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Wilfried Merlevede

Wilfried Merlevede

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
61
Citations
10188
World Ranking
11597
National Ranking
212

Wilfried Merlevede 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 Wilfried Merlevede sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 212 publications — 54th percentile

54% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Wilfried Merlevede 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 Wilfried Merlevede sits on this spectrum.

40–41 D-Index: 80 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 183 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 317 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 504 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 718 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 900 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 1,026 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 1,150 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,236 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 1,253 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 1,163 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 1,131 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 1,032 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 897 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 814 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 715 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: 72 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: 61 D-Index — 44th percentile

44% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Wilfried Merlevede is affiliated with KU Leuven in Belgium. Their academic work includes contributions across various research topics, though specific recent publications, co-authors, and publication venues are not listed.

Details regarding Merlevede's fields of study, subfields, and main topics of research have not been specified, indicating that public records or accessible databases do not currently provide this information.

There is no available data about book publications or awards associated with Wilfried Merlevede, which suggests either an absence of such records or that these details have not been publicly documented.

The scientist is currently living, and further information about their ongoing research activities or academic roles at KU Leuven is not detailed in the source data.

Best Publications

  • Hypericin in cancer treatment: more light on the way.

    Patrizia Agostinis;Annelies Vantieghem;Wilfried Merlevede;Peter A.M. de Witte

  • alpha- and beta-forms of the 65-kDa subunit of protein phosphatase 2A have a similar 39 amino acid repeating structure.

    Hemmings Ba;Adams-Pearson C;Maurer F;Müller P

  • The activation of the c-Jun N-terminal kinase and p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase signaling pathways protects HeLa cells from apoptosis following photodynamic therapy with hypericin.

    Zerihun Assefa;Annelies Vantieghem;Wim Declercq;Peter Vandenabeele

  • Structure of the 55-kDa regulatory subunit of protein phosphatase 2A: evidence for a neuronal-specific isoform

    Regina E. Mayer;Peter Hendrix;Peter Cron;Renate Matthies

  • ATP x Mg-dependent protein phosphatase from rabbit skeletal muscle. II. Purification of the activating factor and its characterization as a bifunctional protein also displaying synthase kinase activity.

    Jackie Vandenheede;Shiaw-Der Yang;Jozef Goris;Wilfried Merlevede

  • The MgATP-Dependent Protein Phosphatase and Protein Phosphatase 1 Have Identical Substrate Specificities

    Alexander A. Stewart;Brian A. Hemmings;Philip Cohen;Jozef Goris

  • ATP x Mg-dependent protein phosphatase from rabbit skeletal muscle. I. Purification of the enzyme and its regulation by the interaction with an activating protein factor.

    Shiaw-Der Yang;Jackie Vandenheede;Jozef Goris;Wilfried Merlevede

  • Okadaic acid, a specific protein phosphatase inhibitor, induces maturation and MPF formation in Xenopus laevis oocytes.

    Jozef Goris;Jacques Hermann;Peter Hendrix;René Ozon

  • p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase regulates a novel, caspase-independent pathway for the mitochondrial cytochrome c release in ultraviolet B radiation-induced apoptosis.

    Zerihun Assefa;Annelies Vantieghem;Marjan Garmyn;Wim Declercq

  • Differential stimulation of ERK and JNK activities by ultraviolet B irradiation and epidermal growth factor in human keratinocytes.

    Zerihun Assefa;Maryan Garmyn;Roger Bouillon;Wilfried Merlevede

  • Purification of porcine brain protein phosphatase 2A leucine carboxyl methyltransferase and cloning of the human homologue.

    De Baere I;Derua R;Janssens;Van Hoof C

  • Structure and expression of a 72-kDa regulatory subunit of protein phosphatase 2A. Evidence for different size forms produced by alternative splicing.

    Peter Hendrix;R E Mayer-Jackel;P Cron;Jozef Goris

  • Dephosphorylation of tau protein and Alzheimer paired helical filaments by calcineurin and phosphatase-2A

    G Drewes;E M Mandelkow;K Baumann;Jozef Goris

  • Hypericin-induced photosensitization of HeLa cells leads to apoptosis or necrosis Involvement of cytochrome c and procaspase-3 activation in the mechanism of apoptosis

    Annelies Vantieghem;Zerihun Assefa;Peter Vandenabeele;Wim Declercq

  • Phosphorylation of Bcl-2 in G2/M phase-arrested cells following photodynamic therapy with hypericin involves a CDK1-mediated signal and delays the onset of apoptosis

    Annelies Vantieghem;Yan Xu;Zerihun Assefa;Jacques Piette

  • Vascular endothelial growth factor measured in platelet poor plasma allows optimal separation between cancer patients and volunteers: A key to study an angiogenic marker in vivo?

    Wim Wynendaele;Rita Derua;Marc Hoylaerts;A Pawinski

  • A simplified procedure for the purification of the protein phosphatase modulator (inhibitor-2) from rabbit skeletal muscle

    Shiaw-Der Yang;Jackie R. Vandenheede;Wilfried Merlevede

  • Initial reactions in the metabolism of D- and L-glyceraldehyde by rat liver.

    Bernard R. Landau;Wilfried Merlevede;Hollis R. Williams

  • Fluorescence detection of flat bladder carcinoma in situ after intravesical instillation of hypericin.

    Marie-Ange D’Hallewin;Peter A. De Witte;Etienne Waelkens;Wilfried Merlevede

  • On the mechanism of activation of the ATP X Mg(II)-dependent phosphoprotein phosphatase by kinase FA.

    S Jurgensen;E Shacter;C Y Huang;P B Chock

Frequent Co-Authors

Jozef Goris
Jozef Goris KU Leuven
Lorenzo A. Pinna
Lorenzo A. Pinna University of Padua
Brian A. Hemmings
Brian A. Hemmings Friedrich Miescher Institute
Peter Vandenabeele
Peter Vandenabeele Ghent University
Wim Declercq
Wim Declercq Ghent University
Peter J. Parker
Peter J. Parker The Francis Crick Institute

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