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Steven Laureys

Steven Laureys

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Neuroscience
Belgium
2026

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Neuroscience

D-Index
148
Citations
80449
World Ranking
154
National Ranking
2

Steven Laureys 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 Steven Laureys sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 1,033 publications — 99th percentile

99% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Steven Laureys 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 Steven Laureys sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 148 D-Index — 98th percentile

98% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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

  • Detecting Awareness in the Vegetative State

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

  • Willful Modulation of Brain Activity in Disorders of Consciousness

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

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

    Caroline Schnakers;Audrey Vanhaudenhuyse;Joseph Giacino;Manfredi Ventura

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

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

  • Brain function in coma, vegetative state, and related disorders

    Steven Laureys;Adrian M Owen;Nicholas D Schiff

  • A theoretically based index of consciousness independent of sensory processing and behavior

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

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

    Philippe Peigneux;Steven Laureys;Sonia Fuchs;Fabienne Collette

  • Experience-dependent changes in cerebral activation during human REM sleep

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

  • 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

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

    Steven Laureys

  • Disorders of consciousness after acquired brain injury: the state of the science

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

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

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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

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

    Brent A. Vogt;Steven Laureys

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

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

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

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

  • Exploring the unity and diversity of the neural substrates of executive functioning.

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

  • Detecting awareness in the vegetative state.

    Adrian M. Owen;Martin R. Coleman

Frequent Co-Authors

Olivia Gosseries
Olivia Gosseries University of Liège
Audrey Vanhaudenhuyse
Audrey Vanhaudenhuyse University of Liège
Mélanie Boly
Mélanie Boly University of Wisconsin–Madison
Aurore Thibaut
Aurore Thibaut University of Liège
Camille Chatelle
Camille Chatelle Harvard Medical School
Marie-Aurélie Bruno
Marie-Aurélie Bruno University of Liège
Pierre Maquet
Pierre Maquet University of Liège
Andrea Soddu
Andrea Soddu University of Western Ontario
Quentin Noirhomme
Quentin Noirhomme University of Liège
André Luxen
André Luxen University of Liège

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