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Odile A. van den Heuvel

Odile A. van den Heuvel

VU University Medical Center
Netherlands

D-Index & Metrics

Neuroscience

D-Index
64
Citations
15609
World Ranking
3250
National Ranking
103

Odile A. van den Heuvel 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 Odile A. van den Heuvel sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 327 publications — 86th percentile

86% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Odile A. van den Heuvel 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 Odile A. van den Heuvel sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 64 D-Index — 67th percentile

67% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Odile A. van den Heuvel is affiliated with VU University Medical Center in the Netherlands. Their research spans several interconnected fields including medicine, psychology, and neuroscience, with a particular focus on clinical psychology, cognitive neuroscience, neurology, psychiatry and mental health, as well as radiology and imaging techniques.

The scientist's work predominantly explores topics related to obsessive-compulsive spectrum disorders, functional brain connectivity studies, and advanced neuroimaging techniques and applications. Additional areas of research include autism spectrum disorder, transcranial magnetic stimulation studies, Parkinson's disease mechanisms and treatments, and eating disorders and behaviors.

Frequent co-authors in their publications include Chris Vriend, Ysbrand D. van der Werf, Dan J. Stein, Paul M. Thompson, and Christine Löchner, indicating established collaborative networks within their research community.

Van den Heuvel has published extensively in journals such as Biological Psychiatry, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Journal of Affective Disorders, Human Brain Mapping, and Frontiers in Psychiatry, reflecting a consistent focus on both psychiatric and neuroimaging research venues.

Selected recent publications by Odile A. van den Heuvel include:

  • Associations between sex hormones, sleep problems and depression: A systematic review, 2020, Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews
  • Toward a neurocircuit-based taxonomy to guide treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder, 2021, Molecular Psychiatry
  • Mapping brain asymmetry in health and disease through the ENIGMA consortium, 2020, Human Brain Mapping
  • Structural brain imaging studies offer clues about the effects of the shared genetic etiology among neuropsychiatric disorders, 2021, Molecular Psychiatry
  • Greater male than female variability in regional brain structure across the lifespan, 2020, Human Brain Mapping

Best Publications

  • Obsessive-compulsive disorder

    Dan J. Stein;Daniel L. C. Costa;Christine Lochner;Euripedes C. Miguel

  • Frontal-striatal dysfunction during planning in obsessive-compulsive disorder.

    Odile A. van den Heuvel;Dick J. Veltman;Henk J. Groenewegen;Danielle C. Cath

  • Meta-analytical Comparison of Voxel-Based Morphometry Studies in Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder vs Other Anxiety Disorders

    Joaquim Radua;Odile A. van den Heuvel;Simon Surguladze;David Mataix-Cols

  • The major symptom dimensions of obsessive-compulsive disorder are mediated by partially distinct neural systems.

    Odile A. van den Heuvel;Peter L. Remijnse;David Mataix-Cols;Hugo Vrenken

  • Disorder-specific neuroanatomical correlates of attentional bias in obsessive-compulsive disorder, panic disorder, and hypochondriasis.

    Odile A. van den Heuvel;Dick J. Veltman;Henk J. Groenewegen;Menno P. Witter

  • ENIGMA and Global Neuroscience: A Decade of Large-Scale Studies of the Brain in Health and Disease Across More Than 40 Countries

    Paul Thompson

  • Regional brain volume in depression and anxiety disorders.

    Marie-Jose van Tol;Nic J. A. van der Wee;Odile A. van den Heuvel;Marjan M. A. Nielen

  • Distinct Subcortical Volume Alterations in Pediatric and Adult OCD: A Worldwide Meta- and Mega-Analysis.

    Premika S.W. Boedhoe;Lianne Schmaal;Yoshinari Abe;Stephanie H. Ameis

  • Reduced Orbitofrontal and Parietal Gray Matter in Chronic Insomnia: A Voxel-Based Morphometric Study

    Ellemarije Altena;Ellemarije Altena;Hugo Vrenken;Ysbrand D. Van Der Werf;Ysbrand D. Van Der Werf;Odile A. van den Heuvel

  • Presupplementary motor area hyperactivity during response inhibition: a candidate endophenotype of obsessive-compulsive disorder

    Stella J. de Wit;Froukje E. de Vries;Ysbrand D. van der Werf;Danielle C. Cath

  • Frontostriatal system in planning complexity: a parametric functional magnetic resonance version of tower of london task

    Odile A van den Heuvel;Henk J Groenewegen;Frederik Barkhof;Richard H.C Lazeron

  • Multicenter Voxel-Based Morphometry Mega-Analysis of Structural Brain Scans in Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

    Stella J. De Wit;Pino Alonso;Lizanne Schweren;David Mataix-Cols

  • Brain circuitry of compulsivity.

