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Desire Collen

Desire Collen

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Biology and Biochemistry
Belgium
2026
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Medicine
Belgium
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
157
Citations
97659
World Ranking
139
National Ranking
4

Medicine

D-Index
162
Citations
110206
World Ranking
707
National Ranking
7

Desire Collen 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 Desire Collen sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 960 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.

Desire Collen 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 Desire Collen 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: 157 D-Index — 99th percentile

99% 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

  • 2026 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Belgium Leader Award
  • 2026 - Research.com Medicine in Belgium Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Belgium Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Medicine in Belgium Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Medicine in Belgium Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Medicine in Belgium Leader Award
  • 1989 - Member of Academia Europaea
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)

Overview

Desire Collen is affiliated with KU Leuven in Belgium and has contributed to research primarily in the fields of Medicine and Immunology and Microbiology. Their work spans several subfields, including Immunology, Molecular Biology, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, and Physiology.

The research topics covered by Collen include Phagocytosis and Immune Regulation, Congenital Heart Defects Research, Pulmonary Hypertension Research and Treatments, Cardiac Fibrosis and Remodeling, Erythrocyte Function and Pathophysiology, Complement System in Diseases, and Apelin-related Biomedical Research.

Collen's frequent co-authors are Anne Angelillo-Scherrer, Laurent Burnier, Stéphane Plaisance, Maria DeMol, and Greg Lemke, each collaborating on multiple publications.

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Collen include the following:

  • Recombinant human placental growth factor-2 in post-infarction left ventricular dysfunction: a randomized, placebo-controlled, preclinical study (2024, Basic Research in Cardiology)
  • Role of Gas6 in erythropoiesis and anemia in mice (2020, UNC Libraries)
  • Role of Gas6 receptors in platelet signaling during thrombus stabilization and implications for antithrombotic therapy (2020, UNC Libraries)

Collen's research has been published repeatedly in venues such as UNC Libraries and Basic Research in Cardiology. The distribution of publications shows a focus on disciplines related to cardiovascular and immunological studies.

Recognition in the scientific community includes membership in the Academia Europaea since 1989 and membership in the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO).

Best Publications

  • Abnormal blood vessel development and lethality in embryos lacking a single VEGF allele

    Peter Carmeliet;Valérie Ferreira;Georg Breier;Saskia Pollefeyt

  • Role of HIF-1alpha in hypoxia-mediated apoptosis, cell proliferation and tumour angiogenesis.

    Peter Carmeliet;Yuval Dor;Jean-Marc Herbert;Dai Fukumura

  • Synergism between vascular endothelial growth factor and placental growth factor contributes to angiogenesis and plasma extravasation in pathological conditions

    Peter Carmeliet;Lieve Moons;Aernout Luttun;Valeria Vincenti

  • Kinetics of the activation of plasminogen by human tissue plasminogen activator. Role of fibrin.

    M Hoylaerts;D C Rijken;H R Lijnen;D Collen

  • Cloning and expression of human tissue-type plasminogen activator cDNA in E. coli

    Diane Pennica;William E. Holmes;William J. Kohr;Richard N. Harkins

  • Targeted deficiency or cytosolic truncation of the VE-cadherin gene in mice impairs VEGF-mediated endothelial survival and angiogenesis.

    Peter Carmeliet;Maria Grazia Lampugnani;Lieve Moons;Ferrucio Breviario

  • Revascularization of ischemic tissues by PlGF treatment, and inhibition of tumor angiogenesis, arthritis and atherosclerosis by anti-Flt1

    Aernout Luttun;Marc Tjwa;Lieve Moons;Yan Wu

  • Molecular mechanisms of blood vessel growth

    Edward M. Conway;Désiré Collen;Peter Carmeliet

  • Physiological consequences of loss of plasminogen activator gene function in mice.

    Peter Carmeliet;Peter Carmeliet;Luc Schoonjans;Lena Kieckens;Beverly Ream

  • Deletion of the hypoxia-response element in the vascular endothelial growth factor promoter causes motor neuron degeneration

    B. Oosthuyse;L. Moons;E. Storkebaum;H. Beck

  • Purification and characterization of the plasminogen activator secreted by human melanoma cells in culture.

    D C Rijken;D Collen

  • VEGF is a modifier of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis in mice and humans and protects motoneurons against ischemic death

    Diether Lambrechts;Erik Storkebaum;Masafumi Morimoto;Jurgen Del-Favero

  • RANDOMISED TRIAL OF INTRAVENOUS RECOMBINANT TISSUE-TYPE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR VERSUS INTRAVENOUS STREPTOKINASE IN ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION: Report from the European Cooperative Study Group for Recombinant Tissue-type Plasminogen Activator

    M. Verstraete;M. Bory;D. Collen;R. Erbel

  • Role of PlGF in the intra- and intermolecular cross talk between the VEGF receptors Flt1 and Flk1

    Monica Autiero;Johannes Waltenberger;Didier Communi;Andrea Kranz

  • Inhibition of plasminogen activators or matrix metalloproteinases prevents cardiac rupture but impairs therapeutic angiogenesis and causes cardiac failure.

    Stephane Heymans;Aernout Luttun;Dieter Nuyens;G Theilmeier

  • Anti-PlGF Inhibits Growth of VEGF(R)-Inhibitor-Resistant Tumors without Affecting Healthy Vessels

    Christian Fischer;Bart Jonckx;Massimiliano Mazzone;Serena Zacchigna

  • Basic and clinical aspects of fibrinolysis and thrombolysis.

    D Collen;HR Lijnen

  • Loss of HIF-2α and inhibition of VEGF impair fetal lung maturation, whereas treatment with VEGF prevents fatal respiratory distress in premature mice

    Veerle Compernolle;Koen Brusselmans;Till Acker;Peter Hoet

  • Oxidized LDL and Malondialdehyde-Modified LDL in Patients With Acute Coronary Syndromes and Stable Coronary Artery Disease

    Paul Holvoet;Johan Vanhaecke;Stefaan Janssens;Frans Van de Werf

  • Role of tissue factor in embryonic blood vessel development

    Peter Carmeliet;N Mackman;Lieve Moons;T Luther

Frequent Co-Authors

Lieve Moons
Lieve Moons KU Leuven
Herman K. Gold
Herman K. Gold Harvard University
Paul Declerck
Paul Declerck KU Leuven
Jean-Marc Herbert
Jean-Marc Herbert Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Tours
Florea Lupu
Florea Lupu Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation

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