Anja Geerts

7.9k total citations · 2 hit papers
175 papers, 3.6k citations indexed

About

Anja Geerts is a scholar working on Epidemiology, Hepatology and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Anja Geerts has authored 175 papers receiving a total of 3.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 103 papers in Epidemiology, 81 papers in Hepatology and 57 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Anja Geerts's work include Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment (93 papers), Liver Disease and Transplantation (53 papers) and Organ Transplantation Techniques and Outcomes (27 papers). Anja Geerts is often cited by papers focused on Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment (93 papers), Liver Disease and Transplantation (53 papers) and Organ Transplantation Techniques and Outcomes (27 papers). Anja Geerts collaborates with scholars based in Belgium, Germany and United States. Anja Geerts's co-authors include Hans Van Vlierberghe, Isabelle Colle, Xavier Verhelst, Christophe Van Steenkiste, Lindsey Devisscher, Sander Lefere, Femke Heindryckx, Sarah Raevens, Stéphanie Coulon and Roberto Troisi and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Gastroenterology and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Anja Geerts

168 papers receiving 3.5k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Differential effects of selective- and pan-PPAR agonists on experimental steatohepatitis and hepatic macrophages☆

2020 209 citations Sander Lefere, Kevin De Muynck et al. profile →
⁹⁰Y Radioembolization versus Drug-eluting Bead Chemoembolization for Unresectable Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Results from the TRACE Phase II Randomized Controlled Trial

2022 100 citations Elisabeth Dhondt, Bieke Lambert et al. Radiology profile →

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Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Anja Geerts Belgium	34	1.9k	1.6k	922	762	394	175	3.6k
Hideki Fujii Japan	33	2.5k 1.3×	1.5k 1.0×	814 0.9×	631 0.8×	281 0.7×	156	3.9k
Alessia Omenetti United States	35	1.8k 0.9×	1.8k 1.1×	1.1k 1.2×	1.9k 2.6×	371 0.9×	58	4.3k
Hiroyuki Kirikoshi Japan	36	2.1k 1.1×	936 0.6×	993 1.1×	1.2k 1.5×	294 0.7×	138	4.0k
Yuzo Kodama Japan	28	1.7k 0.9×	903 0.6×	1.4k 1.5×	1.1k 1.4×	343 0.9×	195	4.5k
Hirohide Ohnishi Japan	31	1.4k 0.7×	595 0.4×	1.2k 1.3×	1.2k 1.6×	529 1.3×	100	3.7k
Honglei Weng Germany	32	1.1k 0.6×	1.2k 0.7×	479 0.5×	1.2k 1.5×	215 0.5×	79	3.2k
Thomas G. Bird United Kingdom	24	910 0.5×	1.3k 0.8×	1.0k 1.1×	1.2k 1.6×	202 0.5×	77	3.7k
Casey D. Johnson United States	21	2.0k 1.0×	907 0.6×	434 0.5×	2.0k 2.7×	349 0.9×	35	3.8k
Yoshihiro Ikura Japan	31	958 0.5×	537 0.3×	659 0.7×	577 0.8×	223 0.6×	103	3.1k
Siegfried Matern Germany	34	1.2k 0.6×	1.1k 0.7×	1.1k 1.2×	617 0.8×	185 0.5×	79	3.8k

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Casteleyn, Christophe, Sara Neyt, Benedicte Descamps, et al.. (2025). The pan-PPAR agonist lanifibranor reduces portal pressure independent of fibrosis reduction through the splanchnic vasculature. Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy. 183. 117826–117826. 2 indexed citations

Pauw, Michel De, Xavier Verhelst, Sander Lefere, et al.. (2025). Diastolic dysfunction: Prevalence and outcome in liver transplantation candidates. Annals of Hepatology. 30(2). 101784–101784.

Gansemans, Yannick, Joél Smet, Xavier Verhelst, et al.. (2025). Mitochondrial dysfunction characterises the multigenerational effects of maternal obesity on MASLD. JHEP Reports. 7(6). 101404–101404. 1 indexed citations

Paepe, Ellen De, Stefaan De Henauw, Nathalie Michels, et al.. (2025). A repository of the salivary metabolome and its key drivers in 1436 European children. EBioMedicine. 122. 106019–106019.

