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Conny Gysemans

Conny Gysemans

KU Leuven
Belgium

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
63
Citations
18377
World Ranking
10043
National Ranking
180

Conny Gysemans publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 200 publications — 50th percentile

50% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Conny Gysemans 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 Conny Gysemans sits on this spectrum.

40–41 D-Index: 80 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 183 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 317 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 504 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 718 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 900 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 1,026 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 1,150 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,236 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 1,253 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 1,163 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 1,131 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 1,032 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 897 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 814 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 715 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 709 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 596 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 512 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 473 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 412 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 373 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 358 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 285 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 273 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 227 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 208 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 193 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 153 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 157 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 148 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 120 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 113 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 100 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 86 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 67 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 72 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 73 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 64 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 53 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 60 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 54 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 43 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 38 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 49 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 26 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 18 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 23 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 32 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 32 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 27 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 19 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 22 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 12 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 16 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 14 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 10 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 13 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 10 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 7 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 9 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 13 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 4 scientists 166 D-Index: 4 scientists 167+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 63 D-Index — 49th percentile

49% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Conny Gysemans is affiliated with KU Leuven in Belgium and has contributed to research primarily within the fields of Medicine, Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Immunology and Microbiology. Their work spans several subfields, including Genetics, Immunology, Surgery, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, and Molecular Biology.

The main topics addressed in their publications encompass Diabetes and associated disorders, Pancreatic function and diabetes, Diabetes Management and Research, Immune cells in cancer, Immune Cell Function and Interaction, Neutrophil, Myeloperoxidase and Oxidative Mechanisms, and Vitamin D Research Studies.

Among recent papers, the following stand out:

  • "Single-cell profiling of myeloid cells in glioblastoma across species and disease stage reveals macrophage competition and specialization" (2021) published in Nature Neuroscience
  • "Vitamin D's Effect on Immune Function" (2020) published in Nutrients
  • "SARS-CoV-2 Receptor Angiotensin I-Converting Enzyme Type 2 (ACE2) Is Expressed in Human Pancreatic β-Cells and in the Human Pancreas Microvasculature" (2020) published in Frontiers in Endocrinology
  • "Macrophages are metabolically heterogeneous within the tumor microenvironment" (2021) published in Cell Reports
  • "Intestinal Delivery of Proinsulin and IL-10 via Lactococcus lactis Combined With Low-Dose Anti-CD3 Restores Tolerance Outside the Window of Acute Type 1 Diabetes Diagnosis" (2020) published in Frontiers in Immunology

Frequently collaborating with other researchers, Gysemans coauthors include Chantal Mathieu (21 joint publications), Pieter-Jan Martens (9), Guido Sebastiani (6), Francesco Dotta (6), and Gabriele Sassi (6).

Their research has been published often in specialized venues such as Frontiers in Endocrinology (4 publications), Endocrine Abstracts (3), Frontiers in Immunology (2), Diabetes (2), and STAR Protocols (2).

Best Publications

  • Vitamin D: modulator of the immune system.

    Femke Baeke;Tatiana Takiishi;Hannelie Korf;Conny Gysemans

  • Identification of discrete tumor-induced myeloid-derived suppressor cell subpopulations with distinct T cell–suppressive activity

    Kiavash Movahedi;Martin Guilliams;Jan Van den Bossche;Rafael Van den Bergh

  • Different Tumor Microenvironments Contain Functionally Distinct Subsets of Macrophages Derived from Ly6C(high) Monocytes

    Kiavash Movahedi;Damya Laoui;Conny Gysemans;Martijn Baeten

  • Molecular evolution of a novel hyperactive Sleeping Beauty transposase enables robust stable gene transfer in vertebrates

    Lajos Mátés;Marinee K L Chuah;Eyayu Belay;Boris Jerchow

  • Vitamin D and diabetes.

    Chantal Mathieu;Conny Gysemans;Annapaula Giulietti;Roger Bouillon

  • Vitamin D and Diabetes

    Tatiana Takiishi;Conny Gysemans;Roger Bouillon;Chantal Mathieu

  • Single-cell profiling of myeloid cells in glioblastoma across species and disease stage reveals macrophage competition and specialization.

