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Sarah De Saeger

Sarah De Saeger

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Chemistry
Belgium
2025

D-Index & Metrics

Chemistry

D-Index
70
Citations
15480
World Ranking
5946
National Ranking
77

Sarah De Saeger publication distribution in Chemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Chemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Sarah De Saeger sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 295 publications — 62nd percentile

62% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more.

Sarah De Saeger D-index placement in Chemistry in 2026

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

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 70 D-Index — 68th percentile

68% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2025 - Research.com Chemistry in Belgium Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Chemistry in Belgium Leader Award

Overview

Sarah De Saeger is affiliated with Ghent University in Belgium and has an extensive research portfolio primarily in the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences as well as Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their work spans 228 publications in Agricultural and Biological Sciences and 83 in Biochemistry and related areas.

The scientist's research focuses heavily on several key topics, including:

  • Mycotoxins in Agriculture and Food
  • Wheat and Barley Genetics and Pathology
  • Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases
  • Carcinogens and Genotoxicity Assessment
  • Pesticide Residue Analysis and Safety
  • Plant Disease Resistance and Genetics
  • Insect and Pesticide Research

De Saeger's work also integrates subfields such as Plant Science, Food Science, Cell Biology, Cancer Research, and Molecular Biology, with 169 publications contributing to Plant Science alone.

Their frequent publication venues include a range of journals, notably:

  • Toxins (26 publications)
  • Environment International (9 publications)
  • Food and Chemical Toxicology (5 publications)
  • Food Control (5 publications)
  • International Journal of Food Microbiology (5 publications)

In collaboration, De Saeger has worked with several frequent coauthors, including Marthe De Boevre, Carl Lachat, Kris Audenaert, Siska Croubels, and Arnau Vidal. Each collaborator has contributed to multiple joint publications, with counts ranging from 14 to 93 coauthored works.

Among the recent papers authored or coauthored by De Saeger are:

  • "Mycotoxin exposure and human cancer risk: A systematic review of epidemiological studies," 2020, published in Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety
  • "Detection of toxins involved in foodborne diseases caused by Gram-positive bacteria," 2020, Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety
  • "Recent developments in electrochemical detection of illicit drugs in diverse matrices," 2020, Biosensors and Bioelectronics
  • "Five keys to prevention and control of mycotoxins in grains: A proposal," 2021, Global Food Security
  • "Silanized Luminescent Quantum Dots for the Simultaneous Multicolor Lateral Flow Immunoassay of Two Mycotoxins," 2020, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Best Publications

  • Masked mycotoxins: A review

    Franz Berthiller;Colin Crews;Chiara Dall'Asta;Sarah De Saeger

  • Occurrence of mycotoxins in feed as analyzed by a multi-mycotoxin LC-MS/MS method.

    Sofie Monbaliu;Christof Van Poucke;Christel Detavernier;Frédéric Dumoulin

  • Risks to human and animal health related to the presence of deoxynivalenol and its acetylated and modified forms in food and feed

    Helle Katrine Knutsen;Jan Alexander;Lars Barregård;Margherita Bignami

  • T-2 toxin, a trichothecene mycotoxin: review of toxicity, metabolism, and analytical methods.

    Yanshen Li;Zhanhui Wang;Ross C. Beier;Jianzhong Shen

  • Multiplex lateral flow immunoassay for mycotoxin determination.

    Suquan Song;Na Liu;Zhiyong Zhao;Emmanuel Njumbe Ediage

  • Dietary mycotoxins, co-exposure, and carcinogenesis in humans: Short review.

    Karl De Ruyck;Marthe De Boevre;Inge Huybrechts;Sarah De Saeger

  • Development of an immunoassay-based lateral flow dipstick for the rapid detection of aflatoxin B1 in pig feed.

    Barbara S. Delmulle;Sarah M.D.G. De Saeger;Liberty Sibanda;Ildiko Barna-Vetro

  • Human biomonitoring of multiple mycotoxins in the Belgian population: Results of the BIOMYCO study

    Ellen Heyndrickx;Isabelle Sioen;Bart Huybrechts;Alfons Callebaut

  • Development of a colloidal gold-based lateral-flow immunoassay for the rapid simultaneous detection of zearalenone and deoxynivalenol.

    Anna Yu Kolosova;Sarah De Saeger;Liberty Sibanda;Ron Verheijen

  • Hydrogen peroxide induced by the fungicide prothioconazole triggers deoxynivalenol (DON) production by Fusarium graminearum.

    Kris Audenaert;Elien Callewaert;Monica Höfte;Sarah De Saeger

  • LC-MS/MS multi-analyte method for mycotoxin determination in food supplements

    Jose Diana Di Mavungu;Sofie Monbaliu;Marie-Louise Scippo;Guy Maghuin-Rogister

  • Development and validation of a QuEChERS based liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry method for the determination of multiple mycotoxins in spices.

    Pratheeba Yogendrarajah;Christof Van Poucke;Bruno De Meulenaer;Sarah De Saeger

  • Sterigmatocystin: occurrence in foodstuffs and analytical methods--an overview.

    Aleksandrs Versilovskis;Sarah De Saeger

  • A Validated Multianalyte LC–MS/MS Method for Quantification of 25 Mycotoxins in Cassava Flour, Peanut Cake and Maize Samples

    Emmanuel Njumbe Ediage;José Diana Di Mavungu;Sofie Monbaliu;Carlos Van Peteghem

  • A direct assessment of mycotoxin biomarkers in human urine samples by liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry

    Emmanuel Njumbe Ediage;Jose Diana Di Mavungu;Suquan Song;Aibo Wu

  • Human exposure to mycotoxins and their masked forms through cereal-based foods in Belgium.

    Marthe De Boevre;Liesbeth Jacxsens;Carl Lachat;Mia Eeckhout

  • Human skin penetration of selected model mycotoxins.

    Jente Boonen;Svetlana V. Malysheva;Lien Taevernier;José Diana Di Mavungu

  • The mycotoxin patulin: An updated short review on occurrence, toxicity and analytical challenges.

    Arnau Vidal;Salma Ouhibi;Ridha Ghali;Abderrazek Hedhili

  • Bioconjugation of quantum dots : review & impact on future application

    Astrid Foubert;Natalia V. Beloglazova;Andreja Rajkovic;Benedikt Sas

  • Lateral-flow colloidal gold-based immunoassay for the rapid detection of deoxynivalenol with two indicator ranges.

    Anna Yu. Kolosova;Liberty Sibanda;Frédéric Dumoulin;Janet Lewis

  • Development of a multi-mycotoxin liquid chromatography/tandem mass spectrometry method for sweet pepper analysis

    Sofie Monbaliu;Christof Van Poucke;Carlos Van Peteghem;Kris Van Poucke

  • Development of an immunoassay based lateral flow dipstick for the rapid detection of aflatoxin B1 in feed

    Barbara Delmulle;Sarah De Saeger;Liberty Sibanda;I Barna-Vetro

Frequent Co-Authors

Carlos Van Peteghem
Carlos Van Peteghem Ghent University
Kris Audenaert
Kris Audenaert Ghent University
Geert Haesaert
Geert Haesaert Ghent University
Peter Dubruel
Peter Dubruel Ghent University
Freddy Haesebrouck
Freddy Haesebrouck Ghent University
Frank Pasmans
Frank Pasmans Ghent University
Richard Ducatelle
Richard Ducatelle Ghent University
An Martel
An Martel Ghent University
Zeger Hens
Zeger Hens Ghent University
Zheng Han
Zheng Han Shanghai Academy of Agricultural Sciences

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