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 Vanderschueren sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 571 publications — 68th percentile
68% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 1,796 publications or more.
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 Vanderschueren sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 107 D-Index — 70th percentile
70% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 217 D-Index or more.
Dirk Vanderschueren is a researcher affiliated with KU Leuven in Belgium, specializing in fields related to medicine and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Their work primarily focuses on endocrinology, diabetes and metabolism, molecular biology, pathology and forensic medicine, orthopedics and sports medicine, and reproductive medicine.
The scientist's research covers a variety of interconnected topics, including hormonal and reproductive studies, sexual differentiation and disorders, vitamin D research studies, bone health and osteoporosis research, hypothalamic control of reproductive hormones, prostate cancer treatment and research, and estrogen and related hormone effects.
Dirk Vanderschueren has contributed to multiple papers, including:
Frequent collaborators in Dirk Vanderschueren's research include Leen Antonio, Frederick C. W. Wu, Terence W O'Neill, Frank Claessens, and Brigitte Decallonne.
Their work is often published in established scientific venues, with frequent appearances in Endocrine Abstracts, Journal of the Endocrine Society, Andrology, The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, and European Journal of Endocrinology.
Leandra Abarca-Gómez;Ziad A Abdeen;Zargar Abdul Hamid;Niveen M Abu-Rmeileh
Mariachiara Di Cesare;Mariachiara Di Cesare;James Bentham;Gretchen A Stevens;Bin Zhou
Bin Zhou;Yuan Lu;Kaveh Hajifathalian;James Bentham
Bin Zhou;Rodrigo M Carrillo-Larco;Goodarz Danaei;Leanne M Riley
Bin Zhou;James Bentham;Mariachiara Di Cesare;Honor Bixby
Frederick C.W. Wu;Abdelouahid Tajar;Jennifer M. Beynon;Stephen R. Pye
Patrick Haentjens;Jay Magaziner;Cathleen S Colón-Emeric;Dirk Vanderschueren
James Bentham;Mariachiara Di Cesare;Mariachiara Di Cesare;Gretchen A. Stevens;Bin Zhou
Sabine M. P. Verschueren;Machteld Roelants;Christophe Delecluse;Stephan Swinnen
Frederick C W Wu;Abdelouahid Tajar;Stephen R Pye;Alan J Silman
Dirk Vanderschueren;Liesbeth Vandenput;Steven Boonen;Marie K. Lindberg
Honor Bixby;James Bentham;Bin Zhou;Mariachiara Di Cesare
Steven Boonen;Paul Lips;Roger Bouillon;Heike A. Bischoff-Ferrari
Maria Almeida;Michaël R. Laurent;Vanessa Dubois;Frank Claessens
Steven Boonen;Jean-Yves Reginster;Jean-Marc Kaufman;Kurt Lippuner
Abdelouahid Tajar;Gianni Forti;Terence W O'Neill;David M Lee
Giovanni Corona;David M. Lee;Gianni Forti;Daryl B. O'Connor
E M Camacho;I T Huhtaniemi;T W O'Neill;J D Finn
Abdelouahid Tajar;Ilpo T Huhtaniemi;Terence W O'Neill;Joseph D Finn
Steven Boonen;Paul Lips;Roger Bouillon;Heike A. Bischoff-Ferrari
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