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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Neuroscience 74 2086 1906 67 63 199 22805
Medicine 74 19347 18161 707 674 201 22829

Elly M. Hol publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Elly M. Hol between 1992 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Elly M. Hol published across 34 years, from 1992 to 2025, averaging 7.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 17 publications in 2022. 21 of the 249 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1992 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 17. Peak 17 publications in 2022. 1992: 2 publications 1993: 5 publications 1994: 5 publications 1995: 1 publication 1996: 1 publication 1997: 0 publications 1998: 3 publications 1999: 2 publications 2000: 5 publications 2001: 1 publication 2002: 3 publications 2003: 7 publications 2004: 10 publications 2005: 6 publications 2006: 11 publications 2007: 4 publications 2008: 8 publications 2009: 11 publications 2010: 5 publications 2011: 6 publications 2012: 9 publications 2013: 7 publications 2014: 12 publications 2015: 12 publications 2016: 8 publications 2017: 7 publications 2018: 11 publications 2019: 8 publications 2020: 15 publications 2021: 15 publications 2022: 17 publications 2023: 11 publications 2024: 10 publications 2025: 11 publications
1992 2025

249 publications in total across all disciplines

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Elly M. Hol: publications per year, 1992 to 2025
Year Publications
1992 2
1993 5
1994 5
1995 1
1996 1
1997 0
1998 3
1999 2
2000 5
2001 1
2002 3
2003 7
2004 10
2005 6
2006 11
2007 4
2008 8
2009 11
2010 5
2011 6
2012 9
2013 7
2014 12
2015 12
2016 8
2017 7
2018 11
2019 8
2020 15
2021 15
2022 17
2023 11
2024 10
2025 11
Total 249
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Elly M. Hol publication distribution in Neuroscience in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Neuroscience in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Elly M. Hol sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400 500
Bar chart with 86 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 38–47 to 887+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 539. Most scientists, 539, have 98–107 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 887 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 198–207 publications, is where this scientist sits. 38–47 publications: 18 scientists 48–57 publications: 79 scientists 58–67 publications: 193 scientists 68–77 publications: 323 scientists 78–87 publications: 406 scientists 88–97 publications: 452 scientists 98–107 publications: 539 scientists 108–117 publications: 505 scientists 118–127 publications: 522 scientists 128–137 publications: 469 scientists 138–147 publications: 456 scientists 148–157 publications: 459 scientists 158–167 publications: 397 scientists 168–177 publications: 383 scientists 178–187 publications: 350 scientists 188–197 publications: 302 scientists 198–207 publications: 306 scientists 208–217 publications: 262 scientists 218–227 publications: 242 scientists 228–237 publications: 220 scientists 238–247 publications: 203 scientists 248–257 publications: 174 scientists 258–267 publications: 176 scientists 268–277 publications: 175 scientists 278–287 publications: 125 scientists 288–297 publications: 116 scientists 298–307 publications: 127 scientists 308–317 publications: 128 scientists 318–327 publications: 99 scientists 328–337 publications: 89 scientists 338–347 publications: 78 scientists 348–357 publications: 96 scientists 358–367 publications: 66 scientists 368–377 publications: 59 scientists 378–387 publications: 65 scientists 388–397 publications: 54 scientists 398–407 publications: 48 scientists 408–417 publications: 49 scientists 418–427 publications: 34 scientists 428–437 publications: 31 scientists 438–447 publications: 30 scientists 448–457 publications: 31 scientists 458–467 publications: 36 scientists 468–477 publications: 40 scientists 478–487 publications: 35 scientists 488–497 publications: 30 scientists 498–507 publications: 23 scientists 508–517 publications: 26 scientists 518–527 publications: 20 scientists 528–537 publications: 23 scientists 538–547 publications: 20 scientists 548–557 publications: 20 scientists 558–567 publications: 17 scientists 568–577 publications: 14 scientists 578–587 publications: 20 scientists 588–597 publications: 20 scientists 598–607 publications: 19 scientists 608–617 publications: 18 scientists 618–627 publications: 17 scientists 628–637 publications: 11 scientists 638–647 publications: 11 scientists 648–657 publications: 11 scientists 658–667 publications: 8 scientists 668–677 publications: 7 scientists 678–687 publications: 11 scientists 688–697 publications: 10 scientists 698–707 publications: 4 scientists 708–717 publications: 6 scientists 718–727 publications: 5 scientists 728–737 publications: 5 scientists 738–747 publications: 9 scientists 748–757 publications: 9 scientists 758–767 publications: 3 scientists 768–777 publications: 7 scientists 778–787 publications: 7 scientists 788–797 publications: 6 scientists 798–807 publications: 2 scientists 808–817 publications: 2 scientists 818–827 publications: 7 scientists 828–837 publications: 0 scientists 838–847 publications: 9 scientists 848–857 publications: 3 scientists 858–867 publications: 1 scientist 868–877 publications: 3 scientists 878–886 publications: 6 scientists 887+ publications: 100 scientists
38–47 publications 887+