    Odile A. van den Heuvel;Odile A. van den Heuvel;Odile A. van den Heuvel;Guido van Wingen;Carles Soriano-Mas;Carles Soriano-Mas;Pino Alonso;Pino Alonso

  • Cortical Abnormalities Associated With Pediatric and Adult Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: Findings From the ENIGMA Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Working Group

    Premika S.W. Boedhoe;Lianne Schmaal;Yoshinari Abe;Pino Alonso

  • Cortical thickness across the lifespan: Data from 17,075 healthy individuals aged 3-90 years

    Sophia Frangou;Amirhossein Modabbernia;Steven C. R. Williams;Efstathios Papachristou

  • The role of habit in compulsivity

    Claire M. Gillan;Claire M. Gillan;Trevor W. Robbins;Barbara J. Sahakian;Odile A. van den Heuvel;Odile A. van den Heuvel

  • Virtual Histology of Cortical Thickness and Shared Neurobiology in 6 Psychiatric Disorders

    Yash Patel;Nadine Parker;Jean Shin;Derek Howard

  • Human subcortical brain asymmetries in 15,847 people worldwide reveal effects of age and sex

    Tulio Guadalupe;Samuel R. Mathias;Theo G.M. vanErp;Christopher D. Whelan;Christopher D. Whelan

  • Impulse control disorders and "behavioural addictions" in the ICD-11

    Jon Edgar Grant;Murad Atmaca;Naomi A Fineberg;Leonardo F. Fontenelle

  • Associations between sex hormones, sleep problems and depression: A systematic review

    M.W.L. Morssinkhof;D.W. van Wylick;S. Priester-Vink;Y.D. van der Werf

  • Toward a neurocircuit-based taxonomy to guide treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder.

    Elizabeth Shephard;Elizabeth Shephard;Emily R Stern;Odile A van den Heuvel;Daniel L C Costa

  • Compensatory Frontoparietal Activity During Working Memory: An Endophenotype of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

    Froukje E. de Vries;Stella J. de Wit;Danielle C. Cath;Ysbrand D. van der Werf;Ysbrand D. van der Werf

  • Subcortical Brain Volume, Regional Cortical Thickness, and Cortical Surface Area Across Disorders: Findings From the ENIGMA ADHD, ASD, and OCD Working Groups

    Premika S W Boedhoe;Daan van Rooij;Martine Hoogman;Jos W R Twisk

  • Response Inhibition and Interference Control in Obsessive–Compulsive Spectrum Disorders

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  • ENIGMA and the individual: Predicting factors that affect the brain in 35 countries worldwide.

    Paul M. Thompson;Ole A. Andreassen;Alejandro Arias-Vasquez;Carrie E. Bearden

  • Emotional Processing in Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of 25 Functional Neuroimaging Studies

    Anders Lillevik Thorsen;Anders Lillevik Thorsen;Pernille Hagland;Pernille Hagland;Joaquim Radua;Joaquim Radua;David Mataix-Cols

  • Mapping brain asymmetry in health and disease through the ENIGMA consortium

    Xiangzhen Kong;Merel Postema;Tulio Guadalupe;Carolien G. F. De Kovel

  • Depressive symptoms in Parkinson's disease are related to reduced [123I]FP-CIT binding in the caudate nucleus

    Chris Vriend;Chris Vriend;Pieter Raijmakers;Dick J Veltman;Dick J Veltman;Karin D van Dijk;Karin D van Dijk

  • Multimodal voxel-based meta-analysis of white matter abnormalities in obsessive-compulsive disorder.

    J. Radua;M. Grau;O.A. van den Heuvel;M. Thiebaut de Schotten

  • Depressive symptoms in Parkinson's disease are related to decreased hippocampus and amygdala volume.

    Tom J. van Mierlo;Chin Chung;Elisabeth M. J. Foncke;Henk W. Berendse

Frequent Co-Authors

Carles Soriano-Mas
Carles Soriano-Mas University of Barcelona
Ysbrand D. van der Werf
Ysbrand D. van der Werf Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
José M. Menchón
José M. Menchón University of Barcelona
Jun Soo Kwon
Jun Soo Kwon Seoul National University
Dan J. Stein
Dan J. Stein University of Cape Town
Paul M. Thompson
Paul M. Thompson University of Southern California
Neda Jahanshad
Neda Jahanshad University of Southern California
David Mataix-Cols
David Mataix-Cols Karolinska Institute
Damiaan Denys
Damiaan Denys University of Amsterdam
Lianne Schmaal
Lianne Schmaal University of Melbourne

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