Maarten Van Herck

2.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
30 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

About

Maarten Van Herck is a scholar working on Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Neurology and Clinical Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Maarten Van Herck has authored 30 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, 11 papers in Neurology and 10 papers in Clinical Psychology. Recurrent topics in Maarten Van Herck's work include Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research (12 papers), Long-Term Effects of COVID-19 (11 papers) and COVID-19 and Mental Health (10 papers). Maarten Van Herck is often cited by papers focused on Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research (12 papers), Long-Term Effects of COVID-19 (11 papers) and COVID-19 and Mental Health (10 papers). Maarten Van Herck collaborates with scholars based in Netherlands, Belgium and United States. Maarten Van Herck's co-authors include Martijn A. Spruit, Chris Burtin, Daisy J.A. Janssen, Anouk W. Vaes, Alex J. van ‘t Hul, Frits M.E. Franssen, Yvonne M.J. Goërtz, Jeannet M. Delbressine, Felipe Machado and Sarah Houben‐Wilke and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

Maarten Van Herck

25 papers receiving 1.2k citations

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Persistent symptoms 3 months after a SARS-CoV-2 infection: the post-COVID-19 syndrome?

2020 524 citations Yvonne M.J. Goërtz, Maarten Van Herck et al. ERJ Open Research profile →

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Yvonne M.J. Goërtz Netherlands

Jeannet M. Delbressine Netherlands

Felipe Machado Brazil

Toby Hillman United Kingdom

Sarah Houben‐Wilke Netherlands

Roy Meys Netherlands

Jared P. Austin United States

Yochai Re’em United States

Hannah Wei United States

Gina Assaf United States

Yvonne M.J. Goërtz Netherlands

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Herck, Maarten Van, Yvonne Goërtz, Qichen Deng, et al.. (2025). Bidirectional Associations Between Physical Activity, Sedentary Behavior, and Daily Symptoms in Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Longitudinal Observational Study. JMIR mhealth and uhealth. 13. e65653–e65653.

Herck, Maarten Van, Robab Breyer‐Kohansal, Mohammad Azizzadeh, et al.. (2025). Incidence of Prediabetes and Diabetes in a European Longitudinal General Population Cohort and Its Associated Factors—Results From the Austrian LEAD Study. Journal of Diabetes Research. 2025(1). 5540276–5540276.

Herck, Maarten Van, Yvonne M.J. Goërtz, Chris Burtin, et al.. (2025). Associated factors of fatigue in patients with COPD: results from the FAntasTIGUE study. ERJ Open Research. 11(5). 857–2024. 1 indexed citations

Herck, Maarten Van, Casper D. J. den Heijer, Suhreta Mujakovic, et al.. (2024). Impact of post-COVID-19 condition on health status and activities of daily living: the PRIME post-COVID study. Thorax. 79(5). 457–464.

Vaes, Anouk W., Maarten Van Herck, Qichen Deng, et al.. (2023). Symptom-based clusters in people with ME/CFS: an illustration of clinical variety in a cross-sectional cohort. Journal of Translational Medicine. 21(1). 112–112. 10 indexed citations

Herck, Maarten Van, et al.. (2023). Prevalence of Long-term Symptoms Varies When Using Different Post-COVID-19 Definitions in Positively and Negatively Tested Adults: The PRIME Post-COVID Study. Open Forum Infectious Diseases. 10(10). ofad471–ofad471. 9 indexed citations

Jacinto, Tiago, Elizabeth F. Smith, Maarten Van Herck, et al.. (2023). ERS International Congress 2023: highlights from the Allied Respiratory Professionals Assembly. ERJ Open Research. 10(2). 889–2023.

Herck, Maarten Van, et al.. (2023). High proportions of post-exertional malaise and orthostatic intolerance in people living with post-COVID-19 condition: the PRIME post-COVID study. Frontiers in Medicine. 10. 1292446–1292446. 12 indexed citations

Herck, Maarten Van, Yvonne M.J. Goërtz, & Suzanne C. Lareau. (2023). What Is Fatigue?. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 207(5). P1–P2. 2 indexed citations

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Bekkering, Geertruida E, Yannick Vande Weygaerde, Maarten Van Herck, et al.. (2023). Clinical effectiveness of rehabilitation in ambulatory care for patients with persisting symptoms after COVID-19: a systematic review. BMC Infectious Diseases. 23(1). 419–419. 18 indexed citations

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Houben‐Wilke, Sarah, Yvonne Goërtz, Jeannet M. Delbressine, et al.. (2022). The Impact of Long COVID-19 on Mental Health: Observational 6-Month Follow-Up Study. JMIR Mental Health. 9(2). e33704–e33704. 78 indexed citations

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Herck, Maarten Van, Casper D. J. den Heijer, Suhreta Mujakovic, et al.. (2022). Design and recruitment of a large-scale cohort study on prevalence, risk factors and impact evaluation of post-COVID-19 condition and its wider long-term social, mental, and physical health impact: The PRIME post-COVID study. Frontiers in Public Health. 10. 1032955–1032955. 7 indexed citations

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Herck, Maarten Van, Yvonne M.J. Goërtz, Sarah Houben‐Wilke, et al.. (2021). Severe Fatigue in Long COVID: Web-Based Quantitative Follow-up Study in Members of Online Long COVID Support Groups. Journal of Medical Internet Research. 23(9). e30274–e30274. 50 indexed citations

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Delbressine, Jeannet M., Felipe Machado, Yvonne M.J. Goërtz, et al.. (2021). The Impact of Post-COVID-19 Syndrome on Self-Reported Physical Activity. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 18(11). 6017–6017. 64 indexed citations

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Goërtz, Yvonne, Annemarie Braamse, Martijn A. Spruit, et al.. (2021). Fatigue in patients with chronic disease: results from the population-based Lifelines Cohort Study. Scientific Reports. 11(1). 20977–20977. 80 indexed citations

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Vaes, Anouk W., Felipe Machado, Roy Meys, et al.. (2020). Care Dependency in Non-Hospitalized Patients with COVID-19. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 9(9). 2946–2946. 64 indexed citations

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Meys, Roy, Jeannet M. Delbressine, Yvonne M.J. Goërtz, et al.. (2020). Generic and Respiratory-Specific Quality of Life in Non-Hospitalized Patients with COVID-19. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 9(12). 3993–3993. 52 indexed citations

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Goërtz, Yvonne M.J., Maarten Van Herck, Jeannet M. Delbressine, et al.. (2020). Persistent symptoms 3 months after a SARS-CoV-2 infection: the post-COVID-19 syndrome?. ERJ Open Research. 6(4). 542–2020. 524 indexed citations breakdown →

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Herck, Maarten Van, Jeanine C. Antons, Jan H. Vercoulen, et al.. (2019). Pulmonary Rehabilitation Reduces Subjective Fatigue in COPD: A Responder Analysis. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 8(8). 1264–1264. 29 indexed citations

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Herck, Maarten Van, Martijn A. Spruit, Chris Burtin, et al.. (2018). Fatigue is Highly Prevalent in Patients with Asthma and Contributes to the Burden of Disease. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 7(12). 471–471. 40 indexed citations

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