwers;Koen E. de Groot

  • Genome sequence of the necrotrophic plant pathogen Pythium ultimum reveals original pathogenicity mechanisms and effector repertoire

    C. André Lévesque;C. André Lévesque;Henk Brouwer;Liliana Cano;John P Hamilton

  • Saprolegnia parasitica, an oomycete pathogen with a fishy appetite: new challenges for an old problem

    Pieter van West

  • New insights into animal pathogenic oomycetes.

    Andrew J. Phillips;Victoria L. Anderson;Emma J. Robertson;Christopher John Secombes

  • Internuclear gene silencing in Phytophthora infestans

    Pieter van West;Sophien Kamoun;John W van ’t Klooster;Francine Govers

  • Distinctive Expansion of Potential Virulence Genes in the Genome of the Oomycete Fish Pathogen Saprolegnia parasitica

    Rays H. Y. Jiang;Irene de Bruijn;Brian J. Haas;Rodrigo Belmonte

  • Advances in research on oomycete root pathogens

    Pieter van West;Alex A. Appiah;Neil A.R. Gow

  • The impact of the water moulds Saprolegnia diclina and Saprolegnia parasitica on natural ecosystems and the aquaculture industry

    Albert Hendrik van den Berg;Debbie McLaggan;Javier Diéguez-Uribeondo;Pieter van West

  • Zoospore development in the oomycetes

    Claire A. Walker;Pieter van West

  • A Galpha subunit controls zoospore motility and virulence in the potato late blight pathogen Phytophthora infestans.

    Maita Latijnhouwers;Wilco Ligterink;Vivianne G.A.A. Vleeshouwers;Pieter van West

  • Large-scale gene discovery in the oomycete Phytophthora infestans reveals likely components of phytopathogenicity shared with true fungi

    Thomas A. Randall;Rex A. Dwyer;Edgar Huitema;Katinka Beyer

  • Cellulose Synthesis in Phytophthora infestans Is Required for Normal Appressorium Formation and Successful Infection of Potato

    Laura J. Grenville-Briggs;Victoria L. Anderson;Johanna Fugelstad;Anna O. Avrova

  • Presence/absence, differential expression and sequence polymorphisms between PiAVR2 and PiAVR2-like in Phytophthora infestans determine virulence on R2 plants

    Eleanor M. Gilroy;Susan Breen;Susan Breen;Stephen C. Whisson;Julie Squires

  • Emerging oomycete threats to plants and animals

    Lida Derevnina;Benjamin Petre;Ronny Kellner;Yasin F. Dagdas

  • A method for double‐stranded RNA‐mediated transient gene silencing in Phytophthora infestans

    Stephen C. Whisson;Anna O. Avrova;Pieter Van West;John T. Jones

  • Expressed sequence tags from the oomycete fish pathogen Saprolegnia parasitica reveal putative virulence factors

    Trudy Torto-Alalibo;Miaoying Tian;Kamal Gajendran;Mark E Waugh

  • The ipiO gene of Phytophthora infestans is highly expressed in invading hyphae during infection.

    Pieter van West;Anke J. de Jong;Howard S. Judelson;Anne Mie C. Emons

Frequent Co-Authors

Paul R. J. Birch
Paul R. J. Birch James Hutton Institute
Frithjof C. Küpper
Frithjof C. Küpper University of Aberdeen
Anna O. Avrova
Anna O. Avrova James Hutton Institute
Christopher J. Secombes
Christopher J. Secombes University of Aberdeen
Francine Govers
Francine Govers Wageningen University & Research
Sophien Kamoun
Sophien Kamoun University of East Anglia
Stephen C. Whisson
Stephen C. Whisson James Hutton Institute
Neil A. R. Gow
Neil A. R. Gow University of Exeter
Vincent Bulone
Vincent Bulone University of Adelaide
Geoffrey M. Gadd
Geoffrey M. Gadd University of Dundee

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