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Sacha Ferdinandusse

Sacha Ferdinandusse

University of Amsterdam
Netherlands

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
61
Citations
12913
World Ranking
11379
National Ranking
294

Sacha Ferdinandusse 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 Sacha Ferdinandusse sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 209 publications — 53rd percentile

53% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Sacha Ferdinandusse 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 Sacha Ferdinandusse 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: 61 D-Index — 44th percentile

44% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Sacha Ferdinandusse is a researcher affiliated with the University of Amsterdam in the Netherlands. Their work primarily focuses on the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Medicine, with a significant number of publications spanning these disciplines.

The main subfields of study for Ferdinandusse include Molecular Biology, Clinical Biochemistry, Physiology, Genetics, and Cell Biology. Their research encompasses topics such as Metabolism and Genetic Disorders, Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptors, Mitochondrial Function and Pathology, Diet and metabolism studies, RNA modifications and cancer, Genomics and Rare Diseases, and RNA Research and Splicing.

Frequent co-authors in Ferdinandusse's work include Ronald J. A. Wanders, Frédéric M. Vaz, Riekelt H. Houtkooper, Gepke Visser, and Frits A. Wijburg. These collaborations reflect a network of researchers active in related biochemical and genetic fields.

The venues where Ferdinandusse has most frequently published are the Journal of Inherited Metabolic Disease, American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A, JIMD Reports, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), and Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology.

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Ferdinandusse include the following:

  • The physiological functions of human peroxisomes, 2022, Physiological Reviews
  • International Recommendations for the Diagnosis and Management of Patients With Adrenoleukodystrophy, 2022, Neurology
  • Mitochondrial Fatty Acid Oxidation Disorders: Laboratory Diagnosis, Pathogenesis, and the Complicated Route to Treatment, 2020, Journal of Lipid and Atherosclerosis
  • Fatty Acid Oxidation in Peroxisomes: Enzymology, Metabolic Crosstalk with Other Organelles and Peroxisomal Disorders, 2020, Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology
  • Comparison of the Diagnostic Performance of C26:0-Lysophosphatidylcholine and Very Long-Chain Fatty Acids Analysis for Peroxisomal Disorders, 2020, Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology

Best Publications

  • α-methylacyl-CoA racemase: A new molecular marker for prostate cancer

    Jun Luo;Shan Zha;Wesley R. Gage;Thomas A. Dunn

  • Metabolic Interplay between Peroxisomes and Other Subcellular Organelles Including Mitochondria and the Endoplasmic Reticulum.

    Ronald J. A. Wanders;Hans R. Waterham;Sacha Ferdinandusse

  • Human disorders of peroxisome metabolism and biogenesis.

    Hans R. Waterham;Sacha Ferdinandusse;Ronald J.A. Wanders

  • Peroxisomal fatty acid alpha- and beta-oxidation in humans: enzymology, peroxisomal metabolite transporters and peroxisomal diseases.

    R. J. A. Wanders;P. Vreken;S. Ferdinandusse;G. A. Jansen

  • Refsum disease is caused by mutations in the phytanoyl-CoA hydroxylase gene

    G. A. Jansen;R. Ofman;S. Ferdinandusse;L. Ijlst

  • Mutations in the gene encoding peroxisomal alpha-methylacyl-CoA racemase cause adult-onset sensory motor neuropathy.

    Sacha Ferdinandusse;Simone Denis;Peter T. Clayton;Andrew Graham

  • Disorders of mitochondrial long-chain fatty acid oxidation and the carnitine shuttle

    Suzan J. G. Knottnerus;Suzan J. G. Knottnerus;Jeannette C. Bleeker;Jeannette C. Bleeker;Rob C. I. Wüst;Sacha Ferdinandusse

  • Identification of the peroxisomal β-oxidation enzymes involved in the biosynthesis of docosahexaenoic acid

    Sacha Ferdinandusse;Simone Denis;Petra A.W. Mooijer;Zhongyi Zhang

  • Subcellular localization and physiological role of alpha-methylacyl-CoA racemase.

    Sacha Ferdinandusse;Simone Denis;Lodewijk IJlst;Georges Dacremont

  • Zellweger spectrum disorders: clinical overview and management approach

    Femke C. C. Klouwer;Kevin Berendse;Sacha Ferdinandusse;Ronald J. A. Wanders

  • Peroxisomes, lipid metabolism and lipotoxicity.

    R.J.A. Wanders;S. Ferdinandusse;P. Brites;S. Kemp

  • Peroxisomal branched chain fatty acid beta-oxidation pathway is upregulated in prostate cancer.

    Shan Zha;Sacha Ferdinandusse;Jessica L. Hicks;Simone Denis

  • Clinical and biochemical spectrum of D-bifunctional protein deficiency.

    Sacha Ferdinandusse;Simone Denis;Petra A. W. Mooyer;Conny Dekker

  • Alpha-methylacyl-CoA racemase as an androgen-independent growth modifier in prostate cancer.

    Shan Zha;Sacha Ferdinandusse;Simone Denis;Ronald J. Wanders

  • Identification of the peroxisomal β-oxidation enzymes involved in the degradation of long-chain dicarboxylic acids

    Sacha Ferdinandusse;Simone Denis;Carlo W.T. van Roermund;Ronald J.A. Wanders

  • Mutations in the Gene Encoding Peroxisomal Sterol Carrier Protein X (SCPx) Cause Leukencephalopathy with Dystonia and Motor Neuropathy

    S. Ferdinandusse;P. Kostopoulos;S. Denis;H. Rusch

  • Clinical, biochemical, and mutational spectrum of peroxisomal acyl-coenzyme A oxidase deficiency.

    Sacha Ferdinandusse;Simone Denis;Eveline M. Hogenhout;Janet Koster

  • Peroxisomal L-bifunctional enzyme (Ehhadh) is essential for the production of medium-chain dicarboxylic acids

    Sander M. Houten;Simone Denis;Carmen A. Argmann;Yuzhi Jia

  • Phytanic acid metabolism in health and disease.

    Ronald J.A. Wanders;Jasper Komen;Sacha Ferdinandusse

  • ECHS1 mutations in Leigh disease: a new inborn error of metabolism affecting valine metabolism

    Heidi Peters;Nicole Buck;Ronald Wanders;Jos Ruiter

Frequent Co-Authors

Ronald J.A. Wanders
Ronald J.A. Wanders University of Amsterdam
Hans R. Waterham
Hans R. Waterham University of Amsterdam
Frédéric M. Vaz
Frédéric M. Vaz University of Amsterdam
Jos P.N. Ruiter
Jos P.N. Ruiter University of Amsterdam
Lodewijk IJlst
Lodewijk IJlst University of Amsterdam
Frits A. Wijburg
Frits A. Wijburg University of Amsterdam
Riekelt H. Houtkooper
Riekelt H. Houtkooper University of Amsterdam
Peter E. Clayton
Peter E. Clayton University of Manchester
Marinus Duran
Marinus Duran University of Amsterdam
Sander M. Houten
Sander M. Houten Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

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Yukio Fujiki

Yukio Fujiki

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