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Marc Decramer

Marc Decramer

D-Index & Metrics

Medicine

D-Index
116
Citations
64336
World Ranking
4290
National Ranking
43

Marc Decramer publication distribution in Medicine in 2026

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

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 671 publications — 78th percentile

78% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,796 publications or more.

Marc Decramer D-index placement in Medicine in 2026

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

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70 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 116 D-Index — 79th percentile

79% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Marc Decramer is affiliated with KU Leuven in Belgium and has contributed to the field of Medicine, focusing primarily on Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. Their research spans a range of topics related to respiratory health, including Respiratory Support and Mechanisms, Interstitial Lung Diseases and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis, Medical Imaging and Pathology Studies, Trauma Management and Diagnosis, Neonatal Respiratory Health Research, Tracheal and airway disorders, and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research.

Among Decramer's frequently published venues are:

  • The Lancet Respiratory Medicine
  • Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases Journal of the COPD Foundation

The scientist has coauthored multiple papers with several colleagues, including James C. Hogg, Stijn E. Verleden, John E. McDonough, Erik Verbeken, and Johny Verschakelen.

Examples of their recent published works include:

  • Small airways pathology in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: a retrospective cohort study (2020), published in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine
  • Small airway loss in the physiologically ageing lung: a cross-sectional study in unused donor lungs (2020), published in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine
  • Normal Routine Spirometry Can Mask COPD/Emphysema in Symptomatic Smokers (2020), published in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases Journal of the COPD Foundation

Marc Decramer's research contributions reflect an emphasis on understanding lung diseases and respiratory conditions through clinical and pathological studies. The coauthorship network and publication venues indicate collaborations within respiratory medicine and an involvement in studies addressing both chronic and interstitial lung diseases.

Best Publications

  • Global Strategy for the Diagnosis, Management and Prevention of Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease 2017 Report: GOLD Executive Summary

    Claus F. Vogelmeier;Gerard J. Criner;Fernando J. Martinez;Antonio Anzueto

  • A 4-Year Trial of Tiotropium in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

    Donald P. Tashkin;Bartolome Celli;Stephen Senn;Deborah Burkhart

  • Optimal assessment and management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The European Respiratory Society Task Force

    N M Siafakas;P Vermeire;N B Pride;P Paoletti

  • Characteristics of Physical Activities in Daily Life in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

    Fabio Pitta;Thierry Troosters;Martijn A. Spruit;Vanessa S. Probst

  • Six minute walking distance in healthy elderly subjects

    Thierry Troosters;Rik Gosselink;Marc Decramer

  • Peripheral muscle weakness contributes to exercise limitation in COPD.

    Rik Gosselink;Thierry Troosters;Marc Decramer

  • Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

    Marc Decramer;Wim Janssens;Marc Miravitlles

  • Early exercise in critically ill patients enhances short-term functional recovery*

    Chris Burtin;Beatrix Clerckx;Christophe Robbeets;Patrick Ferdinande

  • An official American Thoracic Society/European Respiratory Society statement: update on limb muscle dysfunction in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

    François Maltais;Marc Decramer;Richard Casaburi;Esther Barreiro

  • Effects of N-acetylcysteine on outcomes in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (Bronchitis Randomized on NAC Cost-Utility Study, BRONCUS): a randomised placebo-controlled trial

    Marc Decramer;Maureen P.M.H. Rutten-Van Mölken;P N Richard Dekhuijzen;Thierry Troosters

  • Pulmonary Rehabilitation in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

    Thierry Troosters;Richard Casaburi;Rik Gosselink;Marc Decramer

  • Withdrawal of Inhaled Glucocorticoids and Exacerbations of COPD

    Helgo Magnussen;Bernd Disse;Roberto Rodriguez-Roisin;Anne Kirsten

  • Physical activity and hospitalization for exacerbation of COPD

    Fabio Pitta;Thierry Troosters;Vanessa S. Probst;Martijn A. Spruit

  • Impact of COPD in North America and Europe in 2000: subjects' perspective of Confronting COPD International Survey

    S Rennard;Marc Decramer;P M A Calverley;N B Pride

  • Short- and long-term effects of outpatient rehabilitation in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease : A randomized trial

    Thierry Troosters;Rik Gosselink;Marc Decramer

  • Exercise testing: - why, which and how to interpret

    Rik Gosselink;Thierry Troosters;Marc Decramer

  • Impact of inspiratory muscle training in patients with COPD: what is the evidence?

    Rik Gosselink;J De Vos;S P van den Heuvel;Johan Segers

  • Analysis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease exacerbations with the dual bronchodilator QVA149 compared with glycopyrronium and tiotropium (SPARK): a randomised, double-blind, parallel-group study

    Jadwiga A Wedzicha;Marc Decramer;Joachim H Ficker;Dennis E Niewoehner

  • Corticosteroids contribute to muscle weakness in chronic airflow obstruction.

    Marc Decramer;Ludovic M. Lacquet;Robert Fagard;Phillippe Rogiers

  • Effect of tiotropium on outcomes in patients with moderate chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (UPLIFT): a prespecified subgroup analysis of a randomised controlled trial

    Marc Decramer;Bartolome Celli;Steven Kesten;Theodore Lystig

Frequent Co-Authors

Rik Gosselink
Rik Gosselink KU Leuven
Donald P. Tashkin
Donald P. Tashkin University of California, Los Angeles
Bartolome R. Celli
Bartolome R. Celli Brigham and Women's Hospital
Martijn A. Spruit
Martijn A. Spruit Maastricht University
Jadwiga A. Wedzicha
Jadwiga A. Wedzicha Imperial College London
Lieven Dupont
Lieven Dupont KU Leuven

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