Nico De Leu

1.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
29 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

Nico De Leu is a scholar working on Surgery, Genetics and Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism. According to data from OpenAlex, Nico De Leu has authored 29 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 27 papers in Surgery, 20 papers in Genetics and 13 papers in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism. Recurrent topics in Nico De Leu's work include Pancreatic function and diabetes (27 papers), Diabetes and associated disorders (17 papers) and Diabetes Management and Research (12 papers). Nico De Leu is often cited by papers focused on Pancreatic function and diabetes (27 papers), Diabetes and associated disorders (17 papers) and Diabetes Management and Research (12 papers). Nico De Leu collaborates with scholars based in Belgium, France and United States. Nico De Leu's co-authors include Harry Heimberg, Mark Van de Casteele, Geert Stangé, Gérard Gradwohl, Daniël Pipeleers, Luc Bouwens, Xiaobo Xu, Xiangwei Xiao, Georg Mellitzer and Raphaël Scharfmann and has published in prestigious journals such as Cell, Physiological Reviews and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Nico De Leu

28 papers receiving 1.3k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

β Cells Can Be Generated from Endogenous Progenitors in Injured Adult Mouse Pancreas

2008 752 citations Xiaobo Xu, Geert Stangé et al. Cell profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Nico De Leu Belgium	16	1.1k	665	546	450	76	29	1.3k
Göran Mattsson Sweden	15	821 0.7×	376 0.6×	413 0.8×	284 0.6×	229 3.0×	25	938
Shane Fischbach United States	12	453 0.4×	302 0.5×	210 0.4×	312 0.7×	31 0.4×	19	799
Elisa Cantarelli Italy	15	628 0.6×	377 0.6×	294 0.5×	187 0.4×	157 2.1×	19	946
Fang‐Xu Jiang Australia	17	540 0.5×	287 0.4×	189 0.3×	374 0.8×	31 0.4×	39	815
Kristie Aamodt United States	9	406 0.4×	233 0.4×	174 0.3×	218 0.5×	40 0.5×	13	625
Bente B. Johansson Norway	15	576 0.5×	453 0.7×	225 0.4×	362 0.8×	11 0.1×	33	856
Mansa Krishnamurthy Canada	15	500 0.5×	259 0.4×	167 0.3×	391 0.9×	25 0.3×	22	911
Iljana Gaffar United States	7	340 0.3×	221 0.3×	146 0.3×	233 0.5×	22 0.3×	7	581
Tiffany Tseng United States	6	302 0.3×	186 0.3×	137 0.3×	319 0.7×	22 0.3×	8	659
Alethia Villasenor United States	12	367 0.3×	207 0.3×	116 0.2×	358 0.8×	12 0.2×	14	637

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Nico De Leu

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Martens, Pieter-Jan, Yves Heremans, Gunter Leuckx, et al.. (2025). Verapamil and low-dose anti-mouse thymocyte globulin combination therapy stably reverses recent-onset type 1 diabetes in NOD mice by acting on the beta cell and immune axes. Diabetologia. 68(10). 2263–2276.

Staels, Willem, et al.. (2024). Comprehensive alpha, beta, and delta cell transcriptomics reveal an association of cellular aging with MHC class I upregulation. Molecular Metabolism. 87. 101990–101990. 3 indexed citations

Heremans, Yves, et al.. (2024). Harnessing beta cell regeneration biology for diabetes therapy. Trends in Endocrinology and Metabolism. 35(11). 951–966. 9 indexed citations

Sawatani, Toshiaki, Nico De Leu, Yves Heremans, et al.. (2021). Towards a Functional Cure for Diabetes Using Stem Cell-Derived Beta Cells: Are We There Yet?. Cells. 10(1). 191–191. 42 indexed citations

Staels, Willem, et al.. (2020). Insulitis and lymphoid structures in the islets of Langerhans of a 66-year-old patient with long-standing type 1 diabetes. Archiv für Pathologische Anatomie und Physiologie und für Klinische Medicin. 478(6). 1209–1214. 6 indexed citations

