Sophie Torrekens

6.1k total citations · 2 hit papers
53 papers, 4.7k citations indexed

About

Sophie Torrekens is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cancer Research and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Sophie Torrekens has authored 53 papers receiving a total of 4.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 40 papers in Molecular Biology, 11 papers in Cancer Research and 9 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in Sophie Torrekens's work include Bone Metabolism and Diseases (7 papers), Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism (6 papers) and Bone health and osteoporosis research (6 papers). Sophie Torrekens is often cited by papers focused on Bone Metabolism and Diseases (7 papers), Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism (6 papers) and Bone health and osteoporosis research (6 papers). Sophie Torrekens collaborates with scholars based in Belgium, United States and United Kingdom. Sophie Torrekens's co-authors include Geert Carmeliet, Rupert W. Osborn, Fred Van Leuven, Christa Maes, Sarah B. Rees, Franky R. G. Terras, Willem F. Broekaert, Jozef Vanderleyden, Sanford I. Roth and Peter Carmeliet and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Journal of Clinical Investigation.

In The Last Decade

Sophie Torrekens

52 papers receiving 4.5k 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.

Osteoblast Precursors, but Not Mature Osteoblasts, Move into Developing and Fractured Bones along with Invading Blood Vessels

2010 714 citations Christa Maes, Tatsuya Kobayashi et al. Developmental Cell profile →
Small cysteine-rich antifungal proteins from radish: their role in host defense.

1995 528 citations Franky R. G. Terras, Rupert W. Osborn et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Sophie Torrekens Belgium	29	2.7k	796	694	607	532	53	4.7k
Ida B. Thøgersen Denmark	39	1.7k 0.6×	234 0.3×	127 0.2×	793 1.3×	486 0.9×	103	4.0k
Claudio Schneider Italy	43	4.4k 1.6×	205 0.3×	151 0.2×	844 1.4×	1.2k 2.2×	79	6.4k
José M. Lora United States	30	3.4k 1.2×	416 0.5×	70 0.1×	239 0.4×	665 1.3×	47	6.0k
Miroslav Blumenberg United States	39	2.2k 0.8×	252 0.3×	95 0.1×	464 0.8×	544 1.0×	117	5.2k
Richard E.H. Wettenhall Australia	36	4.1k 1.5×	249 0.3×	84 0.1×	181 0.3×	1.6k 3.1×	74	6.0k
Richard C. Duke United States	31	3.5k 1.3×	172 0.2×	75 0.1×	603 1.0×	942 1.8×	51	6.5k
Nuo Yang China	32	3.6k 1.3×	552 0.7×	61 0.1×	1.5k 2.5×	687 1.3×	89	5.4k
Tomoo Ogi Japan	32	4.2k 1.5×	322 0.4×	130 0.2×	904 1.5×	553 1.0×	123	5.3k
Hans‐Werner Lahm Switzerland	23	1.8k 0.7×	274 0.3×	87 0.1×	226 0.4×	347 0.7×	32	3.8k
Martine A. Collart Switzerland	41	4.5k 1.6×	358 0.4×	86 0.1×	969 1.6×	718 1.3×	76	7.4k

Countries citing papers authored by Sophie Torrekens

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Fields of papers citing papers by Sophie Torrekens

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Sophie Torrekens

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Sophie Torrekens. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Sophie Torrekens 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 Sophie Torrekens. Sophie Torrekens is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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Loopmans, Shauni, Steve Stegen, Gianmarco Rinaldi, et al.. (2022). Skeletal progenitors preserve proliferation and self-renewal upon inhibition of mitochondrial respiration by rerouting the TCA cycle. Cell Reports. 40(4). 111105–111105. 13 indexed citations

Stegen, Steve, Guy Eelen, Sophie Torrekens, et al.. (2016). Adequate hypoxia inducible factor 1α signaling is indispensable for bone regeneration. Bone. 87. 176–186. 39 indexed citations

Lieben, Liesbet, Ritsuko Masuyama, Sophie Torrekens, et al.. (2012). Normocalcemia is maintained in mice under conditions of calcium malabsorption by vitamin D–induced inhibition of bone mineralization. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 122(5). 1803–1815. 240 indexed citations

Coenegrachts, Lieve, Christa Maes, Sophie Torrekens, et al.. (2010). Anti–Placental Growth Factor Reduces Bone Metastasis by Blocking Tumor Cell Engraftment and Osteoclast Differentiation. Cancer Research. 70(16). 6537–6547. 40 indexed citations

