Kristien Wouters

8.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
174 papers, 5.9k citations indexed

About

Kristien Wouters is a scholar working on Surgery, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Kristien Wouters has authored 174 papers receiving a total of 5.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 26 papers in Surgery, 24 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and 24 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Kristien Wouters's work include Obstructive Sleep Apnea Research (15 papers), Dysphagia Assessment and Management (11 papers) and Hearing Loss and Rehabilitation (11 papers). Kristien Wouters is often cited by papers focused on Obstructive Sleep Apnea Research (15 papers), Dysphagia Assessment and Management (11 papers) and Hearing Loss and Rehabilitation (11 papers). Kristien Wouters collaborates with scholars based in Belgium, Netherlands and United States. Kristien Wouters's co-authors include Paul Van de Heyning, Olivier M. Vanderveken, M. Braem, Marijke Dieltjens, Manon van Engeland, Peter Van Bogaert, Wilfried A. De Backer, Anneclaire V. Vroegop, Matty P. Weijenberg and Erik Franck and has published in prestigious journals such as Gastroenterology, PLoS ONE and The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.

In The Last Decade

Kristien Wouters

169 papers receiving 5.7k citations

Hit Papers

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A systematic review and meta‐analysis of clinical trials assessing safety and efficacy of human extracellular vesicle‐based therapy

2024 60 citations Kristien Wouters, Nathalie Cools et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Kristien Wouters Belgium	47	1.3k	997	844	798	721	174	5.9k
Norio Kurumatani Japan	45	873 0.7×	643 0.6×	407 0.5×	804 1.0×	589 0.8×	214	6.0k
Kenneth E. Guire United States	47	1.0k 0.8×	492 0.5×	289 0.3×	685 0.9×	1.3k 1.8×	85	6.2k
Susanne Moebus Germany	56	1.0k 0.8×	924 0.9×	575 0.7×	193 0.2×	1.8k 2.5×	381	11.8k
Lynda D. Lisabeth United States	47	924 0.7×	1.6k 1.6×	242 0.3×	524 0.7×	436 0.6×	239	9.3k
Janet L. Peacock United Kingdom	48	919 0.7×	2.2k 2.2×	310 0.4×	563 0.7×	2.0k 2.8×	275	9.5k
Hyo Geun Choi South Korea	33	932 0.7×	609 0.6×	306 0.4×	131 0.2×	864 1.2×	381	5.3k
Abdülbari Bener Qatar	51	1.3k 1.0×	476 0.5×	377 0.4×	113 0.1×	534 0.7×	315	8.0k
Alistair W. Stewart New Zealand	56	2.6k 2.0×	1.8k 1.8×	388 0.5×	621 0.8×	889 1.2×	172	9.7k
Shiro Tanaka Japan	48	1.7k 1.3×	715 0.7×	797 0.9×	94 0.1×	1.8k 2.5×	382	9.4k
Gail A. Greendale United States	74	1.9k 1.5×	1.6k 1.6×	1.4k 1.7×	342 0.4×	2.1k 3.0×	288	18.0k

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Wouters, Kristien, et al.. (2024). Gamma knife radiosurgery for orbital cavernous hemangioma: a systematic review and single-arm meta-analysis. Journal of Neuro-Oncology. 169(2). 221–231.

Wouters, Kristien, et al.. (2024). Insulin Resistance and CGM-Derived Parameters in People With Type 1 Diabetes: Are They Associated?. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. 109(11). e2131–e2140. 9 indexed citations

Wouters, Kristien, Iryna Samarska, Matty P. Weijenberg, et al.. (2024). Neuronal Distribution in Colorectal Cancer: Associations With Clinicopathological Parameters and Survival. Modern Pathology. 37(10). 100565–100565. 6 indexed citations

Beeck, Bart Op de, Kristien Wouters, Jasper Stijns, et al.. (2024). Protocol of the LATFIA trial (Laser Assisted Treatment of Fistula in Ano): a multicentre, prospective, randomized controlled trial comparing fistula‐tract laser closure (FiLaC™) with rectal advancement flap for high trans‐sphincteric fistulas. Colorectal Disease. 26(5). 1038–1046.

