Leen Aerts

748 total citations
22 papers, 478 citations indexed

About

Leen Aerts is a scholar working on Psychiatry and Mental health, Reproductive Medicine and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Leen Aerts has authored 22 papers receiving a total of 478 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Psychiatry and Mental health, 8 papers in Reproductive Medicine and 7 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Recurrent topics in Leen Aerts's work include Sexual function and dysfunction studies (12 papers), Endometriosis Research and Treatment (8 papers) and Cancer survivorship and care (5 papers). Leen Aerts is often cited by papers focused on Sexual function and dysfunction studies (12 papers), Endometriosis Research and Treatment (8 papers) and Cancer survivorship and care (5 papers). Leen Aerts collaborates with scholars based in Belgium, Switzerland and Canada. Leen Aerts's co-authors include Paul Enzlin, Johan Verhaeghe, Frédéric Amant, Ignace Vergote, Sophie Bergeron, Willy Poppe, Serena Corsini‐Munt, Natalie O. Rosen, Kate M. Rancourt and Nicola Pluchino and has published in prestigious journals such as Pain, BMJ Open and The Journal of Sexual Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Leen Aerts

22 papers receiving 462 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Leen Aerts Belgium 13 212 139 129 123 102 22 478
David Nunns United Kingdom 13 294 1.4× 178 1.3× 175 1.4× 76 0.6× 137 1.3× 55 784
W. C. M. Weijmar Schultz Netherlands 15 380 1.8× 95 0.7× 55 0.4× 178 1.4× 132 1.3× 30 730
L. Millheiser United States 10 304 1.4× 33 0.2× 222 1.7× 59 0.5× 145 1.4× 22 613
Terri L. Woodard United States 14 162 0.8× 30 0.2× 195 1.5× 78 0.6× 179 1.8× 41 544
Alessandra Gallo Italy 11 72 0.3× 66 0.5× 146 1.1× 22 0.2× 115 1.1× 32 467
Stefania Alvisi Italy 16 143 0.7× 140 1.0× 240 1.9× 21 0.2× 128 1.3× 29 679
Willibrord C. M. Weijmar Schultz Netherlands 16 433 2.0× 186 1.3× 136 1.1× 54 0.4× 328 3.2× 28 970
Sylvie Aubin Canada 10 233 1.1× 55 0.4× 40 0.3× 40 0.3× 32 0.3× 13 375
L Dennerstein Australia 5 178 0.8× 59 0.4× 157 1.2× 36 0.3× 116 1.1× 8 520
Corrie Goldfinger Canada 12 260 1.2× 23 0.2× 105 0.8× 20 0.2× 159 1.6× 16 551

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Leen Aerts

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All Works

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Aerts, Leen, et al.. (2022). Surgical Treatments of Chronic Vulvar Pain After Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting. The Journal of Sexual Medicine. 19(2). 290–301. 1 indexed citations
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Aerts, Leen, et al.. (2021). Chronic Vulvar Pain After Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting: A Retrospective Study. Sexual Medicine. 9(5). 1–1. 8 indexed citations
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Aerts, Leen, et al.. (2021). Sexual, psychological, interpersonal well-being and (unmet) supportive care needs of couples after a gynecological cancer treatment. European Journal of Gynaecological Oncology. 42(6). 1228–1228. 1 indexed citations
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Aerts, Leen, et al.. (2020). Sexual Life After Hysterectomy: Still a Neglected Topic?. Sexual Medicine Reviews. 8(2). 181–182. 1 indexed citations
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Aerts, Leen, Patrick Dällenbach, Jean‐Marie Wenger, et al.. (2019). Understanding sexual pain in endometriosis. PubMed. 71(3). 224–234. 8 indexed citations
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Aerts, Leen, et al.. (2019). [Clinical investigation of Sexual pain in patients with endometriosis].. PubMed. 15(668). 1941–1944. 3 indexed citations
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Bhatt, Ravi R., Arpana Gupta, Andrea J. Rapkin, et al.. (2019). Altered gray matter volume in sensorimotor and thalamic regions associated with pain in localized provoked vulvodynia: a voxel-based morphometry study. Pain. 160(7). 1529–1540. 19 indexed citations
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Aerts, Leen, Isabelle Streuli, Patrick Dällenbach, et al.. (2018). Psychosocial impact of endometriosis: From co-morbidity to intervention. Best Practice & Research Clinical Obstetrics & Gynaecology. 50. 2–10. 60 indexed citations
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Pazmany, Els, Huynh Giao Ly, Leen Aerts, et al.. (2017). Brain responses to vestibular pain and its anticipation in women with Genito-Pelvic Pain/Penetration Disorder. NeuroImage Clinical. 16. 477–490. 17 indexed citations
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Aerts, Leen, Sophie Bergeron, Caroline F. Pukall, & Samir Khalifé. (2016). Provoked Vestibulodynia: Does Pain Intensity Correlate with Sexual Dysfunction and Dissatisfaction?. The Journal of Sexual Medicine. 13(6). 955–962. 27 indexed citations
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Aerts, Leen, et al.. (2015). Are Primary and Secondary Provoked Vestibulodynia Two Different Entities? A Comparison of Pain, Psychosocial, and Sexual Characteristics. The Journal of Sexual Medicine. 12(6). 1463–1473. 16 indexed citations
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Bergeron, Sophie, Serena Corsini‐Munt, Leen Aerts, Kate M. Rancourt, & Natalie O. Rosen. (2015). Female Sexual Pain Disorders: a Review of the Literature on Etiology and Treatment. Current Sexual Health Reports. 7(3). 159–169. 64 indexed citations
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Aerts, Leen, Paul Enzlin, Johan Verhaeghe, Ignace Vergote, & Frédéric Amant. (2014). Psychologic, Relational, and Sexual Functioning in Women After Surgical Treatment of Vulvar Malignancy. International Journal of Gynecological Cancer. 24(2). 372–380. 35 indexed citations
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Corsini‐Munt, Serena, Sophie Bergeron, Natalie O. Rosen, et al.. (2014). A comparison of cognitive-behavioral couple therapy and lidocaine in the treatment of provoked vestibulodynia: study protocol for a randomized clinical trial. Trials. 15(1). 506–506. 17 indexed citations
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Aerts, Leen, Paul Enzlin, Johan Verhaeghe, et al.. (2014). Long-Term Sexual Functioning in Women After Surgical Treatment of Cervical Cancer Stages IA to IB. International Journal of Gynecological Cancer. 24(8). 1527–1534. 28 indexed citations
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Aerts, Leen, Paul Enzlin, Johan Verhaeghe, et al.. (2014). Sexual Functioning in Women After Surgical Treatment for Endometrial Cancer: A Prospective Controlled Study. The Journal of Sexual Medicine. 12(1). 198–209. 45 indexed citations
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Hasenburg, Annette, et al.. (2011). Psycho-Oncology. International Journal of Gynecological Cancer. 21(9). 1520–1524. 1 indexed citations
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Aerts, Leen, Paul Enzlin, Ignace Vergote, et al.. (2011). Sexual, Psychological, and Relational Functioning in Women After Surgical Treatment for Vulvar Malignancy: A Literature Review. The Journal of Sexual Medicine. 9(2). 361–371. 59 indexed citations
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Aerts, Leen, Paul Enzlin, Johan Verhaeghe, Ignace Vergote, & Frédéric Amant. (2009). Sexual and psychological functioning in women after pelvic surgery for gynaecological cancer.. PubMed. 30(6). 652–6. 39 indexed citations

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