Staels, Willem, Yves Heremans, Harry Heimberg, & Nico De Leu. (2019). VEGF-A and blood vessels: a beta cell perspective. Diabetologia. 62(11). 1961–1968. 53 indexed citations

Staels, Willem, Yves Heremans, Gunter Leuckx, et al.. (2018). Vegf-A mRNA transfection as a novel approach to improve mouse and human islet graft revascularisation. Diabetologia. 61(8). 1804–1810. 21 indexed citations

Baeyens, Luc, Willem Staels, Sofie De Groef, et al.. (2018). (Re)generating Human Beta Cells: Status, Pitfalls, and Perspectives. Physiological Reviews. 98(3). 1143–1167. 36 indexed citations

Coppens, Violette, Gunter Leuckx, Yves Heremans, et al.. (2018). Semi-automated digital measurement as the method of choice for beta cell mass analysis. PLoS ONE. 13(2). e0191249–e0191249. 2 indexed citations

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Staels, Willem, Yves Heremans, Gunter Leuckx, et al.. (2017). Conditional islet hypovascularisation does not preclude beta cell expansion during pregnancy in mice. Diabetologia. 60(6). 1051–1056. 9 indexed citations

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Groef, Sofie De, Dries Renmans, Ying Cai, et al.. (2016). STAT3 modulates β-cell cycling in injured mouse pancreas and protects against DNA damage. Cell Death and Disease. 7(6). e2272–e2272. 19 indexed citations

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Groef, Sofie De, Willem Staels, Naomi Van Gassen, et al.. (2016). Sources of beta cells inside the pancreas. Diabetologia. 59(9). 1834–1837. 1 indexed citations

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Hajizadeh‐Saffar, Ensiyeh, Yaser Tahamtani, Nasser Aghdami, et al.. (2015). Inducible VEGF Expression by Human Embryonic Stem Cell-Derived Mesenchymal Stromal Cells Reduces the Minimal Islet Mass Required to Reverse Diabetes. Scientific Reports. 5(1). 9322–9322. 44 indexed citations

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Groef, Sofie De, Gunter Leuckx, Naomi Van Gassen, et al.. (2015). Surgical Injury to the Mouse Pancreas through Ligation of the Pancreatic Duct as a Model for Endocrine and Exocrine Reprogramming and Proliferation. Journal of Visualized Experiments. e52765–e52765. 15 indexed citations

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Staels, Willem, Sofie De Groef, Yves Heremans, et al.. (2015). Accessory cells for β‐cell transplantation. Diabetes Obesity and Metabolism. 18(2). 115–124. 19 indexed citations

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Coppens, Violette, Yves Heremans, Gunter Leuckx, et al.. (2013). Reversal of hyperglycemia in diabetic mice by a marginal islet mass together with human blood outgrowth endothelial cells is independent of the delivery technique and blood clot-induced processes. Islets. 5(5). 196–200. 4 indexed citations

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Rosseel, Liesbeth, Nico De Leu, Wim Van Hecke, & David Unuane. (2012). A rare case of hypoglycemia in a patient with elevated right hemidiaphragm. BMJ Case Reports. 2012. bcr0320125972–bcr0320125972. 9 indexed citations

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Coppens, Violette, Yves Heremans, Daniel Jacobs‐Tulleneers‐Thevissen, et al.. (2012). Human blood outgrowth endothelial cells improve islet survival and function when co-transplanted in a mouse model of diabetes. Diabetologia. 56(2). 382–390. 32 indexed citations

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Leu, Nico De, David Unuane, Kris Poppe, & B. Velkeniers. (2012). Seizures and postictal stupor in a patient with uncontrolled Graves’ hyperthyroidism. BMJ Case Reports. 2012. bcr0220125929–bcr0220125929. 4 indexed citations

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Xu, Xiaobo, Geert Stangé, Stefan Bonné, et al.. (2008). β Cells Can Be Generated from Endogenous Progenitors in Injured Adult Mouse Pancreas. Cell. 132(2). 197–207. 752 indexed citations breakdown →

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