Guy De Backer

111.4k total citations · 10 hit papers
304 papers, 24.3k citations indexed

About

Guy De Backer is a scholar working on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Surgery and Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism. According to data from OpenAlex, Guy De Backer has authored 304 papers receiving a total of 24.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 134 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 77 papers in Surgery and 49 papers in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism. Recurrent topics in Guy De Backer's work include Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health (62 papers), Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies (45 papers) and Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins (42 papers). Guy De Backer is often cited by papers focused on Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health (62 papers), Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies (45 papers) and Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins (42 papers). Guy De Backer collaborates with scholars based in Belgium, United Kingdom and United States. Guy De Backer's co-authors include Dirk De Bacquer, Kalevi Pyörälà, Giuseppe Mancia, David Wood, Ian Graham, Marcel Kornitzer, Kornelia Kotseva, Alberto Zanchetti, Luís M. Ruilope and Renata Cífková and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, Circulation and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Guy De Backer

298 papers receiving 23.2k citations

Hit Papers

2007 Guidelines for the M... 1994 2026 2004 2015 2007 2016 2007 2016 1998 1000 2.0k 3.0k 4.0k

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Guy De Backer 12.3k 7.5k 5.6k 2.7k 2.7k 304 24.3k
Vera Bittner 13.6k 1.1× 6.8k 0.9× 5.9k 1.0× 2.4k 0.9× 1.8k 0.7× 369 26.6k
Salim S. Virani 11.0k 0.9× 8.3k 1.1× 4.8k 0.9× 2.8k 1.0× 3.1k 1.2× 734 25.2k
Luther T. Clark 7.6k 0.6× 8.6k 1.1× 7.5k 1.3× 2.9k 1.0× 2.6k 1.0× 102 22.5k
Patrick E. McBride 12.5k 1.0× 10.5k 1.4× 7.8k 1.4× 3.1k 1.1× 3.7k 1.4× 119 29.9k
Nanette K. Wenger 20.5k 1.7× 10.3k 1.4× 6.4k 1.1× 2.9k 1.1× 2.8k 1.1× 372 35.9k
Daniel W. Jones 16.0k 1.3× 5.0k 0.7× 4.7k 0.8× 3.7k 1.3× 1.3k 0.5× 115 26.3k
Richard C. Pasternak 10.0k 0.8× 11.5k 1.5× 9.4k 1.7× 3.3k 1.2× 3.4k 1.3× 93 28.3k
Jonathan Emberson 6.3k 0.5× 7.6k 1.0× 4.1k 0.7× 2.9k 1.1× 2.5k 0.9× 134 20.8k
David C. Goff 17.0k 1.4× 7.5k 1.0× 11.2k 2.0× 3.8k 1.4× 2.6k 1.0× 300 35.7k
Koon Teo 12.5k 1.0× 4.1k 0.5× 3.9k 0.7× 2.9k 1.1× 1.3k 0.5× 375 22.9k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Guy De Backer

