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Wim Wuyts publication distribution in Genetics in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Genetics in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Wim Wuyts sits on this spectrum.

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45 publications 703+

This scientist: 163 publications — 36th percentile

36% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 703 publications or more.

Wim Wuyts D-index placement in Genetics in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Genetics scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Wim Wuyts sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 160+

This scientist: 61 D-Index — 31st percentile

31% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 160 D-Index or more.

Overview

Wim Wuyts is affiliated with the University of Antwerp in Belgium and has contributed extensively to research primarily in the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their work spans several specialized subfields, including Molecular Biology, Sensory Systems, Otorhinolaryngology, Genetics, and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine.

The main research topics covered by Wim Wuyts include hearing, cochlea, tinnitus, and genetics; ear surgery and otitis media; bone metabolism and diseases; bone health and treatments; interstitial lung diseases and idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis; head and neck anomalies; and pancreatic function and diabetes.

Among their recent publications are the following papers:

  • A New Pathogenic Variant in POU3F4 Causing Deafness Due to an Incomplete Partition of the Cochlea Paved the Way for Innovative Surgery (2021, Genes)
  • ABCC8 variants in MODY12: Review of the literature and report of a case with severe complications (2021, Diabetes/Metabolism Research and Reviews)
  • FOSL2 truncating variants in the last exon cause a neurodevelopmental disorder with scalp and enamel defects (2022, Genetics in Medicine)
  • Etiological Work-up in Referrals From Neonatal Hearing Screening: 20 Years of Experience (2020, Otology & Neurotology)
  • Search for a genetic cause in children with unilateral isolated microtia and congenital aural atresia (2022, European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology)

Wuyts has frequently published in the following venues:

  • Genes
  • Otology & Neurotology
  • Diabetes/Metabolism Research and Reviews
  • Genetics in Medicine
  • European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology

They have collaborated recurrently with several coauthors, including:

  • An Boudewyns
  • Jenneke van den Ende
  • Nils Peeters
  • Guy Van Camp
  • Ahmet Tekin

Best Publications

  • Increased bone density in sclerosteosis is due to the deficiency of a novel secreted protein (SOST)

    W Balemans;M Ebeling;N Patel;E Van Hul

  • Identification of a 52 kb deletion downstream of the SOST gene in patients with van Buchem disease.

    W Balemans;N Patel;M Ebeling;E Van Hul

  • Diagnosis of Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis in Adults. An Official ATS/JRS/ALAT Clinical Practice Guideline.

    Ganesh Raghu;Martine Remy-Jardin;Christopher J Ryerson;Jeffrey L Myers

  • A novel deletion involving the connexin-30 gene, del(GJB6-d13s1854), found in trans with mutations in the GJB2 gene (connexin-26) in subjects with DFNB1 non-syndromic hearing impairment

    F. J. Del Castillo;M. Rodriguez-Ballesteros;A. Alvarez;T. Hutchin

  • Domain-specific mutations in sequestosome 1 (SQSTM1) cause familial and sporadic Paget's disease

    Lynne J. Hocking;Gavin J.A. Lucas;Anna Daroszewska;Jon Mangion

  • The pathogenesis of pulmonary fibrosis: a moving target

    Wim A Wuyts;Carlo Agostini;Katerina M Antoniou;Demosthenes Bouros

  • Prevalence and Evolutionary Origins of the del(GJB6-D13S1830) Mutation in the DFNB1 Locus in Hearing-Impaired Subjects: a Multicenter Study

    Ignacio Del Castillo;Miguel A. Moreno-Pelayo;Francisco J. Del Castillo;Zippora Brownstein

  • Molecular basis of multiple exostoses: mutations in the EXT1 and EXT2 genes.

    Wim Wuyts;Wim Van Hul

  • Positional Cloning of a Gene Involved in Hereditary Multiple Exostoses

    W. Wuyts;W. Van Hul;J. Wauters;M. Nemtsova

  • Mutations in the EXT1 and EXT2 Genes in Hereditary Multiple Exostoses

    W. Wuyts;W. van Hul;K. de Boulle;J.J. Hendrickx

  • Phenotypes of organ involvement in sarcoidosis.

    Jonas Christian Schupp;Sandra Freitag-Wolf;Elena Bargagli;Violeta Mihailović-Vučinić

  • EXT-mutation analysis and loss of heterozygosity in sporadic and hereditary osteochondromas and secondary chondrosarcomas.

    Judith V.M.G. Bovée;Anne-Marie Cleton-Jansen;Wim Wuyts;Goedele Caethoven

  • Multiple osteochondromas: mutation update and description of the multiple osteochondromas mutation database (MOdb).

    Ivy Jennes;Elena Pedrini;Monia Zuntini;Marina Mordenti

  • Two-color multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplification: detecting genomic rearrangements in hereditary multiple exostoses.

    Stefan J. White;Geraldine R. Vink;Marjolein Kriek;Wim Wuyts

  • Identification of a third EXT-like gene (EXTL3) belonging to the EXT gene family

    W. Van Hul;W. Wuyts;J. Hendrickx;F. Speleman

  • Evaluation of the role of RANK and OPG genes in Paget’s disease of bone

    W Wuyts;L Van Wesenbeeck;A Morales-Piga;S Ralston

  • Genomewide search in familial Paget disease of bone shows evidence of genetic heterogeneity with candidate loci on chromosomes 2q36, 10p13, and 5q35.

    Lynne J. Hocking;Craig A. Herbert;Rosie K. Nicholls;Fiona Williams

  • The ALX4 homeobox gene is mutated in patients with ossification defects of the skull (foramina parietalia permagna, OMIM 168500)

    Wim Wuyts;Erna Cleiren;Tessa Homfray;Alberto Rasore-Quartino

  • Genotype-phenotype correlation study in 529 patients with multiple hereditary exostoses: Identification of "protective" and "risk" factors

    Elena Pedrini;Ivy Jennes;Morena Tremosini;Annamaria Milanesi

  • Identification and characterization of a novel member of the EXT gene family, EXTL2.

    W. Wuyts;W. van Hul;J. Hendrickx;F. Speleman

Frequent Co-Authors

Wim Van Hul
Wim Van Hul University of Antwerp
Richard C. Trembath
Richard C. Trembath King's College London
Lieven Dupont
Lieven Dupont KU Leuven
Bart Loeys
Bart Loeys University of Antwerp
Martin Zenker
Martin Zenker Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg
Toby M. Maher
Toby M. Maher University of Southern California
Guy Van Camp
Guy Van Camp University of Antwerp
Markus M. Nöthen
Markus M. Nöthen University Hospital Bonn

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