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Dick J. Veltman

Dick J. Veltman

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Neuroscience
Netherlands
2026

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Neuroscience

D-Index
123
Citations
52681
World Ranking
355
National Ranking
5

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Neuroscience in Netherlands Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Neuroscience in Netherlands Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Neuroscience in Netherlands Leader Award

Overview

Dick J. Veltman is affiliated with Amsterdam UMC in the Netherlands. Their research spans multiple fields within medicine, neuroscience, and psychology, with a focus on cognitive neuroscience and clinical psychology among other subfields.

Their recent publication record includes significant contributions to neuroimaging and psychiatric research. Notable papers published by Veltman feature:

  • "ENIGMA MDD: seven years of global neuroimaging studies of major depression through worldwide data sharing" (2020, Translational Psychiatry)
  • "How to manage obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) under COVID-19: A clinician's guide from the International College of Obsessive Compulsive Spectrum Disorders (ICOCS) and the Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders Research Network (OCRN) of the European College of Neuropsychopharmacology" (2020, Comprehensive Psychiatry)
  • "Structural brain imaging studies offer clues about the effects of the shared genetic etiology among neuropsychiatric disorders" (2021, Molecular Psychiatry)
  • "Brain structural abnormalities in obesity: relation to age, genetic risk, and common psychiatric disorders" (2020, Molecular Psychiatry)
  • "Coordinated cortical thickness alterations across six neurodevelopmental and psychiatric disorders" (2022, Nature Communications)

Veltman frequently collaborates with several researchers, including:

  • Paul M. Thompson
  • Dan J. Stein
  • Neda Jahanshad
  • Lianne Schmaal
  • Sophia I. Thomopoulos

Publication venues where Veltman has contributed extensively include:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Human Brain Mapping
  • Biological Psychiatry
  • Molecular Psychiatry
  • Translational Psychiatry

The main research areas of Veltman's work comprise:

  • Medicine
  • Neuroscience
  • Psychology

Within these broader fields, their subfield specializations include:

  • Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Experimental and Cognitive Psychology
  • Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging
  • Psychiatry and Mental Health
  • Clinical Psychology

Key topics of Veltman's research cover:

  • Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
  • Advanced Neuroimaging Techniques and Applications
  • Mental Health Research Topics
  • Treatment of Major Depression
  • Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
  • Traumatic Brain Injury Research
  • Advanced MRI Techniques and Applications

Best Publications

  • Cortical abnormalities in adults and adolescents with major depression based on brain scans from 20 cohorts worldwide in the ENIGMA Major Depressive Disorder Working Group.

    L Schmaal;D P Hibar;P G Sämann;G B Hall

  • Subcortical brain alterations in major depressive disorder : findings from the ENIGMA Major Depressive Disorder working group

    Tiffany C. Ho;Boris Gutman;Elena Pozzi;Hans J. Grabe

  • Subcortical brain volume abnormalities in 2028 individuals with schizophrenia and 2540 healthy controls via the ENIGMA consortium

    T. G M van Erp;D. P. Hibar;J. M. Rasmussen;D. C. Glahn

  • Cortical Brain Abnormalities in 4474 Individuals With Schizophrenia and 5098 Control Subjects via the Enhancing Neuro Imaging Genetics Through Meta Analysis (ENIGMA) Consortium

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  • Common genetic variants influence human subcortical brain structures.

    Derrek P. Hibar;Jason L. Stein;Jason L. Stein;Miguel E. Renteria;Alejandro Arias-Vasquez

  • The genetic architecture of the human cerebral cortex

    Katrina L. Grasby;Neda Jahanshad;Jodie N. Painter;Lucía Colodro-Conde

  • The ENIGMA Consortium: large-scale collaborative analyses of neuroimaging and genetic data

    Paul M. Thompson;Jason L. Stein;Sarah E. Medland;Derrek P. Hibar

  • Cortical abnormalities in bipolar disorder : An MRI analysis of 6503 individuals from the ENIGMA Bipolar Disorder Working Group

    D P Hibar;L T Westlye;L T Westlye;N T Doan;N T Doan;N Jahanshad

  • Whole brain resting-state analysis reveals decreased functional connectivity in major depression