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Guy De Backer

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

All Works

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Mach, François, Jeanine E. Roeters van Lennep, Lâle Tokgözoğlu, et al.. (2025). 2025 Focused Update of the 2019 ESC/EAS Guidelines for the management of dyslipidaemias. Atherosclerosis. 409. 120479–120479. 16 indexed citations breakdown →
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Bacquer, Dirk De, Catriona Jennings, Erkin М Мirrakhimov, et al.. (2021). Potential for optimizing management of obesity in the secondary prevention of coronary heart disease. European Heart Journal - Quality of Care and Clinical Outcomes. 8(5). 568–576. 9 indexed citations
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Bacquer, Dirk De, Felicity Astin, Kornelia Kotseva, et al.. (2021). Poor adherence to lifestyle recommendations in patients with coronary heart disease: results from the EUROASPIRE surveys. European Journal of Preventive Cardiology. 29(2). 383–395. 48 indexed citations
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Clays, Els, Annalisa Casini, Koen Van Herck, et al.. (2016). Do psychosocial job resources buffer the relation between physical work demands and coronary heart disease? A prospective study among men. International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health. 89(8). 1299–1307. 22 indexed citations
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Kotseva, Kornelia, Lars Rydén, Guy De Backer, Dirk De Bacquer, & David Wood. (2015). CardioPulse Articles. European Heart Journal. 36(16). 950–955. 4 indexed citations
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Descamps, Olivier, Guy De Backer, Lieven Annemans, Erik Muls, & André Scheen. (2012). [New European guidelines for the management of dyslipidaemia in cardiovascular prevention].. PubMed. 67(3). 118–27. 1 indexed citations
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Descamps, Olivier, Guy De Backer, Lieven Annemans, Erik Muls, & André Scheen. (2012). Les nouvelles recommandations Europeennes pour le traitement des dyslipidemies en prevention cardiovasculaire.. RMLG. Revue médicale de Liège. 67(3). 1 indexed citations
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Laethem, Christophe Van, Nico Van de Veire, Guy De Backer, et al.. (2007). Response of the Oxygen Uptake Efficiency Slope to Exercise Training in Patients with Chronic Heart Failure. European Journal of Heart Failure. 9(6-7). 625–629. 70 indexed citations
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Rietzschel, Ernst, Marc De Buyzere, Sofie Bekaert, et al.. (2007). Abstract 3537: Oral Contraceptives Cause Major C-reactive Protein Rises in the Female General Population. Circulation. 116.
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Rietzschel, Ernst, Marc De Buyzere, Dirk De Bacquer, et al.. (2006). Abstract 1902: Prevalence Of Atherosclerosis in Middle-age: Results from the Asklepios Study in 2524 Subjects Free from Overt Cardiovascular Disease. Circulation. 114(18). 382–382. 1 indexed citations
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Aj, Scheen, et al.. (2005). High prevalence of diabetes mellitus and metabolic syndrome in the BEST study ("Belgian Evaluation of Screening and Treatment of high risk patients based on waist and age"). Diabetologia. 48. 122. 2 indexed citations
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Smet, Patrick De, Michel Moreau, Edwin Pelfrene, et al.. (2003). Do regional differences in psychosocial variables contribute to regional differences in cardiovascular mortality in Belgium. Ghent University Academic Bibliography (Ghent University). 61. 33–51. 1 indexed citations
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Kornitzer, Marcel, I.L.D. Houtman, Françoise Leynen, et al.. (2000). Job Stress, Absenteeism and Coronary Heart Disease in Europe (JACE) a Multicenter Prospective Study. 58(3). 384–391. 1 indexed citations
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Kee, Frank, et al.. (1997). Short stature and heart disease: nature or nurture? The EARS Group. International Journal of Epidemiology. 26(4). 748–756. 24 indexed citations
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Backer, Guy De, Iain Graham, Philip Poole-Wilson, et al.. (1996). Prevention of coronary heart disease in clinical practice. 25(4). 249–256. 48 indexed citations
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Backer, Guy De, et al.. (1984). Prevalence and significance of ventricular premature beats in 1968 employed men. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 3. 549. 1 indexed citations
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Wilmet, Michèle Dramaix, Marcel Kornitzer, H Dénolin, et al.. (1983). Facteurs psychologiques et cardiopathies ischémiques. Annales de Cardiologie et d Angéiologie. 32(5). 295–302. 3 indexed citations
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Backer, Guy De, Marcel Kornitzer, John Sobolski, & H Dénolin. (1979). Intermittent claudication--epidemiology and natural history.. PubMed. 34(3). 115–24. 38 indexed citations
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Kornitzer, Marcel, et al.. (1978). The Belgian multifactor preventive trial in CVD (III): Smoking habits and socio-biological variables. Dépôt institutionnel de l'Université libre de Bruxelles (Université Libre de Bruxelles). 1. 7–13. 3 indexed citations
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Kornitzer, Marcel, Guy De Backer, Michèle Dramaix Wilmet, & Claude Hector Thilly. (1977). Modification of cardiovascular risk in a controlled multifactorial prevention trial. Circulation. 55(1). 111. 19 indexed citations

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