Hugo Neels

19.6k total citations · 2 hit papers
266 papers, 16.1k citations indexed

About

Hugo Neels is a scholar working on Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Toxicology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Hugo Neels has authored 266 papers receiving a total of 16.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 89 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, 43 papers in Toxicology and 34 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Hugo Neels's work include Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact (79 papers), Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals (50 papers) and Forensic Toxicology and Drug Analysis (43 papers). Hugo Neels is often cited by papers focused on Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact (79 papers), Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals (50 papers) and Forensic Toxicology and Drug Analysis (43 papers). Hugo Neels collaborates with scholars based in Belgium, United States and Netherlands. Hugo Neels's co-authors include Adrian Covaci, Michaël Maes, Alin C. Dirtu, Nele Van den Eede, Laurence Roosens, Alexander L.N. van Nuijs, Tinne Geens, Simon Scharpé, Annick Wauters and Paul Demedts and has published in prestigious journals such as Environmental Science & Technology, The Science of The Total Environment and Water Research.

In The Last Decade

Hugo Neels

262 papers receiving 15.6k citations

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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.

THE EFFECTS OF PSYCHOLOGICAL STRESS ON HUMANS: INCREASED PRODUCTION OF PRO-INFLAMMATORY CYTOKINES AND Th1-LIKE RESPONSE IN STRESS-INDUCED ANXIETY

1998 632 citations Michaël Maes, Cai Song et al. Cytokine profile →
INCREASED SERUM IL-6 AND IL-1 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST CONCENTRATIONS IN MAJOR DEPRESSION AND TREATMENT RESISTANT DEPRESSION

