The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Neuroscience in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Lutgarde Arckens sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 207 publications — 64th percentile
64% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 887 publications or more.
The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Neuroscience scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Lutgarde Arckens sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 48 D-Index — 37th percentile
37% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 163 D-Index or more.
Lutgarde Arckens is affiliated with KU Leuven in Belgium and focuses primarily on research in neuroscience, biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with significant work also contributing to environmental science. The research spans several specialized subfields including nature and landscape conservation, molecular biology, cellular and molecular neuroscience, neurology, and cognitive neuroscience.
The scientist's main topics of study are diverse and include fish biology, ecology, and behavior; retinal development and disorders; neuroinflammation and neurodegeneration mechanisms; neuroscience and neuropharmacology research; olfactory and sensory function studies; memory and neural mechanisms; and retinal diseases and treatments.
Examples of recent publications illustrate the breadth of research interests:
Frequent collaborators include Jolien Van houcke, Valerie Mariën, Rajagopal Ayana, Caroline Zandecki, and Eve Seuntjens, reflecting a network of sustained research partnerships.
Publications appear in various scientific venues, with repeated contributions to:
Lutgarde Arckens' research contributes to an extensive range of scientific disciplines, combining molecular and cellular neuroscience methods with ecological and environmental perspectives, particularly through models such as killifish in brain aging and neurorepair studies. The output reflects an interdisciplinary approach to understanding neural mechanisms, sensory functions, and age-related degeneration.
Erwin Lauwers;Bart Landuyt;Lutgarde Arckens;Liliane Schoofs
Gert Van den Bergh;Lutgarde Arckens
Evy Vierstraete;Peter Verleyen;Geert Baggerman;Wannes D'Hertog
Hilde Demeulemeester;Lut Arckens;Frans Vandesande;Guy A. Orban
Ulf T. Eysel;Georg Schweigart;Thomas Mittmann;Dirk Eyding
Gert Van den Bergh;Gert Van den Bergh;Bin Zhang;Lutgarde Arckens;Yuzo M. Chino
Estel Van Der Gucht;Frans Vandesande;Lutgarde Arckens
Samme Vreysen;Isabelle Scheyltjens;Marie-Eve Laramée;Lutgarde Arckens
Anne-Marie Rosier;Lut Arckens;Hilde Demeulemeester;Guy Orban
Donald Dassesse;Ann Massie;Rosaria Ferrari;Catherine Ledent
Lutgarde Arckens;Georg Schweigart;Ying Qu;Griet Wouters
Gert Van den Bergh;Lutgarde Arckens
Gert Van den Bergh;Stefan Clerens;Frans Vandesande;Lutgarde Arckens
Bert De Groef;Nesya Goris;Lutgarde Arckens;Eduard R Kuhn
Freya G.G. Vercauteren;Freya G.G. Vercauteren;John J.M. Bergeron;Frans Vandesande;Lut Arckens
Gert Van den Bergh;Stefan Clerens;Lieselotte Cnops;Frans Vandesande
Estel Van der Gucht;Estel Van der Gucht;Patrick R. Hof;Leen Van Brussel;Kalina Burnat;Kalina Burnat
Mélanie Taziaux;Charlotte Cornil;Charlotte Cornil;C. Dejace;L. Arckens
Daniel G. Woolley;Annelies Laeremans;Ilse Gantois;Dante Mantini
Lutgarde Arckens;Lutgarde Arckens;Estel Van Der Gucht;Ulf T. Eysel;Guy A. Orban
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