Frits M E Franssen
Frits M E Franssen is an expert in Pulmonology at Maastricht University Medical Centre (Netherlands). As of October 2026, ScienceLeadR ranks Frits M E Franssen in the top 1% of experts worldwide for Lung Diseases, Obstructive. Frits M E Franssen has authored 438 publications, the most recent in 2026, and is an investigator in 10 clinical trials, 2 of them ongoing. SLR score: 1,239 (community average: 125). How the SLR is computed.
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Pulmonology
Subspecialties: Public Health - Immunology - Cardiology
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Career arc: 2002 - 2026
Number : 438
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| Title | Journal | Year | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| A Proposed Consensus Definition of Severe COPD: a modified Delphi Study. PMID 42885566 — research design, quality of life, signs and symptoms, pulmonary disease, chronic obstructive, work, risk factors, therapeutics | Ann Am Thorac Soc | 2026 | 0 |
| Hemocytometric Parameters Associated with Bacterial and Viral Etiology in COPD Exacerbations: An Exploratory Analysis. PMID 42872533 — bacterial infections, machine learning, pulmonary disease, chronic obstructive, virus diseases | COPD | 2026 | 0 |
| Effectiveness of repeated pulmonary rehabilitation in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. PMID 42828082 — exercise, quality of life, muscles, rehabilitation, pulmonary disease, chronic obstructive, muscle strength, records, lung diseases, lung diseases, obstructive | Can J Respir Ther | 2026 | 0 |
| Low appendicular muscle mass and the risk of COPD development in people with PRISm. PMID 42707541 — muscles, spirometry, pulmonary disease, chronic obstructive, prevalence, smoking | ERJ Open Res | 2026 | 0 |
| A 30-year-old male with innumerable millimetric pulmonary nodules: tunnelling thoughts. PMID 42502726 — biopsy, work, history | Respir Med Case Rep | 2026 | 0 |
Clinical Studies 10
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2 ongoing trials started since 2021, where this expert is an investigator
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| Study | Phase | Status | Start |
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| Markers of COPD Exacerbations NCT05315674 — chronic disease, blood, biomarkers, spirometry, signs and symptoms, pulmonary disease, chronic obstructive, sputum, diagnosis, therapeutics, lung diseases, microbiota | N/A | Recruiting | 2022 |
| Drivers of Eosinophilic COPD Exacerbations NCT04961060 — chronic disease, pulmonary disease, chronic obstructive, lung diseases, eosinophilia | N/A | Recruiting | 2021 |
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