Nathalie Le Clef

1.6k total citations · 3 hit papers
14 papers, 855 citations indexed

About

Nathalie Le Clef is a scholar working on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Reproductive Medicine and Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Nathalie Le Clef has authored 14 papers receiving a total of 855 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 9 papers in Reproductive Medicine and 2 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. Recurrent topics in Nathalie Le Clef's work include Reproductive Biology and Fertility (8 papers), Ovarian function and disorders (6 papers) and Reproductive Health and Technologies (5 papers). Nathalie Le Clef is often cited by papers focused on Reproductive Biology and Fertility (8 papers), Ovarian function and disorders (6 papers) and Reproductive Health and Technologies (5 papers). Nathalie Le Clef collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Spain and Belgium. Nathalie Le Clef's co-authors include Anja Verhulst, Patrick C. D’Haese, Benjamin A. Vervaet, Nathalie Vermeulen, George T. Lainas, Georg Griesinger, Debbie Montjean, Nikolaos P. Polyzos, Ernesto Bosch and Sesh Kamal Sunkara and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Human Reproduction and BMJ evidence-based medicine.

In The Last Decade

Nathalie Le Clef

11 papers receiving 836 citations

Hit Papers

ESHRE guideline: ovarian stimulation for IVF/ICSI† 2020 2026 2022 2024 2020 2023 2023 50 100 150 200 250
What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. ESHRE guideline: ovarian stimulation for IVF/ICSI†
    2020 276 citations Ernesto Bosch, Simone L. Broer et al. Human Reproduction Open profile →
  2. ESHRE good practice recommendations on recurrent implantation failure
    2023 92 citations Danilo Cimadomo, María José de los Santos et al. Human Reproduction Open profile →
  3. Good practice recommendations on add-ons in reproductive medicine
    2023 61 citations Kersti Lundin, J. G. Bentzen et al. Human Reproduction profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Nathalie Le Clef United Kingdom 9 532 467 310 137 100 14 855
Hye Jin Chang South Korea 13 307 0.6× 495 1.1× 191 0.6× 118 0.9× 87 0.9× 35 809
Michał Kunicki Poland 14 545 1.0× 719 1.5× 208 0.7× 185 1.4× 78 0.8× 45 939
Raymond W. Ke United States 15 438 0.8× 413 0.9× 248 0.8× 104 0.8× 119 1.2× 24 776
Jan Roar Mellembakken Norway 17 302 0.6× 501 1.1× 172 0.6× 246 1.8× 70 0.7× 21 926
Richard V. Grazi United States 12 349 0.7× 460 1.0× 157 0.5× 51 0.4× 64 0.6× 42 639
Mohamed Shaarawy Egypt 16 151 0.3× 120 0.3× 136 0.4× 132 1.0× 110 1.1× 33 645
Warren J. Huber United States 12 125 0.2× 97 0.2× 157 0.5× 98 0.7× 223 2.2× 23 535
Einat Shalom‐Paz Israel 21 682 1.3× 760 1.6× 439 1.4× 168 1.2× 118 1.2× 70 1.2k
Ae Ra Han South Korea 16 304 0.6× 309 0.7× 116 0.4× 412 3.0× 39 0.4× 38 782

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Nathalie Le Clef

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All Works

14 of 14 papers shown
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Mitchell, Rod T., Cristina Eguizábal, Ellen Goossens, et al.. (2025). ESHRE good practice recommendations on fertility preservation involving testicular tissue cryopreservation in children receiving gonadotoxic therapies. Human Reproduction. 40(8). 1391–1431. 2 indexed citations
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Mitchell, Rod T., Cristina Eguizábal, Ellen Goossens, et al.. (2025). O-106 Good practice recommendations on fertility preservation in child and adolescent males receiving gonadotoxic therapies. Human Reproduction. 40(Supplement_1).
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Lundin, Kersti, J. G. Bentzen, Gürkan Bozdağ, et al.. (2023). Good practice recommendations on add-ons in reproductive medicine. Human Reproduction. 38(11). 2062–2104. 61 indexed citations breakdown →
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Pinborg, Anja, Jens Bentzen, Gürkan Bozdağ, et al.. (2023). O-102 Add-ons in the ART clinic. Human Reproduction. 38(Supplement_1).
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Lundin, Kersti, Jens Bentzen, Gürkan Bozdağ, et al.. (2023). O-101 Add-ons in the ART lab. Human Reproduction. 38(Supplement_1).
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Romualdi, Daniela, Barış Ata, Siladitya Bhattacharya, et al.. (2023). Evidence-based guideline: unexplained infertility. Human Reproduction. 38(10). 1881–1890. 54 indexed citations
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Cimadomo, Danilo, María José de los Santos, Georg Griesinger, et al.. (2023). ESHRE good practice recommendations on recurrent implantation failure. Human Reproduction Open. 2023(3). hoad023–hoad023. 92 indexed citations breakdown →
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Bosch, Ernesto, Simone L. Broer, Georg Griesinger, et al.. (2020). ESHRE guideline: ovarian stimulation for IVF/ICSI†. Human Reproduction Open. 2020(2). hoaa009–hoaa009. 276 indexed citations breakdown →
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Kirk, E., Attila Jakab, Nathalie Le Clef, et al.. (2020). Terminology for describing normally sited and ectopic pregnancies on ultrasound: ESHRE recommendations for good practice. Human Reproduction Open. 2020(4). hoaa055–hoaa055. 66 indexed citations
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Apter, Susanna, Thomas Ebner, Thomas Fréour, et al.. (2020). Good practice recommendations for the use of time-lapse technology†. Human Reproduction Open. 2020(2). hoaa008–hoaa008. 138 indexed citations
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Vermeulen, Niki, et al.. (2018). Manual for development of recommendations for good practice. 3 indexed citations
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Vermeulen, Nathalie, Nathalie Le Clef, Zdravka Veleva, Arianna D’Angelo, & Kelly Tilleman. (2018). European Recommendations for good practice in addition to an evidence-based guidelines programme: rationale and method of development. BMJ evidence-based medicine. 24(1). 30–34. 16 indexed citations
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Vermeulen, Niki, et al.. (2017). Manual for ESHRE guideline development. Työväentutkimus Vuosikirja. 12 indexed citations
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Clef, Nathalie Le, Anja Verhulst, Patrick C. D’Haese, & Benjamin A. Vervaet. (2016). Unilateral Renal Ischemia-Reperfusion as a Robust Model for Acute to Chronic Kidney Injury in Mice. PLoS ONE. 11(3). e0152153–e0152153. 135 indexed citations

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