Els Hermans

2.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
13 papers, 668 citations indexed

About

Els Hermans is a scholar working on Oncology, Obstetrics and Gynecology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Els Hermans has authored 13 papers receiving a total of 668 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 6 papers in Oncology, 4 papers in Obstetrics and Gynecology and 3 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Els Hermans's work include Endometrial and Cervical Cancer Treatments (4 papers), 3D Printing in Biomedical Research (3 papers) and Colorectal Cancer Surgical Treatments (2 papers). Els Hermans is often cited by papers focused on Endometrial and Cervical Cancer Treatments (4 papers), 3D Printing in Biomedical Research (3 papers) and Colorectal Cancer Surgical Treatments (2 papers). Els Hermans collaborates with scholars based in Belgium, Netherlands and Austria. Els Hermans's co-authors include Frédéric Amant, Diether Lambrechts, Laurien Van Dyck, Luc Schoonjans, Bernard Thienpont, Vessela N. Kristensen, Mathew L. Coleman, Flora D’Anna, Bram Boeckx and Massimiliano Mazzone and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, PLoS ONE and Nature Protocols.

In The Last Decade

Els Hermans

13 papers receiving 661 citations

Hit Papers

Tumour hypoxia causes DNA hypermethylation by reducing TE... 2016 2026 2019 2022 2016 100 200 300 400
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  1. Tumour hypoxia causes DNA hypermethylation by reducing TET activity
    2016 459 citations Bernard Thienpont, Jessica Steinbacher et al. Nature profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Els Hermans Belgium 10 389 253 174 94 74 13 668
Juan Cueva Spain 17 256 0.7× 234 0.9× 319 1.8× 57 0.6× 73 1.0× 41 633
Ola Hadadeh Lebanon 12 342 0.9× 182 0.7× 181 1.0× 94 1.0× 72 1.0× 16 676
Alexander Jorge Cortez Poland 10 332 0.9× 186 0.7× 238 1.4× 95 1.0× 31 0.4× 24 696
Patrycja Tudrej Poland 5 263 0.7× 152 0.6× 185 1.1× 47 0.5× 30 0.4× 8 544
Ali E. Yesilkanal United States 8 491 1.3× 205 0.8× 146 0.8× 76 0.8× 47 0.6× 10 733
Marina Rigau Spain 16 512 1.3× 336 1.3× 168 1.0× 196 2.1× 54 0.7× 23 925
Angeliki Voulgari Greece 6 465 1.2× 203 0.8× 340 2.0× 97 1.0× 42 0.6× 6 715
Zhihong Ai China 12 427 1.1× 275 1.1× 117 0.7× 53 0.6× 20 0.3× 23 648
Carine Tran‐Perennou France 12 270 0.7× 236 0.9× 311 1.8× 84 0.9× 52 0.7× 13 666

Countries citing papers authored by Els Hermans

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Fields of papers citing papers by Els Hermans

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Els Hermans

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Els Hermans. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Els Hermans 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 Els Hermans. Els Hermans is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

13 of 13 papers shown
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Vleeschauwer, Stéphanie I. De, Marieke van de Ven, Anaïs Oudin, et al.. (2024). OBSERVE: guidelines for the refinement of rodent cancer models. Nature Protocols. 19(9). 2571–2596. 11 indexed citations
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Willis, Elinor, et al.. (2023). Spontaneous early-onset neurodegeneration in the brainstem and spinal cord of NSG, NOG, and NXG mice. Veterinary Pathology. 60(3). 374–383. 3 indexed citations
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Annibali, Daniela, Eleonora Leucci, Els Hermans, & Frédéric Amant. (2018). Development of Patient-Derived Tumor Xenograft Models. Methods in molecular biology. 1862. 217–225. 10 indexed citations
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Depreeuw, Jeroen, Daniela Annibali, Debby Thomas, et al.. (2017). Establishment and characterization of uterine sarcoma and carcinosarcoma patient-derived xenograft models. Gynecologic Oncology. 146(3). 538–545. 14 indexed citations
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Thienpont, Bernard, Jessica Steinbacher, Hui Zhao, et al.. (2016). Tumour hypoxia causes DNA hypermethylation by reducing TET activity. Nature. 537(7618). 63–68. 459 indexed citations breakdown →
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Hermans, Els, Van der Merwe, Jeroen Depreeuw, et al.. (2016). Successful application of endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine needle biopsy to establish pancreatic patient-derived tumor xenografts: a pilot study. Endoscopy. 48(11). 1016–1022. 12 indexed citations
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Depreeuw, Jeroen, Els Hermans, Stefanie Schrauwen, et al.. (2015). Characterization of patient-derived tumor xenograft models of endometrial cancer for preclinical evaluation of targeted therapies. Gynecologic Oncology. 139(1). 118–126. 42 indexed citations
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Schrauwen, Stefanie, et al.. (2015). The antitumor effect of metformin with and without carboplatin on primary endometrioid endometrial carcinoma in vivo. Gynecologic Oncology. 138(2). 378–382. 6 indexed citations
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Radaelli, Enrico, Els Hermans, Annick Francis, et al.. (2015). Spontaneous Post-Transplant Disorders in NOD.Cg- Prkdcscid Il2rgtm1Sug/JicTac (NOG) Mice Engrafted with Patient-Derived Metastatic Melanomas. PLoS ONE. 10(5). e0124974–e0124974. 21 indexed citations
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Hermans, Els, et al.. (2010). Outcome of Colonic Surgery in Elderly Patients with Colon Cancer. Journal of Oncology. 2010. 1–5. 44 indexed citations
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Schaik, P.M. van, et al.. (2008). Micro-metastases in stages I and II colon cancer are a predictor of the development of distant metastases and worse disease-free survival. European Journal of Surgical Oncology. 35(5). 492–496. 14 indexed citations

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