Cindy Simoens

2.2k total citations · 2 hit papers
31 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

Cindy Simoens is a scholar working on Epidemiology, Oncology and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Cindy Simoens has authored 31 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 19 papers in Epidemiology, 12 papers in Oncology and 6 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Cindy Simoens's work include Cervical Cancer and HPV Research (17 papers), Global Cancer Incidence and Screening (6 papers) and Hepatitis B Virus Studies (5 papers). Cindy Simoens is often cited by papers focused on Cervical Cancer and HPV Research (17 papers), Global Cancer Incidence and Screening (6 papers) and Hepatitis B Virus Studies (5 papers). Cindy Simoens collaborates with scholars based in Belgium, France and Italy. Cindy Simoens's co-authors include Marc Arbyn, Pierre PL Martin-Hirsch, Lan Xu, Walter Prendiville, Evangelos Paraskevaidis, George Koliopoulos, Pierre L. Martin‐Hirsch, Maria Kyrgiou, P.P. Van Bogaert and Johannes Bogers and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Cancer Research.

In The Last Decade

Cindy Simoens

30 papers receiving 1.5k 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.

Perinatal mortality and other severe adverse pregnancy outcomes associated with treatment of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia: meta-analysis

2008 509 citations Marc Arbyn, Maria Kyrgiou et al. BMJ profile →
Prophylactic vaccination against human papillomaviruses to prevent cervical cancer and its precursors

2018 397 citations Marc Arbyn, Cindy Simoens et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Cindy Simoens Belgium	16	1.1k	427	360	242	177	31	1.5k
Antonios Athanasiou Greece	14	1.1k 1.0×	419 1.0×	291 0.8×	348 1.4×	149 0.8×	29	1.4k
Jiayao Lei Sweden	11	919 0.8×	278 0.7×	303 0.8×	174 0.7×	173 1.0×	17	1.2k
Viola M.J. Verhoef Netherlands	12	1.2k 1.1×	275 0.6×	554 1.5×	130 0.5×	327 1.8×	14	1.3k
Alexandra Sargent United Kingdom	19	1.3k 1.2×	662 1.6×	454 1.3×	172 0.7×	397 2.2×	36	1.7k
Sílvio Tatti Argentina	16	914 0.8×	392 0.9×	268 0.7×	128 0.5×	78 0.4×	46	1.1k
Pamela J. Thompson United States	21	646 0.6×	792 1.9×	214 0.6×	78 0.3×	127 0.7×	34	1.6k
Gulzhanat Aimagambetova Kazakhstan	17	490 0.4×	152 0.4×	131 0.4×	320 1.3×	160 0.9×	70	1.2k
Pilar Moreo Spain	16	609 0.5×	270 0.6×	366 1.0×	110 0.5×	68 0.4×	34	1.0k
Lídia Rosi Medeiros Brazil	19	350 0.3×	340 0.8×	175 0.5×	221 0.9×	93 0.5×	40	1.1k
Janet Austin United Kingdom	20	1.2k 1.1×	458 1.1×	350 1.0×	91 0.4×	410 2.3×	24	1.5k

Countries citing papers authored by Cindy Simoens

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Cindy Simoens

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Arbyn, Marc, Dirk Devroey, Patrick Martens, et al.. (2024). The ESSAG-trial protocol: A randomized controlled trial evaluating the efficacy of offering a self-sampling kit by the GP to reach women underscreened in the routine cervical cancer screening program. Contemporary Clinical Trials. 144. 107617–107617.

Chung, Pui Yan Jenny, Cindy Simoens, Lize Cuypers, et al.. (2024). Assessment of the clinical and analytical performance of three Seegene Allplex SARS-CoV-2 assays within the VALCOR framework. Microbiology Spectrum. 12(2). e0239723–e0239723. 1 indexed citations

Simoens, Cindy, Lize Cuypers, Jesper Bonde, et al.. (2023). Assessment of the clinical and analytical performance of the Aptima SARS-CoV-2 assay using the VALCOR protocol. Virology Journal. 20(1). 35–35. 8 indexed citations

Galati, Luisa, Susanna Chiocca, Marta Tagliabue, et al.. (2022). HPV and head and neck cancers: Towards early diagnosis and prevention. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 14. 200245–200245. 38 indexed citations

