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D-Index
70
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17049
World Ranking
2522
National Ranking
82

Peter Meerlo 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 Peter Meerlo sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 199 publications — 62nd percentile

62% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Peter Meerlo 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 Peter Meerlo sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 70 D-Index — 74th percentile

74% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Peter Meerlo is affiliated with the University of Groningen in the Netherlands and works primarily in the field of Neuroscience, with a focus on various subfields including Cognitive Neuroscience, Endocrine and Autonomic Systems, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, and Physiology.

Their research spans core topics such as Circadian rhythm and melatonin, Sleep and Wakefulness Research, Memory and Neural Mechanisms, Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research, Sleep and related disorders, Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research, and Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior.

Recent papers authored by or involving Peter Meerlo include the following:

  • The role of clock genes in sleep, stress and memory (2021, Biochemical Pharmacology)
  • The continued need for animals to advance brain research (2021, Neuron)
  • A brief period of sleep deprivation negatively impacts the acquisition, consolidation, and retrieval of object-location memories (2020, Neurobiology of Learning and Memory)
  • The impact of stress and stress hormones on endogenous clocks and circadian rhythms (2021, Frontiers in Neuroendocrinology)
  • Sleep Time in the European Starling Is Strongly Affected by Night Length and Moon Phase (2020, Current Biology)

Frequent co-authors in their work include:

  • Robbert Havekes
  • Sjoerd J. van Hasselt
  • Alexei L. Vyssotski
  • Roelof A. Hut
  • Youri G. Bolsius

Their publications appear regularly in venues such as:

  • Current Biology
  • Journal of Sleep Research
  • Frontiers in Neuroendocrinology
  • Hormones and Behavior
  • Biology

Peter Meerlo's work contributes to understanding the interaction of stress, sleep, circadian rhythms, and memory mechanisms, integrating experimental research across molecular, cellular, and behavioral levels. The interdisciplinary approach reflects engagement with both fundamental neuroscience and applied research topics concerning sleep and endocrine functions.

Best Publications

  • Stress revisited: a critical evaluation of the stress concept

    J.M. Koolhaas;A. Bartolomucci;B. Buwalda;S.F. de Boer

  • Restricted and disrupted sleep: Effects on autonomic function, neuroendocrine stress systems and stress responsivity

    Peter Meerlo;Andrea Sgoifo;Deborah Suchecki

  • 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

  • Poor sleep as a potential causal factor in aggression and violence.

    Jeanine Kamphuis;Peter Meerlo;Jaap M. Koolhaas;Marike Lancel;Marike Lancel

  • Social stress in rats and mice.

    J.M. Koolhaas;de Sietse Boer;A.J.H. de Ruiter;Peter Meerlo

  • The resident-intruder paradigm: a standardized test for aggression, violence and social stress.

    Jaap M. Koolhaas;Caroline M. Coppens;Sietse F. de Boer;Bauke Buwalda

  • New neurons in the adult brain: The role of sleep and consequences of sleep loss

    Peter Meerlo;Ralph E. Mistlberger;Barry L. Jacobs;H. Craig Heller

  • The temporal dynamics of the stress response

    J.M. Koolhaas;P Meerlo;S.F. de Boer;J.H. Strubbe

  • The role of sleep in regulating structural plasticity and synaptic strength: Implications for memory and cognitive function

    Frank Raven;Eddy A. Van der Zee;Peter Meerlo;Robbert Havekes

  • Housing familiar male wildtype rats together reduces the long-term adverse behavioural and physiological effects of social defeat

    M.A.W Ruis;J.H.A te Brake;B Buwalda;S.F De Boer

  • Sleep deprivation and hippocampal vulnerability: Changes in neuronal plasticity, neurogenesis and cognitive function

    J C Kreutzmann;R Havekes;T Abel;P Meerlo

  • Sleep restriction alters the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal response to stress

    Peter Meerlo;M Koehl;K van der Borght;FW Turek

  • Sleep deprivation causes memory deficits by negatively impacting neuronal connectivity in hippocampal area CA1

    Robbert Havekes;Robbert Havekes;Alan J Park;Jennifer C Tudor;Vincent G Luczak

  • Physical exercise leads to rapid adaptations in hippocampal vasculature: Temporal dynamics and relationship to cell proliferation and neurogenesis

    Karin Van der Borght;Dora E. Kobor-Nyakas;Karin Klauke;Bart J. L. Eggen

  • The influence of postnatal handling on adult neuroendocrine and behavioural stress reactivity.

    Peter Meerlo;KM Horvath;KM Horvath;GM Nagy;B Bohus

  • Changes in behaviour and body weight following a single or double social defeat in rats

    Peter Meerlo;Gerard Overkamp;Serge Daan;R.H. van den Hoofdakker

  • Chronically restricted sleep leads to depression-like changes in neurotransmitter receptor sensitivity and neuroendocrine stress reactivity in rats.

    Arianna Novati;Viktor Roman;Timur Cetin;Roelina Hagewoud

  • Sleep deprivation impairs object recognition in mice

    Svitlana Palchykova;Raphaëlle Winsky-Sommerer;Peter Meerlo;Roland Dürr

  • Changes in daily rhythms of body temperature and activity after a single social defeat in rats

    P. Meerlo;S.F. De Boer;J.M. Koolhaas;S. Daan

  • Sleep deprivation impairs spatial working memory and reduces hippocampal AMPA receptor phosphorylation

    Roelina Hagewoud;Robbert Havekes;Arianna Novati;Jan N. Keijser

Frequent Co-Authors

Robbert Havekes
Robbert Havekes University of Groningen
Jaap M. Koolhaas
Jaap M. Koolhaas University of Groningen
Ted Abel
Ted Abel University of Iowa
Paul G.M. Luiten
Paul G.M. Luiten University of Groningen
Eddy A. Van der Zee
Eddy A. Van der Zee University of Groningen
Niels Christian Rattenborg
Niels Christian Rattenborg Max Planck Society
Fred W. Turek
Fred W. Turek Northwestern University
Sara J. Aton
Sara J. Aton University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Bauke Buwalda
Bauke Buwalda University of Groningen

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