Bertil Blok

6.8k total citations · 2 hit papers
128 papers, 4.5k citations indexed

About

Bertil Blok is a scholar working on Urology, Rheumatology and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Bertil Blok has authored 128 papers receiving a total of 4.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 97 papers in Urology, 94 papers in Rheumatology and 33 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Bertil Blok's work include Urinary Bladder and Prostate Research (96 papers), Pelvic floor disorders treatments (94 papers) and Urinary Tract Infections Management (33 papers). Bertil Blok is often cited by papers focused on Urinary Bladder and Prostate Research (96 papers), Pelvic floor disorders treatments (94 papers) and Urinary Tract Infections Management (33 papers). Bertil Blok collaborates with scholars based in Netherlands, France and United Kingdom. Bertil Blok's co-authors include Gert Holstege, Jan Groen, David Castro‐Díaz, Giulio Del Popolo, Jürgen Pannek, Henk de Weerd, Lisette ’t Hoen, G. Karsenty, Elaine Utomo and Thomas M. Kessler and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Brain.

In The Last Decade

Bertil Blok

119 papers receiving 4.4k 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.

EAU Guidelines on Neurogenic Lower Urinary Tract Dysfunction

2009 394 citations Bertil Blok et al. profile →
Summary of European Association of Urology (EAU) Guidelines on Neuro-Urology

2015 375 citations Jan Groen, Thomas M. Kessler et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Bertil Blok Netherlands	33	3.1k	2.4k	763	745	651	128	4.5k
Brigitte Schurch Switzerland	39	4.5k 1.5×	3.6k 1.5×	882 1.2×	1.0k 1.4×	692 1.1×	172	6.2k
Michael Craggs United Kingdom	29	1.3k 0.4×	1.0k 0.4×	546 0.7×	461 0.6×	259 0.4×	78	3.1k
William E. Bradley United States	43	3.2k 1.1×	2.3k 0.9×	534 0.7×	1.6k 2.1×	1.3k 2.0×	187	6.2k
Tomoyuki Uchiyama Japan	38	1.7k 0.6×	1.2k 0.5×	1.1k 1.5×	397 0.5×	406 0.6×	197	4.3k
Ursula Wesselmann United States	26	981 0.3×	788 0.3×	352 0.5×	377 0.5×	883 1.4×	81	3.0k
David B. Vodušek Slovenia	28	724 0.2×	1.1k 0.4×	212 0.3×	883 1.2×	292 0.4×	79	2.0k
Claes Hultling Sweden	29	255 0.1×	271 0.1×	170 0.2×	527 0.7×	760 1.2×	77	2.5k
Frederick Maynard United States	22	362 0.1×	304 0.1×	485 0.6×	1.3k 1.7×	726 1.1×	47	3.5k
Anne‐Marie Leroi France	36	414 0.1×	1.7k 0.7×	162 0.2×	2.5k 3.3×	157 0.2×	157	4.0k
P. W. Nathan United Kingdom	40	336 0.1×	273 0.1×	245 0.3×	697 0.9×	517 0.8×	84	4.0k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Bertil Blok

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20 of 20 papers shown

Scheepe, Jeroen R., et al.. (2024). Bladder irrigation with tap water to reduce antibiotic use for urinary tract infections in catheter users. British Journal of Urology. 135(2). 286–294.

Islamoska, Sabrina, Jalesh N. Panicker, Peter Flachenecker, et al.. (2024). The impact of bladder problems on well-being in multiple sclerosis – A cross-sectional study. Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders. 87. 105661–105661. 1 indexed citations

Groen, Jan, et al.. (2024). Quality of life aspects of intermittent catheterization in neurogenic and non-neurogenic patients: a systematic review on heterogeneity in the measurements used. Therapeutic Advances in Urology. 16. 3643649943–3643649943. 1 indexed citations

Werneburg, Glenn T., Blayne Welk, Márcio Augusto Averbeck, et al.. (2023). Neuro-Urology: Call for Universal, Resource-Independent Guidance. Biomedicines. 11(2). 397–397. 3 indexed citations

Scheepe, Jeroen R., et al.. (2023). Regional variation in urinary catheter use in the Netherlands from 2012 to 2021: a population-based cohort. Therapeutic Advances in Urology. 15. 3633561677–3633561677.

