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Peter Hoet

Peter Hoet

KU Leuven
Belgium

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
69
Citations
33233
World Ranking
7223
National Ranking
133

Medicine

D-Index
74
Citations
35250
World Ranking
19262
National Ranking
244

Peter Hoet publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Biology and Biochemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Peter Hoet sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 321 publications — 82nd percentile

82% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.

Peter Hoet D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Biology and Biochemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Peter Hoet sits on this spectrum.

40–41 D-Index: 80 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 183 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 317 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 504 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 718 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 900 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 1,026 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 1,150 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,236 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 1,253 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 1,163 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 1,131 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 1,032 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 897 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 814 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 715 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 709 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 596 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 512 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 473 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 412 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 373 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 358 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 285 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 273 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 227 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 208 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 193 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 153 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 157 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 148 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 120 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 113 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 100 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 86 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 67 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 72 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 73 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 64 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 53 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 60 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 54 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 43 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 38 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 49 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 26 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 18 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 23 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 32 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 32 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 27 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 19 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 22 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 12 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 16 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 14 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 10 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 13 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 10 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 7 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 9 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 13 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 4 scientists 166 D-Index: 4 scientists 167+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 69 D-Index — 63rd percentile

63% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.

Overview

Peter Hoet is affiliated with KU Leuven in Belgium and has made contributions primarily in the fields of Environmental Science and Medicine. Their research encompasses a wide range of topics, with significant focus on health-related impacts of environmental factors and materials science.

Their main fields of study include:

  • Environmental Science
  • Medicine

Within these fields, their work spans several subfields highlighting toxicology and health outcomes:

  • Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
  • Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
  • Materials Chemistry
  • Pollution
  • Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

Prominent research topics associated with Peter Hoet include:

  • Air Quality and Health Impacts
  • Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications
  • Occupational exposure and asthma
  • Microplastics and Plastic Pollution
  • Occupational and environmental lung diseases
  • Heavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity
  • Recycling and Waste Management Techniques

Peter Hoet has frequently published in several scientific journals. Notable publication venues with multiple contributions include:

  • Particle and Fibre Toxicology
  • Environment International
  • Toxicology Letters
  • Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology
  • Archives of Toxicology

Some of their recent research papers are:

  • "Agglomeration of titanium dioxide nanoparticles increases toxicological responses in vitro and in vivo," 2020, Particle and Fibre Toxicology
  • "Acute and chronic exposure to air pollution in relation with incidence, prevalence, severity and mortality of COVID-19: a rapid systematic review," 2021, Environmental Health
  • "Final opinion on the safety of breast implants in relation to anaplastic large cell lymphoma: Report of the scientific committee on health, emerging and environmental risks (SCHEER)," 2021, Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology
  • "Is aggregated synthetic amorphous silica toxicologically relevant?," 2020, Particle and Fibre Toxicology
  • "Risk Governance of Emerging Technologies Demonstrated in Terms of its Applicability to Nanomaterials," 2020, Small

Peter Hoet has collaborated extensively with several researchers, including:

  • Manosij Ghosh
  • Steven Ronsmans
  • Jeroen Vanoirbeek
  • Sivakumar Murugadoss
  • Lode Godderis

Best Publications

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (4th edition)

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Amal Kamal Abdel-Aziz;Sara Abdelfatah;Mahmoud Abdellatif

  • Passage of inhaled particles into the blood circulation in humans.

    Abderrahim Nemmar;Peter Hoet;B Vanquickenborne;D Dinsdale

  • Nanoparticles – known and unknown health risks

    Peter Hm Hoet;Irene Brüske-Hohlfeld;Oleg V Salata

  • Loss of HIF-2α and inhibition of VEGF impair fetal lung maturation, whereas treatment with VEGF prevents fatal respiratory distress in premature mice

    Veerle Compernolle;Koen Brusselmans;Till Acker;Peter Hoet

  • The nanosilica hazard: another variable entity

    Dorota Napierska;Leen Cj Thomassen;Dominique Lison;Johan A. Martens

  • Passage of intratracheally instilled ultrafine particles from the lung into the systemic circulation in hamster.

