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Menno R. Kruk 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 Menno R. Kruk sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 89 publications — 11th percentile

11% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Menno R. Kruk 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 Menno R. Kruk sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 36 D-Index — 7th percentile

7% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Menno R. Kruk is affiliated with Leiden University in the Netherlands. Their research falls primarily within the fields of neuroscience and psychology, with a notable focus on the intersections of neuroendocrine processes, behavioral responses, and circadian biology.

The main fields of study for Kruk include:

  • Neuroscience
  • Psychology

Within these broader disciplines, their work has explored several subfields, such as:

  • Social Psychology
  • Behavioral Neuroscience
  • Endocrine and Autonomic Systems

Kruk's research topics center around neuroendocrine regulation and its impact on behavior. They have contributed to understanding complex physiological mechanisms related to stress and circadian rhythms. The primary topics investigated include:

  • Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior
  • Stress Responses and Cortisol
  • Circadian rhythm and melatonin

Their publication record does not list recent papers publicly available, nor frequent co-authors or regular publication venues. There are no listed book publications attributed to Kruk. However, their academic trajectory is marked by interdisciplinary approaches linking hormonal function with behavioral outcomes, particularly through the lens of neuroscience and psychology.

Best Publications

  • Neuropharmacology of brain-stimulation-evoked aggression.

    Allan Siegel;Thomas A.P. Roeling;Thomas R Gregg;Menno R Kruk

  • Normal and abnormal aggression: Human disorders and novel laboratory models

    József Haller;Menno R. Kruk

  • Fast positive feedback between the adrenocortical stress response and a brain mechanism involved in aggressive behavior.

    Menno R. Kruk;József Halász;Wout Meelis;József Haller

  • Effect of environmental stressors on time course, variability and form of self-grooming in the rat: Handling, social contact, defeat, novelty, restraint and fur moistening

    A. M. M. Van Erp;M. R. Kruk;W. Meelis;D. C. Willekens-Bramer

  • Genomic and non-genomic effects of glucocorticoids on aggressive behavior in male rats.

    Éva Mikics;Menno R. Kruk;József Haller

  • Ethology and pharmacology of hypothalamic aggression in the rat.

    Menno R. Kruk

  • Discriminant analysis of the localization of aggression-inducing electrode placements in the hypothalamus of male rats.

    Menno R. Kruk;A.M. Van Der Poel;W. Meelis;J. Hermans

  • Catecholaminergic involvement in the control of aggression: Hormones, the peripheral sympathetic, and central noradrenergic systems

    J Haller;G.B Makara;M.R Kruk

  • Hypothalamic substrates for brain stimulation-induced patterns of locomotion and escape jumps in the rat

    J.H.C.M. Lammers;M.R. Kruk;W. Meelis;A.M. van der Poel

  • Hypothalamic substrates for brain stimulation-induced attack, teeth-chattering and social grooming in the rat.

    J.H.C.M. Lammers;M.R. Kruk;W. Meelis;A.M. van der Poel

  • Efferent connections of the hypothalamic "aggression area" in the rat.

    T.A.P. Roeling;J.G. Veening;M.R. Kruk;J.P.W. Peters

  • Chronic glucocorticoid deficiency-induced abnormal aggression, autonomic hypoarousal, and social deficit in rats.

    J. Haller;J. Halász;É. Mikics;M. R. Kruk

  • The hypothalamus: cross-roads of endocrine and behavioural regulation in grooming and aggression.

    Menno R. Kruk;Koen G.C. Westphal;Annemoon M.M. Van Erp;Judith van Asperen

  • The induction of aggressive behaviour by electrical stimulation in the hypothalamus of male rats.

    Menno R. Kruk;A.M. Van Der Poel;Thea P. De Vos-Frerichs

  • Deviant forms of aggression in glucocorticoid hyporeactive rats: A model for 'pathological' aggression?

    József Haller;J. van de Schraaf;M. R. Kruk

  • Neural background of glucocorticoid dysfunction-induced abnormal aggression in rats: Involvement of fear- and stress-related structures

    József Halász;Zsolt Liposits;Menno R. Kruk;József Haller

  • Acute effects of glucocorticoids: behavioral and pharmacological perspectives

    Jozsef Haller;Jozsef Halasz;Gabor B Makara;Menno R Kruk

  • Comparison of aggressive behaviour induced by electrical stimulation in the hypothalamus of male and female rats.

    Kruk Mr;Van der Laan Ce;Mos J;Van der Poel Am

  • The active phase-related increase in corticosterone and aggression are linked.

    József Haller;S. Millar;J. van de Schraaf;R. E. de Kloet

  • Ultradian corticosterone rhythm and the propensity to behave aggressively in male rats.

    József Haller;J. Halász;E. Mikics;M. R. Kruk

  • THE INDUCTION OF AGGRESSIVE BEHAVIOUR BY ELECTRICAL STIMULATION IN THE HYPOTHALAMUS

    Menno R. Kruk;A. M. Van Der Poel

Frequent Co-Authors

Meindert Danhof
Meindert Danhof Leiden University
Jan G. Veening
Jan G. Veening Radboud University
Katja Bertsch
Katja Bertsch Heidelberg University
Zsolt Liposits
Zsolt Liposits Institute of Experimental Medicine
Melly S. Oitzl
Melly S. Oitzl University of Amsterdam
E. Ronald de Kloet
E. Ronald de Kloet Leiden University Medical Center
Rudolf Nieuwenhuys
Rudolf Nieuwenhuys American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Allan Siegel
Allan Siegel Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Erik Hrabovszky
Erik Hrabovszky Hungarian Academy of Sciences
George Fink
George Fink Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health

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