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S. De Vliegher

S. De Vliegher

D-Index & Metrics

Animal Science and Veterinary

D-Index
51
Citations
8389
World Ranking
588
National Ranking
25

S. De Vliegher publication distribution in Animal Science and Veterinary in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Animal Science and Veterinary in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where S. De Vliegher sits on this spectrum.

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29 publications 442+

This scientist: 189 publications — 71st percentile

71% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 442 publications or more.

S. De Vliegher D-index placement in Animal Science and Veterinary in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Animal Science and Veterinary scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where S. De Vliegher sits on this spectrum.

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20 D-Index 77+

This scientist: 51 D-Index — 82nd percentile

82% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 77 D-Index or more.

Overview

S. De Vliegher is affiliated with Ghent University in Belgium and focuses on research within Agricultural and Biological Sciences. Their work spans multiple related subfields, including Agronomy and Crop Science, Food Science, Infectious Diseases, Microbiology, and Molecular Biology.

The scientist's research topics cover a variety of areas, with significant emphasis on Milk Quality and Mastitis in Dairy Cows. Other main themes include Probiotics and Fermented Foods, Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus, Microbial infections and disease research, Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies, Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing, and Microbial Metabolism and Applications.

Frequent co-authors collaborating with S. De Vliegher include:

  • Sofie Piepers
  • Fernando N. Souza
  • Freddy Haesebrouck
  • Bruno Toledo Silva
  • A. De Visscher

Key recent publications by S. De Vliegher include:

  • Non-aureus Staphylococci and Bovine Udder Health: Current Understanding and Knowledge Gaps (2021), published in Frontiers in Veterinary Science
  • Genomic analysis of European bovine Staphylococcus aureus from clinical versus subclinical mastitis (2020), published in Scientific Reports
  • Invited review: Selective treatment of clinical mastitis in dairy cattle (2023), published in Journal of Dairy Science
  • Invited review: Selective use of antimicrobials in dairy cattle at drying-off (2022), published in Journal of Dairy Science
  • In vitro and in vivo assessment of phage therapy against Staphylococcus aureus causing bovine mastitis (2020), published in Journal of Global Antimicrobial Resistance

The primary publication venues for S. De Vliegher's work include:

  • Journal of Dairy Science
  • Veterinary Research
  • Vlaams Diergeneeskundig Tijdschrift
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

Best Publications

  • Invited review: Mastitis in dairy heifers: Nature of the disease, potential impact, prevention, and control

    S. De Vliegher;L.K. Fox;S. Piepers;S. McDougall

  • Distribution of coagulase-negative Staphylococcus species from milk and environment of dairy cows differs between herds.

    V. Piessens;E. Van Coillie;B. Verbist;K. Supré

  • Some coagulase-negative Staphylococcus species affect udder health more than others.

    K. Supré;F. Haesebrouck;R.N. Zadoks;M. Vaneechoutte

  • Prevalence and distribution of mastitis pathogens in subclinically infected dairy cows in Flanders, Belgium.

    Sofie Piepers;Luc De Meulemeester;Aart de Kruif;Geert Opsomer

  • Invited review: Effect, persistence, and virulence of coagulase-negative Staphylococcus species associated with ruminant udder health

    W. Vanderhaeghen;S. Piepers;F. Leroy;E. Van Coillie

  • Identification, typing, ecology and epidemiology of coagulase negative staphylococci associated with ruminants.

    Wannes Vanderhaeghen;Sofie Piepers;Frédéric Leroy;Els Van Coillie

  • Pathogen-specific incidence rate of clinical mastitis in Flemish dairy herds, severity, and association with herd hygiene

    Joren Verbeke;Sofie Piepers;Karlien Supré;Sarne De Vliegher

  • Pig, cattle and poultry farmers with a known interest in research have comparable perspectives on disease prevention and on-farm biosecurity.

    M. Laanen;D. Maes;C. Hendriksen;P. Gelaude

  • Interrelations Between Glucose-Induced Insulin Response, Metabolic Indicators, and Time of First Ovulation in High-Yielding Dairy Cows

    P. Bossaert;J.L.M.R. Leroy;S. De Vliegher;G. Opsomer

  • Comparison of embryo quality in high-yielding dairy cows, in dairy heifers and in beef cows.

    J.L.M.R. Leroy;G. Opsomer;S. De Vliegher;T. Vanholder

  • Heifers infected with coagulase-negative staphylococci in early lactation have fewer cases of clinical mastitis and higher milk production in their first lactation than noninfected heifers.

    S. Piepers;G. Opsomer;H.W. Barkema;H.W. Barkema;A. de Kruif

  • Quantification of antimicrobial consumption in adult cattle on dairy herds in Flanders, Belgium, and associations with udder health, milk quality, and production performance

    M. Stevens;S. Piepers;K. Supré;J. Dewulf

  • Impact of Early Lactation Somatic Cell Count in Heifers on Milk Yield Over the First Lactation

    S. De Vliegher;H. W. Barkema;Henrik E. Stryhn;G. Opsomer

  • Non-aureus Staphylococci and Bovine Udder Health: Current Understanding and Knowledge Gaps.

    Jeroen De Buck;Vivian Ha;Sohail Naushad;Diego B Nobrega

  • Prepartum teat apex colonization with Staphylococcus chromogenes in dairy heifers is associated with low somatic cell count in early lactation.

    S. De Vliegher;H. Laevens;L.A. Devriese;G. Opsomer

  • In vitro growth inhibition of major mastitis pathogens by Staphylococcus chromogenes originating from teat apices of dairy heifers.

