Otto B. van Leeuwen

2.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
31 papers, 783 citations indexed

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Otto B. van Leeuwen is a scholar working on Surgery, Hepatology and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Otto B. van Leeuwen has authored 31 papers receiving a total of 783 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 30 papers in Surgery, 28 papers in Hepatology and 17 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Recurrent topics in Otto B. van Leeuwen's work include Organ Transplantation Techniques and Outcomes (29 papers), Liver Disease and Transplantation (27 papers) and Organ Donation and Transplantation (17 papers). Otto B. van Leeuwen is often cited by papers focused on Organ Transplantation Techniques and Outcomes (29 papers), Liver Disease and Transplantation (27 papers) and Organ Donation and Transplantation (17 papers). Otto B. van Leeuwen collaborates with scholars based in Netherlands, Belgium and United States. Otto B. van Leeuwen's co-authors include Robert J. Porte, Vincent E. de Meijer, Marieke T. de Boer, Maarten W. Nijsten, Aad P. van den Berg, Ton Lisman, Ruben H.J. de Kleine, Y. de Vries, Masato Fujiyoshi and Maureen J. M. Werner and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, Annals of Surgery and Nature Protocols.

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Otto B. van Leeuwen

31 papers receiving 779 citations

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Sequential hypothermic and normothermic machine perfusion enables safe transplantation of high-risk donor livers

2022 90 citations Otto B. van Leeuwen, Silke B. Bodewes et al. American Journal of Transplantation profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Otto B. van Leeuwen Netherlands	15	737	622	375	125	64	31	783
Laura C. Burlage Netherlands	13	644 0.9×	516 0.8×	329 0.9×	95 0.8×	114 1.8×	22	705
Isabel M.A. Brüggenwirth Netherlands	14	488 0.7×	377 0.6×	237 0.6×	91 0.7×	80 1.3×	33	584
Catherine Hagedorn Switzerland	9	315 0.4×	243 0.4×	148 0.4×	46 0.4×	30 0.5×	13	362
Shigeki Tsukamoto Japan	8	280 0.4×	250 0.4×	71 0.2×	118 0.9×	10 0.2×	20	353
Ming-Qing Xu China	11	246 0.3×	197 0.3×	61 0.2×	75 0.6×	22 0.3×	31	319
Fanni Gelley Hungary	10	198 0.3×	201 0.3×	68 0.2×	99 0.8×	48 0.8×	24	306
Rubens Macedo Arantes Brazil	12	252 0.3×	70 0.1×	129 0.3×	47 0.4×	267 4.2×	39	468
Andréia Silva Evangelista Brazil	6	125 0.2×	126 0.2×	21 0.1×	73 0.6×	26 0.4×	12	219
Klintmalm Gb United States	12	240 0.3×	186 0.3×	40 0.1×	89 0.7×	144 2.3×	25	370
Kusum Tom United States	8	224 0.3×	185 0.3×	41 0.1×	114 0.9×	98 1.5×	10	303

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Leeuwen, Otto B. van, Veerle A. Lantinga, Bianca Lascaris, et al.. (2025). ‘Back-to-base’ combined hypothermic and normothermic machine perfusion of human donor livers. Nature Protocols. 20(8). 2151–2170. 8 indexed citations

Leeuwen, Otto B. van, David Nasralla, Carlo Ceresa, et al.. (2025). The IDEAL framework for machine perfusion in liver transplantation. Nature Reviews Gastroenterology & Hepatology. 22(10). 669–671. 1 indexed citations

Thorne, Adam M., Otto B. van Leeuwen, Bianca Lascaris, et al.. (2025). Transplantation of Severely Steatotic Liver Grafts After Machine Perfusion Remains a Risky Challenge. Clinical Transplantation. 39(8). e70260–e70260. 1 indexed citations

Lascaris, Bianca, Silke B. Bodewes, Otto B. van Leeuwen, et al.. (2024). The caveat of biliary pH as biomarker of bile duct viability during normothermic machine perfusion of donor livers. Liver Transplantation. 31(5). 694–697. 1 indexed citations

Jong, Iris E. M. de, Silke B. Bodewes, Otto B. van Leeuwen, et al.. (2023). Restoration of Bile Duct Injury of Donor Livers During Ex Situ Normothermic Machine Perfusion. Transplantation. 107(6). e161–e172. 14 indexed citations

