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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Neuroscience 151 143 129 1 1 936 88907

Michael Maes publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Michael Maes between 1986 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Michael Maes published across 41 years, from 1986 to 2026, averaging 28.8 papers a year. Output peaked at 86 publications in 2020. 29 of the 1,182 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
20 40 60 80
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1986 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 86. Peak 86 publications in 2020. 1986: 3 publications 1987: 7 publications 1988: 3 publications 1989: 9 publications 1990: 19 publications 1991: 11 publications 1992: 14 publications 1993: 24 publications 1994: 30 publications 1995: 25 publications 1996: 22 publications 1997: 29 publications 1998: 17 publications 1999: 34 publications 2000: 28 publications 2001: 32 publications 2002: 22 publications 2003: 17 publications 2004: 24 publications 2005: 15 publications 2006: 7 publications 2007: 11 publications 2008: 7 publications 2009: 11 publications 2010: 10 publications 2011: 18 publications 2012: 25 publications 2013: 32 publications 2014: 35 publications 2015: 32 publications 2016: 41 publications 2017: 47 publications 2018: 63 publications 2019: 65 publications 2020: 86 publications 2021: 80 publications 2022: 75 publications 2023: 71 publications 2024: 52 publications 2025: 27 publications 2026: 2 publications
1986 2026

1,182 publications in total across all disciplines

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Michael Maes: publications per year, 1986 to 2026
Year Publications
1986 3
1987 7
1988 3
1989 9
1990 19
1991 11
1992 14
1993 24
1994 30
1995 25
1996 22
1997 29
1998 17
1999 34
2000 28
2001 32
2002 22
2003 17
2004 24
2005 15
2006 7
2007 11
2008 7
2009 11
2010 10
2011 18
2012 25
2013 32
2014 35
2015 32
2016 41
2017 47
2018 63
2019 65
2020 86
2021 80
2022 75
2023 71
2024 52
2025 27
2026 2
Total 1,182
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Michael Maes 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 Michael Maes sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400 500
Bar chart with 86 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 38–47 to 887+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 539. Most scientists, 539, have 98–107 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 887 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 887+ publications, is where this scientist sits. 38–47 publications: 18 scientists 48–57 publications: 79 scientists 58–67 publications: 193 scientists 68–77 publications: 323 scientists 78–87 publications: 406 scientists 88–97 publications: 452 scientists 98–107 publications: 539 scientists 108–117 publications: 505 scientists 118–127 publications: 522 scientists 128–137 publications: 469 scientists 138–147 publications: 456 scientists 148–157 publications: 459 scientists 158–167 publications: 397 scientists 168–177 publications: 383 scientists 178–187 publications: 350 scientists 188–197 publications: 302 scientists 198–207 publications: 306 scientists 208–217 publications: 262 scientists 218–227 publications: 242 scientists 228–237 publications: 220 scientists 238–247 publications: 203 scientists 248–257 publications: 174 scientists 258–267 publications: 176 scientists 268–277 publications: 175 scientists 278–287 publications: 125 scientists 288–297 publications: 116 scientists 298–307 publications: 127 scientists 308–317 publications: 128 scientists 318–327 publications: 99 scientists 328–337 publications: 89 scientists 338–347 publications: 78 scientists 348–357 publications: 96 scientists 358–367 publications: 66 scientists 368–377 publications: 59 scientists 378–387 publications: 65 scientists 388–397 publications: 54 scientists 398–407 publications: 48 scientists 408–417 publications: 49 scientists 418–427 publications: 34 scientists 428–437 publications: 31 scientists 438–447 publications: 30 scientists 448–457 publications: 31 scientists 458–467 publications: 36 scientists 468–477 publications: 40 scientists 478–487 publications: 35 scientists 488–497 publications: 30 scientists 498–507 publications: 23 scientists 508–517 publications: 26 scientists 518–527 publications: 20 scientists 528–537 publications: 23 scientists 538–547 publications: 20 scientists 548–557 publications: 20 scientists 558–567 publications: 17 scientists 568–577 publications: 14 scientists 578–587 publications: 20 scientists 588–597 publications: 20 scientists 598–607 publications: 19 scientists 608–617 publications: 18 scientists 618–627 publications: 17 scientists 628–637 publications: 11 scientists 638–647 publications: 11 scientists 648–657 publications: 11 scientists 658–667 publications: 8 scientists 668–677 publications: 7 scientists 678–687 publications: 11 scientists 688–697 publications: 10 scientists 698–707 publications: 4 scientists 708–717 publications: 6 scientists 718–727 publications: 5 scientists 728–737 publications: 5 scientists 738–747 publications: 9 scientists 748–757 publications: 9 scientists 758–767 publications: 3 scientists 768–777 publications: 7 scientists 778–787 publications: 7 scientists 788–797 publications: 6 scientists 798–807 publications: 2 scientists 808–817 publications: 2 scientists 818–827 publications: 7 scientists 828–837 publications: 0 scientists 838–847 publications: 9 scientists 848–857 publications: 3 scientists 858–867 publications: 1 scientist 868–877 publications: 3 scientists 878–886 publications: 6 scientists 887+ publications: 100 scientists
38–47 publications 887+