    Ana Rita Pombo Antunes;Isabelle Scheyltjens;Francesca Lodi;Julie Messiaen

  • Tumor hypoxia does not drive differentiation of tumor-associated macrophages but rather fine-tunes the M2-like macrophage population

    Damya Laoui;Eva Van Overmeire;Giusy Di Conza;Chiara Aldeni

  • Vitamin D's Effect on Immune Function.

    Pieter-Jan Martens;Conny Gysemans;Annemieke Verstuyf;Chantal Mathieu

  • IL-1β and IFN-γ induce the expression of diverse chemokines and IL-15 in human and rat pancreatic islet cells, and in islets from pre-diabetic NOD mice

    Alessandra K Cardozo;Alessandra K Cardozo;Paul Proost;Conny Gysemans;M-C Chen

  • 1,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D3 modulates expression of chemokines and cytokines in pancreatic islets: implications for prevention of diabetes in nonobese diabetic mice.

    Conny A Gysemans;Alessandra K Cardozo;Hanne Callewaert;Annapaula Giulietti

  • Human T lymphocytes are direct targets of 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 in the immune system

    Femke Baeke;Hannelie Korf;Lut Overbergh;Evelyne van Etten

  • Vitamin D3 Induces Tolerance in Human Dendritic Cells by Activation of Intracellular Metabolic Pathways.

    Gabriela Bomfim Ferreira;An-Sofie Vanherwegen;Guy Eelen;Ana Carolina Fierro Gutiérrez

  • Reversal of autoimmune diabetes by restoration of antigen-specific tolerance using genetically modified Lactococcus lactis in mice

    Tatiana Takiishi;Hannelie Korf;Tom T.L. Van Belle;Sofie Robert

  • Toll-like Receptor 3 and STAT-1 Contribute to Double-stranded RNA+ Interferon-γ-induced Apoptosis in Primary Pancreatic β-Cells

    Joanne Rasschaert;Laurence Ladrière;Maryse Urbain;Zeynep Dogusan

  • Monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 is expressed in pancreatic islets from prediabetic NOD mice and in interleukin-1 beta-exposed human and rat islet cells.

    M C Chen;Paul Proost;Conny Gysemans;Chantal Mathieu

  • In Vitro and In Vivo Analysis of the Immune System of Vitamin D Receptor Knockout Mice

    Chantal Mathieu;Evelyne van Etten;Conny Gysemans;Brigitte Decallonne

  • Regulation of Immune Function by Vitamin D and Its Use in Diseases of Immunity.

    An-Sofie Vanherwegen;Conny Gysemans;Chantal Mathieu

  • 1,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D3 curtails the inflammatory and T cell stimulatory capacity of macrophages through an IL-10-dependent mechanism

    Hannelie Korf;Mathias Wenes;Benoit Stijlemans;Benoit Stijlemans;Tatiana Takiishi

  • Identification of discrete tumor-induced myeloid-derived suppressor cell subpopulations with distinct T-CELL suppressive activity

    Kiavash Movahedi;Martin Guiliams;Jan Van den Bossche;Rafael Van den Bergh

Frequent Co-Authors

Chantal Mathieu
Chantal Mathieu KU Leuven
Decio L. Eizirik
Decio L. Eizirik Université Libre de Bruxelles
Roger Bouillon
Roger Bouillon KU Leuven
Piero Marchetti
Piero Marchetti University of Pisa
Jo A. Van Ginderachter
Jo A. Van Ginderachter Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Harry Heimberg
Harry Heimberg Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Daniel Pipeleers
Daniel Pipeleers Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Guy Eelen
Guy Eelen KU Leuven
Patrick De Baetselier
Patrick De Baetselier Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Catherine M. Verfaillie
Catherine M. Verfaillie KU Leuven

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Decio L. Eizirik

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Zsuzsanna Izsvák

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Jo A. Van Ginderachter

Vrije Universiteit Brussel

Publications: 61

Zoltán Ivics

Zoltán Ivics

Paul Ehrlich Institut

Publications: 61

Piero Marchetti

Piero Marchetti

University of Pisa

Publications: 60

Miriam Cnop

Miriam Cnop

Université Libre de Bruxelles

Publications: 58

Roger Bouillon

Roger Bouillon

KU Leuven

Publications: 36

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Dmitry I. Gabrilovich

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Publications: 35

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Alberto Mantovani

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Vincenzo Bronte

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Laszlo Nagy

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Thierry VandenDriessche

Vrije Universiteit Brussel

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Martin Hewison

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Thomas Mandrup-Poulsen

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