Thorne, Adam M., Justina C. Wolters, Bianca Lascaris, et al.. (2023). Bile proteome reveals biliary regeneration during normothermic preservation of human donor livers. Nature Communications. 14(1). 7880–7880. 15 indexed citations

Lantinga, Veerle A., Carlijn I. Buis, Robert J. Porte, Vincent E. de Meijer, & Otto B. van Leeuwen. (2022). Reducing cold ischemia time by donor liver “back‐table” preparation under continuous oxygenated machine perfusion of the portal vein. Clinical Transplantation. 36(8). e14762–e14762. 6 indexed citations

Leeuwen, Otto B. van, Silke B. Bodewes, Veerle A. Lantinga, et al.. (2022). Sequential hypothermic and normothermic machine perfusion enables safe transplantation of high-risk donor livers. American Journal of Transplantation. 22(6). 1658–1670. 90 indexed citations breakdown →

Brüggenwirth, Isabel M.A., Willemijn Y. van der Plas, Otto B. van Leeuwen, et al.. (2021). Oxygenated versus non‐oxygenated flush out and storage of donor livers: An experimental study. Artificial Organs. 46(2). 201–209. 2 indexed citations

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Brüggenwirth, Isabel M.A., Otto B. van Leeuwen, Robert J. Porte, & Paulo N. Martins. (2021). The Emerging Role of Viability Testing During Liver Machine Perfusion. Liver Transplantation. 28(5). 876–886. 34 indexed citations

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Rijn, Rianne van, Ivo J. Schurink, Robbert J. de Haas, et al.. (2021). A Randomized Controlled Trial of Dual Hypothermic Oxygenated Machine Perfusion in Donation after Circulatory Death Liver Transplantation. HPB. 23. S673–S673. 1 indexed citations

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Reeven, Marjolein van, Otto B. van Leeuwen, Danny van der Helm, et al.. (2020). Selected liver grafts from donation after circulatory death can be safely used for retransplantation – a multicenter retrospective study. Transplant International. 33(6). 667–674. 3 indexed citations

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Bodewes, Silke B., Otto B. van Leeuwen, Adam M. Thorne, et al.. (2020). Oxygen Transport during Ex Situ Machine Perfusion of Donor Livers Using Red Blood Cells or Artificial Oxygen Carriers. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 22(1). 235–235. 36 indexed citations

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Brüggenwirth, Isabel M.A., Otto B. van Leeuwen, Y. de Vries, et al.. (2020). Extended hypothermic oxygenated machine perfusion enables ex situ preservation of porcine livers for up to 24 hours. JHEP Reports. 2(2). 100092–100092. 39 indexed citations

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Leeuwen, Otto B. van, Marjolein van Reeven, Danny van der Helm, et al.. (2020). Donor hepatectomy time influences ischemia-reperfusion injury of the biliary tree in donation after circulatory death liver transplantation. Surgery. 168(1). 160–166. 14 indexed citations

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Leeuwen, Otto B. van, Y. de Vries, A. Matton, et al.. (2020). Biliary bicarbonate, pH and glucose are suitable biomarkers of biliary viability during Ex situ normothermic machine perfusion of human donor livers. HPB. 22. S331–S332. 1 indexed citations

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Brüggenwirth, Isabel M.A., Otto B. van Leeuwen, Philipp Dutkowski, et al.. (2020). The importance of adequate oxygenation during hypothermic machine perfusion. JHEP Reports. 3(1). 100194–100194. 8 indexed citations

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Vries, Y. de, Tim Berendsen, Masato Fujiyoshi, et al.. (2019). Transplantation of high-risk donor livers after resuscitation and viability assessment using a combined protocol of oxygenated hypothermic, rewarming and normothermic machine perfusion: study protocol for a prospective, single-arm study (DHOPE-COR-NMP trial). BMJ Open. 9(8). e028596–e028596. 28 indexed citations

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Leeuwen, Otto B. van, Y. de Vries, Masato Fujiyoshi, et al.. (2019). Transplantation of High-risk Donor Livers After Ex Situ Resuscitation and Assessment Using Combined Hypo- and Normothermic Machine Perfusion. Annals of Surgery. 270(5). 906–914. 170 indexed citations

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Vries, Y. de, A. Matton, Maarten W. Nijsten, et al.. (2018). Pretransplant sequential hypo- and normothermic machine perfusion of suboptimal livers donated after circulatory death using a hemoglobin-based oxygen carrier perfusion solution. American Journal of Transplantation. 19(4). 1202–1211. 121 indexed citations

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