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Karin Vanderkerken

Karin Vanderkerken

D-Index & Metrics

Immunology

D-Index
70
Citations
13262
World Ranking
2458
National Ranking
32

Karin Vanderkerken publication distribution in Immunology in 2026

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

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62 publications 807+

This scientist: 345 publications — 73rd percentile

73% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 807 publications or more.

Karin Vanderkerken D-index placement in Immunology in 2026

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

40–41 D-Index: 28 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 91 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 157 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 192 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 175 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 188 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 177 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 155 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 194 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 201 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 197 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 201 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 173 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 167 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 172 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 199 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 184 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 133 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 162 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 127 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 121 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 125 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 121 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 102 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 96 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 75 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 72 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 74 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 66 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 68 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 49 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 60 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 54 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 36 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 23 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 52 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 41 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 34 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 25 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 28 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 11 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 20 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 27 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 19 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 20 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 16 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 17 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 14 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 15 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 9 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 11 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 9 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 9 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 7 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 7 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 7 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 5 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 8 scientists 156 D-Index: 6 scientists 157+ D-Index: 96 scientists
40 D-Index 157+

This scientist: 70 D-Index — 52nd percentile

52% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 157 D-Index or more.

Best Publications

  • Bone marrow stromal cell-derived exosomes as communicators in drug resistance in multiple myeloma cells.

    Jinheng Wang;Jinheng Wang;An Hendrix;Sophie Hernot;Miguel Lemaire

  • Zoledronic Acid Treatment of 5T2MM‐Bearing Mice Inhibits the Development of Myeloma Bone Disease: Evidence for Decreased Osteolysis, Tumor Burden and Angiogenesis, and Increased Survival

    Peter I Croucher;Hendrik De Raeve;Mark J Perry;Anja Hijzen

  • Osteoclasts control reactivation of dormant myeloma cells by remodelling the endosteal niche.

    Michelle A Lawson;Michelle M McDonald;Michelle M McDonald;Natasa Kovacic;Weng Hua Khoo;Weng Hua Khoo

  • Hypoxia promotes dissemination of multiple myeloma through acquisition of epithelial to mesenchymal transition-like features

    Abdel Kareem Azab;Jinsong Hu;Phong Quang;Feda Azab

  • Cell biology of liver endothelial and Kupffer cells.

    B Smedsrød;P J De Bleser;F Braet;P Lovisetti

  • Inhibiting Dickkopf-1 (Dkk1) removes suppression of bone formation and prevents the development of osteolytic bone disease in multiple myeloma.

    Deborah J Heath;Andrew D Chantry;Clive H Buckle;Les Coulton

  • Recombinant osteoprotegerin decreases tumor burden and increases survival in a murine model of multiple myeloma.

    Karin Vanderkerken;Evy De Leenheer;Claire Shipman;Kewal Asosingh

  • Liver cell heterogeneity: functions of non-parenchymal cells.

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  • Targeting the multiple myeloma hypoxic niche with TH-302, a hypoxia-activated prodrug.

    Jinsong Hu;Jinsong Hu;Damian R Handisides;Els Van Valckenborgh;Hendrik De Raeve

  • Inhibiting the osteocyte-specific protein sclerostin increases bone mass and fracture resistance in multiple myeloma.

    Michelle M. McDonald;Michelle M. McDonald;Michaela R. Reagan;Michaela R. Reagan;Scott E. Youlten;Scott E. Youlten;Sindhu T. Mohanty

  • Neighboring adipocytes participate in the bone marrow microenvironment of multiple myeloma cells.

    J. Caers;S. Deleu;Z. Belaid;H. De Raeve

  • Organ involvement and phenotypic adhesion profile of 5T2 and 5T33 myeloma cells in the C57BL/KaLwRij mouse

    K. Vanderkerken;H. De Raeve;E. Goes;S. Van Meirvenne

  • In anemia of multiple myeloma, hepcidin is induced by increased bone morphogenetic protein 2

    Ken Maes;Elizabeta Nemeth;G. David Roodman;Alissa Huston

  • Multiple myeloma biology: lessons from the 5TMM models.

    Karin Vanderkerken;Kewal Asosingh;Peter Croucher;Ben Van Camp

  • Inhibiting the IGF-1 receptor tyrosine kinase with the cyclolignan PPP: an in vitro and in vivo study in the 5T33MM mouse model

    Eline Menu;Helena Jernberg-Wiklund;Thomas Stromberg;Hendrik De Raeve

  • Chemokine receptor CCR2 is expressed by human multiple myeloma cells and mediates migration to bone marrow stromal cell-produced monocyte chemotactic proteins MCP-1, -2 and -3

    I Vande Broek;K Asosingh;K Vanderkerken;N Straetmans

  • The bone marrow microenvironment enhances multiple myeloma progression by exosome-mediated activation of myeloid-derived suppressor cells.

    Jinheng Wang;Kim De Veirman;Nathan De Beule;Ken Maes

  • Inhibiting activin-A signaling stimulates bone formation and prevents cancer-induced bone destruction in vivo.

    Andrew D Chantry;Debby Heath;Aaron W Mulivor;Scott Pearsall

  • A novel therapeutic combination using PD 0332991 and bortezomib: study in the 5T33MM myeloma model.

    Eline Menu;Josefina Garcia;Xiangao Huang;Maurizio Di Liberto

  • Exosomes play a role in multiple myeloma bone disease and tumor development by targeting osteoclasts and osteoblasts.

    Sylvia Faict;Joséphine Muller;Kim De Veirman;Elke De Bruyne

Frequent Co-Authors

Xavier Leleu
Xavier Leleu Harvard University
Dirk Elewaut
Dirk Elewaut Ghent University
Peter Atadja
Peter Atadja Novartis (Switzerland)
Angelo Vacca
Angelo Vacca University of Bari Aldo Moro
Karine Breckpot
Karine Breckpot Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Jo A. Van Ginderachter
Jo A. Van Ginderachter Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Vera Rogiers
Vera Rogiers Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Carlo Heirman
Carlo Heirman Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Agnès Noël
Agnès Noël University of Liège
Kenneth Nilsson
Kenneth Nilsson Uppsala University

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