This scientist: 936 publications — 99th percentile

99% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Neuroscience scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,597 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
38–47 18
48–57 79
58–67 193
68–77 323
78–87 406
88–97 452
98–107 539
108–117 505
118–127 522
128–137 469
138–147 456
148–157 459
158–167 397
168–177 383
178–187 350
188–197 302
198–207 306
208–217 262
218–227 242
228–237 220
238–247 203
248–257 174
258–267 176
268–277 175
278–287 125
288–297 116
298–307 127
308–317 128
318–327 99
328–337 89
338–347 78
348–357 96
358–367 66
368–377 59
378–387 65
388–397 54
398–407 48
408–417 49
418–427 34
428–437 31
438–447 30
448–457 31
458–467 36
468–477 40
478–487 35
488–497 30
498–507 23
508–517 26
518–527 20
528–537 23
538–547 20
548–557 20
558–567 17
568–577 14
578–587 20
588–597 20
598–607 19
608–617 18
618–627 17
628–637 11
638–647 11
648–657 11
658–667 8
668–677 7
678–687 11
688–697 10
698–707 4
708–717 6
718–727 5
728–737 5
738–747 9
748–757 9
758–767 3
768–777 7
778–787 7
788–797 6
798–807 2
808–817 2
818–827 7
828–837 0
838–847 9
848–857 3
858–867 1
868–877 3
878–886 6
887+ 100 936
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Michael Maes 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 Michael Maes sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400 500
Bar chart with 68 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30–31 to 163+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 512. Most scientists, 512, have 46–47 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 163 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 150–151 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30–31 D-Index: 42 scientists 32–33 D-Index: 172 scientists 34–35 D-Index: 296 scientists 36–37 D-Index: 435 scientists 38–39 D-Index: 459 scientists 40–41 D-Index: 456 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 467 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 478 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 512 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 435 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 425 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 418 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 392 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 357 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 334 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 328 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 260 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 278 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 239 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 250 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 210 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 200 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 189 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 170 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 146 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 113 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 126 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 100 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 84 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 99 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 84 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 85 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 72 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 76 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 45 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 49 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 43 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 32 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 45 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 50 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 32 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 39 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 32 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 29 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 27 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 19 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 23 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 27 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 16 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 24 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 13 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 21 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 17 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 14 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 15 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 10 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 10 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 13 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 9 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 8 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 6 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 6 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 7 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 7 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 10 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 4 scientists 162 D-Index: 8 scientists 163+ D-Index: 100 scientists
30–31 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 151 D-Index — 99th percentile

99% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Neuroscience scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,597 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30–31 42
32–33 172
34–35 296
36–37 435
38–39 459
40–41 456
42–43 467
44–45 478
46–47 512
48–49 435
50–51 425
52–53 418
54–55 392
56–57 357
58–59 334
60–61 328
62–63 260
64–65 278
66–67 239
68–69 250
70–71 210
72–73 200
74–75 189
76–77 170
78–79 146
80–81 113
82–83 126
84–85 100
86–87 84
88–89 99
90–91 84
92–93 85
94–95 72
96–97 76
98–99 45
100–101 49
102–103 43
104–105 32
106–107 45
108–109 50
110–111 32
112–113 39
114–115 32
116–117 29
118–119 27
120–121 19
122–123 23
124–125 27
126–127 16
128–129 24
130–131 13
132–133 21
134–135 17
136–137 14
138–139 15
140–141 10
142–143 10
144–145 13
146–147 9
148–149 8
150–151 6 151
152–153 6
154–155 7
156–157 7
158–159 10
160–161 4
162 8
163+ 100
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Neuroscience in China Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Medicine in Thailand Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Medicine in Thailand Leader Award

Overview

Michael Maes is affiliated with the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China in China and has contributed extensively to research in the fields of medicine and neuroscience. Their work spans numerous subfields including biological psychiatry, psychiatry and mental health, neurology, behavioral neuroscience, and molecular biology.

The scientist's research topics frequently address tryptophan and brain disorders, stress responses and cortisol, fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome research, long-term effects of COVID-19, neuroinflammation and neurodegeneration mechanisms, mental health research topics, and bipolar disorder and treatment.

Michael Maes has a significant presence in several publication venues, with a high number of papers published in:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Preprints.org
  • Journal of Affective Disorders
  • Molecular Neurobiology
  • Research Square (Research Square)

Among the recent papers authored or co-authored by Michael Maes are:

  • "Redox regulation of the immune response" (2022), published in Cellular and Molecular Immunology
  • "Incidence, prevalence, and global burden of schizophrenia - data, with critical appraisal, from the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) 2019" (2023), published in Molecular Psychiatry
  • "Evidence-based umbrella review of 162 peripheral biomarkers for major mental disorders" (2020), published in Translational Psychiatry
  • "The glutathione system in Parkinson's disease and its progression" (2020), published in Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews
  • "Long-COVID post-viral chronic fatigue and affective symptoms are associated with oxidative damage, lowered antioxidant defenses and inflammation: a proof of concept and mechanism study" (2022), published in Molecular Psychiatry

Frequent collaborators of Michael Maes include:

  • Hussein Kadhem Al-Hakeim
  • Abbas F. Almulla
  • Chavit Tunvirachaisakul
  • Michael Berk
  • Ketsupar Jirakran

Best Publications

  • So depression is an inflammatory disease, but where does the inflammation come from?