    Abderrahim Nemmar;H Vanbilloen;Marc Hoylaerts;Peter Hoet

  • Size‐Dependent Cytotoxicity of Monodisperse Silica Nanoparticles in Human Endothelial Cells

    Dorota Napierska;Leen C J Thomassen;Virginie Rabolli;Dominique Lison

  • Comparative toxicity of 24 manufactured nanoparticles in human alveolar epithelial and macrophage cell lines

    Sophie Lanone;Françoise Rogerieux;Jorina Geys;Aurélie Dupont

  • Toxicology of silica nanoparticles: an update.

    Sivakumar Murugadoss;Dominique Lison;Lode Godderis;Sybille Van Den Brule

  • Induction of oxidative stress and antioxidative mechanisms in Phaseolus vulgaris after Cd application.

    Karen Smeets;Ann Cuypers;Ann Lambrechts;Brahim Semane

  • Ultrafine particles affect experimental thrombosis in an in vivo hamster model.

    Abderrahim Nemmar;Marc F. Hoylaerts;Peter H. M. Hoet;David Dinsdale

  • Nanomaterials Versus Ambient Ultrafine Particles: An Opportunity to Exchange Toxicology Knowledge

    Vicki Stone;Mark R Miller;Martin J D Clift;Alison Elder

  • Possible mechanisms of the cardiovascular effects of inhaled particles: systemic translocation and prothrombotic effects.

    Abderrahim Nemmar;Marc F Hoylaerts;Peter H M Hoet;Benoit Nemery

  • Acute toxicity and prothrombotic effects of quantum dots: impact of surface charge.

    Jorina Geys;Abderrahim Nemmar;Erik Verbeken;Erik Smolders

  • Diesel Exhaust Particles in Lung Acutely Enhance Experimental Peripheral Thrombosis

    Abderrahim Nemmar;Peter H.M. Hoet;David Dinsdale;Jozef Vermylen

  • Noninvasive and invasive pulmonary function in mouse models of obstructive and restrictive respiratory diseases.

    Jeroen A. J. Vanoirbeek;Manuela Rinaldi;Vanessa De Vooght;Steven Haenen

  • Clastogenic and aneugenic effects of multi-wall carbon nanotubes in epithelial cells.

    Julie Muller;Ilse Decordier;Peter Hoet;Noömi Lombaert

  • Size effect of intratracheally instilled particles on pulmonary inflammation and vascular thrombosis

    Abderrahim Nemmar;Marc F Hoylaerts;Peter H.M Hoet;Jozef Vermylen

  • Nominal and effective dosimetry of silica nanoparticles in cytotoxicity assays.

    Dominique Lison;Leen C. J. Thomassen;Virginie Rabolli;Laetitia Gonzalez

  • Genotoxic effects of carbon black particles, diesel exhaust particles, and urban air particulates and their extracts on a human alveolar epithelial cell line (A549) and a human monocytic cell line (THP-1).

    A. Don Porto Carero;P.H.M. Hoet;L. Verschaeve;G. Schoeters

Frequent Co-Authors

Benoit Nemery
Benoit Nemery KU Leuven
Dominique Lison
Dominique Lison Université Catholique de Louvain
Kirsten Van Landuyt
Kirsten Van Landuyt KU Leuven
Tim S. Nawrot
Tim S. Nawrot Hasselt University
Marc Hoylaerts
Marc Hoylaerts KU Leuven
Johan A. Martens
Johan A. Martens KU Leuven
Sven Seys
Sven Seys KU Leuven
David Dinsdale
David Dinsdale University of Leicester
Jan Ceuppens
Jan Ceuppens KU Leuven
Micheline Kirsch-Volders
Micheline Kirsch-Volders Vrije Universiteit Brussel

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