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 Sjef Smeekens sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 195 publications — 47th percentile
47% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.
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 Sjef Smeekens sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 76 D-Index — 75th percentile
75% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.
Sjef Smeekens is affiliated with Utrecht University in the Netherlands. Their research focuses primarily on plant science and molecular biology, with significant output in agricultural and biological sciences. The subfields they work in include plant science, molecular biology, ecology, biotechnology, and food science.
The core topics of Sjef Smeekens' scientific work encompass plant molecular biology research, plant nutrient uptake and metabolism, effects of light on plants, photosynthetic processes and mechanisms, plant-microbe interactions and immunity, legume nitrogen-fixing symbiosis, and studies on plant pathogenic bacteria.
Frequent collaborators in their research include Johannes Hanson, Martijn van Zanten, Shahram Shokrian Hajibehzad, Savani S. Silva, and Niels Peeters.
They have contributed to multiple academic journals and venues. The most frequent publication venues for their work are:
Some of the recent papers authored or co-authored by Sjef Smeekens include:
Sjef Smeekens
Sheng Teng;Joost Keurentjes;Leónie Bentsink;Maarten Koornneef
Harald D. Kranz;Marten Denekamp;Raffaella Greco;Hailing Jin
Irma Vijn;Sjef Smeekens
E. A. H. Pilon-Smits;M. J. M. Ebskamp;M. J. Paul;M. J. W. Jeuken
Sjef Smeekens;Jingkun Ma;Jingkun Ma;Johannes Hanson;Filip Rolland
Jeroen Lastdrager;Johannes Hanson;Johannes Hanson;Sjef Smeekens
Henriette Schluepmann;Till Pellny;Anja van Dijken;Sjef Smeekens
Peter J. Eastmond;Anja J. H. Van Dijken;Melissa Spielman;Aimie Kerr
Tita Ritsema;Sjef Smeekens
Julia Wind;Sjef Smeekens;Johannes Hanson
Henriette Schluepmann;Anja van Dijken;Mahnaz Aghdasi;Barry Wobbes
Sjef Smeekens;Cynthia Bauerle;Johan Hageman;Kenneth Keegstra
Jónatas V. Pego;Anne J. Kortstee;Casper Huijser;Sjef C.M. Smeekens
Anja J.H. van Dijken;Henriette Schluepmann;Sjef C.M. Smeekens
Sjef Smeekens;Fred Rook
Rook F;Gerrits N;Kortstee A;van Kampen M
Anika Wiese;Nico Elzinga;Barry Wobbes;Sjef Smeekens
Casper Huijser;Anne Kortstee;Jónatas Pego;Peter Weisbeek
Sjef Smeekens;Hanjo A. Hellmann
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