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Frank Luyten

Frank Luyten

KU Leuven
Belgium

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Biology and Biochemistry
Belgium
2023

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
97
Citations
34622
World Ranking
1750
National Ranking
31

Medicine

D-Index
97
Citations
34833
World Ranking
9279
National Ranking
103

Frank Luyten publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Biology and Biochemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Frank Luyten sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 518 publications — 95th percentile

95% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.

Frank Luyten D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Biology and Biochemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Frank Luyten sits on this spectrum.

40–41 D-Index: 80 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 183 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 317 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 504 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 718 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 900 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 1,026 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 1,150 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,236 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 1,253 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 1,163 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 1,131 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 1,032 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 897 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 814 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 715 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 709 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 596 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 512 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 473 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 412 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 373 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 358 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 285 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 273 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 227 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 208 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 193 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 153 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 157 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 148 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 120 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 113 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 100 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 86 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 67 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 72 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 73 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 64 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 53 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 60 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 54 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 43 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 38 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 49 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 26 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 18 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 23 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 32 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 32 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 27 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 19 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 22 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 12 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 16 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 14 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 10 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 13 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 10 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 7 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 9 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 13 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 4 scientists 166 D-Index: 4 scientists 167+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 97 D-Index — 91st percentile

91% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Belgium Leader Award

Overview

Frank Luyten is affiliated with KU Leuven in Belgium and has contributed extensively to the fields of medicine and engineering, with a significant focus on rheumatology and biomedical engineering. Their research encompasses several subfields including surgery, molecular biology, and epidemiology.

The scientist's work addresses various aspects of osteoarthritis, bone tissue engineering, and musculoskeletal treatments. Main topics covered in their research include:

  • Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms
  • 3D Printing in Biomedical Research
  • Bone fractures and treatments
  • Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques
  • Bone Tissue Engineering Materials
  • Mesenchymal stem cell research
  • Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes

Frequent publication venues for their research are:

  • Cytotherapy
  • Bone
  • Osteoarthritis and Cartilage
  • Biofabrication
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Notable recent papers include:

  • "Early-stage symptomatic osteoarthritis of the knee - time for action" (2021, Nature Reviews Rheumatology)
  • "Epidemiology of knee osteoarthritis in general practice: a registry-based study" (2020, BMJ Open)
  • "Human pluripotent stem cell-derived cartilaginous organoids promote scaffold-free healing of critical size long bone defects" (2021, Stem Cell Research & Therapy)
  • "Patterned, organoid-based cartilaginous implants exhibit zone specific functionality forming osteochondral-like tissues in vivo" (2021, Biomaterials)
  • "Towards classification criteria for early-stage knee osteoarthritis: A population-based study to enrich for progressors" (2020, Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism)

They have collaborated extensively with a number of frequent coauthors, including:

  • Liesbet Geris
  • Ioannis Papantoniou
  • Gabriella Nilsson Hall
  • Sabine Verschueren
  • Marina Maréchal

Best Publications

  • Multipotent mesenchymal stem cells from adult human synovial membrane

    Cosimo De Bari;Francesco Dell'Accio;Przemyslaw Tylzanowski;Frank P. Luyten

  • Bone regeneration strategies: Engineered scaffolds, bioactive molecules and stem cells current stage and future perspectives.

    Antalya Ho-Shui-Ling;Johanna Bolander;Laurence E. Rustom;Amy Wagoner Johnson

  • Identification of multiple active growth factors in basement membrane matrigel suggests caution in interpretation of cellular activity related to extracellular matrix components

    Slobodan Vukicevic;Hynda K. Kleinman;Frank P. Luyten;Anita B. Roberts

  • Treatment of Symptomatic Cartilage Defects of the Knee Characterized Chondrocyte Implantation Results in Better Clinical Outcome at 36 Months in a Randomized Trial Compared to Microfracture

    Daniel B. F. Saris;Johan Vanlauwe;Jan Victor;Karl Fredrik Almqvist

  • The bone–cartilage unit in osteoarthritis

    Rik J. Lories;Frank P. Luyten

  • Frzb, a Secreted Protein Expressed in the Spemann Organizer, Binds and Inhibits Wnt-8

    Shouwen Wang;Marie Krinks;Keming Lin;Frank P Luyten

  • Skeletal muscle repair by adult human mesenchymal stem cells from synovial membrane

    Cosimo De Bari;Francesco Dell'Accio;Frank Vandenabeele;Joris R. Vermeesch

  • Characterized Chondrocyte Implantation Results in Better Structural Repair When Treating Symptomatic Cartilage Defects of the Knee in a Randomized Controlled Trial Versus Microfracture

    Daniel B. F. Saris;Johan Vanlauwe;Jan Victor;Miroslav Haspl

  • Cartilage-derived morphogenetic proteins. New members of the transforming growth factor-beta superfamily predominantly expressed in long bones during human embryonic development.

    S. C. Chang;B. Hoang;J. T. Thomas;S. Vukicevic

  • Purification and partial amino acid sequence of osteogenin, a protein initiating bone differentiation.

    F P Luyten;N S Cunningham;S Ma;N Muthukumaran

  • Mesenchymal multipotency of adult human periosteal cells demonstrated by single‐cell lineage analysis

    Cosimo De Bari;Francesco Dell'Accio;Johan Vanlauwe;Jeroen Eyckmans

  • A human chondrodysplasia due to a mutation in a TGF-beta superfamily member

    Thomas Jt;Lin K;Nandedkar M;Camargo M

  • Mechanisms of GDF-5 action during skeletal development.

    P.H. Francis-West;A. Abdelfattah;P. Chen;C. Allen

  • Cartilage-derived morphogenetic proteins

    Frank P. Luyten;Malcolm Moos;Steven Chao-Huan Chang

  • Human periosteum‐derived cells maintain phenotypic stability and chondrogenic potential throughout expansion regardless of donor age

    Cosimo De Bari;Francesco Dell'Accio;Frank P. Luyten

  • Molecular markers predictive of the capacity of expanded human articular chondrocytes to form stable cartilage in vivo

    Francesco Dell'Accio;Cosimo De Bari;Frank P. Luyten

  • Disruption of human limb morphogenesis by a dominant negative mutation in CDMP1

    Thomas Jt;Kilpatrick Mw;Lin K;Erlacher L

  • Five-Year Outcome of Characterized Chondrocyte Implantation Versus Microfracture for Symptomatic Cartilage Defects of the Knee Early Treatment Matters

    Johan Vanlauwe;Daniel B F Saris;Daniel B F Saris;Jan Victor;Karl Fredrik Almqvist

  • Modulation of bone morphogenetic protein signaling inhibits the onset and progression of ankylosing enthesitis

    Rik J.U. Lories;Inge Derese;Frank P. Luyten

  • Insulin-like growth factors maintain steady-state metabolism of proteoglycans in bovine articular cartilage explants

    Frank P. Luyten;Vincent C. Hascall;S.Peter Nissley;Teresa I. Morales

Frequent Co-Authors

Rik Lories
Rik Lories KU Leuven
Jan Schrooten
Jan Schrooten Antleron
Liesbet Geris
Liesbet Geris University of Liège
Ilse Jonkers
Ilse Jonkers KU Leuven
A. H. Reddi
A. H. Reddi University of California, Davis
Ana M. Valdes
Ana M. Valdes University of Nottingham
Costantino Pitzalis
Costantino Pitzalis Queen Mary University of London
Ingileif Jonsdottir
Ingileif Jonsdottir deCODE Genetics (Iceland)
Kari Stefansson
Kari Stefansson deCODE Genetics (Iceland)
David T. Felson
David T. Felson Boston University

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