Kris Dierickx
Biographic Data
| ID | 5997435 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Kris Dierickx |
| GIVEN NAMES | Kris |
| FAMILY NAME | Dierickx |
| SIGNATURE | DIERICKX K |
| AFFILIATIONS | KU Leuven |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-1016-1145 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 23 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 23 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2008 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Understanding of Authorship Guidelines and the Frequency of Authorship Misuse
Ethical authorship practices ensure both accountability and credibility. In this study, we estimated the frequency of encountering honorary and ghost authorship at least once among researchers at Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) in Qatar. Additionally, we evaluated researchers' familiarity with standard authorship guidelines. Using a cross-sectional design, we administered a pre-developed anonymous online survey to 4043 researchers. Descriptive st…
Codes of conduct should help scientists navigate societal expectations
Scientists are increasingly expected to incorporate socio-political considerations in their work, for instance by anticipating potential socio-political ramifications. While this is aimed at promoting pro-social values, critics argue that the desire to serve society has led to self-censorship and even to the politicization of science. Philosophers of science have developed various strategies to distinguish between influences of values that safegu…
Virt 2 Ue
Universities and other research institutions are increasingly providing additional training in research integrity to improve the quality and reliability of research. Various training courses have been developed, with diverse learning goals and content. Despite the importance of training that focuses on moral character and professional virtues, there remains a lack of training that adopts a virtue ethics approach. To address this, we, a European C…
A multi-dimensional learning strategy to foster research integrity
Responsible research practices are critical to maintaining integrity in research and the provision of institutional trainings is an important means of promoting research integrity. However, studies show contrasting results on the efficacy of institutional training and that these approaches may not be fully effective in promoting research integrity among individuals and improving the overall climate in research integrity. Therefore, a more compreh…
Co-creating Research Integrity Education Guidelines for Research Institutions
To foster research integrity (RI), research institutions should develop a continuous RI education approach, addressing various target groups. To support institutions to achieve this, we developed RI education guidelines together with RI experts and research administrators, exploring similarities and differences in recommendations across target groups, as well as recommendations about RI education using approaches other than formal RI training. We…
The Value-Free Ideal of Science
The Mentor’s Role in Fostering Research Integrity Standards Among New Generations of Researchers
A Tale of Two Chimeras
Cerebral organoid models in-of-themselves are considered as an alternative to research animal models. But their developmental and biological limitations currently inhibit the probability that organoids can fully replace animal models. Furthermore, these organoid limitations have, somewhat ironically, brought researchers back to the animal model via xenotransplantation, thus creating hybrids and chimeras. In addition to attempting to study and ove…
Moving beyond the moral status of organoid‐entities
Ethical deliberations are unfolding for potentially controversial organoid‐entities such as brain organoids and embryoids. Much of the ethical deliberation centers on the questionable moral status of such organoid‐entities. However, while such work is important and appropriate, ethical deliberations may become too exclusively rooted in moral status and potentially overshadow other relevant moral dilemmas. The ethical discussion on organoid models…
Blinding Models for Scientific Peer-Review of Biomedical Research Proposals
Objective: The aim of this systematic review is to estimate: (i) the overall effect of blinding models on bias; (ii) the effect of each blinding model; and (iii) the effect of un-blinding on reviewer's accountability in biomedical research proposals. Methods: Systematic review of prospective or retrospective comparative studies that evaluated two or more peer review blinding models for biomedical research proposals/funding applications and report…
The value-free ideal in codes of conduct for research integrity
The Many Moral Matters of Organoid Models
Research Integrity Supervision Practices and Institutional Support
The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s10805-022-09468-y
Do we achieve anything by teaching research integrity to starting PhD students
Education of young researchers has been proposed as a way to promote research integrity. However, the effectiveness of research integrity education on PhD students is unknown. In a longitudinal design, we surveyed over 1000 starting PhD students from various disciplines regarding knowledge, attitude and behaviour before, immediately after and 3 months after a compulsory 3-h course given by a panel of experts. Compared with a control group who did…
Educating PhD Students in Research Integrity in Europe
Research integrity codes of conduct in Europe
In the past decade, policy‐makers in science have been concerned with harmonizing research integrity standards across Europe. These standards are encapsulated in the European Code of Conduct for Research Integrity. Yet, almost every European country today has its own national‐level code of conduct for research integrity. In this study we document in detail how national‐level codes diverge on almost all aspects concerning research integrity—except…
How do Chinese universities address research integrity and misconduct? A review of university documents
