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Dirk De Bacquer

Dirk De Bacquer

D-Index & Metrics

Medicine

D-Index
117
Citations
83372
World Ranking
4113
National Ranking
41

Dirk De Bacquer publication distribution in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Medicine in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Dirk De Bacquer sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 683 publications — 80th percentile

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Dirk De Bacquer D-index placement in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Medicine scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Dirk De Bacquer sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 117 D-Index — 80th percentile

80% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Dirk De Bacquer is affiliated with Ghent University in Belgium and has contributed extensively to the field of Medicine, with a particular focus on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. Their research output includes more than 200 publications, indicating a substantial engagement with medical sciences.

Their scientific work is notably centered on several subfields:

  • Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
  • Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
  • Surgery
  • General Health Professions
  • Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

Main topics addressed in their research include:

  • Cardiac Health and Mental Health
  • Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health
  • Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies
  • Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins
  • Workplace Health and Well-being
  • Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
  • Diabetes Treatment and Management

Frequent publication venues for Dirk De Bacquer comprise:

  • European Journal of Preventive Cardiology
  • European Heart Journal
  • European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing
  • Journal of the American Society of Nephrology
  • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Significant recent papers authored or co-authored by them include:

  • 2021 ESC Guidelines on cardiovascular disease prevention in clinical practice, 2021, European Heart Journal
  • Global Effect of Modifiable Risk Factors on Cardiovascular Disease and Mortality, 2023, New England Journal of Medicine
  • SCORE2-OP risk prediction algorithms: estimating incident cardiovascular event risk in older persons in four geographical risk regions, 2021, European Heart Journal
  • 2021 ESC Guidelines on cardiovascular disease prevention in clinical practice, 2021, European Journal of Preventive Cardiology
  • SCORE2-Diabetes: 10-year cardiovascular risk estimation in type 2 diabetes in Europe, 2023, European Heart Journal

The scientist has collaborated frequently with several co-authors, including:

  • Kornelia Kotseva
  • Guy De Backer
  • David Wood
  • Lars Rydén
  • Piotr Jankowski

Best Publications

  • Worldwide trends in body-mass index, underweight, overweight, and obesity from 1975 to 2016: a pooled analysis of 2416 population-based measurement studies in 128·9 million children, adolescents, and adults

    Leandra Abarca-Gómez;Ziad A Abdeen;Zargar Abdul Hamid;Niveen M Abu-Rmeileh

  • Estimation of ten-year risk of fatal cardiovascular disease in Europe: the SCORE project

    S. Sans;A. Menotti;G. De Backer;D. De Bacquer

  • Trends in adult body-mass index in 200 countries from 1975 to 2014: A pooled analysis of 1698 population-based measurement studies with 19.2 million participants

    Mariachiara Di Cesare;Mariachiara Di Cesare;James Bentham;Gretchen A Stevens;Bin Zhou

  • 2021 ESC Guidelines on cardiovascular disease prevention in clinical practice

    Frank L J Visseren;François Mach;Yvo M Smulders;David Carballo

  • Worldwide trends in hypertension prevalence and progress in treatment and control from 1990 to 2019: a pooled analysis of 1201 population-representative studies with 104 million participants

    Bin Zhou;Rodrigo M Carrillo-Larco;Goodarz Danaei;Leanne M Riley

  • Worldwide trends in blood pressure from 1975 to 2015: a pooled analysis of 1479 population-based measurement studies with 19·1 million participants

    Bin Zhou;James Bentham;Mariachiara Di Cesare;Honor Bixby

  • RIFLE criteria for acute kidney injury are associated with hospital mortality in critically ill patients: a cohort analysis.

    Eric A J Hoste;Eric A J Hoste;Gilles Clermont;Alexander Kersten;Ramesh Venkataraman

  • Prognostic value of ambulatory blood-pressure recordings in patients with treated hypertension

    Denis L. Clement;Marc L. De Buyzere;Dirk A. De Bacquer;Peter W. de Leeuw

  • Job strain as a risk factor for coronary heart disease: a collaborative meta-analysis of individual participant data.

    Mika Kivimäki;Mika Kivimäki;Mika Kivimäki;Solja T. Nyberg;G. David Batty;G. David Batty;Eleonor I. Fransson;Eleonor I. Fransson;Eleonor I. Fransson

  • EUROASPIRE III: a survey on the lifestyle, risk factors and use of cardioprotective drug therapies in coronary patients from 22 European countries.

    Kornelia Kotseva;David Wood;Guy De Backer;Dirk De Bacquer

  • EUROASPIRE IV: A European Society of Cardiology survey on the lifestyle, risk factor and therapeutic management of coronary patients from 24 European countries:

    Kornelia Kotseva;Kornelia Kotseva;David Wood;David Wood;Dirk De Bacquer;Dirk De Bacquer;Guy De Backer;Guy De Backer

  • Cardiovascular prevention guidelines in daily practice: a comparison of EUROASPIRE I, II, and III surveys in eight European countries

    Kornelia Kotseva;David Wood;Guy De Backer;Dirk De Bacquer

  • Daytime and Nighttime Blood Pressure as Predictors of Death and Cause-Specific Cardiovascular Events in Hypertension

    Robert H. Fagard;Hilde Celis;Lutgarde Thijs;Jan A. Staessen

  • SCORE2 risk prediction algorithms: new models to estimate 10-year risk of cardiovascular disease in Europe

    Steven Hageman;Lisa Pennells

  • Long working hours and risk of coronary heart disease and stroke : a systematic review and meta-analysis of published and unpublished data for 603 838 individuals

    Mika Kivimäki;Mika Kivimäki;Markus Jokela;Solja T. Nyberg;Archana Singh-Manoux;Archana Singh-Manoux

  • Omalizumab is effective in allergic and nonallergic patients with nasal polyps and asthma

    Philippe Gevaert;Lien Calus;Thibaut Van Zele;Katrien Blomme

  • A European Society of Cardiology survey of secondary prevention of coronary heart disease: Principal results.

    D Wood;Gui De Backer;I Graham;P Poolewilson

  • Nurse-coordinated multidisciplinary, family-based cardiovascular disease prevention programme (EUROACTION) for patients with coronary heart disease and asymptomatic individuals at high risk of cardiovascular disease: a paired, cluster-randomised controlled trial

    DA Wood;K Kotseva;S Connolly;C Jennings

  • Lifestyle and impact on cardiovascular risk factor control in coronary patients across 27 countries: Results from the European Society of Cardiology ESC-EORP EUROASPIRE V registry.

    Kornelia Kotseva;Kornelia Kotseva;Guy De Backer;Guy De Backer;Dirk De Bacquer;Dirk De Bacquer;Lars Rydén;Lars Rydén

  • Job strain as a risk factor for coronary heart disease

    Mika Kivimäki;Solja T Nyberg;G David Batty;Eleonor I Fransson

Frequent Co-Authors

Guy De Backer
Guy De Backer Ghent University
Els Clays
Els Clays Ghent University
David R. Wood
David R. Wood Monash University
Patrick Segers
Patrick Segers Ghent University
Lars Rydén
Lars Rydén Karolinska Institute
Ulrich Keil
Ulrich Keil University of Münster
Renata Cifkova
Renata Cifkova Charles University
Mika Kivimäki
Mika Kivimäki University College London
Jussi Vahtera
Jussi Vahtera Turku University Hospital
Pedro Marques-Vidal
Pedro Marques-Vidal University of Lausanne

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