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Sam Possemiers

Sam Possemiers

D-Index & Metrics

Microbiology

D-Index
49
Citations
14348
World Ranking
4518
National Ranking
93

Sam Possemiers publication distribution in Microbiology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Microbiology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Sam Possemiers sits on this spectrum.

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55 publications 679+

This scientist: 118 publications — 11th percentile

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

The last bar groups every scientist with 679 publications or more.

Sam Possemiers D-index placement in Microbiology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Microbiology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Sam Possemiers sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 127+

This scientist: 49 D-Index — 18th percentile

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

The last bar groups every scientist with 127 D-Index or more.

Best Publications

  • Changes in gut microbiota control inflammation in obese mice through a mechanism involving GLP-2-driven improvement of gut permeability

    Patrice D. Cani;S. Possemiers;T. Van de Wiele;Yves Guiot

  • Responses of Gut Microbiota and Glucose and Lipid Metabolism to Prebiotics in Genetic Obese and Diet-Induced Leptin-Resistant Mice

    Amandine Everard;Vladimir Lazarevic;Muriel Derrien;Myriam Girard

  • Metabolic fate of polyphenols in the human superorganism

    John van Duynhoven;Elaine E. Vaughan;Doris M. Jacobs;Robèr A. Kemperman

  • Prebiotic Effects of Wheat Arabinoxylan Related to the Increase in Bifidobacteria, Roseburia and Bacteroides/Prevotella in Diet-Induced Obese Mice

    Audrey M. Neyrinck;Sam Possemiers;Céline Druart;Tom Van de Wiele

  • Microbial Community Development in a Dynamic Gut Model Is Reproducible, Colon Region Specific, and Selective for Bacteroidetes and Clostridium Cluster IX

    Pieter Van den Abbeele;Charlotte Grootaert;Massimo Marzorati;Sam Possemiers

  • Inulin‐type fructans of longer degree of polymerization exert more pronounced in vitro prebiotic effects

    T. Van De Wiele;N. Boon;S. Possemiers;H. Jacobs

  • PCR-DGGE-based quantification of stability of the microbial community in a simulator of the human intestinal microbial ecosystem

    Sam Possemiers;Kristof Verthé;Sofie Uyttendaele;Willy Verstraete

  • The host selects mucosal and luminal associations of coevolved gut microorganisms: a novel concept

    Pieter Van den Abbeele;Tom Van de Wiele;Willy Verstraete;Sam Possemiers

  • The Prenylflavonoid Isoxanthohumol from Hops (Humulus lupulus L.) Is Activated into the Potent Phytoestrogen 8-Prenylnaringenin In Vitro and in the Human Intestine

    Sam Possemiers;Selin Bolca;Charlotte Grootaert;Arne Heyerick

  • Incorporating a mucosal environment in a dynamic gut model results in a more representative colonization by lactobacilli

    Pieter Van den Abbeele;Stefaan Roos;Venessa Eeckhaut;Donald A MacKenzie

  • The intestinal microbiome: a separate organ inside the body with the metabolic potential to influence the bioactivity of botanicals.

    Sam Possemiers;Selin Bolca;Willy Verstraete;Arne Heyerick

  • Arabinoxylans and inulin differentially modulate the mucosal and luminal gut microbiota and mucin-degradation in humanized rats

    Pieter Van den Abbeele;Philippe Gérard;Sylvie Rabot;Aurélia Bruneau

  • Dietary modulation of clostridial cluster XIVa gut bacteria (Roseburia spp.) by chitin–glucan fiber improves host metabolic alterations induced by high-fat diet in mice

    Audrey M. Neyrinck;Sam Possemiers;Willy Verstraete;Fabienne De Backer

  • Impact of polyphenols from black tea and red wine/grape juice on a gut model microbiome

    Rober A. Kemperman;Gabriele Gross;Stanislas Mondot;Sam Possemiers

  • Prebiotic effects of chicory inulin in the simulator of the human intestinal microbial ecosystem

    Tom Van de Wiele;Nico Boon;Sam Possemiers;Heidi Jacobs

  • Gut metabotypes govern health effects of dietary polyphenols.

    Selin Bolca;Tom Van de Wiele;Sam Possemiers

  • Bacteria and chocolate: a successful combination for probiotic delivery.

    S. Possemiers;M. Marzorati;W. Verstraete;T. Van de Wiele

  • Activation of proestrogens from hops (Humulus lupulus L.) by intestinal microbiota; conversion of isoxanthohumol into 8-prenylnaringenin.

    Sam Possemiers;Arne Heyerick;Veerle Robbens;Dennis De Keukeleire

  • The HMI™ module: a new tool to study the Host-Microbiota Interaction in the human gastrointestinal tract in vitro

    Massimo Marzorati;Barbara Vanhoecke;Tine De Ryck;Mehdi Sadaghian Sadabad

  • Human faecal microbiota display variable patterns of glycerol metabolism

    Rosemarie De Weirdt;Sam Possemiers;Griet Vermeulen;Tanja C.W. Moerdijk-Poortvliet

Frequent Co-Authors

Willy Verstraete
Willy Verstraete Ghent University
Tom Van de Wiele
Tom Van de Wiele Ghent University
Sylvie Rabot
Sylvie Rabot University of Paris-Saclay
Muriel Derrien
Muriel Derrien Wageningen University & Research
Hauke Smidt
Hauke Smidt Wageningen University & Research
Erwin G. Zoetendal
Erwin G. Zoetendal Wageningen University & Research
Stefan Voorspoels
Stefan Voorspoels Flemish Institute for Technological Research
Guy Smagghe
Guy Smagghe Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Ian Rowland
Ian Rowland University of Reading
John Van Camp
John Van Camp Ghent University

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