Rik Vandenberghe

41.0k citations

268 papers · 14.7k indexed · 5 hit papers · h-index 58

Impact in

Cognitive Neuroscience top 0.2%
- Neurobiology of Language and Bilingualism
- Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
- Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies
- Visual perception and processing mechanisms
Psychiatry and Mental health top 0.2%
- Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research

Papers in

Cognitive Neuroscience 102
- Neurobiology of Language and Bilingualism 41
- Functional Brain Connectivity Studies 32
- Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies 28
- Visual perception and processing mechanisms 21
- Spatial Neglect and Hemispheric Dysfunction 20
Psychiatry and Mental health 69
- Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research 62

Co-authors: C.J. Price Patrick Dupont Marsel Mesulam Mathieu Vandenbulcke R. S. J. Frackowiak Oliver Josephs Richard G. Wise Koen Van Laere
Journals: Alzheimer s & Dementia (32 papers)NeuroImage (18 papers)Neurobiology of Aging (13 papers)Brain (12 papers)Alzheimer s Research & Therapy (11 papers)
Partner nations: Belgium United States United Kingdom

In The Last Decade

Rik Vandenberghe

263 papers receiving 14.4k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories log scale

Pyroptosis in Alzheimer’s disease: cell type-specific activation in microglia, astrocytes and neurons 2022 · 145 citations

What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2022 Acta Neuropathologica
2018 New England Journal of Medicine
2011 Neurology
2010 Annals of Neurology
1996 Nature

