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Stephane Rombauts

Stephane Rombauts

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Genetics 61 3012 2853 45 42 117 36656

Stephane Rombauts publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Stephane Rombauts between 1996 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Stephane Rombauts published across 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, averaging 4.7 papers a year. Output peaked at 9 publications in 2002. 11 of the 140 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
2 4 6 8
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1996 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 9. Peak 9 publications in 2002. 1996: 1 publication 1997: 0 publications 1998: 0 publications 1999: 7 publications 2000: 3 publications 2001: 4 publications 2002: 9 publications 2003: 5 publications 2004: 4 publications 2005: 3 publications 2006: 6 publications 2007: 6 publications 2008: 4 publications 2009: 4 publications 2010: 4 publications 2011: 3 publications 2012: 5 publications 2013: 9 publications 2014: 4 publications 2015: 2 publications 2016: 3 publications 2017: 7 publications 2018: 6 publications 2019: 6 publications 2020: 3 publications 2021: 7 publications 2022: 6 publications 2023: 8 publications 2024: 7 publications 2025: 4 publications
1996 2025

140 publications in total across all disciplines

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Stephane Rombauts: publications per year, 1996 to 2025
Year Publications
1996 1
1997 0
1998 0
1999 7
2000 3
2001 4
2002 9
2003 5
2004 4
2005 3
2006 6
2007 6
2008 4
2009 4
2010 4
2011 3
2012 5
2013 9
2014 4
2015 2
2016 3
2017 7
2018 6
2019 6
2020 3
2021 7
2022 6
2023 8
2024 7
2025 4
Total 140
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Stephane Rombauts publication distribution in Genetics in 2026

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

No. of scientists
50 100 150 200
Bar chart with 67 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 45–54 to 703+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 217. Most scientists, 217, have 125–134 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 703 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 115–124 publications, is where this scientist sits. 45–54 publications: 6 scientists 55–64 publications: 10 scientists 65–74 publications: 35 scientists 75–84 publications: 84 scientists 85–94 publications: 102 scientists 95–104 publications: 151 scientists 105–114 publications: 175 scientists 115–124 publications: 203 scientists 125–134 publications: 217 scientists 135–144 publications: 205 scientists 145–154 publications: 193 scientists 155–164 publications: 188 scientists 165–174 publications: 170 scientists 175–184 publications: 178 scientists 185–194 publications: 164 scientists 195–204 publications: 173 scientists 205–214 publications: 159 scientists 215–224 publications: 134 scientists 225–234 publications: 143 scientists 235–244 publications: 105 scientists 245–254 publications: 114 scientists 255–264 publications: 92 scientists 265–274 publications: 88 scientists 275–284 publications: 87 scientists 285–294 publications: 80 scientists 295–304 publications: 62 scientists 305–314 publications: 75 scientists 315–324 publications: 67 scientists 325–334 publications: 60 scientists 335–344 publications: 52 scientists 345–354 publications: 40 scientists 355–364 publications: 48 scientists 365–374 publications: 47 scientists 375–384 publications: 46 scientists 385–394 publications: 31 scientists 395–404 publications: 27 scientists 405–414 publications: 40 scientists 415–424 publications: 30 scientists 425–434 publications: 43 scientists 435–444 publications: 29 scientists 445–454 publications: 14 scientists 455–464 publications: 28 scientists 465–474 publications: 21 scientists 475–484 publications: 21 scientists 485–494 publications: 22 scientists 495–504 publications: 17 scientists 505–514 publications: 12 scientists 515–524 publications: 11 scientists 525–534 publications: 8 scientists 535–544 publications: 8 scientists 545–554 publications: 14 scientists 555–564 publications: 4 scientists 565–574 publications: 11 scientists 575–584 publications: 5 scientists 585–594 publications: 11 scientists 595–604 publications: 12 scientists 605–614 publications: 7 scientists 615–624 publications: 6 scientists 625–634 publications: 10 scientists 635–644 publications: 9 scientists 645–654 publications: 10 scientists 655–664 publications: 6 scientists 665–674 publications: 6 scientists 675–684 publications: 6 scientists 685–694 publications: 4 scientists 695–702 publications: 6 scientists 703+ publications: 100 scientists
45–54 publications 703+

This scientist: 117 publications — 14th percentile

14% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 703 publications or more.

