Leen Seys

1.1k total citations
15 papers, 725 citations indexed

About

Leen Seys is a scholar working on Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Physiology and Immunology. According to data from OpenAlex, Leen Seys has authored 15 papers receiving a total of 725 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 7 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, 6 papers in Physiology and 5 papers in Immunology. Recurrent topics in Leen Seys's work include Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research (7 papers), Asthma and respiratory diseases (5 papers) and Pediatric health and respiratory diseases (3 papers). Leen Seys is often cited by papers focused on Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research (7 papers), Asthma and respiratory diseases (5 papers) and Pediatric health and respiratory diseases (3 papers). Leen Seys collaborates with scholars based in Belgium, Netherlands and United Kingdom. Leen Seys's co-authors include Ken R. Bracke, Guy Brusselle, Guy Joos, Anne Verhamme, Bart N. Lambrecht, Caroline A. Owen, Francesca Polverino, Lies Lahousse, Sharen Provoost and Hamida Hammad and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine and Clinical Infectious Diseases.

In The Last Decade

Leen Seys

13 papers receiving 717 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Leen Seys Belgium	12	297	213	208	204	86	15	725
Keiko Kan‐o Japan	16	254 0.9×	146 0.7×	232 1.1×	185 0.9×	34 0.4×	42	685
Sunita Sharma United States	15	258 0.9×	189 0.9×	124 0.6×	305 1.5×	57 0.7×	28	667
Ángel Camarena Mexico	15	295 1.0×	118 0.6×	144 0.7×	106 0.5×	46 0.5×	30	596
Kristy Parsons Australia	9	190 0.6×	89 0.4×	201 1.0×	170 0.8×	23 0.3×	11	533
Deyu Zhao China	17	146 0.5×	213 1.0×	203 1.0×	390 1.9×	185 2.2×	36	894
Susan T. Stephenson United States	15	261 0.9×	185 0.9×	300 1.4×	349 1.7×	18 0.2×	34	792
Young Mok Lee South Korea	20	364 1.2×	159 0.7×	343 1.6×	500 2.5×	24 0.3×	43	1.1k
George Booth United Kingdom	10	150 0.5×	71 0.3×	217 1.0×	162 0.8×	39 0.5×	13	576
Eirini Neofytou Greece	12	211 0.7×	117 0.5×	78 0.4×	78 0.4×	45 0.5×	24	441
Katarina Chadelat France	13	366 1.2×	115 0.5×	77 0.4×	110 0.5×	33 0.4×	13	576

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15 of 15 papers shown

Seys, Leen, et al.. (2025). Unravelling the cellular sources and location of IL-17A production during a Giardia infection. Scientific Reports. 15(1). 38790–38790.

Borloo, Jimmy, Sonia Serna, Leen Seys, et al.. (2023). Plant-based production of a protective vaccine antigen against the bovine parasitic nematode Ostertagia ostertagi. Scientific Reports. 13(1). 20488–20488. 13 indexed citations

Anckaert, Jasper, Alen Faiz, Bihiyga Salhi, et al.. (2023). Crosstalk Between Memory B Cells and Fibroblasts Contributes to COPD Pathogenesis. A6151–A6151. 1 indexed citations

Reuver, Richard de, Evelien Dierick, Bartosz Wiernicki, et al.. (2021). ADAR1 interaction with Z-RNA promotes editing of endogenous double-stranded RNA and prevents MDA5-dependent immune activation. Cell Reports. 36(6). 109500–109500. 78 indexed citations

Seys, Leen, W. Widagdo, Anne Verhamme, et al.. (2018). DPP4, the MERS coronavirus receptor, is upregulated in lungs of smokers and COPD patients. Lirias (KU Leuven).

Verhamme, Anne, Leen Seys, Sharen Provoost, et al.. (2017). Elevated GDF-15 contributes to pulmonary inflammation upon cigarette smoke exposure. Mucosal Immunology. 10(6). 1400–1411. 40 indexed citations

Seys, Leen, W. Widagdo, Anne Verhamme, et al.. (2017). DPP4, the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus Receptor, is Upregulated in Lungs of Smokers and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Patients. Clinical Infectious Diseases. 66(1). 45–53. 73 indexed citations

Seys, Leen, Anne Verhamme, Bart Vanaudenaerde, et al.. (2017). Association of innate defense proteins BPIFA1 and BPIFB1 with disease severity in COPD. International Journal of COPD. Volume 13. 11–27. 26 indexed citations

Lahousse, Lies, Leen Seys, Guy Joos, et al.. (2017). Epidemiology and impact of chronic bronchitis in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. European Respiratory Journal. 50(2). 1602470–1602470. 68 indexed citations

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Conickx, Griet, Pieter Mestdagh, Francisco Avila Cobos, et al.. (2016). MicroRNA Profiling Reveals a Role for MicroRNA-218-5p in the Pathogenesis of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 195(1). 43–56. 99 indexed citations

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Provoost, Sharen, Rudi W. Hendriks, Andrew N. J. McKenzie, et al.. (2016). Dysregulation of type 2 innate lymphoid cells and TH2 cells impairs pollutant-induced allergic airway responses. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. 139(1). 246–257.e4. 62 indexed citations

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Polverino, Francesca, Leen Seys, Ken R. Bracke, & Caroline A. Owen. (2016). B cells in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: moving to center stage. American Journal of Physiology-Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology. 311(4). L687–L695. 79 indexed citations

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Seys, Leen, Anne Verhamme, Anja Schuster, et al.. (2015). Role of B Cell–Activating Factor in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 192(6). 706–718. 84 indexed citations

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Seys, Leen, Anne Verhamme, Lieven Dupont, et al.. (2015). Airway Surface Dehydration Aggravates Cigarette Smoke-Induced Hallmarks of COPD in Mice. PLoS ONE. 10(6). e0129897–e0129897. 22 indexed citations

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Bracke, Ken R., Anne Verhamme, Leen Seys, et al.. (2013). Role of CXCL13 in Cigarette Smoke–induced Lymphoid Follicle Formation and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 188(3). 343–355. 80 indexed citations

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