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Rupert De Wachter

Rupert De Wachter

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking National Ranking Publications Citations
Biology and Biochemistry 56 14200 256 117 15829

Rupert De Wachter publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Rupert De Wachter between 1965 and 2004, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Rupert De Wachter published across 40 years, from 1965 to 2004, averaging 2.9 papers a year. Output peaked at 9 publications in 1996. 2 of the 117 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
2 4 6 8
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1965 to 2004. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 9. Peak 9 publications in 1996. 1965: 1 publication 1966: 1 publication 1967: 2 publications 1968: 0 publications 1969: 1 publication 1970: 0 publications 1971: 4 publications 1972: 0 publications 1973: 0 publications 1974: 0 publications 1975: 0 publications 1976: 0 publications 1977: 0 publications 1978: 2 publications 1979: 2 publications 1980: 1 publication 1981: 2 publications 1982: 5 publications 1983: 4 publications 1984: 5 publications 1985: 2 publications 1986: 4 publications 1987: 5 publications 1988: 6 publications 1989: 3 publications 1990: 6 publications 1991: 1 publication 1992: 5 publications 1993: 8 publications 1994: 7 publications 1995: 6 publications 1996: 9 publications 1997: 9 publications 1998: 4 publications 1999: 2 publications 2000: 3 publications 2001: 2 publications 2002: 3 publications 2003: 1 publication 2004: 1 publication
1965 2004

117 publications in total across all disciplines

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Rupert De Wachter: publications per year, 1965 to 2004
Year Publications
1965 1
1966 1
1967 2
1968 0
1969 1
1970 0
1971 4
1972 0
1973 0
1974 0
1975 0
1976 0
1977 0
1978 2
1979 2
1980 1
1981 2
1982 5
1983 4
1984 5
1985 2
1986 4
1987 5
1988 6
1989 3
1990 6
1991 1
1992 5
1993 8
1994 7
1995 6
1996 9
1997 9
1998 4
1999 2
2000 3
2001 2
2002 3
2003 1
2004 1
Total 117
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Rupert De Wachter publications per year - data summary

