Wilfried De Backer

126 papers and 4.1k indexed citations i.

About

Wilfried De Backer is a scholar working on Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Physiology and Endocrine and Autonomic Systems. According to data from OpenAlex, Wilfried De Backer has authored 126 papers receiving a total of 4.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 88 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, 70 papers in Physiology and 32 papers in Endocrine and Autonomic Systems. Recurrent topics in Wilfried De Backer’s work include Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research (41 papers), Obstructive Sleep Apnea Research (40 papers) and Neuroscience of respiration and sleep (32 papers). Wilfried De Backer is often cited by papers focused on Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research (41 papers), Obstructive Sleep Apnea Research (40 papers) and Neuroscience of respiration and sleep (32 papers). Wilfried De Backer collaborates with scholars based in Belgium, United Kingdom and United States. Wilfried De Backer's co-authors include Luc Van Gaal, Johan Verbraecken, Paul Van de Heyning, Stijn Verhulst, Wim Vos, Kristine Desager, Jan De Backer, Cedric Van Holsbeke, Paul Germonpré and Samir Vinchurkar and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, Environmental Science & Technology and Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

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