This scientist: 199 publications — 62nd percentile

62% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 887 publications or more.

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Number of Neuroscience scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,597 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
38–47 18
48–57 79
58–67 193
68–77 323
78–87 406
88–97 452
98–107 539
108–117 505
118–127 522
128–137 469
138–147 456
148–157 459
158–167 397
168–177 383
178–187 350
188–197 302
198–207 306 199
208–217 262
218–227 242
228–237 220
238–247 203
248–257 174
258–267 176
268–277 175
278–287 125
288–297 116
298–307 127
308–317 128
318–327 99
328–337 89
338–347 78
348–357 96
358–367 66
368–377 59
378–387 65
388–397 54
398–407 48
408–417 49
418–427 34
428–437 31
438–447 30
448–457 31
458–467 36
468–477 40
478–487 35
488–497 30
498–507 23
508–517 26
518–527 20
528–537 23
538–547 20
548–557 20
558–567 17
568–577 14
578–587 20
588–597 20
598–607 19
608–617 18
618–627 17
628–637 11
638–647 11
648–657 11
658–667 8
668–677 7
678–687 11
688–697 10
698–707 4
708–717 6
718–727 5
728–737 5
738–747 9
748–757 9
758–767 3
768–777 7
778–787 7
788–797 6
798–807 2
808–817 2
818–827 7
828–837 0
838–847 9
848–857 3
858–867 1
868–877 3
878–886 6
887+ 100
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Elly M. Hol D-index placement in Neuroscience in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Neuroscience scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Elly M. Hol sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
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Bar chart with 68 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30–31 to 163+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 512. Most scientists, 512, have 46–47 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 163 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 74–75 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30–31 D-Index: 42 scientists 32–33 D-Index: 172 scientists 34–35 D-Index: 296 scientists 36–37 D-Index: 435 scientists 38–39 D-Index: 459 scientists 40–41 D-Index: 456 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 467 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 478 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 512 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 435 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 425 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 418 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 392 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 357 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 334 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 328 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 260 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 278 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 239 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 250 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 210 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 200 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 189 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 170 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 146 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 113 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 126 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 100 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 84 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 99 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 84 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 85 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 72 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 76 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 45 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 49 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 43 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 32 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 45 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 50 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 32 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 39 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 32 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 29 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 27 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 19 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 23 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 27 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 16 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 24 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 13 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 21 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 17 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 14 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 15 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 10 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 10 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 13 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 9 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 8 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 6 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 6 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 7 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 7 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 10 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 4 scientists 162 D-Index: 8 scientists 163+ D-Index: 100 scientists
30–31 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 74 D-Index — 79th percentile

79% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 163 D-Index or more.

