John Heesakkers

6.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
209 papers, 4.3k citations indexed

About

John Heesakkers is a scholar working on Urology, Rheumatology and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, John Heesakkers has authored 209 papers receiving a total of 4.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 163 papers in Urology, 152 papers in Rheumatology and 71 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in John Heesakkers's work include Urinary Bladder and Prostate Research (153 papers), Pelvic floor disorders treatments (149 papers) and Urological Disorders and Treatments (42 papers). John Heesakkers is often cited by papers focused on Urinary Bladder and Prostate Research (153 papers), Pelvic floor disorders treatments (149 papers) and Urological Disorders and Treatments (42 papers). John Heesakkers collaborates with scholars based in Netherlands, United States and United Kingdom. John Heesakkers's co-authors include F.M.J. Debruyne, Bart L.H. Bemelmans, Michael R. van Balken, Frank Martens, Fawzy Farag, F. van der Pal, Dick Janssen, Francisco Cruz, Jack A. Schalken and Vera Vandoninck and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy and The Journal of Urology.

In The Last Decade

John Heesakkers

192 papers receiving 4.1k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Efficacy and Safety of OnabotulinumtoxinA in Patients with Urinary Incontinence Due to Neurogenic Detrusor Overactivity: A Randomised, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial

2011 343 citations John Heesakkers et al. European Urology profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
John Heesakkers Netherlands	34	3.2k	3.0k	1.1k	891	531	209	4.3k
Jerzy B. Gajewski Canada	29	2.6k 0.8×	2.5k 0.8×	902 0.8×	805 0.9×	495 0.9×	91	3.7k
Timothy B. Boone United States	38	3.4k 1.1×	2.5k 0.8×	1.1k 1.0×	786 0.9×	1.0k 2.0×	169	4.9k
Magdy Hassouna Canada	27	2.8k 0.9×	2.3k 0.8×	986 0.9×	447 0.5×	491 0.9×	132	3.8k
Scott MacDiarmid United States	29	2.6k 0.8×	2.3k 0.7×	488 0.5×	1.2k 1.3×	330 0.6×	102	3.2k
G. Amarenco France	34	3.0k 0.9×	3.1k 1.0×	1.4k 1.3×	1.2k 1.4×	207 0.4×	305	5.0k
Giulio Del Popolo Italy	34	2.7k 0.8×	2.2k 0.7×	699 0.7×	690 0.8×	364 0.7×	130	4.1k
H. Madersbacher Austria	31	2.4k 0.7×	1.9k 0.6×	515 0.5×	1.0k 1.2×	158 0.3×	158	3.0k
Cindy L. Amundsen United States	38	2.4k 0.7×	3.4k 1.1×	2.0k 1.8×	1.1k 1.2×	274 0.5×	154	4.2k
Jens Thorup Andersen Denmark	26	2.7k 0.8×	2.6k 0.9×	1.0k 1.0×	875 1.0×	632 1.2×	67	3.9k
Subbarao V. Yalla United States	34	3.1k 1.0×	2.5k 0.8×	761 0.7×	811 0.9×	822 1.5×	136	4.2k

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Moris, Lisa, John Heesakkers, Victor W. Νitti, et al.. (2025). Prevalence, Diagnosis, and Management of Stress Urinary Incontinence in Women: A Collaborative Review. European Urology. 87(3). 292–301. 5 indexed citations

Heesakkers, John, Philip Toozs‐Hobson, Suzette E. Sutherland, et al.. (2024). Two-Year Efficacy and Safety Outcomes of the Pivotal OASIS Study Using the Revi System for Treatment of Urgency Urinary Incontinence. The Journal of Urology. 213(3). 323–332.