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Number of Genetics scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 4,342 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
45–54 6
55–64 10
65–74 35
75–84 84
85–94 102
95–104 151
105–114 175
115–124 203 117
125–134 217
135–144 205
145–154 193
155–164 188
165–174 170
175–184 178
185–194 164
195–204 173
205–214 159
215–224 134
225–234 143
235–244 105
245–254 114
255–264 92
265–274 88
275–284 87
285–294 80
295–304 62
305–314 75
315–324 67
325–334 60
335–344 52
345–354 40
355–364 48
365–374 47
375–384 46
385–394 31
395–404 27
405–414 40
415–424 30
425–434 43
435–444 29
445–454 14
455–464 28
465–474 21
475–484 21
485–494 22
495–504 17
505–514 12
515–524 11
525–534 8
535–544 8
545–554 14
555–564 4
565–574 11
575–584 5
585–594 11
595–604 12
605–614 7
615–624 6
625–634 10
635–644 9
645–654 10
655–664 6
665–674 6
675–684 6
685–694 4
695–702 6
703+ 100
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Stephane Rombauts D-index placement in Genetics in 2026

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

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 61 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 160+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 191. Most scientists, 191, have 62–63 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 160 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 60–61 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40–41 D-Index: 24 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 52 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 84 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 112 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 118 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 141 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 143 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 145 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 179 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 162 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 175 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 191 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 172 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 184 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 164 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 158 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 150 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 136 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 127 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 127 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 111 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 110 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 110 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 84 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 102 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 66 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 72 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 70 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 54 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 60 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 49 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 55 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 45 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 42 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 28 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 39 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 25 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 31 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 29 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 34 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 29 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 29 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 18 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 27 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 22 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 16 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 11 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 17 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 12 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 21 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 4 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 9 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 14 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 6 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 10 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 7 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 9 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 8 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 8 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 9 scientists 160+ D-Index: 96 scientists
40–41 D-Index 160+

This scientist: 61 D-Index — 31st percentile

31% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 160 D-Index or more.

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Number of Genetics scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 4,342 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 24
42–43 52
44–45 84
46–47 112
48–49 118
50–51 141
52–53 143
54–55 145
56–57 179
58–59 162
60–61 175 61
62–63 191
64–65 172
66–67 184
68–69 164
70–71 158
72–73 150
74–75 136
76–77 127
78–79 127
80–81 111
82–83 110
84–85 110
86–87 84
88–89 102
90–91 66
92–93 72
94–95 70
96–97 54
98–99 60
100–101 49
102–103 55
104–105 45
106–107 42
108–109 28
110–111 39
112–113 25
114–115 31
116–117 29
118–119 34
120–121 29
122–123 29
124–125 18
126–127 27
128–129 22
130–131 16
132–133 11
134–135 17
136–137 12
138–139 21
140–141 4
142–143 9
144–145 14
146–147 6
148–149 10
150–151 7
152–153 9
154–155 8
156–157 8
158–159 9
160+ 96
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Overview

Stephane Rombauts is affiliated with Ghent University in Belgium and has contributed extensively to the fields of biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, as well as agricultural and biological sciences. Their work spans several specialized subfields, including molecular biology, plant science, genetics, insect science, and ecology.

Their research topics focus primarily on genomics and phylogenetic studies, protist diversity and phylogeny, allergic rhinitis and sensitization, insect and pesticide research, coffee research and its impacts, plant virus research studies, and insect-plant interactions and control.

Stephane Rombauts has published research in various scientific venues, with frequent contributions to:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • BMC Genomics
  • BMC Biology
  • Frontiers in Plant Science
  • Insect Molecular Biology

Notable recent papers authored or co-authored by Rombauts include:

  • "Rapid protein evolution, organellar reductions, and invasive intronic elements in the marine aerobic parasite dinoflagellate Amoebophrya spp" (2021, BMC Biology)
  • "The genome and population genomics of allopolyploid Coffea arabica reveal the diversification history of modern coffee cultivars" (2024, Nature Genetics)
  • "Genome streamlining in a minute herbivore that manipulates its host plant" (2020, eLife)
  • "Virus-host coexistence in phytoplankton through the genomic lens" (2020, Science Advances)
  • "The absence of the caffeine synthase gene is involved in the naturally decaffeinated status of Coffea humblotiana, a wild species from Comoro archipelago" (2021, Scientific Reports)

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Rombauts include:

  • Yves Van de Peer
  • Tom Ruttink
  • Nicolas Dauchot
  • José Cristian Vidal-Quist
  • Pedro Hernández-Crespo

Best Publications

  • PlantCARE, a database of plant cis-acting regulatory elements and a portal to tools for in silico analysis of promoter sequences

    Magali Lescot;Patrice Déhais;Gert Thijs;Kathleen Marchal

  • The genome of black cottonwood, Populus trichocarpa (Torr. & Gray)

