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Pascal Sienaert

Pascal Sienaert

D-Index & Metrics

Social Sciences and Humanities

D-Index
46
Citations
9599
World Ranking
3605
National Ranking
39

Pascal Sienaert publication distribution in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026

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44 publications 570+

This scientist: 280 publications — 84th percentile

84% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 570 publications or more.

Pascal Sienaert D-index placement in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026

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This scientist: 46 D-Index — 55th percentile

55% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Pascal Sienaert is affiliated with KU Leuven in Belgium and has concentrated their research primarily within the field of Medicine, especially focusing on Psychiatry and Mental Health. Their scholarly activity includes 173 publications in medicine, with significant contributions to subfields such as Psychiatry and Mental Health (96 publications), Pharmacology (45), Clinical Psychology (22), Cognitive Neuroscience (17), and Neurology (16).

The main topics of their research work encompass Electroconvulsive Therapy Studies, constituting the majority with 136 publications, and the Treatment of Major Depression, covered in 90 papers. Additional areas of focus include Bipolar Disorder and Treatment (42), Perfectionism, Procrastination, Anxiety Studies (30), Functional Brain Connectivity Studies (30), Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Studies (20), and broader Mental Health Research Topics (14).

Recent papers by Pascal Sienaert highlight several aspects of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) and related psychiatric treatments. Notable works include:

  • Electroconvulsive Therapy During COVID-19-Times: Our Patients Cannot Wait, 2020, American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry
  • Electroconvulsive therapy for depression: 80 years of progress, 2021, The British Journal of Psychiatry
  • Structural changes induced by electroconvulsive therapy are associated with clinical outcome, 2020, Brain Stimulation
  • Inflammation, Hippocampal Volume, and Therapeutic Outcome following Electroconvulsive Therapy in Depressive Patients: A Pilot Study, 2020, Neuropsychobiology
  • Does lithium prevent relapse following successful electroconvulsive therapy for major depression? A systematic review and meta-analysis, 2021, Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica

Sienaert frequently collaborates with a network of co-authors, including Filip Bouckaert (38 joint publications), Annemiek Dols (30), Jasmien Obbels (30), Kristof Vansteelandt (27), and Didi Rhebergen (21). These partnerships support interdisciplinary and collaborative work in their research area.

The researcher's articles have been published in several recurrent venues, showing consistent engagement with key psychiatric and neurological journals. These include:

  • Journal of Ect (12 publications)
  • Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica (11)
  • Brain Stimulation (7)
  • American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry (6)
  • Journal of Affective Disorders (6)

Pascal Sienaert's research output reflects a focus on clinical applications and mechanisms of brain stimulation therapies, with a particular emphasis on electroconvulsive therapy and its implications for mood disorders. This body of work adds to a growing understanding of treatment modalities for depression and related psychiatric conditions.

Best Publications

  • Metabolic Syndrome and Metabolic Abnormalities in Bipolar Disorder: A Meta-Analysis of Prevalence Rates and Moderators

    Davy Vancampfort;Kristof Vansteelandt;Christoph U. Correll;Alex J. Mitchell

  • Reduced Reward Learning predicts outcome in Major Depressive Disorder

    Elske Vrieze;Diego A. Pizzagalli;Koen Demyttenaere;Titia Hompes

  • Intravenous Esketamine in Adult Treatment-Resistant Depression: A Double-Blind, Double-Randomization, Placebo-Controlled Study.

    Jaskaran B. Singh;Maggie Fedgchin;Ella Daly;Liwen Xi

  • Metabolic syndrome and metabolic abnormalities in patients with major depressive disorder: a meta-analysis of prevalences and moderating variables

    D. Vancampfort;C. U. Correll;M. Wampers;P. Sienaert

  • A Clinical Review of the Treatment of Catatonia

    Pascal Sienaert;Dirk M. Dhossche;Davy Vancampfort;Marc De Hert

  • Measuring catatonia: a systematic review of rating scales.

    Pascal Sienaert;Jonas Rooseleer;Jürgen De Fruyt

  • ECT: its brain enabling effects: a review of electroconvulsive therapy-induced structural brain plasticity.

    Filip Bouckaert;Pascal Sienaert;Jasmien Obbels;Annemieke Dols

  • When to consider electroconvulsive therapy (ECT).

    Charles H. Kellner;Jasmien Obbels;Pascal Sienaert

  • Volume of the human Hippocampus and clinical response following Electroconvulsive Therapy

    Leif Oltedal;Katherine L. Narr;Christopher Abbott;Amit Anand

  • TYPE 2 DIABETES IN PATIENTS WITH MAJOR DEPRESSIVE DISORDER: A META‐ANALYSIS OF PREVALENCE ESTIMATES AND PREDICTORS

    Davy Vancampfort;Alex J. Mitchell;Marc De Hert Ph.D.;Pascal Sienaert Ph.D.

  • A review of physical activity correlates in patients with bipolar disorder.

    Davy Vancampfort;Christoph U. Correll;Michel Probst;Pascal Sienaert

  • Dimensions in major depressive disorder and their relevance for treatment outcome.

    Elske Vrieze;Koen Demyttenaere;Ronny Bruffaerts;Dirk Hermans

  • Sexual dysfunction: The unspoken side effect of antipsychotics.

    J Peuskens;P Sienaert;M De Hert

  • Grey matter volume increase following electroconvulsive therapy in patients with late life depression: a longitudinal MRI study.

    Filip Bouckaert;François-Laurent De Winter;Louise Emsell;Annemieke Dols

  • Randomized comparison of ultra-brief bifrontal and unilateral electroconvulsive therapy for major depression: cognitive side-effects.

    Pascal Sienaert;Kristof Vansteelandt;Koen Demyttenaere;Joseph Peuskens

  • Evidence‐based treatment strategies for treatment‐resistant bipolar depression: a systematic review

    Pascal Sienaert;Lore Lambrichts;Annemiek Dols;Jürgen De Fruyt

  • Speed of remission in elderly patients with depression: electroconvulsive therapy v. medication

    Harm Pieter Spaans;Pascal Sienaert;Filip Bouckaert;Julia F. Van Den Berg

  • What are the factors that influence physical activity participation in individuals with depression? A review of physical activity correlates from 59 studies.

    Davy Vancampfort;Brendon Stubbs;Pascal Sienaert;Sabine Wyckaert

  • Prevalence and predictors of type 2 diabetes mellitus in people with bipolar disorder: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

    Davy Vancampfort;Alex J Mitchell;Marc De Hert;Pascal Sienaert

  • Second generation antipsychotics in the treatment of bipolar depression: a systematic review and meta-analysis

    Jürgen De Fruyt;Ellen Deschepper;Kurt Audenaert;Eric Louis Constant

  • Exercise for the Treatment of Depression

    Jan Knapen;Davy Vancampfort;B Schoubs;Michel Probst

Frequent Co-Authors

Max L. Stek
Max L. Stek Leiden University Medical Center
Marc De Hert
Marc De Hert KU Leuven
Brendon Stubbs
Brendon Stubbs Medical University of Vienna
Hannie C. Comijs
Hannie C. Comijs VU University Medical Center
Indira Tendolkar
Indira Tendolkar Radboud University
Udo Dannlowski
Udo Dannlowski University of Münster

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