Paepe, Kim De, Hans Van Vlierberghe, Sarah Raevens, et al.. (2025). The double-edged sword of metabolic and bariatric surgery: extending the biliary limb can trigger bacterial translocation, sepsis, and liver inflammation – an experimental study. International Journal of Surgery. 111(7). 4239–4251. 2 indexed citations

Lefere, Sander, et al.. (2024). Unlocking therapeutic potential: exploring cross-talk among emerging nuclear receptors to combat metabolic dysfunction in steatotic liver disease. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2(1). 13–13. 7 indexed citations

Geerts, Anja, et al.. (2024). Role of astrocytes and microglia in hepatic encephalopathy associated with advanced chronic liver disease: lessons from animal studies. Neural Regeneration Research. 20(12). 3461–3475. 3 indexed citations

Hoecke, Lien Van, Griet Van Imschoot, Elien Van Wonterghem, et al.. (2023). Experimental hepatic encephalopathy causes early but sustained glial transcriptional changes. Journal of Neuroinflammation. 20(1). 130–130. 9 indexed citations

Vanderborght, Bart, Kevin De Muynck, Eva Gijbels, et al.. (2023). Transient Kupffer cell depletion and subsequent replacement by infiltrating monocyte‐derived cells does not alter the induction or progression of hepatocellular carcinoma. International Journal of Cancer. 152(12). 2615–2628. 6 indexed citations

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Wong, Vincent Wai‐Sun, Quentin M. Anstee, Anja Geerts, et al.. (2023). FibroScan-aspartate aminotransferase (FAST) score for monitoring histological improvement in non-alcoholic steatohepatitis activity during semaglutide treatment: post-hoc analysis of a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase 2b trial. EClinicalMedicine. 66. 102310–102310. 20 indexed citations

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Hoorens, Anne, et al.. (2023). Treatment of Refractory Checkpoint-Inhibitor-Induced Hepatitis with Tacrolimus: A Case and Review of the Literature. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3(3). 274–285. 1 indexed citations

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Muynck, Kevin De, Bart Vanderborght, Federico F. De Ponti, et al.. (2023). Kupffer Cells Contested as Early Drivers in the Pathogenesis of Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis. American Journal Of Pathology. 193(4). 366–379. 9 indexed citations

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Dhondt, Elisabeth, Bieke Lambert, Laurens Hermie, et al.. (2022). ⁹⁰Y Radioembolization versus Drug-eluting Bead Chemoembolization for Unresectable Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Results from the TRACE Phase II Randomized Controlled Trial. Radiology. 303(3). 699–710. 100 indexed citations breakdown →

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Hoecke, Lien Van, Sander Lefere, Anja Geerts, et al.. (2021). The neurogliovascular unit in hepatic encephalopathy. JHEP Reports. 3(5). 100352–100352. 37 indexed citations

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Geerts, Anja, et al.. (2018). Hepatic Changes in the Fontan Circulation: Identification of Liver Dysfunction and an Attempt to Streamline Follow-up Screening. Pediatric Cardiology. 39(8). 1604–1613. 15 indexed citations

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Verhelst, Xavier, Dieter Vanderschaeghe, Laurent Castéra, et al.. (2016). A Glycomics-Based Test Predicts the Development of Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Cirrhosis. Clinical Cancer Research. 23(11). 2750–2758. 28 indexed citations

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Verhelst, Xavier, Anja Geerts, & Hans Van Vlierberghe. (2016). Cirrhosis: Reviewing the Literature and Future Perspectives. 111–117. 2 indexed citations

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Moreno, Christophe, Luc Lasser, Jean Delwaide, et al.. (2015). Sofosbuvir in combination with simeprevir +/- ribavirin in genotype 4 hepatitis C patients with advanced fibrosis or cirrhosis: a real-life experience from Belgium. Hepatology. 62(1). 746. 3 indexed citations

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Steenkiste, Christophe Van, Anja Geerts, Hans Van Vlierberghe, et al.. (2010). LTx for alcoholic liver disease: a retrospective analysis of recidivism, survival and risk factors predisposing to alcohol relapse. Ghent University Academic Bibliography (Ghent University). 2 indexed citations

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Hautekèete, M., et al.. (1997). Limited evidence for redistribution of vitamin A from liver to oesophageal mucosa in chronic liver disease in humans. Ghent University Academic Bibliography (Ghent University). 1 indexed citations

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