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Michel A. Hofman

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Neuroscience

D-Index
65
Citations
13005
World Ranking
3159
National Ranking
101

Michel A. Hofman 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 Michel A. Hofman sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 125 publications — 31st percentile

31% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Michel A. Hofman 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 Michel A. Hofman sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 65 D-Index — 68th percentile

68% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Michel A. Hofman is affiliated with the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences in the Netherlands. Their research primarily focuses on the intersection of physics, astronomy, and related disciplines.

The major fields of study for Hofman include Physics and Astronomy, with subfields spanning Astronomy and Astrophysics, Molecular Biology, Cognitive Neuroscience, and Economics and Econometrics. This interdisciplinary approach reflects a broad scope in scientific inquiry.

The main topics covered in Hofman's work involve:

  • Fractal and DNA sequence analysis
  • Neural dynamics and brain function
  • Complex Systems and Time Series Analysis
  • Space exploration and regulation
  • Space Science and Extraterrestrial Life

Recent publications by Hofman include:

  • The Fractal Geometry of the Human Brain: An Evolutionary Perspective, 2024, Advances in neurobiology
  • Nicotine Addiction Treatment Summary, 2025, Journal of Education Health and Sport

Frequent collaborators in Hofman's research are:

  • Elena Cirkovic
  • P. J. Blount
  • Julia Janecka
  • Filip Nadolny
  • Alicja Śniatała

Hofman has published in venues such as Advances in neurobiology and the Journal of Education Health and Sport, demonstrating participation in both specialized neurobiological and health-focused academic forums.

Best Publications

  • Increased number of vasopressin- and oxytocin-expressing neurons in the paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus in depression.

    Jan S. Purba;Witte J. G. Hoogendijk;Michel A. Hofman;Dick F. Swaab

  • Male-to-Female Transsexuals Have Female Neuron Numbers in a Limbic Nucleus

    Frank P. M. Kruijver;Jiang-Ning Zhou;Chris W. Pool;Michel A. Hofman

  • Alterations in the hypothalamic paraventricular nucleus and its oxytocin neurons (putative satiety cells) in Prader-Willi syndrome: a study of five cases.

    D F Swaab;J S Purba;M A Hofman

  • At what age is the developing cerebral cortex of the rat comparable to that of the full-term newborn human baby?

    Unknown

  • Decreased melatonin levels in postmortem cerebrospinal fluid in relation to aging, Alzheimer's disease, and apolipoprotein E-epsilon4/4 genotype.

    R.-Y. Liu;J.-N. Zhou;J. Van Heerikhuize;M. A. Hofman

  • An enlarged suprachiasmatic nucleus in homosexual men.

    D.F. Swaab;M.A. Hofman

  • Early neuropathological Alzheimer's changes in aged individuals are accompanied by decreased cerebrospinal fluid melatonin levels.

    Jiang-Ning Zhou;Rong-Yu Liu;Wouter Kamphorst;Michel A. Hofman

  • VIP neurons in the human SCN in relation to sex, age, and Alzheimer's disease.

    Jiang-Ning Zhou;Michel A. Hofman;Dick F. Swaab

  • Evolution of the human brain: when bigger is better.

    Michel A. Hofman

  • On the evolution and geometry of the brain in mammals

    Unknown

  • Alterations in circadian rhythmicity of the vasopressin-producing neurons of the human suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN) with aging

    Michel A. Hofman;Dick F. Swaab

  • Size and Shape of the Cerebral Cortex in Mammals

    Unknown

  • Morphometry of size/volume variables and comparison of their bivariate relations in the nervous system under different conditions

    H.B.M. Uylings;C.G. van Eden;M.A. Hofman

  • Vasopressin and the Output of the Hypothalamic Biological Clock

    A. Kalsbeek;A. Kalsbeek;E. Fliers;M. A. Hofman;D. F. Swaab

  • Sexual differentiation of the human hypothalamus in relation to gender and sexual orientation

    D.F. Swaab;M.A. Hofman

  • Alterations in arginine vasopressin neurons in the suprachiasmatic nucleus in depression.

    Zhou Jn;Riemersma Rf;Unmehopa Ua;Hoogendijk Wj

  • The sexually dimorphic nucleus of the preoptic area in the human brain: a comparative morphometric study.

    Hofman Ma;Swaab Df

  • Sexual differentiation of the human hypothalamus: ontogeny of the sexually dimorphic nucleus of the preoptic area

    D.F. Swaab;M.A. Hofman

  • Decreased vasopressin gene expression in the biological clock of Alzheimer disease patients with and without depression.

    R.-Y. Liu;J.-N. Zhou;W. J. G. Hoogendijk;J. Van Heerikhuize

  • Functional neuroanatomy and neuropathology of the human hypothalamus.

    D. F. Swaab;M. A. Hofman;P. J. Lucassen;J. S. Purba

  • Diurnal rhythm of free estradiol during the menstrual cycle.

    Bao Am;Liu Ry;van Someren Ej;Hofman Ma

  • Increased cortisol levels in aging and Alzheimer's disease in postmortem cerebrospinal fluid

    D. F. Swaab;F. C. Raadsheer;E. Endert;M. A. Hofman

  • The supraoptic and paraventricular nuclei of the human hypothalamus in relation to sex, age and Alzheimer's disease

    E Goudsmit;M A Hofman;E Fliers;D F Swaab

Frequent Co-Authors

Dick F. Swaab
Dick F. Swaab Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences
Jiang-Ning Zhou
Jiang-Ning Zhou University of Science and Technology of China
Witte J.G. Hoogendijk
Witte J.G. Hoogendijk Erasmus University Rotterdam
Paul J. Lucassen
Paul J. Lucassen University of Amsterdam
Rivka Ravid
Rivka Ravid Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience
Eus J.W. Van Someren
Eus J.W. Van Someren Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Majid Mirmiran
Majid Mirmiran University of Isfahan
Ahmad Salehi
Ahmad Salehi Stanford University
Nicholas K. Gonatas
Nicholas K. Gonatas University of Pennsylvania
Erik J. A. Scherder
Erik J. A. Scherder Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

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Publications: 26

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Lisa M. DeBruine

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Rivka Ravid

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