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Paul van der Valk 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 Paul van der Valk sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 250 publications — 8th percentile

8% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Paul van der Valk 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 Paul van der Valk sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 88 D-Index — 36th percentile

36% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 217 D-Index or more.

Overview

Paul van der Valk is affiliated with Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam in the Netherlands. Their research primarily spans the field of Medicine, with a significant focus on neurology, immunology, ophthalmology, surgery, and infectious diseases.

The scientist's main topics of research include ocular oncology and treatments, neuroinflammation and neurodegeneration mechanisms, COVID-19 clinical research studies, immune response and inflammation, long-term effects of COVID-19, immune cells in cancer, and multiple sclerosis research studies.

Recent notable publications authored or co-authored by Paul van der Valk include:

  • Viral presence and immunopathology in patients with lethal COVID-19: a prospective autopsy cohort study, 2020, The Lancet Microbe
  • Translocator protein is a marker of activated microglia in rodent models but not human neurodegenerative diseases, 2023, Nature Communications
  • Activated microglia do not increase 18 kDa translocator protein (TSPO) expression in the multiple sclerosis brain, 2021, Glia
  • MR Imaging Features to Differentiate Retinoblastoma from Coats' Disease and Persistent Fetal Vasculature, 2020, Cancers
  • Indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase (IDO)-1 and IDO-2 activity and severe course of COVID-19, 2021, The Journal of Pathology

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Paul van der Valk include Sandra Amor, Robin W. Jansen, Marcus C. de Jong, Pim de Graaf, and Christiaan M. de Bloeme.

The scientist has published multiple articles in several recurring venues, such as:

  • The Lancet Microbe
  • Glia
  • Cancers
  • European Radiology
  • Pediatric Nephrology

Paul van der Valk's research contributions cover a range of medical fields, emphasizing the pathophysiology and clinical aspects of neurodegenerative diseases, immune mechanisms in cancer, and infectious diseases with a particular focus on COVID-19. Their work extends across both clinical and imaging domains, reflecting a multidisciplinary approach to medical science.

Best Publications

  • Inflammation in neurodegenerative diseases

    Sandra Amor;Sandra Amor;Fabiola Puentes;David Baker;Paul van der Valk

  • Inflammation in CNS neurodegenerative diseases.

    Jodie Stephenson;Jodie Stephenson;Erik Nutma;Paul van der Valk;Sandra Amor;Sandra Amor

  • Macrophages in inflammatory multiple sclerosis lesions have an intermediate activation status

    Daphne Y S Vogel;Elly J F Vereyken;Judith E Glim;Priscilla D A M Heijnen

  • Inflammation in neurodegenerative diseases – an update

    Sandra Amor;Sandra Amor;Laura A. N. Peferoen;Daphne Y. S. Vogel;Marjolein Breur

  • Viral presence and immunopathology in patients with lethal COVID-19: a prospective autopsy cohort study.

    Bernadette Schurink;Eva Roos;Teodora Radonic;Ellis Barbe

  • Homogeneity of active demyelinating lesions in established multiple sclerosis

    Esther C. W. Breij;Bianca P. Brink;Rob Veerhuis;Christa van den Berg

  • Oligodendrocyte-microglia cross-talk in the central nervous system

    Laura Peferoen;Markus Kipp;Paul van der Valk;Johannes M. van Noort

  • Remyelinated Lesions in Multiple Sclerosis: Magnetic Resonance Image Appearance

    Frederik Barkhof;Wolfgang Brück;Corline J. A. De Groot;Elisabeth Bergers

  • Transfer of Central Nervous System Autoantigens and Presentation in Secondary Lymphoid Organs

    Alex F. de Vos;Marjan van Meurs;Herbert P. Brok;Leonie A. Boven

  • Expression of growth factors, growth‐inhibiting factors, and their receptors in invasive breast cancer. II: Correlations with proliferation and angiogenesis

    Johannes S. de Jong;Paul J. van Diest;Paul van der Valk;Jan P. A. Baak

  • Expression of MCP-1 by Reactive Astrocytes in Demyelinating Multiple Sclerosis Lesions

    Patrick Van Der Voorn;Janneke Tekstra;Rob H.J. Beelen;Cornelis P. Tensen

  • Tissue Distribution and Induction of Human Multidrug Resistant Protein 3

    George L Scheffer;Marcel Kool;Marcel de Haas;J Marleen L de Vree

  • Extensive hippocampal demyelination in multiple sclerosis.

    Jeroen J. G. Geurts;Lars Bö;Lars Bö;Stefan D. Roosendaal;Thierry Hazes

  • Mitochondrial dysfunction: a potential link between neuroinflammation and neurodegeneration?

    Maarten E. Witte;Jeroen J.G. Geurts;Helga E. de Vries;Paul van der Valk

  • Specific Detection of Multidrug Resistance Proteins MRP1, MRP2, MRP3, MRP5, and MDR3 P-Glycoprotein with a Panel of Monoclonal Antibodies

    George L. Scheffer;Marcel Kool;Marc Heijn;Marcel de Haas

  • Expression and Cellular Distribution of Multidrug Resistance–related Proteins in the Hippocampus of Patients with Mesial Temporal Lobe Epilepsy

    Eleonora Aronica;Jan A. Gorter;Marja Ramkema;Sandra Redeker

  • Multidrug Resistance Protein 1 Protects the Oropharyngeal Mucosal Layer and the Testicular Tubules against Drug-induced Damage

    Jan Wijnholds;George L. Scheffer;Martin van der Valk;Paul van der Valk

  • Receptor conversion in distant breast cancer metastases

    Laurien D.C. Hoefnagel;Marc J. van de Vijver;Henk Jan van Slooten;Pieter Wesseling

  • The pathology of multiple sclerosis is location-dependent: no significant complement activation is detected in purely cortical lesions.

    Bianca P. Brink;Robert Veerhuis;Esther C. W. Breij;Paul van der Valk

  • Expression of growth factors, growth inhibiting factors, and their receptors in invasive breast cancer. I: An inventory in search of autocrine and paracrine loops.

    Johannes S. de Jong;Paul J. van Diest;Paul van der Valk;Jan P. A. Baak

Frequent Co-Authors

Sandra Amor
Sandra Amor University of Amsterdam
Jack van Horssen
Jack van Horssen Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Helga E. de Vries
Helga E. de Vries University of Amsterdam
Christine D. Dijkstra
Christine D. Dijkstra VU University Medical Center
Jeroen J. G. Geurts
Jeroen J. G. Geurts Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Markus Kipp
Markus Kipp University of Rostock
Peter J. van den Elsen
Peter J. van den Elsen Leiden University Medical Center
Rik J. Scheper
Rik J. Scheper Amsterdam University Medical Centers
George L. Scheffer
George L. Scheffer VU University Medical Center
Frederik Barkhof
Frederik Barkhof University College London

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