2026 Frank Claessens: Biology and Biochemistry Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Biology and Biochemistry	81	3788	3490	62	59	377	46250

Overview

Frank Claessens is affiliated with KU Leuven in Belgium and has an extensive research portfolio primarily focused on medicine and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Their work addresses a range of topics within the broader fields of pulmonary and respiratory medicine, endocrinology, diabetes and metabolism, genetics, and cancer research.

Their recent publications reflect an emphasis on prostate cancer, hormonal studies, and genetic analysis. Notable papers include:

"An integrative multi-omics analysis to identify candidate DNA methylation biomarkers related to prostate cancer risk," 2020, Nature Communications
"Single-cell ATAC and RNA sequencing reveal pre-existing and persistent cells associated with prostate cancer relapse," 2021, Nature Communications
"Neoadjuvant hormonal therapy before radical prostatectomy in high-risk prostate cancer," 2021, Nature Reviews Urology
"Role of sex hormone-binding globulin in the free hormone hypothesis and the relevance of free testosterone in androgen physiology," 2022, Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences
"Genomic analysis of male puberty timing highlights shared genetic basis with hair colour and lifespan," 2020, Nature Communications

Claessens has collaborated frequently with several researchers, including:

Wout Devlies
Steven Joniau
Dirk Vanderschueren
Gaëtan Devos
Karel David

Publications by Claessens have appeared in several venues with multiple contributions to:

European Urology
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
Endocrine Abstracts
Nature Communications
Endocrinology

The main fields of study where Claessens has made contributions are:

Medicine
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Within these domains, Claessens's work spans several subfields:

Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
Molecular Biology
Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
Genetics
Cancer Research

The primary research topics covered include:

Prostate Cancer Treatment and Research
Hormonal and reproductive studies
Prostate Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment
Sexual Differentiation and Disorders
Cancer, Lipids, and Metabolism
Estrogen and related hormone effects
Genetic and Clinical Aspects of Sex Determination and Chromosomal Abnormalities

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

8465
Citations
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

5734
Citations
Worldwide trends in diabetes since 1980: a pooled analysis of 751 population-based studies with 4.4 million participants

Bin Zhou;Yuan Lu;Kaveh Hajifathalian;James Bentham

4296
Citations
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

3430
Citations
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

2651
Citations
A century of trends in adult human height

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

1428
Citations
A Sertoli cell-selective knockout of the androgen receptor causes spermatogenic arrest in meiosis.

Karel De Gendt;Johannes V. Swinnen;Philippa T. K. Saunders;Luc Schoonjans

914
Citations
Association analyses of more than 140,000 men identify 63 new prostate cancer susceptibility loci

Fredrick R. Schumacher;Ali Amin Al Olama;Sonja I. Berndt;Sara Benlloch

860
Citations
Rising rural body-mass index is the main driver of the global obesity epidemic in adults

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

778
Citations
Estrogens and Androgens in Skeletal Physiology and Pathophysiology.

Maria Almeida;Michaël R. Laurent;Vanessa Dubois;Frank Claessens

695
Citations
Fracture Risk and Zoledronic Acid Therapy in Men with Osteoporosis

Steven Boonen;Jean-Yves Reginster;Jean-Marc Kaufman;Kurt Lippuner

614
Citations
The AF1 and AF2 Domains of the Androgen Receptor Interact with Distinct Regions of SRC1

Charlotte L. Bevan;Sue Hoare;Frank Claessens;David M. Heery

510
Citations
Structural basis of androgen receptor binding to selective androgen response elements

Paul L. Shaffer;Arif Jivan;D. Eric Dollins;Frank Claessens

461
Citations
Height and body-mass index trajectories of school-aged children and adolescents from 1985 to 2019 in 200 countries and territories: a pooled analysis of 2181 population-based studies with 65 million participants

Andrea Rodriguez-Martinez;Bin Zhou;Marisa K. Sophiea;James Bentham

421
Citations
Sarcopenia and its relationship with bone mineral density in middle-aged and elderly European men

Sabine Verschueren;Evelien Gielen;T W O'Neill;S R Pye

374
Citations
Trans-ancestry genome-wide association meta-analysis of prostate cancer identifies new susceptibility loci and informs genetic risk prediction

David V. Conti;Burcu F. Darst;Lilit C. Moss;Edward J. Saunders

368
Citations
The Androgen Receptor Amino-Terminal Domain Plays a Key Role in p160 Coactivator-Stimulated Gene Transcription

Philippe Alen;Frank Claessens;Guido Verhoeven;Wilfried Rombauts

341
Citations
Sex Steroid Actions in Male Bone

Dirk Vanderschueren;Michaël R. Laurent;Frank Claessens;Evelien Gielen

330
Citations
Diverse roles of androgen receptor (AR) domains in AR-mediated signaling:

Frank Claessens;Sarah Denayer;Nora Van Tilborgh;Stefanie Kerkhofs

296
Citations
An integrative multi-omics analysis to identify candidate DNA methylation biomarkers related to prostate cancer risk.

Lang Wu;Yaohua Yang;Xingyi Guo;Xiao Ou Shu

278
Citations