Frank Van Acker

1.3k total citations
17 papers, 925 citations indexed

About

Frank Van Acker is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Surgery and Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. According to data from OpenAlex, Frank Van Acker has authored 17 papers receiving a total of 925 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 6 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 3 papers in Surgery and 3 papers in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. Recurrent topics in Frank Van Acker's work include Medical Imaging Techniques and Applications (3 papers), Orthopedic Infections and Treatments (3 papers) and African Studies and Ethnography (2 papers). Frank Van Acker is often cited by papers focused on Medical Imaging Techniques and Applications (3 papers), Orthopedic Infections and Treatments (3 papers) and African Studies and Ethnography (2 papers). Frank Van Acker collaborates with scholars based in Belgium, United States and Netherlands. Frank Van Acker's co-authors include Alex Maes, Luc Mortelmans, Freddy Penninckx, Marc Peeters, Frederik Nevens, Liesbeth Lemmens, Séverine Vermeire, Geert D’Haens, Lieven Vandeputte and Martin Hiele and has published in prestigious journals such as Gastroenterology, European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging and International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry.

In The Last Decade

Frank Van Acker

16 papers receiving 845 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Frank Van Acker Belgium	12	415	285	268	145	115	17	925
Britt Christensen Australia	17	359 0.9×	674 2.4×	804 3.0×	26 0.2×	74 0.6×	90	1.2k
Francesca Vassallo Italy	9	115 0.3×	65 0.2×	76 0.3×	73 0.5×	14 0.1×	24	416
Marilyn R. Bernstein United States	30	224 0.5×	141 0.5×	140 0.5×	40 0.3×	12 0.1×	78	2.5k
George W. Adams United States	13	448 1.1×	58 0.2×	25 0.1×	26 0.2×	27 0.2×	50	924
Nelson Lourenço France	13	179 0.4×	214 0.8×	185 0.7×	40 0.3×	45 0.4×	40	541
Thad Hall United States	15	226 0.5×	31 0.1×	59 0.2×	123 0.8×	40 0.3×	25	785
R G Gibney Ireland	20	430 1.0×	119 0.4×	46 0.2×	32 0.2×	53 0.5×	40	887
Sajan Jiv Singh Nagpal United States	13	360 0.9×	251 0.9×	143 0.5×	48 0.3×	8 0.1×	49	991
Yalda Afshar United States	22	111 0.3×	132 0.5×	107 0.4×	24 0.2×	36 0.3×	118	1.6k
L. Elit Canada	18	202 0.5×	135 0.5×	224 0.8×	51 0.4×	25 0.2×	57	1.2k

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17 of 17 papers shown

Willemsen, P., et al.. (2014). High-Dose Lanreotide in the Treatment of Poorly Differentiated Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Carcinoma: A Case Report. Case Reports in Oncology. 7(1). 155–163. 3 indexed citations

Acker, Frank Van, Jan Versijpt, Johan Goeman, et al.. (2014). Diagnostic value of MIBG cardiac scintigraphy for differential dementia diagnosis. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry. 30(8). 864–869. 29 indexed citations

Acker, Frank Van. (2005). Where did all the land go? Enclosure & social struggle in Kivu (D.R.Congo). Review of African Political Economy. 32(103). 45 indexed citations

Acker, Frank Van. (2004). Uganda and the Lord's Resistance Army: the new order no one ordered. African Affairs. 103(412). 335–357. 88 indexed citations

Maes, Alex, Johan Nuyts, Frank Van Acker, et al.. (2003). The value of 18FDG-PET for the detection of infected hip prosthesis. European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging. 30(5). 705–715. 77 indexed citations

D’Haens, Geert, Liesbeth Lemmens, Frederik Nevens, et al.. (2001). Intravenous cyclosporine versus intravenous corticosteroids as single therapy for severe attacks of ulcerative colitis. Gastroenterology. 120(6). 1323–1329. 285 indexed citations

Acker, Frank Van, Alex Maes, Jos Stuyck, et al.. (2001). FDG-PET, 99m Tc-HMPAO white blood cell SPET and bone scintigraphy in the evaluation of painful total knee arthroplasties. European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging. 28(10). 1496–1504. 96 indexed citations

Acker, Frank Van, Patrick Flamen, Philippe Lambin, et al.. (2001). The utility of SPECT in determining the relationship between radiation dose and salivary gland dysfunction after radiotherapy. Nuclear Medicine Communications. 22(2). 225–231. 40 indexed citations

Vlassenroot, Koen & Frank Van Acker. (2001). War as Exit from Exclusion? The Formation of Mayi-Mayi Militias in Eastern Congo. AVRUG-bulletin/Afrika Focus. 17(1-2). 17 indexed citations

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Zhuang, H, Paulo Schiavom Duarte, Michael Pourdehnad, et al.. (2001). The promising role of 18F-FDG PET in detecting infected lower limb prosthesis implants.. PubMed. 42(1). 44–8. 175 indexed citations

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Vlassenroot, Koen & Frank Van Acker. (2001). War as Exit from Exclusion? The Formation of Mayi-Mayi Militias in Eastern Congo. AVRUG-bulletin/Afrika Focus. 17(1-2). 51–77. 11 indexed citations

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Acker, Frank Van. (2000). Of clubs and conflict: the dissolvant power of social capital in Kivu.. Ghent University Academic Bibliography (Ghent University).

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Acker, Frank Van & Koen Vlassenroot. (2000). Youth and conflict in Kivu: 'Komona clair'. Ghent University Academic Bibliography (Ghent University). 13 indexed citations

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Acker, Frank Van, et al.. (2000). Taken for Granted: Conflicts over Cambodia's Freshwater Fish Resources. Ghent University Academic Bibliography (Ghent University). 21 indexed citations

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Vlassenroot, Koen, et al.. (2000). Politics of Identity and Economics of conflict in the Great Lakes Region.. Ghent University Academic Bibliography (Ghent University). 21 indexed citations

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Acker, Frank Van, Patrick Flamen, Jan Baetens, et al.. (1999). Salivary gland dysfunction related to the radiation dose in patients with head and neck tumours treated by radiotherapy. European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging. 26(9). 1191–1191. 1 indexed citations

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Acker, Frank Van, et al.. (1982). Brugge en de zee : van Bryggia tot Zeebrugge. 3 indexed citations

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