Bart Elen

1.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
19 papers, 540 citations indexed

About

Bart Elen is a scholar working on Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, Ophthalmology and Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis. According to data from OpenAlex, Bart Elen has authored 19 papers receiving a total of 540 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 9 papers in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, 7 papers in Ophthalmology and 4 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis. Recurrent topics in Bart Elen's work include Retinal Imaging and Analysis (9 papers), Retinal Diseases and Treatments (6 papers) and Air Quality and Health Impacts (4 papers). Bart Elen is often cited by papers focused on Retinal Imaging and Analysis (9 papers), Retinal Diseases and Treatments (6 papers) and Air Quality and Health Impacts (4 papers). Bart Elen collaborates with scholars based in Belgium, Portugal and Netherlands. Bart Elen's co-authors include Patrick De Boever, Matthew B. Blaschko, Ingeborg Stalmans, Jan Peters, Jan Theunis, Matteo Reggente, João Barbosa‐Breda, Nico Bleux, Martine Van Poppel and Arnout Standaert and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Scientific Reports and Atmospheric Environment.

In The Last Decade

Bart Elen

19 papers receiving 519 citations

Hit Papers

Generative AI for synthetic data across multiple medical ... 2025 2026 2025 5 10 15 20
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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.

  1. Generative AI for synthetic data across multiple medical modalities: A systematic review of recent developments and challenges
    2025 23 citations Yasmina Al Khalil, Marcel Breeuwer et al. Computers in Biology and Medicine profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Bart Elen Belgium 11 257 206 127 126 75 19 540
Ke Peng China 8 25 0.1× 6 0.0× 28 0.2× 71 0.6× 172 2.3× 14 457
Weijin Xu China 6 109 0.4× 46 0.2× 7 0.1× 16 0.1× 121 1.6× 21 286
Benjamin Köhler Germany 12 154 0.6× 53 0.3× 4 0.0× 32 0.3× 53 0.7× 32 369
Enting Gao China 9 190 0.7× 118 0.6× 13 0.1× 17 0.1× 91 1.2× 17 333
Jiale Wang China 9 13 0.1× 2 0.0× 195 1.5× 62 0.5× 29 0.4× 38 545
Adnan Haider South Korea 16 203 0.8× 103 0.5× 2 0.0× 11 0.1× 170 2.3× 34 448
A. Vega-Corona Mexico 7 35 0.1× 67 0.5× 86 0.7× 54 0.7× 18 193
Yanfei Guo China 14 246 1.0× 62 0.3× 5 0.0× 6 0.0× 216 2.9× 45 518

Countries citing papers authored by Bart Elen

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Fields of papers citing papers by Bart Elen

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Bart Elen

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Bart Elen. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Bart Elen based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Bart Elen. Bart Elen is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

19 of 19 papers shown
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Khalil, Yasmina Al, Marcel Breeuwer, Josien P. W. Pluim, et al.. (2025). Generative AI for synthetic data across multiple medical modalities: A systematic review of recent developments and challenges. Computers in Biology and Medicine. 189. 109834–109834. 23 indexed citations breakdown →
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Márquez, Sandra, Parisa Montazeri, Sílvia Fochs, et al.. (2025). Role of Maternal Vitamin D 3 Levels in Shaping Adolescent Vascular Health: Evidence From a Spanish Population‐Based Birth Cohort. Journal of the American Heart Association. 14(5). e035273–e035273. 2 indexed citations
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Ibrahim, Mahmoud, Yasmina Al Khalil, Marcel Breeuwer, et al.. (2024). Generative AI for Synthetic Data Across Multiple Medical Modalities: A Systematic Review of Recent Developments and Challenges. arXiv (Cornell University). 2 indexed citations
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Elen, Bart, Alexander K. Schuster, Matthew B. Blaschko, et al.. (2023). A generalizable deep learning regression model for automated glaucoma screening from fundus images. npj Digital Medicine. 6(1). 112–112. 39 indexed citations
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Elen, Bart, et al.. (2023). Artificial Intelligence Software for Diabetic Eye Screening: Diagnostic Performance and Impact of Stratification. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 12(4). 1408–1408. 6 indexed citations
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Elen, Bart, João Barbosa‐Breda, Erwin Bellon, et al.. (2022). Pointwise Visual Field Estimation From Optical Coherence Tomography in Glaucoma Using Deep Learning. Translational Vision Science & Technology. 11(8). 22–22. 21 indexed citations
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Elen, Bart, et al.. (2021). Convolutional neural network predicts visual field threshold values from optical coherence tomography scans. Lirias (KU Leuven). 62(8). 1022–1022. 2 indexed citations
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Elen, Bart, et al.. (2020). Age and sex affect deep learning prediction of cardiometabolic risk factors from retinal images. Scientific Reports. 10(1). 9432–9432. 44 indexed citations
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Elen, Bart, et al.. (2020). Systematic Comparison of Heatmapping Techniques in Deep Learning in the Context of Diabetic Retinopathy Lesion Detection. Translational Vision Science & Technology. 9(2). 64–64. 21 indexed citations
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Elen, Bart, João Barbosa‐Breda, Sophie Lemmens, et al.. (2019). Accurate prediction of glaucoma from colour fundus images with a convolutional neural network that relies on active and transfer learning. Acta Ophthalmologica. 98(1). e94–e100. 78 indexed citations
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Elen, Bart, et al.. (2019). Artery–vein segmentation in fundus images using a fully convolutional network. Computerized Medical Imaging and Graphics. 76. 101636–101636. 68 indexed citations
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Boever, Patrick De, et al.. (2017). Deep learning to screen for referable diabetic retinopathy. Acta Ophthalmologica. 95(S259). 1 indexed citations
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Bossche, Joris Van den, Jan Theunis, Bart Elen, et al.. (2016). Opportunistic mobile air pollution monitoring: A case study with city wardens in Antwerp. Atmospheric Environment. 141. 408–421. 54 indexed citations
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Sîrbu, Alina, Martin Becker, Bernard De Baets, et al.. (2015). Participatory Patterns in an International Air Quality Monitoring Initiative. PLoS ONE. 10(8). e0136763–e0136763. 27 indexed citations
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Buekers, Jurgen, Evi Dons, Bart Elen, & Luc Int Panis. (2015). Health impact model for modal shift from car use to cycling or walking in Flanders: application to two bicycle highways. Journal of Transport & Health. 2(4). 549–562. 49 indexed citations
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Elen, Bart, Jan Peters, Martine Van Poppel, et al.. (2012). The Aeroflex: A Bicycle for Mobile Air Quality Measurements. Sensors. 13(1). 221–240. 92 indexed citations
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Elen, Bart, Sam Michiels, Wouter Joosen, & Pierre Verbaeten. (2006). A middleware pattern to support complex sensor network applications. Lirias (KU Leuven). 4 indexed citations
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Preuveneers, Davy, et al.. (2006). Context-driven prevention of unintended identity disclosure. 703–719. 2 indexed citations

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