Sophie Debrock

4.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
75 papers, 2.7k citations indexed

About

Sophie Debrock is a scholar working on Reproductive Medicine, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Sophie Debrock has authored 75 papers receiving a total of 2.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 39 papers in Reproductive Medicine, 37 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health and 30 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Recurrent topics in Sophie Debrock's work include Reproductive Biology and Fertility (30 papers), Assisted Reproductive Technology and Twin Pregnancy (22 papers) and Prenatal Screening and Diagnostics (21 papers). Sophie Debrock is often cited by papers focused on Reproductive Biology and Fertility (30 papers), Assisted Reproductive Technology and Twin Pregnancy (22 papers) and Prenatal Screening and Diagnostics (21 papers). Sophie Debrock collaborates with scholars based in Belgium, United States and Kenya. Sophie Debrock's co-authors include Thomas D’Hooghe, Carl Spiessens, Joris Vermeesch, Thomas D’Hooghe, Cindy Melotte, Paul Declerck, Evelyne Vanneste, Thierry Voet, Yves Moreau and Karen Peeraer and has published in prestigious journals such as Nucleic Acids Research, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Nature Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Sophie Debrock

74 papers receiving 2.6k citations

Hit Papers

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Chromosome instability is common in human cleavage-stage embryos

2009 601 citations Evelyne Vanneste, Thierry Voet et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Sophie Debrock Belgium	28	1.4k	1.1k	930	690	689	75	2.7k
Clifford Librach Canada	17	316 0.2×	1.3k 1.2×	1.0k 1.1×	228 0.3×	71 0.1×	30	3.1k
Filomena Marino Carvalho Brazil	24	43 0.0×	190 0.2×	963 1.0×	541 0.8×	313 0.5×	137	2.2k
Masashi Yamaji Japan	16	120 0.1×	352 0.3×	201 0.2×	2.1k 3.1×	712 1.0×	19	2.7k
Philippe Le Bouteiller France	38	145 0.1×	1.2k 1.1×	999 1.1×	254 0.4×	71 0.1×	80	3.8k
Merryn Macville Netherlands	21	445 0.3×	71 0.1×	38 0.0×	770 1.1×	584 0.8×	49	1.7k
J. L. Huret France	18	121 0.1×	277 0.3×	128 0.1×	405 0.6×	384 0.6×	39	1.0k
Wendy S.W. Wong United States	14	152 0.1×	97 0.1×	39 0.0×	789 1.1×	517 0.8×	26	1.7k
S Hahn Switzerland	18	682 0.5×	91 0.1×	15 0.0×	495 0.7×	109 0.2×	29	1.4k
Subhradip Karmakar India	17	91 0.1×	99 0.1×	65 0.1×	404 0.6×	67 0.1×	77	894
Merli Saare Estonia	19	49 0.0×	213 0.2×	782 0.8×	507 0.7×	103 0.1×	50	1.5k

Countries citing papers authored by Sophie Debrock

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Sophie Debrock

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Peeraer, Karen, et al.. (2023). Cumulative pregnancy rates of two strategies: Day 3 fresh embryo transfer followed by Day 3 or Day 5/6 vitrification and embryo transfer: a randomized controlled trial. Human Reproduction. 39(1). 62–73.

Destouni, Aspasia, Eftychia Dimitriadou, Sophie Debrock, et al.. (2018). Genome-wide haplotyping embryos developing from 0PN and 1PN zygotes increases transferrable embryos in PGT-M. Human Reproduction. 33(12). 2302–2311. 45 indexed citations

Pennings, Guido, Seppe Segers, Sophie Debrock, et al.. (2017). Human embryo research in Belgium: an overview. Fertility and Sterility. 108(1). 96–107. 4 indexed citations

Debrock, Sophie, et al.. (2013). Can embryo quality be improved by in vitro exposure to low oxygen concentration or by using a mini-incubator? two randomized controlled trials. Fertility and Sterility. 100(3). S247–S248. 2 indexed citations

