Ruben Pauwels

21.8k total citations · 7 hit papers
293 papers, 13.2k citations indexed

About

Ruben Pauwels is a scholar working on Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Physiology and Oral Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Ruben Pauwels has authored 293 papers receiving a total of 13.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 108 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, 108 papers in Physiology and 81 papers in Oral Surgery. Recurrent topics in Ruben Pauwels's work include Asthma and respiratory diseases (104 papers), Dental Radiography and Imaging (81 papers) and Respiratory and Cough-Related Research (61 papers). Ruben Pauwels is often cited by papers focused on Asthma and respiratory diseases (104 papers), Dental Radiography and Imaging (81 papers) and Respiratory and Cough-Related Research (61 papers). Ruben Pauwels collaborates with scholars based in Belgium, Denmark and Thailand. Ruben Pauwels's co-authors include Reinhilde Jacobs, Guy Joos, Johan Kips, Peter J. Barnes, SD Shapiro, Ria Bogaerts, Guy Brusselle, M. Van Der Straeten, Hilde Bosmans and A. Sonia Buist and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and The Journal of Immunology.

In The Last Decade

Ruben Pauwels

284 papers receiving 12.6k citations

Hit Papers

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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: molecular and cellularmechanisms

2003 1.1k citations Peter J. Barnes, Ruben Pauwels et al. European Respiratory Journal profile →
Global strategy for the diagnosis, management, and prevention of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute and World Health Organization Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD): executive summary.

2001 514 citations Ruben Pauwels et al. PubMed profile →
Effective dose range for dental cone beam computed tomography scanners

2011 460 citations Ruben Pauwels, Reinhilde Jacobs et al. profile →
Comparison between effective radiation dose of CBCT and MSCT scanners for dentomaxillofacial applications

2008 408 citations Ruben Pauwels, Reinhilde Jacobs et al. profile →
Technical aspects of dental CBCT: state of the art

2014 322 citations Ruben Pauwels et al. Dentomaxillofacial Radiology profile →
CBCT-based bone quality assessment: are Hounsfield units applicable?

2014 310 citations Ruben Pauwels, Reinhilde Jacobs et al. Dentomaxillofacial Radiology profile →
Cone-beam CT in paediatric dentistry: DIMITRA project position statement

2017 191 citations Reinhilde Jacobs, Ruben Pauwels et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Ruben Pauwels Belgium	58	5.1k	5.0k	3.8k	1.9k	1.7k	293	13.2k
Kenneth S. Kornman United States	63	2.3k 0.5×	592 0.1×	4.4k 1.2×	367 0.2×	537 0.3×	152	18.5k
Lorenzo Lo Muzio Italy	59	901 0.2×	1.2k 0.2×	3.1k 0.8×	616 0.3×	411 0.2×	617	15.4k
Philip T. Lavin United States	48	1.9k 0.4×	2.7k 0.5×	221 0.1×	1.1k 0.6×	1.3k 0.8×	141	11.7k
Hiroshi Yoshida Japan	55	544 0.1×	1.9k 0.4×	1.7k 0.5×	468 0.2×	719 0.4×	869	14.3k
Thomas Kocher Germany	56	1.5k 0.3×	1.0k 0.2×	2.3k 0.6×	660 0.3×	1.1k 0.6×	340	11.3k
J. Max Goodson United States	58	1.3k 0.3×	726 0.1×	2.8k 0.8×	517 0.3×	476 0.3×	129	10.7k
Alastair Forbes United Kingdom	65	3.0k 0.6×	2.6k 0.5×	158 0.0×	604 0.3×	251 0.1×	360	18.3k
Hiroshi Ito Japan	69	1.5k 0.3×	3.7k 0.7×	224 0.1×	1.6k 0.8×	4.9k 2.9×	993	23.8k
Francisco Gudé Spain	41	1.2k 0.2×	854 0.2×	215 0.1×	204 0.1×	874 0.5×	246	6.5k
Juliet Compston United Kingdom	71	2.0k 0.4×	887 0.2×	455 0.1×	1.2k 0.6×	589 0.4×	324	22.5k

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Ballantyne, Angela, et al.. (2026). Federation Opacity and the Promise of Federated Learning in Healthcare. The American Journal of Bioethics. 1–14.