  • Rupert De Wachter, a Biology and Biochemistry scholar from University of Antwerp, has 117 publications recorded across 40 years, from 1965 to 2004.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1965 and the most recent to 2004.
  • The most productive years are 1996 and 1997, with 9 publications each.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1965, 1966, 1969, 1980 and others, with 1 publication each.
  • 8 of the 40 years in the span carry no publications at all (1968, 1970, 1972, 1973 and others).
  • The rate of publication averages 2.9 papers per year over the whole span, or 3.7 per year counting only the 32 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2000-2004) hold 10 publications, 9% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1965-1978: 11 publications (0.8 per year); 1979-1992: 51 publications (3.6 per year); 1993-2004: 55 publications (4.6 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Rupert De Wachter 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 Rupert De Wachter sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600 800
Bar chart with 100 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 47–56 to 1,028+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 980. Most scientists, 980, have 127–136 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 117–126 publications, is where this scientist sits. 47–56 publications: 8 scientists 57–66 publications: 35 scientists 67–76 publications: 106 scientists 77–86 publications: 231 scientists 87–96 publications: 413 scientists 97–106 publications: 546 scientists 107–116 publications: 704 scientists 117–126 publications: 848 scientists 127–136 publications: 980 scientists 137–146 publications: 942 scientists 147–156 publications: 969 scientists 157–166 publications: 949 scientists 167–176 publications: 951 scientists 177–186 publications: 915 scientists 187–196 publications: 787 scientists 197–206 publications: 840 scientists 207–216 publications: 733 scientists 217–226 publications: 708 scientists 227–236 publications: 651 scientists 237–246 publications: 605 scientists 247–256 publications: 510 scientists 257–266 publications: 524 scientists 267–276 publications: 434 scientists 277–286 publications: 417 scientists 287–296 publications: 350 scientists 297–306 publications: 363 scientists 307–316 publications: 315 scientists 317–326 publications: 296 scientists 327–336 publications: 261 scientists 337–346 publications: 240 scientists 347–356 publications: 219 scientists 357–366 publications: 196 scientists 367–376 publications: 154 scientists 377–386 publications: 161 scientists 387–396 publications: 155 scientists 397–406 publications: 145 scientists 407–416 publications: 124 scientists 417–426 publications: 112 scientists 427–436 publications: 132 scientists 437–446 publications: 116 scientists 447–456 publications: 99 scientists 457–466 publications: 81 scientists 467–476 publications: 91 scientists 477–486 publications: 80 scientists 487–496 publications: 80 scientists 497–506 publications: 59 scientists 507–516 publications: 36 scientists 517–526 publications: 46 scientists 527–536 publications: 54 scientists 537–546 publications: 44 scientists 547–556 publications: 43 scientists 557–566 publications: 43 scientists 567–576 publications: 42 scientists 577–586 publications: 25 scientists 587–596 publications: 34 scientists 597–606 publications: 23 scientists 607–616 publications: 33 scientists 617–626 publications: 31 scientists 627–636 publications: 27 scientists 637–646 publications: 25 scientists 647–656 publications: 28 scientists 657–666 publications: 34 scientists 667–676 publications: 18 scientists 677–686 publications: 16 scientists 687–696 publications: 10 scientists 697–706 publications: 12 scientists 707–716 publications: 21 scientists 717–726 publications: 12 scientists 727–736 publications: 12 scientists 737–746 publications: 10 scientists 747–756 publications: 7 scientists 757–766 publications: 13 scientists 767–776 publications: 15 scientists 777–786 publications: 13 scientists 787–796 publications: 9 scientists 797–806 publications: 9 scientists 807–816 publications: 7 scientists 817–826 publications: 4 scientists 827–836 publications: 9 scientists 837–846 publications: 7 scientists 847–856 publications: 3 scientists 857–866 publications: 5 scientists 867–876 publications: 5 scientists 877–886 publications: 11 scientists 887–896 publications: 3 scientists 897–906 publications: 4 scientists 907–916 publications: 7 scientists 917–926 publications: 5 scientists 927–936 publications: 6 scientists 937–946 publications: 6 scientists 947–956 publications: 3 scientists 957–966 publications: 7 scientists 967–976 publications: 2 scientists 977–986 publications: 2 scientists 987–996 publications: 1 scientist 997–1,006 publications: 5 scientists 1,007–1,016 publications: 2 scientists 1,017–1,026 publications: 2 scientists 1,027 publications: 1 scientist 1,028+ publications: 100 scientists
47–56 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 117 publications — 11th percentile

11% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Biology and Biochemistry scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 19,587 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
47–56 8
57–66 35
67–76 106
77–86 231
87–96 413
97–106 546
107–116 704
117–126 848 117
127–136 980
137–146 942
147–156 969
157–166 949
167–176 951
177–186 915
187–196 787
197–206 840
207–216 733
217–226 708
227–236 651
237–246 605
247–256 510
257–266 524
267–276 434
277–286 417
287–296 350
297–306 363
307–316 315
317–326 296
327–336 261
337–346 240
347–356 219
357–366 196
367–376 154
377–386 161
387–396 155
397–406 145
407–416 124
417–426 112
427–436 132
437–446 116
447–456 99
457–466 81
467–476 91
477–486 80
487–496 80
497–506 59
507–516 36
517–526 46
527–536 54
537–546 44
547–556 43
557–566 43
567–576 42
577–586 25
587–596 34
597–606 23
607–616 33
617–626 31
627–636 27
637–646 25
647–656 28
657–666 34
667–676 18
677–686 16
687–696 10
697–706 12
707–716 21
717–726 12
727–736 12
737–746 10
747–756 7
757–766 13
767–776 15
777–786 13
787–796 9
797–806 9
807–816 7
817–826 4
827–836 9
837–846 7
847–856 3
857–866 5
867–876 5
877–886 11
887–896 3
897–906 4
907–916 7
917–926 5
927–936 6
937–946 6
947–956 3
957–966 7
967–976 2
977–986 2
987–996 1
997–1,006 5
1,007–1,016 2
1,017–1,026 2
1,027 1
1,028+ 100
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Rupert De Wachter publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 19,587 Biology and Biochemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 100 ranges running from 47–56 to 1,028+ publications.
  • Rupert De Wachter, a Biology and Biochemistry scholar from University of Antwerp, records 117 publications - the 11th percentile of the discipline.
  • 11% of ranked Biology and Biochemistry scientists score the same or lower than Rupert De Wachter, and about 89% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 197–206 publications range, and Rupert De Wachter ranks below the median.
  • The most crowded range is 127–136 publications, holding 980 scientists (5% of the field).
  • 77% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 287–296 publications), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more, 100 scientists in all (<1% of the field).

