Joris Vriens

13.5k total citations · 4 hit papers
109 papers, 9.1k citations indexed

About

Joris Vriens is a scholar working on Sensory Systems, Molecular Biology and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Joris Vriens has authored 109 papers receiving a total of 9.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 65 papers in Sensory Systems, 25 papers in Molecular Biology and 23 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Joris Vriens's work include Ion Channels and Receptors (63 papers), Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (21 papers) and Ion channel regulation and function (15 papers). Joris Vriens is often cited by papers focused on Ion Channels and Receptors (63 papers), Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (21 papers) and Ion channel regulation and function (15 papers). Joris Vriens collaborates with scholars based in Belgium, United Kingdom and Germany. Joris Vriens's co-authors include Bernd Nilius, Thomas Voets, Hiroyuki Watanabe, Guy Droogmans, Jean Prenen, Annelies Janssens, Grzegorz Owsianik, Rudi Vennekens, B. Nilius and Giovanni Appendino and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Joris Vriens

104 papers receiving 9.0k 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.

Anandamide and arachidonic acid use epoxyeicosatrienoic acids to activate TRPV4 channels

2003 812 citations Hiroyuki Watanabe, Joris Vriens et al. Nature profile →
Heat-evoked Activation of TRPV4 Channels in a HEK293 Cell Expression System and in Native Mouse Aorta Endothelial Cells

2002 539 citations Hiroyuki Watanabe, Joris Vriens et al. profile →
Cell swelling, heat, and chemical agonists use distinct pathways for the activation of the cation channel TRPV4

2003 505 citations Joris Vriens, Hiroyuki Watanabe et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
A TRP channel trio mediates acute noxious heat sensing

2018 326 citations Katrien De Clercq, Marie Mulier et al. Nature profile →

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Author						Papers	Cites
Joris Vriens	6.0k	2.8k	2.1k	1.9k	1.6k	109	9.1k
Grzegorz Owsianik	6.5k 1.1×	3.6k 1.3×	1.5k 0.7×	2.0k 1.1×	1.9k 1.2×	63	9.6k
Rudi Vennekens	5.4k 0.9×	3.2k 1.1×	1.2k 0.6×	1.7k 0.9×	2.0k 1.3×	106	8.0k
Christian Harteneck	4.7k 0.8×	4.3k 1.5×	1.9k 0.9×	2.0k 1.0×	1.3k 0.9×	82	8.9k
Jean Prenen	5.3k 0.9×	3.4k 1.2×	1.2k 0.6×	1.7k 0.9×	1.8k 1.1×	55	7.8k
Marc Freichel	4.2k 0.7×	3.9k 1.4×	1.0k 0.5×	2.4k 1.3×	1.4k 0.9×	145	8.2k
Guy Droogmans	5.9k 1.0×	6.0k 2.1×	1.9k 0.9×	3.0k 1.6×	2.4k 1.6×	86	11.4k
David J. Beech	4.1k 0.7×	5.4k 1.9×	2.2k 1.0×	2.8k 1.5×	1.0k 0.7×	208	9.8k
Indu S. Ambudkar	5.0k 0.8×	4.7k 1.7×	1.6k 0.8×	2.4k 1.3×	1.1k 0.7×	172	9.3k
Uhtaek Oh	3.7k 0.6×	3.3k 1.2×	2.7k 1.3×	2.1k 1.1×	632 0.4×	104	7.6k
David D. McKemy	4.8k 0.8×	1.4k 0.5×	2.1k 1.0×	2.5k 1.4×	1.2k 0.8×	47	6.9k

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Loecker, Peter De, et al.. (2025). A video clip detailing the patient journey on the day of oocyte retrieval in addition to the standard of care: a randomized controlled trial. Human Reproduction. 40(4). 664–674.

Saarela, Ulla, Riikka K. Arffman, Sharon Lie Fong, et al.. (2025). PCOS endometrium-derived epithelial organoids as a novel model to study endometrial dysfunction. Human Reproduction. 40(8). 1535–1549. 1 indexed citations

Saarela, Ulla, Noah Ollikainen, Matti Poutanen, et al.. (2025). Prenatally androgenized PCOS mice have ovary-independent uterine dysfunction and placental inflammation aggravated by high-fat diet. Science Advances. 11(19). eadu3699–eadu3699.

