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94
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38022
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10370
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119

Yvan Vandenplas 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 Yvan Vandenplas sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 857 publications — 90th percentile

90% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Yvan Vandenplas 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 Yvan Vandenplas sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 94 D-Index — 49th percentile

49% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Yvan Vandenplas is affiliated with Vrije Universiteit Brussel in Belgium and has a significant research output in the fields of medicine and health professions. Their body of work spans several subfields, including pharmacy, gastroenterology, surgery, nutrition and dietetics, and immunology and allergy.

The scientist's research covers a broad range of topics, with a particular emphasis on infant health and development, infant nutrition and health, food allergy and anaphylaxis research, gastroesophageal reflux and treatments, eosinophilic esophagitis, child nutrition and feeding issues, and gastrointestinal motility and disorders.

Vandenplas has contributed to key publications in journals such as Nutrition, Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, Gut Microbes, Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology, and others. Notable recent papers include:

  • Factors affecting early-life intestinal microbiota development, 2020, Nutrition
  • Probiotics and Preterm Infants, 2020, Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition
  • Functional effects of human milk oligosaccharides (HMOs), 2023, Gut Microbes
  • International Consensus Recommendations for Eosinophilic Gastrointestinal Disease Nomenclature, 2022, Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology
  • Probiotics for the Management of Pediatric Gastrointestinal Disorders, 2022, Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition

Vandenplas frequently collaborates with other researchers, with common co-authors including Hania Szajewska, Koen Huysentruyt, Silvia Salvatore, Raanan Shamir, and Ener Çağrı Dinleyici.

The scientist's work is often published in venues specialized in pediatric and nutritional health, such as Nutrients, Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, Pediatric Gastroenterology Hepatology & Nutrition, Acta Paediatrica, and European Journal of Pediatrics.

Best Publications

  • Pediatric Gastroesophageal Reflux Clinical Practice Guidelines: Joint Recommendations of the North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition (NASPGHAN) and the European Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition (ESPGHAN)

    Rachel Rosen;Yvan Vandenplas;Maartje Singendonk;Michael Cabana

  • Updated International Consensus Diagnostic Criteria for Eosinophilic Esophagitis: Proceedings of the AGREE Conference.

    Evan S. Dellon;Chris A. Liacouras;Javier Molina-Infante;Glenn T. Furuta

  • Evaluation and Treatment of Functional Constipation in Infants and Children: Evidence-Based Recommendations From ESPGHAN and NASPGHAN

    M. M. Tabbers;C. DiLorenzo;M. Y. Berger;C. Faure

  • Diagnostic approach and management of cow's-milk protein allergy in infants and children: ESPGHAN GI Committee practical guidelines.

    S Koletzko;B Niggemann;A Arato;J A Dias

  • Dietary products used in infants for treatment and prevention of food allergy. Joint Statement of the European Society for Paediatric Allergology and Clinical Immunology (ESPACI) Committee on Hypoallergenic Formulas and the European Society for Paediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition (ESPGHAN) Committee on Nutrition.

    A. Host;Berthold Koletzko;S. Dreborg;A. Muraro

  • Guidelines for the diagnosis and management of cow’s milk protein allergy in infants

    Yvan Vandenplas;Martin Brueton;Christophe Dupont;David Hill

  • Raw or heated cow milk consumption: Review of risks and benefits

    Wendie L. Claeys;Sabine Cardoen;Georges Daube;Jan De Block

  • A Global, Evidence-Based Consensus on the Definition of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease in the Pediatric Population

    Philip M Sherman;Eric Hassall;Ulysses Fagundes-Neto;Benjamin D Gold

  • Management of ingested foreign bodies in childhood and review of the literature.

    Alvaro Arana;Bruno Hauser;Said Hachimi-Idrissi;Yvan Vandenplas

  • A Biodegradable Esophageal Stent in the Treatment of a Corrosive Esophageal Stenosis in a Child

    Yvan Vandenplas;Bruno Hauser;Thierry Devreker;Daniel Urbain

  • Dietary prevention of allergic diseases in infants and small children

    Arne Høst;Susanne Halken;Antonella Muraro;Sten Dreborg

  • Gastroesophageal reflux, as measured by 24-hour pH monitoring, in 509 healthy infants screened for risk of sudden infant death syndrome.

    Yvan Vandenplas;Harry Goyvaerts;Rudy Helven;Liliane Sacre

  • Management guidelines of eosinophilic esophagitis in childhood.

    A. Papadopoulou;S. Koletzko;R. Heuschkel;J. A. Dias

  • Dietary prevention of allergic diseases in infants and small children. Part III: Critical review of published peer-reviewed observational and interventional studies and final recommendations.

    Antonella Muraro;Sten Dreborg;Susanne Halken;Arne Høst

  • Use of probiotics for management of acute gastroenteritis: a position paper by the ESPGHAN Working Group for Probiotics and Prebiotics.

    Hania Szajewska;Alfredo Guarino;Iva Hojsak;Flavia Indrio

  • Probiotics for the Prevention of Antibiotic-Associated Diarrhea in Children

    Hania Szajewska;Roberto Berni Canani;Alfredo Guarino;Iva Hojsak

  • Continuous 24-hour esophageal pH monitoring in 285 asymptomatic infants 0-15 months old.

    Yvan Vandenplas;Liliane Sacré-Smits

  • Prevalence and Health Outcomes of Functional Gastrointestinal Symptoms in Infants From Birth to 12 Months of Age

    Yvan Vandenplas;Abdelhak Abkari;Marc Bellaiche;Marc Benninga

  • Accuracy in Diagnosis of Celiac Disease Without Biopsies in Clinical Practice

    Katharina Julia Werkstetter;Ilma Rita Korponay-Szabó;Ilma Rita Korponay-Szabó;Alina Popp;Vincenzo Villanacci

  • Gastroesophageal reflux and cow milk allergy: is there a link?

    Silvia Salvatore;Yvan Vandenplas

Frequent Co-Authors

Hania Szajewska
Hania Szajewska Medical University of Warsaw
Marc A. Benninga
Marc A. Benninga University of Amsterdam
Raanan Shamir
Raanan Shamir Tel Aviv University
Frédéric Gottrand
Frédéric Gottrand University of Lille
Sibylle Koletzko
Sibylle Koletzko University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn
Luc Deliens
Luc Deliens Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Salvatore Cucchiara
Salvatore Cucchiara Sapienza University of Rome
Daniel Sifrim
Daniel Sifrim Queen Mary University of London
Jan Knol
Jan Knol Wageningen University & Research
Arne Høst
Arne Høst Odense University Hospital

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