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Dirk Kuypers

Dirk Kuypers

D-Index & Metrics

Medicine

D-Index
94
Citations
26785
World Ranking
10610
National Ranking
124

Dirk Kuypers 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 Kuypers sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 536 publications — 64th percentile

64% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,796 publications or more.

Dirk Kuypers 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 Kuypers sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 94 D-Index — 49th percentile

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

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Overview

Dirk Kuypers is affiliated with KU Leuven in Belgium, focusing primarily on medical research with a specialization in transplantation. Their work encompasses multiple subfields such as transplantation, surgery, nephrology, epidemiology, and infectious diseases. The main field of study is medicine, with a substantial number of publications related to renal transplantation outcomes and treatments.

Their research topics include:

  • Renal Transplantation Outcomes and Treatments
  • Organ Transplantation Techniques and Outcomes
  • Transplantation: Methods and Outcomes
  • Cytomegalovirus and herpesvirus research
  • Organ Donation and Transplantation
  • Renal and Vascular Pathologies
  • Neurological Complications and Syndromes

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Dirk Kuypers are:

  • Maarten Naesens
  • Maarten Coemans
  • Elisabet Van Loon
  • Ben Sprangers
  • Aleksandar Senev

Common publication venues where Dirk Kuypers's work appears include:

  • Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation
  • American Journal of Transplantation
  • Journal of the American Society of Nephrology
  • Transplantation
  • Kidney International

Notable recent papers authored or co-authored by Dirk Kuypers feature studies published between 2020 and 2023, covering various aspects of kidney transplantation and related fields:

  • "Eplet Mismatch Load and De Novo Occurrence of Donor-Specific Anti-HLA Antibodies, Rejection, and Graft Failure after Kidney Transplantation: An Observational Cohort Study" (2020) - Journal of the American Society of Nephrology
  • "Oxygenated versus standard cold perfusion preservation in kidney transplantation (COMPARE): a randomised, double-blind, paired, phase 3 trial" (2020) - The Lancet
  • "Letermovir vs Valganciclovir for Prophylaxis of Cytomegalovirus in High-Risk Kidney Transplant Recipients" (2023) - JAMA
  • "Efficacy and safety of aldosterone synthase inhibition with and without empagliflozin for chronic kidney disease: a randomised, controlled, phase 2 trial" (2023) - The Lancet
  • "Transcriptional and spatial profiling of the kidney allograft unravels a central role for FcyRIII+ innate immune cells in rejection" (2023) - Nature Communications

Best Publications

  • Calcineurin Inhibitor Nephrotoxicity

    Maarten Naesens;Dirk R. J. Kuypers;Minnie Sarwal

  • Opportunities to optimize tacrolimus therapy in solid organ transplantation: report of the European consensus conference.

    Pierre Wallemacq;Victor W Armstrong;Merce Brunet;Vincent Haufroid

  • Complement factor I: a susceptibility gene for atypical haemolytic uraemic syndrome

    V Fremeaux-Bacchi;MA Dragon-Durey;J Blouin;C Vigneau

  • Therapeutic drug monitoring of mycophenolate mofetil in transplantation.

    Teun van Gelder;Yann Le Meur;Leslie M Shaw;Michael Oellerich

  • Natural history of parathyroid function and calcium metabolism after kidney transplantation: a single-centre study

    Pieter Evenepoel;Kathleen Claes;Dirk Kuypers;Bart Maes

  • Diagnosis and prevention of chronic kidney allograft loss

    Brian J Nankivell;Dirk R J Kuypers

  • p-Cresol and Cardiovascular Risk in Mild-to-Moderate Kidney Disease

    Björn K.I. Meijers;Kathleen Claes;Bert Bammens;Henriette de Loor

  • Consensus report on therapeutic drug monitoring of mycophenolic acid in solid organ transplantation.

    Dirk R.J. Kuypers;Yannick Le Meur;Marcelo Cantarovich;Michael J. Tredger

  • Comparing Mycophenolate Mofetil Regimens for de Novo Renal Transplant Recipients: The Fixed-Dose Concentration-Controlled Trial

    Teun van Gelder;Helio Tedesco Silva;Johan W. de Fijter;Klemens Budde

  • Practical Recommendations for Long-term Management of Modifiable Risks in Kidney and Liver Transplant Recipients: A Guidance Report and Clinical Checklist by the Consensus on Managing Modifiable Risk in Transplantation (COMMIT) Group.

    James M. Neuberger;Wolf O. Bechstein;Dirk R.J. Kuypers;Patrizia Burra

  • Effect of histological damage on long-term kidney transplant outcome.

    Brian J. Nankivell;Carol A. Fenton-Lee;Dirk R. J. Kuypers;Elaine Cheung

  • Multicenter trial exploring calcineurin inhibitors avoidance in renal transplantation.

    F Vincenti;E Ramos;C Brattstrom;S Cho

  • Prediction system for risk of allograft loss in patients receiving kidney transplants: international derivation and validation study

    Alexandre Loupy;Olivier Aubert;Babak J. Orandi;Maarten Naesens

  • Mycophenolate mofetil in IgA nephropathy: results of a 3-year prospective placebo-controlled randomized study.

    Bart D. Maes;Raymond Oyen;Kathleen Claes;Pieter Evenepoel

  • Connective tissue growth factor (CTGF) from basics to clinics

    Yasaman Ramazani;Noël Knops;Mohamed A. Elmonem;Tri Q. Nguyen

  • Analyses of the short- and long-term graft survival after kidney transplantation in Europe between 1986 and 2015

    Maarten Coemans;Caner Süsal;Bernd Döhler;Dany Anglicheau

  • Three‐Year Efficacy and Safety Results from a Study of Everolimus Versus Mycophenolate Mofetil in de novo Renal Transplant Patients

    Štefan Vítko;Raimund Margreiter;Willem Weimar;Jacques Dantal

  • Improved adherence to tacrolimus once-daily formulation in renal recipients: a randomized controlled trial using electronic monitoring

    Dirk R.J. Kuypers;Patrick C. Peeters;Jacques J. Sennesael;Mireille N. Kianda

  • Multidrug resistance protein 2 genetic polymorphisms influence mycophenolic acid exposure in renal allograft recipients

    Maarten Naesens;Dirk R J Kuypers;Kristin Verbeke;Yves Vanrenterghem

  • Clinical Efficacy and Toxicity Profile of Tacrolimus and Mycophenolic Acid in Relation to Combined Long-term Pharmacokinetics in de Novo Renal Allograft Recipients

    Dirk R. J. Kuypers;Kathleen Claes;Pieter Evenepoel;Bart Maes

Frequent Co-Authors

Kathleen Claes
Kathleen Claes Ghent University Hospital
Klemens Budde
Klemens Budde Charité - University Medicine Berlin
Teun van Gelder
Teun van Gelder Leiden University Medical Center
Tim S. Nawrot
Tim S. Nawrot Hasselt University

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