2026 Erno J. Hermans: Neuroscience Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Neuroscience	55	4663	4291	141	132	121	13210

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Overview

Erno J. Hermans is a researcher affiliated with Radboud University in the Netherlands. Their work predominantly spans the fields of psychology and neuroscience, with a particular focus on cognitive neuroscience, experimental and cognitive psychology, clinical psychology, behavioral neuroscience, and social psychology.

Their research covers a variety of topics, including:

Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
Stress Responses and Cortisol
Mental Health Research Topics
Resilience and Mental Health
Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies
COVID-19 and Mental Health

Hermans has contributed to several recent papers, including:

"Psycho-social factors associated with mental resilience in the Corona lockdown" (2021), published in Translational Psychiatry
"Mechanisms of memory under stress" (2022), published in Neuron
"Leukocyte Methylomic Imprints of Exposure to the Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda: a Pilot Epigenome-Wide Analysis" (2021), published in Epigenomics
"Coping with COVID: risk and resilience factors for mental health in a German representative panel study" (2022), published in Psychological Medicine
"Basolateral amygdala activation enhances object recognition memory by inhibiting anterior insular cortex activity" (2022), published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Their frequent coauthors include:

Raffaël Kalisch
Florian Krause
Ilya M. Veer
Sophie Bögemann
Dorota Kobylińska

Hermans often publishes in venues such as:

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
Translational Psychiatry
Biological Psychiatry
Psychoneuroendocrinology
Epigenomics

Best Publications

Dynamic adaptation of large-scale brain networks in response to acute stressors

Erno J. Hermans;Marloes J.A.G. Henckens;Marloes J.A.G. Henckens;Marian Joëls;Guillén Fernández

1018
Citations
Acute psychological stress reduces working memory-related activity in the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex.

Shaozheng Qin;Erno J. Hermans;Hein J.F. van Marle;Jing Luo

849
Citations
The resilience framework as a strategy to combat stress-related disorders

Raffael Kalisch;Dewleen G. Baker;Dewleen G. Baker;Ulrike Basten;Ulrike Basten;Marco P. Boks

756
Citations
Persistent schema-dependent hippocampal-neocortical connectivity during memory encoding and postencoding rest in humans

Marlieke T. R. van Kesteren;Guillén Fernández;David G. Norris;Erno J. Hermans

473
Citations
Testosterone shifts the balance between sensitivity for punishment and reward in healthy young women

Jack van Honk;Dennis J.L.G Schutter;Erno J Hermans;Peter Putman

431
Citations
From Specificity to Sensitivity: How Acute Stress Affects Amygdala Processing of Biologically Salient Stimuli

Hein J.F. van Marle;Erno J. Hermans;Shaozheng Qin;Guillén Fernández

431
Citations
Exogenous Testosterone Enhances Responsiveness to Social Threat in the Neural Circuitry of Social Aggression in Humans

Erno J. Hermans;Erno J. Hermans;Nick F. Ramsey;Jack van Honk

427
Citations
Stressed Memories: How Acute Stress Affects Memory Formation in Humans

Marloes J. A. G. Henckens;Erno J. Hermans;Zhenwei Pu;Marian Joëls

388
Citations
Testosterone administration reduces empathetic behavior: A facial mimicry study

Erno Jan Hermans;Peter Putman;Jack van Honk

339
Citations
Enhanced resting-state connectivity of amygdala in the immediate aftermath of acute psychological stress

Hein J.F. van Marle;Erno J. Hermans;Erno J. Hermans;Shaozheng Qin;Shaozheng Qin;Guillén Fernández;Guillén Fernández

294
Citations
A Single Administration of Testosterone Reduces Fear-Potentiated Startle in Humans

Erno J. Hermans;Peter Putman;Johanna M. Baas;Hans P. Koppeschaar

289
Citations
Gonadal hormone regulation of the emotion circuitry in humans.

G. A. van Wingen;L. Ossewaarde;Torbjörn Bäckstrom;E. J. Hermans;E. J. Hermans

257
Citations
Effects of exogenous testosterone on the ventral striatal BOLD response during reward anticipation in healthy women.

Erno J. Hermans;Peter A. Bos;Lindsey Ossewaarde;Nick F. Ramsey

246
Citations
Emotional stroop performance for masked angry faces: it's BAS, not BIS.

Peter Putman;Erno Hermans;Jack van Honk

243
Citations
How the brain connects in response to acute stress: A review at the human brain systems level

J. van Oort;I. Tendolkar;E.J. Hermans;P.C.R. Mulders

243
Citations
A single administration of testosterone induces cardiac accelerative responses to angry faces in healthy young women.

Jack van Honk;Adriaan Tuiten;Erno Hermans;Peter Putnam

242
Citations
Defective somatic markers in sub-clinical psychopathy.

Jack van Honk;Erno J Hermans;Peter Putman;Barbara Montagne

241
Citations
Neural mechanisms underlying changes in stress-sensitivity across the menstrual cycle

Lindsey Ossewaarde;Erno J. Hermans;Erno J. Hermans;Guido A. van Wingen;Guido A. van Wingen;Sabine C. Kooijman

224
Citations
How the amygdala affects emotional memory by altering brain network properties.

Erno J. Hermans;Francesco P. Battaglia;Piray Atsak;Lycia D. de Voogd

218
Citations
Acute stress modulates genotype effects on amygdala processing in humans

Helena Cousijn;Mark Rijpkema;Shaozheng Qin;Hein J. F. van Marle

216
Citations
Psycho-social factors associated with mental resilience in the Corona lockdown.

Ilya M Veer;Antje Riepenhausen;Matthias Zerban;Carolin Wackerhagen

213
Citations
Low cortisol levels and the balance between punishment sensitivity and reward dependency.

Jack Van Honk;Dennis J. L. G. Schutter;Erno J. Hermans;Peter Putman

210
Citations