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Raf Sciot

Raf Sciot

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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Medicine 107 6253 5883 71 68 594 42325

Raf Sciot publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Raf Sciot between 1986 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Raf Sciot published across 41 years, from 1986 to 2026, averaging 20.6 papers a year. Output peaked at 201 publications in 2023. 27 of the 846 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
50 100 150 200
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1986 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 201. Peak 201 publications in 2023. 1986: 1 publication 1987: 1 publication 1988: 2 publications 1989: 0 publications 1990: 5 publications 1991: 5 publications 1992: 2 publications 1993: 1 publication 1994: 5 publications 1995: 12 publications 1996: 16 publications 1997: 15 publications 1998: 9 publications 1999: 16 publications 2000: 19 publications 2001: 23 publications 2002: 20 publications 2003: 18 publications 2004: 22 publications 2005: 25 publications 2006: 25 publications 2007: 28 publications 2008: 14 publications 2009: 26 publications 2010: 24 publications 2011: 22 publications 2012: 27 publications 2013: 21 publications 2014: 25 publications 2015: 19 publications 2016: 16 publications 2017: 21 publications 2018: 17 publications 2019: 18 publications 2020: 19 publications 2021: 25 publications 2022: 24 publications 2023: 201 publications 2024: 30 publications 2025: 25 publications 2026: 2 publications
1986 2026

846 publications in total across all disciplines

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Raf Sciot: publications per year, 1986 to 2026
Year Publications
1986 1
1987 1
1988 2
1989 0
1990 5
1991 5
1992 2
1993 1
1994 5
1995 12
1996 16
1997 15
1998 9
1999 16
2000 19
2001 23
2002 20
2003 18
2004 22
2005 25
2006 25
2007 28
2008 14
2009 26
2010 24
2011 22
2012 27
2013 21
2014 25
2015 19
2016 16
2017 21
2018 17
2019 18
2020 19
2021 25
2022 24
2023 201
2024 30
2025 25
2026 2
Total 846
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Raf Sciot 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 Raf Sciot sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600 800
Bar chart with 86 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 101–120 to 1,796+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 922. Most scientists, 922, have 341–360 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 1,796 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 581–600 publications, is where this scientist sits. 101–120 publications: 5 scientists 121–140 publications: 26 scientists 141–160 publications: 73 scientists 161–180 publications: 155 scientists 181–200 publications: 230 scientists 201–220 publications: 363 scientists 221–240 publications: 487 scientists 241–260 publications: 545 scientists 261–280 publications: 722 scientists 281–300 publications: 768 scientists 301–320 publications: 834 scientists 321–340 publications: 895 scientists 341–360 publications: 922 scientists 361–380 publications: 838 scientists 381–400 publications: 861 scientists 401–420 publications: 918 scientists 421–440 publications: 806 scientists 441–460 publications: 771 scientists 461–480 publications: 751 scientists 481–500 publications: 713 scientists 501–520 publications: 617 scientists 521–540 publications: 610 scientists 541–560 publications: 537 scientists 561–580 publications: 504 scientists 581–600 publications: 509 scientists 601–620 publications: 396 scientists 621–640 publications: 386 scientists 641–660 publications: 371 scientists 661–680 publications: 340 scientists 681–700 publications: 336 scientists 701–720 publications: 307 scientists 721–740 publications: 259 scientists 741–760 publications: 230 scientists 761–780 publications: 228 scientists 781–800 publications: 217 scientists 801–820 publications: 204 scientists 821–840 publications: 186 scientists 841–860 publications: 177 scientists 861–880 publications: 155 scientists 881–900 publications: 139 scientists 901–920 publications: 145 scientists 921–940 publications: 116 scientists 941–960 publications: 133 scientists 961–980 publications: 91 scientists 981–1,000 publications: 96 scientists 1,001–1,020 publications: 77 scientists 1,021–1,040 publications: 70 scientists 1,041–1,060 publications: 63 scientists 1,061–1,080 publications: 77 scientists 1,081–1,100 publications: 49 scientists 1,101–1,120 publications: 54 scientists 1,121–1,140 publications: 49 scientists 1,141–1,160 publications: 51 scientists 1,161–1,180 publications: 35 scientists 1,181–1,200 publications: 39 scientists 1,201–1,220 publications: 26 scientists 1,221–1,240 publications: 37 scientists 1,241–1,260 publications: 36 scientists 1,261–1,280 publications: 27 scientists 1,281–1,300 publications: 32 scientists 1,301–1,320 publications: 28 scientists 1,321–1,340 publications: 17 scientists 1,341–1,360 publications: 30 scientists 1,361–1,380 publications: 28 scientists 1,381–1,400 publications: 17 scientists 1,401–1,420 publications: 21 scientists 1,421–1,440 publications: 15 scientists 1,441–1,460 publications: 12 scientists 1,461–1,480 publications: 12 scientists 1,481–1,500 publications: 18 scientists 1,501–1,520 publications: 14 scientists 1,521–1,540 publications: 17 scientists 1,541–1,560 publications: 15 scientists 1,561–1,580 publications: 6 scientists 1,581–1,600 publications: 2 scientists 1,601–1,620 publications: 12 scientists 1,621–1,640 publications: 11 scientists 1,641–1,660 publications: 8 scientists 1,661–1,680 publications: 5 scientists 1,681–1,700 publications: 5 scientists 1,701–1,720 publications: 10 scientists 1,721–1,740 publications: 12 scientists 1,741–1,760 publications: 14 scientists 1,761–1,780 publications: 6 scientists 1,781–1,795 publications: 5 scientists 1,796+ publications: 100 scientists
101–120 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 594 publications — 71st percentile

71% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Medicine scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 20,134 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
101–120 5
121–140 26
141–160 73
161–180 155
181–200 230
201–220 363
221–240 487
241–260 545
261–280 722
281–300 768
301–320 834
321–340 895
341–360 922
361–380 838
381–400 861
401–420 918
421–440 806
441–460 771
461–480 751
481–500 713
501–520 617
521–540 610
541–560 537
561–580 504
581–600 509 594
601–620 396
621–640 386
641–660 371
661–680 340
681–700 336
701–720 307
721–740 259
741–760 230
761–780 228
781–800 217
801–820 204
821–840 186
841–860 177
861–880 155
881–900 139
901–920 145
921–940 116
941–960 133
961–980 91
981–1,000 96
1,001–1,020 77
1,021–1,040 70
1,041–1,060 63
1,061–1,080 77
1,081–1,100 49
1,101–1,120 54
1,121–1,140 49
1,141–1,160 51
1,161–1,180 35
1,181–1,200 39
1,201–1,220 26
1,221–1,240 37
1,241–1,260 36
1,261–1,280 27
1,281–1,300 32
1,301–1,320 28
1,321–1,340 17
1,341–1,360 30
1,361–1,380 28
1,381–1,400 17
1,401–1,420 21
1,421–1,440 15
1,441–1,460 12
1,461–1,480 12
1,481–1,500 18
1,501–1,520 14
1,521–1,540 17
1,541–1,560 15
1,561–1,580 6
1,581–1,600 2
1,601–1,620 12
1,621–1,640 11
1,641–1,660 8
1,661–1,680 5
1,681–1,700 5
1,701–1,720 10
1,721–1,740 12
1,741–1,760 14
1,761–1,780 6
1,781–1,795 5
1,796+ 100
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Raf Sciot 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 Raf Sciot sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
250 500 750 1,000
Bar chart with 75 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 70–71 to 217+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 1,027. Most scientists, 1,027, have 82–83 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 217 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 106–107 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 70–71 D-Index: 226 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 391 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 574 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 730 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 891 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 972 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 1,027 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 1,003 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 960 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 970 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 922 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 839 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 808 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 779 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 668 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 611 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 630 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 513 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 541 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 445 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 429 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 399 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 393 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 318 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 302 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 287 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 255 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 256 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 252 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 230 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 179 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 168 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 163 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 159 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 134 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 134 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 118 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 109 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 106 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 74 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 79 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 80 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 87 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 57 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 74 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 69 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 60 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 53 scientists 166–167 D-Index: 39 scientists 168–169 D-Index: 42 scientists 170–171 D-Index: 32 scientists 172–173 D-Index: 39 scientists 174–175 D-Index: 40 scientists 176–177 D-Index: 28 scientists 178–179 D-Index: 19 scientists 180–181 D-Index: 23 scientists 182–183 D-Index: 31 scientists 184–185 D-Index: 18 scientists 186–187 D-Index: 20 scientists 188–189 D-Index: 22 scientists 190–191 D-Index: 13 scientists 192–193 D-Index: 21 scientists 194–195 D-Index: 12 scientists 196–197 D-Index: 12 scientists 198–199 D-Index: 14 scientists 200–201 D-Index: 15 scientists 202–203 D-Index: 13 scientists 204–205 D-Index: 10 scientists 206–207 D-Index: 8 scientists 208–209 D-Index: 4 scientists 210–211 D-Index: 12 scientists 212–213 D-Index: 11 scientists 214–215 D-Index: 10 scientists 216 D-Index: 4 scientists 217+ D-Index: 98 scientists
70–71 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 107 D-Index — 70th percentile

70% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Medicine scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 20,134 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
70–71 226
72–73 391
74–75 574
76–77 730
78–79 891
80–81 972
82–83 1,027
84–85 1,003
86–87 960
88–89 970
90–91 922
92–93 839
94–95 808
96–97 779
98–99 668
100–101 611
102–103 630
104–105 513
106–107 541 107
108–109 445
110–111 429
112–113 399
114–115 393
116–117 318
118–119 302
120–121 287
122–123 255
124–125 256
126–127 252
128–129 230
130–131 179
132–133 168
134–135 163
136–137 159
138–139 134
140–141 134
142–143 118
144–145 109
146–147 106
148–149 74
150–151 79
152–153 80
154–155 87
156–157 57
158–159 74
160–161 69
162–163 60
164–165 53
166–167 39
168–169 42
170–171 32
172–173 39
174–175 40
176–177 28
178–179 19
180–181 23
182–183 31
184–185 18
186–187 20
188–189 22
190–191 13
192–193 21
194–195 12
196–197 12
198–199 14
200–201 15
202–203 13
204–205 10
206–207 8
208–209 4
210–211 12
212–213 11
214–215 10
216 4
217+ 98
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Overview

Raf Sciot is affiliated with KU Leuven in Belgium and has contributed extensively to the field of medicine, with a particular focus on pulmonary and respiratory medicine, rheumatology, oncology, neurology, and genetics. Their research spans a range of topics connected to tumor diagnosis and treatments, encompassing sarcoma, glioma, vascular tumors, soft tissue tumors, bone tumors, neurofibromatosis, schwannoma cases, and gastrointestinal tumor research.

The scientist's work has been published in various respected venues, including Neuro-Oncology, Cancer Research, Genes Chromosomes and Cancer, Sarcoma, and the International Journal of Molecular Sciences. These frequent publication venues underscore the breadth of their research engagement across oncology and related medical disciplines.

Raf Sciot's notable recent papers include:

  • "Single-cell profiling of myeloid cells in glioblastoma across species and disease stage reveals macrophage competition and specialization," 2021, Nature Neuroscience
  • "Seizure outcome and use of antiepileptic drugs after epilepsy surgery according to histopathological diagnosis: a retrospective multicentre cohort study," 2020, The Lancet Neurology
  • "ALK-positive histiocytosis: a new clinicopathologic spectrum highlighting neurologic involvement and responses to ALK inhibition," 2021, Blood
  • "MDM2 Amplified Sarcomas: A Literature Review," 2021, Diagnostics
  • "YAP1-TFE3-fused hemangioendothelioma: a multi-institutional clinicopathologic study of 24 genetically-confirmed cases," 2021, Modern Pathology

The scientist has collaborated frequently with a number of coauthors, including Patrick Schöffski, Isabelle Vanden Bempt, Frederik De Smet, Steven De Vleeschouwer, and Agnieszka Woźniak. These collaborations highlight ongoing teamwork within their specialized fields.

In addition to articles, Raf Sciot has contributed to book publications, notably with Springer Nature. One such publication is titled Adipocytic, Vascular and Skeletal Muscle Tumors, released in 2020.

Best Publications

  • Null mutations in progranulin cause ubiquitin-positive frontotemporal dementia linked to chromosome 17q21

    Marc Cruts;Ilse Gijselinck;Julie van der Zee;Sebastiaan Engelborghs

  • Safety and efficacy of imatinib (STI571) in metastatic gastrointestinal stromal tumours: a phase I study.

    Allan T van Oosterom;Ian Judson;Jaap Verweij;Sigrid Stroobants

  • Deletion of the hypoxia-response element in the vascular endothelial growth factor promoter causes motor neuron degeneration

    B. Oosthuyse;L. Moons;E. Storkebaum;H. Beck

  • Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy after Natalizumab Therapy for Crohn's Disease

    Gert Van Assche;Marc Van Ranst;Raphael Sciot;Bénédicte Dubois

  • KIT mutations and dose selection for imatinib in patients with advanced gastrointestinal stromal tumours

    Maria Debiec-Rychter;Raf Sciot;Axel Le Cesne;Marcus Schlemmer

  • Consensus meeting for the management of gastrointestinal stromal tumors Report of the GIST Consensus Conference of 20–21 March 2004, under the auspices of ESMO

    Jean Yves Blay;Sylvie Bonvalot;Paolo Casali;Haesun Choi

  • 18FDG-Positron emission tomography for the early prediction of response in advanced soft tissue sarcoma treated with imatinib mesylate (Glivec).

