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Paul J. Lucassen

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Neuroscience

D-Index
91
Citations
26762
World Ranking
1078
National Ranking
33

Paul J. Lucassen 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 Paul J. Lucassen sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 331 publications — 86th percentile

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

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Paul J. Lucassen 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 Paul J. Lucassen sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 91 D-Index — 89th percentile

89% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Paul J. Lucassen is affiliated with the University of Amsterdam in the Netherlands. Their research primarily spans the fields of Neuroscience and Medicine, with notable contributions in related subfields such as Physiology, Behavioral Neuroscience, Molecular Biology, Developmental Neuroscience, and Neurology.

The main focus of their scientific work involves investigating mechanisms within neurogenesis and neuroplasticity, as well as exploring stress responses and cortisol regulation. Additional key topics addressed in their studies include diet and metabolism, tryptophan and brain disorders, neuroinflammation and neurodegeneration mechanisms, neuroendocrine regulation, behavior, and Alzheimer's disease research and treatments.

Among recent publications authored or coauthored by Paul J. Lucassen are:

  • "Adult hippocampal neurogenesis in Alzheimer's disease: A roadmap to clinical relevance," 2023, published in Cell Stem Cell
  • "Advancing urban mental health research: from complexity science to actionable targets for intervention," 2021, published in The Lancet Psychiatry
  • "Chronic Stress Induces Maladaptive Behaviors by Activating Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone Signaling in the Mouse Oval Bed Nucleus of the Stria Terminalis," 2020, published in Journal of Neuroscience
  • "Glucocorticoids Promote Fear Generalization by Increasing the Size of a Dentate Gyrus Engram Cell Population," 2021, published in Biological Psychiatry
  • "The 'middle-aging' brain," 2024, published in Trends in Neurosciences

They have collaborated frequently with several researchers, including Anikó Kőrösi, Dick F. Swaab, Carlos P. Fitzsimons, Silvie R. Ruigrok, and Sandrine Thuret.

Paul J. Lucassen's work has been featured repeatedly in various publication venues, with multiple publications in the following journals and series:

  • Alzheimer's & Dementia
  • Biological Psychiatry
  • Handbook of Clinical Neurology
  • Neuroscience Applied
  • Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews

Best Publications

  • The stress system in the human brain in depression and neurodegeneration.

    Dick F. Swaab;Ai-Min Bao;Paul J. Lucassen

  • Human Adult Neurogenesis: Evidence and Remaining Questions.

    Gerd Kempermann;Fred H. Gage;Ludwig Aigner;Hongjun Song

  • What causes the hippocampal volume decrease in depression? Are neurogenesis, glial changes and apoptosis implicated?

    Boldizsár Czéh;Paul J. Lucassen

  • Regulation of adult neurogenesis by stress, sleep disruption, exercise and inflammation: Implications for depression and antidepressant action

    P J Lucassen;P Meerlo;A S Naylor;A S Naylor;A M van Dam

  • Neuropathology of stress

    Paul J. Lucassen;Jens Pruessner;Nuno Sousa;Osborne F. X. Almeida

  • The Indispensable Roles of Microglia and Astrocytes during Brain Development

    Kitty Reemst;Stephen C. Noctor;Paul J. Lucassen;Elly M. Hol;Elly M. Hol;Elly M. Hol

  • Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone mRNA Levels in the Paraventricular Nucleus of Patients With Alzheimer's Disease and Depression

    F. C. Raadsheer;J. J. Van Heerikhuize;P. J. Lucassen;W. J. G. Hoogendijk

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

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

  • Effects of chronic stress on structure and cell function in rat hippocampus and hypothalamus

    Marian Joëls;Henk Karst;Deborah Alfarez;Vivi M Heine

  • Hippocampal Apoptosis in Major Depression Is a Minor Event and Absent from Subareas at Risk for Glucocorticoid Overexposure

    Paul J. Lucassen;Marianne B. Müller;Florian Holsboer;Jan Bauer

  • Severe early life stress hampers spatial learning and neurogenesis, but improves hippocampal synaptic plasticity and emotional learning under high-stress conditions in adulthood

    C.A. Oomen;H. Soeters;N. Audureau;L. Vermunt

  • Increased proliferation reflects glial and vascular-associated changes, but not neurogenesis in the presenile Alzheimer hippocampus.

    Karin Boekhoorn;Marian Joels;Paul J. Lucassen

  • Chronic early life stress induced by limited bedding and nesting (LBN) material in rodents: critical considerations of methodology, outcomes and translational potential

    Claire-Dominique Walker;Kevin G. Bath;Marian Joels;Aniko Korosi

  • Suppressed proliferation and apoptotic changes in the rat dentate gyrus after acute and chronic stress are reversible.

    Vivi M Heine;Suharti Maslam;Jessica Zareno;Marian Joëls

  • Running throughout middle-age improves memory function, hippocampal neurogenesis, and BDNF levels in female C57BL/6J mice

    Michael W. Marlatt;Michelle C. Potter;Paul J. Lucassen;Henriette van Praag

  • Alterations of neuroplasticity in depression: the hippocampus and beyond.

    Eberhard Fuchs;Eberhard Fuchs;Boldizsár Czéh;Maarten H.P. Kole;Thomas Michaelis

  • Chronic early life stress alters developmental and adult neurogenesis and impairs cognitive function in mice

    Eva F.G. Naninck;Lianne Hoeijmakers;Nefeli Kakava-Georgiadou;Astrid Meesters

  • Multidrug resistance P-glycoprotein hampers the access of cortisol but not of corticosterone to mouse and human brain.

    A. M. Karssen;O. C. Meijer;I. C. J. van der Sandt;P. J. Lucassen

  • Prominent decline of newborn cell proliferation, differentiation, and apoptosis in the aging dentate gyrus, in absence of an age-related hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal axis activation

    Vivi M Heine;Suharti Maslam;Marian Joëls;Paul J Lucassen

  • Neither major depression nor glucocorticoid treatment affects the cellular integrity of the human hippocampus

    Marianne B. Müller;Paul J. Lucassen;Paul J. Lucassen;Alexander Yassouridis;Witte J. G. Hoogendijk

Frequent Co-Authors

Dick F. Swaab
Dick F. Swaab Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences
Marian Joëls
Marian Joëls University of Groningen
Harm J. Krugers
Harm J. Krugers University of Amsterdam
Liesbeth Reneman
Liesbeth Reneman University of Amsterdam
Boldizsár Czéh
Boldizsár Czéh University of Pecs
Eberhard Fuchs
Eberhard Fuchs German Primate Center
Jiang-Ning Zhou
Jiang-Ning Zhou University of Science and Technology of China
Henk Karst
Henk Karst Utrecht University
Sandrine Thuret
Sandrine Thuret King's College London
Ahmad Salehi
Ahmad Salehi Stanford University

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