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Tom Vanden Berghe

Tom Vanden Berghe

University of Antwerp
Belgium

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
64
Citations
37485
World Ranking
9426
National Ranking
168

Tom Vanden Berghe publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

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 Tom Vanden Berghe sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 125 publications — 14th percentile

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

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.

Tom Vanden Berghe D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

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 Tom Vanden Berghe sits on this spectrum.

40–41 D-Index: 80 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 183 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 316 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 504 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 718 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 899 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 1,025 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 1,149 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,235 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 1,253 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 1,162 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 1,130 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 1,031 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 897 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 814 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 714 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 709 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 596 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 512 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 473 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 412 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 373 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 358 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 285 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 273 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 227 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 208 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 193 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 153 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 157 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 148 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 120 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 113 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 100 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 86 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 67 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 71 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 73 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 64 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 53 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 60 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 54 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 43 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 38 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 49 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 26 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 18 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 23 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 32 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 32 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 27 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 19 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 22 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 12 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 16 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 14 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 10 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 13 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 10 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 7 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 9 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 13 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 4 scientists 166 D-Index: 4 scientists 167+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 64 D-Index — 52nd percentile

52% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.

Overview

Tom Vanden Berghe is affiliated with the University of Antwerp in Belgium and has a research focus primarily in the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their work spans a range of subfields including Molecular Biology, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Immunology, Cancer Research, and Oncology.

The scientist's main topics of research include:

  • Ferroptosis and cancer prognosis
  • Cancer, Lipids, and Metabolism
  • RNA modifications and cancer
  • Inflammasome and immune disorders
  • Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research
  • Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Immune cells in cancer

They have contributed extensively to research on ferroptosis, a regulated form of cell death, and its relationship to cancer and immunity. Some of their recent papers highlight key findings in this area:

  • "Cancer cells dying from ferroptosis impede dendritic cell-mediated anti-tumor immunity" (2022) published in Nature Communications
  • "Excessive phospholipid peroxidation distinguishes ferroptosis from other cell death modes including pyroptosis" (2020) published in Cell Death and Disease
  • "Ferroptosis in health and disease" (2024) published in Redox Biology
  • "Chemotherapy-induced ileal crypt apoptosis and the ileal microbiome shape immunosurveillance and prognosis of proximal colon cancer" (2020) published in Nature Medicine
  • "Necroptosis Signaling Promotes Inflammation, Airway Remodeling, and Emphysema in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease" (2021) published in American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Their body of work has been published frequently in several scientific venues, notably:

  • Cell Death and Differentiation
  • Nature Communications
  • Cell Death and Disease
  • Journal of Hepatology
  • American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Collaboration plays a significant role in their research output. Frequent coauthors include Behrouz Hassannia, Peter Vandenabeele, Emily Van San, Koen Augustyns, and Cédric Peleman. These collaborations often intersect across topics related to cell death mechanisms and cancer biology.

Best Publications

  • Molecular mechanisms of cell death: recommendations of the Nomenclature Committee on Cell Death 2018

    Lorenzo Galluzzi;Ilio Vitale;Stuart A. Aaronson;John M. Abrams

  • Molecular mechanisms of necroptosis: an ordered cellular explosion.

    Peter Vandenabeele;Lorenzo Galluzzi;Lorenzo Galluzzi;Tom Vanden Berghe;Guido Kroemer

  • The molecular machinery of regulated cell death

    Daolin Tang;Rui Kang;Tom Vanden Berghe;Peter Vandenabeele;Peter Vandenabeele

  • Targeting Ferroptosis to Iron Out Cancer.

    Behrouz Hassannia;Peter Vandenabeele;Tom Vanden Berghe

  • Regulated necrosis: the expanding network of non-apoptotic cell death pathways

    Tom Vanden Berghe;Andreas Linkermann;Sandrine Jouan-Lanhouet;Henning Walczak

  • Synchronized renal tubular cell death involves ferroptosis

    Andreas Linkermann;Rachid Skouta;Nina Himmerkus;Shrikant R. Mulay

  • Necrosis, a well-orchestrated form of cell demise: signalling cascades, important mediators and concomitant immune response.

    Nele Festjens;Tom Vanden Berghe;Peter Vandenabeele

  • Apoptosis and necrosis: detection, discrimination and phagocytosis.

    Dmitri V. Krysko;Tom Vanden Berghe;Katharina D’Herde;Peter Vandenabeele

  • Neutrophil extracellular trap cell death requires both autophagy and superoxide generation.

    Quinten Remijsen;Tom Vanden Berghe;Ellen Wirawan;Bob Asselbergh

  • Caspase-mediated cleavage of Beclin-1 inactivates Beclin-1-induced autophagy and enhances apoptosis by promoting the release of proapoptotic factors from mitochondria

    E Wirawan;L Vande Walle;K Kersse;S Cornelis;S Cornelis

  • Dying for a cause: NETosis, mechanisms behind an antimicrobial cell death modality

    Q Remijsen;T W Kuijpers;E Wirawan;S Lippens

  • Caspases in cell survival, proliferation and differentiation

    M Lamkanfi;N Festjens;W Declercq;T Vanden Berghe

  • Necroptosis, necrosis and secondary necrosis converge on similar cellular disintegration features

    T Vanden Berghe;N Vanlangenakker;E Parthoens;W Deckers

  • RIP Kinase-Dependent Necrosis Drives Lethal Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome

    Linde Duprez;Nozomi Takahashi;Nozomi Takahashi;Filip Van Hauwermeiren;Filip Van Hauwermeiren;Benjamin Vandendriessche;Benjamin Vandendriessche

  • RIP Kinases at the Crossroads of Cell Death and Survival

    Wim Declercq;Tom Vanden Berghe;Peter Vandenabeele

  • RIP1, a kinase on the crossroads of a cell's decision to live or die

    N Festjens;T Vanden Berghe;S Cornelis;P Vandenabeele

  • The Role of the Kinases RIP1 and RIP3 in TNF-Induced Necrosis

    Peter Vandenabeele;Wim Declercq;Franky Van Herreweghe;Tom Vanden Berghe

  • Initiation and execution mechanisms of necroptosis: an overview.

    Sasker Grootjans;Tom Vanden Berghe;Peter Vandenabeele

  • Major cell death pathways at a glance.

    Linde Duprez;Ellen Wirawan;Tom Vanden Berghe;Peter Vandenabeele

  • Autophagy: for better or for worse

    Ellen Wirawan;Tom Vanden Berghe;Saskia Lippens;Patrizia Agostinis

Frequent Co-Authors

Peter Vandenabeele
Peter Vandenabeele Ghent University
Wim Declercq
Wim Declercq Ghent University
Mathieu J.M. Bertrand
Mathieu J.M. Bertrand Ghent University
Dmitri V. Krysko
Dmitri V. Krysko Ghent University
Andreas Linkermann
Andreas Linkermann TU Dresden
Wim Vanden Berghe
Wim Vanden Berghe University of Antwerp
Xavier Saelens
Xavier Saelens Ghent University
Lorenzo Galluzzi
Lorenzo Galluzzi Cornell University
Mohamed Lamkanfi
Mohamed Lamkanfi Ghent University
Simone Fulda
Simone Fulda Goethe University Frankfurt

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