Tim Vervliet

4.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
43 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

About

Tim Vervliet is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Tim Vervliet has authored 43 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 31 papers in Molecular Biology, 11 papers in Cell Biology and 10 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Tim Vervliet's work include Cell death mechanisms and regulation (13 papers), Calcium signaling and nucleotide metabolism (10 papers) and Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (9 papers). Tim Vervliet is often cited by papers focused on Cell death mechanisms and regulation (13 papers), Calcium signaling and nucleotide metabolism (10 papers) and Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (9 papers). Tim Vervliet collaborates with scholars based in Belgium, United States and Italy. Tim Vervliet's co-authors include Geert Bultynck, Jan B. Parys, Ludwig Missiaen, Humbert De Smedt, Hristina Ivanova, Giovanni Monaco, Elżbieta Kania, Gemma Roest, Luc Leybaert and Elke Decrock and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Clinical Investigation, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Circulation Research.

In The Last Decade

Tim Vervliet

42 papers receiving 1.6k citations

Hit Papers

align trajectories

What are hit papers?

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.

The BCL2 family: from apoptosis mechanisms to new advances in targeted therapy

2025 56 citations Tim Vervliet, Geert Bultynck et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Tim Vervliet Belgium	20	1.1k	358	252	199	189	43	1.6k
Giovanni Monaco Belgium	18	939 0.8×	295 0.8×	207 0.8×	191 1.0×	149 0.8×	30	1.2k
Molly Plovanich United States	8	2.2k 2.0×	371 1.0×	322 1.3×	418 2.1×	158 0.8×	13	2.7k
Alberto Danese Italy	15	811 0.7×	249 0.7×	181 0.7×	132 0.7×	67 0.4×	20	1.2k
Zheng Ying China	25	1.1k 1.0×	264 0.7×	560 2.2×	279 1.4×	81 0.4×	72	2.0k
Tünde Golenár United States	10	1.7k 1.6×	373 1.0×	242 1.0×	398 2.0×	108 0.6×	15	2.0k
Martijn Kerkhofs Belgium	14	998 0.9×	228 0.6×	207 0.8×	94 0.5×	66 0.3×	25	1.3k
Shirin Doroudgar United States	20	929 0.8×	668 1.9×	385 1.5×	130 0.7×	55 0.3×	34	1.6k
Carolina Prezioso Italy	5	607 0.5×	248 0.7×	604 2.4×	69 0.3×	408 2.2×	5	1.3k
Chris N. Goulbourne United States	22	1.1k 1.0×	377 1.1×	280 1.1×	127 0.6×	91 0.5×	44	2.0k
Tetyana Shandala Australia	16	556 0.5×	170 0.5×	127 0.5×	191 1.0×	90 0.5×	26	1.2k

Countries citing papers authored by Tim Vervliet

Since Specialization

Citations

This map shows the geographic impact of Tim Vervliet's research. It shows the number of citations coming from papers published by authors working in each country. You can also color the map by specialization and compare the number of citations received by Tim Vervliet with the expected number of citations based on a country's size and research output (numbers larger than one mean the country cites Tim Vervliet more than expected).

Fields of papers citing papers by Tim Vervliet

Since Specialization

Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Tim Vervliet. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Tim Vervliet. The network helps show where Tim Vervliet may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Tim Vervliet

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

All Works

Sort: Min cites: Since: Top N: Style:

20 of 20 papers shown

Rovere, Rita La, Annika Vaarmann, Guizhen Fan, et al.. (2025). CISD2 ensures adequate ER-mitochondrial coupling, critically supporting mitochondrial function in neurons. Acta Neuropathologica Communications. 13(1). 242–242.

Kale, Justin, Larry E. Wagner, Allen Kaasik, et al.. (2024). CISD2 counteracts the inhibition of ER-mitochondrial calcium transfer by anti-apoptotic BCL-2. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Cell Research. 1872(1). 119857–119857. 5 indexed citations

Vervliet, Tim, Karan Ahuja, Maria Livia Sassano, et al.. (2024). Disruption of MAM integrity in mutant FUS oligodendroglial progenitors from hiPSCs. Acta Neuropathologica. 147(1). 6–6. 8 indexed citations

Pchitskaya, Ekaterina, et al.. (2023). Neuroprotective properties of anti-apoptotic BCL-2 proteins in 5xFAD mouse model of Alzheimer’s disease. IBRO Neuroscience Reports. 14. 273–283. 8 indexed citations