    Michael Berk;Lana Williams;Lana Williams;Felice N Jacka;Felice N Jacka;Adrienne O'Neil;Adrienne O'Neil

  • Cytokines and major depression.

    Olga J.G. Schiepers;Marieke C. Wichers;Michael Maes

  • Peripheral cytokine and chemokine alterations in depression: a meta-analysis of 82 studies.

    C. A. Köhler;T. H. Freitas;M. Maes;N. Q. De Andrade

  • A review on the oxidative and nitrosative stress (O&NS) pathways in major depression and their possible contribution to the (neuro)degenerative processes in that illness.

    Michael Maes;Piotr Galecki;Yong Seun Chang;Michael Berk;Michael Berk

  • Pathways underlying neuroprogression in bipolar disorder : focus on inflammation, oxidative stress and neurotrophic factors

    Michael Berk;Flavio P Kapczinski;Ana Cristina Andreazza;Ana Cristina Andreazza;Olivia Dean;Olivia Dean

  • Evidence for an immune response in major depression: a review and hypothesis

    Michael Maes

  • The inflammatory & neurodegenerative (I&ND) hypothesis of depression: leads for future research and new drug developments in depression

    Michael Maes;Raz Yirmyia;Jens Noraberg;Stefan Brene

  • The effects of psychological stress on humans: increased production of pro-inflammatory cytokines and a Th1-like response in stress-induced anxiety

    Michael Maes;Cai Song;Aihua Lin;Raf De Jongh

  • INCREASED SERUM IL-6 AND IL-1 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST CONCENTRATIONS IN MAJOR DEPRESSION AND TREATMENT RESISTANT DEPRESSION

    M Maes;E Bosmans;R De Jongh;G Kenis

  • The new '5-HT' hypothesis of depression: cell-mediated immune activation induces indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase, which leads to lower plasma tryptophan and an increased synthesis of detrimental tryptophan catabolites (TRYCATs), both of which contribute to the onset of depression.

    M. Maes;B.E. Leonard;A.M. Myint;M. Kubera

  • Major depression and activation of the inflammatory response system.

    Michael Maes

  • Increased plasma concentrations of interleukin-6, soluble interleukin-6, soluble interleukin-2 and transferrin receptor in major depression

    Michael Maes;Herbert Y. Meltzer;Eugène Bosmans;Raf Bergmans

  • Mechanistic explanations how cell-mediated immune activation, inflammation and oxidative and nitrosative stress pathways and their sequels and concomitants play a role in the pathophysiology of unipolar depression.

    Brian Leonard;Michael Maes

  • The gut-brain barrier in major depression: intestinal mucosal dysfunction with an increased translocation of LPS from gram negative enterobacteria (leaky gut) plays a role in the inflammatory pathophysiology of depression.

    Michael Maes;Marta Kubera;Jean-Claude Leunis

  • Depression and sickness behavior are Janus-faced responses to shared inflammatory pathways

    Michael Maes;Michael Berk;Lisa Goehler;Cai Song

  • Depression is an inflammatory disease, but cell-mediated immune activation is the key component of depression.

    Michael Maes

  • Lowered ω3 polyunsaturated fatty acids in serum phospholipids and cholesteryl esters of depressed patients

    Michael Maes;Armand Christophe;Joris Delanghe;Carlo Altamura

  • The neuroprogressive nature of major depressive disorder: pathways to disease evolution and resistance, and therapeutic implications.

    S Moylan;M Maes;N R Wray;M Berk

  • Association between decreased serum tryptophan concentrations and depressive symptoms in cancer patients undergoing cytokine therapy.

    L Capuron;A Ravaud;P J Neveu;A H Miller

  • Fatty acid composition in major depression: decreased omega 3 fractions in cholesteryl esters and increased C20: 4 omega 6/C20:5 omega 3 ratio in cholesteryl esters and phospholipids.

    Michael Maes;Ronald Smith;Armand Christophe;Paul Cosyns

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael Berk
Michael Berk Deakin University
André F. Carvalho
André F. Carvalho Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
Herbert Y. Meltzer
Herbert Y. Meltzer Northwestern University
Simon Scharpé
Simon Scharpé University of Antwerp
George P. Anderson
George P. Anderson Yale University
Seetal Dodd
Seetal Dodd Deakin University
Gunter Kenis
Gunter Kenis Maastricht University
Hugo Neels
Hugo Neels University of Antwerp
Brendon Stubbs
Brendon Stubbs Medical University of Vienna
Olivia M. Dean
Olivia M. Dean Deakin University

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