    S De Vliegher;G Opsomer;A Vanrolleghem;L.A Devriese

  • Identification of bovine-associated coagulase-negative staphylococci by matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry using a direct transfer protocol

    M. Cameron;H.W. Barkema;J. De Buck;S. De Vliegher

  • Culture-independent exploration of the teat apex microbiota of dairy cows reveals a wide bacterial species diversity.

    Gorik Braem;Sarne De Vliegher;Bert Verbist;Marc Heyndrickx

  • Further evidence for the existence of environmental and host-associated species of coagulase-negative staphylococci in dairy cattle

    Anneleen De Visscher;Karlien Supré;Freddy Haesebrouck;Ruth N Zadoks

  • Performance of API Staph ID 32 and Staph-Zym for identification of coagulase-negative staphylococci isolated from bovine milk samples

    O.C. Sampimon;R.N. Zadoks;S. De Vliegher;K. Supré

  • Management Practices and Heifer Characteristics Associated with Early Lactation Somatic Cell Count of Belgian Dairy Heifers

    S. De Vliegher;H. Laevens;H. W. Barkema;Ian R. Dohoo

  • Pathogen group specific risk factors at herd, heifer and quarter levels for intramammary infections in early lactating dairy heifers

    S. Piepers;K. Peeters;G. Opsomer;H.W. Barkema

  • Impact of intramammary infections in dairy heifers on future udder health, milk production, and culling.

    S Piepers;S De Vliegher;A de Kruif;G Opsomer

  • Technical note: Use of transfer RNA-intergenic spacer PCR combined with capillary electrophoresis to identify coagulase-negative Staphylococcus species originating from bovine milk and teat apices

    K. Supré;S. De Vliegher;O.C. Sampimon;R.N. Zadoks

  • (GTG)5-PCR fingerprinting for the classification and identification of coagulase-negative Staphylococcus species from bovine milk and teat apices: a comparison of type strains and field isolates.

    G. Braem;S. De Vliegher;K. Supré;F. Haesebrouck

  • Differences in the glucose-induced insulin response and the peripheral insulin responsiveness between neonatal calves of the Belgian Blue, Holstein-Friesian, and East Flemish breeds.

    P. Bossaert;J.L.M.R. Leroy;S. De Campeneere;S. De Vliegher

  • Technical note: Flow cytometric identification of bovine milk neutrophils and simultaneous quantification of their viability.

    S. Piepers;S. De Vliegher;K. Demeyere;B.N. Lambrecht

  • Teat apex colonization with coagulase-negative Staphylococcus species before parturition: Distribution and species-specific risk factors

    A. De Visscher;S. Piepers;F. Haesebrouck;S. De Vliegher

  • Technical note: A pilot study using a mouse mastitis model to study differences between bovine associated coagulase-negative staphylococci

    K. Breyne;S. De Vliegher;A. De Visscher;S. Piepers

  • Short communication: Associations between teat dimensions and milking-induced changes in teat dimensions and quarter milk somatic cell counts in dairy cows.

    I. Zwertvaegher;S. De Vliegher;B. Verbist;A. Van Nuffel

  • Immune response in nonspecific mastitis: What can it tell us?

    F.N. Souza;M.G. Blagitz;C.F. Batista;P.V. Takano

  • Sources other than unused sawdust can introduce Klebsiella pneumoniae into dairy herds.

    B. Verbist;V. Piessens;A. Van Nuffel;L. De Vuyst

  • Effect of intramammary infection with non-aureus staphylococci in early lactation in dairy heifers on quarter somatic cell count and quarter milk yield during the first 4 months of lactation.

    D. Valckenier;S. Piepers;A. De Visscher;R.M. Bruckmaier

  • Longitudinal study on the effects of intramammary infection with non-aureus staphylococci on udder health and milk production in dairy heifers.

    D. Valckenier;S. Piepers;Y.H. Schukken;A. De Visscher

  • Pathogen group specific risk factors for clinical mastitis, intramammary infection and blind quarters at the herd, cow and quarter level in smallholder dairy farms in Jimma, Ethiopia.

    T. Tolosa;T. Tolosa;J. Verbeke;Z. Ayana;S. Piepers

  • Evaluation of the composite milk somatic cell count as a predictor of intramammary infection in dairy cattle

    R. Jashari;S. Piepers;S. De Vliegher

  • The effect of mastitis management input and implementation of mastitis management on udder health, milk quality, and antimicrobial consumption in dairy herds

    M. Stevens;S. Piepers;S. De Vliegher

  • Short communication: Identification of coagulase-negative staphylococcus species from goat milk with the API Staph identification test and with transfer RNA-intergenic spacer PCR combined with capillary electrophoresis.

    G. Koop;A. De Visscher;C. A. Collar;D. A C Bacon

  • Screening of bovine coagulase-negative staphylococci from milk for superantigen-encoding genes.

    M. Nemati;K. Hermans;D. Vancraeynest;S. De Vliegher

  • Short communication: Species group-specific predictors at the cow and quarter level for intramammary infection with coagulase-negative staphylococci in dairy cattle throughout lactation.

    A. De Visscher;S. Piepers;K. Supré;F. Haesebrouck

Frequent Co-Authors

Sofie Piepers
Sofie Piepers Ghent University
A. de Kruif
A. de Kruif Ghent University
Geert Opsomer
Geert Opsomer Ghent University
Herman W. Barkema
Herman W. Barkema University of Calgary
Freddy Haesebrouck
Freddy Haesebrouck Ghent University
Jeroen Dewulf
Jeroen Dewulf Ghent University
Jacques Mainil
Jacques Mainil University of Liège
Ruth N. Zadoks
Ruth N. Zadoks University of Sydney
Ynte H. Schukken
Ynte H. Schukken Wageningen University & Research
Frédéric Leroy
Frédéric Leroy Vrije Universiteit Brussel

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