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Number of Neuroscience scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,597 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30–31 42
32–33 172
34–35 296
36–37 435
38–39 459
40–41 456
42–43 467
44–45 478
46–47 512
48–49 435
50–51 425
52–53 418
54–55 392
56–57 357
58–59 334
60–61 328
62–63 260
64–65 278
66–67 239
68–69 250
70–71 210
72–73 200
74–75 189 74
76–77 170
78–79 146
80–81 113
82–83 126
84–85 100
86–87 84
88–89 99
90–91 84
92–93 85
94–95 72
96–97 76
98–99 45
100–101 49
102–103 43
104–105 32
106–107 45
108–109 50
110–111 32
112–113 39
114–115 32
116–117 29
118–119 27
120–121 19
122–123 23
124–125 27
126–127 16
128–129 24
130–131 13
132–133 21
134–135 17
136–137 14
138–139 15
140–141 10
142–143 10
144–145 13
146–147 9
148–149 8
150–151 6
152–153 6
154–155 7
156–157 7
158–159 10
160–161 4
162 8
163+ 100
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2019 - Member of Academia Europaea

Overview

Elly M. Hol is affiliated with Utrecht University in the Netherlands and has contributed extensively to the fields of neuroscience, biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and medicine. Their research spans multiple subfields including molecular biology, neurology, physiology, cellular and molecular neuroscience, and immunology.

The primary focus of Hol's work lies in investigating mechanisms of neuroinflammation and neurodegeneration, with particular attention to Alzheimer's disease research and treatments. Other significant areas include neuroscience and neuropharmacology research, RNA research and splicing, neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms, immune cells in cancer, and glioma diagnosis and treatment.

Frequent publication venues for Hol's research include:

  • Glia
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Brain Behavior and Immunity
  • Handbook of Clinical Neurology
  • Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience

Prominent co-authors frequently collaborating with Hol are:

  • Jinte Middeldorp
  • Jacqueline A. Sluijs
  • Lot D. de Witte
  • R. Jeroen Pasterkamp
  • Christiaan F. M. Huffels

Among recent papers authored or co-authored by Hol are:

  • "Reactive astrocyte nomenclature, definitions, and future directions," 2021, Nature Neuroscience
  • "Loss of lamin-B1 and defective nuclear morphology are hallmarks of astrocyte senescence in vitro and in the aging human hippocampus," 2021, Aging Cell
  • "Profiling Microglia From Alzheimer's Disease Donors and Non-demented Elderly in Acute Human Postmortem Cortical Tissue," 2020, Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience
  • "A characterization of the molecular phenotype and inflammatory response of schizophrenia patient-derived microglia-like cells," 2020, Brain Behavior and Immunity
  • "Current perspectives on diffuse midline glioma and a different role for the immune microenvironment compared to glioblastoma," 2022, Journal of Neuroinflammation

In 2019, Elly M. Hol was awarded membership of the Academia Europaea.

Best Publications

  • Reactive astrocyte nomenclature, definitions, and future directions

    Carole Escartin;Elena Galea;András Lakatos;James P. O’Callaghan

  • GFAP in Health and Disease

    J. Middeldorp;E.M. Hol

  • Glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) and the astrocyte intermediate filament system in diseases of the central nervous system.

    Elly M Hol;Elly M Hol;Elly M Hol;Milos Pekny;Milos Pekny;Milos Pekny

  • Effect of bright light and melatonin on cognitive and noncognitive function in elderly residents of group care facilities: a randomized controlled trial.

    Rixt F. Riemersma-van der Lek;Dick F. Swaab;Jos Twisk;Elly M. Hol

  • Astrocytes: a central element in neurological diseases

    Milos Pekny;Milos Pekny;Milos Pekny;Marcela Pekna;Marcela Pekna;Marcela Pekna;Albee Messing;Christian Steinhäuser

  • Frameshift Mutants of β Amyloid Precursor Protein and Ubiquitin-B in Alzheimer's and Down Patients

    Fred W. van Leeuwen;Dominique P. V. de Kleijn;Helma H. van den Hurk;Andrea Neubauer

  • Induction of a common microglia gene expression signature by aging and neurodegenerative conditions: a co-expression meta-analysis

    Inge R Holtman;Divya D Raj;Jeremy A Miller;Wandert Schaafsma

  • Microglia innately develop within cerebral organoids.