1997 571 citations Michaël Maes, Eugène Bosmans et al. Cytokine profile →

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Hugo Neels

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Phosphatidylethanol and ethyl glucuronide to categorize alcohol consumption in alcohol-related cirrhosis 2025 ·JHEP Reports ·(unknown), Catalina Dumitrascu, Nele Van den Eede, Hugo Neels, Hannah van Malenstein, Tom J.G. Gevers, Matthijs Kramer, (unknown), Ad Masclee, Douwe de Boer, Van der Merwe, Frederik Nevens, Alexander L.N. van Nuijs, Jef Verbeek	2
2	The complementarity of phosphatidylethanol in whole blood and ethyl glucuronide in hair as biomarkers for the monitoring of alcohol use 2023 ·Drug Testing and Analysis ·Catalina Dumitrascu, Celine Gys, Sarah M.R. Wille, María del Mar Ramírez Fernández, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Werner Jacobs, Hugo Neels, Adrian Covaci, Alexander L.N. van Nuijs	5
3	Analytical performance of eight enzymatic assays for ethanol in serum evaluated by data from the Belgian external quality assessment scheme 2022 ·Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (CCLM) ·Wim Coucke, Corinne Charlier, Kathleen Croes, B. Mahieu, Hugo Neels, Christophe P. Stove, Jan Tytgat, (unknown), Alain Verstraete, Sarah M.R. Wille, (unknown)	3
4	Evaluation of vilazodone for the treatment of depressive and anxiety disorders 2018 ·Expert Opinion on Pharmacotherapy ·(unknown), Erik J. Giltay, (unknown), Laurence Roosens, Hugo Neels, Bernard Sabbe	13
5	Assessment of persistent brominated and chlorinated organic contaminants in the European eel (Anguilla anguilla) in Flanders, Belgium: Levels, profiles and health risk 2014 ·The Science of The Total Environment ·Govindan Malarvannan, Claude Belpaire, Caroline Geeraerts, Igor Eulaers, Hugo Neels, Adrian Covaci	36
6	High throughput identification and quantification of 16 antipsychotics and 8 major metabolites in serum using ultra-high performance liquid chromatography–tandem mass spectrometry 2013 ·Clinica Chimica Acta ·Lisbeth Patteet, Kristof E. Maudens, Bernard Sabbe, Manuel Morrens, Mireille De Doncker, Hugo Neels	73
7	Determination of gamma-hydroxybutyric acid in biofluids using a one-step procedure with “in-vial” derivatization and headspace-trap gas chromatography–mass spectrometry 2013 ·Journal of Chromatography A ·Ann-Sofie Ingels, Hugo Neels, Willy E. Lambert, Christophe P. Stove	14
8	Levels and profiles of persistent organic pollutants in several tissues of harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) from the Black Sea 2009 ·Organohalogen compounds ·Liesbeth Weijs, Krishna Das, Hugo Neels, Ronny Blust, Adrian Covaci	1
9	CONCENTRATIONS OF ORGANOBROMINATED COMPOUNDS OF NATURAL AND INDUSTRIAL ORIGIN IN TOP PREDATORS FROM BRAZILIAN WATERS 2008 ·Open Repository and Bibliography (University of Liège) ·Paulo R. Dorneles, (unknown), Adrian Covaci, Alin C. Dirtu, Liesbeth Weijs, Alexandre de Freitas Azevedo, (unknown), Olaf Malm, Hugo Neels, (unknown), Krishna Das	2
10	Brominated flame retardants in dust from United Kingdom : within-room spatial and temporal variability 2008 ·Organohalogen compounds ·Catalina Ibarra, Stuart Harrad, (unknown), Hugo Neels, Adrian Covaci	1
11	Naturally-occurring and anthropogenic organobrominated compounds in marine species from Sidney Harbour, Australia 2008 ·Organohalogen compounds ·Sara Losada, Anthony C. Roach, Laurence Roosens, F.J. Santos, Maria Teresa Galceran, Walter Vetter, Hugo Neels, Adrian Covaci	1
12	Phenolic organohalogenated contaminants in human serum from Belgium and Romania 2008 ·Organohalogen compounds ·Alin C. Dirtu, Veerle L.B. Jaspers, (unknown), Hugo Neels, Adrian Covaci	1
13	BROMINATED FLAME RETARDANTS IN EEL FROM THE SCHELDT RIVER (BELGIUM) 2007 ·Flanders Marine Institute (Flanders Marine Institute) ·Geert Goemans, Laurence Roosens, Alin C. Dirtu, Claude Belpaire, Hugo Neels, Adrian Covaci	3
14	LEVELS AND PROFILES OF PCBs AND PBDEs IN HARBOUR SEAL AND HARBOUR PORPOISE FROM THE SOUTHERN NORTH SEA 2007 ·Flanders Marine Institute (Flanders Marine Institute) ·Liesbeth Weijs, Adriana Gheorghe, Alin C. Dirtu, Krishna Das, P.J.H. Reijnders, Hugo Neels, Ronny Blust, Adrian Covaci	7
15	Organochlorine contaminants in hair of adolescents from Iassy, Romania 2007 ·Organohalogen compounds ·Adrian Covaci, (unknown), Adriana Gheorghe, Hugo Neels, Alin C. Dirtu	1
16	Determination of bisphenol-A, triclosan and tetrabromobisphenol-A in human serum using SPE and GG/ECNI-MS 2007 ·Organohalogen compounds ·Alin C. Dirtu, Laurence Roosens, Tinne Geens, Adriana Gheorghe, Hugo Neels, Ronny Blust, Adrian Covaci	2
17	Adding lactate to the prime solution during hypothermic cardiopulmonary bypass: a quantitative acid–base analysis 2003 ·British Journal of Anaesthesia ·D. Himpe, Hugo Neels, Stefan De Hert, (unknown)	27
18	Lowered ω3 polyunsaturated fatty acids in serum phospholipids and cholesteryl esters of depressed patients 1999 ·Psychiatry Research ·Michaël Maes, Armand Christophe, Joris Delanghe, Carlo Altamura, Hugo Neels, Herbert Y. Meltzer	361
19	THE EFFECTS OF PSYCHOLOGICAL STRESS ON HUMANS: INCREASED PRODUCTION OF PRO-INFLAMMATORY CYTOKINES AND Th1-LIKE RESPONSE IN STRESS-INDUCED ANXIETY breakdown → 1998 ·Cytokine ·Michaël Maes, Cai Song, Aihua Lin, Raf De Jongh, (unknown), Günter Kenis, Eugène Bosmans, Ingrid De Meester, Ina Benoy, Hugo Neels, Paul Demedts, Aleksandar Janča, Simon Scharpé, R.S. Smith	632
20	Angiotensin I Converting Enzyme Activity in Rabbit Corneal Endothelial Cells 1983 ·Ophthalmologica ·Hugo Neels, D. A. Vanden Berghe, (unknown), (unknown), Simon Scharpé	2

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