    G. A. Tuskan;G. A. Tuskan;S. DiFazio;S. DiFazio;S. Jansson;J. Bohlmann

  • The tomato genome sequence provides insights into fleshy fruit evolution

    Shusei Sato;Satoshi Tabata;Hideki Hirakawa;Erika Asamizu

  • The Physcomitrella Genome Reveals Evolutionary Insights into the Conquest of Land by Plants

    Stefan A. Rensing;Daniel Lang;Andreas D. Zimmer;Astrid Terry

  • The Medicago genome provides insight into the evolution of rhizobial symbioses

    Nevin D Young;Frédéric Debellé;Frédéric Debellé;Giles E D Oldroyd;Rene Geurts

  • The genome of Tetranychus urticae reveals herbivorous pest adaptations

    Miodrag Grbić;Miodrag Grbić;Thomas Van Leeuwen;Richard M. Clark;Stephane Rombauts

  • Genome analysis of the smallest free-living eukaryote Ostreococcus tauri unveils many unique features

    Evelyne Derelle;Conchita Ferraz;Stephane Rombauts;Pierre Rouzé

  • Green Evolution and Dynamic Adaptations Revealed by Genomes of the Marine Picoeukaryotes Micromonas

    Alexandra Z. Worden;Jae-Hyeok Lee;Thomas Mock;Pierre Rouzé

  • The tiny eukaryote Ostreococcus provides genomic insights into the paradox of plankton speciation

    Brian Palenik;Jane Grimwood;Andrea Aerts;Pierre Rouzé

  • Genome-Wide Analysis of Core Cell Cycle Genes in Arabidopsis

    Klaas Vandepoele;Jeroen Raes;Jeroen Raes;Lieven De Veylder;Pierre Rouzé

  • PlantCARE, a plant cis-acting regulatory element database

    Stephane Rombauts;Patrice Déhais;Marc Van Montagu;Pierre Rouzé

  • Genome-Wide Analysis of Hydrogen Peroxide-Regulated Gene Expression in Arabidopsis Reveals a High Light-Induced Transcriptional Cluster Involved in Anthocyanin Biosynthesis

    Sandy Vanderauwera;Philip Zimmermann;Stéphane Rombauts;Steven Vandenabeele

  • A Molecular Timetable for Apical Bud Formation and Dormancy Induction in Poplar

    Tom Ruttink;Tom Ruttink;Matthias Arend;Kris Morreel;Kris Morreel;Véronique Storme;Véronique Storme

  • A higher-order background model improves the detection of promoter regulatory elements by Gibbs sampling.

    Gert Thijs;Magali Lescot;Kathleen Marchal;Stephane Rombauts

  • The Chara Genome: Secondary Complexity and Implications for Plant Terrestrialization.

    Tomoaki Nishiyama;Hidetoshi Sakayama;Jan de Vries;Jan de Vries;Henrik Buschmann

  • A Gibbs sampling method to detect overrepresented motifs in the upstream regions of coexpressed genes.

    Gert Thijs;Kathleen Marchal;Magali Lescot;Stephane Rombauts

  • A Gibbs sampling method to detect over-represented motifs in the upstream regions of co-expressed genes

    Gert Thijs;Kathleen Marchal;Magali Lescot;Stephane Rombauts

  • A link between host plant adaptation and pesticide resistance in the polyphagous spider mite Tetranychus urticae.

    Wannes Dermauw;Nicky Wybouw;Stephane Rombauts;Stephane Rombauts;Björn Menten

  • The genome of black cottonwood, Populus trichocarpa (Torr. & Gray) - eScholarship

    G.A. Tuskan;S. DiFazio;S. Jansson;J. Bohlmann

  • Genome of Tetranychus urticae reveals herbivorous pest adaptations

    Stephane Mmg Rombauts

Frequent Co-Authors

Yves Van de Peer
Yves Van de Peer Ghent University
Pierre Rouzé
Pierre Rouzé Ghent University
Dirk Inzé
Dirk Inzé Ghent University
Yves Moreau
Yves Moreau KU Leuven
Kathleen Marchal
Kathleen Marchal Ghent University
Thomas Van Leeuwen
Thomas Van Leeuwen Ghent University
Hervé Moreau
Hervé Moreau Objectif Avenir
Klaas Vandepoele
Klaas Vandepoele Vlaams Instituut voor Biotechnologie
Lieven De Veylder
Lieven De Veylder Ghent University
Bart De Moor
Bart De Moor KU Leuven

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