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1	Natural language processing‐based classification of early Alzheimer's disease from connected speech Alzheimer s & Dementia ·Helena Balabin, Bastiaan Tamm, Laure Spruyt, Nathalie Dusart, Ines Kabouche, Ella Eycken, Kevin Statz, Steffi De Meyer, Hugo Van hamme, Patrick Dupont, Marie‐Francine Moens, Rik Vandenberghe	2025	1
2	EEG-based graph network analysis in relation to regional tau in asymptomatic Alzheimer’s disease Brain Communications ·Laure Spruyt, Tjaša Mlinarič, Nathalie Dusart, Mariska Reinartz, Gabriela Meade, Marc M. Van Hulle, Koen Van Laere, Patrick Dupont, Rik Vandenberghe	2025	1
3	The Current Role of Tau PET Imaging in Neurodegeneration Seminars in Nuclear Medicine ·Greet Vanderlinden, Rik Vandenberghe, Mathieu Vandenbulcke, Koen Van Laere	2025	2
4	Subclinical epileptiform activity and sleep disturbances in Alzheimer's disease Brain and Behavior ·Astrid Devulder, Jaiver Macea, Alexandros Kalkanis, François‐Laurent De Winter, Mathieu Vandenbulcke, Rik Vandenberghe, Dries Testelmans, Maarten Van Den Bossche, Wim Van Paesschen	2023	9
5	Mutated Toll-like receptor 9 increases Alzheimer’s disease risk by compromising innate immunity protection Molecular Psychiatry ·Rita Cacace, Lujia Zhou, Elisabeth Hendrickx Van de Craen, Arjan Buist, Julie Hoogmartens, Anne Sieben, Patrick Cras, Rik Vandenberghe, Peter Paul De Deyn, Daniel Oehlrich, An De Bondt, Sebastiaan Engelborghs, Diederik Moechars, Christine Van Broeckhoven	2023	7
6	A case of vitamin B12 deficiency neurological syndrome in a young adult due to late-onset cobalamin C (CblC) deficiency: a diagnostic challenge University of Zagreb University Computing Centre (SRCE) ·Scott Ailliet, Rik Vandenberghe, Toon Schiemsky, Lode Van Overbeke, Philippe Demaerel, Wouter Meersseman, David Cassiman, Pieter Vermeersch	2022	1
7	Left Frontal White Matter Links to Rhythm Processing Relevant to Speech Production in Apraxia of Speech SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·Rose Bruffaerts, Jolien Schaeverbeke, Ahmed Radwan, Manon Grube, Silvy Gabel, An‐Sofie De Weer, Eva Dries, Karen Van Bouwel, Timothy D. Griffiths, Stefan Sunaert, Rik Vandenberghe	2022	3
8	Changes in the language system as amyloid-β accumulates Brain ·Mariska Reinartz, Silvy Gabel, Jolien Schaeverbeke, Karen Meersmans, Katarzyna Adamczuk, Emma S. Luckett, Steffi De Meyer, Koen Van Laere, Stefan Sunaert, Patrick Dupont, Rik Vandenberghe	2021	13
9	Discovery of N-(4-[¹⁸F]Fluoro-5-methylpyridin-2-yl)isoquinolin-6-amine (JNJ-64326067), a New Promising Tau Positron Emission Tomography Imaging Tracer Journal of Medicinal Chemistry ·Frederik Rombouts, Lieven Declercq, José-Ignacio Andrés, Astrid Bottelbergs, Lu Chen, Laura Iturrino, Joseph E. Leenaerts, Jonas Mariën, Fengbin Song, Cindy Wintmolders, Stijn Wuyts, Chunfang Xia, Paula te Riele, Guy Bormans, Rik Vandenberghe, Hartmuth C. Kolb, Diederik Moechars	2019	27
10	Amnestic MCI Patients’ Perspectives on Volunteer Participation in a Research Context Journal of Clinical Research & Bioethics ·Gwendolien Vanderschaeghe, Jolien Schaeverbeke, Rik Vandenberghe, Kris Dierickx	2017	3
11	Unraveling the genetic role of SORT1 in the Belgian frontotemporal dementia population Journal of Neurochemistry ·Stéphanie Philtjens, Eline Wauters, Sara Van Mossevelde, Julie van der Zee, Tim Van Langenhove, Sebastiaan Engelborghs, Mathieu Vandenbulcke, Marijke Versteven, Karin Peeters, Maria Mattheijssens, Marleen Van den Broeck, Patrick Cras, Rik Vandenberghe, Peter P. De Deyn, Marc Cruts, Christine Van Broeckhoven	2016	1
12	Covert Shifts of Spatial Attention in the Macaque Monkey Journal of Neuroscience ·Natalie Caspari, Thomas Janssens, Dante Mantini, Rik Vandenberghe, Wim Vanduffel	2015	54
13	Reduced secreted clusterin as a mechanism for Alzheimer-associated CLU mutations Molecular Neurodegeneration ·Karolien Bettens, Steven Vermeulen, Caroline Van Cauwenberghe, Bavo Heeman, Bob Asselbergh, Caroline Robberecht, Sebastiaan Engelborghs, Mathieu Vandenbulcke, Rik Vandenberghe, Peter Paul De Deyn, Marc Cruts, Christine Van Broeckhoven, Kristel Sleegers	2015	46
