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Yves Engelborghs

Yves Engelborghs

D-Index & Metrics

Chemistry

D-Index
61
Citations
12227
World Ranking
9310
National Ranking
116

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
65
Citations
12775
World Ranking
9314
National Ranking
164

Yves Engelborghs publication distribution in Chemistry in 2026

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

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 270 publications — 55th percentile

55% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more.

Yves Engelborghs D-index placement in Chemistry in 2026

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

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 61 D-Index — 49th percentile

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

The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more.

Overview

Yves Engelborghs is affiliated with KU Leuven in Belgium and conducts research primarily within the intersecting fields of Medicine, Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Neuroscience. Their work spans several subfields, including Oncology, Molecular Biology, and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience.

The researcher's recent publication record includes a paper titled The prolyl oligopeptidase and α-synuclein connection revisited, published in 2025 in the journal Biochimie. This publication addresses biochemical interactions relevant to neurodegenerative mechanisms.

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Yves Engelborghs include:

  • Roos Van Elzen
  • Yannick Waumans
  • Sangeeta Nath
  • Pieter Van der Veken
  • Sonja Kerckhoff

The scientist's research covers multiple main topics, notably:

  • Peptidase Inhibition and Analysis
  • Signaling Pathways in Disease
  • Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology

Yves Engelborghs's publications have appeared in the venue Biochimie, which has featured their work on one occasion.

Best Publications

  • HIV-1 integrase forms stable tetramers and associates with LEDGF/p75 protein in human cells

    Peter Cherepanov;Goedele Maertens;Paul Proost;Bart Devreese

  • LEDGF/p75 Is Essential for Nuclear and Chromosomal Targeting of HIV-1 Integrase in Human Cells

    Goedele Maertens;Peter Cherepanov;Willem Pluymers;Katrien Busschots

  • The Correct Use of “Average” Fluorescence Parameters

    Alain Sillen;Yves Engelborghs

  • Fluorescence lifetime standards for time and frequency domain fluorescence spectroscopy

    Noël Boens;Wenwu Qin;Nikola Basarić;Johan Hofkens

  • The Endocrine Disruptor Monoethyl-hexyl-phthalate Is a Selective Peroxisome Proliferator-activated Receptor γ Modulator That Promotes Adipogenesis

    Jérôme N. Feige;Laurent Gelman;Daniel Rossi;Vincent Zoete

  • Stretched exponential decay and correlations in the catalytic activity of fluctuating single lipase molecules

    Ophir Flomenbom;Kelly Velonia;Davey Loos;Sadahiro Masuo

  • The Interaction of LEDGF/p75 with Integrase Is Lentivirus-specific and Promotes DNA Binding

    Katrien Busschots;Jo Vercammen;Stéphane Emiliani;Richard Benarous

  • Tryptophan fluorescence study of the interaction of penetratin peptides with model membranes.

    Bart Christiaens;Sofie Symoens;Stefan Vanderheyden;Yves Engelborghs

  • Single-enzyme kinetics of CALB-catalyzed hydrolysis

    Kelly Velonia;Ophir Flomenbom;Davey Loos;Sadahiro Masuo

  • Overexpression of the Lens Epithelium-Derived Growth Factor/p75 Integrase Binding Domain Inhibits Human Immunodeficiency Virus Replication

    Jan De Rijck;Linos Vandekerckhove;Rik Gijsbers;Anneleen Hombrouck

  • Probing Diffusion Laws within Cellular Membranes by Z-Scan Fluorescence Correlation Spectroscopy

    Jana Humpolíčková;Ellen Gielen;Ellen Gielen;Aleš Benda;Veronika Fagulova

  • Molecular recognition of taxol by microtubules. Kinetics and thermodynamics of binding of fluorescent taxol derivatives to an exposed site

    José Fernando Díaz;Rik Strobe;Yves Engelborghs;André A. Souto

  • Early Aggregation Steps in α-Synuclein as Measured by FCS and FRET: Evidence for a Contagious Conformational Change

    Sangeeta Nath;Jessika Meuvis;Jelle Hendrix;Shaun A. Carl

  • Dark states in monomeric red fluorescent proteins studied by fluorescence correlation and single molecule spectroscopy.

    Jelle Hendrix;Cristina Flors;Peter Dedecker;Johan Hofkens

  • Virus evolution reveals an exclusive role for LEDGF/p75 in chromosomal tethering of HIV.

    Anneleen Hombrouck;Jan De Rijck;Jelle Hendrix;Linos Vandekerckhove

  • Raised calcium promotes α-synuclein aggregate formation.

    S. Nath;Jacob Goodwin;Y. Engelborghs;Dean Louis Pountney

  • A fluorescence stopped flow study of colchicine binding to tubulin.

    A Lambeir;Yves Engelborghs

  • Fluorescence Imaging Reveals the Nuclear Behavior of Peroxisome Proliferator-activated Receptor/Retinoid X Receptor Heterodimers in the Absence and Presence of Ligand

    Jérôme N. Feige;Laurent Gelman;Cicerone Tudor;Yves Engelborghs

  • A fast and sensitive method for measuring the integrity of siRNA-carrier complexes in full human serum.

    Kevin Buyens;Bart Lucas;Koen Raemdonck;Kevin Braeckmans

  • Identification and Characterization of a Functional Nuclear Localization Signal in the HIV-1 Integrase Interactor LEDGF/p75

    Goedele Maertens;Goedele Maertens;Goedele Maertens;Peter Cherepanov;Zeger Debyser;Yves Engelborghs

  • Development of Resistance against Diketo Derivatives of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 by Progressive Accumulation of Integrase Mutations

    Valery Fikkert;Bénédicte Van Maele;Jo Vercammen;Anke Hantson

Frequent Co-Authors

Zeger Debyser
Zeger Debyser KU Leuven
Johan Hofkens
Johan Hofkens KU Leuven
Frauke Christ
Frauke Christ KU Leuven
Erik De Clercq
Erik De Clercq Rega Institute for Medical Research
Rik Gijsbers
Rik Gijsbers KU Leuven

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