Wim Vandenberghe

10.0k total citations · 3 hit papers
128 papers, 6.3k citations indexed

About

Wim Vandenberghe is a scholar working on Neurology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Wim Vandenberghe has authored 128 papers receiving a total of 6.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 93 papers in Neurology, 39 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 21 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Wim Vandenberghe's work include Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments (71 papers), Neurological disorders and treatments (49 papers) and Genetic Neurodegenerative Diseases (20 papers). Wim Vandenberghe is often cited by papers focused on Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments (71 papers), Neurological disorders and treatments (49 papers) and Genetic Neurodegenerative Diseases (20 papers). Wim Vandenberghe collaborates with scholars based in Belgium, United States and Germany. Wim Vandenberghe's co-authors include Alice Nieuwboer, Sarah Vercruysse, Elke Heremans, Tom Cornelissen, Wim Robberecht, Joke Spildooren, Koen Van Laere, David S. Bredt, James R. Brorson and Bart Nuttin and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Neuroscience and The Journal of Cell Biology.

In The Last Decade

Wim Vandenberghe

122 papers receiving 6.2k 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.

High-Frequency Stimulation of the Subthalamic Nucleus Suppresses Oscillatory Activity in Patients with Parkinson's Disease in Parallel with Improvement in Motor Performance

2008 625 citations Wim Vandenberghe, Bart Nuttin et al. profile →
Reliability of the new freezing of gait questionnaire: Agreement between patients with Parkinson's disease and their carers

2009 505 citations Alice Nieuwboer, Wim Vandenberghe et al. profile →
Glycine receptor antibodies in PERM and related syndromes: characteristics, clinical features and outcomes

2014 333 citations Wim Vandenberghe et al. Brain profile →

Peers

Wim Vandenberghe

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Peter A. Silburn Australia

Victor S.C. Fung Australia

Luc Defebvre France

Giselle M. Petzinger United States

Linda Kilford United Kingdom

Rebecca Stowe United Kingdom

Bart P.C. van de Warrenburg Netherlands

Marina Picillo Italy

A. Destée France

Jorge L. Juncos United States

Peter A. Silburn Australia

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3.9k ×1.0

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1.5k ×0.8

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968 ×0.8

995 ×0.8

PTSTR

1.1k ×1.1

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Countries citing papers authored by Wim Vandenberghe

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Wim Vandenberghe

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Holst, Bjørn, et al.. (2025). VPS35 mutation inhibits PINK1/parkin-mediated mitophagy via increased LRRK2 kinase activity. Brain.

Lismont, Celien, Jorge E. Azevedo, Wim Vandenberghe, et al.. (2025). PEX14 acts as a molecular link between optineurin and the autophagic machinery to induce pexophagy. The Journal of Cell Biology. 224(11).

Laere, Koen Van, Ahmed Radwan, Anke Wouters, et al.. (2025). Focal hypermetabolism in suspected non‐convulsive status epilepticus. Epilepsia. 66(11). 4283–4297. 1 indexed citations

Delva, Aline, et al.. (2025). [18F]MFBG PET/CT imaging of myocardial sympathetic innervation in healthy controls and patients with parkinson’s disease: dosimetry and pharmacokinetics. European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging. 53(2). 1103–1112.

Hobbs, Nicola Z., Marina Papoutsi, Aline Delva, et al.. (2024). Neuroimaging to Facilitate Clinical Trials in Huntington’s Disease: Current Opinion from the EHDN Imaging Working Group. Journal of Huntington s Disease. 13(2). 163–199. 3 indexed citations

Herrera, J., et al.. (2024). Prevalence of single-nucleotide variants in twenty-five pharmacogenes from a Cuban sample cohort. Frontiers in Pharmacology. 15. 1467036–1467036. 1 indexed citations

Gransier, Robin, Jan Wouters, Philippe De Vloo, et al.. (2024). Electrophysiological sweet spot mapping in deep brain stimulation for Parkinson's disease patients. Brain stimulation. 17(4). 794–801. 1 indexed citations

Hoylandt, Anaïs Van, Bart Nuttin, Philippe De Vloo, et al.. (2023). Active and Passive Cycling Decrease Subthalamic β Oscillations in Parkinson's Disease. Movement Disorders. 39(1). 85–93. 3 indexed citations

Delva, Aline, Ahmed Radwan, Kristof Vansteelandt, et al.. (2023). Mild Motor Signs in Healthy Aging Are Associated with Lower Synaptic Density in the Brain. Movement Disorders. 38(10). 1786–1794. 8 indexed citations

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Brouwers, Joachim, Philippe Berben, Talia Flanagan, et al.. (2023). Characterization of Aspirated Duodenal Fluids from Parkinson’s Disease Patients. Pharmaceutics. 15(4). 1243–1243. 4 indexed citations

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Ortibus, Els, et al.. (2023). Deep Brain Stimulation for GNAO1-Associated Dystonia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Neuromodulation Technology at the Neural Interface. 27(3). 440–446. 5 indexed citations

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Rusz, Jan, et al.. (2023). Acute stimulation with symmetric biphasic pulses induces less ataxia compared to cathodic pulses in DBS for essential tremor. Parkinsonism & Related Disorders. 111. 105435–105435. 1 indexed citations

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Asamoah, Boateng, et al.. (2022). Anodic and symmetric biphasic pulses enlarge the therapeutic window in deep brain stimulation for essential tremor. Brain stimulation. 15(2). 286–290. 7 indexed citations

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Mutez, Eugénie, Sabiha Eddarkaoui, Sébastien Carrier, et al.. (2022). Functional Analyses of Two Novel LRRK2 Pathogenic Variants in Familial Parkinson′s Disease. Movement Disorders. 37(8). 1761–1767. 6 indexed citations

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Nackaerts, Evelien, Alice Nieuwboer, Sanne Broeder, et al.. (2017). Altered effective connectivity contributes to micrographia in patients with Parkinson’s disease and freezing of gait. Journal of Neurology. 265(2). 336–347. 16 indexed citations

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Devos, Hannes, et al.. (2013). Profiling unsafe drivers with Parkinson's disease: does clinical subtype predict on-road driving performance?. Transportation Research Board 92nd Annual MeetingTransportation Research Board. 2 indexed citations

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Heremans, Elke, Peter Feys, Alice Nieuwboer, et al.. (2010). External cueing improves temporal characteristics of motor imagery in patients with Parkinson's disease. Movement Disorders. 25. 1 indexed citations

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Demeestere, Jelle & Wim Vandenberghe. (2010). Experimental Surgical Therapies for Huntington's Disease. CNS Neuroscience & Therapeutics. 17(6). 705–713. 7 indexed citations

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Spildooren, Joke, Sarah Vercruysse, Kaat Desloovere, et al.. (2009). Turning behavior in patients with Parkinson's disease with and without freezing of gait. Movement Disorders. 24. 1 indexed citations

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Humbeeck, Cindy Van, Etienne Waelkens, Olga Corti, Alexis Brice, & Wim Vandenberghe. (2008). Parkin occurs in a stable, non‐covalent, ∼110‐kDa complex in brain. European Journal of Neuroscience. 27(2). 284–293. 11 indexed citations

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