2026 Wouter Saeys: Engineering and Technology Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Engineering and Technology	63	1756	1672	21	21	374	14930

Overview

Wouter Saeys is affiliated with KU Leuven in Belgium and works primarily within the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Chemistry, and Engineering. Their research spans a variety of subfields including Analytical Chemistry, Plant Science, Animal Science and Zoology, Biomedical Engineering, and Biophysics.

The main topics covered in their work include:

Spectroscopy and Chemometric Analyses
Meat and Animal Product Quality
Spectroscopy Techniques in Biomedical and Chemical Research
Advanced Chemical Sensor Technologies
Leaf Properties and Growth Measurement
Water Quality Monitoring and Analysis
Remote Sensing in Agriculture

Wouter Saeys has contributed to numerous publication venues, with a particular focus on:

Postharvest Biology and Technology
Spectrochimica Acta Part A Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy
Acta Horticulturae
Biosystems Engineering
Chemometrics and Intelligent Laboratory Systems

Some of their recent papers include:

Hyperspectral imaging technology for quality and safety evaluation of horticultural products: A review and celebration of the past 20-year progress, 2020, Postharvest Biology and Technology
Influence of Environmental Factors Light, CO2, Temperature, and Relative Humidity on Stomatal Opening and Development: A Review, 2020, Agronomy
Closing the Phenotyping Gap: High Resolution UAV Time Series for Soybean Growth Analysis Provides Objective Data from Field Trials, 2020, Remote Sensing
Application of multivariate data analysis for food quality investigations: An example-based review, 2021, Food Research International
Online milk composition analysis with an on-farm near-infrared sensor, 2020, Computers and Electronics in Agriculture

Their frequent coauthors include:

Ben Aernouts
Jose A. Diaz-Olivares
Ines Adriaens
Bart Nicolaı̈
Annelies Postelmans

Best Publications

Nondestructive measurement of fruit and vegetable quality by means of NIR spectroscopy: A review

Bart M. Nicolaï;Katrien Beullens;Els Bobelyn;Ann Peirs

2600
Citations
Potential for Onsite and Online Analysis of Pig Manure using Visible and Near Infrared Reflectance Spectroscopy

Wouter Saeys;Abdul Mounem Mouazen;Herman Ramon

611
Citations
NIR spectroscopy applications for internal and external quality analysis of citrus fruit - A review

Lembe S. Magwaza;Umezuruike Linus Opara;Hélène Nieuwoudt;Paul J. R. Cronje

486
Citations
Postharvest quality of apple predicted by NIR-spectroscopy: Study of the effect of biological variability on spectra and model performance

Els Bobelyn;Anca-Sabina Serban;Mihai Nicu;Jeroen Lammertyn

343
Citations
Robust Trajectory Tracking Error Model-Based Predictive Control for Unmanned Ground Vehicles

Erkan Kayacan;Herman Ramon;Wouter Saeys

265
Citations
Nondestructive Measurement of Fruit and Vegetable Quality

Bart M. Nicolaï;Thijs Defraeye;Bart De Ketelaere;Els Herremans

243
Citations
Study of polymer concentration and evaporation time as phase inversion parameters for polysulfone-based SRNF membranes

Agnieszka K. Hołda;Ben Aernouts;Wouter Saeys;Ivo F.J. Vankelecom

239
Citations
Time-resolved and continuous wave NIR reflectance spectroscopy to predict soluble solids content and firmness of pear

Bart M. Nicolaï;Bert E. Verlinden;Michèle Desmet;Stijn Saevels

234
Citations
Hyperspectral imaging technology for quality and safety evaluation of horticultural products: A review and celebration of the past 20-year progress

Yuzhen Lu;Wouter Saeys;Moon Kim;Yankun Peng

231
Citations
Optical properties of apple skin and flesh in the wavelength range from 350 to 2200 nm

Wouter Saeys;Maria A Velazco-Roa;Suresh N Thennadil;Herman Ramon

200
Citations
Measurement of optical properties of fruits and vegetables: A review

Renfu Lu;Robbe Van Beers;Wouter Saeys;Changying Li

197
Citations
Visible and near-infrared spectroscopic analysis of raw milk for cow health monitoring: reflectance or transmittance?

Ben Aernouts;Evgeny Polshin;Jeroen Lammertyn;Wouter Saeys

187
Citations
Adaptive Neuro-Fuzzy Control of a Spherical Rolling Robot Using Sliding-Mode-Control-Theory-Based Online Learning Algorithm

Erkan Kayacan;Erdal Kayacan;Herman Ramon;Wouter Saeys

182
Citations
Lameness Detection in Dairy Cows: Part 1. How to Distinguish between Non-Lame and Lame Cows Based on Differences in Locomotion or Behavior.

Annelies Van Nuffel;Ingrid Zwertvaegher;Liesbet Pluym;Stephanie Van Weyenberg

169
Citations
Simulation of grain-straw separation by Discrete Element Modeling with bendable straw particles

Bart Lenaerts;Thomas Aertsen;Engelbert Tijskens;Bart De Ketelaere

157
Citations
Detection of red and bicoloured apples on tree with an RGB-D camera

Tien Thanh Nguyen;Koenraad Vandevoorde;Niels Wouters;Erdal Kayacan

156
Citations
Estimation of the crop density of small grains using LiDAR sensors

W. Saeys;B. Lenaerts;G. Craessaerts;J. De Baerdemaeker

152
Citations
Multivariate calibration of NIR spectroscopic sensors for continuous glucose monitoring

Mohammad Goodarzi;Sandeep Sharma;Herman Ramon;Wouter Saeys

151
Citations
Combination of chemometric tools and image processing for bruise detection on apples

Juan Xing;Wouter Saeys;Josse De Baerdemaeker

150
Citations
Multivariate calibration of spectroscopic sensors for postharvest quality evaluation: A review

Wouter Saeys;Nghia Nguyen Do Trong;Robbe Van Beers;Bart M. Nicolaï

146
Citations
Non-destructive detection of blackspot in potatoes by Vis-NIR and SWIR hyperspectral imaging

Ainara López-Maestresalas;Janos C. Keresztes;Mohammad Goodarzi;Silvia Arazuri

135
Citations
Application of visible and near-infrared reflectance spectroscopy (Vis/NIRS) to determine carotenoid contents in banana (Musa spp.) fruit pulp.

Mark W Davey;Wouter Saeys;Ellen Hof;Herman Ramon

134
Citations