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2026

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Immunology

D-Index
90
Citations
35313
World Ranking
1065
National Ranking
10

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Immunology in Belgium Leader Award
  • 2018 - Member of Academia Europaea

Overview

Guy Joos is affiliated with Ghent University Hospital in Belgium and has contributed extensively to the fields of medicine, with a focus on pulmonary and respiratory medicine, physiology, infectious diseases, immunology, and neurology. Their research spans multiple interrelated disciplines, emphasizing respiratory and immunological health conditions.

The scientist's work has broadly covered topics including:

  • Asthma and respiratory diseases
  • Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) research
  • Respiratory and cough-related research
  • COVID-19 clinical research studies
  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 research
  • Long-term effects of COVID-19
  • IL-33, ST2, and ILC pathways

Publications by Guy Joos have appeared in key scientific journals such as the European Respiratory Journal, the Rhinology Journal, Allergy, ERJ Open Research, and SSRN Electronic Journal. Notable recent papers include:

  • "European Position Paper on Rhinosinusitis and Nasal Polyps 2020" (2020) in Rhinology Journal
  • "Increased expression of ACE2, the SARS-CoV-2 entry receptor, in alveolar and bronchial epithelium of smokers and COPD subjects" (2020) in European Respiratory Journal
  • "ARIA-EAACI statement on asthma and COVID-19 (June 2, 2020)" (2020) in Allergy
  • "Expression of ACE2, the SARS-CoV-2 Receptor, in Lung Tissue of Patients With Type 2 Diabetes" (2020) in Diabetes
  • "ERS statement: a core outcome set for clinical trials evaluating the management of COPD exacerbations" (2021) in European Respiratory Journal

Collaborations have been a significant part of their work, with frequent co-authors including Guy Brusselle, Ken R. Bracke, Alberto Papi, Tania Maes, and Hannelore P. Van Eeckhoutte.

In recognition of professional contributions, Guy Joos became a member of the Academia Europaea in 2018.

Best Publications

  • EPOS 2012: European position paper on rhinosinusitis and nasal polyps 2012. A summary for otorhinolaryngologists

    Wytske J. Fokkens;Valerie J. Lund;Joachim Mullol;Claus Bachert

  • European Position Paper on Rhinosinusitis and Nasal Polyps 2020

    Wytske J. Fokkens;Valerie J. Lund;Joachim Mullol;Claus Bachert

  • New insights into the immunology of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

    Guy G Brusselle;Guy F Joos;Ken R Bracke

  • Role of apoptosis in the pathogenesis of COPD and pulmonary emphysema

    Ingel K Demedts;Tine Demoor;Ken R Bracke;Guy F Joos

  • Azithromycin for prevention of exacerbations in severe asthma (AZISAST): a multicentre randomised double-blind placebo-controlled trial

    Guy G Brusselle;Christine VanderStichele;Paul Jordens;René Deman

  • Difficult/therapy-resistant asthma: the need for an integrated approach to define clinical phenotypes, evaluate risk factors, understand pathophysiology and find novel therapies. ERS Task Force on Difficult/Therapy-Resistant Asthma. European Respiratory Society

    KF Chung;P Godard;E Adelroth;J Ayres

  • Indirect airway challenges

    GF Joos;B O'Connor;SD Anderson;F Chung

  • ALLERGEN-INDUCED AIRWAY INFLAMMATION AND BRONCHIAL RESPONSIVENESS IN WILD-TYPE AND INTERLEUKIN-4-DEFICIENT MICE

    Guy Brusselle;Johan Kips;Guy Joos;H Bluethmann

  • Time course of cigarette smoke-induced pulmonary inflammation in mice

    Ai D'hulst;Ky Vermaelen;Guy Brusselle;Guy Joos

  • Severe asthma in adults: what are the important questions?

    Pascal Chanez;Sally E. Wenzel;Gary P. Anderson;Josep M. Anto

  • EUFOREA consensus on biologics for CRSwNP with or without asthma

    Wytske J. Fokkens;Valerie Lund;Claus Bachert;Claus Bachert;Joaquim Mullol

  • ERS technical standard on bronchial challenge testing: General considerations and performance of methacholine challenge tests

    Allan L. Coates;Jack Wanger;Donald W. Cockcroft;Bruce H. Culver

  • Accumulation of dendritic cells and increased CCL20 levels in the airways of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

    Ingel K. Demedts;Ken R. Bracke;Geert Van Pottelberge;Dries Testelmans

  • Heterogeneity of phenotypes in severe asthmatics: The Belgian Severe Asthma Registry (BSAR)

    Florence Nicole Icole F. Schleich;Guy Brusselle;Renaud Louis;Olivier Vandenplas

  • Cigarette Smoke-Induced Pulmonary Inflammation and Emphysema Are Attenuated in CCR6-Deficient Mice

    Ken R. Bracke;An I. D’hulst;Tania Maes;Katrien B. Moerloose

  • Role of IL-1α and the Nlrp3/caspase-1/IL-1β axis in cigarette smoke-induced pulmonary inflammation and COPD

    N S Pauwels;K R Bracke;L L Dupont;G R Van Pottelberge

  • Elevated MMP-12 protein levels in induced sputum from patients with COPD

    Ingel K Demedts;Anne Morel-Montero;Serge Lebecque;Yves Pacheco

  • Interleukin-12 inhibits antigen-induced airway hyperresponsiveness in mice.

    Johan Kips;Guy Brusselle;Guy Joos;Renaat Peleman

  • MACVIA-ARIA Sentinel NetworK for allergic rhinitis (MASK-rhinitis): the new generation guideline implementation

    J. Bousquet;H. J. Schunemann;J. Fonseca;B. Samolinski

  • MicroRNA Expression in Induced Sputum of Smokers and Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

    Geert R Van Pottelberge;Pieter Mestdagh;Ken R Bracke;Olivier Thas

  • Difficult/therapy-resistant asthma The need for an integrated approach to define clinical phenotypes, evaluate risk factors, understand pathophysiology and find novel therapies ERS Task Force on Difficult/Therapy-Resistant Asthma

    P. Godard;E. Adelroth;J. Ayres;N. Barnes

  • Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 1 New insights into the immunology of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

    G G Brusselle;G F Joos;K R Bracke;Guy G Brusselle

Frequent Co-Authors

Guy Brusselle
Guy Brusselle Ghent University Hospital
Romain Pauwels
Romain Pauwels Ghent University Hospital
Ken R. Bracke
Ken R. Bracke Ghent University Hospital
Renaud Louis
Renaud Louis University of Liège
Jean Bousquet
Jean Bousquet University of Montpellier
Claus Bachert
Claus Bachert Karolinska Institute
Bart N. Lambrecht
Bart N. Lambrecht Ghent University
Albert Hofman
Albert Hofman Harvard University
Tari Haahtela
Tari Haahtela University of Helsinki
João Fonseca
João Fonseca University of Porto

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