Arbyn, Marc, Marianna Martinelli, Cindy Simoens, et al.. (2022). VALCOR: a protocol for the validation of SARS-corona virus-2 assays. Archives of Public Health. 80(1). 98–98. 3 indexed citations

Simoens, Cindy, et al.. (2019). Efficacy of commercially available biological agents for the topical treatment of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia: a systematic review. Systematic Reviews. 8(1). 132–132. 8 indexed citations

Simoens, Cindy, et al.. (2019). The Positive Predictive Value of High-Grade Squamous Intraepithelial Lesion on Cytology for the Histological Diagnosis of Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia 2 or Higher: A Systematic Review. Acta Cytologica. 63(3). 206–214. 8 indexed citations

Simoens, Cindy, et al.. (2017). Efficacy of antiviral drug AV2 in the treatment of human papillomavirus-associated precancerous lesions of the uterine cervix: A randomized placebo-controlled clinical trial in Kinshasa, DR Congo. (KINVAV study). Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications. 8. 135–139. 5 indexed citations

Abdalla, Douglas Reis, Sofie Thys, Cindy Simoens, et al.. (2017). The influence of physical activity in the anti-tumor immune response in experimental breast tumor. Immunology Letters. 190. 148–158. 21 indexed citations

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Arbyn, Marc, et al.. (2014). Attendance at Cervical Cancer Screening and Use of Diagnostic and Therapeutic Procedures on the Uterine Cervix Assessed from Individual Health Insurance Data (Belgium, 2002-2006). PLoS ONE. 9(4). e92615–e92615. 27 indexed citations

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Simoens, Cindy, Frédéric Goffin, Philippe Simon, et al.. (2012). Adverse obstetrical outcomes after treatment of precancerous cervical lesions: a Belgian multicentre study. BJOG An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology. 119(10). 1247–1255. 50 indexed citations

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Arbyn, Marc, et al.. (2010). Introduction of Human Papillomavirus Vaccination in Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands. Gynecologic and Obstetric Investigation. 70(4). 224–232. 12 indexed citations

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Arbyn, Marc, Cindy Simoens, Herman Van Oyen, et al.. (2009). Analysis of 13 million individual patient records pertaining to Pap smears, colposcopies, biopsies and surgery on the uterine cervix (Belgium, 1996–2000). Preventive Medicine. 48(5). 438–443. 30 indexed citations

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Arbyn, Marc, Maria Kyrgiou, Cindy Simoens, et al.. (2008). Perinatal mortality and other severe adverse pregnancy outcomes associated with treatment of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia: meta-analysis. BMJ. 337(sep18 1). a1284–a1284. 509 indexed citations breakdown →

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Simoens, Cindy, Bea Pauwels, Jan B. Vermorken, et al.. (2007). Further mechanistic unravelling of the influence of the cell cycle effects on the radiosensitising mechanism of vinflunine, in vitro. Cancer Chemotherapy and Pharmacology. 62(2). 183–193. 3 indexed citations

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Wouters, An, Bea Pauwels, Cindy Simoens, et al.. (2006). In vitro interaction between pemetrexed and gemcitabine using different treatment schedules.. Cancer Research. 66. 1278–1279. 1 indexed citations

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Simoens, Cindy, Bea Pauwels, Filip Lardon, & Jan B. Vermorken. (2006). New vinca alkaloids in cancer treatment. 53–56. 1 indexed citations

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Simoens, Cindy, Jan B. Vermorken, A.E.C. Korst, et al.. (2005). Cell cycle effects of vinflunine, the most recent promising Vinca alkaloid, and its interaction with radiation, in vitro. Cancer Chemotherapy and Pharmacology. 58(2). 210–218. 21 indexed citations

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Simoens, Cindy, A.E.C. Korst, Hilde Lambrechts, et al.. (2003). In vitro interaction between Ecteinascidin 743 (ET-743) and radiation, in relation to its cell cycle effects. British Journal of Cancer. 89(12). 2305–2311. 30 indexed citations

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Bogaert, P.P. Van, Marnix Goethals, & Cindy Simoens. (1990). Use- and frequency-dependent blockade by UL-FS 49 of the if pacemaker current in sheep cardiac Purkinje fibres. European Journal of Pharmacology. 187(2). 241–256. 67 indexed citations

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