Greet Van den Berghe

78.0k total citations · 12 hit papers
645 papers, 42.0k citations indexed

About

Greet Van den Berghe is a scholar working on Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and Nutrition and Dietetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Greet Van den Berghe has authored 645 papers receiving a total of 42.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 287 papers in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, 163 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and 121 papers in Nutrition and Dietetics. Recurrent topics in Greet Van den Berghe's work include Hyperglycemia and glycemic control in critically ill and hospitalized patients (157 papers), Clinical Nutrition and Gastroenterology (112 papers) and Electrolyte and hormonal disorders (110 papers). Greet Van den Berghe is often cited by papers focused on Hyperglycemia and glycemic control in critically ill and hospitalized patients (157 papers), Clinical Nutrition and Gastroenterology (112 papers) and Electrolyte and hormonal disorders (110 papers). Greet Van den Berghe collaborates with scholars based in Belgium, Netherlands and United States. Greet Van den Berghe's co-authors include Pieter Wouters, Roger Bouillon, Miet Schetz, Peter Lauwers, Greet Hermans, Dirk Vlasselaers, Ilse Vanhorebeek, Frans Bruyninckx, Frank Weekers and Charles Verwaest and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and The Lancet.

In The Last Decade

Greet Van den Berghe

632 papers receiving 40.3k citations

Hit Papers

Intensive Insulin Therapy in Critically Ill Patients 2000 2026 2008 2017 2001 2006 2009 2003 2011 2.0k 4.0k 6.0k
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.

