B. Willekens

1.7k total citations
46 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

B. Willekens is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Ophthalmology and Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. According to data from OpenAlex, B. Willekens has authored 46 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 20 papers in Molecular Biology, 19 papers in Ophthalmology and 11 papers in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. Recurrent topics in B. Willekens's work include Connexins and lens biology (18 papers), Intraocular Surgery and Lenses (17 papers) and Corneal surgery and disorders (7 papers). B. Willekens is often cited by papers focused on Connexins and lens biology (18 papers), Intraocular Surgery and Lenses (17 papers) and Corneal surgery and disorders (7 papers). B. Willekens collaborates with scholars based in Netherlands, United Kingdom and Belgium. B. Willekens's co-authors include Gijs F.J.M. Vrensen, Bob Nunes Cardozo, Liesbeth Pels, L Müller, J. P. Kappelhof, Jan van Marle, Aufried Lenferink, Jan Greve, Cees Otto and Natallia E. Uzunbajakava and has published in prestigious journals such as Infection and Immunity, Vision Research and American Journal of Ophthalmology.

In The Last Decade

B. Willekens

44 papers receiving 1.2k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
B. Willekens Netherlands	20	530	497	429	261	180	46	1.3k
Sebastian Funke Germany	23	607 1.1×	330 0.7×	258 0.6×	467 1.8×	20 0.1×	53	1.3k
Marjan Farid United States	24	945 1.8×	126 0.3×	934 2.2×	714 2.7×	28 0.2×	72	1.8k
Kira L. Lathrop United States	31	697 1.3×	691 1.4×	945 2.2×	426 1.6×	34 0.2×	72	2.3k
Shuliang Jiao United States	31	1.1k 2.1×	308 0.6×	1.3k 3.1×	126 0.5×	414 2.3×	93	3.0k
Shang Wang United States	24	184 0.3×	300 0.6×	1.0k 2.4×	124 0.5×	235 1.3×	97	2.0k
Jean‐Louis Bourges France	25	1.1k 2.0×	436 0.9×	1.0k 2.4×	517 2.0×	24 0.1×	89	2.2k
Aneesh Alex United States	18	133 0.3×	123 0.2×	300 0.7×	104 0.4×	309 1.7×	39	1.2k
Anke Weber Germany	18	294 0.6×	242 0.5×	182 0.4×	38 0.1×	30 0.2×	37	771
Mark A. Mackanos United States	19	194 0.4×	311 0.6×	228 0.5×	7 0.0×	131 0.7×	40	955
Gilles Thuret France	28	1.7k 3.2×	503 1.0×	2.4k 5.5×	798 3.1×	48 0.3×	186	3.6k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Willekens, B., et al.. (2015). Classification and Prevalence of Early Senile Lens Opacities in Human Donor Eyes. Developments in ophthalmology. 17. 181–187. 5 indexed citations

Willekens, B., et al.. (2010). Characterization of a Stabilized Form of Microplasmin for the Induction of Posterior Vitreous Detachment. Current Eye Research. 35(10). 909–915. 7 indexed citations

Smet, Marc D. de, Christophe Valmaggia, Javier Zarranz‐Ventura, & B. Willekens. (2009). Microplasmin: Ex Vivo Characterization of Its Activity in Porcine Vitreous. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 50(2). 814–814. 74 indexed citations

Michael, Ralph, Rafael I. Barraquer, B. Willekens, Jan van Marle, & Gijs F.J.M. Vrensen. (2008). Morphology of age-related cuneiform cortical cataracts: The case for mechanical stress. Vision Research. 48(4). 626–634. 32 indexed citations

Willekens, B., et al.. (2006). Digitisation and 3D reconstruction of 30 year old microscopic sections of human embryo, foetus and orbit. Lecture notes in computer science. 4142. 636–647. 1 indexed citations

Willekens, B., et al.. (2006). The Prenatal Development of the Human Orbit. Strabismus. 14(1). 51–56. 18 indexed citations

Willekens, B., et al.. (2004). Histological correlation of en–face OCT scans using a porcine retina.. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 45(13). 2371–2371. 3 indexed citations

Valmaggia, Christophe, B. Willekens, & Marc D. de Smet. (2003). Microplasmin Induced Vitreolysis in Porcine Eyes. 44(13). 3050–3050. 4 indexed citations

Uzunbajakava, Natallia E., Aufried Lenferink, Yvonne M. Kraan, et al.. (2002). Nonresonant Raman imaging of protein distribution in single human cells. Biopolymers. 72(1). 1–9. 176 indexed citations

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Yamada, Yasuhiro, B. Willekens, Gijs F.J.M. Vrensen, & A. Wegener. (2002). Morphological Differences between Lens Fibers in Albino and Pigmented Rats. Developments in ophthalmology. 35. 135–142. 3 indexed citations

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Schuitmaker, Hans J., et al.. (2001). The Effect of Photodynamic Therapy with Bacteriochlorin a on Lens Epithelial Cells in a Capsular Bag Model. Experimental Eye Research. 72(1). 41–48. 24 indexed citations

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Jong, H.A.A. de, et al.. (1996). Otoconial alterations after embryonic development in hypergravity. Brain Research Bulletin. 40(5-6). 353–356. 30 indexed citations

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Shun-Shin, G A, et al.. (1993). Morphologic characteristics and chemical composition of Christmas tree cataract.. PubMed. 34(13). 3489–96. 12 indexed citations

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Boevé, M. H., Gijs F.J.M. Vrensen, B. Willekens, F. C. Stades, & J. S. van der Linde‐Sipman. (1993). Early morphogenesis of persistent hyperplastic tunica vasculosa lentis and primary vitreous (PHTVL/PHPV). Graefe s Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology. 231(1). 29–33. 12 indexed citations

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Brown, Nicholas, Martin L. Harris, G A Shun-Shin, et al.. (1993). Is cortical spoke cataract due to lens fibre breaks? The relationship between fibre folds, fibre breaks, waterclefts and spoke cataract. Eye. 7(5). 672–679. 29 indexed citations

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Vrensen, Gijs F.J.M., Jan van Marle, Henk van Veen, & B. Willekens. (1992). Membrane architecture as a function of lens fibre maturation: A freeze fracture and scanning electron microscopic study in the human lens. Experimental Eye Research. 54(3). 433–446. 39 indexed citations

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Kappelhof, J. P., et al.. (1989). A comparison between three brands of 10.0 nylon sutures. Documenta Ophthalmologica. 72(3-4). 209–213. 1 indexed citations

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Brown, Nicholas A., Gijs F.J.M. Vrensen, G A Shun-Shin, & B. Willekens. (1989). Lamellar separation in the human lens: The case for fibre folds. A combined in vivo and electron microscopy study. Eye. 3(5). 597–605. 19 indexed citations

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Kappelhof, J. P., Gijs F.J.M. Vrensen, P.T.V.M. de Jong, Jan H. Pameyer, & B. Willekens. (1986). An Ultrastructural Study of Elsehnig's Pearls in the Pseudophakic Eye. American Journal of Ophthalmology. 101(1). 58–69. 32 indexed citations

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Willekens, B. & Gijs F.J.M. Vrensen. (1985). Lens fiber organization in four avian species: A scanning electron microscopic study. Tissue and Cell. 17(3). 359–377. 27 indexed citations

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