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Maarten van den Buuse

Maarten van den Buuse

La Trobe University
Australia

D-Index & Metrics

Neuroscience

D-Index
58
Citations
10505
World Ranking
4209
National Ranking
118

Maarten van den Buuse 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 Maarten van den Buuse sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 254 publications — 75th percentile

75% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Maarten van den Buuse 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 Maarten van den Buuse sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 58 D-Index — 57th percentile

57% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Maarten van den Buuse is a researcher affiliated with La Trobe University in Australia, specializing in the field of neuroscience. Their work primarily focuses on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Behavioral Neuroscience, Molecular Biology, Cognitive Neuroscience, and Social Psychology.

Their research covers topics including:

  • Stress Responses and Cortisol
  • Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior
  • Nerve Injury and Regeneration
  • Neuroendocrine Regulation and Behavior
  • Tryptophan and Brain Disorders
  • Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
  • Neurogenesis and Neuroplasticity Mechanisms

Maarten van den Buuse has published extensively, with a notable presence in journals such as Neuroscience, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Brain Sciences, European Journal of Neuroscience, and Biological Psychiatry.

Recent papers include:

  • "Neurobiology of BDNF in fear memory, sensitivity to stress, and stress-related disorders" (2020) published in Molecular Psychiatry
  • "Sex differences in the effect of maternal immune activation on cognitive and psychosis-like behaviour in Long Evans rats" (2020) published in European Journal of Neuroscience
  • "Suppression of Corticostriatal Circuit Activity Improves Cognitive Flexibility and Prevents Body Weight Loss in Activity-Based Anorexia in Rats" (2020) published in Biological Psychiatry
  • "Effects of beta-hydroxybutyrate administration on MK-801-induced schizophrenia-like behaviour in mice" (2020) published in Psychopharmacology
  • "Maternal immune activation targeted to a window of parvalbumin interneuron development improves spatial working memory: Implications for autism" (2020) published in Brain Behavior and Immunity

Frequent collaborators in their research include:

  • Emily J. Jaehne
  • Andrea Gogos
  • Rachel Hill
  • Michael Notaras
  • Matthew W. Hale

Best Publications

  • Modeling the Positive Symptoms of Schizophrenia in Genetically Modified Mice: Pharmacology and Methodology Aspects

    Maarten van den Buuse

  • Circadian rhythms of blood pressure, heart rate, and locomotor activity in spontaneously hypertensive rats as measured with radio-telemetry

    Maarten Van Den Buuse

  • Neurobiology of BDNF in fear memory, sensitivity to stress, and stress-related disorders

    Michael Notaras;Maarten van den Buuse;Maarten van den Buuse;Maarten van den Buuse

  • The BDNF gene Val66Met polymorphism as a modifier of psychiatric disorder susceptibility: progress and controversy

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  • Pituitary Volume Predicts Future Transition to Psychosis in Individuals at Ultra-High Risk of Developing Psychosis

    Belinda Garner;Belinda Garner;Carmine M. Pariante;Stephen J. Wood;Dennis Velakoulis

  • Brain-derived neurotrophic factor promotes central nervous system myelination via a direct effect upon oligodendrocytes.

    Junhua Xiao;Agnes W Wong;Melanie M Willingham;Maarten van den Buuse

  • Clozapine reverses schizophrenia-related behaviours in the metabotropic glutamate receptor 5 knockout mouse: association with N-methyl-D-aspartic acid receptor up-regulation.

    Laura Gray;Maarten van den Buuse;Elizabeth Scarr;Elizabeth Scarr;Brian Dean;Brian Dean

  • Neurodevelopmental animal models of schizophrenia: effects on prepulse inhibition.

    M. Van den Buuse;B. Garner;M. Koch

  • The effect of estrogen on dopamine and serotonin receptor and transporter levels in the brain: An autoradiography study

    Carolina Chavez;Marianne Hollaus;Elizabeth Scarr;Elizabeth Scarr;Geoff Pavey

  • Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor (BDNF): Novel Insights into Regulation and Genetic Variation.

    Michael Notaras;Maarten van den Buuse;Maarten van den Buuse;Maarten van den Buuse

  • Phospholipase C-β1 knockout mice exhibit endophenotypes modeling schizophrenia which are rescued by environmental enrichment and clozapine administration

    CE McOmish;E Burrows;M Howard;E Scarr;E Scarr

  • A role for the BDNF gene Val66Met polymorphism in schizophrenia? A comprehensive review.

    Michael Notaras;Rachel Anne Hill;Maarten van den Buuse;Maarten van den Buuse;Maarten van den Buuse

  • Combined neonatal stress and young-adult glucocorticoid stimulation in rats reduce BDNF expression in hippocampus: effects on learning and memory.

    Kwok Ho Christopher Choy;Yvonne de Visser;Nancy R. Nichols;Maarten van den Buuse;Maarten van den Buuse

  • BDNF impairment is associated with age-related changes in the inner retina and exacerbates experimental glaucoma

    Vivek Gupta;Yuyi You;Jonathan Li;Veer Gupta

  • An animal model of chronic placental insufficiency: relevance to neurodevelopmental disorders including schizophrenia.

    A.E. Rehn;M. Van Den Buuse;M. Van Den Buuse;D. Copolov;T. Briscoe

  • N-acetyl cysteine restores brain glutathione loss in combined 2-cyclohexene-1-one and d-amphetamine-treated rats: relevance to schizophrenia and bipolar disorder.

    Olivia M. Dean;Maarten van den Buuse;Maarten van den Buuse;Michael Berk;Michael Berk;Michael Berk;David L. Copolov;David L. Copolov

  • Sex-specific disruptions in spatial memory and anhedonia in a "two hit" rat model correspond with alterations in hippocampal brain-derived neurotrophic factor expression and signaling

    Rachel A. Hill;Maren Klug;Szerenke Kiss Von Soly;Michele D. Binder

  • Blood pressure, heart rate, and behavioral responses to psychological "novelty" stress in freely moving rats.

    Maarten van den Buuse;Saskia A.B.E. van Acker;Marc Fluttert;E. Ronald de Kloet

  • Neuregulin 1 hypomorphic mutant mice: enhanced baseline locomotor activity but normal psychotropic drug-induced hyperlocomotion and prepulse inhibition regulation.

    Maarten van den Buuse;Maarten van den Buuse;Lena Wischhof;Ruo Xi Lee;Sally Martin

  • α-Synuclein transgenic mice exhibit reduced anxiety-like behaviour

    Sonia George;Maarten van den Buuse;Maarten van den Buuse;Su San Mok;Su San Mok;Colin L Masters;Colin L Masters

  • Improved spatial recognition memory in mice lacking adenosine A2A receptors

    Jian Hong Wang;Yuan Ye Ma;Maarten van den Buuse

  • Early maternal deprivation reduces prepulse inhibition and impairs spatial learning ability in adulthood: no further effect of post-pubertal chronic corticosterone treatment.

    Belinda Garner;Stephen J. Wood;Christos Pantelis;Maarten van den Buuse

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael Berk
Michael Berk Deakin University
Anthony J. Hannan
Anthony J. Hannan Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health
Ashley I. Bush
Ashley I. Bush Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health
Olivia M. Dean
Olivia M. Dean Deakin University
Nigel C. Jones
Nigel C. Jones Monash University
Zoltán Sarnyai
Zoltán Sarnyai James Cook University
Elizabeth Scarr
Elizabeth Scarr University of Melbourne
Brian Dean
Brian Dean Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health
Jennifer L. Cornish
Jennifer L. Cornish Macquarie University
Colin L. Masters
Colin L. Masters University of Melbourne

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