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2026

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114
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Wim Verbeke publication distribution in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Wim Verbeke sits on this spectrum.

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44 publications 570+

This scientist: 540 publications — 98th percentile

98% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 570 publications or more.

Wim Verbeke D-index placement in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Wim Verbeke sits on this spectrum.

30 D-Index: 177 scientists 31 D-Index: 210 scientists 32 D-Index: 222 scientists 33 D-Index: 188 scientists 34 D-Index: 181 scientists 35 D-Index: 243 scientists 36 D-Index: 261 scientists 37 D-Index: 272 scientists 38 D-Index: 278 scientists 39 D-Index: 300 scientists 40 D-Index: 297 scientists 41 D-Index: 308 scientists 42 D-Index: 313 scientists 43 D-Index: 300 scientists 44 D-Index: 269 scientists 45 D-Index: 260 scientists 46 D-Index: 228 scientists 47 D-Index: 251 scientists 48 D-Index: 203 scientists 49 D-Index: 186 scientists 50 D-Index: 187 scientists 51 D-Index: 166 scientists 52 D-Index: 138 scientists 53 D-Index: 141 scientists 54 D-Index: 131 scientists 55 D-Index: 137 scientists 56 D-Index: 109 scientists 57 D-Index: 129 scientists 58 D-Index: 95 scientists 59 D-Index: 105 scientists 60 D-Index: 106 scientists 61 D-Index: 86 scientists 62 D-Index: 94 scientists 63 D-Index: 77 scientists 64 D-Index: 79 scientists 65 D-Index: 59 scientists 66 D-Index: 68 scientists 67 D-Index: 51 scientists 68 D-Index: 49 scientists 69 D-Index: 40 scientists 70 D-Index: 43 scientists 71 D-Index: 40 scientists 72 D-Index: 50 scientists 73 D-Index: 46 scientists 74 D-Index: 43 scientists 75 D-Index: 45 scientists 76 D-Index: 45 scientists 77 D-Index: 30 scientists 78 D-Index: 25 scientists 79 D-Index: 31 scientists 80 D-Index: 29 scientists 81 D-Index: 18 scientists 82 D-Index: 21 scientists 83 D-Index: 26 scientists 84 D-Index: 15 scientists 85 D-Index: 15 scientists 86 D-Index: 19 scientists 87 D-Index: 19 scientists 88 D-Index: 12 scientists 89 D-Index: 7 scientists 90 D-Index: 19 scientists 91 D-Index: 20 scientists 92 D-Index: 13 scientists 93 D-Index: 9 scientists 94 D-Index: 13 scientists 95 D-Index: 8 scientists 96 D-Index: 7 scientists 97 D-Index: 6 scientists 98 D-Index: 6 scientists 99 D-Index: 6 scientists 100+ D-Index: 97 scientists
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This scientist: 114 D-Index — 100th percentile

100% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Social Sciences and Humanities in Belgium Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Social Sciences and Humanities in Belgium Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Social Sciences and Humanities in Belgium Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Social Sciences and Humanities in Belgium Leader Award

Overview

Wim Verbeke is affiliated with Ghent University in Belgium and has contributed extensively to the field of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with a focus on Food Science, Insect Science, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, General Health Professions, and Ecology. Their research interests span several main topics including Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact, Food Waste Reduction and Sustainability, Organic Food and Agriculture, Insect and Pesticide Research, Consumer Attitudes and Food Labeling, Plant and animal studies, and Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior.

Among their recent publications are:

  • Environmentally Sustainable Food Consumption: A Review and Research Agenda From a Goal-Directed Perspective, 2020, Frontiers in Psychology
  • Segmentation Based on Consumers' Perceived Importance and Attitude toward Farm Animal Welfare, 2020, International Journal of Sociology of Agriculture and Food
  • The state of the art of discrete choice experiments in food research, 2022, Food Quality and Preference
  • Meat consumption and flexitarianism in the Low Countries, 2022, Meat Science
  • Effects of nutrition and sustainability claims on attention and choice: An eye-tracking study in the context of a choice experiment using granola bar concepts, 2020, Food Quality and Preference

Verbeke has collaborated regularly with several coauthors, including J. Schieck, S. Tavernier, M. Dragicevic, E. Starling, and Yung Hung. These frequent partnerships have supported research output across various topics within their fields of interest.

