Rik De Decker

546 total citations
25 papers, 289 citations indexed

About

Rik De Decker is a scholar working on Epidemiology, Surgery and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Rik De Decker has authored 25 papers receiving a total of 289 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 9 papers in Epidemiology, 8 papers in Surgery and 7 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Rik De Decker's work include Congenital Heart Disease Studies (8 papers), High Altitude and Hypoxia (4 papers) and Travel-related health issues (3 papers). Rik De Decker is often cited by papers focused on Congenital Heart Disease Studies (8 papers), High Altitude and Hypoxia (4 papers) and Travel-related health issues (3 papers). Rik De Decker collaborates with scholars based in South Africa, United Kingdom and United States. Rik De Decker's co-authors include John Lawrenson, María Victorina López Varela, Daniel Obaseki, З. Р. Айсанов, Sundeep Salvi, David Halpin, María Montes de, Àlvar Agustí, Bartolomé R. Celli and Claus Vogelmeier and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Journal of the American College of Cardiology and European Heart Journal.

In The Last Decade

Rik De Decker

23 papers receiving 281 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Rik De Decker South Africa 6 156 91 51 42 36 25 289
Abdülkadir Bozaykut Türkiye 13 110 0.7× 107 1.2× 22 0.4× 20 0.5× 20 0.6× 35 344
Mathijs Binkhorst Netherlands 9 71 0.5× 79 0.9× 45 0.9× 50 1.2× 16 0.4× 26 299
Desi Newberry United States 10 106 0.7× 86 0.9× 67 1.3× 10 0.2× 79 2.2× 36 317
Keshav Goyal India 8 56 0.4× 62 0.7× 49 1.0× 19 0.5× 17 0.5× 63 233
Gemma Claret Teruel Spain 13 76 0.5× 141 1.5× 75 1.5× 20 0.5× 32 0.9× 33 325
Sankaran Krishnan United States 10 147 0.9× 69 0.8× 89 1.7× 20 0.5× 17 0.5× 30 279
Amy J. Jnah United States 10 114 0.7× 64 0.7× 58 1.1× 7 0.2× 84 2.3× 38 329
Aslı Görek Dilektaşlı Türkiye 10 157 1.0× 141 1.5× 75 1.5× 21 0.5× 31 0.9× 61 406
Daniel King Israel 8 38 0.2× 51 0.6× 37 0.7× 71 1.7× 25 0.7× 29 270
Joseph V. Dobson United States 9 118 0.8× 69 0.8× 22 0.4× 13 0.3× 26 0.7× 17 292

Countries citing papers authored by Rik De Decker

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Fields of papers citing papers by Rik De Decker

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Rik De Decker

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Rik De Decker. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Rik De Decker based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Rik De Decker. Rik De Decker is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Brooks, Andre, Paul Human, John Lawrenson, et al.. (2023). The impact of COVID-19 on a South African pediatric cardiac service: implications and insights into service capacity. Frontiers in Public Health. 11. 1177365–1177365. 2 indexed citations
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Brooks, Andre, Rik De Decker, Komala Pillay, et al.. (2023). Mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the bronchus in two children: Case reports. Respiratory Medicine Case Reports. 43. 101858–101858.
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Bergersen, Lisa, Kimberlee Gauvreau, Rik De Decker, et al.. (2023). Congenital Cardiac Catheterization in Low- and Middle-Income Countries. JACC Advances. 2(4). 100344–100344. 3 indexed citations
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Eales, James, Paul Human, John Lawrenson, et al.. (2022). Investigation of Copy Number Variation in South African Patients With Congenital Heart Defects. Circulation Genomic and Precision Medicine. 15(6). e003510–e003510. 5 indexed citations
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Goddard, E, Michael Levin, Christiaan Scott, et al.. (2020). A retrospective description of primary immunodeficiency diseases at Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa, 1975 - 2017. South African Medical Journal. 110(3). 197–197. 4 indexed citations
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Keshmiri, Amir, John Lawrenson, Paul Human, et al.. (2020). A Patient-Specific CFD Pipeline Using Doppler Echocardiography for Application in Coarctation of the Aorta in a Limited Resource Clinical Context. Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology. 8. 409–409. 21 indexed citations
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Zühlke, Liesl, et al.. (2019). Congenital Heart Disease in Low- and Lower-Middle–Income Countries: Current Status and New Opportunities. Current Cardiology Reports. 21(12). 163–163. 48 indexed citations
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Decker, Rik De, et al.. (2018). An unusual cause of haemoptysis in childhood: A case report and literature review. PubMed. 24(3). 104–104. 1 indexed citations
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Decker, Rik De. (2018). CATHCHAT. European Heart Journal. 39(23). 2129–2132. 2 indexed citations
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Hofmeyr, Ross, et al.. (2017). Acute high-altitude illness. South African Medical Journal. 107(7). 556–556. 10 indexed citations
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Decker, Rik De, et al.. (2017). Human factors: Predictors of avoidable wilderness accidents?. South African Medical Journal. 107(8). 669–669. 3 indexed citations
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Hofmeyr, Ross, et al.. (2017). Wilderness medicine in southern Africa. South African Medical Journal. 107(7). 554–554. 4 indexed citations
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Hofmeyr, Ross, et al.. (2017). Expedition medicine: A southern African perspective. South African Medical Journal. 107(8). 659–659. 3 indexed citations
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Decker, Rik De, et al.. (2015). A novel approach to ductal spasm during percutaneous device occlusion of patent ductus arteriosus. Cardiology in the Young. 26(7). 1352–1358. 5 indexed citations
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Decker, Rik De, et al.. (2015). The role of cardiac CT angiography in the pre- and postoperative evaluation of tetralogy of Fallot. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 19(2). 4 indexed citations
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Hendricks, Marc, et al.. (2010). Kawasaki disease preceding haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis: Challenges for developing world practitioners. Pediatric Blood & Cancer. 54(7). 1023–1025. 17 indexed citations
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Lawrenson, John, et al.. (2006). Why are some South African children with Down syndrome not being offered cardiac surgery?. PubMed. 96(9 Pt 2). 914–9. 3 indexed citations
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Kimmelstiel, Carey, et al.. (1990). Impact of female gender on incidence and prognosis of infarction-associated heart failure: The worcester heart attack trial. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 15(2). A168–A168. 3 indexed citations
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Decker, Rik De, et al.. (1986). [Acute rectus sheath hematoma (differential diagnosis of acute abdomen)].. PubMed. 57(6). 401–5. 2 indexed citations

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