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D-Index
144
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1445
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E. Ronald de Kloet publication distribution in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Medicine in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where E. Ronald de Kloet sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 610 publications — 73rd percentile

73% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,796 publications or more.

E. Ronald de Kloet D-index placement in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Medicine scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where E. Ronald de Kloet sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 144 D-Index — 93rd percentile

93% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 217 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Medicine in Netherlands Leader Award

Overview

E. Ronald de Kloet is affiliated with Leiden University Medical Center in the Netherlands. Their research primarily spans the fields of Neuroscience and Medicine, with a notable focus on Behavioral Neuroscience, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Social Psychology, Clinical Psychology, and Biological Psychiatry.

Their scientific investigations concentrate on several main topics, including:

  • Stress Responses and Cortisol
  • Hormonal Regulation and Hypertension
  • Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior
  • Tryptophan and brain disorders
  • Circadian rhythm and melatonin
  • Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
  • Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development

The research output of E. Ronald de Kloet is published across various specialized venues. Frequent publication outlets include:

  • Faculty Opinions - Post-Publication Peer Review of the Biomedical Literature
  • Psychoneuroendocrinology
  • Archives of Veterinary Science and Medicine
  • Molecular Neurobiology
  • Molecular Psychiatry

Among recent papers featuring de Kloet's work are:

  • "The cortisol switch between vulnerability and resilience," 2023, Molecular Psychiatry
  • "Forced swim stressor: Trends in usage and mechanistic consideration," 2021, European Journal of Neuroscience
  • "Mitochondrial gene signature in the prefrontal cortex for differential susceptibility to chronic stress," 2020, Scientific Reports
  • "Mineralocorticoid receptor and glucocorticoid receptor work alone and together in cell-type-specific manner: Implications for resilience prediction and targeted therapy," 2022, Neurobiology of Stress
  • "Insights into the Therapeutic Potential of Glucocorticoid Receptor Modulators for Neurodegenerative Diseases," 2020, International Journal of Molecular Sciences

The scientist has collaborated frequently with several coauthors, including:

  • Onno C. Meijer
  • Marc Molendijk
  • Alejandro F. De Nicola
  • María Meyer
  • Megan Galbally

The scope of their work reflects an interdisciplinary approach combining elements of stress physiology, neuroendocrinology, and psychological processes with molecular and cellular insights. This body of research contributes to understanding the complex mechanisms underlying stress vulnerability, resilience, and hormonal regulation.

Best Publications

  • Stress and the brain: from adaptation to disease

    E. Ron de Kloet;Marian Joëls;Florian Holsboer

  • Brain corticosteroid receptor balance in health and disease.

    E R De Kloet;E Vreugdenhil;M S Oitzl;M Joëls

  • Two Receptor Systems for Corticosterone in Rat Brain: Microdistribution and Differential Occupation

    J. M. H. M. Reul;E. R. De Kloet

  • Stress and cognition: are corticosteroids good or bad guys?

    E. Ron de Kloet;Melly S. Oitzl;Marian Joëls

  • Adrenal steroid receptors and actions in the nervous system

    B. S. McEwen;E. R. De Kloet;W. Rostene

  • LOCALISATION OF 11β-HYDROXYSTEROID DEHYDROGENASE—TISSUE SPECIFIC PROTECTOR OF THE MINERALOCORTICOID RECEPTOR

    C.R.W. Edwards;D. Burt;M.A. Mcintyre;E.R. De Kloet

  • Feedback action and tonic influence of corticosteroids on brain function: a concept arising from the heterogeneity of brain receptor systems

    E.R. De Kloet;J.M.H.M. Reul

  • The three-hit concept of vulnerability and resilience: toward understanding adaptation to early-life adversity outcome.

    Nikolaos P. Daskalakis;Nikolaos P. Daskalakis;Nikolaos P. Daskalakis;Rosemary C. Bagot;Rosemary C. Bagot;Karen J. Parker;Christiaan H. Vinkers

  • Maternal care and hippocampal plasticity: evidence for experience-dependent structural plasticity, altered synaptic functioning, and differential responsiveness to glucocorticoids and stress

    Danielle L. Champagne;Rosemary C. Bagot;Felisa van Hasselt;Ger Ramakers

  • Differences in corticosterone and dexamethasone binding to rat brain and pituitary

    Ronald De Kloet;Gislaine Wallach;Bruce S. McEWEN

  • On the role of brain mineralocorticoid (type I) and glucocorticoid (type II) receptors in neuroendocrine regulation.

    Anna Ratka;Winardi Sutanto;Margreet Bloemers;Ronald de Kloet

  • The coming out of the brain mineralocorticoid receptor

    Marian Joëls;Henk Karst;Roel DeRijk;E. Ronald de Kloet

  • Do corticosteroids damage the brain

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

  • Control of neuronal excitability by corticosteroid hormones.

    Marian Joëls;E.Ronald de Kloet

  • Mineralocorticoid and glucocorticoid receptors in the brain. Implications for ion permeability and transmitter systems

    M. Joëls;E.R. de Kloet

  • Corticosteroid hormones in the central stress response: quick-and-slow.

    E. Ronald de Kloet;Henk Karst;Marian Joëls

  • The influence of ovarian steroids on hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal regulation in the female rat.

    M P Carey;C H Deterd;J de Koning;F Helmerhorst

  • Altered reactivity of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis in the primary fibromyalgia syndrome.

    E N Griep;J W Boersma;E R de Kloet

  • Cellular Localization of Interleukin 6 mRNA and Interleukin 6 Receptor mRNA in Rat Brain

    B. Schöbitz;E. R. de Kloet;W. Sutanto;F. Holsboer

  • Stress, genes and the mechanism of programming the brain for later life.

    E. Ronald de Kloet;Rosana M. Sibug;Frans M. Helmerhorst;Mathias Schmidt

Frequent Co-Authors

Melly S. Oitzl
Melly S. Oitzl University of Amsterdam
Onno C. Meijer
Onno C. Meijer Leiden University Medical Center
Marian Joëls
Marian Joëls University of Groningen
Alejandro F. De Nicola
Alejandro F. De Nicola University of Buenos Aires
Dirk H.G. Versteeg
Dirk H.G. Versteeg Utrecht University
Béla Bohus
Béla Bohus University of Groningen
Mathias V. Schmidt
Mathias V. Schmidt Max Planck Society
Henk Karst
Henk Karst Utrecht University
Seymour Levine
Seymour Levine Stanford University
Frans G. Zitman
Frans G. Zitman Leiden University

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