  1. Intensive Insulin Therapy in Critically Ill Patients
    2001 6.5k citations Greet Van den Berghe, Pieter Wouters et al. profile →
  2. Intensive Insulin Therapy in the Medical ICU
    2006 2.4k citations Greet Van den Berghe, Alexander Wilmer et al. profile →
  3. ESPEN Guidelines on Parenteral Nutrition: Intensive care
    2009 1.2k citations Greet Van den Berghe et al. Clinical Nutrition profile →
  4. Outcome benefit of intensive insulin therapy in the critically ill: Insulin dose versus glycemic control*
    2003 968 citations Greet Van den Berghe, Pieter Wouters et al. profile →
  5. Early versus Late Parenteral Nutrition in Critically Ill Adults
    2011 952 citations Michaël P. Casaer, Dieter Mesotten et al. profile →
  6. ESPEN Guidelines on Enteral Nutrition: Intensive care
    2006 865 citations Greet Van den Berghe et al. Clinical Nutrition profile →
  7. Management of Hyperglycemia in Hospitalized Patients in Non-Critical Care Setting: An Endocrine Society Clinical Practice Guideline
    2012 758 citations Greet Van den Berghe et al. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism profile →
  8. Phosphorylation and activation of heart PFK-2 by AMPK has a role in the stimulation of glycolysis during ischaemia
    2000 653 citations Greet Van den Berghe et al. profile →
  9. Clinical review: intensive care unit acquired weakness
    2015 464 citations Greet Hermans, Greet Van den Berghe Critical Care profile →
  10. Acute Outcomes and 1-Year Mortality of Intensive Care Unit–acquired Weakness. A Cohort Study and Propensity-matched Analysis
    2014 357 citations Greet Hermans, Béatrix Clerckx et al. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine profile →
  11. ICU-acquired weakness
    2020 357 citations Ilse Vanhorebeek, Greet Van den Berghe et al. profile →
  12. Early versus Late Parenteral Nutrition in Critically Ill Children
    2016 321 citations Tom Fivez, Dorian Kerklaan et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Greet Van den Berghe Belgium 91 17.7k 8.9k 8.9k 8.2k 7.2k 645 42.0k
Djillali Annane France 80 6.9k 0.4× 20.6k 2.3× 8.7k 1.0× 1.5k 0.2× 1.7k 0.2× 405 42.4k
Paul E. Marik United States 91 3.4k 0.2× 7.1k 0.8× 5.8k 0.7× 3.4k 0.4× 2.3k 0.3× 386 29.3k
Scott D. Solomon United States 140 13.2k 0.7× 7.3k 0.8× 14.1k 1.6× 1.1k 0.1× 4.3k 0.6× 1.2k 93.2k
Stefan D. Anker Germany 117 8.9k 0.5× 4.3k 0.5× 7.5k 0.8× 2.0k 0.2× 13.0k 1.8× 734 56.7k
Lyle L. Moldawer United States 97 1.7k 0.1× 8.9k 1.0× 3.5k 0.4× 3.6k 0.4× 4.3k 0.6× 529 32.3k
Mark A. Creager United States 99 7.1k 0.4× 5.8k 0.7× 11.4k 1.3× 2.0k 0.2× 8.1k 1.1× 352 48.5k
Jean‐Charles Preiser Belgium 53 4.0k 0.2× 2.9k 0.3× 2.7k 0.3× 4.1k 0.5× 3.3k 0.5× 220 12.5k
Edward Abraham United States 88 1.7k 0.1× 12.4k 1.4× 7.0k 0.8× 1.6k 0.2× 2.1k 0.3× 337 38.0k
Peter A. McCullough United States 95 3.0k 0.2× 3.2k 0.4× 6.7k 0.8× 1.1k 0.1× 2.2k 0.3× 612 37.0k
Martin G. Larson United States 142 9.6k 0.5× 9.0k 1.0× 8.0k 0.9× 4.3k 0.5× 10.6k 1.5× 587 89.4k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Langouche, Lies, Pieter Wouters, Alexander Wilmer, et al.. (2025). Early phosphate changes as potential indicator of unreadiness for artificial feeding: a secondary analysis of the EPaNIC RCT. Critical Care. 29(1). 48–48. 1 indexed citations
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Vanhorebeek, Ilse, Jan Gunst, Michaël P. Casaer, et al.. (2023). Skeletal Muscle Myokine Expression in Critical Illness, Association With Outcome and Impact of Therapeutic Interventions. Journal of the Endocrine Society. 7(3). bvad001–bvad001. 5 indexed citations
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Vanhorebeek, Ilse & Greet Van den Berghe. (2023). The epigenetic legacy of ICU feeding and its consequences. Current Opinion in Critical Care. 29(2). 114–122. 3 indexed citations
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Eveleens, R.D., Rogier C.J. de Jonge, Ilse Vanhorebeek, et al.. (2022). Early hypophosphatemia in critically ill children and the effect of parenteral nutrition: A secondary analysis of the PEPaNIC RCT. Clinical Nutrition. 41(11). 2500–2508. 3 indexed citations
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Güiza, Fabián, Sarah Vander Perre, Sarah Derde, et al.. (2017). On the Role of Illness Duration and Nutrient Restriction in Cholestatic Alterations that Occur During Critical Illness. Shock. 50(2). 187–198. 17 indexed citations
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Vanhorebeek, Ilse, Sascha Verbruggen, Michaël P. Casaer, et al.. (2017). Effect of early supplemental parenteral nutrition in the paediatric ICU: a preplanned observational study of post-randomisation treatments in the PEPaNIC trial. The Lancet Respiratory Medicine. 5(6). 475–483. 107 indexed citations
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Thiessen, Steven, Sarah Derde, Inge Derese, et al.. (2017). Role of Glucagon in Catabolism and Muscle Wasting of Critical Illness and Modulation by Nutrition. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 196(9). 1131–1143. 45 indexed citations
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Berghe, Greet Van den. (2016). On the Neuroendocrinopathy of Critical Illness. Perspectives for Feeding and Novel Treatments. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 194(11). 1337–1348. 64 indexed citations
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Berghe, Greet Van den. (2014). Non-Thyroidal Illness in the ICU: A Syndrome with Different Faces. Thyroid. 24(10). 1456–1465. 199 indexed citations
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Hermans, Greet, Béatrix Clerckx, Tine Vanhullebusch, et al.. (2014). Acute Outcomes and 1-Year Mortality of Intensive Care Unit–acquired Weakness. A Cohort Study and Propensity-matched Analysis. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 190(4). 410–420. 357 indexed citations breakdown →
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Mesotten, Dieter, Greet Hermans, Dirk Vlasselaers, et al.. (2012). Neurocognitive Development of Children 4 Years After Critical Illness and Treatment With Tight Glucose Control. JAMA. 308(16). 1641–1641. 98 indexed citations
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Vanderheyden, S., Michaël P. Casaer, Katrien Kesteloot, et al.. (2012). Early versus late parenteral nutrition in ICU patients: cost analysis of the EPaNIC trial. Critical Care. 16(3). R96–R96. 48 indexed citations
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Casaer, Michaël P., Alexander Wilmer, Greet Hermans, et al.. (2012). Role of Disease and Macronutrient Dose in the Randomized Controlled EPaNIC Trial. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 187(3). 247–255. 202 indexed citations
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Langouche, Lies, Sarah Vander Perre, Steven Thiessen, et al.. (2010). Alterations in Adipose Tissue during Critical Illness: An Adaptive and Protective Response?. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 182(4). 507–516. 46 indexed citations
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Güiza, Fabián, Hendrik Blockeel, Maurice Bruynooghe, et al.. (2008). Time-series analysis techniques combined with Gaussian Process Classifiers for prediction of clinical stability after coronary bypass surgery. Progress in Retinal and Eye Research. 21(6). 216–221. 3 indexed citations
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Langouche, Lies, Ilse Vanhorebeek, & Greet Van den Berghe. (2007). Therapy Insight: the effect of tight glycemic control in acute illness. Nature Clinical Practice Endocrinology & Metabolism. 3(3). 270–278. 37 indexed citations
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Hermans, Greet, Alexander Wilmer, Wouter Meersseman, et al.. (2006). Impact of Intensive Insulin Therapy on Neuromuscular Complications and Ventilator Dependency in the Medical Intensive Care Unit. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 175(5). 480–489. 260 indexed citations
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Vanhorebeek, Ilse, Robin P. Peeters, Sarah Vander Perre, et al.. (2006). Cortisol Response to Critical Illness: Effect of Intensive Insulin Therapy. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. 91(10). 3803–3813. 55 indexed citations
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Berghe, Greet Van den. (1999). The neuroendocrine stress response and modern intensive care: the concept revisited. Burns. 25(1). 7–16. 22 indexed citations

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