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111
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40211
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5380
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58

Herman Tournaye 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 Herman Tournaye sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 657 publications — 77th percentile

77% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Herman Tournaye 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 Herman Tournaye sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 111 D-Index — 74th percentile

74% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 217 D-Index or more.

Overview

Herman Tournaye is affiliated with Vrije Universiteit Brussel in Belgium. Their research primarily spans the field of Medicine, with a specific focus on Reproductive Medicine. Additional subfields of study include Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, Molecular Biology, and Immunology.

Their work encompasses a variety of topics related to reproductive biology and fertility, including:

  • Reproductive Biology and Fertility
  • Ovarian function and disorders
  • Reproductive Health and Technologies
  • Assisted Reproductive Technology and Twin Pregnancy
  • Sperm and Testicular Function
  • Reproductive System and Pregnancy
  • Prenatal Screening and Diagnostics

Herman Tournaye has contributed to numerous publications, often collaborating with frequent co-authors such as Christophe Blockeel, Michel De Vos, Panagiotis Drakopoulos, Shari Mackens, and Greta Verheyen.

They have published extensively in prominent venues including:

  • Human Reproduction
  • Reproductive BioMedicine Online
  • Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics
  • Fertility and Sterility
  • Human Reproduction Open

Among their recent papers are:

  • Fertility preservation for male patients with childhood, adolescent, and young adult cancer: recommendations from the PanCareLIFE Consortium and the International Late Effects of Childhood Cancer Guideline Harmonization Group, 2021, The Lancet Oncology
  • COVID-19 and assisted reproductive technology services: repercussions for patients and proposal for individualized clinical management, 2020, Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology
  • Live births following fertility preservation using in-vitro maturation of ovarian tissue oocytes, 2020, Human Reproduction
  • Update on the management of poor ovarian response in IVF: the shift from Bologna criteria to the Poseidon concept, 2020, Therapeutic Advances in Reproductive Health
  • Communication and ethical considerations for fertility preservation for patients with childhood, adolescent, and young adult cancer: recommendations from the PanCareLIFE Consortium and the International Late Effects of Childhood Cancer Guideline Harmonization Group, 2021, The Lancet Oncology

Best Publications

  • European Association of Urology Guidelines on Male Infertility: The 2012 Update

    Andreas Jungwirth;Aleksander Giwercman;Herman Tournaye;Thorsten Diemer

  • Comparison of blastocyst transfer with or without preimplantation genetic diagnosis for aneuploidy screening in couples with advanced maternal age: a prospective randomized controlled trial

    Catherine Staessen;Peter Platteau;Elvire Van Assche;A. Michiels

  • Pregnancies after testicular sperm extraction and intracytoplasmic sperm injection in non-obstructive azoospermia

    P. Devroey;J. Liu;Z. Nagy;A. Goossens

  • CYTOGENETICS OF INFERTILE MEN

    E. Van Assche;M. Bonduelle;H. Tournaye;H. Joris

  • Higher success rate by intracytoplasmic sperm injection than by subzonal insemination. Report of a second series of 300 consecutive treatment cycles

    André C. Van Steirteghem;Jiaen Liu;Hubert Joris;Zsolt Nagy

  • High fertilization and pregnancy rate after intracytoplasmic sperm injection with spermatozoa obtained from testicle biopsy

    S.J. Silber;A.C. Van Steirteghem;J. Liu;Z. Nagy

  • The result of intracytoplasmic sperm injection is not related to any of the three basic sperm parameters.

    Z.P. Nagy;J. Liu;H. Joris;G. Verheyen

  • Are there any predictive factors for successful testicular sperm recovery in azoospermic patients

    H Tournaye;G Verheyen;P Nagy;F Ubaldi

  • The diagnosis of male infertility: an analysis of the evidence to support the development of global WHO guidance—challenges and future research opportunities

    Christopher L R Barratt;Lars Björndahl;Christopher J De Jonge;Dolores J Lamb

  • Microsurgical epididymal sperm aspiration and intracytoplasmic sperm injection: a new effective approach to infertility as a result of congenital bilateral absence of the vas deferens *

    Herman Tournaye;Paul Devroey;Jiaen Liu;Zsolt Nagy

  • Conventional ovarian stimulation and single embryo transfer for IVF/ICSI. How many oocytes do we need to maximize cumulative live birth rates after utilization of all fresh and frozen embryos?

    Panagiotis Drakopoulos;Christophe Blockeel;Dominic Stoop;Michel Camus

  • Incidence and prediction of ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome in women undergoing gonadotropin-releasing hormone antagonist in vitro fertilization cycles

    Evangelos G. Papanikolaou;Cristina Pozzobon;Efstratios M. Kolibianakis;Michel Camus

  • Normal fertilization of human oocytes after testicular sperm extraction and intracytoplasmic sperm injection

    Paul Devroey;Paul Devroey;Jiaen Liu;Jiaen Liu;Zsolt Nagy;Zsolt Nagy;Herman Tournaye;Herman Tournaye

  • Intracytoplasmic sperm injection.

    André Van Steirteghem;Zsolt Nagy;Jiaen Liu;Hubert Joris

  • Clomiphene citrate versus letrozole for ovarian stimulation: a pilot study.

    H Mousavi Fatemi;E Kolibianakis;H Tournaye;M Camus

  • Live birth rates after transfer of equal number of blastocysts or cleavage-stage embryos in IVF. A systematic review and meta-analysis

    Evangelos G. Papanikolaou;Efstratios M. Kolibianakis;Herman Tournaye;Christos A Venetis

  • Correlation between testicular histology and outcome after intracytoplasmic sperm injection using testicular spermatozoa

    H. Tournaye;J. Liu;P.Z. Nagy;M. Camus

  • A European perspective on testicular tissue cryopreservation for fertility preservation in prepubertal and adolescent boys

    Helen M. Picton;Christine Wyns;Christine Wyns;Richard A. Anderson;Ellen Goossens

  • Homozygous mutation in SPATA16 is associated with male infertility in human globozoospermia.

    Anika H.D.M. Dam;Isabelle Koscinski;Jan A.M. Kremer;Céline Moutou

  • The use of epididymal and testicular spermatozoa for intracytoplasmic sperm injection : the genetic implications for male infertility.

    Sherman J. Silber;Zsolt Nagy;Jian Liu;Herman Tournaye

Frequent Co-Authors

Paul Devroey
Paul Devroey Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Johan Smitz
Johan Smitz Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Willy Lissens
Willy Lissens Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Sherman J. Silber
Sherman J. Silber Mount Sinai Morningside
Basil C. Tarlatzis
Basil C. Tarlatzis Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
A. Van Steirteghem
A. Van Steirteghem Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Csilla Krausz
Csilla Krausz University of Florence
Aleksander Giwercman
Aleksander Giwercman Lund University
Karen Sermon
Karen Sermon Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Christopher L.R. Barratt
Christopher L.R. Barratt University of Dundee

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