Karin Melsens

1.6k total citations
29 papers, 724 citations indexed

About

Karin Melsens is a scholar working on Pathology and Forensic Medicine, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and Dermatology. According to data from OpenAlex, Karin Melsens has authored 29 papers receiving a total of 724 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 28 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine, 9 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and 7 papers in Dermatology. Recurrent topics in Karin Melsens's work include Systemic Sclerosis and Related Diseases (27 papers), Interstitial Lung Diseases and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (7 papers) and Mast cells and histamine (6 papers). Karin Melsens is often cited by papers focused on Systemic Sclerosis and Related Diseases (27 papers), Interstitial Lung Diseases and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (7 papers) and Mast cells and histamine (6 papers). Karin Melsens collaborates with scholars based in Belgium, Italy and Switzerland. Karin Melsens's co-authors include Vanessa Smith, Maurizio Cutolo, Filip De Keyser, Els Vandecasteele, Saskia Decuman, Amber Vanhaecke, Yves Piette, Ellen Deschepper, Sabrina Paolino and Oliver Distler and has published in prestigious journals such as Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, European Respiratory Journal and Lara D. Veeken.

In The Last Decade

Karin Melsens

27 papers receiving 721 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Karin Melsens Belgium 15 606 265 186 146 121 29 724
C.P. Denton United Kingdom 11 461 0.8× 155 0.6× 173 0.9× 160 1.1× 114 0.9× 28 620
Cecília Varjú Hungary 13 423 0.7× 187 0.7× 114 0.6× 108 0.7× 130 1.1× 27 605
Monica Caronni Italy 14 406 0.7× 111 0.4× 220 1.2× 184 1.3× 134 1.1× 17 615
Faye N. Hant United States 15 537 0.9× 151 0.6× 379 2.0× 123 0.8× 87 0.7× 32 842
Satoshi Ebata Japan 15 449 0.7× 135 0.5× 218 1.2× 211 1.4× 97 0.8× 36 655
Sara Pieropan Italy 12 268 0.4× 157 0.6× 118 0.6× 217 1.5× 214 1.8× 40 699
Andreu Fernández‐Codina Spain 13 374 0.6× 123 0.5× 207 1.1× 128 0.9× 279 2.3× 43 710
Solène Tatibouet Canada 12 566 0.9× 236 0.9× 187 1.0× 209 1.4× 123 1.0× 16 648
Katia Stefanantoni Italy 13 294 0.5× 120 0.5× 90 0.5× 108 0.7× 53 0.4× 30 416
Georgios Yiannopoulos Greece 8 521 0.9× 130 0.5× 310 1.7× 170 1.2× 274 2.3× 10 810

