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Francis de Zegher

Francis de Zegher

D-Index & Metrics

Medicine

D-Index
88
Citations
22307
World Ranking
13356
National Ranking
164

Francis de Zegher 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 Francis de Zegher sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 332 publications — 24th percentile

24% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Francis de Zegher 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 Francis de Zegher sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 88 D-Index — 36th percentile

36% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 217 D-Index or more.

Overview

Francis de Zegher is affiliated with KU Leuven in Belgium and has an extensive research portfolio predominantly in the field of Medicine, with a focus on Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, Reproductive Medicine, Physiology, Molecular Biology, and Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism.

Their research addresses a range of topics, including:

  • Birth, Development, and Health
  • Ovarian function and disorders
  • Adipose Tissue and Metabolism
  • Gestational Diabetes Research and Management
  • Reproductive Biology and Fertility
  • Epigenetics and DNA Methylation
  • GDF15 and Related Biomarkers

Francis de Zegher has published multiple papers in notable journals. Recent publications include:

  • "Toward a Treatment Normalizing Ovulation Rate in Adolescent Girls With Polycystic Ovary Syndrome," 2020, Journal of the Endocrine Society
  • "Reduced circulating levels of chemokine CXCL14 in adolescent girls with polycystic ovary syndrome: normalization after insulin sensitization," 2020, BMJ Open Diabetes Research & Care
  • "Gut microbiota in adolescent girls with polycystic ovary syndrome: Effects of randomized treatments," 2020, Pediatric Obesity
  • "The relative deficit of GDF15 in adolescent girls with PCOS can be changed into an abundance that reduces liver fat," 2021, Scientific Reports
  • "Insights from the genetic characterization of central precocious puberty associated with multiple anomalies," 2020, Human Reproduction

Their publications frequently appear in journals such as Frontiers in Endocrinology, The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, Scientific Reports, Pediatric Research, and Pediatric Obesity, reflecting a broad engagement with endocrinology and pediatric research communities.

Francis de Zegher has collaborated extensively with several researchers, including:

  • Lourdes Ibáñez
  • Abel López-Bermejo
  • Judit Bassols
  • Gemma Carreras-Badosa
  • Marta Díaz

Best Publications

  • Early development of adiposity and insulin resistance after catch-up weight gain in small-for-gestational-age children.

    Lourdes Ibáñez;Ken Ong;Ken Ong;David B. Dunger;Francis de Zegher

  • Precocious pubarche, hyperinsulinism, and ovarian hyperandrogenism in girls: relation to reduced fetal growth.

    Lourdes Ibáñez;Neus Potau;Inge Francois;Francis de Zegher

  • Central precocious puberty caused by mutations in the imprinted gene MKRN3

    Ana Paula Abreu;Andrew Dauber;Delanie B. Macedo;Sekoni D. Noel

  • Clinical review 95: Acute and prolonged critical illness as different neuroendocrine paradigms.

    Greet Van den Berghe;Francis de Zegher;Roger Bouillon

  • Insulin-like growth factors and their binding proteins in the term and preterm human fetus and neonate with normal and extremes of intrauterine growth

    Linda C. Giudice;F. de Zegher;S. E. Gargosky;B. A. Dsupin

  • Mutations in the Pericentrin (PCNT) Gene Cause Primordial Dwarfism

    Anita Rauch;Christian T. Thiel;Detlev Schindler;Ursula Wick

  • An International Consortium Update: Pathophysiology, Diagnosis, and Treatment of Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome in Adolescence.

    Lourdes Ibáñez;Sharon E Oberfield;Selma Witchel;Richard J Auchus

  • Anterior pituitary function during critical illness and dopamine treatment

    Greet Van den Berghe;Francis de Zegher

  • Early Insulin Therapy in Very-Low-Birth-Weight Infants

    Kathryn Beardsall;Sophie Vanhaesebrouck;Amanda L Ogilvy-Stuart;Christine Vanhole

  • Neuroendocrinology of Prolonged Critical Illness: Effects of Exogenous Thyrotropin-Releasing Hormone and Its Combination with Growth Hormone Secretagogues*

    Greet Van den Berghe;Francis de Zegher;Robert C. Baxter;Johannes D. Veldhuis

  • Opposing influences of prenatal and postnatal weight gain on adrenarche in normal boys and girls

    Ken K. Ong;Neus Potau;Clive J. Petry;Richard Jones

  • Deletion of thyroid transcription factor-1 gene in an infant with neonatal thyroid dysfunction and respiratory failure.

    Koenraad Devriendt;Christine Vanhole;Gert Matthijs;Francis de Zegher

  • Early puberty: rapid progression and reduced final height in girls with low birth weight.

    Lourdes Ibáñez;Angela Ferrer;Maria Victoria Marcos;Francisco Rodriguez Hierro

  • Tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase deficiency causes a bone dysplasia with autoimmunity and a type I interferon expression signature.

    Tracy A. Briggs;Gillian I. Rice;Sarah Daly;Jill Urquhart

  • Sensitization to insulin in adolescent girls to normalize hirsutism, hyperandrogenism, oligomenorrhea, dyslipidemia, and hyperinsulinism after precocious pubarche.

    Lourdes Ibáñez;Carme Valls;Neus Potau;Maria Victoria Marcos

  • Exaggerated adrenarche and hyperinsulinism in adolescent girls born small for gestational age.

    Lourdes Ibáñez;Neus Potau;Maria Victoria Marcos;Francis de Zegher

  • Ethinylestradiol-Drospirenone, Flutamide-Metformin, or Both for Adolescents and Women with Hyperinsulinemic Hyperandrogenism: Opposite Effects on Adipocytokines and Body Adiposity

    Lourdes Ibáñez;Francis de Zegher

  • Dopamine and the sick euthyroid syndrome in critical illness

    Greet Van den Berghe;Francis de Zegher;Peter Lauwers

  • Reduced uterine and ovarian size in adolescent girls born small for gestational age.

    Lourdes Ibáñez;Neus Potau;Goya Enriquez;Francis De Zegher

  • Early Puberty-Menarche After Precocious Pubarche: Relation to Prenatal Growth

    Lourdes Ibáñez;Rafael Jiménez;Francis de Zegher

Frequent Co-Authors

Lourdes Ibáñez
Lourdes Ibáñez Sant Joan de Déu Barcelona Hopital
David B. Dunger
David B. Dunger University of Cambridge
Ken K. Ong
Ken K. Ong University of Cambridge
Francesc Villarroya
Francesc Villarroya University of Barcelona
Jaak Jaeken
Jaak Jaeken KU Leuven

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