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Luce Vander Elst

Luce Vander Elst

D-Index & Metrics

Chemistry

D-Index
55
Citations
8867
World Ranking
12347
National Ranking
152

Luce Vander Elst publication distribution in Chemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Chemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Luce Vander Elst sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 253 publications — 50th percentile

50% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more.

Luce Vander Elst D-index placement in Chemistry in 2026

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

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 55 D-Index — 33rd percentile

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

The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more.

Overview

Luce Vander Elst is affiliated with the University of Mons in Belgium and conducts research primarily in the fields of Neuroscience and Medicine. Their work encompasses multiple subfields including Cognitive Neuroscience, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, Developmental Biology, and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics.

The scientist's research interests focus heavily on Functional Brain Connectivity Studies and Genetic Neurodegenerative Diseases. Additional topics covered in their work include Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior, Neural dynamics and brain function, Advanced Neuroimaging Techniques and Applications, Animal Behavior and Reproduction, as well as Marine animal studies overview.

Several recent publications illustrate the scope of their research:

  • Chemogenetic silencing of neurons in the mouse anterior cingulate area modulates neuronal activity and functional connectivity (2020, NeuroImage)
  • Development of a ligand for in vivo imaging of mutant huntingtin in Huntington's disease (2022, Science Translational Medicine)
  • Resting-State Co-activation Patterns as Promising Candidates for Prediction of Alzheimer's Disease in Aged Mice (2021, Frontiers in Neural Circuits)
  • Resting-state fMRI reveals longitudinal alterations in brain network connectivity in the zQ175DN mouse model of Huntington's disease (2023, Neurobiology of Disease)
  • Altered basal forebrain function during whole-brain network activity at pre- and early-plaque stages of Alzheimer's disease in TgF344-AD rats (2022, Alzheimer s Research & Therapy)

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Luce Vander Elst include:

  • Marleen Verhoye
  • Johan Van Audekerke
  • Georgios A. Keliris
  • Tamara Vasilkovska
  • Dorian Pustina

Their research is published in a range of venues, often including:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Proceedings on CD-ROM - International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine. Scientific Meeting and Exhibition/Proceedings of the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, Scientific Meeting and Exhibition
  • Research Square (Research Square)
  • Neurobiology of Disease
  • Alzheimer s Research & Therapy

Best Publications

  • Hybrid Gadolinium Oxide Nanoparticles: Multimodal Contrast Agents for in Vivo Imaging

    Jean-Luc Bridot;Anne-Charlotte Faure;Sophie Laurent;Charlotte Rivière

  • Comparative study of the physicochemical properties of six clinical low molecular weight gadolinium contrast agents

    Sophie Laurent;Luce Vander Elst;Robert N. Muller

  • Stability of MRI paramagnetic contrast media: a proton relaxometric protocol for transmetallation assessment.

    Sophie Laurent;Luce Vander Elst;Frédéric Copoix;Robert N. Muller

  • Ultrasmall rigid particles as multimodal probes for medical applications

    François Lux;Anna Mignot;Pierre Mowat;Cédric Louis

  • Spin transition molecular materials: intelligent contrast agents for magnetic resonance imaging.

    Robert N Muller;Luce Vander Elst;Sophie Laurent

  • Hydrogels Incorporating GdDOTA: Towards Highly Efficient Dual T1/T2 MRI Contrast Agents†

    Thomas Courant;Valérie Gaëlle Roullin;Cyril Cadiou;Maïté Callewaert

  • Macromolecular Ligands for Gadolinium MRI Contrast Agents

    Yang Li;Mariana Beija;Sophie Laurent;Luce Vander Elst

  • Physicochemical Characterization of MS‐325, a New Gadolinium Complex, by Multinuclear Relaxometry

    Robert N. Muller;Bernd Radüchel;Sophie Laurent;Johannes Platzek

  • Lanthanide(III) complexes of a mono(methylphosphonate) analogue of H4dota: the influence of protonation of the phosphonate moiety on the TSAP/SAP isomer ratio and the water exchange rate.

    Jakub Rudovský;Petr Cígler;Jan Kotek;Petr Hermann

  • A multinuclear MR study of Gd-EOB-DTPA: comprehensive preclinical characterization of an organ specific MRI contrast agent.

    Luce Vander Elst;Frédéric Maton;Sophie Laurent;Frédéric Seghi

  • Contrast agents: magnetic resonance.

    Carmen Burtea;Sophie Laurent;Luce Vander Elst;Robert N. Muller

  • Iron Oxide Based MR Contrast Agents: from Chemistry to Cell Labeling

    S. Laurent;S. Boutry;I. Mahieu;L. Vander Elst

  • Lanthanide Chelates Containing Pyridine Units with Potential Application as Contrast Agents in Magnetic Resonance Imaging

    Carlos Platas‐Iglesias;Marta Mato‐Iglesias;Kristina Djanashvili;Robert N. Muller

  • Molecular imaging of αvβ3 integrin expression in atherosclerotic plaques with a mimetic of RGD peptide grafted to Gd-DTPA

    Carmen Burtea;Sophie Laurent;Oltea Murariu;Dirk Rattat

  • Mastering the Shape and Composition of Dendronized Iron Oxide Nanoparticles To Tailor Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Hyperthermia

    Aurélie Walter;Claire Billotey;Antonio Garofalo;Corinne Ulhaq-Bouillet

  • Dy-DTPA derivatives as relaxation agents for very high field MRI: the beneficial effect of slow water exchange on the transverse relaxivities.

    Luce Vander Elst;Alain Roch;Pierre Gillis;Sophie Laurent

  • How to measure the transmetallation of a gadolinium complex.

    S. Laurent;L. Vander Elst;C. Henoumont;R. N. Muller

  • Specific E-selectin targeting with a superparamagnetic MRI contrast agent.

    Sébastien Boutry;Sophie Laurent;Luce Vander Elst;Robert N. Muller

  • Development of a Magnetic Resonance Imaging Protocol for the Characterization of Atherosclerotic Plaque by Using Vascular Cell Adhesion Molecule-1 and Apoptosis-Targeted Ultrasmall Superparamagnetic Iron Oxide Derivatives

    Carmen Burtea;Sébastien Ballet;Sophie Laurent;Olivier Rousseaux

  • Lanthanide(III) Complexes of Novel Mixed Carboxylic-Phosphorus Acid Derivatives of Diethylenetriamine: A Step towards More Efficient MRI Contrast Agents

    Jan Kotek;Jan Kotek;Petra Lebdušková;Petra Lebdušková;Petr Hermann;Luce Vander Elst

  • Superparamagnetic Iron Oxide Nanoparticles

    Sophie Laurent;Céline Henoumont;Dimitri Stanicki;Sébastien Boutry

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert N. Muller
Robert N. Muller University of Mons
Sophie Laurent
Sophie Laurent University of Mons
Joop A. Peters
Joop A. Peters Delft University of Technology
Petr Hermann
Petr Hermann Charles University
Ivan Lukeš
Ivan Lukeš Charles University
Olivier Tillement
Olivier Tillement Claude Bernard University Lyon 1
Carlos F. G. C. Geraldes
Carlos F. G. C. Geraldes University of Coimbra
Carlos Platas-Iglesias
Carlos Platas-Iglesias University of A Coruña

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