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Rudolf Nieuwenhuys 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 Rudolf Nieuwenhuys sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 118 publications — 27th percentile

27% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Rudolf Nieuwenhuys 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 Rudolf Nieuwenhuys sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 55 D-Index — 52nd percentile

52% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Research.com Recognitions

  • 1998 - Academy Medal, Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences

Overview

Rudolf Nieuwenhuys is affiliated with the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Neuroscience and Medicine, with a specific focus on Cognitive Neuroscience and Radiology, Nuclear Medicine, and Imaging. Other areas of study include Molecular Biology, Developmental Neuroscience, and Nature and Landscape Conservation.

The research topics covered by Nieuwenhuys include Functional Brain Connectivity Studies, Neural Dynamics and Brain Function, Advanced MRI Techniques and Applications, Advanced Neuroimaging Techniques and Applications, Developmental Biology and Gene Regulation, Neurogenesis and Neuroplasticity Mechanisms, and Single-cell and Spatial Transcriptomics.

Nieuwenhuys has published multiple papers, many of which address aspects of the human neocortex and brain structure. Some recent publications include:

  • A detailed comparison of the cytoarchitectonic and myeloarchitectonic maps of the human neocortex produced by the Vogt-Vogt school (2020, Brain Structure and Function)
  • A new 3D myeloarchitectonic map of the human neocortex based on data from the Vogt-Vogt school (2023, Brain Structure and Function)
  • A Comparison of two Maps of the Human Neocortex: the multimodal MRI-based parcellation of Glasser et al. (2016a), and the myeloarchitectonic parcellation of Nieuwenhuys and Broere (2023), as a first step toward a unified, canonical map (2024, Brain Structure and Function)
  • Topological Analysis of the Brainstem of the Australian Lungfish Neoceratodus forsteri (2021, Brain Behavior and Evolution)

Alongside research publications, Nieuwenhuys cooperates frequently with other scholars, among them C.A.J. Broere, Luis Puelles, and Matthew F. Glasser.

Publication venues in which Nieuwenhuys regularly appears include Brain Structure and Function, Biomolecules, Brain Behavior and Evolution, and Preprints.org.

In 1998, Nieuwenhuys was awarded the Academy Medal by the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences.

Best Publications

  • The Central Nervous System of Vertebrates

    Rudolf Nieuwenhuys;H. J. ten Donkelaar;Charles Nicholson

  • The Human Central Nervous System

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  • The Human Central Nervous System: A Synopsis and Atlas

    Rudolf Nieuwenhuys;Jan Voogd;Christiaan van Huijzen

  • Chemoarchitecture of the brain

    Rudolf Nieuwenhuys

  • The insular cortex: a review.

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  • The medial forebrain bundle of the rat. I. General introduction.

    Rudolf Nieuwenhuys;Leo M. G. Geeraedts;Jan G. Veening

  • Cell loss and shrinkage in the nucleus basalis Meynert complex in Alzheimer's disease

    O.J.M. Vogels;C.A.J. Broere;H.J. Ter Laak;H.J. Ten Donkelaar

  • Holosteans and Teleosts

    J. Meek;R. Nieuwenhuys

  • The neocortex. An overview of its evolutionary development, structural organization and synaptology.

    Rudolf Nieuwenhuys

  • The myeloarchitectonic studies on the human cerebral cortex of the Vogt–Vogt school, and their significance for the interpretation of functional neuroimaging data

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  • Comparative Anatomy of the Cerebellum

    Rudolf Nieuwenhuys

  • The medial forebrain bundle of the rat. II. An autoradiographic study of the topography of the major descending and ascending components.

    Jan G. Veening;Larry W. Swanson;W. Maxwell Cowan;Rudolf Nieuwenhuys

  • The Central Nervous System of Cartilaginous Fishes

    Wilhelmus J. A. J. Smeets;Rudolf Nieuwenhuys;Barry L. Roberts

  • On the development of the pyramidal tract in the rat. I. The morphology of the growth zone.

    E. J. M. de Kort;A. A. M. Gribnau;H. T. H. van Aanholt;R. Nieuwenhuys

  • The greater limbic system, the emotional motor system and the brain

    Rudolf Nieuwenhuys

  • Comparative anatomy of olfactory centres and tracts.

    Rudolf Nieuwenhuys

  • The brain of the lamprey in a comparative perspective.

    Rudolf Nieuwenhuys

  • On the development of the pyramidal tract in the rat. II. An anterograde tracer study of the outgrowth of the corticospinal fibers.

    A. A. M. Gribnau;E. J. M. De Kort;P. J. W. C. Dederen;R. Nieuwenhuys

  • Topological analysis of the brain stem of the frogs Rana esculenta and Rana catesbeiana.

    Paul Opdam;Milena Kemali;Rudolf Nieuwenhuys

  • Efferent connections of the hypothalamic "aggression area" in the rat.

    T.A.P. Roeling;J.G. Veening;M.R. Kruk;J.P.W. Peters

  • Ultrastructural demonstration of oxytocin and vasopressin release sites in the neural lobe and median eminence of the rat by tannic acid and immunogold methods

    Pieter Buma;Rudolf Nieuwenhuys

  • Medial forebrain bundle of the rat: IV. Cytoarchitecture of the caudal (lateral hypothalamic) part of the medial forebrain bundle bed nucleus.

    L. M. G. Geeraedts;R. Nieuwenhuys;J. G. Veening

  • An Overview of the Organization of the Brain of Actinopterygian Fishes

    Rudolf Nieuwenhuys

Frequent Co-Authors

Jan Voogd
Jan Voogd Erasmus University Rotterdam
Luis Puelles
Luis Puelles University of Murcia
Jan G. Veening
Jan G. Veening Radboud University
H.J. ten Donkelaar
H.J. ten Donkelaar Radboud University
Vladimir V. Pravosudov
Vladimir V. Pravosudov University of Nevada Reno
Georg F. Striedter
Georg F. Striedter University of California, Irvine
Lesley J. Rogers
Lesley J. Rogers University of New England
Wolfgang Rössler
Wolfgang Rössler University of Würzburg
Larry W. Swanson
Larry W. Swanson University of Southern California
Menno R. Kruk
Menno R. Kruk Leiden University

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