Petrus J. de Vries

13.1k total citations · 4 hit papers
130 papers, 6.5k citations indexed

About

Petrus J. de Vries is a scholar working on Physiology, Clinical Psychology and Cognitive Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Petrus J. de Vries has authored 130 papers receiving a total of 6.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 53 papers in Physiology, 49 papers in Clinical Psychology and 47 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Petrus J. de Vries's work include Tuberous Sclerosis Complex Research (53 papers), Autism Spectrum Disorder Research (43 papers) and Family and Disability Support Research (32 papers). Petrus J. de Vries is often cited by papers focused on Tuberous Sclerosis Complex Research (53 papers), Autism Spectrum Disorder Research (43 papers) and Family and Disability Support Research (32 papers). Petrus J. de Vries collaborates with scholars based in South Africa, United States and United Kingdom. Petrus J. de Vries's co-authors include Paolo Curatolo, Romina Moavero, Vicky Whittemore, David Neal Franz, Е. Д. Белоусова, Michael Frost, Penny Prather, J.C. Kingswood, Noah Berkowitz and Christopher J. Howe and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, The Lancet and Nature Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Petrus J. de Vries

126 papers receiving 6.4k citations

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Everolimus for angiomyolipoma associated with tuberous sclerosis complex or sporadic lymphangioleiomyomatosis (EXIST-2): a multicentre, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial

2013 629 citations John J. Bissler, J.C. Kingswood et al. The Lancet profile →
Efficacy and safety of everolimus for subependymal giant cell astrocytomas associated with tuberous sclerosis complex (EXIST-1): a multicentre, randomised, placebo-controlled phase 3 trial

2012 578 citations David Neal Franz, Е. Д. Белоусова et al. The Lancet profile →
Adjunctive everolimus therapy for treatment-resistant focal-onset seizures associated with tuberous sclerosis (EXIST-3): a phase 3, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled study

2016 500 citations Jacqueline A. French, John A. Lawson et al. The Lancet profile →
Neurological and neuropsychiatric aspects of tuberous sclerosis complex

2015 378 citations Paolo Curatolo, Petrus J. de Vries et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Petrus J. de Vries South Africa	41	3.1k	1.4k	1.4k	1.2k	1.1k	130	6.5k
Fehmidah Munir United Kingdom	42	535 0.2×	637 0.5×	846 0.6×	328 0.3×	293 0.3×	127	4.7k
William C. Nichols United States	50	1.4k 0.5×	361 0.3×	651 0.5×	2.5k 2.0×	708 0.6×	177	11.1k
Elizabeth Finger Canada	39	703 0.2×	1.3k 0.9×	608 0.4×	1.0k 0.8×	1.3k 1.2×	107	5.4k
John D. West United States	36	722 0.2×	1.1k 0.8×	150 0.1×	590 0.5×	502 0.4×	193	4.8k
Tom Smeets Netherlands	58	377 0.1×	2.0k 1.5×	1.0k 0.7×	1.1k 0.9×	1.1k 1.0×	204	9.8k
Margaret B. Pulsifer United States	34	674 0.2×	557 0.4×	236 0.2×	406 0.3×	244 0.2×	87	3.7k
Rebecca G. Smith United Kingdom	27	605 0.2×	157 0.1×	732 0.5×	1.2k 1.0×	481 0.4×	61	4.0k
Martinus F. Niermeijer Netherlands	47	1.1k 0.4×	606 0.4×	442 0.3×	2.6k 2.1×	268 0.2×	129	7.1k
John R. Crawford United States	37	222 0.1×	1.8k 1.3×	384 0.3×	702 0.6×	993 0.9×	212	7.1k
Angus Clarke United Kingdom	44	555 0.2×	1.3k 1.0×	240 0.2×	3.3k 2.7×	676 0.6×	217	8.5k

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Jonas, Kim, et al.. (2025). Where is Batho Pele? The perspective of child and adolescent mental health service users in the Western Cape Province of South Africa. BMC Public Health. 25(1). 305–305.

Haverman, Lotte, Tanjala Gipson, Leontine W. ten Hoopen, et al.. (2025). Understanding the impact of tuberous sclerosis complex: development and validation of the TSC-PROM. UNC Libraries. 1 indexed citations

Chambers, Nola, Petrus J. de Vries, & Amy M. Wetherby. (2024). Feasibility of the Autism Navigator^® JumpStart to Coaching in Everyday Activities course in South Africa. Autism. 28(9). 2232–2243.

