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Louk J. M. J. Vanderschuren

Louk J. M. J. Vanderschuren

D-Index & Metrics

Social Sciences and Humanities

D-Index
80
Citations
22728
World Ranking
380
National Ranking
17

Louk J. M. J. Vanderschuren publication distribution in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026

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44 publications 570+

This scientist: 262 publications — 81st percentile

81% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 570 publications or more.

Louk J. M. J. Vanderschuren D-index placement in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Louk J. M. J. Vanderschuren sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 80 D-Index — 95th percentile

95% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more.

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

  • Putting a spin on the dorsal–ventral divide of the striatum

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

  • Drug Seeking Becomes Compulsive After Prolonged Cocaine Self-Administration

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

  • The neurobiology of social play behavior in rats.

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

  • The neuropharmacology of impulsive behaviour

    Tommy Pattij;Louk J.M.J. Vanderschuren

  • A cannabinoid mechanism in relapse to cocaine seeking.

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

  • 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

  • Involvement of the Dorsal Striatum in Cue-Controlled Cocaine Seeking

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

  • 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

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

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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • The neurobiology of social play and its rewarding value in rats

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

  • 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

  • Nucleus Accumbens μ-Opioid Receptors Mediate Social Reward

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

  • Behavioral disinhibition requires dopamine receptor activation

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

  • Evaluating the rewarding nature of social interactions in laboratory animals.

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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

Frequent Co-Authors

Anton N. M. Schoffelmeer
Anton N. M. Schoffelmeer VU University Medical Center
Viviana Trezza
Viviana Trezza Roma Tre University
Paul Willner
Paul Willner Swansea University
Roger A.H. Adan
Roger A.H. Adan Utrecht University
Pieter Voorn
Pieter Voorn VU University Medical Center
Taco J. De Vries
Taco J. De Vries VU University Medical Center
Patrizia Campolongo
Patrizia Campolongo Sapienza University of Rome
Judith R. Homberg
Judith R. Homberg Radboud University
Jan M. van Ree
Jan M. van Ree Utrecht University
Janna Cousijn
Janna Cousijn Erasmus University Rotterdam

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