Erik Van de Kelft

1.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
51 papers, 1.0k citations indexed

About

Erik Van de Kelft is a scholar working on Pathology and Forensic Medicine, Surgery and Pharmacology. According to data from OpenAlex, Erik Van de Kelft has authored 51 papers receiving a total of 1.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 33 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine, 27 papers in Surgery and 17 papers in Pharmacology. Recurrent topics in Erik Van de Kelft's work include Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology (27 papers), Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation (17 papers) and Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques (11 papers). Erik Van de Kelft is often cited by papers focused on Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology (27 papers), Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation (17 papers) and Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques (11 papers). Erik Van de Kelft collaborates with scholars based in Belgium, France and Netherlands. Erik Van de Kelft's co-authors include Francesco Costa, F. Schils, Paul M. Parizel, Johan Van Goethem, Jean‐Pierre Van Buyten, Luc Heytens, Marc Peeters, Jan Van Zundert, A. M. A. De Schepper and Luc van den Hauwe and has published in prestigious journals such as Stroke, Pain and Spine.

In The Last Decade

Erik Van de Kelft

46 papers receiving 992 citations

Hit Papers

Epidemiology of spinal me... 2022 2026 2023 2024 2022 25 50 75
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  1. Epidemiology of spinal metastases, metastatic epidural spinal cord compression and pathologic vertebral compression fractures in patients with solid tumors: A systematic review
    2022 92 citations Erwin M. J. Cornips, Marc Peeters et al. Journal of bone oncology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Erik Van de Kelft Belgium 17 642 575 210 129 119 51 1.0k
Hirokazu Inoue Japan 20 895 1.4× 571 1.0× 130 0.6× 40 0.3× 125 1.1× 88 1.2k
Shunji Kishida Japan 23 694 1.1× 544 0.9× 441 2.1× 55 0.4× 133 1.1× 68 1.4k
Anshit Goyal United States 23 896 1.4× 694 1.2× 207 1.0× 289 2.2× 153 1.3× 95 1.5k
Mikito Tsushima Japan 21 646 1.0× 366 0.6× 77 0.4× 110 0.9× 84 0.7× 81 1.1k
Carlo Santaguida Canada 15 574 0.9× 457 0.8× 88 0.4× 67 0.5× 93 0.8× 35 892
Deniz Konya Türkiye 19 542 0.8× 417 0.7× 149 0.7× 298 2.3× 36 0.3× 93 1.0k
Alessandro Landi Italy 20 597 0.9× 351 0.6× 99 0.5× 272 2.1× 70 0.6× 80 995
Jae Keun Oh South Korea 21 900 1.4× 661 1.1× 154 0.7× 225 1.7× 97 0.8× 91 1.2k
Kazuki Fujimoto Japan 15 600 0.9× 529 0.9× 258 1.2× 26 0.2× 102 0.9× 66 886
Dennis E. McDonnell United States 17 723 1.1× 511 0.9× 76 0.4× 254 2.0× 42 0.4× 40 1.1k

Countries citing papers authored by Erik Van de Kelft

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Fields of papers citing papers by Erik Van de Kelft

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Erik Van de Kelft

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

All Works

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Kelft, Erik Van de, et al.. (2024). Clinical Examination, Diagnosis, and Conservative Treatment of Chronic Low Back Pain: A Narrative Review. Life. 14(9). 1090–1090. 3 indexed citations
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Billiet, Charlotte, et al.. (2024). Spinal Metastases of the Vertebrae: Three Main Categories of Pain. Life. 14(8). 988–988.
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Cornips, Erwin M. J., et al.. (2022). Epidemiology of spinal metastases, metastatic epidural spinal cord compression and pathologic vertebral compression fractures in patients with solid tumors: A systematic review. Journal of bone oncology. 35. 100446–100446. 92 indexed citations breakdown →
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Kienzler, Jenny C., et al.. (2020). Risk factors for early reherniation after lumbar discectomy with or without annular closure: results of a multicenter randomized controlled study. Acta Neurochirurgica. 163(1). 259–268. 13 indexed citations
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Arts, Mark P., Adisa Kuršumović, Larry E. Miller, et al.. (2019). Comparison of treatments for lumbar disc herniation. Medicine. 98(7). e14410–e14410. 40 indexed citations
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Bouma, Gerrit J., Larry E. Miller, Erik Van de Kelft, et al.. (2019). <p>Clinical performance of a bone-anchored annular closure device in older adults</p>. Clinical Interventions in Aging. Volume 14. 1085–1094. 5 indexed citations
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Waele, Jorrit De, Elly Marcq, Jonas R.M. Van Audenaerde, et al.. (2017). Poly(I:C) primes primary human glioblastoma cells for an immune response invigorated by PD-L1 blockade. OncoImmunology. 7(3). e1407899–e1407899. 36 indexed citations
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Buyten, Jean‐Pierre Van, Iris Smet, & Erik Van de Kelft. (2009). Electromagnetic Navigation Technology for More Precise Electrode Placement in the Foramen Ovale: A Technical Report. Neuromodulation Technology at the Neural Interface. 12(3). 244–249. 16 indexed citations
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Zundert, Jan Van, et al.. (2004). Response to Zakrzewska's Letter to the Editor. Pain. 109(3). 520–522. 2 indexed citations
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Zundert, Jan Van, et al.. (2004). Response to Orlandini's letter to the editor, regarding: Pulsed radio frequency treatment of the Gasserian ganglion. Pain. 108(3). 298–299. 1 indexed citations
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Goethem, Johan Van, Paul M. Parizel, Luc van den Hauwe, et al.. (2000). The value of MRI in the diagnosis of postoperative spondylodiscitis. Neuroradiology. 42(8). 580–585. 50 indexed citations
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Kelft, Erik Van de. (1997). Molecular pathogenesis of astrocytoma and glioblastoma multiforme. Acta Neurochirurgica. 139(7). 589–599. 13 indexed citations
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Kelft, Erik Van de, et al.. (1994). Instability of short tandem repeats (microsatellites) in human gliomas.. PubMed. 38(4). 203–8. 4 indexed citations
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Segnarbieux, F., et al.. (1994). Disco-Computed Tomography in Extraforaminal and Foraminal Lumbar Disc Herniation. Neurosurgery. 34(4). 643–648. 28 indexed citations
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Segnarbieux, F., et al.. (1994). Disco-Computed Tomography in Extraforaminal and Foraminal Lumbar Disc Herniation. Neurosurgery. 34(4). 643–648. 12 indexed citations
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Hendrickx, L., et al.. (1987). Anterior Gastric Stapling Combined with Posterior Truncal Vagotomy: An Experimental Technique for Gastric Acid Reduction. European Surgical Research. 19(4). 225–232. 5 indexed citations

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