Vries, Petrus J. de, et al.. (2024). Child and adolescent mental health services in Khartoum State, Sudan: a desktop situational analysis. Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health. 18(1). 21–21.

Luijten, Michiel A. J., Lotte Haverman, Peter Janssens, et al.. (2023). Understanding the impact of tuberous sclerosis complex: development and validation of the TSC-PROM. BMC Medicine. 21(1). 298–298. 5 indexed citations

Franz, David Neal, John A. Lawson, Zühal Yapıcı, et al.. (2021). Adjunctive everolimus therapy for tuberous sclerosis complex‐associated refractory seizures: Results from the postextension phase of EXIST‐3. Epilepsia. 62(12). 3029–3041. 23 indexed citations

Vries, Hein de, et al.. (2018). Beliefs About Sexual Intimate Partner Violence Perpetration Among Adolescents in South Africa. Journal of Interpersonal Violence. 36(3-4). NP2056–2078NP. 13 indexed citations

Chambers, Nola, et al.. (2018). Feasibility of utilizing autism navigator® for primary care in South Africa. Autism Research. 11(11). 1511–1521. 6 indexed citations

Franz, Lauren, et al.. (2018). Providing early detection and early intervention for autism spectrum disorder in South Africa: stakeholder perspectives from the Western Cape province. Journal of Child and Adolescent Mental Health. 30(3). 149–165. 31 indexed citations

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Mahdi, Soheil, Omar Almodayfer, Sara Carucci, et al.. (2018). An International Clinical Study of Ability and Disability in Autism Spectrum Disorder Using the WHO-ICF Framework. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. 48(6). 2148–2163. 34 indexed citations

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Mahdi, Soheil, Marisa Viljoen, Melissa Selb, et al.. (2017). An international qualitative study of functioning in autism spectrum disorder using the World Health Organization international classification of functioning, disability and health framework. Autism Research. 11(3). 463–475. 38 indexed citations

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Appollis, Tracy McClinton, Sander Matthijs Eggers, Petrus J. de Vries, et al.. (2017). The Impact of Participation in Research About Abuse and Intimate Partner Violence: An Investigation of Harms, Benefits, and Regrets in Young Adolescents in the Western Cape of South Africa. Journal of Interpersonal Violence. 35(3-4). 943–963. 12 indexed citations

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Sampson, Julian R., et al.. (2015). Intellectual ability in tuberous sclerosis complex correlates with predicted effects of mutations on TSC1 and TSC2 proteins. Journal of Medical Genetics. 52(12). 815–822. 13 indexed citations

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Bissler, John J., J.C. Kingswood, Elżbieta Radzikowska, et al.. (2014). PD17-01 EVEROLIMUS FOR RENAL ANGIOMYOLIPOMA ASSOCIATED WITH TUBEROUS SCLEROSIS COMPLEX: EXIST-2 LONG-TERM EFFICACY AND SAFETY. The Journal of Urology. 191(4S). 1 indexed citations

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Vries, Petrus J. de, et al.. (2014). Self-injury and aggression in tuberous sclerosis complex: cross syndrome comparison and associated risk markers. Journal of Neurodevelopmental Disorders. 6(1). 10–10. 38 indexed citations

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Franz, David Neal, Е. Д. Белоусова, Steven Sparagana, et al.. (2012). Efficacy and safety of everolimus for subependymal giant cell astrocytomas associated with tuberous sclerosis complex (EXIST-1): a multicentre, randomised, placebo-controlled phase 3 trial. The Lancet. 381(9861). 125–132. 578 indexed citations breakdown →

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Fairchild, Graeme, et al.. (2011). Partial agenesis of the corpus callosum, hippocampal atrophy, and stable intellectual disability associated with Roifman syndrome. American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A. 155(10). 2560–2565. 5 indexed citations

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Davies, D. M., Petrus J. de Vries, Simon R. Johnson, et al.. (2011). Sirolimus Therapy for Angiomyolipoma in Tuberous Sclerosis and Sporadic Lymphangioleiomyomatosis: A Phase 2 Trial. Clinical Cancer Research. 17(12). 4071–4081. 226 indexed citations

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Vries, Petrus J. de & Peter Watson. (2007). Attention deficits in tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC): rethinking the pathways to the endstate. Journal of Intellectual Disability Research. 52(4). 348–357. 7 indexed citations

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Ridler, Khanum, Edward T. Bullmore, Petrus J. de Vries, et al.. (2001). Widespread anatomical abnormalities of grey and white matter structure in tuberous sclerosis. Psychological Medicine. 31(8). 1437–1446. 68 indexed citations

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