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Luk H. Vandenberghe

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
63
Citations
15889
World Ranking
10123
National Ranking
4427

Luk H. Vandenberghe publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 196 publications — 48th percentile

48% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.

Luk H. Vandenberghe D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Biology and Biochemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Luk H. Vandenberghe sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 63 D-Index — 49th percentile

49% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Luk H. Vandenberghe is affiliated with the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields within biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and medicine, focusing on topics related to gene therapy and genetic engineering.

The main research areas of Luk H. Vandenberghe include:

  • Virus-based gene therapy research
  • CRISPR and genetic engineering
  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 research
  • Hearing, cochlea, tinnitus, and genetics
  • Viral infectious diseases and gene expression in insects
  • Hearing loss and rehabilitation
  • Retinal development and disorders

Their subfields of study comprise molecular biology, genetics, infectious diseases, sensory systems, and physiology.

Significant recent publications authored or coauthored by Vandenberghe include:

  • Efficient in vivo genome editing prevents hypertrophic cardiomyopathy in mice, 2023, Nature Medicine
  • An AAV-based, room-temperature-stable, single-dose COVID-19 vaccine provides durable immunogenicity and protection in non-human primates, 2021, Cell Host & Microbe
  • High-efficiency purification of divergent AAV serotypes using AAVX affinity chromatography, 2022, Molecular Therapy - Methods & Clinical Development
  • AAV capsid design: A Goldilocks challenge, 2022, Trends in Molecular Medicine
  • Choice of vector and surgical approach enables efficient cochlear gene transfer in nonhuman primate, 2022, Nature Communications

Frequent coauthors with whom Vandenberghe has collaborated include:

  • Nerea Zabaleta
  • Julio Sanmiguel
  • Urja Bhatt
  • Reynette Estelien
  • Cheikh Tacko Diop

Vandenberghe has published extensively in several venues, with multiple contributions to:

  • Molecular Therapy - Methods & Clinical Development
  • UNC Libraries
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Human Molecular Genetics
  • Molecular Therapy - Nucleic Acids

Best Publications

  • Clades of Adeno-Associated Viruses Are Widely Disseminated in Human Tissues

    Guangping Gao;Luk H. Vandenberghe;Mauricio R. Alvira;You Lu

  • In vivo gene editing in dystrophic mouse muscle and muscle stem cells

    Mohammadsharif Tabebordbar;Kexian Zhu;Jason K. W. Cheng;Wei Leong Chew

  • Worldwide Epidemiology of Neutralizing Antibodies to Adeno-Associated Viruses

    Roberto Calcedo;Luk H. Vandenberghe;Guangping Gao;Jianping Lin

  • New recombinant serotypes of AAV vectors.

    Guangping Gao;Luk H. Vandenberghe;James M. Wilson

  • DC-SIGN and DC-SIGNR bind ebola glycoproteins and enhance infection of macrophages and endothelial cells.

    Graham Simmons;Jacqueline D. Reeves;Case C. Grogan;Luk H. Vandenberghe

  • Adeno-associated viruses undergo substantial evolution in primates during natural infections.

    Guangping Gao;Mauricio R. Alvira;Suryanarayan Somanathan;You Lu

  • Rapid, Simple, and Versatile Manufacturing of Recombinant Adeno-Associated Viral Vectors at Scale

    Martin Lock;Mauricio Alvira;Luk H. Vandenberghe;Arabinda Samanta

  • Therapeutic AAV Gene Transfer to the Nervous System: A Clinical Reality

    Eloise Hudry;Luk H. Vandenberghe

  • Comparative analysis of adeno-associated viral vector serotypes 1, 2, 5, 7, and 8 in mouse brain.

    Jean-Marc Taymans;Luk H Vandenberghe;Chris Van Den Haute;Irina Thiry

  • A synthetic AAV vector enables safe and efficient gene transfer to the mammalian inner ear

    Lukas D Landegger;Lukas D Landegger;Lukas D Landegger;Bifeng Pan;Bifeng Pan;Charles Askew;Charles Askew;Charles Askew;Sarah J Wassmer;Sarah J Wassmer

  • In Silico Reconstruction of the Viral Evolutionary Lineage Yields a Potent Gene Therapy Vector

    Eric Zinn;Eric Zinn;Simon Pacouret;Simon Pacouret;Vadim Khaychuk;Vadim Khaychuk;Heikki T. Turunen;Heikki T. Turunen

  • Gene therapy restores auditory and vestibular function in a mouse model of Usher syndrome type 1c

    Bifeng Pan;Charles Askew;Charles Askew;Alice Galvin;Selena Heman-Ackah;Selena Heman-Ackah

  • Novel Adeno-Associated Virus Serotypes Efficiently Transduce Murine Photoreceptors

    Mariacarmela Allocca;Claudio Mussolino;Maria Garcia-Hoyos;Daniela Sanges

  • Progress in gene therapy for neurological disorders

    Michele Simonato;Jean Bennett;Nicholas M. Boulis;Maria G. Castro

  • Dosage Thresholds for AAV2 and AAV8 Photoreceptor Gene Therapy in Monkey

    Luk H. Vandenberghe;Peter Bell;Albert M. Maguire;Albert M. Maguire;Cassia N. Cearley;Cassia N. Cearley

  • Hepatic regulatory T cells and Kupffer cells are crucial mediators of systemic T cell tolerance to antigens targeting murine liver

    Ekaterina Breous;Suryanarayan Somanathan;Luk H. Vandenberghe;James M. Wilson

  • Heparin binding directs activation of T cells against adeno-associated virus serotype 2 capsid

    Luk H Vandenberghe;Lili Wang;Suryanarayan Somanathan;Yan Zhi

  • The AAV9 receptor and its modification to improve in vivo lung gene transfer in mice

    Christie L. Bell;Luk H. Vandenberghe;Peter Bell;Maria P. Limberis

  • In vitro and in vivo rescue of aberrant splicing in CEP290-associated LCA by antisense oligonucleotide delivery

    Alejandro Garanto;Daniel C. Chung;Lonneke Duijkers;Julio C. Corral-Serrano

  • In vivo gene editing in dystrophic mouse muscle and muscle stem cells

    M. Tabebordbar;K. Zhu;J. K. W. Cheng;W. L. Chew

Frequent Co-Authors

James M. Wilson
James M. Wilson University of Pennsylvania
Guangping Gao
Guangping Gao University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School
Peter Bell
Peter Bell University of Pennsylvania
Jean Bennett
Jean Bennett University of Pennsylvania
Roberto Calcedo
Roberto Calcedo Affinia Therapeutics
Zeger Debyser
Zeger Debyser KU Leuven
John H. Wolfe
John H. Wolfe University of Pennsylvania
Albert M. Maguire
Albert M. Maguire University of Pennsylvania
Feng Zhang
Feng Zhang MIT
Eric A. Pierce
Eric A. Pierce Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary

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