Becker, Lena‐Luise, Denise Horn, Felix Boschann, et al.. (2023). Primidone improves symptoms in TRPM3‐linked developmental and epileptic encephalopathy with spike‐and‐wave activation in sleep. Epilepsia. 64(5). e61–e68. 9 indexed citations

Boon, Ruben, Joris Vriens, Leo A. van Grunsven, et al.. (2023). Osmolar Modulation Drives Reversible Cell Cycle Exit and Human Pluripotent Cell Differentiation via NF‐κВ and WNT Signaling. Advanced Science. 11(7). e2307554–e2307554. 5 indexed citations

Pinto, Sílvia, et al.. (2023). TRPM3 as a novel target to alleviate acute oxaliplatin-induced peripheral neuropathic pain. Pain. 164(9). 2060–2069. 22 indexed citations

Peeraer, Karen, Thomas D’Hooghe, Jacky Boivin, et al.. (2022). Great expectations of IVF patients: the role of gender, dispositional optimism and shared IVF prognoses. Human Reproduction. 37(5). 997–1006. 12 indexed citations

Philippaert, Koenraad, et al.. (2020). Horizontal Hippocampal Slices of the Mouse Brain. Journal of Visualized Experiments. 1 indexed citations

Peeraer, Karen, et al.. (2020). Predicting the chance on live birth per cycle at each step of the IVF journey: external validation and update of the van Loendersloot multivariable prognostic model. BMJ Open. 10(10). e037289–e037289. 6 indexed citations

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Mulier, Marie, Nele Van Ranst, Nikky Corthout, et al.. (2020). Upregulation of TRPM3 in nociceptors innervating inflamed tissue. eLife. 9. 30 indexed citations

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Clercq, Katrien De, Marie Mulier, Katharina Held, et al.. (2018). A TRP channel trio mediates acute noxious heat sensing. Nature. 555(7698). 662–666. 326 indexed citations breakdown →

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Tóth, Balázs István, Maik Konrad, Debapriya Ghosh, et al.. (2015). Regulation of the transient receptor potential channel TRPM3 by phosphoinositides. The Journal of General Physiology. 146(1). 51–63. 52 indexed citations

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Tóth, Balázs István, Joris Vriens, Debapriya Ghosh, & Thomas Voets. (2014). Cellular Regulation of Transient Receptor Potential Melastatin 3 (TRPM3) Channel Activity. Biophysical Journal. 106(2). 334a–334a. 1 indexed citations

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Rath, Géraldine, Julie Saliez, Miguel Romero, et al.. (2012). Vascular Hypoxic Preconditioning Relies on TRPV4-Dependent Calcium Influx and Proper Intercellular Gap Junctions Communication. Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis and Vascular Biology. 32(9). 2241–2249. 48 indexed citations

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Krakow, Deborah, Joris Vriens, Natalia Camacho, et al.. (2009). Mutations in the Gene Encoding the Calcium-Permeable Ion Channel TRPV4 Produce Spondylometaphyseal Dysplasia, Kozlowski Type and Metatropic Dysplasia. The American Journal of Human Genetics. 84(3). 307–315. 148 indexed citations

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Everaerts, Wouter, Grzegorz Owsianik, Joris Vriens, et al.. (2009). Functional characterisation of trip channels in mouse urothelium: a major role for trpv4. Neurourology and Urodynamics. 28(7). 709–710. 1 indexed citations

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Masuyama, Ritsuko, Joris Vriens, Thomas Voets, et al.. (2008). TRPV4-Mediated Calcium Influx Regulates Terminal Differentiation of Osteoclasts. Cell Metabolism. 8(3). 257–265. 285 indexed citations

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Masuyama, Ritsuko, Joris Vriens, Sophie Torrekens, et al.. (2007). TRPV4 affects bone remodeling by regulating calcium signaling required for osteoclast activity. Journal of Bone and Mineral Research. 22. 1 indexed citations

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Vriens, Joris, Makoto Suzuki, Thomas Voets, & Bernd Nilius. (2005). Modulation of the Ca2+ permeable cation channel TRPV4 by cytochrome P450 epoxygenases in vascular endothelium. Biophysical Journal. 88(1). 14 indexed citations

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Vriens, Joris, Hiroyuki Watanabe, Annelies Janssens, et al.. (2003). Cell swelling, heat, and chemical agonists use distinct pathways for the activation of the cation channel TRPV4. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 101(1). 396–401. 505 indexed citations breakdown →

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