14	Automated Quantification of ¹⁸F-Flutemetamol PET Activity for Categorizing Scans as Negative or Positive for Brain Amyloid: Concordance with Visual Image Reads Journal of Nuclear Medicine ·Lennart Thurfjell, Johan Lilja, Roger Lundqvist, Christopher Buckley, Adrian Smith, Rik Vandenberghe, Paul Sherwin	2014	166
15	Classification of primary progressive aphasia and its variants Neurology ·Maria‐Luisa Gorno‐Tempini, Argye E. Hillis, Sandra Weıntraub, Andrew Kertesz, Mario F. Mendez, Stefano F. Cappa, J. Ogar, Jonathan D. Rohrer, Sandra E. Black, Bradley F. Boeve, Facundo Manes, Nina F. Dronkers, Rik Vandenberghe, Katya Rascovsky, Karalyn Patterson, Bruce L. Miller, David S. Knopman, J. R. Hodges, Marsel Mesulam, Owen A. Ross Hit paper breakdown →	2011	3351
16	TMEM106B is associated with frontotemporal lobar degeneration in a clinically diagnosed patient cohort Brain ·Julie van der Zee, Tim Van Langenhove, Gernot Kleinberger, Kristel Sleegers, Sebastiaan Engelborghs, Rik Vandenberghe, Patrick Santens, Marleen Van den Broeck, Geert Joris, J Bryś, Maria Mattheijssens, Karin Peeters, Patrick Cras, Peter P. De Deyn, Marc Cruts, Christine Van Broeckhoven	2011	94
17	Dementia with Lewy Bodies: A Role for Dementia and Parkinson's Disease Genes? Movement Disorders ·Bram Meeus, Aline Verstraeten, Karen Nuytemans, David Crosiers, Sebastiaan Engelborghs, Marleen Van den Broeck, J Bryś, Maria Mattheijssens, Karin Peeters, Ellen Corsmit, Ellen Elinck, B.A. Pickut, Patrick Cras, Rik Vandenberghe, Peter Paul De Deyn, Christine Van Broeckhoven, Jessie Theuns	2010	1
18	Neuronal inclusion protein TDP-43 has no primary genetic role in FTD and ALS Ghent University Academic Bibliography (Ghent University) ·Ilse Gijselinck, Kristel Sleegers, Sebastiaan Engelborghs, Wim Robberecht, Jean‐Jacques Martin, Rik Vandenberghe, Raf Sciot, Bart Dermaut, D. Goossens, Julie van der Zee, Tim De Pooter, Jurgen Del‐Favero, Patrick Santens, Peter De Jonghe, Peter P. De Deyn, Christine Van Broeckhoven, Marc Cruts	2007	3
19	CHMP2B C-truncating mutations in frontotemporal lobar degeneration are associated with an aberrant endosomal phenotype in vitro Human Molecular Genetics ·Julie van der Zee, Hazel Urwin, Sebastiaan Engelborghs, M. Bruyland, Rik Vandenberghe, Bart Dermaut, Tim De Pooter, Karin Peeters, Patrick Santens, Peter Paul De Deyn, Elizabeth Fisher, John Collinge, Adrian M. Isaacs, Christine Van Broeckhoven	2007	121
20	Preclinical evaluation and human dosimetry of the new F-18-labelled amyloid imaging agent KS28 European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging ·Kim Serdons, Michel Koole, Patrick Dupont, Peter Vermaelen, Rik Vandenberghe, Mathieu Vandenbulcke, Hank F. Kung, Guy Bormans, Alfons Verbruggen, Koen Van Laere	2007	1

About Rik Vandenberghe

Rik Vandenberghe is a scholar working on Cognitive Neuroscience, Psychiatry and Mental health, Physiology, Neurology and Neurology, having authored 268 papers that have together received 14.7k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Alzheimer's disease research and treatments (88 papers), Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research (62 papers), Neurobiology of Language and Bilingualism (41 papers), Functional Brain Connectivity Studies (32 papers), Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies (28 papers), Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research (24 papers), Visual perception and processing mechanisms (21 papers) and Spatial Neglect and Hemispheric Dysfunction (20 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Cognitive Neuroscience (6.4k citations), Psychiatry and Mental health (4.1k citations), Neurology (1.9k citations), Physiology (5.1k citations) and Neurology (2.7k citations). Rik Vandenberghe has collaborated with scholars based in Belgium, United States and United Kingdom. Frequent co-authors include C.J. Price, Patrick Dupont, Marsel Mesulam, Mathieu Vandenbulcke, R. S. J. Frackowiak, Oliver Josephs, Richard G. Wise, Koen Van Laere, Ronald Peeters and Sandra Weıntraub. Their work appears in journals such as Alzheimer s & Dementia, NeuroImage, Neurobiology of Aging, Brain and Alzheimer s Research & Therapy.

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