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Paul Van de Heyning

Paul Van de Heyning

University of Antwerp
Belgium

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Neuroscience
Belgium
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Medicine

D-Index
97
Citations
34615
World Ranking
9282
National Ranking
104

Neuroscience

D-Index
96
Citations
32803
World Ranking
862
National Ranking
6

Paul Van de Heyning publication distribution in Neuroscience in 2026

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 Paul Van de Heyning sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 500 publications — 95th percentile

95% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 887 publications or more.

Paul Van de Heyning D-index placement in Neuroscience in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Neuroscience scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Paul Van de Heyning sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 96 D-Index — 91st percentile

91% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 163 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Neuroscience in Belgium Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Neuroscience in Belgium Leader Award

Overview

Paul Van de Heyning is affiliated with the University of Antwerp in Belgium. Their research primarily focuses on neuroscience and medicine, with significant contributions to subfields such as cognitive neuroscience, sensory systems, neurology, otorhinolaryngology, and speech and hearing.

Their work covers several key topics within the field, including:

  • Hearing, cochlea, tinnitus, genetics
  • Hearing loss and rehabilitation
  • Vestibular and auditory disorders
  • Ear surgery and otitis media
  • Noise effects and management
  • Obstructive sleep apnea research
  • Hearing impairment and communication

Van de Heyning has published extensively in several scientific venues. The most frequent publication venues include:

  • European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology
  • Otology & Neurotology
  • Frontiers in Neurology
  • Ear and Hearing
  • B-ENT

Selected recent research papers authored or co-authored by Van de Heyning include:

  • "Unilateral Cochlear Implants for Severe, Profound, or Moderate Sloping to Profound Bilateral Sensorineural Hearing Loss," 2020, JAMA Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery
  • "Endotypic Mechanisms of Successful Hypoglossal Nerve Stimulation for Obstructive Sleep Apnea," 2020, American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine
  • "Cognitive Improvement After Cochlear Implantation in Older Adults With Severe or Profound Hearing Impairment: A Prospective, Longitudinal, Controlled, Multicenter Study," 2020, Ear and Hearing
  • "Consensus Statement on Bone Conduction Devices and Active Middle Ear Implants in Conductive and Mixed Hearing Loss," 2022, Zurich Open Repository and Archive (University of Zurich)
  • "The smaller the frequency-to-place mismatch the better the hearing outcomes in cochlear implant recipients?," 2021, European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology

Van de Heyning collaborates regularly with several co-authors, including:

  • Vincent Van Rompaey
  • Griet Mertens
  • Vedat Topsakal
  • Olivier M. Vanderveken
  • Annick Gilles

Best Publications

  • A basic protocol for functional assessment of voice pathology, especially for investigating the efficacy of (phonosurgical) treatments and evaluating new assessment techniques. Guideline elaborated by the Committee on Phoniatrics of the European Laryngological Society (ELS).

    Philippe H. Dejonckere;Patrick Bradley;Pais Clemente;Guy Cornut

  • The dysphonia severity index: an objective measure of vocal quality based on a multiparameter approach

    Floris L. Wuyts;Marc S. De Bodt;Geert Molenberghs;Marc Remacle

  • Factors Affecting Auditory Performance of Postlinguistically Deaf Adults Using Cochlear Implants: An Update with 2251 Patients

    Peter Blamey;Françoise Artieres;Deniz Başkent;François Bergeron

  • GJB2 mutations and degree of hearing loss: a multicenter study.

    Rikkert L. Snoeckx;Patrick L M Huygen;Delphine Feldmann;Sandrine Marlin

  • Upper-Airway Stimulation for Obstructive Sleep Apnea

    Patrick J. Strollo;Ryan J. Soose;Joachim T. Maurer;Nico de Vries

  • Test-retest study of the GRBAS scale: Influence of experience and professional background on perceptual rating of voice quality

    Marc S. De Bodt;Marc S. De Bodt;Floris L. Wuyts;Paul H. Van de Heyning;Christophe Croux;Christophe Croux

  • Body surface area in normal-weight, overweight, and obese adults. A comparison study

    Johan Verbraecken;Johan Verbraecken;Paul Van de Heyning;Wilfried De Backer;Luc Van Gaal

  • Incapacitating Unilateral Tinnitus in Single-Sided Deafness Treated by Cochlear Implantation

    Paul Van de Heyning;Katrien Vermeire;Martina Diebl;Peter Nopp

  • Pre-, Per- and Postoperative Factors Affecting Performance of Postlinguistically Deaf Adults Using Cochlear Implants: A New Conceptual Model over Time

    Diane S. Lazard;Christophe Vincent;Frédéric Venail;Paul Van de Heyning

  • Mutations in the human |[alpha]|-tectorin gene cause autosomal dominant non-syndromic hearing impairment

    Kristien Verhoeven;Lut Van Laer;Karin Kirschhofer;P Kevin Legan

  • The neural correlates of tinnitus-related distress

    Sven Vanneste;Mark Plazier;Elsa van der Loo;Paul Van de Heyning

  • Nonsyndromic hearing impairment is associated with a mutation in DFNA5

    Lut Van Laer;Egbert H Huizing;Margriet Verstreken;Diederick van Zuijlen

  • Consensus for tinnitus patient assessment and treatment outcome measurement: Tinnitus Research Initiative meeting, Regensburg, July 2006.

    B. Langguth;R. Goodey;A. Azevedo;A. Bjorne

  • Therapeutic electrical stimulation of the hypoglossal nerve in obstructive sleep apnea

    Alan R. Schwartz;Alan R. Schwartz;Marc L. Bennett;Philip L. Smith;Philip L. Smith;Wilfried De Backer;Wilfried De Backer

  • Binaural hearing after cochlear implantation in subjects with unilateral sensorineural deafness and tinnitus.

    Katrien Vermeire;Paul Van de Heyning

  • Occupational noise, smoking, and a high body mass index are risk factors for age-related hearing impairment and moderate alcohol consumption is protective: a European population-based multicenter study.

    Erik Fransen;Vedat Topsakal;Jan Jaap Hendrickx;Lut Van Laer

  • Evaluation of drug-induced sleep endoscopy as a patient selection tool for implanted upper airway stimulation for obstructive sleep apnea.

    Olivier M. Vanderveken;Joachim T. Maurer;Winfried Hohenhorst;Evert Hamans

  • Visualizing Out-of-Body Experience in the Brain

    Dirk De Ridder;Koen Van Laere;Patrick Dupont;Tomas Menovsky

  • Comparison of a Custom-made and a Thermoplastic Oral Appliance for the Treatment of Mild Sleep Apnea

    Olivier M. Vanderveken;Annick Devolder;Marie Marklund;An N. Boudewyns

  • Impacts of unit-level nurse practice environment and burnout on nurse-reported outcomes: a multilevel modelling approach

    Peter Van Bogaert;Sean Clarke;Ella Roelant;Herman Meulemans

Frequent Co-Authors

Dirk De Ridder
Dirk De Ridder University of Otago
Sven Vanneste
Sven Vanneste Trinity College Dublin
Guy Van Camp
Guy Van Camp University of Antwerp
Erik Fransen
Erik Fransen University of Antwerp
Astrid Van Wieringen
Astrid Van Wieringen KU Leuven
Lut Van Laer
Lut Van Laer University of Antwerp
Paul M. Parizel
Paul M. Parizel University of Western Australia
Richard J.H. Smith
Richard J.H. Smith University of Iowa
Stefan Sunaert
Stefan Sunaert KU Leuven
Aage R. Møller
Aage R. Møller The University of Texas at Dallas

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