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Jan K. Buitelaar

Jan K. Buitelaar

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Neuroscience
Netherlands
2026
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Medicine
Netherlands
2023

D-Index & Metrics

Medicine

D-Index
166
Citations
110854
World Ranking
607
National Ranking
24

Neuroscience

D-Index
166
Citations
110608
World Ranking
87
National Ranking
2

Jan K. Buitelaar 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 Jan K. Buitelaar sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 1,087 publications — 99th percentile

99% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Jan K. Buitelaar 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 Jan K. Buitelaar sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 166 D-Index — 99th percentile

99% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Neuroscience in Netherlands Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Neuroscience in Netherlands Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Medicine in Netherlands Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Psychology in Netherlands Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Psychology in Netherlands Leader Award

Overview

Jan K. Buitelaar is affiliated with Radboud University in the Netherlands and has contributed extensively to the fields of neuroscience, medicine, and psychology. Their research spans various subfields including cognitive neuroscience, psychiatry and mental health, clinical psychology, genetics, and radiology.

Their work focuses on several main topics, notably autism spectrum disorder research, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, functional brain connectivity studies, child and adolescent psychosocial and emotional development, genetics and neurodevelopmental disorders, obsessive-compulsive spectrum disorders, and advanced neuroimaging techniques and applications.

Among the recent papers authored or co-authored by Jan K. Buitelaar are the following:

  • The World Federation of ADHD International Consensus Statement: 208 Evidence-based conclusions about the disorder (2021, Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews)
  • ENIGMA and global neuroscience: A decade of large-scale studies of the brain in health and disease across more than 40 countries (2020, Translational Psychiatry)
  • Cortical thickness across the lifespan: Data from 17,075 healthy individuals aged 3-90 years (2021, Human Brain Mapping)
  • Prevalence of Autism Spectrum Disorder and Co-morbidities in Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Literature Review (2021, Frontiers in Psychiatry)
  • Where is Cingulate Cortex? A Cross-Species View (2020, Trends in Neurosciences)

Frequent co-authors of Jan K. Buitelaar include Tobias Banaschewski, Barbara Franke, Declan Murphy, Tony Charman, and Christian F. Beckmann. These collaborations reflect interdisciplinary engagements across neuropsychiatry and clinical research.

Publication venues where Jan K. Buitelaar's work frequently appears include:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • European Neuropsychopharmacology
  • European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
  • Translational Psychiatry
  • Molecular Autism

Their research output demonstrates a sustained focus on neurodevelopmental and psychiatric disorders, emphasizing empirical studies and data-driven approaches within large-scale neuroscience collaborations. Their contribution to understanding brain structure across the lifespan and systematic reviews of neurodevelopmental disorders is notable within the fields addressed.

Best Publications

  • Identification of risk loci with shared effects on five major psychiatric disorders: a genome-wide analysis

    Jordan W. Smoller;Kenneth Kendler;Nicholas John Craddock;Phil Hyoun Lee

  • Genetic relationship between five psychiatric disorders estimated from genome-wide SNPs

    S. Hong Lee;Stephan Ripke;Stephan Ripke;Benjamin M. Neale;Benjamin M. Neale;Stephen V. Faraone

  • Analysis of shared heritability in common disorders of the brain

    Verneri Anttila;Verneri Anttila;Brendan Bulik-Sullivan;Brendan Bulik-Sullivan;Hilary K. Finucane;Raymond K. Walters;Raymond K. Walters

  • ICA-AROMA: A robust ICA-based strategy for removing motion artifacts from fMRI data

    Raimon H. R. Pruim;Maarten Mennes;Daan van Rooij;Alberto Llera

  • Genomic Relationships, Novel Loci, and Pleiotropic Mechanisms across Eight Psychiatric Disorders

    Phil H. Lee;Verneri Anttila;Hyejung Won;Yen-Chen A. Feng

  • The World Federation of ADHD International Consensus Statement: 208 Evidence-based Conclusions about the Disorder

    Stephen V. Faraone;Tobias Banaschewski;David Coghill;Yi Zheng

  • Prenatal maternal stress: effects on pregnancy and the (unborn) child.

