2026 Margriet M. Sitskoorn: Psychology Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Neuroscience	46	6755	6214	188	176	181	6929
Psychology	46	6489	6043	296	284	177	6897

Overview

Margriet M. Sitskoorn is affiliated with Tilburg University in the Netherlands, where the focus of research revolves primarily around medicine. The subfields in which they have contributed include pulmonary and respiratory medicine, genetics, radiology, nuclear medicine and imaging, cognitive neuroscience, and neurology.

Their research covers a range of topics related to brain and cognitive health with an emphasis on conditions such as glioma, brain metastases, cognitive impairments linked to cancer, meningioma and schwannoma management, dementia and cognitive impairment, radiomics and machine learning applied to medical imaging, and the management of metastatic bone disease.

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Margriet M. Sitskoorn include Karin Gehring, Wouter De Baene, Geert-Jan Rutten, Patrick E. J. Hanssens, and Hemalatha Kanakarajan.

Publication venues where their work appears regularly are:

Neuro-Oncology
Journal of Neuro-Oncology
Neurosurgery
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases

Notable recent papers authored or co-authored by Margriet M. Sitskoorn include:

"Young children and screen-based media: The impact on cognitive and socioemotional development and the importance of parental mediation" (2023, Cognitive Development)
"eHealth cognitive rehabilitation for brain tumor patients: results of a randomized controlled trial" (2021, Journal of Neuro-Oncology)
"Presurgical Identification of Patients With Glioblastoma at Risk for Cognitive Impairment at 3-Month Follow-up" (2020, Neurosurgery)
"Motor Impairment Three Months Post Stroke Implies A Corresponding Cognitive Deficit" (2020, Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases)
"A systematic review of the use of subcortical intraoperative electrical stimulation mapping for monitoring of executive deficits and neglect: what is the evidence so far?" (2021, Acta Neurochirurgica)

Best Publications

Cognitive deficits in relatives of patients with schizophrenia: a meta-analysis

Margriet M. Sitskoorn;André Aleman;Sjoerd J.H. Ebisch;Melanie C.M. Appels

576
Citations
Comparative Effect of Atypical and Conventional Antipsychotic Drugs on Neurocognition in First-Episode Psychosis: A Randomized, Double-Blind Trial of Olanzapine Versus Low Doses of Haloperidol

Richard S E Keefe;Larry J Seidman;Bruce K Christensen;Robert M Hamer

438
Citations
Cognitive Rehabilitation in Patients With Gliomas: A Randomized, Controlled Trial

Karin Gehring;Margriet M Sitskoorn;Chad M Gundy;Sietske A M Sikkes

393
Citations
Volumes of brain structures in twins discordant for schizophrenia.

William F. C. Baaré;Clarine J. van Oel;Hilleke E. Hulshoff Pol;Hugo G. Schnack

313
Citations
Does the Schizotypal Personality Questionnaire reflect the biological-genetic vulnerability to schizophrenia?

M.G Vollema;M.M Sitskoorn;M.C.M Appels;R.S Kahn

209
Citations
Cognitive status and quality of life in patients with suspected versus proven low-grade gliomas

J.C. Reijneveld;M.M. Sitskoorn;M. Klein;J. Nuyen

197
Citations
Cognitive complaints in obstructive sleep apnea

Tim J.A. Vaessen;Sebastiaan Overeem;Margriet M. Sitskoorn

188
Citations
Activation of striate cortex in the absence of visual stimulation: an fMRI study of synesthesia.

André Aleman;Geert-Jan M. Rutten;Margriet M. Sitskoorn;Geraud Dautzenberg

173
Citations
Interventions for cognitive deficits in adults with brain tumours

Karin Gehring;Margriet M Sitskoorn;Margriet M Sitskoorn;Neil K Aaronson;Neil K Aaronson;Martin J B Taphoorn

153
Citations
Schizophrenic patients without neuropsychological deficits: subgroup, disease severity or cognitive compensation?

Esther A.E Holthausen;Durk Wiersma;Margriet M Sitskoorn;Ron Hijman

149
Citations
Long-term neurocognitive effects of olanzapine or low-dose haloperidol in first-episode psychosis.

Richard S.E. Keefe;Larry J. Seidman;Bruce K. Christensen;Robert M. Hamer

145
Citations
Cognitive functioning in meningioma patients : A systematic review

Ikram Meskal;Karin Gehring;Geert Jan M. Rutten;Margriet M. Sitskoorn

123
Citations
Attention and cognition in patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder.

Femke De Geus;Damiaan A. J. P. Denys;Margriet M. Sitskoorn;Herman G. M. Westenberg

117
Citations
Effects of recurrent major depressive disorder on behavior and cognitive function in female depressed patients.

Indrag K Lampe;Margriet M Sitskoorn;Thea J Heeren

110
Citations
Brain volumes as predictor of outcome in recent-onset schizophrenia: a multi-center MRI study.

Neeltje E.M. van Haren;Wiepke Cahn;Hilleke E. Hulshoff Pol;Hugo G. Schnack

104
Citations
Subjective cognitive complaints after stroke: a systematic review.

Marielle W.A. van Rijsbergen;Ruth E. Mark;Paul L.M. de Kort;Margriet M. Sitskoorn

99
Citations
Cognitive improvement in meningioma patients after surgery : Clinical relevance of computerized testing

Ikram Meskal;Karin Gehring;Sophie D. van der Linden;Geert-Jan M. Rutten

99
Citations
Long-term memory deficits in schizophrenia: Primary or secondary dysfunction?

Esther A. E. Holthausen;Durk Wiersma;Margriet M. Sitskoorn;Peter M. Dingemans

98
Citations
School Performance as a Premorbid Marker for Schizophrenia: A Twin Study

Clarine J. van Oel;Margriet M. Sitskoorn;Marty P.M. Cremer;René S. Kahn

97
Citations
Deficient multisensory integration in schizophrenia: An event-related potential study

Jeroen J. Stekelenburg;Jan Pieter Maes;Arthur R. Van Gool;Margriet Sitskoorn

97
Citations
Feasibility of a home-based exercise intervention with remote guidance for patients with stable grade II and III gliomas: a pilot randomized controlled trial:

Karin Gehring;Corelien Jj Kloek;Corelien Jj Kloek;Neil K Aaronson;Kasper W Janssen

97
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Roel A. Ophoff University of California, Los Angeles

Hilleke E. Hulshoff Pol Utrecht University

Chantal Kemner Utrecht University

Mauricio Tohen University of New Mexico

Bruce K. Christensen Australian National University

Deborah A. Yurgelun-Todd University of Utah

Hugo G. Schnack Utrecht University

Martin Klein Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

Ruben C. Gur University of Pennsylvania

Richard J. Sinke University Medical Center Groningen

External Links

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