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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Medicine 85 14495 13650 181 173 225 30192
Genetics 84 1355 1283 20 19 211 29830

Marc Cruts publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Marc Cruts between 1991 and 2024, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Marc Cruts published across 34 years, from 1991 to 2024, averaging 6.7 papers a year. Output peaked at 20 publications in 2006. 2 of the 228 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1991 to 2024. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 20. Peak 20 publications in 2006. 1991: 3 publications 1992: 6 publications 1993: 0 publications 1994: 5 publications 1995: 4 publications 1996: 2 publications 1997: 0 publications 1998: 9 publications 1999: 9 publications 2000: 13 publications 2001: 13 publications 2002: 5 publications 2003: 8 publications 2004: 14 publications 2005: 8 publications 2006: 20 publications 2007: 13 publications 2008: 9 publications 2009: 5 publications 2010: 8 publications 2011: 6 publications 2012: 12 publications 2013: 13 publications 2014: 7 publications 2015: 6 publications 2016: 9 publications 2017: 8 publications 2018: 8 publications 2019: 2 publications 2020: 1 publication 2021: 0 publications 2022: 0 publications 2023: 1 publication 2024: 1 publication
1991 2024

228 publications in total across all disciplines

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Marc Cruts: publications per year, 1991 to 2024
Year Publications
1991 3
1992 6
1993 0
1994 5
1995 4
1996 2
1997 0
1998 9
1999 9
2000 13
2001 13
2002 5
2003 8
2004 14
2005 8
2006 20
2007 13
2008 9
2009 5
2010 8
2011 6
2012 12
2013 13
2014 7
2015 6
2016 9
2017 8
2018 8
2019 2
2020 1
2021 0
2022 0
2023 1
2024 1
Total 228
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Marc Cruts publication distribution in Genetics in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Genetics in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Marc Cruts sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150 200
Bar chart with 67 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 45–54 to 703+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 217. Most scientists, 217, have 125–134 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 703 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 205–214 publications, is where this scientist sits. 45–54 publications: 6 scientists 55–64 publications: 10 scientists 65–74 publications: 35 scientists 75–84 publications: 84 scientists 85–94 publications: 102 scientists 95–104 publications: 151 scientists 105–114 publications: 175 scientists 115–124 publications: 203 scientists 125–134 publications: 217 scientists 135–144 publications: 205 scientists 145–154 publications: 193 scientists 155–164 publications: 188 scientists 165–174 publications: 170 scientists 175–184 publications: 178 scientists 185–194 publications: 164 scientists 195–204 publications: 173 scientists 205–214 publications: 159 scientists 215–224 publications: 134 scientists 225–234 publications: 143 scientists 235–244 publications: 105 scientists 245–254 publications: 114 scientists 255–264 publications: 92 scientists 265–274 publications: 88 scientists 275–284 publications: 87 scientists 285–294 publications: 80 scientists 295–304 publications: 62 scientists 305–314 publications: 75 scientists 315–324 publications: 67 scientists 325–334 publications: 60 scientists 335–344 publications: 52 scientists 345–354 publications: 40 scientists 355–364 publications: 48 scientists 365–374 publications: 47 scientists 375–384 publications: 46 scientists 385–394 publications: 31 scientists 395–404 publications: 27 scientists 405–414 publications: 40 scientists 415–424 publications: 30 scientists 425–434 publications: 43 scientists 435–444 publications: 29 scientists 445–454 publications: 14 scientists 455–464 publications: 28 scientists 465–474 publications: 21 scientists 475–484 publications: 21 scientists 485–494 publications: 22 scientists 495–504 publications: 17 scientists 505–514 publications: 12 scientists 515–524 publications: 11 scientists 525–534 publications: 8 scientists 535–544 publications: 8 scientists 545–554 publications: 14 scientists 555–564 publications: 4 scientists 565–574 publications: 11 scientists 575–584 publications: 5 scientists 585–594 publications: 11 scientists 595–604 publications: 12 scientists 605–614 publications: 7 scientists 615–624 publications: 6 scientists 625–634 publications: 10 scientists 635–644 publications: 9 scientists 645–654 publications: 10 scientists 655–664 publications: 6 scientists 665–674 publications: 6 scientists 675–684 publications: 6 scientists 685–694 publications: 4 scientists 695–702 publications: 6 scientists 703+ publications: 100 scientists
45–54 publications 703+

This scientist: 211 publications — 54th percentile

54% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 703 publications or more.

