Heidi Mertes

1.6k total citations
68 papers, 735 citations indexed

About

Heidi Mertes is a scholar working on Reproductive Medicine, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Heidi Mertes has authored 68 papers receiving a total of 735 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 34 papers in Reproductive Medicine, 29 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and 22 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Heidi Mertes's work include Reproductive Health and Technologies (33 papers), Pluripotent Stem Cells Research (19 papers) and Reproductive Biology and Fertility (16 papers). Heidi Mertes is often cited by papers focused on Reproductive Health and Technologies (33 papers), Pluripotent Stem Cells Research (19 papers) and Reproductive Biology and Fertility (16 papers). Heidi Mertes collaborates with scholars based in Belgium, Netherlands and United Kingdom. Heidi Mertes's co-authors include Guido Pennings, Seppe Segers, Wybo Dondorp, G. de Wert, Elfride De Baere, Ignaas Devisch, Steven R. Lindheim, Guido de Wert, Björn Heindryckx and Tania Moerenhout and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Scientific Reports and Human Reproduction.

In The Last Decade

Heidi Mertes

62 papers receiving 708 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Heidi Mertes Belgium 17 419 371 258 152 77 68 735
G. de Wert Netherlands 17 741 1.8× 299 0.8× 534 2.1× 124 0.8× 77 1.0× 31 1.1k
Lisa Campo‐Engelstein United States 16 380 0.9× 394 1.1× 186 0.7× 103 0.7× 29 0.4× 66 676
Eve C. Feinberg United States 19 719 1.7× 389 1.0× 438 1.7× 63 0.4× 53 0.7× 78 1.2k
Shiri Shkedi‐Rafid Israel 12 163 0.4× 176 0.5× 211 0.8× 41 0.3× 223 2.9× 27 479
Juan Carlos Castillo Spain 15 284 0.7× 276 0.7× 201 0.8× 64 0.4× 20 0.3× 70 740
Christopher Gyngell Australia 18 73 0.2× 136 0.4× 220 0.9× 309 2.0× 160 2.1× 59 821
Marı́a Cecilia Johnson Chile 18 445 1.1× 202 0.5× 94 0.4× 152 1.0× 105 1.4× 49 1.1k
Charles Dupras Canada 16 47 0.1× 143 0.4× 188 0.7× 147 1.0× 189 2.5× 44 538
Martha Dirnfeld Israel 23 1.1k 2.7× 890 2.4× 503 1.9× 197 1.3× 86 1.1× 75 1.6k
Marsha Michie United States 17 42 0.1× 231 0.6× 329 1.3× 89 0.6× 170 2.2× 44 663

Countries citing papers authored by Heidi Mertes

Since Specialization
Citations

This map shows the geographic impact of Heidi Mertes's research. It shows the number of citations coming from papers published by authors working in each country. You can also color the map by specialization and compare the number of citations received by Heidi Mertes with the expected number of citations based on a country's size and research output (numbers larger than one mean the country cites Heidi Mertes more than expected).

Fields of papers citing papers by Heidi Mertes

Since Specialization
Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Heidi Mertes. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Heidi Mertes. The network helps show where Heidi Mertes may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Heidi Mertes

