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Steven Simoens

Steven Simoens

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Social Sciences and Humanities
Belgium
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Social Sciences and Humanities

D-Index
64
Citations
16713
World Ranking
1098
National Ranking
9

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Social Sciences and Humanities in Belgium Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Social Sciences and Humanities in Belgium Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Social Sciences and Humanities in Belgium Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Social Sciences and Humanities in Belgium Leader Award

Overview

Steven Simoens is affiliated with KU Leuven in Belgium and has a diverse research portfolio spanning economics, medicine, and pharmaceutical studies. Their work predominantly focuses on the intersection of health systems, economic evaluations, and pharmaceutical policy.

The main fields of study for Steven Simoens include Economics, Econometrics and Finance, and Medicine. Within these broad fields, their subfield expertise covers Economics and Econometrics, Immunology, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, Physiology, and Epidemiology.

Their research concentrates on several main topics, notably Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life, Pharmaceutical Economics and Policy, and Biosimilars and Bioanalytical Methods. Additional areas of study include Pharmaceutical studies and practices, Biomedical Ethics and Regulation, Intellectual Property and Patents, and the Economic and Financial Impacts of Cancer.

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Steven Simoens are:

  • Isabelle Huys (76 joint publications)
  • Arnold G. Vulto (42 joint publications)
  • Liese Barbier (18 joint publications)
  • Yannick Vandenplas (14 joint publications)
  • Walter Van Dyck (14 joint publications)

Steven Simoens has published extensively in several academic journals. Their most frequent publication venues include:

  • Value in Health (31 publications)
  • Frontiers in Pharmacology (26 publications)
  • Expert Review of Pharmacoeconomics & Outcomes Research (9 publications)
  • BioDrugs (7 publications)
  • Pharmaceuticals (6 publications)

Some of their recent papers are:

  • "The Efficacy, Safety, and Immunogenicity of Switching Between Reference Biopharmaceuticals and Biosimilars: A Systematic Review," 2020, Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics
  • "The Future of Biosimilars: Maximizing Benefits Across Immune-Mediated Inflammatory Diseases," 2020, Drugs
  • "Potential approaches for the pricing of cancer medicines across Europe to enhance the sustainability of healthcare systems and the implications," 2021, Expert Review of Pharmacoeconomics & Outcomes Research
  • "R&D Costs of New Medicines: A Landscape Analysis," 2021, Frontiers in Medicine
  • "European Stakeholder Learnings Regarding Biosimilars: Part I-Improving Biosimilar Understanding and Adoption," 2020, BioDrugs

Best Publications

  • The burden of endometriosis: costs and quality of life of women with endometriosis and treated in referral centres

    Steven Simoens;Gerard Dunselman;Carmen Dirksen;Lone Hummelshoj

  • Trough Concentrations of Infliximab Guide Dosing for Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Disease

    Niels Vande Casteele;Marc Ferrante;Gert Van Assche;Vera Ballet

  • The significant effect of endometriosis on physical, mental and social wellbeing: results from an international cross-sectional survey

    A. A. De Graaff;T. M. D'hooghe;G. A J Dunselman;C. D. Dirksen

  • Endometriosis: cost estimates and methodological perspective

    Steven Simoens;L Hummelshoj;Thomas D'Hooghe

  • Economic burden of inadequate management of allergic diseases in the European Union: a GA(2) LEN review.

    T Zuberbier;J Lötvall;Steven Simoens;S Subramanian

  • Pricing and reimbursement of orphan drugs: the need for more transparency

    Steven Simoens

  • Impact, regulation and health policy implications of physician migration in OECD countries.

    Mélanie Bourassa Forcier;Steven Simoens;Antonio Giuffrida

  • Policies for biosimilar uptake in Europe: An overview.

    Evelien Moorkens;Arnold G. Vulto;Isabelle Huys;Pieter Dylst

  • Economic effects of clinical pharmacy interventions: a literature review.

    Thomas De Rijdt;Ludo Willems;Steven Simoens

  • Paying for the Orphan Drug System: break or bend? Is it time for a new evaluation system for payers in Europe to take account of new rare disease treatments?

    Wills Hughes-Wilson;Ana Palma;Ad Schuurman;Steven Simoens

  • Sustaining generic medicines markets in Europe

    Steven Simoens;Sandra De Coster

  • Job Satisfaction and Quitting Intentions: A Structural Model of British General Practitioners

    Anthony Scott;Hugh Gravelle;Steven Simoens;Chris Bojke

  • Barriers for Access to New Medicines: Searching for the Balance Between Rising Costs and Limited Budgets.

    Brian Barr Godman;Anna Bucsics;Patricia Vella Bonanno;Wija Oortwijn;Wija Oortwijn

  • Outrageous prices of orphan drugs: a call for collaboration

    Lucio Luzzatto;Hanna I Hyry;Arrigo Schieppati;Enrico Costa

  • The Supply of Physician Services in OECD Countries

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  • A comparative study of European rare disease and orphan drug markets.

    Alain Denis;Lut Mergaert;Christel Fostier;Irina Cleemput

  • Managed Entry Agreements for Oncology Drugs: Lessons from the European Experience to Inform the Future

    Kim Pauwels;Isabelle Huys;Sabine Vogler;Minne Casteels

  • Body composition, volumetric and areal bone parameters in male-to-female transsexual persons.

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  • Reconciling uncertainty of costs and outcomes with the need for access to orphan medicinal products: a comparative study of managed entry agreements across seven European countries

    Thomas Morel;Francis Arickx;Gustaf Befrits;Paolo Siviero

  • Biosimilar medicines and cost-effectiveness

    Steven Simoens

  • Drug shortages in European countries: a trade-off between market attractiveness and cost containment?

    Kim Pauwels;Isabelle Huys;Minne Casteels;Steven Simoens

  • Tackling Nurse Shortages in OECD Countries

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  • Outrageous prices of orphan drugs: a call for collaboration

    Lucio Luzzatto;Hanna I. Hyry;Arrigo Schieppati;Enrico Costa

Frequent Co-Authors

Paul Declerck
Paul Declerck KU Leuven
Mondher Toumi
Mondher Toumi Aix-Marseille University
Jeff Richardson
Jeff Richardson Monash University
Erik Nord
Erik Nord Norwegian Institute of Public Health
Gabriella Pravettoni
Gabriella Pravettoni University of Milan
Søren Holm
Søren Holm University of Manchester
Anthony Scott
Anthony Scott University of Melbourne
Jan Verhaegen
Jan Verhaegen KU Leuven
Thomas DeLeire
Thomas DeLeire Georgetown University
Lucio Luzzatto
Lucio Luzzatto University of Florence

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