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Number of Genetics scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 4,342 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
45–54 6
55–64 10
65–74 35
75–84 84
85–94 102
95–104 151
105–114 175
115–124 203
125–134 217
135–144 205
145–154 193
155–164 188
165–174 170
175–184 178
185–194 164
195–204 173
205–214 159 211
215–224 134
225–234 143
235–244 105
245–254 114
255–264 92
265–274 88
275–284 87
285–294 80
295–304 62
305–314 75
315–324 67
325–334 60
335–344 52
345–354 40
355–364 48
365–374 47
375–384 46
385–394 31
395–404 27
405–414 40
415–424 30
425–434 43
435–444 29
445–454 14
455–464 28
465–474 21
475–484 21
485–494 22
495–504 17
505–514 12
515–524 11
525–534 8
535–544 8
545–554 14
555–564 4
565–574 11
575–584 5
585–594 11
595–604 12
605–614 7
615–624 6
625–634 10
635–644 9
645–654 10
655–664 6
665–674 6
675–684 6
685–694 4
695–702 6
703+ 100
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Marc Cruts D-index placement in Genetics in 2026

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

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 61 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 160+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 191. Most scientists, 191, have 62–63 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 160 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 84–85 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40–41 D-Index: 24 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 52 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 84 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 112 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 118 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 141 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 143 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 145 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 179 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 162 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 175 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 191 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 172 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 184 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 164 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 158 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 150 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 136 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 127 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 127 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 111 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 110 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 110 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 84 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 102 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 66 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 72 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 70 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 54 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 60 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 49 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 55 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 45 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 42 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 28 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 39 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 25 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 31 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 29 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 34 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 29 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 29 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 18 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 27 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 22 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 16 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 11 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 17 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 12 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 21 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 4 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 9 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 14 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 6 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 10 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 7 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 9 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 8 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 8 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 9 scientists 160+ D-Index: 96 scientists
40–41 D-Index 160+

This scientist: 84 D-Index — 69th percentile

69% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 160 D-Index or more.

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Number of Genetics scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 4,342 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 24
42–43 52
44–45 84
46–47 112
48–49 118
50–51 141
52–53 143
54–55 145
56–57 179
58–59 162
60–61 175
62–63 191
64–65 172
66–67 184
68–69 164
70–71 158
72–73 150
74–75 136
76–77 127
78–79 127
80–81 111
82–83 110
84–85 110 84
86–87 84
88–89 102
90–91 66
92–93 72
94–95 70
96–97 54
98–99 60
100–101 49
102–103 55
104–105 45
106–107 42
108–109 28
110–111 39
112–113 25
114–115 31
116–117 29
118–119 34
120–121 29
122–123 29
124–125 18
126–127 27
128–129 22
130–131 16
132–133 11
134–135 17
136–137 12
138–139 21
140–141 4
142–143 9
144–145 14
146–147 6
148–149 10
150–151 7
152–153 9
154–155 8
156–157 8
158–159 9
160+ 96
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Overview

Marc Cruts is a researcher affiliated with the University of Antwerp in Belgium. Their work primarily spans the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a focus on several subfields including Neurology, Physiology, Molecular Biology, and Aging.

The main research topics covered by Marc Cruts include:

  • Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments
  • Neurological diseases and metabolism
  • Alzheimer's disease research and treatments
  • Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research
  • Epigenetics and DNA Methylation
  • Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms

Marc Cruts has contributed to publications in several noted academic venues, with the following journals featuring their recent papers:

  • Biological Psychiatry
  • Scientific Reports
  • Acta Neuropathologica

Their recent papers include:

  • "Prioritization of Drug Targets for Neurodegenerative Diseases by Integrating Genetic and Proteomic Data From Brain and Blood," 2022, Biological Psychiatry
  • "Mendelian randomization implies no direct causal association between leukocyte telomere length and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis," 2020, Scientific Reports
  • "Correction to: Bidirectional transcripts of the expanded C9orf72 hexanucleotide repeat are translated into aggregating dipeptide repeat proteins," 2024, Acta Neuropathologica

Throughout their career, Marc Cruts has frequently collaborated with several researchers, including:

  • Christine Van Broeckhoven
  • Raffaele Ferrari
  • Dena Hernandez
  • Michael A. Nalls
  • Jonathan D. Rohrer

Best Publications

  • NanoPack: visualizing and processing long-read sequencing data.

