2026 Benno Roozendaal: Neuroscience Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Neuroscience	95	895	801	28	26	213	37584

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Overview

Benno Roozendaal is affiliated with Radboud University in the Netherlands. Their research predominantly spans the fields of Neuroscience and Psychology, with a significant focus on Cognitive Neuroscience and Behavioral Neuroscience. The work also intersects with Social Psychology, Molecular Biology, and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience.

The scientist's main research topics include:

Stress Responses and Cortisol
Memory and Neural Mechanisms
Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior
Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
Epigenetics and DNA Methylation
Tryptophan and brain disorders
Anesthesia and Neurotoxicity Research

Benno Roozendaal has contributed to various peer-reviewed journals. Frequent publication venues include:

Neuron
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Nature Communications
Current Biology
European Journal of Neuroscience

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Benno Roozendaal include:

"Mechanisms of memory under stress," 2022, Neuron
"Norepinephrine and glucocorticoid effects on the brain mechanisms underlying memory accuracy and generalization," 2020, Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience
"The continued need for animals to advance brain research," 2021, Neuron
"Human cerebellum and corticocerebellar connections involved in emotional memory enhancement," 2022, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
"How the COVID-19 pandemic highlights the necessity of animal research," 2020, Current Biology

Collaborations have been established with several frequent co-authors, including:

Erno J. Hermans
Marloes J. A. G. Henckens
Lars Schwabe
Sevgi Bahtiyar
Kübra Gülmez Karaca

Best Publications

Stress, memory and the amygdala

Benno Roozendaal;Bruce S. McEwen;Sumantra Chattarji

2190
Citations
Stress and glucocorticoids impair retrieval of long-term spatial memory

Dominique J.-F. de Quervain;Benno Roozendaal;James L. McGaugh

1491
Citations
Stress and memory: opposing effects of glucocorticoids on memory consolidation and memory retrieval.

Benno Roozendaal

1169
Citations
Role of adrenal stress hormones in forming lasting memories in the brain.

James L McGaugh;Benno Roozendaal

1072
Citations
Acute cortisone administration impairs retrieval of long-term declarative memory in humans.

Dominique J.-F. de Quervain;Dominique J.-F. de Quervain;Benno Roozendaal;Roger M. Nitsch;James L. McGaugh

1045
Citations
Involvement of the amygdala in memory storage: Interaction with other brain systems

James L. McGaugh;Larry Cahill;Benno Roozendaal

1011
Citations
Glucocorticoids and the regulation of memory consolidation

Benno Roozendaal

949
Citations
Stress effects on memory: an update and integration

Lars Schwabe;Marian Joëls;Benno Roozendaal;Oliver T. Wolf

892
Citations
Glucocorticoids increase amyloid-beta and tau pathology in a mouse model of Alzheimer's disease.

Kim N. Green;Lauren M. Billings;Benno Roozendaal;James L. McGaugh

835
Citations
Glucocorticoid enhancement of memory requires arousal-induced noradrenergic activation in the basolateral amygdala

Benno Roozendaal;Shoki Okuda;Eddy A. Van der Zee;James L. McGaugh

687
Citations
Glucocorticoids and the regulation of memory in health and disease

Dominique J. F de Quervain;Amanda Aerni;Gustav Schelling;Benno Roozendaal

680
Citations
Glucocorticoid effects on object recognition memory require training-associated emotional arousal

Shoki Okuda;Benno Roozendaal;James L. McGaugh

565
Citations
Glucocorticoid enhancement of memory storage involves noradrenergic activation in the basolateral amygdala

Gina Lorena Quirarte;Benno Roozendaal;James L. Mcgaugh

529
Citations
Glucocorticoids interact with emotion-induced noradrenergic activation in influencing different memory functions.

B. Roozendaal;S. Okuda;D.J.-F. de Quervain;J.L. McGaugh

522
Citations
Do corticosteroids damage the brain

J. Herbert;I. M. Goodyer;A. B. Grossman;M. H. Hastings

522
Citations
Stress, glucocorticoids and memory: implications for treating fear-related disorders

Dominique de Quervain;Lars Schwabe;Benno Roozendaal

513
Citations
Glucocorticoids reduce phobic fear in humans

Leila M. Soravia;Markus Heinrichs;Amanda Aerni;Caroline Maroni

507
Citations
Stress and emotional memory: a matter of timing

Marian Joëls;Guillen Fernandez;Benno Roozendaal

494
Citations
The effect of stress doses of hydrocortisone during septic shock on posttraumatic stress disorder in survivors.

Gustav Schelling;Josef Briegel;Benno Roozendaal;Christian Stoll

473
Citations
Glucocorticoid-induced impairment of declarative memory retrieval is associated with reduced blood flow in the medial temporal lobe.

Dominique J.-F. De Quervain;Katharina Henke;Amanda Aerni;Valerie Treyer

455
Citations