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D-Index
45
Citations
9101
World Ranking
4688
National Ranking
77

Luc Kestens 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 Luc Kestens sits on this spectrum.

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62 publications 807+

This scientist: 196 publications — 33rd percentile

33% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Luc Kestens 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 Luc Kestens sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 157+

This scientist: 45 D-Index — 6th percentile

6% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Luc Kestens is affiliated with the University of Antwerp in Belgium. Their research primarily spans the field of Medicine, focusing extensively on Immunology and Microbiology. Within these domains, their work covers several subfields including Infectious Diseases, Immunology, Epidemiology, Virology, and Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine.

The main research topics addressed by Kestens include Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology, Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections, Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research, HIV Research and Treatment, Immune Cell Function and Interaction, T-cell and B-cell Immunology, and Malaria Research and Control.

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Luc Kestens are Welmoed van Loon, Marie P Gomez, Dawda Jobe, Tom H. M. Ottenhoff, and Jayne S. Sutherland.

Key recent papers published by Kestens include:

  • Genetic variation in the immune system and malaria susceptibility in infants: a nested case-control study in Nanoro, Burkina Faso, 2021, Malaria Journal
  • Use of resuscitation promoting factors to screen for tuberculosis infection in household-exposed children in The Gambia, 2020, BMC Infectious Diseases
  • Helios expressing regulatory T cells are correlated with decreased IL-2 producing CD8 T cells and antibody diversity in Mozambican individuals living chronically with HIV-1, 2022, BMC Immunology
  • Lack of elevated pre-ART elastase-ANCA levels in patients developing TB-IRIS, 2020, PLoS ONE
  • Helios Expressing Regulatory T Cells are Correlated with Decreased IL-2 Producing CD8 T Cells and Antibody Diversity in Mozambican Individuals Living Chronically HIV-1, 2021, Research Square (Research Square)

Luc Kestens frequently publishes in the following venues:

  • Research Square (Research Square)
  • Malaria Journal
  • BMC Infectious Diseases
  • BMC Immunology
  • PLoS ONE

Best Publications

  • Human schistosomiasis

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  • The mortality and pathology of HIV infection in a West African city

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  • Prospective Comparison of Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV-1 and HIV-2 in Abidjan, Ivory Coast

    Georgette Adjorlolo-Johnson;Kevin M. De Cock;Ehounou Ekpini;Kathleen M. Vetter

  • The Replicative Fitness of Primary Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 (HIV-1) Group M, HIV-1 Group O, and HIV-2 Isolates

    Kevin K. Ariën;Awet Abraha;Miguel E. Quiñones-Mateu;Luc Kestens

  • ELISA HTLV RETROVIRUS ANTIBODY REACTIVITY ASSOCIATED WITH MALARIA AND IMMUNE COMPLEXES IN HEALTHY AFRICANS

    RobertJ Biggar;Mads Melbye;PremS Sarin;PaulL Gigase

  • Generalized immune activation in pulmonary tuberculosis: co‐activation with HIV infection

    G. Vanham;K. Edmonds;L. Qing;D. Hom

  • Cutting edge: resistance to HIV-1 infection among African female sex workers is associated with inhibitory KIR in the absence of their HLA ligands.

    Wim Jennes;Sonja Verheyden;Christian Demanet;Christiane A. Adjé-Touré

  • Expression of activation antigens, HLA-DR and CD38, on CD8 lymphocytes during HIV-1 infection.

    Luc Kestens;Guido Vanham;Paul Gigase;Gloria Young

  • Selective increase of activation antigens HLA-DR and CD38 on CD4+ CD45RO+ T lymphocytes during HIV-1 infection.

    L. Kestens;G. Vanham;C. Vereecken;M. Vandenbruaene

  • Contribution of tuberculosis to slim disease in Africa

    S B Lucas;K M De Cock;A Hounnou;C Peacock

  • Isolation and characterization of a new chimpanzee lentivirus (simian immunodeficiency virus isolate cpz-ant) from a wild-captured chimpanzee.