Frequently publishing venues for Verbeke's work include Food Quality and Preference, DESY Publication Database (PUBDB) (Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron), Insects, Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), and Frontiers in Psychology. These platforms have served as important outlets for sharing empirical research relevant to food quality, sustainability, and insect science.

Best Publications

  • Sustainable Food Consumption: Exploring the Consumer “Attitude – Behavioral Intention” Gap

    Iris Vermeir;Wim Verbeke

  • Sustainable food consumption among young adults in Belgium: Theory of planned behaviour and the role of confidence and values

    Iris Vermeir;Wim Verbeke

  • Personal determinants of organic food consumption: a review

    Joris Aertsens;Wim Verbeke;Koen Mondelaers;Guido Van Huylenbroeck

  • Consumer acceptance of functional foods: socio-demographic, cognitive and attitudinal determinants

    Wim Verbeke

  • Profiling consumers who are ready to adopt insects as a meat substitute in a Western society

    Wim Verbeke

  • Individual determinants of fish consumption: application of the theory of planned behaviour.

    Wim Verbeke;Isabelle Vackier

  • Consumer-driven definition of traditional food products and innovation in traditional foods. A qualitative cross-cultural study.

    Luis Guerrero;Maria Dolors Guàrdia;Joan Xicola;Wim Verbeke

  • Functional foods: Consumer willingness to compromise on taste for health?

    Wim Verbeke

  • The influence of subjective and objective knowledge on attitude, motivations and consumption of organic food

    Joris Aertsens;Koen Mondelaers;Wim Verbeke;Jeroen Buysse

  • Agriculture and the food industry in the information age

    Wim Verbeke

  • Determinants of halal meat consumption in France

    Karijn Bonne;Iris Vermeir;Florence Bergeaud‐Blackler;Wim Verbeke

  • European citizen and consumer attitudes and preferences regarding beef and pork.

    Wim Verbeke;Federico J.A. Pérez-Cueto;Marcia D. de Barcellos;Marcia D. de Barcellos;Athanasios Krystallis

  • Consumer perception and choice of minimally processed vegetables and packaged fruits

    Peter Ragaert;Wim Verbeke;Frank Devlieghere;Johan Debevere

  • Consumer interest in information cues denoting quality, traceability and origin: An application of ordered probit models to beef labels

    Wim Verbeke;Ronald W. Ward

  • Association between traditional food consumption and motives for food choice in six European countries.

    Zuzanna Pieniak;Wim Verbeke;Filiep Vanhonacker;Luis Guerrero

  • Perception of traditional food products in six European regions using free word association

    Luis Guerrero;Anna Claret;Wim Verbeke;Geraldine Enderli

  • Profile and effects of consumer involvement in fresh meat

    Wim Verbeke;Isabelle Vackier

  • Determinants of the Willingness of Belgian Farmers to Participate in Agri-environmental Measures

    Isabel Vanslembrouck;Guido Van Huylenbroeck;Wim Verbeke

  • Beliefs, attitude and behaviour towards fresh meat consumption in Belgium: empirical evidence from a consumer survey

    Wim Verbeke;Jacques Viaene

  • Flemish consumer attitudes towards more sustainable food choices

    Filiep Vanhonacker;Ellen J. Van Loo;Xavier Gellynck;Wim Verbeke

Frequent Co-Authors

Joachim Scholderer
Joachim Scholderer Norwegian University of Life Sciences
Klaus G. Grunert
Klaus G. Grunert Aarhus University
Guido Van Huylenbroeck
Guido Van Huylenbroeck Ghent University
Xavier Gellynck
Xavier Gellynck Ghent University
Svein Ottar Olsen
Svein Ottar Olsen University of Tromsø - The Arctic University of Norway
Jessica Aschemann-Witzel
Jessica Aschemann-Witzel Aarhus University
John Van Camp
John Van Camp Ghent University
Frank Tuyttens
Frank Tuyttens Ghent University
Rodolfo M. Nayga
Rodolfo M. Nayga Texas A&M University
Patrick Van Damme
Patrick Van Damme Czech University of Life Sciences Prague

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