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Yves Van de Peer

Yves Van de Peer

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Genetics
Belgium
2026
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Genetics and Molecular Biology
Belgium
2024

D-Index & Metrics

Genetics

D-Index
144
Citations
99480
World Ranking
165
National Ranking
2

Yves Van de Peer publication distribution in Genetics in 2026

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

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45 publications 703+

This scientist: 530 publications — 95th percentile

95% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 703 publications or more.

Yves Van de Peer D-index placement in Genetics in 2026

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

40–41 D-Index: 24 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 52 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 84 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 112 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 118 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 141 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 143 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 145 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 179 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 162 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 175 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 191 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 172 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 184 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 164 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 158 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 150 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 136 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 127 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 127 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 111 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 110 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 110 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 84 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 102 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 66 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 72 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 70 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 54 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 60 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 49 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 55 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 45 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 42 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 28 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 39 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 25 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 31 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 29 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 34 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 29 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 29 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 18 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 27 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 22 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 16 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 11 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 17 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 12 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 21 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 4 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 9 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 14 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 6 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 10 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 7 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 9 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 8 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 8 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 9 scientists 160+ D-Index: 96 scientists
40 D-Index 160+

This scientist: 144 D-Index — 96th percentile

96% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 160 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Genetics in Belgium Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Genetics in Belgium Leader Award
  • 2024 - Research.com Genetics in Belgium Leader Award
  • 2024 - Research.com Genetics and Molecular Biology in Belgium Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Genetics in Belgium Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Genetics and Molecular Biology in Belgium Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Genetics and Molecular Biology in Belgium Leader Award

Overview

Yves Van de Peer is affiliated with Ghent University in Belgium, conducting research primarily in the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their work spans numerous subfields, including Plant Science, Molecular Biology, Genetics, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, and Ecology.

Their recent significant publications include:

  • Polyploidy: an evolutionary and ecological force in stressful times (2020), The Plant Cell
  • The hornwort genome and early land plant evolution (2020), Nature Plants
  • Polyploidy: A Biological Force From Cells to Ecosystems (2020), Trends in Cell Biology
  • The Cycas genome and the early evolution of seed plants (2022), Nature Plants
  • Chromosome-level genome assembly of a parent species of widely cultivated azaleas (2020), Nature Communications

Van de Peer's most frequent publication venues include:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Nature Communications
  • Nature Plants
  • New Phytologist
  • The Plant Journal

Their collaborative work involves frequent co-authors such as Zhen Li, Fabricio Almeida-Silva, Zhong-Jian Liu, Stéphane Rombauts, and Hengchi Chen, indicating interdisciplinary and cooperative research efforts within the genomics and plant sciences communities.

Main research topics covered in Van de Peer's work include:

  • Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
  • Chromosomal and Genetic Variations
  • Genetic diversity and population structure
  • Evolution and Genetic Dynamics
  • Plant Diversity and Evolution
  • Plant and animal studies
  • Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases

Their contributions include authoring a book titled Polyploidy, published in 2023 by Springer Science+Business Media.

Yves Van de Peer's research portfolio documents a strong focus on genetic mechanisms, evolutionary biology, and plant science, incorporating both molecular and ecological perspectives to explore biological diversity and evolution at multiple levels.

Best Publications

  • PlantCARE, a database of plant cis-acting regulatory elements and a portal to tools for in silico analysis of promoter sequences

    Magali Lescot;Patrice Déhais;Gert Thijs;Kathleen Marchal

  • The tomato genome sequence provides insights into fleshy fruit evolution

    Shusei Sato;Satoshi Tabata;Hideki Hirakawa;Erika Asamizu

  • TREECON for Windows: a software package for the construction and drawing of evolutionary trees for the Microsoft Windows environment

    Yves Van de Peer;Rupert De Wachter

  • The genome of the domesticated apple ( Malus × domestica Borkh.)

    Riccardo Velasco;Andrey Zharkikh;Jason Affourtit;Amit Dhingra

  • The Physcomitrella Genome Reveals Evolutionary Insights into the Conquest of Land by Plants

    Stefan A. Rensing;Daniel Lang;Andreas D. Zimmer;Astrid Terry

  • The Phaeodactylum genome reveals the evolutionary history of diatom genomes

    Chris Bowler;Andrew E. Allen;Andrew E. Allen;Jonathan H. Badger;Jane Grimwood

  • The Norway spruce genome sequence and conifer genome evolution.

    Björn Nystedt;Nathaniel Robert Street;Anna Wetterbom;Andrea Zuccolo

  • The evolutionary significance of polyploidy

    Yves Van de Peer;Eshchar Mizrachi;Kathleen Marchal

  • The Medicago genome provides insight into the evolution of rhizobial symbioses

    Nevin D Young;Frédéric Debellé;Frédéric Debellé;Giles E D Oldroyd;Rene Geurts

  • Re-evaluating prokaryotic species

    Dirk Gevers;Frederick M. Cohan;Jeffrey G. Lawrence;Brian G. Spratt

  • A High Quality Draft Consensus Sequence of the Genome of a Heterozygous Grapevine Variety

    Riccardo Velasco;Andrey Zharkikh;Michela Troggio;Dustin A. Cartwright

  • The genome of Tetranychus urticae reveals herbivorous pest adaptations

    Miodrag Grbić;Miodrag Grbić;Thomas Van Leeuwen;Richard M. Clark;Stephane Rombauts

  • The evolutionary significance of ancient genome duplications

    Yves Van de Peer;Steven Maere;Axel Meyer

  • The genome of Laccaria bicolor provides insights into mycorrhizal symbiosis

    F. Martin;A. Aerts;D. Ahrén;A. Brun

  • From 2R to 3R: evidence for a fish‐specific genome duplication (FSGD)

    Axel Meyer;Yves Van de Peer

  • Modeling gene and genome duplications in eukaryotes.

    Steven Maere;Stefanie De Bodt;Jeroen Raes;Tineke Casneuf

  • The Ectocarpus genome and the independent evolution of multicellularity in brown algae

    J. Mark Cock;Lieven Sterck;Pierre Rouzé;Delphine Scornet

  • Draft genome sequence of the sexually transmitted pathogen Trichomonas vaginalis

    Jane M. Carlton;Robert . Hirt;Joana C. Silva;Arthur L. Delcher

  • Genome Duplication, a Trait Shared by 22,000 Species of Ray-Finned Fish

    John S. Taylor;Ingo Braasch;Tancred Frickey;Axel Meyer

  • Predicting protein-protein interactions in Arabidopsis thaliana through integration of orthology, gene ontology and co-expression.

    Stefanie De Bodt;Sebastian Proost;Klaas Vandepoele;Pierre Rouzé

Frequent Co-Authors

Yvan Saeys
Yvan Saeys Ghent University
Pierre Rouzé
Pierre Rouzé Ghent University
Stephane Rombauts
Stephane Rombauts Ghent University
Klaas Vandepoele
Klaas Vandepoele Vlaams Instituut voor Biotechnologie
Rupert De Wachter
Rupert De Wachter University of Antwerp
Kathleen Marchal
Kathleen Marchal Ghent University
Hervé Moreau
Hervé Moreau Objectif Avenir
Jeroen Raes
Jeroen Raes KU Leuven
Dirk Inzé
Dirk Inzé Ghent University
Bernard De Baets
Bernard De Baets Ghent University

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