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7962
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Henriette van Praag 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 Henriette van Praag sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 69 publications — 4th percentile

4% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Henriette van Praag 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 Henriette van Praag sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 40 D-Index — 17th percentile

17% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Henriette van Praag is affiliated with Florida Atlantic University in the United States.

Their research primarily spans the fields of Neuroscience and Medicine, with notable focus areas including Physiology, Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Developmental Neuroscience, and Neurology.

The main topics addressed in their work cover:

  • Adipose Tissue and Metabolism
  • Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms
  • Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
  • Alzheimer's disease research and treatments
  • Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms
  • Memory and Neural Mechanisms
  • Exercise and Physiological Responses

Henriette van Praag's recent publications include:

  • "Exerkines in health, resilience and disease," 2022, published in Nature Reviews Endocrinology
  • "Effects of Aerobic Exercise Training on Systemic Biomarkers and Cognition in Late Middle-Aged Adults at Risk for Alzheimer's Disease," 2021, in Frontiers in Endocrinology
  • "Steps towards standardized quantification of adult neurogenesis," 2020, in Nature Communications
  • "Can exercise training teach us how to treat Alzheimer's disease?" 2022, in Ageing Research Reviews
  • "Topoisomerase 3β knockout mice show transcriptional and behavioural impairments associated with neurogenesis and synaptic plasticity," 2020, in Nature Communications

The scientist frequently publishes in several venues, with multiple papers appearing in:

  • Faculty Opinions - Post-Publication Peer Review of the Biomedical Literature
  • Brain Plasticity
  • Nature Reviews Endocrinology
  • Nature Communications
  • Progress in Neurobiology

Collaborations are an element of their work, with frequent co-authors including Alejandro Pinto, Matthew Stremlau, Mark A. Febbraio, Jacob M. Haus, and Ozioma C. Okonkwo.

Best Publications

  • Exercise Enhances Learning and Hippocampal Neurogenesis in Aged Mice

    Henriette van Praag;Tiffany Shubert;Chunmei Zhao;Fred H. Gage

  • Bridging animal and human models of exercise-induced brain plasticity.

    Michelle W. Voss;Carmen Vivar;Arthur F. Kramer;Henriette van Praag

  • Enriched environment and physical activity stimulate hippocampal but not olfactory bulb neurogenesis.

    Jason Brown;Christiana M. Cooper-Kuhn;Gerd Kempermann;Henriette Van Praag;Henriette Van Praag

  • Combined adult neurogenesis and BDNF mimic exercise effects on cognition in an Alzheimer’s mouse model

    Se Hoon Choi;Enjana Bylykbashi;Zena K. Chatila;Star W. Lee

  • Running enhances spatial pattern separation in mice

    David J. Creer;Carola Romberg;Lisa M. Saksida;Henriette van Praag

  • Running-Induced Systemic Cathepsin B Secretion Is Associated with Memory Function.

    Hyo Youl Moon;Andreas Becke;David Berron;Benjamin Becker

  • Running is the neurogenic and neurotrophic stimulus in environmental enrichment

    Tali Kobilo;Qing Rong Liu;Kriti Gandhi;Mohammed Mughal

  • When Neurogenesis Encounters Aging and Disease

    Orly Lazarov;Mark P. Mattson;Daniel A. Peterson;Sanjay W. Pimplikar

  • All about running: synaptic plasticity, growth factors and adult hippocampal neurogenesis.

    Carmen Vivar;Michelle C. Potter;Henriette van Praag

  • Plant-Derived Flavanol (−)Epicatechin Enhances Angiogenesis and Retention of Spatial Memory in Mice

    Henriette van Praag;Melanie J. Lucero;Gene W. Yeo;Kimberly Stecker

  • Running throughout middle-age improves memory function, hippocampal neurogenesis, and BDNF levels in female C57BL/6J mice

    Michael W. Marlatt;Michelle C. Potter;Paul J. Lucassen;Henriette van Praag

  • Can physical exercise in old age improve memory and hippocampal function

    Emrah Duzel;Emrah Duzel;Emrah Duzel;Henriette van Praag;Michael Sendtner

  • Monosynaptic inputs to new neurons in the dentate gyrus

    Carmen Vivar;Michelle C. Potter;Jiwon Choi;Ji Young Lee

  • Exercise increases hippocampal neurogenesis to high levels but does not improve spatial learning in mice bred for increased voluntary wheel running.

    Justin S. Rhodes;Henriette van Praag;Susan Jeffrey;Isabelle Girard

  • Tumor necrosis factor-α synthesis inhibitor 3,6′-dithiothalidomide attenuates markers of inflammation, Alzheimer pathology and behavioral deficits in animal models of neuroinflammation and Alzheimer’s disease

    David Tweedie;Ryan A Ferguson;Kelly Fishman;Kathryn A Frankola

  • Ataxia telangiectasia mutated is essential during adult neurogenesis

    Duane M. Allen;Henriette van Praag;Jasodhara Ray;Zoë Weaver

  • Exercise and Hippocampal Memory Systems

    Michelle W. Voss;Carmen Soto;Seungwoo Yoo;Matthew Sodoma

  • Exercise and the brain: something to chew on.

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  • Functional circuits of new neurons in the dentate gyrus

    Carmen Vivar;Henriette van Praag

  • Exercise, energy intake, glucose homeostasis, and the brain.

    Henriette van Praag;Monika Fleshner;Michael W. Schwartz;Mark P. Mattson;Mark P. Mattson

  • Running rewires the neuronal network of adult-born dentate granule cells.

    Carmen Vivar;Benjamin D. Peterson;Henriette van Praag

Frequent Co-Authors

Mark P. Mattson
Mark P. Mattson Johns Hopkins University
Fred H. Gage
Fred H. Gage Salk Institute for Biological Studies
Kevin G. Becker
Kevin G. Becker National Institutes of Health
Brian R. Christie
Brian R. Christie University of Victoria
Ozioma C. Okonkwo
Ozioma C. Okonkwo University of Wisconsin–Madison
Xinyu Zhao
Xinyu Zhao University of Wisconsin–Madison
Paul J. Lucassen
Paul J. Lucassen University of Amsterdam
Nigel H. Greig
Nigel H. Greig National Institutes of Health
Emrah Düzel
Emrah Düzel German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases
María Llorens-Martín
María Llorens-Martín Spanish National Research Council

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