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Catherine M. Verfaillie

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Biology and Biochemistry
Belgium
2023

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
109
Citations
54384
World Ranking
989
National Ranking
18

Medicine

D-Index
109
Citations
54403
World Ranking
5695
National Ranking
59

Catherine M. Verfaillie publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Biology and Biochemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Catherine M. Verfaillie sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 737 publications — 99th percentile

99% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.

Catherine M. Verfaillie D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Biology and Biochemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Catherine M. Verfaillie sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 109 D-Index — 95th percentile

95% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Belgium Leader Award
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians

Overview

Catherine M. Verfaillie is affiliated with KU Leuven in Belgium and has contributed extensively to the fields of medicine and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Their research spans several subfields including molecular biology, genetics, biomedical engineering, hepatology, and neurology.

The main topics covered in their scientific work include pluripotent stem cells research, liver physiology and pathology, 3D printing in biomedical research, CRISPR and genetic engineering, neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms, hematopoietic stem cell transplantation, and pancreatic function and diabetes.

Frequent coauthors with whom Catherine M. Verfaillie collaborated include Manoj Kumar, Tine Tricot, Jonathan De Smedt, Ruben Boon, and Burak Toprakhisar.

Publication venues where their articles frequently appear are bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Archives of Toxicology, Cells, Toxicology Letters, and Nature Communications.

Significant papers authored by or involving Catherine M. Verfaillie include:

  • Engineering neurovascular organoids with 3D printed microfluidic chips (2022, Lab on a Chip)
  • Amino acid levels determine metabolism and CYP450 function of hepatocytes and hepatoma cell lines (2020, Nature Communications)
  • Correction of CFTR function in intestinal organoids to guide treatment of cystic fibrosis (2020, European Respiratory Journal)
  • DJ-1 is an essential downstream mediator in PINK1/parkin-dependent mitophagy (2022, Brain)
  • Large-scale perfused tissues via synthetic 3D soft microfluidics (2023, Nature Communications)

The scientist is a member of the Association of American Physicians.

Best Publications

  • Pluripotency of mesenchymal stem cells derived from adult marrow

    Yuehua Jiang;Balkrishna N. Jahagirdar;R. Lee Reinhardt;Robert E. Schwartz

  • Multipotent adult progenitor cells from bone marrow differentiate into functional hepatocyte-like cells.

    Robert E. Schwartz;Morayma Reyes;Lisa Koodie;Yuehua Jiang

  • Purification and ex vivo expansion of postnatal human marrow mesodermal progenitor cells

    Morayma Reyes;Troy C Lund;Todd R Lenvik;Dean Aguiar

  • Origin of endothelial progenitors in human postnatal bone marrow

    Morayma Reyes;Arkadiusz Z Dudek;Balkrishna Jahagirdar;Lisa Koodie

  • Donor leukocyte infusions in 140 patients with relapsed malignancy after allogeneic bone marrow transplantation.

    R H Collins;O Shpilberg;W R Drobyski;D L Porter

  • Multipotent progenitor cells can be isolated from postnatal murine bone marrow, muscle, and brain

    Yuehua Jiang;Ben Vaessen;Todd R Lenvik;Mark Blackstad

  • Human Bone Marrow Stem Cells Exhibit Neural Phenotypes and Ameliorate Neurological Deficits after Grafting into the Ischemic Brain of Rats

    Li Ru Zhao;Wei Ming Duan;Morayma Reyes;C. Dirk Keene

  • Transplantation of 2 partially HLA-matched umbilical cord blood units to enhance engraftment in adults with hematologic malignancy

    Juliet N. Barker;Daniel J. Weisdorf;Todd E. DeFor;Bruce R. Blazar

  • Adult stem cells: assessing the case for pluripotency.

    Catherine M Verfaillie

  • Characterization of Multipotent Adult Progenitor Cells, a Subpopulation of Mesenchymal Stem Cells

    Morayma Reyes;Catherine M. Verfaillie

  • Mesenchymal Stem Cells Migration Homing and Tracking

    Abhishek Sohni;Catherine M. Verfaillie

  • Neuroectodermal differentiation from mouse multipotent adult progenitor cells.

    Yuehua Jiang;Dori Henderson;Mark Blackstad;Angel Chen

  • Evidence for an alternative fatty acid desaturation pathway increasing cancer plasticity

    Kim Vriens;Stefan Christen;Sweta Parik;Dorien Broekaert

  • Stem Cells: Hype and Reality

    Catherine M. Verfaillie;Martin F. Pera;Peter M. Lansdorp

  • Mechanisms underlying abnormal trafficking of malignant progenitors in chronic myelogenous leukemia. Decreased adhesion to stroma and fibronectin but increased adhesion to the basement membrane components laminin and collagen type IV.

    Catherine Verfaillie;J B McCarthy;P B McGlave

  • Direct contact between human primitive hematopoietic progenitors and bone marrow stroma is not required for long-term in vitro hematopoiesis

    Catherine M. Verfaillie

  • Isolation and Characterization of Kidney-Derived Stem Cells

    Sandeep Gupta;Catherine Verfaillie;David Chmielewski;Stefan Kren

  • Proline metabolism supports metastasis formation and could be inhibited to selectively target metastasizing cancer cells

    Ilaria Elia;Dorien Broekaert;Stefan Christen;Ruben Boon

  • Stem cell plasticity

    Uma Lakshmipathy;Catherine Verfaillie

  • Erratum: Pluripotency of mesenchymal stem cells derived from adult marrow (Nature (2002) 418 (41-49) DOI: 10.1038/nature00870)

    Yuehua Jiang;Balkrishna N. Jahagirdar;R. Lee Reinhardt;Robert E. Schwartz

Frequent Co-Authors

Jeffrey S. Miller
Jeffrey S. Miller University of Minnesota
Felipe Prosper
Felipe Prosper University of Navarra
Wei Shou Hu
Wei Shou Hu University of Minnesota
Philip B. McGlave
Philip B. McGlave University of Minnesota
Ravi Bhatia
Ravi Bhatia University of Alabama at Birmingham
Leo T. Furcht
Leo T. Furcht University of Minnesota
Bruce R. Blazar
Bruce R. Blazar University of Minnesota
Jakub Tolar
Jakub Tolar University of Minnesota

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