Thierry Christiaens: h-index, Total Citations, and Citation Map

Thierry Christiaens's h-index is 45 (103 i10-index, 34,685+ total citations across 307+ publications) according to Google Scholar as of September 2026. Thierry Christiaens is affiliated with Profesor of Clinical Pharmacology, Ghent University, Belgium.

Thierry Christiaens is a researcher affiliated with Profesor of Clinical Pharmacology, Ghent University, Belgium, specializing in rational prescribing, polypharmacy, medical education. Their work has been cited 34,685 times. This profile visualizes their global influence, highlighting strong citation networks in United Kingdom.

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45h-index

103i10-index

34,685Citations

307Works

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Thierry Christiaens's Citation Metrics

Bibliometric impact based on 307 indexed publications. Of these, 16 are original research articles — the rest are literature highlights, conference abstracts or theses.

H-Index: 45
i10-Index: 103
Total Citations: 34,685
Citing Countries: 60

As of September 2026.

Thierry Christiaens has an h-index of 45 and 34,685 total citations across 307 publications, with research cited by institutions in 60 countries.

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Institute of Education, University of Lisbon

Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, School of Medicine

University of Ottawa

University of Birmingham

School of Medicine, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom.

Institute of General Practice, Goethe University, Frankfurt am Main, Germany; Department of Family Medicine, Maastricht University, Maastricht, Netherlands; Department of Public Health and Primary Care, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.

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The University of Sydney

Chinese Academy of Sciences

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University of Bristol

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

School of Medicine, Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health University of Wollongong Wollongong Australia.

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Universidad de La Laguna

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Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, University of Strathclyde, Strathclyde, Glasgow, United Kingdom.

Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences Education, Monash University, Parkville, Victoria, Australia; Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Monash University, Parkville, Victoria, Australia. Electronic address: paul.white@pharm.monash.edu.au.

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School of Medicine, National University of Ireland Galway, Galway, Ireland

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Centre Inria de Paris

Dalhousie University

University of Electronic Science and Technology of China

Amsterdam UMC Location Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

University of Lausanne

Department of Pharmacy, Pharmacology and Health Technologies, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal.

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Department of Pharmacy, Yueyang Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China. Electronic address: john70550@163.com.

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Department of Psychiatry, Dokkyo Medical University, Shimotsuga-gun, Tochigi, Japan nsuga3@dokkyomed.ac.jp.

Technology Innovation Institute

University of Gothenburg

American College of Clinical Pharmacy

Umeå University

School of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

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Center for Epidemiological Studies and Clinical Trials and Center for Vascular Evaluations, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Hypertension, Shanghai Institute of Hypertension, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.

Dept. of Environmental and Occupational Health, Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR, USA. Electronic address: mmcgill@uams.edu.

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About Thierry Christiaens's research

Thierry Christiaens is a researcher in rational prescribing, polypharmacy and medical education at Profesor of Clinical Pharmacology, Ghent University, Belgium. Their work has been cited 34,685 times across 307 publications (h-index 45), according to Google Scholar.

Their most-cited work, “2013 ESH/ESC Guidelines for the management of arterial hypertension” (2013), has accumulated 27,538 citations. Other influential works include “Randomised controlled trial of nitrofurantoin versus placebo in the treatment of uncomplicated urinary tract infection in adult women” (2002) with 433 citations and “Withdrawal versus continuation of chronic antipsychotic drugs for behavioural and psychological symptoms in older people with dementia” (2013) with 321 citations.

Citations of Thierry Christiaens's research come primarily from United Kingdom, United States and China, reflecting international research impact across 5+ countries. The interactive citation map above shows the full geographic distribution of the institutions citing this work.

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