Louis Maes

15.2k citations

360 papers · 11.3k indexed · 2 hit papers · h-index 53

Impact in

Parasitology top 0.5%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health top 0.2%
- Research on Leishmaniasis Studies
- Malaria Research and Control

Papers in

Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 166
- Research on Leishmaniasis Studies 135
- Malaria Research and Control 30
Parasitology 36
- Parasites and Host Interactions 26

Co-authors: Paul Cos Dirk Vanden Berghe Arnold Vlietinck Luc Pieters Guy Caljon Sarah Hendrickx K. Toté Tom Coenye
Journals: Journal of Medicinal Chemistry (34 papers)European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry (15 papers)Molecules (14 papers)Journal of Ethnopharmacology (14 papers)Planta Medica (14 papers)
Partner nations: Belgium United Kingdom Switzerland

In The Last Decade

Louis Maes

357 papers receiving 10.9k citations

Hit Papers

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Quorum Sensing Inhibitors Increase the Susceptibility of Bacterial Biofilms to Antibiotics In Vitro and In Vivo 2011 · 431 citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2011 Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy
2006 Journal of Ethnopharmacology

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The 25 scholars most cited alongside Louis Maes, linked wherever they have co-authored with each other. Click a name or a connecting line to browse the papers they share.

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1	Synthesis and Anti-Trypanosoma cruzi Activity of 3-Cyanopyridine Derivatives ACS Omega ·B. W. Slafer, Marco A. Dessoy, Ramon G. de Oliveira, María C. Mollo, Eun Lee, An Matheeussen, Louis Maes, Guy Caljon, Leonardo L. G. Ferreira, Renata Krogh, Adriano D. Andricopulo, Luiza R. Cruz, Charles E. Mowbray, Jadel M. Kratz, Luiz C. Dias	2024	1
2	Chemoselective Synthesis and Anti-Kinetoplastidal Properties of 2,6-Diaryl-4H-tetrahydro-thiopyran-4-one S-Oxides: Their Interplay in a Cascade of Redox Reactions from Diarylideneacetones Molecules ·Thibault Gendron, Don Antoine Lanfranchi, Nicole Wenzel, Hripsimée Kessedjian, Beate Jannack, Louis Maes, Sandrine Cojean, Thomas J. J. Müller, Philippe M. Loiseau, Elisabeth Davioud–Charvet	2024	1
3	Structural Optimization of BIPPO Analogs as Potent Antimalarials Molecules ·Yang Zheng, An Matheeussen, Louis Maes, Guy Caljon, Geert Jan Sterk, Rob Leurs	2023	2
4	Long-term hematopoietic stem cells as a parasite niche during treatment failure in visceral leishmaniasis Communications Biology ·Laura Dirkx, Sarah Hendrickx, Margot Merlot, Dimitri Bulté, Márick Rodrigues Starick, Jessy Elst, André Báfica, Didier G. Ebo, Louis Maes, Johan Van Weyenbergh, Guy Caljon	2022	16
5	3-nitroimidazo[1,2-b]pyridazine as a novel scaffold for antiparasitics with sub-nanomolar anti-Giardia lamblia activity International Journal for Parasitology Drugs and Drug Resistance ·Yang Zheng, Joachim Müller, Stefan Kunz, Marco Siderius, Louis Maes, Guy Caljon, Norbert Müller, Andrew Hemphill, Geert Jan Sterk, Rob Leurs	2022	9
6	Impact of pulmonary African trypanosomes on the immunology and function of the lung Nature Communications ·Dorien Mabille, Laura Dirkx, Sofie Thys, Marjorie Vermeersch, Daniel Montenye, Matthias Govaerts, Sarah Hendrickx, Peter Takáč, Johan Van Weyenbergh, Isabel Pintelon, Peter Delputte, Louis Maes, David Pérez‐Morga, Jean‐Pierre Timmermans, Guy Caljon	2022	18
7	Development of Novel Isoindolone‐Based Compounds against Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense ChemistryOpen ·Daniel Gedder Silva, Pim‐Bart Feijens, Rik Hendrickx, An Matheeussen, Lucie Grey, Guy Caljon, Louis Maes, Flávio da Silva Emery, Anna Junker	2021	2
8	Miltefosine enhances infectivity of a miltefosine-resistant Leishmania infantum strain by attenuating its innate immune recognition PLoS neglected tropical diseases ·Dimitri Bulté, Lieselotte Van Bockstal, Laura Dirkx, Magali Van den Kerkhof, Carl De Trez, Jean‐Pierre Timmermans, Sarah Hendrickx, Louis Maes, Guy Caljon	2021	15
9	2-aminobenzimidazoles for leishmaniasis: From initial hit discovery to in vivo profiling PLoS neglected tropical diseases ·Rafael Augusto Alves Ferreira, Celso de Oliveira Rezende Júnior, Pablo David Grigol Martinez, Paul J. Koovits, Bruna Miranda Soares, Leonardo L. G. Ferreira, Simone Michelan‐Duarte, Rafael Consolin Chelucci, Adriano D. Andricopulo, Mariana K. Galuppo, Sílvia Reni Bortolin Uliana, An Matheeussen, Guy Caljon, Louis Maes, Simon F. Campbell, Jadel M. Kratz, Charles E. Mowbray, Luiz C. Dias	2021	11
10	Synthesis and Structure−Activity Relationships of Imidazopyridine/Pyrimidine‐ and Furopyridine‐Based Anti‐infective Agents against Trypanosomiases ChemMedChem ·Daniel Gedder Silva, Anna Junker, Shaiani Maria Gil de Melo, Fernando Fumagalli, J. Robert Gillespie, Nora M. R. Molasky, Frederick S. Buckner, An Matheeussen, Guy Caljon, Louis Maes, Flávio da Silva Emery	2020	13