Peeraer, Karen, Sophie Debrock, Annouschka Laenen, et al.. (2013). The impact of legally restricted embryo transfer and reimbursement policy on cumulative delivery rate after treatment with assisted reproduction technology. Human Reproduction. 29(2). 267–275. 30 indexed citations

Debrock, Sophie, et al.. (2013). Semi-automated morphometric analysis of human embryos can reveal correlations between total embryo volume and clinical pregnancy. Human Reproduction. 28(3). 627–633. 37 indexed citations

Vanneste, Evelyne, Thierry Voet, Michèle Ampe, et al.. (2012). Chromosome Instability Is Common in Human Cleavage-Stage Embryos. Obstetrical & Gynecological Survey. 67(12). 787–788. 1 indexed citations

Debrock, Sophie, et al.. (2012). Is there a link between blastomere contact surfaces of day 3 embryos and live birth rate?. Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology. 10(1). 78–78. 4 indexed citations

Nyachieo, Atunga, Carl Spiessens, Daniel Chai, et al.. (2010). Randomized comparison of different ovarian stimulation regimens for assisted reproductive technology in baboons (Papio anubis). Fertility and Sterility. 95(4). 1354–1359. 3 indexed citations

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Hindryckx, An, Karen Peeraer, Sophie Debrock, et al.. (2010). Has the Prevalence of Congenital Abnormalities after Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection Increased? The Leuven Data 1994–2000 and a Review of the Literature. Gynecologic and Obstetric Investigation. 70(1). 11–22. 19 indexed citations

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Vanneste, Evelyne, Cindy Melotte, C. Staessen, et al.. (2010). Genome-wide single cell array analysis for preimplantation genetic diagnosis of a complex chromosomal rearrangement carrier. European Journal of Human Genetics. 18. 27–27. 2 indexed citations

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Debrock, Sophie, et al.. (2010). Early embryo development in a sequential versus single medium: a randomized study. Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology. 8(1). 83–83. 35 indexed citations

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Vanneste, Evelyne, Thierry Voet, Cindy Melotte, et al.. (2009). What next for preimplantation genetic screening? High mitotic chromosome instability rate provides the biological basis for the low success rate. Human Reproduction. 24(11). 2679–2682. 84 indexed citations

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Bokor, Attila, Sophie Debrock, M. Drijkoningen, et al.. (2009). Quantity and quality of retrograde menstruation: a case control study. Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology. 7(1). 123–123. 30 indexed citations

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Peeraer, Karen, et al.. (2007). Correlation between the number of follicular flushings, oocyte/embryo quality and pregnancy rate for IVF: a prospective study. Human Reproduction. 22. 1 indexed citations

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Debrock, Sophie, Bart De Strooper, Sarah Vander Perre, Joseph A. Hill, & Thomas D’Hooghe. (2005). Tumour necrosis factor-α, interleukin-6 and interleukin-8 do not promote adhesion of human endometrial epithelial cells to mesothelial cells in a quantitative in vitro model*. Human Reproduction. 21(3). 605–609. 14 indexed citations

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Debrock, Sophie, et al.. (2003). Application of the Fertilase<sup>®</sup>-Laser System versus the Conventional Mechanical Method to Immobilize Spermatozoa for Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection. Gynecologic and Obstetric Investigation. 56(2). 102–105. 5 indexed citations

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Auwera, Ingrid Van der, Sophie Debrock, Carl Spiessens, et al.. (2002). A prospective randomized study: day 2 versus day 5 embryo transfer. Human Reproduction. 17(6). 1507–1512. 90 indexed citations

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Debrock, Sophie, et al.. (2000). Quantity and Quality of Retrograde Menstruation: Red Blood Cells, Inflammation and Peritoneal Cells. Fertility and Sterility. 74(3). S118–S119. 1 indexed citations

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D’Hooghe, Thomas, Sophie Debrock, Eric Legius, et al.. (2000). Is the prevalence of congenital abnormalities after ICSI increased? The Leuven data 1994-1999. Human Reproduction. 15. 128–129. 3 indexed citations

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