    Paul R. Ormel;Renata Vieira de Sá;Emma J. van Bodegraven;Henk Karst

  • The Indispensable Roles of Microglia and Astrocytes during Brain Development

    Kitty Reemst;Stephen C. Noctor;Paul J. Lucassen;Elly M. Hol;Elly M. Hol;Elly M. Hol

  • Isolation of glia from Alzheimer's mice reveals inflammation and dysfunction

    Marie Orre;Willem Kamphuis;Lana M Osborn;Lana M Osborn;Anne H P Jansen

  • Human microglia regional heterogeneity and phenotypes determined by multiplexed single-cell mass cytometry.

    Chotima Böttcher;Stephan Schlickeiser;Marjolein A. M. Sneeboer;Desiree Kunkel

  • Immune involvement in the pathogenesis of schizophrenia: a meta-analysis on postmortem brain studies.

    C. F. M. G. van Kesteren;H. Gremmels;L. D. de Witte;E. M. Hol;E. M. Hol;E. M. Hol

  • GFAP Isoforms in Adult Mouse Brain with a Focus on Neurogenic Astrocytes and Reactive Astrogliosis in Mouse Models of Alzheimer Disease

    Willem Kamphuis;Carlyn Mamber;Martina Moeton;Lieneke Kooijman

  • Astrogliosis: An integral player in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease.

    Lana M. Osborn;Willem Kamphuis;Wytse J. Wadman;Elly M. Hol

  • hUPF2 Silencing Identifies Physiologic Substrates of Mammalian Nonsense-Mediated mRNA Decay

    Jürgen Wittmann;Elly M. Hol;Hans-Martin Jäck

  • Acute isolation and transcriptome characterization of cortical astrocytes and microglia from young and aged mice

    Marie Orre;Willem Kamphuis;Lana M. Osborn;Lana M. Osborn;Jeroen Melief

  • Glial fibrillary acidic protein isoform expression in plaque related astrogliosis in Alzheimer's disease

    Willem Kamphuis;Jinte Middeldorp;Jinte Middeldorp;Lieneke Kooijman;Jacqueline A. Sluijs

  • Mutant ubiquitin found in neurodegenerative disorders is a ubiquitin fusion degradation substrate that blocks proteasomal degradation

    Kristina Lindsten;Femke M.S. de Vrij;Lisette G.G.C. Verhoef;David F. Fischer

  • Immune hyperreactivity of Aβ plaque-associated microglia in Alzheimer's disease

    Zhuoran Yin;Divya Raj;Nasrin Saiepour;Debby Van Dam

  • Enteric GFAP expression and phosphorylation in Parkinson's disease.

    Thomas Clairembault;Thomas Clairembault;Willem Kamphuis;Laurène Leclair-Visonneau;Laurène Leclair-Visonneau;Malvyne Rolli-Derkinderen;Malvyne Rolli-Derkinderen

  • Adult human subventricular, subgranular, and subpial zones contain astrocytes with a specialized intermediate filament cytoskeleton

    Reinko F. Roelofs;David F. Fischer;Simone H. Houtman;Jacqueline A. Sluijs

Frequent Co-Authors

Willem Kamphuis
Willem Kamphuis Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences
Dick F. Swaab
Dick F. Swaab Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences
Milos Pekny
Milos Pekny University of Gothenburg
W.H. Gispen
W.H. Gispen Utrecht University
René S. Kahn
René S. Kahn Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Eleonora Aronica
Eleonora Aronica University of Amsterdam
Inge Huitinga
Inge Huitinga Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience
Joost Verhaagen
Joost Verhaagen Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience
Angelo L. Vescovi
Angelo L. Vescovi Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza
Bart J. L. Eggen
Bart J. L. Eggen University Medical Center Groningen

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