Physician View and Experience of the Diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder in Young Children
Introduction: Clinicians working with children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) occupy an important position between parents and the wide-ranging research findings. However, it is not widely known how clinicians view and experience ASD in children, even though their perspective has been shown to significantly influence their work. Material and methods: Sixteen physicians working with preschool children without a diagnosis of (intellectual or o…
European Universities’ Guidance on Research Integrity and Misconduct
Research integrity is imperative to good science. Nonetheless, many countries and institutions develop their own integrity guidance, thereby risking incompatibilities with guidance of collaborating institutions. We retrieved guidance for academic integrity and misconduct of 18 universities from 10 European countries and investigated accessibility, general content, principles endorsed, and definitions of misconduct. Accessibility and content diffe…
Heterogeneity in European Research Integrity Guidance
Similar forms of misconduct are perceived differently throughout Europe. There are no extensive surveys on the guidance on research integrity in the different countries of Europe. Therefore, we performed a systematic content analysis of (biomedical) research integrity guidance documents from all the countries of the European Economic Area. We show that there is strong heterogeneity concerning research integrity guidance on crucial aspects, for ex…
What Do Islamic Institutional Fatwas Say About Medical and Research Confidentiality and Breach of Confidentiality
Protecting confidentiality is an essential value in all human relationships, no less in medical practice and research. 1 Doctor‐patient and researcher‐participant relationships are built on trust and on the understanding those patients' secrets will not be disclosed. 2 However, this confidentiality can be breached in some situations where it is necessary to meet a strong conflicting duty. 3 Confidentiality, in a general sense, has received much i…
The use of stored tissue samples from minors for genetic research
Stored tissue sample collections from minors are useful for genetic research. The ethics of the use of stored tissue samples for genetic research continues be a much debated topic of discussion. The use of pediatric samples poses specific ethical questions. Although a substantial corpus of empirical literature exists on the use of samples from adults, not much is known about the opinion of professionals on the use of samples from children. We con…
A Belgian Perspective
European Universities’ Guidance on Research Integrity and Misconduct
Research integrity is imperative to good science. Nonetheless, many countries and institutions develop their own integrity guidance, thereby risking incompatibilities with guidance of collaborating institutions. We retrieved guidance for academic integrity and misconduct of 18 universities from 10 European countries and investigated accessibility, general content, principles endorsed, and definitions of misconduct. Accessibility and content diffe…
Heterogeneity in European Research Integrity Guidance
Similar forms of misconduct are perceived differently throughout Europe. There are no extensive surveys on the guidance on research integrity in the different countries of Europe. Therefore, we performed a systematic content analysis of (biomedical) research integrity guidance documents from all the countries of the European Economic Area. We show that there is strong heterogeneity concerning research integrity guidance on crucial aspects, for ex…
A Belgian Perspective
The use of stored tissue samples from minors for genetic research
Stored tissue sample collections from minors are useful for genetic research. The ethics of the use of stored tissue samples for genetic research continues be a much debated topic of discussion. The use of pediatric samples poses specific ethical questions. Although a substantial corpus of empirical literature exists on the use of samples from adults, not much is known about the opinion of professionals on the use of samples from children. We con…
What Do Islamic Institutional Fatwas Say About Medical and Research Confidentiality and Breach of Confidentiality
Protecting confidentiality is an essential value in all human relationships, no less in medical practice and research. 1 Doctor‐patient and researcher‐participant relationships are built on trust and on the understanding those patients' secrets will not be disclosed. 2 However, this confidentiality can be breached in some situations where it is necessary to meet a strong conflicting duty. 3 Confidentiality, in a general sense, has received much i…
Heterogeneity in European Research Integrity Guidance
Similar forms of misconduct are perceived differently throughout Europe. There are no extensive surveys on the guidance on research integrity in the different countries of Europe. Therefore, we performed a systematic content analysis of (biomedical) research integrity guidance documents from all the countries of the European Economic Area. We show that there is strong heterogeneity concerning research integrity guidance on crucial aspects, for ex…
European Universities’ Guidance on Research Integrity and Misconduct
Research integrity is imperative to good science. Nonetheless, many countries and institutions develop their own integrity guidance, thereby risking incompatibilities with guidance of collaborating institutions. We retrieved guidance for academic integrity and misconduct of 18 universities from 10 European countries and investigated accessibility, general content, principles endorsed, and definitions of misconduct. Accessibility and content diffe…
How do Chinese universities address research integrity and misconduct? A review of university documents
Physician View and Experience of the Diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder in Young Children