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
1.
Späth, Katharina, Danyang Li, I.F.M. de Coo, et al.. (2025). Genetic and reproductive strategies to prevent mitochondrial diseases. Human Reproduction Update. 31(4). 269–306. 3 indexed citations
2.
Capalbo, Antonio, G. de Wert, Heidi Mertes, et al.. (2024). Screening embryos for polygenic disease risk: a review of epidemiological, clinical, and ethical considerations. Human Reproduction Update. 30(5). 529–557. 18 indexed citations
3.
Alteri, Alessandra, Gemma Arroyo, Laurentiu Craciunas, et al.. (2024). ESHRE guideline: number of embryos to transfer during IVF/ICSI. Human Reproduction. 39(4). 647–657. 28 indexed citations
4.
Mertes, Heidi, et al.. (2024). How to Deal with Uninformed and Poorly Informed Opinions of Citizens? A Critical Approach to Online Public Engagement. Citizen Science Theory and Practice. 9(1). 4–4.
5.
Delbaere, Ilse, Heidi Mertes, M. Condorelli, et al.. (2024). O-109 Reproductive health education: collaborative design of a learning platform for secondary school education involving reproductive health experts, pupils, and teachers. Human Reproduction. 39(Supplement_1). 1 indexed citations
6.
Pennings, Guido, Björn Heindryckx, Dominic Stoop, & Heidi Mertes. (2024). Attitude of Belgian women towards enucleated egg donation for treatment of mitochondrial diseases and infertility. Reproductive BioMedicine Online. 49(3). 104101–104101. 1 indexed citations
7.
Pennings, Guido, Wybo Dondorp, Mina Popovic, Susana M. Chuva de Sousa Lopes, & Heidi Mertes. (2024). Ethical considerations on the moral status of the embryo and embryo-like structures. Human Reproduction. 39(11). 2387–2391. 5 indexed citations
8.
Tilleman, Kelly, et al.. (2024). Managing risks for genetic conditions in donor sperm treatment: current practices in Belgian fertility clinics. Reproductive BioMedicine Online. 49(5). 104352–104352. 2 indexed citations
9.
Mertes, Heidi, et al.. (2023). P-388 Is access to egg freezing equitable and fair? A comparison between policies in Belgium and France. Human Reproduction. 38(Supplement_1).
10.
Mertes, Heidi, et al.. (2021). Enthusiasm, concern and ambivalence in the Belgian public’s attitude towards in-vitro gametogenesis. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 14. 156–168. 5 indexed citations
11.
Mertes, Heidi, et al.. (2021). Watson, autonomy and value flexibility: revisiting the debate. Journal of Medical Ethics. 48(12). 1043–1047. 5 indexed citations
12.
Segers, Seppe, Guido Pennings, & Heidi Mertes. (2019). Getting what you desire: the normative significance of genetic relatedness in parent–child relationships. Medicine Health Care and Philosophy. 22(3). 487–495. 20 indexed citations
13.
Mertes, Heidi, Steven R. Lindheim, & Guido Pennings. (2018). Ethical quandaries around expanded carrier screening in third-party reproduction. Fertility and Sterility. 109(2). 190–194. 22 indexed citations
14.
Mertes, Heidi, et al.. (2018). Incidental or secondary findings: an integrative and patient-inclusive approach to the current debate. European Journal of Human Genetics. 26(10). 1424–1431. 27 indexed citations
15.
Segers, Seppe, Guido Pennings, & Heidi Mertes. (2017). Ethical reflections on stem cell-derived gametes. Ghent University Academic Bibliography (Ghent University). 1 indexed citations
16.
Mertes, Heidi, et al.. (2017). Human in vitro spermatogenesis from pluripotent stem cells: in need of a stepwise differentiation protocol?. Molecular Human Reproduction. 24(2). 47–54. 16 indexed citations
17.
Mertes, Heidi, Guido Pennings, Wybo Dondorp, & Guido de Wert. (2012). Financial compensations for oocyte donors: soon to be a debate of the past?. Ghent University Academic Bibliography (Ghent University). 1 indexed citations
18.
Mertes, Heidi, Guido Pennings, Wybo Dondorp, & G. de Wert. (2012). Implications of oocyte cryostorage for the practice of oocyte donation. Human Reproduction. 27(10). 2886–2893. 27 indexed citations
19.
Mertes, Heidi & Guido Pennings. (2011). Social egg freezing: for better, not for worse. Reproductive BioMedicine Online. 23(7). 824–829. 85 indexed citations
20.
Mertes, Heidi & Guido Pennings. (2008). Cross-border Research on Human Embryonic Stem Cells: Legal and Ethical Considerations. Stem Cell Reviews and Reports. 5(1). 10–17. 9 indexed citations

Rankless uses publication and citation data sourced from OpenAlex, an open and comprehensive bibliographic database. While OpenAlex provides broad and valuable coverage of the global research landscape, it—like all bibliographic datasets—has inherent limitations. These include incomplete records, variations in author disambiguation, differences in journal indexing, and delays in data updates. As a result, some metrics and network relationships displayed in Rankless may not fully capture the entirety of a scholar's output or impact.

Explore authors with similar magnitude of impact

Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by G. de Wert Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Lisa Campo‐Engelstein Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Eve C. Feinberg Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Shiri Shkedi‐Rafid Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Juan Carlos Castillo Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Christopher Gyngell Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Marı́a Cecilia Johnson Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Charles Dupras Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Martha Dirnfeld Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Marsha Michie
Rankless by CCL
2026