Nicolas Bruffaerts

1.4k total citations
34 papers, 500 citations indexed

About

Nicolas Bruffaerts is a scholar working on Immunology and Allergy, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. According to data from OpenAlex, Nicolas Bruffaerts has authored 34 papers receiving a total of 500 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 19 papers in Immunology and Allergy, 12 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis and 11 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. Recurrent topics in Nicolas Bruffaerts's work include Allergic Rhinitis and Sensitization (19 papers), Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology (10 papers) and Lichen and fungal ecology (10 papers). Nicolas Bruffaerts is often cited by papers focused on Allergic Rhinitis and Sensitization (19 papers), Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology (10 papers) and Lichen and fungal ecology (10 papers). Nicolas Bruffaerts collaborates with scholars based in Belgium, Finland and Netherlands. Nicolas Bruffaerts's co-authors include Marijke Hendrickx, Kris Huygen, Lucie Hoebeke, Andy Delcloo, Márta Romano, Ann Packeu, An Van Nieuwenhuyse, Tom De Smedt, Raf Aerts and Ben Somers and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, The Journal of Immunology and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Nicolas Bruffaerts

30 papers receiving 494 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Nicolas Bruffaerts Belgium 13 240 198 126 100 78 34 500
Brett James Green Australia 12 243 1.0× 361 1.8× 101 0.8× 30 0.3× 9 0.1× 14 518
M Savage United Kingdom 8 325 1.4× 100 0.5× 240 1.9× 14 0.1× 51 0.7× 13 453
Harvey R. Smith United Kingdom 13 32 0.1× 17 0.1× 88 0.7× 17 0.2× 38 0.5× 26 400
Peter Burgess United Kingdom 10 46 0.2× 42 0.2× 27 0.2× 6 0.1× 13 0.2× 22 531
Maria Concetta D’Ovidio Italy 8 52 0.2× 87 0.4× 35 0.3× 64 0.6× 6 0.1× 36 264
Arie Manangan United States 9 59 0.2× 75 0.4× 32 0.3× 36 0.4× 34 0.4× 15 217
Won-Kyung Lee South Korea 10 84 0.3× 30 0.2× 21 0.2× 5 0.1× 21 0.3× 10 418
A Moreno‐Ancillo Spain 13 259 1.1× 12 0.1× 14 0.1× 34 0.3× 27 0.3× 42 685
Maureen E. Lacey United Kingdom 13 110 0.5× 174 0.9× 120 1.0× 11 0.1× 5 0.1× 14 467
Eve Corda France 6 25 0.1× 18 0.1× 25 0.2× 5 0.1× 22 0.3× 8 467

Countries citing papers authored by Nicolas Bruffaerts

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Fields of papers citing papers by Nicolas Bruffaerts

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Nicolas Bruffaerts

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All Works

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Boeck, Ilke De, Irina Spacova, Tom Eilers, et al.. (2025). Lacticaseibacillus rhamnosus GG in a chewable colonizes the nose and facilitates local immune benefits in allergic rhinoconjunctivitis patients. Microbiology Spectrum. 13(10). e0077325–e0077325.
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Peeters, Gerrit, Lieve Coorevits, Glynis Frans, et al.. (2025). The impact of ecosystem nitrogen enrichment on pollen allergy: a cross-sectional paired comparison study. The Lancet Planetary Health. 9(4). e294–e303.
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Verstraeten, Willem W., Rostislav Kouznetsov, Nicolas Bruffaerts, Mikhail Sofiev, & Andy Delcloo. (2024). Assessing uncertainty in airborne birch pollen modelling. Aerobiologia. 40(2). 271–286. 1 indexed citations
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Verstraeten, Willem W., Nicolas Bruffaerts, Rostislav Kouznetsov, et al.. (2023). Attributing long-term changes in airborne birch and grass pollen concentrations to climate change and vegetation dynamics. Atmospheric Environment. 298. 119643–119643. 8 indexed citations
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Honnay, Olivier, Niko Speybroeck, Nicolas Bruffaerts, et al.. (2023). Impact of environmental nitrogen pollution on pollen allergy: A scoping review. The Science of The Total Environment. 893. 164801–164801. 6 indexed citations
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Tummon, Fiona, Nicolas Bruffaerts, Sevcan Çelenk, et al.. (2022). Towards standardisation of automatic pollen and fungal spore monitoring: best practises and guidelines. Aerobiologia. 40(1). 39–55. 17 indexed citations
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Weger, Letty A. de, et al.. (2021). Long-Term Pollen Monitoring in the Benelux: Evaluation of Allergenic Pollen Levels and Temporal Variations of Pollen Seasons. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2. 676176–676176. 34 indexed citations
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Aerts, Raf, Sébastien Dujardin, Benoît Nemery, et al.. (2020). Residential green space and medication sales for childhood asthma: A longitudinal ecological study in Belgium. Environmental Research. 189. 109914–109914. 39 indexed citations
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Verstraeten, Willem W., Rostislav Kouznetsov, Lucie Hoebeke, et al.. (2020). Modelling grass pollen levels in Belgium. The Science of The Total Environment. 753. 141903–141903. 7 indexed citations
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Latinne, Dominique, et al.. (2020). Familial hypersensitivity pneumonitis triggered byCladosporium herbarumexposure during carpooling. ERJ Open Research. 6(3). 233–2020. 3 indexed citations
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Aerts, Raf, Marijke Hendrickx, Nicolas Bruffaerts, et al.. (2019). Residential green space and seasonal distress in a cohort of tree pollen allergy patients. International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health. 223(1). 71–79. 20 indexed citations
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Cox, B., Nicolas Bruffaerts, Lucie Hoebeke, et al.. (2018). Relationships between aeroallergen levels and hospital admissions for asthma in the Brussels-Capital Region: a daily time series analysis. Environmental Health. 17(1). 35–35. 51 indexed citations
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Bruffaerts, Nicolas, Tom De Smedt, Andy Delcloo, et al.. (2017). Comparative long-term trend analysis of daily weather conditions with daily pollen concentrations in Brussels, Belgium. International Journal of Biometeorology. 62(3). 483–491. 63 indexed citations
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Bruffaerts, Nicolas, Lasse Eggers Pedersen, Gaëlle Vandermeulen, et al.. (2015). Increased B and T Cell Responses in M. bovis Bacille Calmette-Guérin Vaccinated Pigs Co-Immunized with Plasmid DNA Encoding a Prototype Tuberculosis Antigen. PLoS ONE. 10(7). e0132288–e0132288. 4 indexed citations
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Bruffaerts, Nicolas, Kris Huygen, & Márta Romano. (2014). DNA vaccines against tuberculosis. Expert Opinion on Biological Therapy. 14(12). 1801–1813. 21 indexed citations
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Branco, Cláudia C., et al.. (2013). Genetic risk assessment for cardiovascular disease in Azoreans (Portugal): A general population-based study. Gene. 532(1). 132–139. 3 indexed citations
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Waeckerle‐Men, Ying, Nicolas Bruffaerts, Liang Yuan, et al.. (2012). Lymph node targeting of BCG vaccines amplifies CD4 and CD8 T-cell responses and protection against Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Vaccine. 31(7). 1057–1064. 18 indexed citations
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Romano, Márta, Ehsan Aryan, Hannelie Korf, et al.. (2011). Potential of Mycobacterium tuberculosis resuscitation-promoting factors as antigens in novel tuberculosis sub-unit vaccines. Microbes and Infection. 14(1). 86–95. 49 indexed citations

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