    Wouter De Coster;Svenn D’Hert;Darrin T Schultz;Marc Cruts

  • Null mutations in progranulin cause ubiquitin-positive frontotemporal dementia linked to chromosome 17q21

    Marc Cruts;Ilse Gijselinck;Julie van der Zee;Sebastiaan Engelborghs

  • The C9orf72 GGGGCC Repeat Is Translated into Aggregating Dipeptide-Repeat Proteins in FTLD/ALS

    Kohji Mori;Shih-Ming Weng;Thomas Arzberger;Stephanie May

  • Presenile dementia and cerebral haemorrhage linked to a mutation at codon 692 of the β–amyloid precursor protein gene

    Lydia Hendriks;Cornelia M. van Duijn;Patrick Cras;Marc Cruts

  • A C9orf72 promoter repeat expansion in a Flanders-Belgian cohort with disorders of the frontotemporal lobar degeneration-amyotrophic lateral sclerosis spectrum: a gene identification study.

    Ilse Gijselinck;Tim Van Langenhove;Julie van der Zee;Kristel Sleegers

  • Genetic etiology of Parkinson disease associated with mutations in the SNCA, PARK2, PINK1, PARK7, and LRRK2 genes: a mutation update.

    Karen Nuytemans;Jessie Theuns;Marc Cruts;Christine Van Broeckhoven

  • Locus-Specific Mutation Databases for Neurodegenerative Brain Diseases

    Marc Cruts;Jessie Theuns;Christine Van Broeckhoven

  • Genetic association of apolipoprotein E with age-related macular degeneration

    Caroline C.W. Klaver;Mike Kliffen;Cornelia M. van Duijn;Albert Hofman

  • Apolipoprotein E4 allele in a population-based study of early-onset Alzheimer's disease

    C.M. van Duijn;P. de Knijff;M. Cruts;A. Wehnert;A. Wehnert

  • Bidirectional transcripts of the expanded C9orf72 hexanucleotide repeat are translated into aggregating dipeptide repeat proteins

    Kohji Mori;Thomas Arzberger;Thomas Arzberger;Friedrich A. Grässer;Ilse Gijselinck

  • Estimation of the Genetic Contribution of Presenilin-1 and -2 Mutations in a Population-Based Study of Presenile Alzheimer Disease

    Marc Cruts;Cornelia M. van Duijn;Hubert Backhovens;Marleen Van den Broeck

  • Risk estimates of dementia by apolipoprotein E genotypes from a population-based incidence study: the Rotterdam Study.

    Arjen J. C. Slooter;Marc Cruts;Sandra Kalmijn;Albert Hofman

  • APP duplication is sufficient to cause early onset Alzheimer's dementia with cerebral amyloid angiopathy.

    Kristel Sleegers;Nathalie Brouwers;Ilse Gijselinck;Jessie Theuns

  • Mean age-of-onset of familial alzheimer disease caused by presenilin mutations correlates with both increased Aβ42 and decreased Aβ40†‡§

    Samir Kumar-Singh;Jessie Theuns;Bianca Van Broeck;Daniel Pirici

  • Mapping of a gene predisposing to early-onset Alzheimer's disease to chromosome 14q24.3

    C Van Broeckhoven;H Backhovens;H Backhovens;M Cruts;G De Winter;G De Winter

  • Frontotemporal dementia and its subtypes: a genome-wide association study

    Raffaele Ferrari;Raffaele Ferrari;Dena G Hernandez;Dena G Hernandez;Michael A Nalls;Jonathan D Rohrer

  • The role of tau (MAPT) in frontotemporal dementia and related tauopathies.

    R. Rademakers;M. Cruts;C. van Broeckhoven

  • hnRNP A3 binds to GGGGCC repeats and is a constituent of p62-positive/TDP43-negative inclusions in the hippocampus of patients with C9orf72 mutations

    Kohji Mori;Sven Lammich;Ian R. A. Mackenzie;Ignasi Forné

  • The genetics and neuropathology of frontotemporal lobar degeneration

    Anne Sieben;Tim Van Langenhove;Sebastiaan Engelborghs;Jean-Jacques Martin

  • A Pan‐European Study of the C9orf72 Repeat Associated with FTLD: Geographic Prevalence, Genomic Instability, and Intermediate Repeats

    Julie van der Zee;Ilse Gijselinck;Lubina Dillen;Tim Van Langenhove

Frequent Co-Authors

Christine Van Broeckhoven
Christine Van Broeckhoven University of Antwerp
Sebastiaan Engelborghs
Sebastiaan Engelborghs Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Peter Paul De Deyn
Peter Paul De Deyn University of Antwerp
Kristel Sleegers
Kristel Sleegers University of Antwerp
Patrick Cras
Patrick Cras University of Antwerp
Rosa Rademakers
Rosa Rademakers University of Antwerp
Samir Kumar-Singh
Samir Kumar-Singh University of Antwerp
Albert Hofman
Albert Hofman Harvard University
Jurgen Del-Favero
Jurgen Del-Favero University of Antwerp

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