Frank Beckers

6.4k total citations · 2 hit papers
95 papers, 4.5k citations indexed

About

Frank Beckers is a scholar working on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. According to data from OpenAlex, Frank Beckers has authored 95 papers receiving a total of 4.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 42 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 25 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 23 papers in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. Recurrent topics in Frank Beckers's work include Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control (35 papers), Plasma Applications and Diagnostics (22 papers) and Spaceflight effects on biology (17 papers). Frank Beckers is often cited by papers focused on Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control (35 papers), Plasma Applications and Diagnostics (22 papers) and Spaceflight effects on biology (17 papers). Frank Beckers collaborates with scholars based in Netherlands, Belgium and Germany. Frank Beckers's co-authors include André Aubert, Bert Seps, B. Verheyden, Tommaso Sanna, Richard A. Bernstein, Rod Passman, Carlos A. Morillo, Johannes Brachmann, Vincenzo Di Lazzaro and Marilyn M. Rymer and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Circulation.

In The Last Decade

Frank Beckers

90 papers receiving 4.3k 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.

Cryptogenic Stroke and Underlying Atrial Fibrillation

2014 1.4k citations Tommaso Sanna, Rod Passman et al. profile →
Heart Rate Variability in Athletes

2003 634 citations Bert Seps, Frank Beckers et al. Sports Medicine profile →

Peers

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Hiroshi Inoue Japan

David J. Paterson United Kingdom

Hideo Matsuura Japan

Michael Lesch United States

Chi‐Ming Lee Taiwan

Robert L. Hamlin United States

Frank C. P. Yin United States

Jack H. Ladenson United States

Mark I. M. Noble United Kingdom

Jesper Hastrup Svendsen Denmark

Hiroshi Inoue Japan

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6.7k ×2.4

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309 ×0.5

649 ×1.1

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798 ×1.5

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216 ×0.4

CAM

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Countries citing papers authored by Frank Beckers

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Fields of papers citing papers by Frank Beckers

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Frank Beckers

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

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20 of 20 papers shown

Heesch, E.J.M. van, Keping Yan, Frank Beckers, et al.. (2024). Pulsed processing by cold plasma, applied to industrial emission control. Frontiers in Chemistry. 12. 1386055–1386055. 3 indexed citations

Stoelben, Erich, Aris Koryllos, Frank Beckers, & Corinna Ludwig. (2013). Benign Stenosis of the Trachea. Thoracic surgery clinics/Thorac. surg. clin.. 24(1). 59–65. 30 indexed citations

Volokhina, Elena B., Jan Grijpstra, Frank Beckers, et al.. (2013). Species-Specificity of the BamA Component of the Bacterial Outer Membrane Protein-Assembly Machinery. PLoS ONE. 8(12). e85799–e85799. 14 indexed citations

Liu, Jiexin, B. Verheyden, Frank Beckers, & André Aubert. (2011). Haemodynamic adaptation during sudden gravity transitions. European Journal of Applied Physiology. 112(1). 79–89. 12 indexed citations

Diener, Hans‐Christoph, Carlos A. Morillo, Tommaso Sanna, et al.. (2010). Cryptogenic Stroke and underlying Atrial Fibrillation (CRYSTAL AF): Design and rationale. American Heart Journal. 160(1). 36–41.e1. 95 indexed citations

Beckers, Frank, et al.. (2009). Der pulmonale Rundherd bei maligner Grunderkrankung – nicht zwingend eine Metastase des Primärtumors. Pneumologie. 63(12). 693–696.

Beckers, Frank, et al.. (2007). Non-linear heart rate control in orthostatic tolerant cosmonauts after short-duration spaceflight. Microgravity Science and Technology. 19(5-6). 98–101. 2 indexed citations

Aubert, André, et al.. (2007). Cardiovascular Function and Gravity Transitions during Parabolic Flight. Conference proceedings. 10. 6672–6673. 2 indexed citations

Anné, Wim, Rik Willems, Patricia Holemans, et al.. (2007). Self-terminating AF depends on electrical remodeling while persistent AF depends on additional structural changes in a rapid atrially paced sheep model. Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology. 43(2). 148–158. 75 indexed citations

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Verheyden, B., et al.. (2006). Complex demodulation of baroreflex during parabolic flight. Computing in Cardiology Conference. 869–872. 1 indexed citations

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Beckers, Frank, B. Verheyden, Dirk Ramaekers, Bernard Swynghedauw, & André Aubert. (2006). EFFECTS OF AUTONOMIC BLOCKADE ON NON‐LINEAR CARDIOVASCULAR VARIABILITY INDICES IN RATS. Clinical and Experimental Pharmacology and Physiology. 33(5-6). 431–439. 66 indexed citations

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Verheyden, B., Bert O. Eijnde, Frank Beckers, Luc Vanhees, & André Aubert. (2006). Low-dose exercise training does not influence cardiac autonomic control in healthy sedentary men aged 55 – 75 years. Journal of Sports Sciences. 24(11). 1137–1147. 34 indexed citations

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Beckers, Frank, Dirk Ramaekers, Bart Verheyden, et al.. (2004). Reinnervation after heart transplantation. European Heart Journal. 25. 569–569. 1 indexed citations

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Tefsen, Boris, Jeroen Geurtsen, Frank Beckers, Jan Tommassen, & Hans de Cock. (2004). Lipopolysaccharide Transport to the Bacterial Outer Membrane in Spheroplasts. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 280(6). 4504–4509. 74 indexed citations

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Aubert, André, et al.. (2004). What happens to the human heart in space?: Parabolic flights provide some answers. 119(119). 30–38. 7 indexed citations

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Seps, Bert, et al.. (2003). Heart Rate Variability in Athletes. Sports Medicine. 33(12). 889–919. 634 indexed citations breakdown →

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Ramaekers, Dirk, Frank Beckers, Hilde Demeulemeester, & André Aubert. (2002). Cardiovascular Autonomic Function in Conscious Rats: A Novel Approach to Facilitate Stationary Conditions. Annals of Noninvasive Electrocardiology. 7(4). 307–318. 36 indexed citations

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Beckers, Frank, Dirk Ramaekers, André Aubert, et al.. (1999). Evolution of intracardiac heart rate variability of the native sinus node in heart transplant patients. Medical & Biological Engineering & Computing. 37. 556–557. 1 indexed citations

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Ramaekers, Dirk, Frank Beckers, André Aubert, et al.. (1999). Association between restoration of autonomic modulation in the native sinus node (SN) after cardiac transplantation and haemodynamic improvement. European Heart Journal. 20. 435–435. 1 indexed citations

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Aubert, André, et al.. (1998). TIFAHR: Time- and Frequency Analysis of Heart Rate Variability in Unrestrained Rats. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 31. 3 indexed citations

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