Introduction: Clinicians working with children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) occupy an important position between parents and the wide-ranging research findings. However, it is not widely known how clinicians view and experience ASD in children, even though their perspective has been shown to significantly influence their work. Material and methods: Sixteen physicians working with preschool children without a diagnosis of (intellectual or o…
Do we achieve anything by teaching research integrity to starting PhD students
Education of young researchers has been proposed as a way to promote research integrity. However, the effectiveness of research integrity education on PhD students is unknown. In a longitudinal design, we surveyed over 1000 starting PhD students from various disciplines regarding knowledge, attitude and behaviour before, immediately after and 3 months after a compulsory 3-h course given by a panel of experts. Compared with a control group who did…
Educating PhD Students in Research Integrity in Europe
Research integrity codes of conduct in Europe
In the past decade, policy‐makers in science have been concerned with harmonizing research integrity standards across Europe. These standards are encapsulated in the European Code of Conduct for Research Integrity. Yet, almost every European country today has its own national‐level code of conduct for research integrity. In this study we document in detail how national‐level codes diverge on almost all aspects concerning research integrity—except…
The Many Moral Matters of Organoid Models
Research Integrity Supervision Practices and Institutional Support
The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s10805-022-09468-y
Co-creating Research Integrity Education Guidelines for Research Institutions
To foster research integrity (RI), research institutions should develop a continuous RI education approach, addressing various target groups. To support institutions to achieve this, we developed RI education guidelines together with RI experts and research administrators, exploring similarities and differences in recommendations across target groups, as well as recommendations about RI education using approaches other than formal RI training. We…
The Value-Free Ideal of Science
The Mentor’s Role in Fostering Research Integrity Standards Among New Generations of Researchers
A Tale of Two Chimeras
Cerebral organoid models in-of-themselves are considered as an alternative to research animal models. But their developmental and biological limitations currently inhibit the probability that organoids can fully replace animal models. Furthermore, these organoid limitations have, somewhat ironically, brought researchers back to the animal model via xenotransplantation, thus creating hybrids and chimeras. In addition to attempting to study and ove…
Moving beyond the moral status of organoid‐entities
Ethical deliberations are unfolding for potentially controversial organoid‐entities such as brain organoids and embryoids. Much of the ethical deliberation centers on the questionable moral status of such organoid‐entities. However, while such work is important and appropriate, ethical deliberations may become too exclusively rooted in moral status and potentially overshadow other relevant moral dilemmas. The ethical discussion on organoid models…
Blinding Models for Scientific Peer-Review of Biomedical Research Proposals
Objective: The aim of this systematic review is to estimate: (i) the overall effect of blinding models on bias; (ii) the effect of each blinding model; and (iii) the effect of un-blinding on reviewer's accountability in biomedical research proposals. Methods: Systematic review of prospective or retrospective comparative studies that evaluated two or more peer review blinding models for biomedical research proposals/funding applications and report…
The value-free ideal in codes of conduct for research integrity
Codes of conduct should help scientists navigate societal expectations
Scientists are increasingly expected to incorporate socio-political considerations in their work, for instance by anticipating potential socio-political ramifications. While this is aimed at promoting pro-social values, critics argue that the desire to serve society has led to self-censorship and even to the politicization of science. Philosophers of science have developed various strategies to distinguish between influences of values that safegu…
Virt 2 Ue
Universities and other research institutions are increasingly providing additional training in research integrity to improve the quality and reliability of research. Various training courses have been developed, with diverse learning goals and content. Despite the importance of training that focuses on moral character and professional virtues, there remains a lack of training that adopts a virtue ethics approach. To address this, we, a European C…
A multi-dimensional learning strategy to foster research integrity
Responsible research practices are critical to maintaining integrity in research and the provision of institutional trainings is an important means of promoting research integrity. However, studies show contrasting results on the efficacy of institutional training and that these approaches may not be fully effective in promoting research integrity among individuals and improving the overall climate in research integrity. Therefore, a more compreh…
Understanding of Authorship Guidelines and the Frequency of Authorship Misuse
Ethical authorship practices ensure both accountability and credibility. In this study, we estimated the frequency of encountering honorary and ghost authorship at least once among researchers at Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) in Qatar. Additionally, we evaluated researchers' familiarity with standard authorship guidelines. Using a cross-sectional design, we administered a pre-developed anonymous online survey to 4043 researchers. Descriptive st…
Political science (16 works) · Psychology (15 works) · Medicine (14 works) · Academic integrity and plagiarism (13 works) · Engineering ethics (13 works) · Ethics in Clinical Research (13 works) · Engineering (12 works) · Computer Science (10 works) · Law (10 works) · Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education (9 works)