    M Peeters;K Fransen;E Delaporte;M Van den Haesevelde

  • In vitro evaluation of nonnucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors UC-781 and TMC120-R147681 as human immunodeficiency virus microbicides.

    Yven Van Herrewege;Jo Michiels;Jens Van Roey;Katrien Fransen

  • GENERATION OF DENDRITIC CELLS FROM BONE MARROW PROGENITORS USING GM-CSF, TNF-ALPHA, AND ADDITIONAL CYTOKINES: ANTAGONISTIC EFFECTS OF IL-4 AND IFN-GAMMA AND SELECTIVE INVOLVEMENT OF TNF-ALPHA RECEPTOR-1

    F. Lardon;H.-W. Snoeck;Z. N. Berneman;V. F. I. Van Tendeloo

  • Decreased expression of the memory marker CD26 on both CD4+ and CD8+ T lymphocytes of HIV-infected subjects.

    G. Vanham;L. Kestens;I. De Meester;J. Vingerhoets

  • Endemic african kaposi's sarcoma is not associated with immunodeficiency

    Luc Kestens;Mads Melbye;Robert J. Biggar;Wim J. Stevens

  • Binding of adenosine deaminase to the lymphocyte surface via CD26

    Ingrid De Meester;Guido Vanham;Luc Kestens;Greet Vanhoof

  • Absolute CD4 T-cell counting in resource-poor settings: direct volumetric measurements versus bead-based clinical flow cytometry instruments.

    Tandakha Ndiaye Dieye;Chris Vereecken;Abdoul Aziz Diallo;Pascale Ondoa

  • Increased cytolytic T lymphocyte activity and decreased B7 responsiveness are associated with CD28 down‐regulation on CD8+ T cells from HIV‐infected subjects

    J H Vingerhoets;G L Vanham;L L Kestens;G G Penne

  • Multisite evaluation of a point-of-care instrument for CD4(+) T-cell enumeration using venous and finger-prick blood: the PIMA CD4.

    Papa Alassane Diaw;Géraldine Daneau;Abdoul Aziz Coly;Birahim Pierre Ndiaye

  • Expression patterns of Fcγ receptors, HLA‐DR and selected adhesion molecules on monocytes from normal and HIV‐infected individuals

    C Locher;G Vanham;L Kestens;M Kruger

  • Decreased CD40 ligand induction in CD4 T cells and dysregulated IL‐12 production during HIV infection

    Guido Vanham;L. Penne;J. Devalck;L. Kestens

  • HIV-1 Immune Suppression and Antimalarial Treatment Outcome in Zambian Adults with Uncomplicated Malaria

    Jean-Pierre Van geertruyden;Modest Mulenga;Lawrence Mwananyanda;Victor Chalwe

  • Pathogens and Predictors of Fatal Septicemia Associated with Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection in Ivory Coast, West Africa

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  • ALTERED RECEPTOR EXPRESSION AND DECREASED SENSITIVITY OF T-CELLS TO THE STIMULATORY CYTOKINES IL-2, IL-7 AND IL-12 IN HIV INFECTION

    J Vingerhoets;E Bisalinkumi;G Penne;R Colebunders

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert Colebunders
Robert Colebunders University of Antwerp
Souleymane Mboup
Souleymane Mboup Institute of Health Research, Epidemiological Surveillance and Training
John N. Nkengasong
John N. Nkengasong Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Peter Piot
Peter Piot London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Françoise Portaels
Françoise Portaels Institute of Tropical Medicine Antwerp
Jonathan L. Heeney
Jonathan L. Heeney University of Cambridge
Mads Melbye
Mads Melbye University of Copenhagen
Jan Ceuppens
Jan Ceuppens KU Leuven
Robert J. Biggar
Robert J. Biggar National Institutes of Health
Viggo Van Tendeloo
Viggo Van Tendeloo University of Antwerp

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