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Rudi D'Hooge

Rudi D'Hooge

D-Index & Metrics

Neuroscience

D-Index
81
Citations
20618
World Ranking
1590
National Ranking
12

Rudi D'Hooge 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 Rudi D'Hooge sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 394 publications — 91st percentile

91% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Rudi D'Hooge 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 Rudi D'Hooge sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 81 D-Index — 84th percentile

84% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Rudi D'Hooge is affiliated with KU Leuven in Belgium and works primarily in the field of Neuroscience, with a focus on several related subfields including Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Genetics, Developmental Neuroscience, and Physiology.

Their research covers a range of topics, particularly those involving neuroendocrine regulation and behavior, Alzheimer's disease research and treatments, neuroscience and neuropharmacology research, stress responses and cortisol, neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms, neuroinflammation and neurodegeneration mechanisms, and memory and neural mechanisms.

Recent publications by Rudi D'Hooge include the following papers:

  • Restoring miR-132 expression rescues adult hippocampal neurogenesis and memory deficits in Alzheimer's disease, 2021, Cell Stem Cell
  • Astrocyte calcium dysfunction causes early network hyperactivity in Alzheimer's disease, 2022, Cell Reports
  • Automated procedure to assess pup retrieval in laboratory mice, 2022, Scientific Reports
  • Aged Tmem106b knockout mice display gait deficits in coincidence with Purkinje cell loss and only limited signs of non-motor dysfunction, 2020, Brain Pathology
  • Chronic Sodium Selenate Treatment Restores Deficits in Cognition and Synaptic Plasticity in a Murine Model of Tauopathy, 2020, Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience

Their collaboration network includes frequent co-authors such as:

  • Zsuzsanna Callaerts-Vegh
  • Guy Bosmans
  • Uwe Himmelreich
  • Katleen Craessaerts
  • Leen Wolfs

Rudi D'Hooge's work has been published in several scientific venues repeatedly, notably in:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Scientific Reports
  • Cell Stem Cell
  • Cell Reports
  • Brain Pathology

Best Publications

  • Applications of the Morris water maze in the study of learning and memory.

    Rudi D’Hooge;Peter P De Deyn

  • Neurotoxicity of Alzheimer's disease Aβ peptides is induced by small changes in the Aβ42 to Aβ40 ratio.

    Inna Kuperstein;Kerensa Broersen;Kerensa Broersen;Iryna Benilova;Iryna Benilova;Iryna Benilova;Jef Rozenski

  • Lipids revert inert Aβ amyloid fibrils to neurotoxic protofibrils that affect learning in mice

    Ivo Cristiano Martins;Inna Kuperstein;Hannah Wilkinson;Elke Maes

  • Tau-Induced Defects in Synaptic Plasticity, Learning, and Memory Are Reversible in Transgenic Mice after Switching Off the Toxic Tau Mutant

    Astrid Sydow;Anneke Van der Jeugd;Fang Zheng;Tariq Ahmed

  • Age-dependent cognitive decline in the APP23 model precedes amyloid deposition.

    Debby Van Dam;Rudi D'Hooge;Matthias Staufenbiel;Chris Van Ginneken

  • γ-Secretase Heterogeneity in the Aph1 Subunit: Relevance for Alzheimer's Disease

    Lutgarde Serneels;Jérôme Van Biervliet;Katleen Craessaerts;Tim Dejaegere

  • Array-Based Gene Discovery with Three Unrelated Subjects Shows SCARB2/LIMP-2 Deficiency Causes Myoclonus Epilepsy and Glomerulosclerosis

    Samuel F Berkovic;Samuel F Berkovic;Leanne M Dibbens;Leanne M Dibbens;Alicia Oshlack;Jeremy D Silver;Jeremy D Silver

  • L1 Knockout Mice Show Dilated Ventricles, Vermis Hypoplasia and Impaired Exploration Patterns

    Erik Fransen;Rudi D'Hooge;Guy Van Camp;Marleen Verhoye

  • Vesicular glutamate transporter VGLUT2 expression levels control quantal size and neuropathic pain.

    Diederik Moechars;Matthew C. Weston;Sandra Leo;Zsuzsanna Callaerts-Vegh

  • Transgenic mouse model for the fragile X syndrome.

    R. Frank Kooy;Rudi D'Hooge;Edwin Reyniers;Cathy E. Bakker

  • Chemical models of epilepsy with some reference to their applicability in the development of anticonvulsants.

    Peter P. De Deyn;Rudi D'Hooge;Bart Marescau;Yin-Quan Pei

  • Mildly impaired water maze performance in male Fmr1 knockout mice

    Rudi D'Hooge;G. Nagels;F. Franck;C.E. Bakker

  • Expression profiling suggests underexpression of the GABAA receptor subunit δ in the fragile X knockout mouse model

    Ilse Gantois;Jo Vandesompele;Frank Speleman;Edwin Reyniers

  • rAAV2/7 vector-mediated overexpression of alpha-synuclein in mouse substantia nigra induces protein aggregation and progressive dose-dependent neurodegeneration

    Marusela Oliveras-Salvá;Anke Van der Perren;Nicolas Casadei;Stijn Stroobants

  • Long‐term potentiation in the hippocampus of fragile X knockout mice

    Jean-Marie Godfraind;E Reyniers;K De Boulle;R D'Hooge

  • Novel Role for Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor (VEGF) Receptor-1 and Its Ligand VEGF-B in Motor Neuron Degeneration

    Koen Poesen;Diether Lambrechts;Philip Van Damme;Joke Dhondt

  • TUDCA, a Bile Acid, Attenuates Amyloid Precursor Protein Processing and Amyloid-β Deposition in APP/PS1 Mice

    Ana F. Nunes;Joana D. Amaral;Adrian C. Lo;Maria B. Fonseca

  • A2A adenosine receptor deletion is protective in a mouse model of Tauopathy.

    C Laurent;C Laurent;S Burnouf;S Burnouf;B Ferry;V L Batalha

  • Endogenous guanidino compounds as uremic neurotoxins

    Peter P. De Deyn;Rudi D'Hooge;Pierre-Paul Van Bogaert;Bart Marescau

  • Effect of amphetamine on long-term retention of verbal material

    Eric Soetens;Sarah Casaer;Rudi D'Hooge;Johan Hueting

  • Spatial learning, contextual fear conditioning and conditioned emotional response in Fmr1 knockout mice

    Debby Van Dam;Rudi D'Hooge;Ehud Hauben;Edwin Reyniers

Frequent Co-Authors

Peter Paul De Deyn
Peter Paul De Deyn University of Antwerp
David Blum
David Blum University of Lille
Tom Beckers
Tom Beckers KU Leuven
Luc Buée
Luc Buée University of Lille
Theo Meert
Theo Meert Janssen (Belgium)
Paul Saftig
Paul Saftig Kiel University
Volkmar Gieselmann
Volkmar Gieselmann University of Bonn
Dieter Hartmann
Dieter Hartmann University of Bonn

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