    E.J.H Mulder;P.G Robles de Medina;A.C Huizink;B.R.H Van den Bergh

  • European clinical guidelines for hyperkinetic disorder-first upgrade

    Eric Taylor;Manfred Döpfner;Joseph Sergeant;Philip Asherson

  • Subcortical brain volume differences in participants with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in children and adults: a cross-sectional mega-analysis

    Martine Hoogman;Janita Bralten;Derrek P. Hibar;Maarten Mennes

  • Common genetic variants influence human subcortical brain structures.

    Derrek P. Hibar;Jason L. Stein;Jason L. Stein;Miguel E. Renteria;Alejandro Arias-Vasquez

  • Stress during pregnancy is associated with developmental outcome in infancy.

    Anja C. Huizink;Anja C. Huizink;Pascale G. Robles de Medina;Eduard J.H. Mulder;Gerard H.A. Visser

  • The genetic architecture of the human cerebral cortex

    Katrina L. Grasby;Neda Jahanshad;Jodie N. Painter;Lucía Colodro-Conde

  • The ENIGMA Consortium: large-scale collaborative analyses of neuroimaging and genetic data

    Paul M. Thompson;Jason L. Stein;Sarah E. Medland;Derrek P. Hibar

  • Is pregnancy anxiety a distinctive syndrome

    Anja C. Huizink;Anja C. Huizink;Eduard J.H. Mulder;Pascale G. Robles de Medina;Gerard H.A. Visser

  • Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and social dysfunctioning

    Judith S. Nijmeijer;Ruud B. Minderaa;Jan K. Buitelaar;Aisling Mulligan

  • Executive functioning in adult ADHD: A meta-analytic review

    A. Marije Boonstra;Jaap Oosterlaan;Joseph A. Sergeant;Jan K. Buitelaar

  • Psychiatric genome-wide association study analyses implicate neuronal, immune and histone pathways

    Colm O'Dushlaine;Lizzy Rossin;Phil H. Lee;Laramie Duncan;Laramie Duncan

  • PRENATAL STRESS AND RISK FOR PSYCHOPATHOLOGY: SPECIFIC EFFECTS OR INDUCTION OF GENERAL SUSCEPTIBILITY?

    Anja C. Huizink;Edu J. H. Mulder;Jan K. Buitelaar

  • Shared heritability of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and autism spectrum disorder

    Nanda N. J. Rommelse;Barbara Franke;Hilde M. Geurts;Catharina A. Hartman

  • The analysis of 51 genes in DSM-IV combined type attention deficit hyperactivity disorder: association signals in DRD4, DAT1 and 16 other genes.

    K. Brookes;X. Xu;W. Chen;K. Zhou

  • Meta-analysis of brain-derived neurotrophic factor p.Val66Met in adult ADHD in four European populations†‡

    C. Sanchez-Mora;M. Ribases;J. A. Ramos-Quiroga;M. Casas

Frequent Co-Authors

Barbara Franke
Barbara Franke Radboud University
Pieter J. Hoekstra
Pieter J. Hoekstra University Medical Center Groningen
Nanda Rommelse
Nanda Rommelse Radboud University
Jaap Oosterlaan
Jaap Oosterlaan University of Amsterdam
Catharina A. Hartman
Catharina A. Hartman University Medical Center Groningen
Tobias Banaschewski
Tobias Banaschewski Heidelberg University
Dirk J. Heslenfeld
Dirk J. Heslenfeld Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Marcel P. Zwiers
Marcel P. Zwiers Radboud University
Christian F. Beckmann
Christian F. Beckmann Radboud University
Edmund J.S. Sonuga-Barke
Edmund J.S. Sonuga-Barke King's College London

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