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Karin Melsens

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Karin Melsens. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Karin Melsens 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 Karin Melsens. Karin Melsens 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
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Dorpe, Jo Van, Isabelle Peene, Karin Melsens, et al.. (2025). Endogenous Lipoid Pneumonia in Adult Autoinflammatory Disease. Arthritis Care & Research. 77(10). 1184–1193.
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Mostmans, Yora, Marcus Maurer, Bertrand Richert, et al.. (2024). Chronic spontaneous urticaria: Evidence of systemic microcirculatory changes. Clinical and Translational Allergy. 14(1). e12335–e12335. 4 indexed citations
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Vanhaecke, Amber, Maurizio Cutolo, Oliver Distler, et al.. (2022). Nailfold capillaroscopy in SSc: innocent bystander or promising biomarker for novel severe organ involvement/progression?. Lara D. Veeken. 61(11). 4384–4396. 22 indexed citations
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Bakker, Jaap, Annette Grummels, Suzana Jordan, et al.. (2021). Anticentromere Antibody Levels and Isotypes and the Development of Systemic Sclerosis. Arthritis & Rheumatology. 73(12). 2338–2347. 18 indexed citations
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Vandecasteele, Els, Karin Melsens, Amber Vanhaecke, et al.. (2021). Incidence, prevalence and long-term progression of Goh algorithm rated interstitial lung disease in systemic sclerosis in two independent cohorts in flanders: A retrospective cohort study. Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism. 51(5). 969–976. 10 indexed citations
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Schonenberg‐Meinema, Dieneke, Karin Melsens, Amber Vanhaecke, et al.. (2021). Reliable detection of subtypes of nailfold capillary haemorrhages in childhood-onset systemic lupus erythematosus. Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology. 39(5). 1126–1131. 5 indexed citations
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Smith, Vanessa, Amber Vanhaecke, Miguel Guerra, et al.. (2020). May capillaroscopy be a candidate tool in future algorithms for SSC-ILD: Are we looking for the holy grail? A systematic review. Autoimmunity Reviews. 19(9). 102619–102619. 24 indexed citations
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Melsens, Karin, et al.. (2019). The preliminary validation of laser Doppler flowmetry in systemic sclerosis in accordance with the OMERACT filter: A systematic review. Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism. 50(2). 321–328. 17 indexed citations
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Smith, Vanessa, Amber Vanhaecke, Els Vandecasteele, et al.. (2019). Nailfold Videocapillaroscopy in Systemic Sclerosis–related Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension: A Systematic Literature Review. The Journal of Rheumatology. 47(6). 888–895. 23 indexed citations
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Cutolo, Maurizio, Karin Melsens, Sara Wijnant, et al.. (2018). Nailfold capillaroscopy in systemic lupus erythematosus: A systematic review and critical appraisal. Autoimmunity Reviews. 17(4). 344–352. 89 indexed citations
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McMahan, Zsuzsanna H., Tracy Frech, Veronica J. Berrocal, et al.. (2018). Longitudinal Assessment of Patient-reported Outcome Measures in Systemic Sclerosis Patients with Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease — Scleroderma Clinical Trials Consortium. The Journal of Rheumatology. 46(1). 78–84. 14 indexed citations
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Cutolo, Maurizio, Amelia Chiara Trombetta, Karin Melsens, et al.. (2018). Automated assessment of absolute nailfold capillary number on videocapillaroscopic images: Proof of principle and validation in systemic sclerosis. Microcirculation. 25(4). e12447–e12447. 54 indexed citations
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Melsens, Karin, Filip De Keyser, Saskia Decuman, et al.. (2017). Assessment of sensitivity to change of the European Scleroderma Study Group activity index.. PubMed. 34 Suppl 100(5). 148–151. 6 indexed citations
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Mostmans, Yora, Maurizio Cutolo, Saskia Decuman, et al.. (2017). The role of endothelial cells in the vasculopathy of systemic sclerosis: A systematic review. Autoimmunity Reviews. 16(8). 774–786. 154 indexed citations
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Wijnant, Sara, Francesca Ingegnoli, Karin Melsens, et al.. (2017). THU0252 Nailfold capillaroscopy in systemic lupus erythematosus: a systematic review and critical appraisal. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases. 76. 299–299. 1 indexed citations
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Vandecasteele, Els, Karin Melsens, Kristof Thevissen, et al.. (2017). Prevalence and incidence of pulmonary arterial hypertension: 10-year follow-up of an unselected systemic sclerosis cohort. Journal of Scleroderma and Related Disorders. 2(3). 196–202. 9 indexed citations
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Vandecasteele, Els, Benny Drieghe, Karin Melsens, et al.. (2017). Screening for pulmonary arterial hypertension in an unselected prospective systemic sclerosis cohort. European Respiratory Journal. 49(5). 1602275–1602275. 44 indexed citations
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Melsens, Karin, et al.. (2017). Disease activity indices in systemic sclerosis: a systematic literature review.. PubMed. 34 Suppl 100(5). 186–192. 18 indexed citations
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Melsens, Karin, Els Vandecasteele, Ellen Deschepper, et al.. (2017). Two years follow-up of an open-label pilot study of treatment with rituximab in patients with early diffuse cutaneous systemic sclerosis. Acta Clinica Belgica. 73(2). 119–125. 34 indexed citations

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