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Xavier Saelens

Xavier Saelens

D-Index & Metrics

Immunology

D-Index
67
Citations
18240
World Ranking
2654
National Ranking
36

Xavier Saelens publication distribution in Immunology in 2026

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

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62 publications 807+

This scientist: 245 publications — 49th percentile

49% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 807 publications or more.

Xavier Saelens D-index placement in Immunology in 2026

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

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40 D-Index 157+

This scientist: 67 D-Index — 47th percentile

47% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 157 D-Index or more.

Overview

Xavier Saelens is affiliated with Ghent University in Belgium and conducts research primarily within the fields of Medicine and Immunology and Microbiology. Their work spans multiple subfields including Epidemiology, Immunology, Infectious Diseases, Molecular Biology, and Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging.

The scientist's research topics cover a range of areas related to viral infections and immune responses. These topics include:

  • Influenza Virus Research Studies
  • Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research
  • Respiratory viral infections research
  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
  • Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology
  • Interferon and immune responses
  • Immune Cell Function and Interaction

Saelens has published in several scientific venues, with frequent publications appearing in:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Nature Communications
  • Viruses
  • npj Vaccines
  • Journal of Virology

Their recent published papers include the following:

  • Structural Basis for Potent Neutralization of Betacoronaviruses by Single-Domain Camelid Antibodies, 2020, Cell
  • STAT2 signaling restricts viral dissemination but drives severe pneumonia in SARS-CoV-2 infected hamsters, 2020, Nature Communications
  • Structural Basis for Potent Neutralization of Betacoronaviruses by Single-Domain Camelid Antibodies, 2020, Cell
  • Ring finger protein 213 assembles into a sensor for ISGylated proteins with antimicrobial activity, 2021, Nature Communications
  • Influenza Neuraminidase Characteristics and Potential as a Vaccine Target, 2021, Frontiers in Immunology

Frequent collaborators of Saelens include the following co-authors:

  • Bert Schepens
  • Kenny Roose
  • Nico Callewaert
  • Marlies Ballegeer
  • Koen Sedeyn

Best Publications

  • Toxic proteins released from mitochondria in cell death

    Xavier Saelens;Nele Festjens;Lieselotte Vande Walle;Maria van Gurp

  • A universal influenza A vaccine based on the extracellular domain of the M2 protein.

    Sabine Neirynck;Tom Deroo;Xavier Saelens;Peter Vanlandschoot

  • The role of mitochondrial factors in apoptosis: a Russian roulette with more than one bullet.

    G van Loo;X Saelens;M van Gurp;M MacFarlane

  • Structural Basis for Potent Neutralization of Betacoronaviruses by Single-Domain Camelid Antibodies.

    Daniel Wrapp;Dorien De Vlieger;Kizzmekia S. Corbett;Gretel M. Torres

  • Mitochondrial intermembrane proteins in cell death.

    Maria van Gurp;Nele Festjens;Geert van Loo;Xavier Saelens

  • Alice in caspase land. A phylogenetic analysis of caspases from worm to man.

    Mohamed Lamkanfi;Wim Declercq;Michaël Kalai;Xavier Saelens

  • Universal Vaccine Based on Ectodomain of Matrix Protein 2 of Influenza A: Fc Receptors and Alveolar Macrophages Mediate Protection

    Karim El Bakkouri;Francis Descamps;Marina De Filette;Anouk Smet

  • Correction: Corrigendum: Potent single-domain antibodies that arrest respiratory syncytial virus fusion protein in its prefusion state

    Iebe Rossey;Morgan S. A. Gilman;Stephanie C. Kabeche;Koen Sedeyn

  • Mx Proteins: Antiviral Gatekeepers That Restrain the Uninvited

    Judith Verhelst;Paco Hulpiau;Xavier Saelens

  • M2e-based universal influenza A vaccine.

    Lei Deng;Ki Joon Cho;Walter Fiers;Xavier Saelens

  • Universal M2 ectodomain-based influenza A vaccines: preclinical and clinical developments

    Michael Schotsaert;Marina De Filette;Walter Fiers;Xavier Saelens

  • Interferon-Inducible Protein Mx1 Inhibits Influenza Virus by Interfering with Functional Viral Ribonucleoprotein Complex Assembly

    Judith Verhelst;Eef Parthoens;Bert Schepens;Walter Fiers

  • Phagocytosis of Necrotic Cells by Macrophages Is Phosphatidylserine Dependent and Does Not Induce Inflammatory Cytokine Production

    Greet Brouckaert;Michaël Kalai;Dmitri V. Krysko;Xavier Saelens

  • STAT2 signaling restricts viral dissemination but drives severe pneumonia in SARS-CoV-2 infected hamsters.

    Robbert Boudewijns;Robbert Boudewijns;Hendrik Jan Thibaut;Hendrik Jan Thibaut;Suzanne J. F. Kaptein;Suzanne J. F. Kaptein;Rong Li

  • Translation Inhibition in Apoptosis CASPASE-DEPENDENT PKR ACTIVATION AND eIF2-α PHOSPHORYLATION

    Xavier Saelens;Michael Kalai;Peter Vandenabeele

  • Tipping the balance between necrosis and apoptosis in human and murine cells treated with interferon and dsRNA.

    M Kalai;G Van Loo;T Vanden Berghe;A Meeus

  • Llama-derived single domain antibodies to build multivalent, superpotent and broadened neutralizing anti-viral molecules.

    Anna Hultberg;Nigel J. Temperton;Nigel J. Temperton;Valérie Rosseels;Mireille Koenders

  • Caspase-1 Activates Nuclear Factor of the κ-Enhancer in B Cells Independently of Its Enzymatic Activity

    Mohamed Lamkanfi;Michael Kalai;Xavier Saelens;Wim Declercq

  • Improved design and intranasal delivery of an M2e-based human influenza A vaccine.

    Marina De Filette;Walter Fiers;Wouter Martens;Ashley Birkett

  • Differential Signaling to Apoptotic and Necrotic Cell Death by Fas-associated Death Domain Protein FADD

    Tom Vanden Berghe;Geert van Loo;Xavier Saelens;Maria van Gurp

  • The universal influenza vaccine M2e-HBc administered intranasally in combination with the adjuvant CTA1-DD provides complete protection.

    Marina De Filette;Anna Ramne;Ashley Birkett;Nils Lycke

  • An Influenza A Vaccine Based on Tetrameric Ectodomain of Matrix Protein 2

    Marina De Filette;Marina De Filette;Wouter Martens;Wouter Martens;Kenny Roose;Kenny Roose;Tom Deroo;Tom Deroo

  • CTA1-M2e-DD: a novel mucosal adjuvant targeted influenza vaccine.

    Dubravka Grdic Eliasson;Karim El Bakkouri;Karin Schön;Anna Ramne

Frequent Co-Authors

Peter Vandenabeele
Peter Vandenabeele Ghent University
Walter Fiers
Walter Fiers Ghent University
Geert van Loo
Geert van Loo Ghent University
Wim Declercq
Wim Declercq Ghent University
Ilkka Julkunen
Ilkka Julkunen University of Turku
Nico Callewaert
Nico Callewaert Ghent University
Johan Grooten
Johan Grooten Ghent University
Johan Neyts
Johan Neyts Rega Institute for Medical Research
Jason S. McLellan
Jason S. McLellan The University of Texas at Austin
Peter Staeheli
Peter Staeheli University of Freiburg

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