Vries, Marieke de, et al.. (2024). Supporting the Choice for Conservative and Surgical Treatment in Female Stress Urinary Incontinence: Development and Evaluation of a Patient Decision Aid. Neurourology and Urodynamics. 43(8). 2052–2059. 1 indexed citations

Venema, Pieter L., G. Krämer, Gommert A. van Koeveringe, & John Heesakkers. (2023). The Maximal Urethral Pressure at Rest and during Normal Bladder Filling Is Only Determined by the Activity of the Urethral Smooth Musculature in the Female. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 12(7). 2575–2575. 7 indexed citations

Heesakkers, John, et al.. (2023). Differences in the Urinary Microbiome of Patients with Overactive Bladder Syndrome with and without Detrusor Overactivity on Urodynamic Measurements. Life. 13(5). 1199–1199. 7 indexed citations

Tu, Le Mai, John Heesakkers, Claudia R. Kowalik, et al.. (2023). Cost‐effectiveness of urethral bulking polydimethylsiloxane‐Urolastic® compared with mid‐urethral sling surgery for stress urinary incontinence: A two‐arm cohort study. BJOG An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology. 130(6). 674–683. 1 indexed citations

Wall, Liesbeth L. de, et al.. (2022). Posterior Tibial Nerve Stimulation in Children with Lower Urinary Tract Dysfunction: A Mixed-Methods Analysis of Experiences, Quality of Life and Treatment Effect. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 19(15). 9062–9062. 2 indexed citations

Cobussen‐Boekhorst, Hanny, et al.. (2021). Patients living ≥25 years with a non‐continent urinary diversion: What can we learn?. International Journal of Urological Nursing. 16(1). 5–11. 1 indexed citations

Heesakkers, John, et al.. (2019). Long‐term real‐life adherence of percutaneous tibial nerve stimulation in over 400 patients. Neurourology and Urodynamics. 39(2). 702–706. 24 indexed citations

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Janssen, Dick, et al.. (2019). Improving the barrier function of damaged cultured urothelium using chondroitin sulfate. Neurourology and Urodynamics. 39(2). 558–564. 13 indexed citations

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Digesu, Alex, Sohier Elneil, John Heesakkers, & Philip Van Kerrebroeck. (2018). A prospective, multicenter, international clinical trial to assess the efficacy and safety of a novel wireless implantable tibial nerve stimulator for the treatment of patients with refractory overactive bladder (OAB): 3-years results. Neurourology and Urodynamics. 1 indexed citations

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Li, Yunlong, et al.. (2017). Reconstruction of bladder function and prevention of renal deterioration by means of end‐to‐side neurorrhaphy in rats with neurogenic bladder. Neurourology and Urodynamics. 37(4). 1272–1280. 8 indexed citations

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Cotterill, Nikki, H. Madersbacher, Jean‐Jacques Wyndaele, et al.. (2017). Neurogenic bowel dysfunction: Clinical management recommendations of the Neurologic Incontinence Committee of the Fifth International Consultation on Incontinence 2013. Neurourology and Urodynamics. 37(1). 46–53. 40 indexed citations

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Farag, Fawzy & John Heesakkers. (2014). Imaging assessments of lower urinary tract dysfunctions: Future steps. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 40(2). 78–81. 6 indexed citations

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Farag, Fawzy, et al.. (2013). Near-Infrared Spectroscopy of the Urinary Bladder During Voiding in Men with Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms: A Preliminary Study. Neurourology and Urodynamics. 1 indexed citations

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Leijsen, Sanne A. L. van, Kirsten B. Kluivers, Ben W. Mol, et al.. (2013). Value of Urodynamics Before Stress Urinary Incontinence Surgery. Obstetrics and Gynecology. 121(5). 999–1008. 82 indexed citations

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Farag, Fawzy, Frank Martens, Kathleen D’Hauwers, Wout Feitz, & John Heesakkers. (2010). Near-Infrared Spectroscopy: A Novel, Noninvasive, Diagnostic Method for Detrusor Overactivity in Patients with Overactive Bladder Symptoms—A Preliminary and Experimental Study. European Urology. 59(5). 757–762. 33 indexed citations

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Janssen, Dick, et al.. (2009). TRPV4 as a mechanoreceptor in the human bladder; a co-localization between TRPV4 and adherence junctions the urothelium. Neurourology and Urodynamics. 2 indexed citations

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Balken, Michael R. van, Vera Vandoninck, H. Vergunst, et al.. (2003). Percutaneous Tibial Nerve Stimulation as Neuromodulative Treatment of Chronic Pelvic Pain. European Urology. 43(2). 158–163. 66 indexed citations

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Heesakkers, John, Vera Vandoninck, Michael R. van Balken, & Bart L.H. Bemelmans. (2003). Bladder filling by autologous urine production during cystometry: A urodynamic pitfall!. Neurourology and Urodynamics. 22(3). 243–245. 13 indexed citations

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