Bosch, An Vanden, Tim Raemaekers, Sarah Denayer, et al.. (2010). NuSAP is essential for chromatin-induced spindle formation during early embryogenesis. Development. 137(20). e2006–e2006. 6 indexed citations

Maes, Christa, Tatsuya Kobayashi, Martin K. Selig, et al.. (2010). Osteoblast Precursors, but Not Mature Osteoblasts, Move into Developing and Fractured Bones along with Invading Blood Vessels. Developmental Cell. 19(2). 329–344. 714 indexed citations breakdown →

Masuyama, Ritsuko, Joris Vriens, Thomas Voets, et al.. (2008). TRPV4-Mediated Calcium Influx Regulates Terminal Differentiation of Osteoclasts. Cell Metabolism. 8(3). 257–265. 285 indexed citations

Masuyama, Ritsuko, Joris Vriens, Sophie Torrekens, et al.. (2007). TRPV4 affects bone remodeling by regulating calcium signaling required for osteoclast activity. Journal of Bone and Mineral Research. 22. 1 indexed citations

Stockmans, Ingrid, et al.. (2006). Duodenal calcium absorption in dexamethasone-treated mice: Functional and molecular aspects. Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics. 460(2). 300–305. 21 indexed citations

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VANHOOREN, JOHANNES C. T., Marc Fransen, Eveline Baumgart‐Vogt, et al.. (1996). Rat Pristanoyl‐CoA Oxidase. European Journal of Biochemistry. 239(2). 302–309. 28 indexed citations

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Terras, Franky R. G., et al.. (1996). A six-cysteine type thionin from the radisch storage organ displays weak in vitro antifungal activity against Fusarium culmorum. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry. 34(4). 599–603. 19 indexed citations

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Bolle, Miguel F. C. De, Rupert W. Osborn, Inge J.W.M. Goderis, et al.. (1996). Antimicrobial peptides fromMirabilis jalapa andAmaranthus caudatus: expression, processing, localization and biological activity in transgenic tobacco. Plant Molecular Biology. 31(5). 993–1008. 102 indexed citations

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Osborn, Rupert W., Genoveva W. De Samblanx, Karin Thevissen, et al.. (1995). Isolation and characterisation of plant defensins from seeds of Asteraceae, Fabaceae, Hippocastanaceae and Saxifragaceae. FEBS Letters. 368(2). 257–262. 332 indexed citations

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Spittaels, Kurt, Anne Vankeerberghen, Sophie Torrekens, et al.. (1995). Isolation of Ala1-proctolin, the first natural analogue of proctolin, from the brain of the Colorado potato beetle. Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology. 110(1-2). 119–124. 18 indexed citations

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Damme, Els J. M. Van, Koen Smeets, Sophie Torrekens, F. Van Leuven, & Willy J. Peumans. (1994). Characterization and molecular cloning of mannose‐binding lectins from the Orchidaceae species Listera ovata, Epipactis helleborine and Cymbidium hybrid. European Journal of Biochemistry. 221(2). 769–777. 60 indexed citations

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Leuven, F. Van, Carl Hilliker, Kristin Lorent, et al.. (1994). Structure of the Gene (LRP1) Coding for the Human α2-Macroglobulin Receptor Lipoprotein Receptor-Related Protein. Genomics. 24(1). 78–89. 26 indexed citations

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Terras, Franky R. G., Sophie Torrekens, Fred Van Leuven, et al.. (1993). A new family of basic cysteine‐rich plant antifungal proteins from Brassicaceae species. FEBS Letters. 316(3). 233–240. 219 indexed citations

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Damme, Els J. M. Van, Koen Smeets, Sophie Torrekens, Fred Van Leuven, & Willy J. Peumans. (1993). The mannose‐specific lectins from ramsons (Allium ursinum L.) are encoded by three sets of genes. European Journal of Biochemistry. 217(1). 123–129. 40 indexed citations

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Damme, Els J. M. Van, et al.. (1992). Isolation and characterization of alliinase cDNA clones from garlic (Allium sativum L.) and related species. European Journal of Biochemistry. 209(2). 751–757. 54 indexed citations

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Damme, Els J. M. Van, Koen Smeets, Sophie Torrekens, et al.. (1992). The closely related homomeric and heterodimeric mannose‐binding lectins from garlic are encoded by one‐domain and two‐domain lectin genes, respectively. European Journal of Biochemistry. 206(2). 413–420. 96 indexed citations

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