Niel Hens

Best Publications

• Social contacts and mixing patterns relevant to the spread of infectious diseases.

  Joël Mossong;Niel Hens;Mark Jit;Philippe Beutels

  3376
  Citations

• Estimating the generation interval for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) based on symptom onset data, March 2020.

  Tapiwa Ganyani;Cécile Kremer;Dongxuan Chen;Andrea Torneri;Andrea Torneri

  706
  Citations

• Differences in gut microbiota composition between obese and lean children: a cross-sectional study

  Liene Bervoets;Kim Van Hoorenbeeck;Ineke Kortleven;Caroline Van Noten

  534
  Citations

• Dynamic epidemiological models for dengue transmission: a systematic review of structural approaches.

  Mathieu Andraud;Niel Hens;Niel Hens;Christiaan Marais;Philippe Beutels;Philippe Beutels

  364
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• Early waning of maternal measles antibodies in era of measles elimination: longitudinal study

  E Leuridan;N Hens;V Hutse;M Ieven

  347
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• European Surveillance of Antimicrobial Consumption (ESAC): outpatient antibiotic use in Europe (1997-2009).

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  294
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• A Systematic Review of Social Contact Surveys to Inform Transmission Models of Close-contact Infections.

  Thang Hoang;Pietro Coletti;Alessia Melegaro;Jacco Wallinga

  282
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• Estimating the impact of school closure on social mixing behaviour and the transmission of close contact infections in eight European countries.

  Niel Hens;Niel Hens;Girma Minalu Ayele;Nele Goeyvaerts;Marc Aerts

  254
  Citations

• The French Connection: The First Large Population-Based Contact Survey in France Relevant for the Spread of Infectious Diseases

  Guillaume Béraud;Sabine Kazmercziak;Philippe Beutels;Daniel Levy-Bruhl

  245
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• Lessons from a decade of individual-based models for infectious disease transmission: a systematic review (2006-2015)

  Lander Willem;Frederik Verelst;Joke Bilcke;Niel Hens;Niel Hens

  200
  Citations

• Parvovirus B19 infection in five European countries: seroepidemiology, force of infection and maternal risk of infection

  J. Mossong;N. Hens;V. Friederichs;I. Davidkin

  194
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• Pertussis vaccination during pregnancy in Belgium: Results of a prospective controlled cohort study.

  Kirsten Maertens;Raïssa Nadège Caboré;Kris Huygen;Niel Hens

  191
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• Social Contact Patterns in Vietnam and Implications for the Control of Infectious Diseases

  Peter Horby;Pham Quang Thai;Niel Hens;Nguyen Thi Thu Yen

  189
  Citations

• Mining social mixing patterns for infectious disease models based on a two-day population survey in Belgium

  Niel Hens;Nele Goeyvaerts;Marc Aerts;Ziv Shkedy

  164
  Citations

• Seventy-five years of estimating the force of infection from current status data

  Niel Hens;Marc Aerts;Christel Faes;Ziv Shkedy

  158
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• Modeling infectious disease parameters based on serological and social contact data : a modern statistical perspective

  Niel Hens;Ziv Shkedy;Marc Aerts;Christel Faes

  152
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• The Impact of Illness on Social Networks: Implications for Transmission and Control of Influenza

  Kim Van Kerckhove;Niel Hens;W. John Edmunds;Ken T. D. Eames

  143
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• European Surveillance of Antimicrobial Consumption (ESAC): outpatient penicillin use in Europe (1997–2009)

  Ann Versporten;Samuel Coenen;Niels Adriaenssens;Arno Muller

  142
  Citations

• Modeling Infectious Disease Parameters Based on Serological and Social Contact Data

  Niel Hens;Ziv Shkedy;Marc Aerts;Christel Faes

  141
  Citations

• Pertussis vaccination during pregnancy in Vietnam: Results of a randomized controlled trial Pertussis vaccination during pregnancy.

  Ha Thi Thu Hoang;Elke Leuridan;Kirsten Maertens;Trung Dac Nguyen

  137
  Citations

• Efficacy of daily intake of Lactobacillus casei Shirota on respiratory symptoms and influenza vaccination immune response: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial in healthy elderly nursing home residents

  Karolien Van Puyenbroeck;Niel Hens;Samuel Coenen;Barbara Michiels

  127
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• Effect of a prepregnancy pertussis booster dose on maternal antibody titers in young infants

  Elke Leuridan;Niel Hens;Natasja Peeters;Liene de Witte

  125
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• Estimating infectious disease parameters from data on social contacts and serological status

  Nele Goeyvaerts;Niel Hens;Benson Ogunjimi;Marc Aerts

  119
  Citations

• Calling for pan-European commitment for rapid and sustained reduction in SARS-CoV-2 infections.

  Viola Priesemann;Melanie M Brinkmann;Sandra Ciesek;Sarah Cuschieri

  109
  Citations

• A nice day for an infection? Weather conditions and social contact patterns relevant to influenza transmission.

  Lander Willem;Kim Van Kerckhove;Dennis L. Chao;Niel Hens;Niel Hens

  106
  Citations

• Infant vaccination coverage in 2005 and predictive factors for complete or valid vaccination in Flanders, Belgium: an EPI-survey

  Heidi Theeten;Niel Hens;Corinne Vandermeulen;Anne-Marie Depoorter

  98
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