Didier Ledoux

14.2k total citations · 3 hit papers
146 papers, 6.9k citations indexed

About

Didier Ledoux is a scholar working on Epidemiology, Surgery and Emergency Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Didier Ledoux has authored 146 papers receiving a total of 6.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 56 papers in Epidemiology, 28 papers in Surgery and 27 papers in Emergency Medicine. Recurrent topics in Didier Ledoux's work include Traumatic Brain Injury Research (31 papers), Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation (24 papers) and Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances (19 papers). Didier Ledoux is often cited by papers focused on Traumatic Brain Injury Research (31 papers), Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation (24 papers) and Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances (19 papers). Didier Ledoux collaborates with scholars based in Belgium, United States and France. Didier Ledoux's co-authors include Steven Laureys, Marie‐Aurélie Bruno, Audrey Vanhaudenhuyse, Mélanie Boly, Gustave Moonen, Pierre Damas, Caroline Schnakers, Athéna Demertzi, Monique Nys and Maurice Lamy and has published in prestigious journals such as JAMA, Journal of Neuroscience and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Didier Ledoux

140 papers receiving 6.7k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

End-of-Life Practices in European Intensive Care Units

2003 694 citations Didier Ledoux et al. profile →
Cytokine Serum Level During Severe Sepsis in Human IL-6 as a Marker of Severity

1992 655 citations Didier Ledoux, Monique Nys et al. profile →
Default network connectivity reflects the level of consciousness in non-communicative brain-damaged patients

2009 637 citations Audrey Vanhaudenhuyse, Marie‐Aurélie Bruno et al. profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Didier Ledoux Belgium	39	2.6k	1.6k	1.2k	1.1k	1.0k	146	6.9k
Ola A. Selnes United States	59	1.5k 0.5×	1.9k 1.2×	2.8k 2.3×	579 0.5×	1.0k 1.0×	146	12.2k
Thomas P. Bleck United States	47	1.7k 0.6×	902 0.5×	839 0.7×	607 0.6×	660 0.7×	168	9.5k
G. Bryan Young Canada	35	1.3k 0.5×	857 0.5×	1.5k 1.3×	363 0.3×	476 0.5×	108	5.5k
Diana D. Cardenas United States	48	1.8k 0.7×	590 0.4×	367 0.3×	487 0.5×	1.2k 1.1×	111	7.2k
Michele L. Shaffer United States	48	944 0.4×	612 0.4×	318 0.3×	2.0k 1.8×	975 1.0×	134	7.4k
Gary Gronseth United States	60	2.7k 1.0×	958 0.6×	1.1k 0.9×	913 0.9×	924 0.9×	111	13.0k
Lindsay Wilson United Kingdom	41	4.4k 1.6×	789 0.5×	2.8k 2.3×	324 0.3×	479 0.5×	133	7.9k
Terrie E. Inder United States	83	2.3k 0.9×	2.8k 1.7×	867 0.7×	1.1k 1.1×	749 0.7×	365	23.5k
Peter W. Kaplan United States	52	1.3k 0.5×	2.8k 1.7×	1.7k 1.4×	539 0.5×	359 0.4×	274	9.9k
Floris Groenendaal Netherlands	69	2.3k 0.9×	866 0.5×	851 0.7×	433 0.4×	757 0.8×	442	16.8k

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Heuts, Samuel, Julia L.M. Bels, Rob J. J. van Gassel, et al.. (2025). The impact of high versus standard enteral protein provision on functional recovery following intensive care admission: A pre-planned Bayesian analysis of the PRECISe trial. Clinical Nutrition. 48. 153–160. 2 indexed citations

Ballout, Ahmad A., et al.. (2024). Lenalidomide‐induced posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome: A case report. Neurology and Clinical Neuroscience. 12(5). 306–308.

