Rob Bielen

710 total citations
33 papers, 377 citations indexed

About

Rob Bielen is a scholar working on Hepatology, Epidemiology and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Rob Bielen has authored 33 papers receiving a total of 377 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 30 papers in Hepatology, 29 papers in Epidemiology and 2 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Rob Bielen's work include Hepatitis C virus research (30 papers), Hepatitis B Virus Studies (23 papers) and Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment (18 papers). Rob Bielen is often cited by papers focused on Hepatitis C virus research (30 papers), Hepatitis B Virus Studies (23 papers) and Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment (18 papers). Rob Bielen collaborates with scholars based in Belgium, Netherlands and Germany. Rob Bielen's co-authors include Geert Robaeys, Frederik Nevens, Özgür M. Koc, Dana Busschots, Homie Razavi, Niel Hens, Pierre Van Damme, Jeffrey V. Lazarus, Klára Werling and Tatjana Reić and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Journal of Hepatology and BMC Public Health.

In The Last Decade

Rob Bielen

32 papers receiving 366 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Rob Bielen Belgium 11 309 291 59 17 14 33 377
Monina Klevens United States 8 432 1.4× 421 1.4× 86 1.5× 27 1.6× 9 0.6× 13 532
Özgür M. Koc Netherlands 10 180 0.6× 159 0.5× 44 0.7× 8 0.5× 14 1.0× 40 248
Nishi Prabdial‐Sing South Africa 10 176 0.6× 140 0.5× 70 1.2× 16 0.9× 13 0.9× 17 227
Gary Brook United Kingdom 9 390 1.3× 337 1.2× 111 1.9× 13 0.8× 6 0.4× 12 469
Maria Pokorska‐Śpiewak Poland 10 196 0.6× 138 0.5× 67 1.1× 11 0.6× 4 0.3× 57 282
Loredana Alessio Italy 13 378 1.2× 335 1.2× 83 1.4× 6 0.4× 16 1.1× 33 474
Ida Sperle Germany 9 300 1.0× 278 1.0× 75 1.3× 7 0.4× 6 0.4× 16 344
Shafquat Rafiq United Kingdom 7 172 0.6× 167 0.6× 62 1.1× 37 2.2× 41 2.9× 9 298
Cristiana Oprea Romania 11 226 0.7× 109 0.4× 170 2.9× 22 1.3× 35 2.5× 39 349
Yi‐Chia Huang Taiwan 11 178 0.6× 161 0.6× 164 2.8× 10 0.6× 13 0.9× 20 301

Countries citing papers authored by Rob Bielen

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Fields of papers citing papers by Rob Bielen

