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 Stefaan C. De Smedt sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 417 publications — 91st percentile
91% 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 Stefaan C. De Smedt sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 105 D-Index — 94th percentile
94% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.
Stefaan C. De Smedt is affiliated with Ghent University in Belgium and specializes in research spanning biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with significant contributions to medicine. Their work covers multiple subfields, including molecular biology, biomedical engineering, immunology, radiology, nuclear medicine and imaging, and materials chemistry.
Their research topics focus primarily on RNA interference and gene delivery, advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques, immunotherapy and immune responses, CAR-T cell therapy research, nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics, virus-based gene therapy research, and nanoparticle-based drug delivery.
De Smedt has published extensively in several notable venues. Frequent publication outlets include:
The scientist has coauthored many works with collaborators such as Kevin Braeckmans, Katrien Remaut, Ine Lentacker, Félix Sauvage, and Juan C. Fraire.
Some recent significant publications authored or coauthored by Stefaan C. De Smedt include:
In recognition of their contributions to science, Stefaan C. De Smedt was awarded membership in the European Academy of Sciences in 2018.
Lubomír Lapčík;Stefaan De Smedt;Joseph Demeester;Peter Chabreček
Stefaan J. Soenen;Pilar Rivera-Gil;José-María Montenegro;Wolfgang J. Parak
Dries Vercauteren;Roosmarijn E. Vandenbroucke;Arwyn Tomos Jones;Joanna Rejman
Sander A.A. Kooijmans;Stephan Stremersch;Kevin Braeckmans;Stefaan C. de Smedt
Bruno G. De Geest;Niek N. Sanders;Gleb B. Sukhorukov;Joseph Demeester
Jordy Luten;Cornelus F. van Nostrum;Stefaan C. De Smedt;Wim E. Hennink
Oliwia Andries;Séan Mc Cafferty;Stefaan C. De Smedt;Ron Weiss
Dan Lv;Ruoxue Wang;Guosheng Tang;Zhipeng Mou
Katrien Forier;Koen Raemdonck;Stefaan C. De Smedt;Jo Demeester
Kevin Braeckmans;Stefaan C. De Smedt;Marc Leblans;Rudi Pauwels
Katharina von Gersdorff;Niek N. Sanders;Roosmarijn Vandenbroucke;Stefaan C. De Smedt
Geertrui Tavernier;Oliwia Andries;Jo Demeester;Niek N. Sanders
Kevin Braeckmans;Liesbeth Peeters;Niek N. Sanders;Stefaan C. De Smedt
Rein Verbeke;Ine Lentacker;Stefaan C. De Smedt;Heleen Dewitte
Ine Lentacker;Bart Geers;Joseph Demeester;Stefaan C De Smedt
Bruno G. De Geest;Bruno G. De Geest;Stefaan De Koker;Gleb B. Sukhorukov;Oliver Kreft
Charlotte Pollard;Charlotte Pollard;Joanna Rejman;Winni De Haes;Bernard Verrier
Thomas F. Martens;Katrien Remaut;Jo Demeester;Stefaan C. De Smedt
Niek N. Sanders;Stefaan C. De Smedt;Elsa Van Rompaey;Paul Simoens
Marie-Luce De Temmerman;Joanna Rejman;Jo Demeester;Darrell J. Irvine
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