11	Hit-to-lead optimization of a benzene sulfonamide series for potential antileishmanial agents RSC Medicinal Chemistry ·Paul J. Koovits, Marco A. Dessoy, An Matheeussen, Louis Maes, Guy Caljon, Leonardo L. G. Ferreira, Rafael Consolin Chelucci, Simone Michelan‐Duarte, Adriano D. Andricopulo, Simon F. Campbell, Jadel M. Kratz, Charles E. Mowbray, Luiz C. Dias	2020	5
12	Isolation and Characterization of Clinical RSV Isolates in Belgium during the Winters of 2016–2018 Viruses ·Winke Van der Gucht, Kim Stobbelaar, Matthias Govaerts, Thomas C. Mangodt, Cyril Barbezange, Annelies Leemans, Benedicte Y. De Winter, Steven Van Gucht, Guy Caljon, Louis Maes, Jozef De Dooy, Philippe G. Jorens, Annemieke Smet, Paul Cos, Stijn Verhulst, Peter Delputte	2019	13
13	Immunosuppression of Syrian golden hamsters accelerates relapse but not the emergence of resistance in Leishmania infantum following recurrent miltefosine pressure International Journal for Parasitology Drugs and Drug Resistance ·Sarah Hendrickx, Dimitri Bulté, Magali Van den Kerkhof, Paul Cos, Peter Delputte, Louis Maes, Guy Caljon	2018	1
14	Evaluation of a Pan-Leishmania Spliced-Leader RNA Detection Method in Human Blood and Experimentally Infected Syrian Golden Hamsters Journal of Molecular Diagnostics ·Eline Eberhardt, Magali Van den Kerkhof, Dimitri Bulté, Dorien Mabille, Lieselotte Van Bockstal, Séverine Monnerat, Fabiana Alves, Jane Mbui, Peter Delputte, Paul Cos, Sarah Hendrickx, Louis Maes, Guy Caljon	2018	18
15	Removal of the N-Glycosylation Sequon at Position N116 Located in p27 of the Respiratory Syncytial Virus Fusion Protein Elicits Enhanced Antibody Responses after DNA Immunization Viruses ·Annelies Leemans, Marlies Boeren, Winke Van der Gucht, Isabel Pintelon, Kenny Roose, Bert Schepens, Xavier Saelens, Dalan Bailey, Wim Martinet, Guy Caljon, Louis Maes, Paul Cos, Peter Delputte	2018	18
16	Biological and Phytochemical Investigations on Caesalpinia benthamiana, a Plant Traditionally Used as Antimalarial in Guinea Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine ·Jonas Loua, Mohamed Sahar Traoré, Aïssata Camara, Mamadou Aliou Baldé, Louis Maes, Luc Pieters, A.M. Baldé	2017	4
17	Development and Characterization of New Species Cross-Reactive Anti-Sialoadhesin Monoclonal Antibodies Antibodies ·Marjorie De Schryver, Hanne Van Gorp, Inge Hoebeke, Bauke De Maeyer, Karen Ooms, Isabel Pintelon, Louis Maes, Paul Cos, Hans Nauwynck, Peter Delputte	2016	7
18	Development of a novel in vitro onychomycosis model for the evaluation of topical antifungal activity Journal of Microbiological Methods ·Reindert Sleven, Ellen Lanckacker, Gaëlle Boulet, Peter Delputte, Louis Maes, Paul Cos	2015	10
19	Animal models of invasive aspergillosis for drug discovery Drug Discovery Today ·Caroline Paulussen, Gaëlle Boulet, Paul Cos, Peter Delputte, Louis Maes	2014	21
20	Medicinal plants used in South Ecuador for gastrointestinal problems: An evaluation of their antibacterial potential Journal of Medicinal Plants Research ·Lourdes Jerves‐Andrade, Fabi an Le on-Tamariz, Eugenia Peñaherrera, Nancy Cuzco, Vladimiro Tobar, Raffaella Ansaloni, Louis Maes, Isabel Wilches	2014	15

About Louis Maes

Louis Maes is a scholar working on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Parasitology, Biochemistry, Epidemiology and Organic Chemistry, having authored 360 papers that have together received 11.3k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Research on Leishmaniasis Studies (135 papers), Trypanosoma species research and implications (125 papers), Synthesis and Biological Evaluation (53 papers), Malaria Research and Control (30 papers), Traditional and Medicinal Uses of Annonaceae (29 papers), Parasites and Host Interactions (26 papers), Toxin Mechanisms and Immunotoxins (19 papers) and Natural product bioactivities and synthesis (18 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Parasitology (833 citations), Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health (3.6k citations), Organic Chemistry (2.7k citations), Pharmacology (773 citations) and Toxicology (272 citations). Louis Maes has collaborated with scholars based in Belgium, United Kingdom and Switzerland. Frequent co-authors include Paul Cos, Dirk Vanden Berghe, Arnold Vlietinck, Luc Pieters, Guy Caljon, Sarah Hendrickx, K. Toté, Tom Coenye, Hans J. Nelis and Gilles Brackman. Their work appears in journals such as Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, Molecules, Journal of Ethnopharmacology and Planta Medica.

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