    S. Stroobants;J. Goeminne;M. Seegers;S. Dimitrijevic

  • The der(17)t(x;17)(p11;q25) of human alveolar soft part sarcoma fuses the TFE3 transcription factor gene to ASPL, a novel gene at 17q25

    Marc Ladanyi;Man Yee Lui;Cristina R Antonescu;Amber Krause-Boehm

  • Single-cell profiling of myeloid cells in glioblastoma across species and disease stage reveals macrophage competition and specialization.

    Ana Rita Pombo Antunes;Isabelle Scheyltjens;Francesca Lodi;Julie Messiaen

  • Mechanisms of resistance to imatinib mesylate in gastrointestinal stromal tumors and activity of the PKC412 inhibitor against imatinib-resistant mutants

    Maria Debiec-Rychter;Jan Cools;Herlinde Dumez;Raf Sciot

  • Somatic mosaic IDH1 and IDH2 mutations are associated with enchondroma and spindle cell hemangioma in Ollier disease and Maffucci syndrome

    Twinkal C. Pansuriya;Ronald van Eijk;Pio d'Adamo;Maayke A. J. H. van Ruler

  • Prominent Axonopathy in the Brain and Spinal Cord of Transgenic Mice Overexpressing Four-Repeat Human tau Protein

    Kurt Spittaels;Chris Van den Haute;Jo Van Dorpe;Koen Bruynseels

  • Use of c-KIT/PDGFRA mutational analysis to predict the clinical response to imatinib in patients with advanced gastrointestinal stromal tumours entered on phase I and II studies of the EORTC Soft Tissue and Bone Sarcoma Group

    M. Debiec-Rychter;H. Dumez;I. Judson;B. Wasag

  • Imatinib Mesylate in Advanced Dermatofibrosarcoma Protuberans: Pooled Analysis of Two Phase II Clinical Trials

    Piotr Rutkowski;Martine Van Glabbeke;Cathryn J Rankin;Wlodzimierz Ruka

  • The development of the intrahepatic bile ducts in man: a keratin-immunohistochemical study.

    Peter Van Eyken;Raf Sciot;Francesco Callea;Kris Van Der Steen

  • Correlation between clinicopathological features and karyotype in lipomatous tumors. A report of 178 cases from the Chromosomes and Morphology (CHAMP) Collaborative Study Group.

    C. D. M. Fletcher;M. Akerman;P. Dal Cin;I. De Wever

  • Initial and late resistance to imatinib in advanced gastrointestinal stromal tumors are predicted by different prognostic factors: a European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer-Italian Sarcoma Group-Australasian Gastrointestinal Trials Group study.

    Martine Van Glabbeke;Jaap Verweij;Paolo G Casali;Axel Le Cesne

  • Resistance of young gelatinase B-deficient mice to experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis and necrotizing tail lesions

    Bénédicte Dubois;Stefan Masure;Ursula Hurtenbach;Liesbet Paemen

  • PRCC-TFE3 renal carcinomas: morphologic, immunohistochemical, ultrastructural, and molecular analysis of an entity associated with the t(X;1)(p11.2;q21).

    Pedram Argani;Cristina R Antonescu;Jérôme Couturier;Jean-Christophe Fournet

  • Identification of a Disease-Defining Gene Fusion in Epithelioid Hemangioendothelioma

    Munir R. Tanas;Andrea Sboner;Andre M. Oliveira;Michele R. Erickson-Johnson

Frequent Co-Authors

Paola Dal Cin
Paola Dal Cin Harvard Medical School
Christopher D.M. Fletcher
Christopher D.M. Fletcher Brigham and Women's Hospital
Piotr Rutkowski
Piotr Rutkowski Maria Sklodowska-Curie National Research Institute of Oncology
Fredrik Mertens
Fredrik Mertens Lund University
Judith V.M.G. Bovée
Judith V.M.G. Bovée Leiden University Medical Center
Jean-Yves Blay
Jean-Yves Blay Claude Bernard University Lyon 1
Nils Mandahl
Nils Mandahl Lund University
Eric Legius
Eric Legius KU Leuven

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