Rupert De Wachter 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 Rupert De Wachter sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
250 500 750 1,000 1,250
Bar chart with 65 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 167+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 1,253. Most scientists, 1,253, have 58–59 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 56–57 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40–41 D-Index: 80 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 183 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 316 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 504 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 718 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 899 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 1,025 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 1,149 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,235 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 1,253 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 1,162 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 1,130 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 1,031 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 897 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 814 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 714 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: 71 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
40–41 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 56 D-Index — 28th percentile

28% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

View D-Index distribution as a table
Number of Biology and Biochemistry scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 19,587 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 80
42–43 183
44–45 316
46–47 504
48–49 718
50–51 899
52–53 1,025
54–55 1,149
56–57 1,235 56
58–59 1,253
60–61 1,162
62–63 1,130
64–65 1,031
66–67 897
68–69 814
70–71 714
72–73 709
74–75 596
76–77 512
78–79 473
80–81 412
82–83 373
84–85 358
86–87 285
88–89 273
90–91 227
92–93 208
94–95 193
96–97 153
98–99 157
100–101 148
102–103 120
104–105 113
106–107 100
108–109 86
110–111 67
112–113 71
114–115 73
116–117 64
118–119 53
120–121 60
122–123 54
124–125 43
126–127 38
128–129 49
130–131 26
132–133 18
134–135 23
136–137 32
138–139 32
140–141 27
142–143 19
144–145 22
146–147 12
148–149 16
150–151 14
152–153 10
154–155 13
156–157 10
158–159 7
160–161 9
162–163 13
164–165 4
166 4
167+ 98
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Rupert De Wachter D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 19,587 Biology and Biochemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 65 ranges running from 40–41 to 167+ D-Index.
  • Rupert De Wachter, a Biology and Biochemistry scholar from University of Antwerp, records 56 D-Index - the 28th percentile of the discipline.
  • 28% of ranked Biology and Biochemistry scientists score the same or lower than Rupert De Wachter, and about 72% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 64–65 D-Index range, and Rupert De Wachter ranks below the median.
  • The most crowded range is 58–59 D-Index, holding 1,253 scientists (6% of the field).
  • 71% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 72–73 D-Index), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more, 98 scientists in all (<1% of the field).

Overview

Rupert De Wachter is affiliated with the University of Antwerp in Belgium. Their academic profile reflects a professional connection to this institution without additional details concerning other affiliations or research collaborations.

There are no recorded recent papers attributed to Rupert De Wachter, nor are there documented frequent co-authors associated with their research activities.

Similarly, information on recurring publication venues does not indicate any particular journals or conferences where Rupert De Wachter has consistently published.

