Niel Hens

19.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
382 papers, 11.0k citations indexed

About

Niel Hens is a scholar working on Epidemiology, Modeling and Simulation and Infectious Diseases. According to data from OpenAlex, Niel Hens has authored 382 papers receiving a total of 11.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 181 papers in Epidemiology, 118 papers in Modeling and Simulation and 86 papers in Infectious Diseases. Recurrent topics in Niel Hens's work include COVID-19 epidemiological studies (116 papers), Influenza Virus Research Studies (55 papers) and Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy (49 papers). Niel Hens is often cited by papers focused on COVID-19 epidemiological studies (116 papers), Influenza Virus Research Studies (55 papers) and Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy (49 papers). Niel Hens collaborates with scholars based in Belgium, Uganda and Australia. Niel Hens's co-authors include Philippe Beutels, Marc Aerts, Pierre Van Damme, Christel Faes, Jacco Wallinga, W. John Edmunds, Joël Mossong, Marco Massari, Gianpaolo Scalia Tomba and Rafael Mikolajczyk and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Journal of the American Statistical Association.

In The Last Decade

Niel Hens

368 papers receiving 10.8k citations

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Social Contacts and Mixing Patterns Relevant to the Spread of Infectious Diseases

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	The effect of spatio-temporal sample imbalance in epidemiologic surveillance using opportunistic samples: An ecological study using real and simulated self-reported COVID-19 symptom data 2024 ·Spatial and Spatio-temporal Epidemiology ·(unknown), Christel Faes, Philippe Beutels, Koen Pepermans, Niel Hens, Pierre Van Damme, Thomas Neyens	1
2	Correction 2024 ·Journal of the American Statistical Association ·Pavel N. Krivitsky, Pietro Coletti, Niel Hens	1
3	Measuring Approximate Functional Dependencies: A Comparative Study 2024 ·(unknown), (unknown), Niel Hens, Frank Neven, Liesbet M. Peeters, Stijn Vansummeren	2
4	Spatio-temporal model to investigate COVID-19 spread accounting for the mobility amongst municipalities 2023 ·Spatial and Spatio-temporal Epidemiology ·(unknown), (unknown), Niel Hens, Geert Molenberghs, Christel Faes	5
5	Exploring the impact of population ageing on the spread of emerging respiratory infections and the associated burden of mortality 2023 ·BMC Infectious Diseases ·(unknown), Karel Neels, Philippe Beutels, Niel Hens	6
6	Safety and Immunogenicity of the Heterologous 2-Dose Ad26.ZEBOV, MVA-BN-Filo Vaccine Regimen in Health Care Providers and Frontliners of the Democratic Republic of the Congo 2023 ·The Journal of Infectious Diseases ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Cynthia Robinson, Michael Katwere, Chelsea McLean, Niel Hens, Junior Matangila, Vivi Maketa, Patrick Mitashi, Hypolite Muhindo Mavoko, Jean‐Pierre Van Geertruyden, Pierre Van Damme	2
7	Measles epidemic in Southern Vietnam: an age-stratified spatio-temporal model for infectious disease counts 2022 ·Epidemiology and Infection ·Thi Huyen Trang Nguyen, Christel Faes, Niel Hens	5
8	A linear mixed model to estimate COVID‐19‐induced excess mortality 2021 ·Biometrics ·Johan Verbeeck, Christel Faes, Thomas Neyens, Niel Hens, Geert Verbeke, Patrick Deboosere, Geert Molenberghs	10
9	Modelling the early phase of the Belgian COVID-19 epidemic using a stochastic compartmental model and studying its implied future trajectories 2021 ·Epidemics ·Steven Abrams, James Wambua, Eva Santermans, Lander Willem, Elise Kuylen, Pietro Coletti, Pieter Libin, Christel Faes, (unknown), Sereina A. Herzog, Philippe Beutels, Niel Hens	50
10	Elucidating the difference in the kinetics of antibody titres of infants in Belgium and Vietnam 2020 ·Vaccine ·Thao Mai Phuong Tran, Kirsten Maertens, Ha Thi Thu Hoang, Pierre Van Damme, Elke Leuridan, Niel Hens	2
11	A Systematic Review of Social Contact Surveys to Inform Transmission Models of Close-contact Infections 2019 ·Epidemiology ·Thang Van Hoang, Pietro Coletti, Alessia Melegaro, Jacco Wallinga, Carlos G. Grijalva, John W. Edmunds, Philippe Beutels, Niel Hens	123
12	Current levels of gonorrhoea screening in MSM in Belgium may have little effect on prevalence: a modelling study 2018 ·Epidemiology and Infection ·Jozefien Buyze, Wim Vanden Berghe, Niel Hens, Chris Kenyon	23
13	The shape of the contact–density function matters when modelling parasite transmission in fluctuating populations 2017 ·Royal Society Open Science ·Benny Borremans, Jonas Reijniers, Niel Hens, Herwig Leirs	21
14	Rapid Exercise‐Induced Mobilization of Dendritic Cells Is Potentially Mediated by a Flt3L‐ and MMP‐9‐Dependent Process in Multiple Sclerosis 2015 ·Mediators of Inflammation ·(unknown), Inez Wens, (unknown), (unknown), Niel Hens, Gudrun Koppen, Herman Goossens, Pierre Van Damme, Zwi Berneman, Bert O. Eijnde, Nathalie Cools	8
15	Cost-effectiveness of seasonal influenza vaccination in pregnant women, health care workers and persons with underlying illnesses in Belgium 2014 ·Vaccine ·(unknown), Joke Bilcke, Yannick Vandendijck, Germaine Hanquet, Niel Hens, Philippe Beutels	17
16	Seasonal influenza vaccination: prioritizing children or other target groups? 2013 ·Philippe Beutels, Yannick Vandendijck, Lander Willem, Nele Goeyvaerts, (unknown), Kim Van Kerckhove, Joke Bilcke, Germaine Hanquet, Pieter Neels, Nancy Thiry, Jori Liesenborgs, Niel Hens	1
17	Modelling the impact of local reactive school closures on critical care provision during an influenza pandemic 2011 ·Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences ·Thomas House, Marc Baguelin, Albert Jan van Hoek, Peter J White, Zia Sadique, Ken Eames, Jonathan M. Read, Niel Hens, Alessia Melegaro, W. John Edmunds, Matt J. Keeling	47
18	Kosteneffectiviteit van vaccinatie tegen windpokken bij kinderen en tegen zona bij ouderen in België 2010 ·Joke Bilcke, Christiaan Marais, (unknown), Albert Jan van Hoek, Olivier Lejeune, Michaël Callens, (unknown), Erwin Van Kerschaver, (unknown), Niel Hens, (unknown), Philippe Beutels	1
19	Shared-parameter models and missingness at random 2009 ·Document Server@UHasselt (UHasselt) ·(unknown), Niel Hens, Marc Aerts, Geert Molenberghs, Geert Verbeke, Michael G. Kenward	2
20	Classification trees and its application to cervix cancer screening in the Belgian Health Interview Survey 2002 ·Lirias (KU Leuven) ·Niel Hens, Liesbeth Bruckers, M. Arbyn, Marc Aerts, Geert Molenberghs	1

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