2026 Steven Laureys: Neuroscience Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Neuroscience	148	154	139	2	2	1033	80449

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Research.com Recognitions

2026 - Research.com Neuroscience in Belgium Leader Award
2025 - Research.com Neuroscience in Belgium Leader Award
2023 - Research.com Neuroscience in Belgium Leader Award
2022 - Research.com Neuroscience in Belgium Leader Award
2014 - Member of the European Academy of Sciences

Overview

Steven Laureys is affiliated with the University of Liège in Belgium and has contributed extensively to research in Medicine and Neuroscience. Their work prominently covers subfields such as Cognitive Neuroscience, Epidemiology, Neurology, Emergency Medicine, and Psychiatry and Mental Health.

The scientist's research topics include:

Traumatic Brain Injury Research
Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances
Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation
EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces
Neural dynamics and brain function
Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments

Steven Laureys has published numerous papers, with some notable recent works including:

European Academy of Neurology guideline on the diagnosis of coma and other disorders of consciousness, 2020, European Journal of Neurology
Clinical and advanced neurophysiology in the prognostic and diagnostic evaluation of disorders of consciousness: review of an IFCN-endorsed expert group, 2020, Clinical Neurophysiology
The misdiagnosis of prolonged disorders of consciousness by a clinical consensus compared with repeated coma-recovery scale-revised assessment, 2020, BMC Neurology
Preservation of Brain Activity in Unresponsive Patients Identifies MCS Star, 2021, Annals of Neurology
Local sleep-like cortical reactivity in the awake brain after focal injury, 2020, Brain

The scientist collaborates regularly with a group of frequent co-authors, such as:

Olivia Gosseries
Aurore Thibaut
Jitka Annen
Charlotte Martial
Rajanikant Panda

Steven Laureys's work is frequently published in several specialized venues, including:

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
Brain Connectivity
Neurocritical Care
Brain Sciences
Clinical Neurophysiology

In recognition of their contributions to science, Steven Laureys became a Member of the European Academy of Sciences in 2014.

Best Publications

Traumatic brain injury: integrated approaches to improve prevention, clinical care, and research

Andrew I R Maas;David K Menon;P David Adelson;Nada Andelic

2527
Citations
Detecting Awareness in the Vegetative State

Adrian M. Owen;Martin R. Coleman;Melanie Boly;Matthew H. Davis

2232
Citations
Willful Modulation of Brain Activity in Disorders of Consciousness

Martin M. Monti;Audrey Vanhaudenhuyse;Martin R. Coleman;Melanie Boly

1739
Citations
Diagnostic accuracy of the vegetative and minimally conscious state: Clinical consensus versus standardized neurobehavioral assessment

Caroline Schnakers;Audrey Vanhaudenhuyse;Joseph Giacino;Manfredi Ventura

1547
Citations
Unresponsive wakefulness syndrome: a new name for the vegetative state or apallic syndrome

Steven Laureys;Gastone G Celesia;Francois Cohadon;Jan Lavrijsen

1416
Citations
Brain function in coma, vegetative state, and related disorders

Steven Laureys;Adrian M Owen;Nicholas D Schiff

1342
Citations
A theoretically based index of consciousness independent of sensory processing and behavior

Adenauer G. Casali;Olivia Gosseries;Mario Rosanova;Mélanie Boly

1253
Citations
Are spatial memories strengthened in the human hippocampus during slow wave sleep

Philippe Peigneux;Steven Laureys;Sonia Fuchs;Fabienne Collette

1050
Citations
Experience-dependent changes in cerebral activation during human REM sleep

Pierre Maquet;Pierre Maquet;Steven Laureys;Philippe Peigneux;Sonia Fuchs

996
Citations
Default network connectivity reflects the level of consciousness in non-communicative brain- damaged patients

Audrey Vanhaudenhuyse;Quentin Noirhomme;Luaba J.-F. Tshibanda;Marie-Aurelie Bruno

995
Citations
The neural correlate of (un)awareness: lessons from the vegetative state.

Steven Laureys

977
Citations
Disorders of consciousness after acquired brain injury: the state of the science

Joseph T. Giacino;Joseph J. Fins;Steven Laureys;Nicholas D. Schiff

879
Citations
Bedside detection of awareness in the vegetative state - a cohort study

Damian Cruse;Damian Cruse;Srivas Chennu;Camille Chatelle;Tristan A Bekinschtein

819
Citations
From unresponsive wakefulness to minimally conscious PLUS and functional locked-in syndromes: recent advances in our understanding of disorders of consciousness

Marie-Aurélie Bruno;Audrey Vanhaudenhuyse;Aurore Thibaut;Gustave Moonen

750
Citations
Breakdown of within- and between-network Resting State Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging Connectivity during Propofol-induced Loss of Consciousness

Pierre Boveroux;Audrey Vanhaudenhuyse;Marie-Aurélie Bruno;Quentin Noirhomme

700
Citations
Self-referential reflective activity and its relationship with rest: a PET study.

Arnaud D'Argembeau;Fabienne Collette;Martial Van der Linden;Martial Van der Linden;Steven Laureys

680
Citations
European Academy of Neurology guideline on the diagnosis of coma and other disorders of consciousness

D. Kondziella;D. Kondziella;D. Kondziella;A. Bender;K. Diserens;W. van Erp

635
Citations
Posterior cingulate, precuneal and retrosplenial cortices: cytology and components of the neural network correlates of consciousness.

Brent A. Vogt;Steven Laureys

632
Citations
The locked-in syndrome : what is it like to be conscious but paralyzed and voiceless?

Steven Laureys;Frédéric Pellas;Philippe Van Eeckhout;Sofiane Ghorbel

615
Citations
Preserved feedforward but impaired top-down processes in the vegetative state.

Melanie Boly;Melanie Boly;Marta Isabel Garrido;Olivia Gosseries;Marie-Aurelie Bruno

607
Citations
Exploring the unity and diversity of the neural substrates of executive functioning.

Fabienne Collette;Martial Van der Linden;Steven Laureys;Guy Delfiore

602
Citations
Detecting awareness in the vegetative state.

Adrian M. Owen;Martin R. Coleman

146
Citations