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Marian Joëls 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 Marian Joëls sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 418 publications — 92nd percentile

92% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Marian Joëls 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 Marian Joëls sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 113 D-Index — 95th percentile

95% 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 Best Female Scientists Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Neuroscience in Netherlands Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Neuroscience in Netherlands Leader Award
  • 2002 - Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences

Overview

Marian Joëls is affiliated with the University of Groningen in the Netherlands, focusing primarily on the fields of neuroscience, psychology, and medicine. Their work encompasses several subfields, including behavioral neuroscience, social psychology, cognitive neuroscience, endocrinology, diabetes and metabolism, and research involving small animals.

The main topics addressed in their research include stress responses and cortisol, neuroendocrine regulation and behavior, memory and neural mechanisms, hormonal regulation and hypertension, birth, development, and health, tryptophan and brain disorders, and broader neuroscience and neuropharmacology research.

Joëls has published extensively across various venues, with frequent publications appearing in:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Neuropharmacology
  • Psychoneuroendocrinology
  • Translational Psychiatry
  • Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience

Collaborations have been a notable aspect of their career. Frequent co-authors include:

  • R. Angela Sarabdjitsingh
  • Valeria Bonapersona
  • Milou S. C. Sep
  • Elbert Geuze
  • Henk Karst

Among recent papers published by Marian Joëls, notable works include:

  • "Mechanisms of memory under stress" (2022), published in Neuron
  • "The cortisol switch between vulnerability and resilience" (2023), published in Molecular Psychiatry
  • "Mineralocorticoid receptors dampen glucocorticoid receptor sensitivity to stress via regulation of FKBP5" (2021), published in Cell Reports
  • "Increasing the statistical power of animal experiments with historical control data" (2021), published in Nature Neuroscience
  • "Cntn4, a risk gene for neuropsychiatric disorders, modulates hippocampal synaptic plasticity and behavior" (2021), published in Translational Psychiatry

Joëls has been recognized within their field, including membership in the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences since 2002.

Best Publications

  • Stress and the brain: from adaptation to disease

    E. Ron de Kloet;Marian Joëls;Florian Holsboer

  • Brain corticosteroid receptor balance in health and disease.

    E R De Kloet;E Vreugdenhil;M S Oitzl;M Joëls

  • The neuro-symphony of stress

    Marian Joëls;Tallie Z. Baram

  • Stress and cognition: are corticosteroids good or bad guys?

    E. Ron de Kloet;Melly S. Oitzl;Marian Joëls

  • Cognitive dysfunction in psychiatric disorders: characteristics, causes and the quest for improved therapy

    Mark J. Millan;Yves Agid;Martin Brüne;Edward T. Bullmore

  • Learning under stress: how does it work?

    Marian Joëls;Zhenwei Pu;Olof Wiegert;Melly S. Oitzl

  • Dynamic adaptation of large-scale brain networks in response to acute stressors

    Erno J. Hermans;Marloes J.A.G. Henckens;Marloes J.A.G. Henckens;Marian Joëls;Guillén Fernández

  • Mineralocorticoid receptors are indispensable for nongenomic modulation of hippocampal glutamate transmission by corticosterone

    Henk Karst;Stefan Berger;Marc Turiault;Francois Tronche

  • Stress effects on memory: an update and integration

    Lars Schwabe;Marian Joëls;Benno Roozendaal;Oliver T. Wolf

  • Cortisol stress reactivity across psychiatric disorders: A systematic review and meta-analysis

    Jelle V. Zorn;Remmelt R. Schür;Marco P. Boks;René S. Kahn

  • Maternal care and hippocampal plasticity: evidence for experience-dependent structural plasticity, altered synaptic functioning, and differential responsiveness to glucocorticoids and stress

    Danielle L. Champagne;Rosemary C. Bagot;Felisa van Hasselt;Ger Ramakers

  • The coming out of the brain mineralocorticoid receptor

    Marian Joëls;Henk Karst;Roel DeRijk;E. Ronald de Kloet

  • Unraveling the time domains of corticosteroid hormone influences on brain activity: rapid, slow, and chronic modes.

    Marian Joëls;R. Angela Sarabdjitsingh;Henk Karst

  • Control of neuronal excitability by corticosteroid hormones.

    Marian Joëls;E.Ronald de Kloet

  • Stress and emotional memory: a matter of timing

    Marian Joëls;Guillen Fernandez;Benno Roozendaal

  • Mineralocorticoid and glucocorticoid receptors in the brain. Implications for ion permeability and transmitter systems

    M. Joëls;E.R. de Kloet

  • Corticosteroid hormones in the central stress response: quick-and-slow.

    E. Ronald de Kloet;Henk Karst;Marian Joëls

  • Chronic stress: Implications for neuronal morphology, function and neurogenesis.

    Marian Joëls;Henk Karst;Harmen J. Krugers;Paul J. Lucassen

  • Corticosteroid effects in the brain: U-shape it.

    Marian Joëls

  • Effects of Glucocorticoids and Norepinephrine on the Excitability in the Hippocampus

    M Joels;ER de Kloet

Frequent Co-Authors

Henk Karst
Henk Karst Utrecht University
Harm J. Krugers
Harm J. Krugers University of Amsterdam
Paul J. Lucassen
Paul J. Lucassen University of Amsterdam
René S. Kahn
René S. Kahn Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Guillén Fernández
Guillén Fernández Radboud University
Marco P. Boks
Marco P. Boks University of Amsterdam
E. Ronald de Kloet
E. Ronald de Kloet Leiden University Medical Center
Melly S. Oitzl
Melly S. Oitzl University of Amsterdam
Onno C. Meijer
Onno C. Meijer Leiden University Medical Center
Elbert Geuze
Elbert Geuze Utrecht University

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