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Joris Vriens

Joris Vriens

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Neuroscience

D-Index
49
Citations
15201
World Ranking
5860
National Ranking
74

Joris Vriens publication distribution in Neuroscience in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Neuroscience in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Joris Vriens sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 152 publications — 44th percentile

44% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 887 publications or more.

Joris Vriens D-index placement in Neuroscience in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Neuroscience scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Joris Vriens sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 49 D-Index — 39th percentile

39% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 163 D-Index or more.

Best Publications

  • Anandamide and arachidonic acid use epoxyeicosatrienoic acids to activate TRPV4 channels

    Hiroyuki Watanabe;Joris Vriens;Jean Prenen;Guy Droogmans

  • Heat-evoked Activation of TRPV4 Channels in a HEK293 Cell Expression System and in Native Mouse Aorta Endothelial Cells

    Hiroyuki Watanabe;Joris Vriens;Suk H. Suh;Christopher D. Benham

  • Cell swelling, heat, and chemical agonists use distinct pathways for the activation of the cation channel TRPV4.

    Joris Vriens;Hiroyuki Watanabe;Annelies Janssens;Guillaume Droogmans

  • Activation of TRPV4 Channels (hVRL-2/mTRP12) by Phorbol Derivatives

    Hiroyuki Watanabe;John B. Davis;Darren Smart;Jeff C. Jerman

  • TRPM3 Is a Nociceptor Channel Involved in the Detection of Noxious Heat

    Joris Vriens;Grzegorz Owsianik;Thomas Hofmann;Stephan E. Philipp

  • TRPV4 calcium entry channel: a paradigm for gating diversity.

    Bernd Nilius;Joris Vriens;Jean Prenen;Guy Droogmans

  • Peripheral thermosensation in mammals

    Joris Vriens;Bernd Nilius;Thomas Voets

  • A TRP channel trio mediates acute noxious heat sensing

    Ine Vandewauw;Katrien De Clercq;Marie Mulier;Katharina Held

  • Inhibition of the cation channel TRPV4 improves bladder function in mice and rats with cyclophosphamide-induced cystitis

    Wouter Everaerts;Xiaoguang Zhen;Debapriya Ghosh;Joris Vriens

  • Patient-derived organoids from endometrial disease capture clinical heterogeneity and are amenable to drug screening

    Matteo Boretto;Nina Maenhoudt;Xinlong Luo;Aurélie Hennes

  • Molecular determinants of permeation through the cation channel TRPV4.

    Thomas Voets;Jean Prenen;Joris Vriens;Hiroyuki Watanabe

  • Pharmacology of vanilloid transient receptor potential cation channels.

    Joris Vriens;Giovanni Appendino;Bernd Nilius

  • Modulation of the Ca2 Permeable Cation Channel TRPV4 by Cytochrome P450 Epoxygenases in Vascular Endothelium

    Joris Vriens;Grzegorz Owsianik;B Fisslthaler;M Suzuki

  • TRPV4-Mediated Calcium Influx Regulates Terminal Differentiation of Osteoclasts

    Ritsuko Masuyama;Joris Vriens;Thomas Voets;Yuji Karashima

  • Deletion of the transient receptor potential cation channel TRPV4 impairs murine bladder voiding

    Thomas Gevaert;Joris Vriens;Andrei Segal;Wouter Everaerts

  • Herbal Compounds and Toxins Modulating TRP Channels

    Joris Vriens;Bernd Nilius;Rudi Vennekens

  • TRPM1 Forms Ion Channels Associated with Melanin Content in Melanocytes

    Elena Oancea;Joris Vriens;Sebastian Brauchi;Janice Jun

  • Role of cytochrome P450-dependent transient receptor potential V4 activation in flow-induced vasodilatation

    Annemarieke E Loot;Ruediger Popp;Beate Fisslthaler;Joris Vriens

  • The 'headache tree' via umbellulone and TRPA1 activates the trigeminovascular system

    Romina Nassini;Serena Materazzi;Joris Joris vriens;Jean Prenen

  • THE CONCISE GUIDE TO PHARMACOLOGY 2021/22: Ion channels.

    Stephen P. H. Alexander;Alistair Mathie;John A. Peters;Emma L. Veale

Frequent Co-Authors

Thomas Voets
Thomas Voets KU Leuven
Bernd Nilius
Bernd Nilius KU Leuven
Dirk De Ridder
Dirk De Ridder University of Otago
Jean Prenen
Jean Prenen KU Leuven
David E. Clapham
David E. Clapham Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Olivier Feron
Olivier Feron Université Catholique de Louvain
Guy Droogmans
Guy Droogmans KU Leuven
Thomas D'Hooghe
Thomas D'Hooghe Yale University

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