Herrmann, Alina, et al.. (2023). A Green Prescription: Integrating Environmental Sustainability in Urology Guidelines. European Urology Focus. 9(6). 897–899. 3 indexed citations

Hoen, Lisette ’t, et al.. (2023). Long-term beneficial effects of mirabegron in pediatric patients with therapy-refractory neurogenic lower urinary tract dysfunction. Journal of Pediatric Urology. 19(6). 753.e1–753.e8. 1 indexed citations

Asselt, Els van, et al.. (2023). Transcutaneous Electrical Stimulation of the Abdomen, Ear, and Tibial Nerve Modulates Bladder Contraction in a Rat Detrusor Overactivity Model: A Pilot Study. International Neurourology Journal. 27(3). 167–173. 1 indexed citations

McCrery, Rebecca, Felicia Lane, Chris Taylor, et al.. (2021). Two‐year outcomes of the ARTISAN‐SNM study for the treatment of urinary urgency incontinence using the Axonics rechargeable sacral neuromodulation system. Neurourology and Urodynamics. 40(2). 714–721. 15 indexed citations

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Mehnert, Ulrich, et al.. (2020). A systematic review and activation likelihood estimation meta-analysis of the central innervation of the lower urinary tract: Pelvic floor motor control and micturition. European Urology Open Science. 19. e280–e281. 1 indexed citations

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McCrery, Rebecca, Chris Taylor, Osvaldo Padron, et al.. (2020). One‐year outcomes of the ARTISAN‐SNM study with the Axonics System for the treatment of urinary urgency incontinence. Neurourology and Urodynamics. 39(5). 1482–1488. 20 indexed citations

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Panicker, Jalesh N., Ralf Anding, Salvador Arlandis, et al.. (2018). Do we understand voiding dysfunction in women? Current understanding and future perspectives: ICI‐RS 2017. Neurourology and Urodynamics. 37(S4). S75–S85. 25 indexed citations

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Blok, Bertil, Philip Van Kerrebroeck, Stefan De Wachter, et al.. (2018). Three month clinical results with a rechargeable sacral neuromodulation system for the treatment of overactive bladder. Neurourology and Urodynamics. 37(S2). S9–S16. 23 indexed citations

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Blok, Bertil, Stefan De Wachter, A. Ruffion, et al.. (2017). A PROSPECTIVE MULTICENTER CLINICAL STUDY EVALUATING A MINIATURIZED, RECHARGEABLE SACRAL NEUROMODULATION SYSTEM FOR THE SAFE AND EFFECTIVE TREATMENT OF OVERACTIVE BLADDER. Neurourology and Urodynamics. 36. 1 indexed citations

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Scheepe, Jeroen R., et al.. (2017). Real life persistence rate with antimuscarinic treatment in patients with idiopathic or neurogenic overactive bladder: a prospective cohort study with solifenacin. BMC Urology. 17(1). 30–30. 14 indexed citations

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Jongen, Peter Joseph, Bertil Blok, John Heesakkers, et al.. (2015). Validation of a Dutch version of the Actionable 8-item screening questionnaire for neurogenic bladder overactivity in multiple sclerosis: an observational web-based study. Health and Quality of Life Outcomes. 13(1). 175–175. 1 indexed citations

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Krhút, Jan, Petr Holý, Jaroslav Tintěra, et al.. (2014). Brain activity associated with urinary bladder filling in patients with a complete spinal cord injury (SCI)- a fMRI study. Neurourology and Urodynamics. 1 indexed citations

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Groen, Jan, Bertil Blok, & J.L.H. Ruud Bosch. (2009). FIVE-YEAR FOLLOW-UP OF SACRAL NERVE NEUROMODULATION IN 60 WOMEN WITH IDIOPATHIC REFRACTORY URGE INCONTINENCE. Neurourology and Urodynamics. 3 indexed citations

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VanderHorst, Veronique, Leonora J. Mouton, Bertil Blok, & Gert Holstege. (1996). Distinct cell groups in the lumbosacral cord of the cat project to different areas in the periaqueductal gray. The Journal of Comparative Neurology. 376(3). 361–385. 103 indexed citations

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Blok, Bertil & Gert Holstege. (1994). Direct projections from the periaqueductal gray to the pontine micturition center (M-region). An anterograde and retrograde tracing study in the cat. Neuroscience Letters. 166(1). 93–96. 161 indexed citations

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