Niel Hens - Infectious Diseases

Author Information

Niel Hens is affiliated with the Centre for Health Economic Research and Modelling Infectious Diseases at the University of Antwerp in Antwerp, Belgium. His research primarily focuses on infectious diseases, with a particular interest in epidemiological modeling and public health surveillance.

Research Contributions

Niel Hens has made significant research contributions in the field of infectious diseases, particularly in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. His work includes studies on COVID-19 mortality and excess mortality in Belgium, the impact of adding antiviral treatment to usual care during influenza-like illnesses, age-specific contact rates, and the effects of risk perceptions on contact frequency during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. Additionally, Hens has explored the influence of vaccination trends in Uganda and has employed advanced statistical methods like Bayesian inference in his research.

Aliases

Throughout his academic career, Niel Hens has been referred to by various aliases including N Hens, N. Hens, and Niel Hens.

Publication and Citation Metrics

Metric	Value
Total Citation Count	12,841
H-index	53
Total Papers Published	476

Publications:

COVID-19 mortality, excess mortality, deaths per million and infection fatality ratio, Belgium, 9 March 2020 to 28 June 2020

DOI: 10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2022.27.7.2002060

Year: 2022

Laplacian‐P‐splines for Bayesian inference in the mixture cure model

DOI: 10.1002/sim.9373

Year: 2022

Impact of Adding Oseltamivir to Usual Care on Quality-Adjusted Life-Years During Influenza-Like Illness.

DOI: 10.1016/j.jval.2021.08.001

Year: 2022

Cohort-based smoothing methods for age-specific contact rates

DOI: 10.1101/290551

Year: 2022

Different forms of superspreading lead to different outcomes: heterogeneity in infectiousness and contact behavior relevant for the case of SARS-CoV-2

DOI: 10.1101/2022.03.03.22271824

Year: 2022

The in uence of risk perceptions on close contact frequency during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic

DOI:

Year: 2022

Two decades of regional trends in vaccination completion and coverage among children aged 12-23 months: an analysis of the Uganda Demographic Health Survey data from 1995 to 2016

DOI: 10.1186/s12913-021-07443-8

Year: 2022

COVID-19 surveillance in the Flemish school system: development of systematic data collection within the Public Health School System and descriptive analysis of cases reported between October 2020 and June 2021

DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-1192357/v1

Year: 2022

The influence of risk perceptions on close contact frequency during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic

DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-09037-8

Year: 2022

Exploring the Pareto front of multi-objective COVID-19 mitigation policies using reinforcement learning

DOI: 10.48550/arXiv.2204.05027

Year: 2022

How Effective is Handwashing in Preventing Disease Transmission?

What should be done if a condom fails?

How to Treat Rashes Caused by Infections?

What are the Advantages of PCR?

When are Quarantine and Isolation Used?

How Do Polymerase Inhibitors Work?

How Can We Prevent Infections?

What Are Emerging Infectious Diseases?

How Do Antiviral Drugs Work?

What Are Emerging Bacterial Threats?

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