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 Frans Van de Werf sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 1,127 publications — 96th percentile
96% 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 Frans Van de Werf sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 132 D-Index — 89th percentile
89% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 217 D-Index or more.
Frans Van de Werf is affiliated with KU Leuven in Belgium and has contributed extensively to the field of medicine, with a particular focus on cardiology and cardiovascular medicine. Their scholarly work spans a range of topics including acute myocardial infarction research, cardiac imaging and diagnostics, coronary interventions and diagnostics, health systems and economic evaluations, antiplatelet therapy, heart failure treatment, and acute ischemic stroke management.
The scientist's research output includes publications primarily in the area of cardiology, with notable representation in peer-reviewed journals such as the European Heart Journal, Circulation, and American Heart Journal. They have published seven papers in the European Heart Journal, four in Circulation, three in the American Heart Journal, two in the European Heart Journal Acute Cardiovascular Care, and six through UNC Libraries.
Some recent publications authored or co-authored by Frans Van de Werf include:
Frequent co-authors collaborating with Frans Van de Werf include:
Frans Van de Werf's work is categorized mainly within medicine, with 87 publications overall. Specific subfields include cardiology and cardiovascular medicine (50 publications), surgery (12 publications), radiology, nuclear medicine and imaging (9 publications), economics and econometrics (8 publications), and epidemiology (5 publications).
Their research topics address various clinical and therapeutic aspects such as acute myocardial infarction, cardiac imaging, coronary interventions, health system evaluations, antiplatelet therapy, heart failure management, and ischemic stroke care, reflecting a multidisciplinary approach within cardiovascular and related medical sciences.
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