Stoustrup, Peter, et al.. (2024). An Explainable and Conformal AI Model to Detect Temporomandibular Joint Involvement in Children Suffering from Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis. PubMed. 2024. 1–4.

Pauwels, Ruben. (2024). Converting dose-area product to effective dose in dental cone-beam computed tomography using organ-specific deep learning. Dentomaxillofacial Radiology. 54(3). 188–202.

Widmann, Gerlig, et al.. (2023). As low as diagnostically acceptable dose imaging in maxillofacial trauma: a reference quality approach. Dentomaxillofacial Radiology. 52(3). 20220387–20220387. 3 indexed citations

Pauwels, Ruben, et al.. (2023). Influence of metal artefact reduction on the diagnosis of contact between implant and mandibular canal in cone beam computed tomography: An ex‐vivo study. Clinical Oral Implants Research. 34(7). 741–750. 6 indexed citations

Eijnatten, Maureen van, et al.. (2022). Influence of head positioning during cone-beam CT imaging on the accuracy of virtual 3D models. Dentomaxillofacial Radiology. 51(7). 7 indexed citations

Leite, André Ferreira, Karla de Faria Vasconcelos, Ruben Pauwels, et al.. (2022). Impact of metal artefacts on subjective perception of image quality of 13 CBCT devices. Clinical Oral Investigations. 26(6). 4457–4466. 12 indexed citations

Shujaat, Sohaib, Yan Huang, Eman Shaheen, et al.. (2020). In vivo quantification of mandibular bone remodeling and vascular changes in a Wistar rat model: A novel HR-MRI and micro-CT fusion technique. Imaging Science in Dentistry. 50(3). 199–199. 4 indexed citations

Pauwels, Ruben, M.R. Sears, Mhairi Campbell, et al.. (2003). Formoterol as relief medication in asthma: a worldwide safety and effectiveness trial. European Respiratory Journal. 22(5). 787–794. 99 indexed citations

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Tournoy, Kurt G., Johan Kips, & Ruben Pauwels. (2002). Is Th1 the solution for Th2 in asthma?. Clinical & Experimental Allergy. 32(1). 17–29. 22 indexed citations

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Schoor, Jan Van, G.F. Joos, & Ruben Pauwels. (2000). Indirect bronchial hyperresponsiveness in asthma: mechanisms, pharmacology and implications for clinical research. European Respiratory Journal. 16(3). 514–514. 145 indexed citations

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Depuydt, Pieter, Guy Joos, & Ruben Pauwels. (1999). Ambient ozone concentrations induce airway hyperresponsiveness in some rat strains. European Respiratory Journal. 14(1). 125–125. 15 indexed citations

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Zhu, Jianhua, S. Majumdar, Tareq W. Ansari, et al.. (1999). IL-4 and IL-5 mRNA in the bronchial wall of smokers. 159(3). 1 indexed citations

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Chung, Kian Fan, Stephen T. Holgate, H Magnussen, et al.. (1998). Chronic inflammation in asthma. European Respiratory Review. 8(62). 999–1006. 9 indexed citations

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Pauwels, Ruben, Jean Claude Yernault, Maurits Demedts, & Piet Geusens. (1998). Safety and Efficacy of Fluticasone and Beclomethasone in Moderate to Severe Asthma. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 157(3). 827–832. 66 indexed citations

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Pauwels, Ruben, Stephen T. Holgate, Kian Fan Chung, et al.. (1998). Chronicity and progression of asthma. European Respiratory Review. 8(62). 1016–1019. 1 indexed citations

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Dukes, M. N. G., S.T. Holgate, & Ruben Pauwels. (1994). Report of an international workshop on risk and safety of asthma therapy. Clinical & Experimental Allergy. 24(2). 160–165. 18 indexed citations

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Joos, Guy, et al.. (1992). Primary Pulmonary Hodgkin’s Disease. Respiration. 59(5). 314–316. 9 indexed citations

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Pauwels, Ruben, G.F. Joos, & M. Van Der Straeten. (1988). Bronchial hyperresponsiveness is not bronchial hyperresponsiveness is not bronchial asthma. Clinical & Experimental Allergy. 18(4). 317–321. 126 indexed citations

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Pauwels, Ruben, et al.. (1977). In vitro measurement of specific rat IgE antibodies.. Munich Personal RePEc Archive (Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich). 128C(3). 675–85. 11 indexed citations

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