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Rob Bielen

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Rob Bielen. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Rob Bielen 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 Rob Bielen. Rob Bielen 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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Busschots, Dana, Cécile Kremer, Rob Bielen, et al.. (2022). Hepatitis C prevalence in incarcerated settings between 2013–2021: a systematic review and meta-analysis. BMC Public Health. 22(1). 2159–2159. 15 indexed citations
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Koc, Özgür M., Jef Verbeek, Ger H. Koek, et al.. (2022). A long-term study of liver-related events in Caucasian hepatitis B patients with normal ALT values and high viremia. Acta Gastro Enterologica Belgica. 85(1). 56–61. 3 indexed citations
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Busschots, Dana, Rob Bielen, Özgür M. Koc, et al.. (2021). On-site testing and case management to improve hepatitis C care in drug users: a prospective, longitudinal, multicenter study in the DAA era. BMC Public Health. 21(1). 1574–1574. 3 indexed citations
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Busschots, Dana, Cécile Kremer, Rob Bielen, et al.. (2021). A multicentre interventional study to assess blood-borne viral infections in Belgian prisons. BMC Infectious Diseases. 21(1). 708–708. 11 indexed citations
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Busschots, Dana, Rob Bielen, Özgür M. Koc, et al.. (2021). Hepatitis C reinfection in former and active injecting drug users in Belgium. Harm Reduction Journal. 18(1). 102–102. 2 indexed citations
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Busschots, Dana, Rob Bielen, Özgür M. Koc, et al.. (2021). Uptake of hepatitis C virus screening and treatment in persons under opioid substitution therapy between 2008 and 2013 in Belgium. Acta Gastro Enterologica Belgica. 84(2). 311–316. 1 indexed citations
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Busschots, Dana, Cécile Kremer, Rob Bielen, et al.. (2021). Identification and treatment of viral hepatitis C in persons who use drugs: a prospective, multicenter outreach study in Flanders, Belgium. Harm Reduction Journal. 18(1). 54–54. 3 indexed citations
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Busschots, Dana, Cécile Kremer, Özgür M. Koc, et al.. (2021). The hepatitis C cascade of care in the Belgian HIV population: One step closer to elimination. International Journal of Infectious Diseases. 105. 217–223. 4 indexed citations
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Busschots, Dana, Rob Bielen, Stina Salomonsson, et al.. (2020). Eliminating viral hepatitis C in Belgium: the micro-elimination approach. BMC Infectious Diseases. 20(1). 181–181. 12 indexed citations
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Koc, Özgür M., Cécile Kremer, Niel Hens, et al.. (2020). Early detection of chronic hepatitis B and risk factor assessment in Turkish migrants, Middle Limburg, Belgium. PLoS ONE. 15(7). e0234740–e0234740. 7 indexed citations
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Bielen, Rob, et al.. (2020). Validation of hepatitis C virus RNA detection using capillary blood by finger prick (GenXpert system)—Hepatitis C fingerprick study. Journal of Viral Hepatitis. 27(7). 709–714. 10 indexed citations
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Robaeys, Geert, et al.. (2020). The prevalence of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in type 2 diabetes mellitus. Journal of Hepatology. 73. S412–S413.
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Bielen, Rob, Özgür M. Koc, Dana Busschots, et al.. (2019). Assessing testing rates for viral hepatitis B and C by general practitioners in Flanders, Belgium: a registry-based study. BMJ Open. 9(5). e026464–e026464. 11 indexed citations
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Bielen, Rob, Stefan Bourgeois, Christophe Moreno, et al.. (2019). Who to screen for hepatitis C? A cost-effectiveness study in Belgium of comprehensive hepatitis C screening in four target groups.. PubMed. 82(3). 379–387. 9 indexed citations
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Bielen, Rob, Klára Werling, Tatjana Reić, et al.. (2018). Harm reduction and viral hepatitis C in European prisons: a cross-sectional survey of 25 countries. Harm Reduction Journal. 15(1). 25–25. 55 indexed citations
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Bielen, Rob, Christophe Moreno, Hans Van Vlierberghe, et al.. (2017). Belgian experience with direct acting antivirals in people who inject drugs. Drug and Alcohol Dependence. 177. 214–220. 19 indexed citations
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Bielen, Rob, Christophe Moreno, Hans Van Vlierberghe, et al.. (2017). The risk of early occurrence and recurrence of hepatocellular carcinoma in hepatitis C‐infected patients treated with direct‐acting antivirals with and without pegylated interferon: A Belgian experience. Journal of Viral Hepatitis. 24(11). 976–981. 35 indexed citations
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Bielen, Rob, et al.. (2016). Case Management to Improve Uptake for Screening and Therapy of Hepatitis C viral infection in People Who Inject Drugs. Document Server@UHasselt (UHasselt). 3 indexed citations
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Robaeys, Geert, et al.. (2016). Global genotype distribution of hepatitis C viral infection among people who inject drugs. Journal of Hepatology. 65(6). 1094–1103. 59 indexed citations
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Bielen, Rob, G Verswijvel, & Kurt Van der Speeten. (2013). Rhabdomyolysis after Cytoreductive Surgery and Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy: A Case Report. Case Reports in Oncology. 6(1). 36–44. 1 indexed citations

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