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Lieven Dupont

Lieven Dupont

D-Index & Metrics

Medicine

D-Index
80
Citations
20551
World Ranking
17246
National Ranking
214

Lieven Dupont 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 Lieven Dupont sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 567 publications — 68th percentile

68% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Lieven Dupont 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 Lieven Dupont sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 80 D-Index — 16th percentile

16% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Lieven Dupont is affiliated with KU Leuven in Belgium and has a research focus primarily within the field of Medicine. Their scholarly output demonstrates significant engagement in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Surgery, and related subfields such as Physiology, Epidemiology, and Transplantation.

The scientist's research topics cover a broad array of respiratory and transplantation themes including:

  • Cystic Fibrosis Research Advances
  • Transplantation: Methods and Outcomes
  • Asthma and respiratory diseases
  • Neonatal Respiratory Health Research
  • Tracheal and airway disorders
  • Respiratory and Cough-Related Research
  • Renal Transplantation Outcomes and Treatments

Lieven Dupont's frequent publication venues include:

  • Journal of Cystic Fibrosis
  • The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation
  • Transplantation
  • European Respiratory Journal
  • Frontiers in Immunology

Their collaboration network features recurring co-authors such as Robin Vos, Bart Vanaudenaerde, Laurens J. Ceulemans, Laurent Godinas, and Dirk Van Raemdonck, reflecting active engagement in multi-author research projects.

Recent significant publications by Lieven Dupont include:

  • Personalized bacteriophage therapy outcomes for 100 consecutive cases: a multicentre, multinational, retrospective observational study, 2024, Nature Microbiology
  • Correction of CFTR function in intestinal organoids to guide treatment of cystic fibrosis, 2020, European Respiratory Journal
  • Prospective longitudinal evaluation of hospitalised COVID-19 survivors 3 and 12 months after discharge, 2022, ERJ Open Research
  • The global impact of SARS-CoV-2 in 181 people with cystic fibrosis, 2020, Journal of Cystic Fibrosis
  • The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the emotional well-being and home treatment of Belgian patients with cystic fibrosis, including transplanted patients and paediatric patients, 2020, Journal of Cystic Fibrosis

Best Publications

  • The Bronchiectasis Severity Index. An International Derivation and Validation Study

    James D. Chalmers;Pieter Goeminne;Stefano Aliberti;Melissa J. McDonnell

  • IL-17 mRNA in sputum of asthmatic patients: linking T cell driven inflammation and granulocytic influx?

    Dominique M A Bullens;Els Truyen;Liesbeth Coteur;Ellen Dilissen

  • Weakly acidic reflux in patients with chronic unexplained cough during 24 hour pressure, pH, and impedance monitoring

    Daniel Sifrim;Lieven Dupont;Kathleen Blondeau;X Zhang

  • Azithromycin reduces airway neutrophilia and interleukin-8 in patients with bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome

    Geert M. Verleden;Bart M. Vanaudenaerde;Lieven J. Dupont;Dirk E. Van Raemdonck

  • Gastro-oesophageal reflux and gastric aspiration in lung transplant patients with or without chronic rejection

    K Blondeau;V Mertens;B A Vanaudenaerde;G M Verleden

  • Prospective Evaluation of the Validity of Exhaled Nitric Oxide for the Diagnosis of Asthma

    Lieven J. Dupont;Maurits G. Demedts;Geert M. Verleden

  • Pretransplant predictors of posttransplant adherence and clinical outcome: an evidence base for pretransplant psychosocial screening.

    Fabienne Dobbels;Johan Vanhaecke;Lieven Dupont;Frederik Nevens

  • Exhaled Nitric Oxide Correlates with Airway Hyperresponsiveness in Steroid-naive Patients with Mild Asthma

    Lieven J. Dupont;Felicien Rochette;Maurits G. Demedts;Geert M. Verleden

  • Phase II studies of nebulised Arikace in CF patients with Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection

    J P Clancy;L Dupont;M W Konstan;J Billings

  • Comorbidities and the risk of mortality in patients with bronchiectasis: an international multicentre cohort study.

    Melissa J McDonnell;Melissa J McDonnell;Stefano Aliberti;Stefano Aliberti;Pieter C Goeminne;Marcos I Restrepo

  • A randomised controlled trial of azithromycin to prevent chronic rejection after lung transplantation

    R Vos;B M Vanaudenaerde;S E Verleden;S I De Vleeschauwer

  • Skeletal muscle weakness, exercise tolerance and physical activity in adults with cystic fibrosis

    Thierry Troosters;Daniel Langer;Bart Vrijsen;Johan Segers

  • Evaluation of airway inflammation by quantitative Th1/Th2 cytokine mRNA measurement in sputum of asthma patients

    Els Truyen;Liesbeth Coteur;Ellen Dilissen;Lut Overbergh

  • Lung Donor Selection and Management

    Dirk Van Raemdonck;Arne Neyrinck;Geert M Verleden;Lieven Dupont

  • ''Real-life'' effectiveness of omalizumab in patients with severe persistent allergic asthma: The PERSIST study *

    G. Brusselle;A. Michils;R. Louis;L. Dupont

  • Improved diagnosis of gastro-oesophageal reflux in patients with unexplained chronic cough.

    Kathleen Blondeau;L J Dupont;Veerle Mertens;Jan Tack

  • Efficacy and safety of etanercept in moderate-to-severe asthma: a randomised, controlled trial

    S. T. Holgate;M. Noonan;P. Chanez;W. Busse

  • Pseudomonal airway colonisation: risk factor for bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome after lung transplantation?

    R Vos;B M Vanaudenaerde;N Geudens;L J Dupont

  • Expression of monocyte chemotactic protein (MCP)-1, MCP-2, and MCP-3 by human airway smooth-muscle cells. Modulation by corticosteroids and T-helper 2 cytokines.

    Jan L. Pype;Lieven J. Dupont;Patricia Menten;Els Van Coillie

  • Azithromycin therapy for patients with bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome after lung transplantation.

    Geert M. Verleden;Lieven J. Dupont

Frequent Co-Authors

Daniel Sifrim
Daniel Sifrim Queen Mary University of London
Sven Seys
Sven Seys KU Leuven
Tim S. Nawrot
Tim S. Nawrot Hasselt University
Jan Ceuppens
Jan Ceuppens KU Leuven
Marc Decramer
Marc Decramer KU Leuven
Sabina De Geest
Sabina De Geest University of Basel

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