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Guy E. Boeckxstaens

Guy E. Boeckxstaens

D-Index & Metrics

Medicine

D-Index
105
Citations
38134
World Ranking
6805
National Ranking
79

Guy E. Boeckxstaens 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 Guy E. Boeckxstaens sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 600 publications — 72nd percentile

72% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Guy E. Boeckxstaens 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 Guy E. Boeckxstaens sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 105 D-Index — 67th percentile

67% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Guy E. Boeckxstaens is a researcher affiliated with KU Leuven in Belgium with a primary focus on the field of medicine. Their work spans multiple subfields including gastroenterology, surgery, immunology, molecular biology, and physiology.

Their research covers a range of topics, prominently featuring gastrointestinal motility and disorders, gastroesophageal reflux and treatments, immune cells in cancer, dermatology and skin diseases, eosinophilic esophagitis, esophageal and GI pathology, and infant health and development.

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Guy E. Boeckxstaens include:

  • Local immune response to food antigens drives meal-induced abdominal pain (2021, Nature)
  • Gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (2021, Nature Reviews Disease Primers)
  • European guidelines on achalasia: United European Gastroenterology and European Society of Neurogastroenterology and Motility recommendations (2020, United European Gastroenterology Journal)
  • Super-resolved spatial transcriptomics by deep data fusion (2021, Nature Biotechnology)
  • Macrophages in the gut: Masters in multitasking (2022, Immunity)

Frequent co-authors associated with their work include Nathalie Stakenborg, Hind Hussein, Maria Francesca Viola, Javier Aguilera-Lizarraga, and Lisse Decraecker.

Their work has been published regularly in several venues notable for gastroenterology and related fields. These publication venues include:

  • Gastroenterology
  • Gut
  • Neurogastroenterology & Motility
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Nature

The main fields of study documented for Guy E. Boeckxstaens consist primarily of medicine, with significant focus on related subfields. A notable number of their publications relate to gastroenterology and surgery, followed by immunology, molecular biology, and physiology, indicating a multidisciplinary approach to medical research.

Best Publications

  • Nitric oxide as an inhibitory non-adrenergic non-cholinergic neurotransmitter.

    H. Bult;G. E. Boeckxstaens;P. A. Pelckmans;F. H. Jordaens

  • Stimulation of the vagus nerve attenuates macrophage activation by activating the Jak2-STAT3 signaling pathway.

    Wouter J de Jonge;Esmerij P van der Zanden;Maarten F Bijlsma

  • A single-cell atlas of mouse brain macrophages reveals unique transcriptional identities shaped by ontogeny and tissue environment.

    Hannah Van Hove;Liesbet Martens;Isabelle Scheyltjens;Karen De Vlaminck

  • Pneumatic dilation versus laparoscopic Heller's myotomy for idiopathic achalasia.

    Guy E. Boeckxstaens;Vito Annese;Stanislas Bruley des Varannes;Stanislas Chaussade

  • Psychological stress and corticotropin-releasing hormone increase intestinal permeability in humans by a mast cell-dependent mechanism

    Tim Vanuytsel;Sander van Wanrooy;Hanne Vanheel;Christophe Vanormelingen

  • Self-Maintaining Gut Macrophages Are Essential for Intestinal Homeostasis.

    Sebastiaan De Schepper;Simon Verheijden;Javier Aguilera-Lizarraga;Maria Francesca Viola

  • Outcomes of Treatment for Achalasia Depend on Manometric Subtype

    Wout O. Rohof;Renato Salvador;Vito Annese;Stanislas Bruley des Varannes

  • Diagnosis and treatment of chronic constipation – a European perspective

    J. Tack;S. Müller-Lissner;V. Stanghellini;G. Boeckxstaens

  • The mast cell stabiliser ketotifen decreases visceral hypersensitivity and improves intestinal symptoms in patients with irritable bowel syndrome

    Tamira K Klooker;Breg Braak;Karin E Koopman;Olaf Welting

  • A distinct vagal anti-inflammatory pathway modulates intestinal muscularis resident macrophages independent of the spleen

    Gianluca Matteoli;Pedro J Gomez-Pinilla;Andrea Nemethova;Martina Di Giovangiulio

  • Endoscopic or Surgical Myotomy in Patients with Idiopathic Achalasia

    Yuki B Werner;Bengt Hakanson;Jan Martinek;Alessandro Repici

  • Neuroimmune mechanisms in postoperative ileus

    G E Boeckxstaens;W J de Jonge

  • Ambulatory reflux monitoring for diagnosis of gastro-esophageal reflux disease: Update of the Porto consensus and recommendations from an international consensus group.

    S. Roman;C. P. Gyawali;E. Savarino;R. Yadlapati

  • Long-term results of the European achalasia trial: a multicentre randomised controlled trial comparing pneumatic dilation versus laparoscopic Heller myotomy

    An Moonen;Vito Annese;Ann Belmans;Albert J Bredenoord

  • Histamine Receptor H1-Mediated Sensitization of TRPV1 Mediates Visceral Hypersensitivity and Symptoms in Patients With Irritable Bowel Syndrome

    Mira M. Wouters;Dafne Balemans;Sander Van Wanrooy;James Dooley

  • The cellular composition of the human immune system is shaped by age and cohabitation

    Edward J Carr;James Dooley;Josselyn E Garcia-Perez;Vasiliki Lagou

  • Impaired barrier function in patients with house dust mite-induced allergic rhinitis is accompanied by decreased occludin and zonula occludens-1 expression.

    Brecht Steelant;Ricard Farré;Paulina Wawrzyniak;Jochen Belmans

  • The 2018 ISDE achalasia guidelines

    G. Zaninotto;C. Bennett;G. Boeckxstaens;M. Costantini

  • Efficacy of Treatment for Patients With Achalasia Depends on the Distensibility of the Esophagogastric Junction

    Wout O. Rohof;David P. Hirsch;Boudewijn F. Kessing;Guy E. Boeckxstaens

  • Symptomatic reflux disease: the present, the past and the future

    Guy Boeckxstaens;Hashem B El-Serag;André J P M Smout;Peter J Kahrilas

Frequent Co-Authors

Jan Tack
Jan Tack KU Leuven
Marc A. Benninga
Marc A. Benninga University of Amsterdam
Adrian Liston
Adrian Liston University of Cambridge
G. N. J. Tytgat
G. N. J. Tytgat University of Amsterdam
Michael Knapp
Michael Knapp University of Bonn
Magnus Simren
Magnus Simren University of Gothenburg
Daniel Sifrim
Daniel Sifrim Queen Mary University of London
Michael Schemann
Michael Schemann Technical University of Munich

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