Smet, Maarten De, Nan Wang, Eef Dries, et al.. (2021). Cx43 hemichannel microdomain signaling at the intercalated disc enhances cardiac excitability. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 131(7). 60 indexed citations

Moudt, Sofie De, Arthur Leloup, Bram Boeckx, et al.. (2021). Prdm16 Supports Arterial Flow Recovery by Maintaining Endothelial Function. Circulation Research. 129(1). 63–77. 16 indexed citations

Vervliet, Tim, et al.. (2021). Fast and Efficient Generation of Isogenic Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell Lines Using Adenine Base Editing. The CRISPR Journal. 4(4). 502–518. 6 indexed citations

Daele, Johanna Van Den, Tim Vervliet, Jonathan De Smedt, et al.. (2021). SOX9-induced Generation of Functional Astrocytes Supporting Neuronal Maturation in an All-human System. Stem Cell Reviews and Reports. 17(5). 1855–1873. 31 indexed citations

Vervliet, Tim, et al.. (2020). EPIC3, a novel Ca2+ indicator located at the cell cortex and in microridges, detects high Ca2+ subdomains during Ca2+ influx and phagocytosis. Cell Calcium. 92. 102291–102291. 5 indexed citations

10.

Vervliet, Tim & Jan B. Parys. (2019). L-asparaginase-induced apoptosis in ALL cells involves IP3 receptor signaling. Cell Calcium. 83. 102076–102076. 2 indexed citations

11.

Ivanova, Hristina, Tim Vervliet, Giovanni Monaco, et al.. (2019). Bcl-2-Protein Family as Modulators of IP₃Receptors and Other Organellar Ca²⁺Channels. Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Biology. 12(4). a035089–a035089. 64 indexed citations

12.

Parys, Jan B. & Tim Vervliet. (2019). New Insights in the IP3 Receptor and Its Regulation. Advances in experimental medicine and biology. 1131. 243–270. 57 indexed citations

13.

Vervliet, Tim, Julia V. Gerasimenko, Paweł E. Ferdek, et al.. (2018). BH4 domain peptides derived from Bcl-2/Bcl-XL as novel tools against acute pancreatitis. Cell Death Discovery. 4(1). 58–58. 11 indexed citations

14.

Vervliet, Tim, Isabel Pintelon, Kirsten Welkenhuyzen, et al.. (2017). Basal ryanodine receptor activity suppresses autophagic flux. Biochemical Pharmacology. 132. 133–142. 30 indexed citations

15.

Ivanova, Hristina, Tomas Luyten, Elke Decrock, et al.. (2017). The BH4 domain of Bcl-2 orthologues from different classes of vertebrates can act as an evolutionary conserved inhibitor of IP3 receptor channels. Cell Calcium. 62. 41–46. 10 indexed citations

16.

Vervliet, Tim, Jan B. Parys, & Geert Bultynck. (2016). Bcl-2 proteins and calcium signaling: complexity beneath the surface. Oncogene. 35(39). 5079–5092. 136 indexed citations

17.

Ivanova, Hristina, Tim Vervliet, Ludwig Missiaen, et al.. (2014). Inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate receptor-isoform diversity in cell death and survival. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Cell Research. 1843(10). 2164–2183. 155 indexed citations

18.

Kiviluoto, Santeri, Tim Vervliet, Hristina Ivanova, et al.. (2013). Regulation of inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate receptors during endoplasmic reticulum stress. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Cell Research. 1833(7). 1612–1624. 96 indexed citations

19.

Akl, Haidar, Giovanni Monaco, Rita La Rovere, et al.. (2013). IP3R2 levels dictate the apoptotic sensitivity of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma cells to an IP3R-derived peptide targeting the BH4 domain of Bcl-2. Cell Death and Disease. 4(5). e632–e632. 95 indexed citations

20.

Monaco, Giovanni, Tim Vervliet, Haidar Akl, & Geert Bultynck. (2012). The selective BH4-domain biology of Bcl-2-family members: IP3Rs and beyond. Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences. 70(7). 1171–1183. 36 indexed citations

Rankless uses publication and citation data sourced from OpenAlex, an open and comprehensive bibliographic database. While OpenAlex provides broad and valuable coverage of the global research landscape, it—like all bibliographic datasets—has inherent limitations. These include incomplete records, variations in author disambiguation, differences in journal indexing, and delays in data updates. As a result, some metrics and network relationships displayed in Rankless may not fully capture the entirety of a scholar's output or impact.

Explore authors with similar magnitude of impact