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Harm J. Krugers 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 Harm J. Krugers sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 149 publications — 42nd percentile

42% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Harm J. Krugers 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 Harm J. Krugers sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 56 D-Index — 54th percentile

54% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Harm J. Krugers is affiliated with the University of Amsterdam in the Netherlands and focuses their research primarily within the fields of neuroscience and psychology. Their scholarly output includes significant contributions to understanding stress responses, neuroendocrine regulation, and psychological well-being.

Their work spans several key scientific topics, including:

  • Stress Responses and Cortisol
  • Health disparities and outcomes
  • Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction
  • Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior
  • Tryptophan and brain disorders
  • Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms
  • Mental Health Research Topics

Krugers' published research has appeared most often in journals such as Biological Psychiatry, Alzheimer's & Dementia, Current Biology, Frontiers in Psychology, and bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory).

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Krugers include:

  • Paul J. Lucassen
  • K. Richard Ridderinkhof
  • Lotte P. Brinkhof
  • Jaap M. J. Murre
  • Sanne de Wit

Selected recent papers illustrate the scope and direction of their research:

  • "Glucocorticoids Promote Fear Generalization by Increasing the Size of a Dentate Gyrus Engram Cell Population," 2021, Biological Psychiatry
  • "An emerging role for microglia in stress-effects on memory," 2021, European Journal of Neuroscience
  • "How the COVID-19 pandemic highlights the necessity of animal research," 2020, Current Biology
  • "The Interplay Between Quality of Life and Resilience Factors in Later Life: A Network Analysis," 2021, Frontiers in Psychology
  • "The Subjective Experience of Ageism: The Perceived Ageism Questionnaire (PAQ)," 2022, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Their work largely contributes to subfields including social psychology, behavioral neuroscience, health, biological psychiatry, and neurology, reflecting diverse interests that bridge psychological processes and underlying neural mechanisms.

Best Publications

  • Learning under stress: how does it work?

    Marian Joëls;Zhenwei Pu;Olof Wiegert;Melly S. Oitzl

  • Dynamic Microtubules Regulate Dendritic Spine Morphology and Synaptic Plasticity

    Jacek Jaworski;Lukas C. Kapitein;Susana Montenegro Gouveia;Bjorn R. Dortland

  • 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

  • Chronic stress: Implications for neuronal morphology, function and neurogenesis.

    Marian Joëls;Henk Karst;Harmen J. Krugers;Paul J. Lucassen

  • Effects of chronic stress on structure and cell function in rat hippocampus and hypothalamus

    Marian Joëls;Henk Karst;Deborah Alfarez;Vivi M Heine

  • Severe early life stress hampers spatial learning and neurogenesis, but improves hippocampal synaptic plasticity and emotional learning under high-stress conditions in adulthood

    C.A. Oomen;H. Soeters;N. Audureau;L. Vermunt

  • The consequences of early life adversity: neurobiological, behavioural and epigenetic adaptations

    Stefania Maccari;Harm J. Krugers;Sara Morley‐Fletcher;Moshe Szyf

  • Chronic unpredictable stress impairs long-term potentiation in rat hippocampal CA1 area and dentate gyrus in vitro.

    Deborah N. Alfarez;Marian Joëls;Harm J. Krugers

  • Maternal care determines rapid effects of stress mediators on synaptic plasticity in adult rat hippocampal dentate gyrus.

    Rosemary C. Bagot;Felisa N. van Hasselt;Danielle L. Champagne;Michael J. Meaney

  • Improved Long-Term Potentiation and Memory in Young Tau-P301L Transgenic Mice before Onset of Hyperphosphorylation and Tauopathy

    Karin Boekhoorn;Dick Terwel;Barbara Biemans;Peter Borghgraef

  • Early-life stress mediated modulation of adult neurogenesis and behavior.

    A. Korosi;E.F.G. Naninck;C.A. Oomen;M. Schouten

  • Stress hormones and AMPA receptor trafficking in synaptic plasticity and memory.

    Harmen J. Krugers;Casper C. Hoogenraad;Laurent Groc

  • Timing is Essential for Rapid Effects of Corticosterone on Synaptic Potentiation in the Mouse Hippocampus.

    Olof Wiegert;Marian Joëls;Harm Krugers

  • Targeted mutation of Cyln2 in the Williams syndrome critical region links CLIP-115 haploinsufficiency to neurodevelopmental abnormalities in mice

    Casper C. Hoogenraad;Bas Koekkoek;Anna Akhmanova;Harm Krugers

  • Opposite Effects of Early Maternal Deprivation on Neurogenesis in Male versus Female Rats

    Charlotte A Oomen;Carlos E. N. Girardi;Rudy Cahyadi;Eva C. Verbeek

  • Corticosterone and stress reduce synaptic potentiation in mouse hippocampal slices with mild stimulation

    D.N Alfarez;O Wiegert;M Joëls;H.J Krugers

  • LTP after Stress: Up or Down?

    Marian Joëls;Harm J. Krugers

  • Early maternal deprivation affects dentate gyrus structure and emotional learning in adult female rats.

    Charlotte A Oomen;Heleen Soeters;Nathalie Audureau;Lisa Vermunt

  • Exposure to chronic psychosocial stress and corticosterone in the rat : Effects on spatial discrimination learning and hippocampal protein kinase C gamma immunoreactivity

    Harm J. Krugers;Bas R.K. Douma;Gerda Andringa;Béla Bohus

  • Stress and excitatory synapses: From health to disease

    W. Timmermans;H. Xiong;C.C. Hoogenraad;H.J. Krugers

Frequent Co-Authors

Marian Joëls
Marian Joëls University of Groningen
Paul J. Lucassen
Paul J. Lucassen University of Amsterdam
Casper C. Hoogenraad
Casper C. Hoogenraad Utrecht University
Melly S. Oitzl
Melly S. Oitzl University of Amsterdam
Guillén Fernández
Guillén Fernández Radboud University
Henk Karst
Henk Karst Utrecht University
Dick F. Swaab
Dick F. Swaab Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences
Bart J. L. Eggen
Bart J. L. Eggen University Medical Center Groningen
Jonathan R. Seckl
Jonathan R. Seckl University of Edinburgh
Eric Vermetten
Eric Vermetten Leiden University Medical Center

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