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Gilles van Luijtelaar

Gilles van Luijtelaar

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Neuroscience

D-Index
50
Citations
7502
World Ranking
5817
National Ranking
165

Gilles van Luijtelaar 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 Gilles van Luijtelaar sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 157 publications — 46th percentile

46% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Gilles van Luijtelaar 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 Gilles van Luijtelaar sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 50 D-Index — 41st percentile

41% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Gilles van Luijtelaar is affiliated with Radboud University in the Netherlands. Their research primarily focuses on Neuroscience, with a total of 50 publications in this field. Within this broad domain, they have contributed significantly to subfields including Cognitive Neuroscience, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Psychiatry and Mental Health, Molecular Biology, and Developmental and Educational Psychology.

The scientist's work spans multiple interconnected topics, such as:

  • Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
  • Epilepsy Research and Treatment
  • Neural Dynamics and Brain Function
  • Photoreceptor and Optogenetics Research
  • EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces
  • Sleep and Wakefulness Research
  • Ion Channel Regulation and Function

Gilles van Luijtelaar has published papers in a range of scientific journals. The frequent publication venues include:

  • Epilepsy Research
  • Jurnal Psikologi
  • Frontiers in Neurology
  • Acta Neuropsychologica
  • Neuropharmacology

Among their recent papers are:

  • Establishing Drug Effects on Electrocorticographic Activity in a Genetic Absence Epilepsy Model: Advances and Pitfalls, 2020, Frontiers in Pharmacology
  • Circadian Rhythms and Epilepsy: A Suitable Case for Absence Epilepsy, 2020, Frontiers in Neurology
  • Dynamical mesoscale model of absence seizures in genetic models, 2020, PLoS ONE
  • The role of thalamic nuclei in genetic generalized epilepsies, 2022, Epilepsy Research
  • The impact of early-life environment on absence epilepsy and neuropsychiatric comorbidities, 2022, IBRO Neuroscience Reports

In addition to journal articles, Gilles van Luijtelaar has contributed to book publications. One of the notable works is published by Frontiers Media:

  • Epileptic Seizure Disorders in Animal Models: Advances in Translational Approaches, 2024

The scientist frequently collaborates with several co-authors, including:

  • Augustina Sulastri
  • Ilya V. Sysoev
  • Lucia Trisni Widhianingtanti
  • I. S. Midzyanovskaya
  • Heni Gerda Pesau

Best Publications

  • Evolving Concepts on the Pathophysiology of Absence Seizures: The Cortical Focus Theory

    Hanneke Meeren;Gilles van Luijtelaar;Fernando Lopes da Silva;Anton Coenen

  • A revised Racine's scale for PTZ-induced seizures in rats.

    Annika Lüttjohann;Paolo F. Fabene;Gilles van Luijtelaar

  • Global and focal aspects of absence epilepsy: the contribution of genetic models.

    Gilles van Luijtelaar;Evgenia Sitnikova

  • The WAG/Rij strain: A genetic animal model of absence epilepsy with comorbidity of depressiony

    Karine Sarkisova;Gilles van Luijtelaar

  • Sleep spindles and spike–wave discharges in EEG: Their generic features, similarities and distinctions disclosed with Fourier transform and continuous wavelet analysis

    Evgenia Sitnikova;Alexander E. Hramov;Alexey A. Koronovsky;Gilles van Luijtelaar

  • Onset and propagation of spike and slow wave discharges in human absence epilepsy: A MEG study.

    Inge Westmijse;Pauly Ossenblok;Boudewijn Gunning;Gilles van Luijtelaar

  • Dynamics of networks during absence seizure's on- and offset in rodents and man.

    Annika Lüttjohann;Annika Lüttjohann;Gilles van Luijtelaar

  • Spike-wave discharges are necessary for the expression of behavioral depression-like symptoms.

    Karine Yu Sarkisova;Galina D Kuznetsova;Michael A Kulikov;Gilles van Luijtelaar

  • Absence Seizure Control by a Brain Computer Interface.

    Vladimir A. Maksimenko;Sabrina van Heukelum;Vladimir V. Makarov;Janita Kelderhuis

  • An algorithm for real-time detection of spike-wave discharges in rodents

    Alexey Ovchinnikov;Annika Lüttjohann;Alexander Hramov;Gilles van Luijtelaar

  • Spike–wave discharges in WAG/Rij rats are preceded by delta and theta precursor activity in cortex and thalamus

    Gilles van Luijtelaar;Alexander Hramov;Evgenia Sitnikova;Alexei Koronovskii

  • Antiepileptic action of N-palmitoylethanolamine through CB1 and PPAR-α receptor activation in a genetic model of absence epilepsy.

    Rita Citraro;Emilio Russo;Francesca Scicchitano;Clementina M. van Rijn

  • Space–time network connectivity and cortical activations preceding spike wave discharges in human absence epilepsy: a MEG study

    Disha Gupta;Pauly P. W. Ossenblok;Gilles van Luijtelaar

  • Fluoxetine exerts age-dependent effects on behavior and amygdala neuroplasticity in the rat

    Judith R. Homberg;Jocelien D. A. Olivier;Tom Blom;Tim Arentsen

  • The dynamics of cortico-thalamo-cortical interactions at the transition from pre-ictal to ictal LFPs in absence epilepsy.

    Annika Lüttjohann;Gilles van Luijtelaar

  • Methods of automated absence seizure detection, interference by stimulation, and possibilities for prediction in genetic absence models

    Gilles van Luijtelaar;Annika Lüttjohann;Vladimir V. Makarov;Vladimir A. Maksimenko

  • Thalamic lesions in a genetic rat model of absence epilepsy: Dissociation between spike-wave discharges and sleep spindles

    Hanneke K.M. Meeren;Jan G. Veening;Tanja A.E. Möderscheim;Anton M.L. Coenen

  • K+ channel openers decrease seizures in genetically epileptic rats.

    Gabriel Gandolfo;Sylvie Romettino;Claude Gottesmann;Gilles van Luijtelaar

  • Electroencephalographic Characterization of Spike-Wave Discharges in Cortex and Thalamus in WAG/Rij Rats

    Evgenia Sitnikova;Gilles van Luijtelaar

  • Macroscopic and microscopic spectral properties of brain networks during local and global synchronization.

    Vladimir A. Maksimenko;Annika Lüttjohann;Vladimir V. Makarov;Mikhail V. Goremyko

  • Upholding WAG/Rij rats as a model of absence epileptogenesis: Hidden mechanisms and a new theory on seizure development.

    Emilio Russo;Rita Citraro;Andrew Constanti;Antonio Leo

  • Evolving Concepts on the Pathophysiology of Absence Seizures

    Hanneke Meeren;Gilles van Luijtelaar;Fernando Lopes da Silva;Anton Coenen

Frequent Co-Authors

Anton M.L. Coenen
Anton M.L. Coenen Radboud University
Alexander E. Hramov
Alexander E. Hramov Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University
Thomas Budde
Thomas Budde University of Münster
Władysław Lasoń
Władysław Lasoń Polish Academy of Sciences
Martijn Arns
Martijn Arns Brainclinics
Hans-Christian Pape
Hans-Christian Pape University of Münster
Jan-Mathijs Schoffelen
Jan-Mathijs Schoffelen Radboud University
Wilhelmus Drinkenburg
Wilhelmus Drinkenburg Johnson & Johnson (United States)
Rita Citraro
Rita Citraro Magna Graecia University
Alexander Sumich
Alexander Sumich Nottingham Trent University

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