    Ilya M. Veer;Ilya M. Veer;Christian F. Beckmann;Christian F. Beckmann;Marie-Jose van Tol;Marie-Jose van Tol;Luca Ferrarini

  • Identification of common variants associated with human hippocampal and intracranial volumes

    Jason L Stein;Sarah E Medland;Sarah E Medland;Alejandro Arias Vasquez;Alejandro Arias Vasquez;Derrek P Hibar

  • Common and distinct patterns of grey-matter volume alteration in major depression and bipolar disorder: evidence from voxel-based meta-analysis

    T Wise;J Radua;J Radua;E Via;N Cardoner

  • Neural correlates of dysfunctional emotion regulation in major depressive disorder. A systematic review of neuroimaging studies.

    Maria M. Rive;Geeske van Rooijen;Dick J. Veltman;Mary L. .Phillips;Mary L. .Phillips

  • Frontal-striatal dysfunction during planning in obsessive-compulsive disorder.

    Odile A. van den Heuvel;Dick J. Veltman;Henk J. Groenewegen;Danielle C. Cath

  • Smaller Hippocampal Volume in Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: A Multisite ENIGMA-PGC Study: Subcortical Volumetry Results From Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Consortia

    Mark W. Logue;Sanne J.H. van Rooij;Emily L. Dennis;Sarah L. Davis

  • The major symptom dimensions of obsessive-compulsive disorder are mediated by partially distinct neural systems.

    Odile A. van den Heuvel;Peter L. Remijnse;David Mataix-Cols;Hugo Vrenken

  • Disorder-specific neuroanatomical correlates of attentional bias in obsessive-compulsive disorder, panic disorder, and hypochondriasis.

    Odile A. van den Heuvel;Dick J. Veltman;Henk J. Groenewegen;Menno P. Witter

  • Reduced orbitofrontal-striatal activity on a reversal learning task in obsessive-compulsive disorder.

    Peter L. Remijnse;Marjan M. A. Nielen;Anton J. L. M. van Balkom;Daniëlle C. Cath

  • Reduced Medial Prefrontal Cortex Volume in Adults Reporting Childhood Emotional Maltreatment

    Anne-Laura van Harmelen;Marie-José van Tol;Nic J.A. van der Wee;Dick J. Veltman

  • GLP-1 Receptor Activation Modulates Appetite- and Reward-Related Brain Areas in Humans

    L. van Bloemendaal;R.G. IJzerman;J.S. ten Kulve;F. Barkhof

  • ENIGMA and Global Neuroscience: A Decade of Large-Scale Studies of the Brain in Health and Disease Across More Than 40 Countries

    Paul Thompson

  • Regional brain volume in depression and anxiety disorders.

    Marie-Jose van Tol;Nic J. A. van der Wee;Odile A. van den Heuvel;Marjan M. A. Nielen

  • Subcortical brain alterations in major depressive disorder: findings from the ENIGMA Major Depressive Disorder working group

    L. Schmaal;D.J. Veltman;T.G.M. van Erp;P.G. Sämann

  • Erratum: Subcortical brain volume abnormalities in 2028 individuals with schizophrenia and 2540 healthy controls via the ENIGMA consortium (Molecular Psychiatry (2015) DOI:10.1038/mp.2015.63)

    T. G.M. Van Erp;D. P. Hibar;J. M. Rasmussen;D. C. Glahn

Frequent Co-Authors

Lianne Schmaal
Lianne Schmaal University of Melbourne
Paul M. Thompson
Paul M. Thompson University of Southern California
Nic J.A. van der Wee
Nic J.A. van der Wee Leiden University Medical Center
Marie-José van Tol
Marie-José van Tol University Medical Center Groningen
Neda Jahanshad
Neda Jahanshad University of Southern California
André Aleman
André Aleman University Medical Center Groningen
Henrik Walter
Henrik Walter Charité - University Medicine Berlin
Ilya M. Veer
Ilya M. Veer Charité - University Medicine Berlin
Anna E. Goudriaan
Anna E. Goudriaan University of Amsterdam

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