Sanz, Leandro, Nicolas Lejeune, Estelle Bonin, et al.. (2024). Apomorphine for prolonged disorders of consciousness: a multimodal open-label study. EClinicalMedicine. 78. 102925–102925. 5 indexed citations

Gosseries, Olivia, Caroline Schnakers, Audrey Vanhaudenhuyse, et al.. (2023). Needs and Quality of Life of Caregivers of Patients with Prolonged Disorders of Consciousness. Brain Sciences. 13(2). 308–308. 8 indexed citations

Heuts, Samuel, Pieter de Heer, Andrea Gabrio, et al.. (2023). The impact of high versus standard enteral protein provision on functional recovery following intensive care admission: Protocol for a pre-planned secondary Bayesian analysis of the PRECISe trial. Clinical Nutrition ESPEN. 59. 162–170. 5 indexed citations

Tchana‐Sato, Vincent, Grégory Hans, Olivier Detry, et al.. (2022). Successful heart transplantation from donation after euthanasia with distant procurement using normothermic regional perfusion and cold storage. American Journal of Transplantation. 22(12). 3146–3149. 3 indexed citations

Bicego, Aminata, Didier Ledoux, Marie-Élisabeth Faymonville, et al.. (2022). Self-Hypnosis for Phantom Limb Pain: A Multiple-Case Study. OBM Integrative and Complementary Medicine. 7(3). 1–26. 2 indexed citations

Vandenbriele, Christophe, Grégory Hans, Vincent Tchana‐Sato, et al.. (2022). The role of transesophageal echocardiography in guiding heart donation after circulatory death. Clinical Transplantation. 36(9). e14783–e14783. 5 indexed citations

Vandendriessche, Katrien, Vincent Tchana‐Sato, Didier Ledoux, et al.. (2021). Transplantation of donor hearts after circulatory death using normothermic regional perfusion and cold storage preservation. European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery. 60(4). 813–819. 33 indexed citations

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Rousseaux, Floriane, Aminata Bicego, Marie-Élisabeth Faymonville, et al.. (2020). Can hypnosis be used in Intensive Care Units?. Open Repository and Bibliography (University of Liège). 2 indexed citations

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Rousseaux, Floriane, et al.. (2020). Hypnosis Associated with 3D Immersive Virtual Reality Technology in the Management of Pain: A Review of the Literature. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 6 indexed citations

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Tchana‐Sato, Vincent, Didier Ledoux, Olivier Detry, et al.. (2019). Successful clinical transplantation of hearts donated after circulatory death using normothermic regional perfusion. The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation. 38(6). 593–598. 52 indexed citations

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Bahri, Mohamed Ali, Alain Plenevaux, Joël Aerts, et al.. (2017). Measuring brain synaptic vesicle protein 2A with positron emission tomography and [ ¹⁸ F]UCB‐H. Alzheimer s & Dementia Translational Research & Clinical Interventions. 3(4). 481–486. 47 indexed citations

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Rousseau, Anne‐Françoise, Pierre Damas, Didier Ledoux, & Étienne Cavalier. (2014). Effect of cholecalciferol recommended daily allowances on vitamin D status and fibroblast growth factor-23: An observational study in acute burn patients. Burns. 40(5). 865–870. 22 indexed citations

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Chatelle, Camille, Caroline Schnakers, Audrey Vanhaudenhuyse, et al.. (2010). The Nociception Coma Scale to assess nociception in disorders of consciousness. Open Repository and Bibliography (University of Liège). 1 indexed citations

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Layios, Nathalie, Bernard Lambermont, Didier Ledoux, et al.. (2009). Usefulness of procalcitonin for the decision of antibiotic treatment in ICU patients. Open Repository and Bibliography (University of Liège). 2 indexed citations

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Demertzi, Athéna, Caroline Schnakers, Didier Ledoux, et al.. (2009). Different beliefs about pain perception in the vegetative and minimally conscious states: a European survey of medical and paramedical professionals. Progress in brain research. 177. 329–338. 66 indexed citations

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Vanhaudenhuyse, Audrey, Caroline Schnakers, Mélanie Boly, et al.. (2007). Evaluation comportementale et par neuroimagerie fonctionnelle des patients en état végétatif. RMLG. Revue médicale de Liège. 62. 15–20.

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Ledoux, Didier. (2001). Severity scoring systems do not predict end of life decisions. Intensive Care Medicine. 27. 185. 1 indexed citations

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Dubois, Emmanuelle, Monique Nys, Didier Ledoux, et al.. (2000). Intérêt de la procalcitonine dans le diagnostic des broncho-pneumonies liées au respirateur. Open Repository and Bibliography (University of Liège). 1 indexed citations

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