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Paul Van Hecke

Paul Van Hecke

D-Index & Metrics

Neuroscience

D-Index
40
Citations
7680
World Ranking
8032
National Ranking
95

Paul Van Hecke 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 Hecke sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 103 publications — 19th percentile

19% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Paul Van Hecke 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 Hecke sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 40 D-Index — 17th percentile

17% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Paul Van Hecke is affiliated with KU Leuven in Belgium, where they contribute to academic research. Their professional profile reflects involvement in various scientific pursuits associated with this institution.

Though there is no detailed list of recent papers or frequent co-authors, Paul Van Hecke's presence at KU Leuven situates them within a well-regarded research environment. KU Leuven is known for its broad interdisciplinary research activities and academic output.

No specific publication venues, book publications, or comprehensive data on main fields or subfields of study have been documented for this researcher. As a result, detailed information about their research areas and topics of focus is not available.

The lack of listed awards or distinctions indicates that there are no publicly recorded honours attributed to Paul Van Hecke at this time.

Because the available data does not include detailed bibliometric or topical information, an assessment of their research impact, collaboration networks, or thematic concentrations cannot be provided beyond their institutional affiliation.

Best Publications

  • Visual motion processing investigated using contrast agent-enhanced fMRI in awake behaving monkeys

    Wim Vanduffel;Denis Fize;Joseph B Mandeville;Koen Nelissen

  • Deficiency or inhibition of oxygen sensor Phd1 induces hypoxia tolerance by reprogramming basal metabolism

    Julián Aragonés;Martin Schneider;Martin Schneider;Martin Schneider;Katie Van Geyte;Katie Van Geyte;Peter Fraisl;Peter Fraisl

  • Oral creatine supplementation facilitates the rehabilitation of disuse atrophy and alters the expression of muscle myogenic factors in humans.

    Peter Hespel;Bert Op't Eijnde;Marc Van Leemputte;Birgitte Ursø

  • Motion-responsive regions of the human brain.

    Stefan Sunaert;Paul Van Hecke;Guy Marchal;Guy Orban

  • Brain Areas Involved in Interlimb Coordination: A Distributed Network

    Filiep Debaere;Stephan P. Swinnen;Erik Béatse;Stefan Sunaert

  • Internal vs external generation of movements: differential neural pathways involved in bimanual coordination performed in the presence or absence of augmented visual feedback

    Filiep Debaere;Nicole Wenderoth;Stefan Sunaert;Paul Van Hecke

  • MR spectroscopy quantitation: a review of time‐domain methods

    Leentie Vanhamme;Tomas Sundin;Paul Van Hecke;Sabine Van Huffel

  • Quantitative diffusion tensor imaging in cerebral palsy due to periventricular white matter injury.

    Bejoy Thomas;Maria Eyssen;Ronald Peeters;Guy Molenaers

  • Anterior Cruciate Ligament Deficiency Causes Brain Plasticity A Functional MRI Study

    Eleni Kapreli;Spyros Athanasopoulos;John Gliatis;Matilda Papathanasiou

  • Human cortical regions involved in extracting depth from motion.

    Guy A Orban;Stefan Sunaert;James T Todd;Paul Van Hecke

  • Lateralization of brain activity during lower limb joints movement. An fMRI study.

    Eleni Kapreli;Spyros Athanasopoulos;Matilda Papathanasiou;Paul Van Hecke

  • Attention Mechanisms in Visual Search - An fMRI Study

    Ute Leonards;Stefan Sunaert;Paul Van Hecke;Guy A. Orban

  • Attention to 3-D Shape, 3-D Motion, and Texture in 3-D Structure from Motion Displays

    Hendrik Peuskens;Kristl G. Claeys;James T. Todd;J. Farley Norman

  • Attention to speed of motion, speed discrimination, and task difficulty: an fMRI study.

    Stefan Sunaert;Paul Van Hecke;Guy Marchal;Guy A. Orban

  • Time-Domain Quantification of Series of Biomedical Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy Signals

    Leentje Vanhamme;Sabine Van Huffel;Paul Van Hecke;Dirk van Ormondt

  • Phosphocreatine resynthesis is not affected by creatine loading.

    Katleen Vandenberghe;Paul Van Hecke;Marc Van Leemputte;Florent Vanstapel

  • Positron emission tomography, magnetic resonance imaging and proton NMR spectroscopy of white matter in multiple sclerosis.

    Christiaan Schiepers;Paul Van Hecke;Rik Vandenberghe;Sylvie Van Oostende

  • Parieto-premotor Areas Mediate Directional Interference During Bimanual Movements

    Nicole Wenderoth;Filiep Debaere;Stefan Sunaert;Paul van Hecke

  • FMRI studies of the supplementary motor area and the premotor cortex.

    Sylvie Van Oostende;Paul Van Hecke;Stefan Sunaert;Bart Nuttin

  • Lower limb sensorimotor network: issues of somatotopy and overlap.

    Eleni Kapreli;Spyros Athanasopoulos;Matilda Papathanasiou;Paul Van Hecke

  • Discriminating cancer from noncancer tissue in the prostate by 3-dimensional proton magnetic resonance spectroscopic imaging: a prospective multicenter validation study

    Tom W J Scheenen;Jurgen Fütterer;Elisabeth Weiland;Paul Van Hecke

Frequent Co-Authors

Guy Marchal
Guy Marchal KU Leuven
Guy A. Orban
Guy A. Orban University of Parma
Hans Op de Beeck
Hans Op de Beeck Allen Institute for Brain Science

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