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Lukas Van Oudenhove

Lukas Van Oudenhove

D-Index & Metrics

Psychology

D-Index
56
Citations
15897
World Ranking
4144
National Ranking
59

Lukas Van Oudenhove publication distribution in Psychology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Psychology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Lukas Van Oudenhove sits on this spectrum.

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 321 publications — 89th percentile

89% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 705 publications or more.

Lukas Van Oudenhove D-index placement in Psychology in 2026

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

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 56 D-Index — 64th percentile

64% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 144 D-Index or more.

Overview

Lukas Van Oudenhove is affiliated with KU Leuven in Belgium and has contributed extensively to the fields of Medicine and Neuroscience. Their research primarily spans gastroenterology, physiology, psychiatry and mental health, cognitive neuroscience, and surgery, with a broad focus on understanding gastrointestinal functions and related disorders.

The scientist's main topics of work include:

  • Gastrointestinal motility and disorders
  • Diet and metabolism studies
  • Psychosomatic disorders and their treatments
  • Fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome research
  • Biochemical analysis and sensing techniques
  • Stress responses and cortisol
  • Gastroesophageal reflux and treatments

Van Oudenhove frequently publishes in several academic venues, with the most notable being:

  • Gastroenterology
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Neuroscience Applied
  • Neurogastroenterology & Motility
  • Nutrients

Recent significant papers include:

  • "Colon-delivered short-chain fatty acids attenuate the cortisol response to psychosocial stress in healthy men: a randomized, placebo-controlled trial," 2020, Neuropsychopharmacology
  • "Proton Pump Inhibitors Reduce Duodenal Eosinophilia, Mast Cells, and Permeability in Patients With Functional Dyspepsia," 2020, Gastroenterology
  • "The neurobiological reward system and binge eating: A critical systematic review of neuroimaging studies," 2022, International Journal of Eating Disorders
  • "No persistent attenuation of fear memories in humans: A registered replication of the reactivation-extinction effect," 2020, Cortex
  • "Genetic risk shared across 24 chronic pain conditions: identification and characterization with genomic structural equation modeling," 2023, Pain

Van Oudenhove frequently collaborates with a number of co-authors, including:

  • Jan Tack
  • Tim Vanuytsel
  • Kristin Verbeke
  • Livia Guadagnoli
  • Boushra Dalile

Best Publications

  • The role of short-chain fatty acids in microbiota-gut-brain communication.

    Boushra Dalile;Lukas Van Oudenhove;Bram Vervliet;Kristin Verbeke

  • The neuroactive potential of the human gut microbiota in quality of life and depression

    Mireia Valles-Colomer;Mireia Valles-Colomer;Gwen Falony;Gwen Falony;Youssef Darzi;Youssef Darzi;Ettje F Tigchelaar

  • Psychological stress and corticotropin-releasing hormone increase intestinal permeability in humans by a mast cell-dependent mechanism

    Tim Vanuytsel;Sander van Wanrooy;Hanne Vanheel;Christophe Vanormelingen

  • Biopsychosocial Aspects of Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders: How Central and Environmental Processes Contribute to the Development and Expression of Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders

    Lukas Van Oudenhove;Rona L. Levy;Michael D. Crowell;Douglas A. Drossman

  • Neuromodulators for Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders (Disorders of Gut−Brain Interaction): A Rome Foundation Working Team Report

    Douglas A. Drossman;Jan Tack;Alexander C. Ford;Alexander C. Ford;Eva Szigethy

  • A controlled crossover study of the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor citalopram in irritable bowel syndrome

    J Tack;D Broekaert;B Fischler;L Van Oudenhove

  • Efficacy of buspirone, a fundus-relaxing drug, in patients with functional dyspepsia.

    Jan Tack;Pieter Janssen;Tatsuhiro Masaoka;Ricard Farré

  • Generalizable representations of pain, cognitive control, and negative emotion in medial frontal cortex

    Philip A. Kragel;Michiko Kano;Lukas Van Oudenhove;Huynh Giao Ly

  • Visceral hypersensitivity is associated with GI symptom severity in functional GI disorders: consistent findings from five different patient cohorts

    Magnus Simrén;Magnus Simrén;Hans Törnblom;Olafur S Palsson;Miranda A L van Tilburg

  • Determinants of symptoms in functional dyspepsia: gastric sensorimotor function, psychosocial factors or somatisation?

    L Van Oudenhove;J Vandenberghe;B Geeraerts;R Vos

  • Colonic Transit Time and IBS Symptoms: What's the Link?

    Hans Törnblom;Lukas Van Oudenhove;Riadh Sadik;Hasse Abrahamsson

  • The role of psychosocial factors and psychiatric disorders in functional dyspepsia

    Lukas Van Oudenhove;Qasim Aziz

  • Central nervous system involvement in functional gastrointestinal disorders.

    Lukas Van Oudenhove;Koen Demyttenaere;Jan Tack;Qasim Aziz

  • Influence of experimentally induced anxiety on gastric sensorimotor function in humans.

    Brecht Geeraerts;Joris Vandenberghe;Lukas Van Oudenhove;Lloyd J. Gregory

  • Relationship between anxiety and gastric sensorimotor function in functional dyspepsia

    Lukas Van Oudenhove;Joris Vandenberghe;Brecht Geeraerts;Rita Vos

  • Efficacy of Mirtazapine in Patients With Functional Dyspepsia and Weight Loss.

    Jan Tack;Huynh Giao Ly;Florencia Carbone;Hanne Vanheel

  • Colon-delivered short-chain fatty acids attenuate the cortisol response to psychosocial stress in healthy men: a randomized, placebo-controlled trial

    Boushra Dalile;Bram Vervliet;Gabriela Bergonzelli;Kristin Verbeke

  • Mood and Anxiety Disorders Precede Development of Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders in Patients but Not in the Population

    Michael P. Jones;Jan Tack;Lukas Van Oudenhove;Marjorie M. Walker

  • Review article: treatment options for functional dyspepsia

    Imke Masuy;Lukas Van Oudenhove;Jan Tack

  • Abnormal Regional Brain Activity During Rest and (Anticipated) Gastric Distension in Functional Dyspepsia and the Role of Anxiety: A H 2 15 O-PET Study

    Lukas Van Oudenhove;Joris Vandenberghe;Patrick Dupont;Brecht Geeraerts

  • Brain imaging of visceral functions in healthy volunteers and IBS patients

    Nora Rapps;Lukas van Oudenhove;Paul Enck;Qasim Aziz

  • Functional brain imaging of gastrointestinal sensation in health and disease

    Lukas Van Oudenhove;Steven J Coen;Qasim Aziz

Frequent Co-Authors

Jan Tack
Jan Tack KU Leuven
Magnus Simren
Magnus Simren University of Gothenburg
Sophie Bergeron
Sophie Bergeron University of Montreal

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