2026 Peter Carmeliet: Medicine Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Best Scientists	203	256	241	2	1	1039	181294
Medicine	207	140	128	2	1	1030	189695

Research.com Recognitions

2026 - Research.com Medicine in Belgium Leader Award
2025 - Research.com Best Scientists Award
2025 - Research.com Medicine in Belgium Leader Award
2023 - Research.com Medicine in Belgium Leader Award
2022 - Research.com Medicine in Belgium Leader Award
2019 - Member of Academia Europaea
2017 - Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences
2010 - German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina - Deutsche Akademie der Naturforscher Leopoldina – Nationale Akademie der Wissenschaften Anatomy and Anthropology
2010 - Member of the European Academy of Sciences
2006 - Sheila Essey Award for ALS Research, American Academy of Neurology
Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)

Overview

Peter Carmeliet is affiliated with KU Leuven in Belgium and has made contributions primarily in the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, as well as Medicine.

Their work extensively covers several subfields, including Molecular Biology, Cancer Research, Immunology, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, and Surgery.

The main research topics addressed by Peter Carmeliet include:

Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism
Angiogenesis and VEGF in Cancer
Single-cell and spatial transcriptomics
Immune cells in cancer
Epigenetics and DNA Methylation
Mitochondrial Function and Pathology
Neonatal Respiratory Health Research

Their recent publications illustrate a focus on molecular and cellular mechanisms relevant to muscle metabolism, endothelial cell biology, and immune responses. Notable papers include:

"PHD1 controls muscle mTORC1 in a hydroxylation-independent manner by stabilizing leucyl tRNA synthetase" (2020, Nature Communications)
"Single-Cell Transcriptome Atlas of Murine Endothelial Cells" (2020, Cell)
"COVID-19: the vasculature unleashed" (2020, Nature Reviews Immunology)
"Basic and Therapeutic Aspects of Angiogenesis Updated" (2020, Circulation Research)
"Endothelial Lactate Controls Muscle Regeneration from Ischemia by Inducing M2-like Macrophage Polarization" (2020, Cell Metabolism)

Publication venues with multiple contributions include:

Nature Communications
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
Cell Reports
Nature Metabolism
Nature

Frequent collaborators in their research include Guy Eelen, Mieke Dewerchin, Luc Schoonjans, Laura de Rooij, and Massimiliano Mazzone.

Peter Carmeliet has been recognized by various professional societies and academic bodies. Awards and memberships include:

Member of Academia Europaea (2019)
Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (2017)
Member of the European Academy of Sciences (2010)
German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina - Nationale Akademie der Wissenschaften (2010) in Anatomy and Anthropology
Sheila Essey Award for ALS Research, American Academy of Neurology (2006)
Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)

Best Publications

Angiogenesis in cancer and other diseases

Peter Carmeliet;Rakesh K. Jain

11738
Citations
Molecular mechanisms and clinical applications of angiogenesis

Peter Carmeliet;Rakesh K. Jain

5848
Citations
Mechanisms of angiogenesis and arteriogenesis.

Peter Carmeliet

5760
Citations
Angiogenesis in health and disease.

Peter Carmeliet

5552
Citations
Abnormal blood vessel development and lethality in embryos lacking a single VEGF allele

Peter Carmeliet;Valérie Ferreira;Georg Breier;Saskia Pollefeyt

5377
Citations
Angiogenesis in life, disease and medicine

Peter Carmeliet

4405
Citations
Role of HIF-1alpha in hypoxia-mediated apoptosis, cell proliferation and tumour angiogenesis.

Peter Carmeliet;Yuval Dor;Jean-Marc Herbert;Dai Fukumura

3339
Citations
Basic and Therapeutic Aspects of Angiogenesis

Michael Potente;Holger Gerhardt;Holger Gerhardt;Peter Carmeliet

2997
Citations
Hypoxia and Inflammation

Holger K Eltzschig;Peter Carmeliet

2130
Citations
Synergism between vascular endothelial growth factor and placental growth factor contributes to angiogenesis and plasma extravasation in pathological conditions

Peter Carmeliet;Lieve Moons;Aernout Luttun;Valeria Vincenti

2114
Citations
VEGF as a key mediator of angiogenesis in cancer.

Peter Carmeliet

2024
Citations
PHD1 controls muscle mTORC1 in a hydroxylation-independent manner by stabilizing leucyl tRNA synthetase.

Gommaar D’Hulst;Inés Soro-Arnaiz;Evi Masschelein;Koen Veys

1915
Citations
Principles and mechanisms of vessel normalization for cancer and other angiogenic diseases

Peter Carmeliet;Rakesh K. Jain

1768
Citations
Phenotype molding of stromal cells in the lung tumor microenvironment.

Diether Lambrechts;Els Wauters;Bram Boeckx;Sara Aibar

1678
Citations
Targeted deficiency or cytosolic truncation of the VE-cadherin gene in mice impairs VEGF-mediated endothelial survival and angiogenesis.

Peter Carmeliet;Maria Grazia Lampugnani;Lieve Moons;Ferrucio Breviario

1610
Citations
uPAR: a versatile signalling orchestrator

Francesco Blasi;Peter Carmeliet

1536
Citations
Role of PFKFB3-Driven Glycolysis in Vessel Sprouting

Katrien De Bock;Maria Georgiadou;Sandra Schoors;Anna Kuchnio

1426
Citations
Revascularization of ischemic tissues by PlGF treatment, and inhibition of tumor angiogenesis, arthritis and atherosclerosis by anti-Flt1

Aernout Luttun;Marc Tjwa;Lieve Moons;Yan Wu

1426
Citations
Molecular mechanisms of blood vessel growth

Edward M. Conway;Désiré Collen;Peter Carmeliet

1419
Citations
Physiological consequences of loss of plasminogen activator gene function in mice.

Peter Carmeliet;Peter Carmeliet;Luc Schoonjans;Lena Kieckens;Beverly Ream

1275
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Desire Collen KU Leuven

Mieke Dewerchin KU Leuven

Lieve Moons KU Leuven

Diether Lambrechts KU Leuven

Massimiliano Mazzone KU Leuven

Guy Eelen KU Leuven

Bart Ghesquière KU Leuven

Stephane Heymans Maastricht University

Agnès Noël University of Liège

Jean-Marc Herbert Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Tours

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