Hellemans, Rachel, et al.. (2023). Is Polyomavirus-Associated Nephropathy More Common in Kidney Transplant Recipients Exposed to Valganciclovir? A Retrospective Single Center Analysis. Transplantation Proceedings. 55(1). 123–128. 1 indexed citations

Ledeganck, Kristien J., Annelies Van Eyck, Kristien Wouters, et al.. (2023). Urinary epidermal growth factor reflects vascular health in boys with either obesity or type 1 diabetes. A role for renin, or beyond?. PLoS ONE. 18(3). e0283716–e0283716. 1 indexed citations

Dhubhghaill, Sorcha Ní, Ilse Claerhout, Manon Huizing, et al.. (2023). Belgian Endothelial Surgical Transplant of the Cornea (BEST cornea) protocol: clinical and patient-reported outcomes of Ultra-Thin Descemet Stripping Automated Endothelial Keratoplasty (UT-DSAEK) versus Descemet Membrane Endothelial Keratoplasty (DMEK) – a multicentric, randomised, parallel group pragmatic trial in corneal endothelial decompensation. BMJ Open. 13(9). e072333–e072333. 1 indexed citations

Wouters, Kristien, et al.. (2022). Are Cell-Based Therapies Safe and Effective in the Treatment of Neurodegenerative Diseases? A Systematic Review with Meta-Analysis. Biomolecules. 12(2). 340–340. 23 indexed citations

Heerden, Jaques van, Jennifer Geel, Marc Hendricks, et al.. (2020). The evaluation of induction chemotherapy regimens for high-risk neuroblastoma in South African children^*. Pediatric Hematology and Oncology. 37(4). 300–313. 5 indexed citations

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Elzinga, Bernet M., Filip Van Den Eede, Kristien Wouters, et al.. (2020). The associations between childhood trauma and work functioning in adult workers with and without depressive and anxiety disorders. European Psychiatry. 63(1). e76–e76. 10 indexed citations

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Sermeus, Luc, Tom Schepens, Guy Hans, et al.. (2018). A low dose of three local anesthetic solutions for interscalene blockade tested by thermal quantitative sensory testing: a randomized controlled trial. Journal of Clinical Monitoring and Computing. 33(2). 307–316. 5 indexed citations

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Vaes, Nathalie, Marjolein H.F.M. Lentjes, Marion J. Gijbels, et al.. (2017). NDRG 4, an early detection marker for colorectal cancer, is specifically expressed in enteric neurons. Neurogastroenterology & Motility. 29(9). 9 indexed citations

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Vannoote, Jaarke, et al.. (2017). Quality assessment of colonoscopy in Flanders: a voluntary survey among Flemish gastroenterologist.. PubMed. 78(1). 18–25. 1 indexed citations

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Vroegop, Anneclaire V., Marijke Dieltjens, Kristien Wouters, et al.. (2016). Predicting Therapeutic Outcome of Mandibular Advancement Device Treatment in Obstructive Sleep Apnoea (PROMAD): Study Design and Baseline Characteristics. 3(4). 119–138. 14 indexed citations

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Dyck, Pieter Van, Filip Vanhoenacker, Kristien Wouters, et al.. (2015). Morphological MR imaging of the articular cartilage of the knee at 3 T—comparison of standard and novel 3D sequences. Insights into Imaging. 6(3). 285–293. 19 indexed citations

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Melotte, Veerle, Joo Mi Yi, Marjolein H.F.M. Lentjes, et al.. (2014). Spectrin Repeat Containing Nuclear Envelope 1 and Forkhead Box Protein E1 Are Promising Markers for the Detection of Colorectal Cancer in Blood. Cancer Prevention Research. 8(2). 157–164. 31 indexed citations

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Vanderveken, Olivier M., Marijke Dieltjens, Kristien Wouters, et al.. (2012). Objective measurement of compliance during oral appliance therapy for sleep-disordered breathing. Thorax. 68(1). 91–96. 206 indexed citations

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Smits, Kim M., Trupti Paranjape, Sunitha Nallur, et al.. (2011). A Let-7 MicroRNA SNP in the KRAS 3′UTR Is Prognostic in Early-Stage Colorectal Cancer. Clinical Cancer Research. 17(24). 7723–7731. 85 indexed citations

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Vogel, Stefan de, Kristien Wouters, Ralph W.H. Gottschalk, et al.. (2009). Genetic Variants of Methyl Metabolizing Enzymes and Epigenetic Regulators: Associations with Promoter CpG Island Hypermethylation in Colorectal Cancer. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention. 18(11). 3086–3096. 77 indexed citations

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Weijenberg, Matty P., James G. Herman, Kristien Wouters, et al.. (2009). MGMT and MLH1 promoter methylation versus APC, KRAS and BRAF gene mutations in colorectal cancer: indications for distinct pathways and sequence of events. Annals of Oncology. 20(7). 1216–1222. 52 indexed citations

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