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Best Publications

  • TREECON for Windows: a software package for the construction and drawing of evolutionary trees for the Microsoft Windows environment

    Yves Van de Peer;Rupert De Wachter

  • Compilation of small ribosomal subunit RNA sequences

    Jean-Marc Neefs;Yves Van de Peer;Peter De Rijk;Anne Goris

  • Structure of the 16 S ribosomal RNA of the thermophilic cyanobacterium Chlorogloeopsis HTF ('Mastigocladus laminosus HTF') strain PCC7518, and phylogenetic analysis

    Annick Wilmotte;Gert Van der Auwera;Rupert De Wachter

  • TREECON: A software package for the construction and drawing of evolutionary trees

    Yves Van de Peer;Rupert De Wachter

  • Compilation of small ribosomal subunit RNA structures

    Jean-Marc Neefs;Yves Van de Peer;Peter De Rijk;Sabine Chapelle

  • Construction of evolutionary distance trees with TREECON for Windows: accounting for variation in nucleotide substitution rate among sites

    Yves Van de Peer;Rupert De Wachter

  • Database on the structure of large ribosomal subunit RNA

    Peter De Rijk;Yves Van de Peer;Rupert De Wachter

  • A Quantitative Map of Nucleotide Substitution Rates in Bacterial rRNA

    Yves Van de Peer;Sabine Chapelle;Rupert De Wachter

  • The European database on small subunit ribosomal RNA

    Jan Wuyts;Yves Van de Peer;Tina Winkelmans;Rupert De Wachter

  • Classification of all putative permeases and other membrane plurispanners of the major facilitator superfamily encoded by the complete genome of Saccharomyces cerevisiae

    Bart Nelissen;Rupert De Wachter;André Goffeau

  • Evolutionary relationships among the eukaryotic crown taxa taking into account site-to-site rate variation in 18S rRNA

    Yves Van de Peer;Rupert De Wachter

  • The Determination and Comparison of the 16S rRNA Gene Sequences of Species of the Genus Pseudomonas (sensu stricto and Estimation of the Natural Intrageneric Relationships

    Edward R.B. Moore;Margit Mau;Angelika Arnscheidt;Erik C. Böttger

  • RnaViz 2: an improved representation of RNA secondary structure

    Peter De Rijk;Jan Wuyts;Rupert De Wachter

  • The European small subunit ribosomal RNA database.

    Yves Van de Peer;Peter De Rijk;Jan Wuyts;Tina Winkelmans

  • Structure of the large ribosomal subunit RNA of Phytophthora megasperma, and phylogeny of the oomycetes.

    Gert Van der Auwera;Sabine Chapelle;Rupert De Wächter

  • RnaViz, a program for the visualisation of RNA secondary structure

    Peter De Rijk;Rupert De Wachter

  • Comparative analysis of more than 3000 sequences reveals the existence of two pseudoknots in area V4 of eukaryotic small subunit ribosomal RNA

    Jan Wuyts;Peter De Rijk;Yves Van de Peer;Greet Pison

  • Database on the structure of large subunit ribosomal RNA.

    Peter De Rijk;Elmar Robbrecht;Sybren de Hoog;An Caers

  • The European Large Subunit Ribosomal RNA database

    Jan Wuyts;Peter De Rijk;Yves Van de Peer;Tina Winkelmans

  • Classification of all putative permeases and other membrane multispanners of the Major Facilitator Superfamily encoded by the complete genome of Saccharomyces cerevisiae.

    B. Nelissen;F. Van Leuven;Rupert De Wachter;André Goffeau

Frequent Co-Authors

Yves Van de Peer
Yves Van de Peer Ghent University
Peter Vandamme
Peter Vandamme Ghent University
Karel Kersters
Karel Kersters Ghent University
Marc Vancanneyt
Marc Vancanneyt Ghent University
Herman Goossens
Herman Goossens University of Antwerp
Els Prinsen
Els Prinsen University of Antwerp
Kenneth N. Timmis
Kenneth N. Timmis Technische Universität Braunschweig
Guy Van Camp
Guy Van Camp University of Antwerp
André Goffeau
André Goffeau Université Catholique de Louvain
Christine Van Broeckhoven
Christine Van Broeckhoven University of Antwerp

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