2026 Louk J. M. J. Vanderschuren: Social Sciences and Humanities Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities	80	380	327	17	15	262	22728

Overview

Louk J. M. J. Vanderschuren is affiliated with Utrecht University in the Netherlands. Their research primarily focuses on neuroscience, with a total of 64 publications in this field. Within neuroscience, Vanderschuren's work spans several subfields including Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Cognitive Neuroscience, Molecular Biology, and Behavioral Neuroscience.

The scientist has explored multiple research topics that include Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior, Neuroendocrine Regulation and Behavior, Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling, Memory and Neural Mechanisms, Stress Responses and Cortisol, Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research, and Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes.

Recent publications by Vanderschuren include:

"Addiction as a brain disease revised: why it still matters, and the need for consilience" (2021), published in Neuropsychopharmacology
"Temporally Specific Roles of Ventral Tegmental Area Projections to the Nucleus Accumbens and Prefrontal Cortex in Attention and Impulse Control" (2021), published in Journal of Neuroscience
"Modulation of value-based decision making behavior by subregions of the rat prefrontal cortex" (2020), published in Psychopharmacology
"The continued need for animals to advance brain research" (2021), published in Neuron
"Social Play Behavior Is Critical for the Development of Prefrontal Inhibitory Synapses and Cognitive Flexibility in Rats" (2022), published in Journal of Neuroscience

Frequent collaborators in Vanderschuren's research include Heidi M. B. Lesscher, Roger A.H. Adan, Corette J. Wierenga, E. J. Marijke Achterberg, and Ate Bijlsma.

The primary publication venues for their research consist of Psychopharmacology, Faculty Opinions - Post-Publication Peer Review of the Biomedical Literature, Behavioural Pharmacology, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), and Neuropsychopharmacology.

Best Publications

Alterations in dopaminergic and glutamatergic transmission in the induction and expression of behavioral sensitization: a critical review of preclinical studies.

L. J. M. J. Vanderschuren;P. W. Kalivas

1593
Citations
Putting a spin on the dorsal–ventral divide of the striatum

Pieter Voorn;Louk J.M.J Vanderschuren;Henk J Groenewegen;Trevor W Robbins

1424
Citations
Drug Seeking Becomes Compulsive After Prolonged Cocaine Self-Administration

Louk J. M. J. Vanderschuren;Barry J. Everitt

860
Citations
The neurobiology of social play behavior in rats.

L.J.M.J. Vanderschuren;R.J.M. Niesink;J.M. van Ree

656
Citations
The neuropharmacology of impulsive behaviour

Tommy Pattij;Louk J.M.J. Vanderschuren

564
Citations
A cannabinoid mechanism in relapse to cocaine seeking.

T J De Vries;Y Shaham;J R Homberg;H Crombag

505
Citations
New Developments in Human Neurocognition: Clinical, Genetic, and Brain Imaging Correlates of Impulsivity and Compulsivity

Naomi A Fineberg;Samuel R. Chamberlain;Anna E. Goudriaan;Dan J. Stein

503
Citations
Involvement of the Dorsal Striatum in Cue-Controlled Cocaine Seeking

Louk J. M. J. Vanderschuren;Patricia Di Ciano;Barry J. Everitt

453
Citations
Opioids, Reward and Addiction: An Encounter of Biology, Psychology, and Medicine

Jan M. van Ree;Mirjam A. F. M. Gerrits;Louk J. M. J. Vanderschuren

436
Citations
The pleasures of play: pharmacological insights into social reward mechanisms.

Viviana Trezza;Petra J.J. Baarendse;Louk J.M.J. Vanderschuren

427
Citations
Critical involvement of dopaminergic neurotransmission in impulsive decision making.

Marcel M. van Gaalen;Reinout van Koten;Anton N.M. Schoffelmeer;Louk J.M.J. Vanderschuren

421
Citations
Drug-induced reinstatement of heroin- and cocaine-seeking behaviour following long-term extinction is associated with expression of behavioural sensitization.

T J De Vries;A N Schoffelmeer;R Binnekade;A H Mulder

420
Citations
Healthy play, better coping : The importance of play for the development of children in health and disease

Sanne L. Nijhof;Christiaan H. Vinkers;Stefan M. van Geelen;Sasja N. Duijff

371
Citations
The neurobiology of social play and its rewarding value in rats

Louk J.M.J. Vanderschuren;E.J. Marijke Achterberg;Viviana Trezza

366
Citations
A single exposure to amphetamine is sufficient to induce long-term behavioral, neuroendocrine, and neurochemical sensitization in rats

Louk J. M. J. Vanderschuren;E. Donné Schmidt;Taco J. De Vries;Caroline A. P. Van Moorsel

345
Citations
Nucleus Accumbens μ-Opioid Receptors Mediate Social Reward

V. Trezza;R. Damsteegt;E.J.M. Achterberg;L.J.M.J. Vanderschuren

290
Citations
Behavioral disinhibition requires dopamine receptor activation

Marcel M. van Gaalen;Reinhild J. Brueggeman;Patricia F. C. Bronius;Anton N. M. Schoffelmeer

283
Citations
Evaluating the rewarding nature of social interactions in laboratory animals.

Viviana Trezza;Patrizia Campolongo;Louk J.M.J. Vanderschuren

274
Citations
Dopaminergic mechanisms mediating the incentive to seek cocaine and heroin following long-term withdrawal of IV drug self-administration.

T. J. De Vries;Anton N. M. Schoffelmeer;R. Binnekade;Louk J. M. J. Vanderschuren

260
Citations
The neurobiology of oppositional defiant disorder and conduct disorder: altered functioning in three mental domains.

Walter Matthys;Louk J. M. J. Vanderschuren;Dennis J. L. G. Schutter

254
Citations
Addiction as a brain disease revised: why it still matters, and the need for consilience.

Markus Heilig;James MacKillop;James MacKillop;Diana Martinez;Jürgen Rehm

243
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Anton N. M. Schoffelmeer VU University Medical Center

Viviana Trezza Roma Tre University

Paul Willner Swansea University

Roger A.H. Adan Utrecht University

Pieter Voorn VU University Medical Center

Taco J. De Vries VU University Medical Center

Patrizia Campolongo Sapienza University of Rome

Judith R. Homberg Radboud University

Walter Matthys Utrecht University

Janna Cousijn Erasmus University Rotterdam

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