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45
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6962
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Sabine Spijker 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 Sabine Spijker sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 114 publications — 25th percentile

25% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Sabine Spijker 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 Sabine Spijker sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 45 D-Index — 29th percentile

29% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Sabine Spijker is affiliated with Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam in the Netherlands. Their research primarily focuses on neuroscience and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, contributing notably to both fields through various scientific publications.

The scientist's work spans several subfields, including molecular biology, cellular and molecular neuroscience, cognitive neuroscience, neurology, and cell biology. These areas reflect a broad engagement with brain function at multiple levels, from molecular mechanisms to cognitive processes.

They have explored diverse topics in their research, frequently addressing aspects of neuroscience and neuropharmacology, memory and neural mechanisms, neuroinflammation and neurodegeneration mechanisms, as well as stress responses and cortisol regulation. Additional topics of interest include tryptophan and brain disorders, Alzheimer's disease research and treatments, and protein tyrosine phosphatases.

Among recent papers authored or co-authored by Sabine Spijker are:

  • From stress to depression: development of extracellular matrix-dependent cognitive impairment following social stress (2020) published in Scientific Reports
  • Incubation of depression: ECM assembly and parvalbumin interneurons after stress (2020) published in Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews
  • Dysregulated Prefrontal Cortex Inhibition in Prepubescent and Adolescent Fragile X Mouse Model (2020) published in Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience
  • AMPAR Auxiliary Protein SHISA6 Facilitates Purkinje Cell Synaptic Excitability and Procedural Memory Formation (2020) published in Cell Reports
  • Auxiliary subunits of the AMPA receptor: The Shisa family of proteins (2021) published in Current Opinion in Pharmacology

The scientist has frequently published in venues such as Cell Reports, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Scientific Reports, Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, and Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience.

Collaborations have been a significant aspect of their work. Frequent co-authors include August B. Smit, Priyanka Rao-Ruiz, Danai Riga, Remco V. Klaassen, and Rolinka J. van der Loo, indicating collaborative research efforts within the neuroscience community.

Best Publications

  • Dissection of Rodent Brain Regions

    Sabine Spijker

  • Evidence for enhanced neurobehavioral vulnerability to nicotine during periadolescence in rats

    Walter Adriani;Sabine Spijker;Véronique Deroche-Gamonet;Giovanni Laviola

  • Distributed network actions by nicotine increase the threshold for spike-timing-dependent plasticity in prefrontal cortex.

    Jonathan J. Couey;Rhiannon M. Meredith;Sabine Spijker;Rogier B. Poorthuis

  • Optogenetic dissection of medial prefrontal cortex circuitry.

    Danai Riga;Mariana R. Matos;Annet Glas;August B. Smit

  • Prefrontal cortex AMPA receptor plasticity is crucial for cue-induced relapse to heroin-seeking.

    Michel C Van den Oever;Natalia A Goriounova;Ka Wan Li;Roel C Van der Schors

  • The Netherlands Twin Register biobank: a resource for genetic epidemiological studies.

    Gonneke Willemsen;Eco J. C. de Geus;Meike Bartels;C. E. M. Toos van Beijsterveldt

  • Retrieval-specific endocytosis of GluA2-AMPARs underlies adaptive reconsolidation of contextual fear

    Priyanka Rao-Ruiz;Diana C Rotaru;Rolinka J van der Loo;Huibert D Mansvelder

  • Nicotinic acetylcholine receptor β2-subunits in the medial prefrontal cortex control attention

    Karine Guillem;Bernard Bloem;Rogier B. Poorthuis;Maarten Loos

  • Prefrontal cortex plasticity mechanisms in drug seeking and relapse.

    Michel C. Van den Oever;Sabine Spijker;August B. Smit;Taco J. De Vries

  • Long-lasting cognitive deficits resulting from adolescent nicotine exposure in rats.

    Danielle S Counotte;Sabine Spijker;Linda H Van de Burgwal;François Hogenboom

  • Lasting synaptic changes underlie attention deficits caused by nicotine exposure during adolescence

    Danielle S Counotte;Natalia A Goriounova;Ka Wan Li;Maarten Loos

  • Extracellular matrix plasticity and GABAergic inhibition of prefrontal cortex pyramidal cells facilitates relapse to heroin seeking.

    Michel Christian Van den Oever;Bart Lubbers;Natalia A Goriounova;Ka Wan Li

  • Reduction in hippocampal neurogenesis after social defeat is long-lasting and responsive to late antidepressant treatment

    P. Van Bokhoven;C. A. Oomen;W. J. G. Hoogendijk;W. J. G. Hoogendijk;A. B. Smit

  • Hippocampal extracellular matrix alterations contribute to cognitive impairment associated with a chronic depressive-like state in rats

    Danai Riga;Ioannis Kramvis;Maija K. Koskinen;Pieter van Bokhoven

  • Towards Understanding the Role of Insulin in the Brain: Lessons from Insulin-related Signaling Systems in the Invertebrate Brain

    A.B Smit;R.E Van Kesteren;K.W Li;J Van Minnen

  • Glucocorticoids specifically enhance L-type calcium current amplitude and affect calcium channel subunit expression in the mouse hippocampus.

    Pascal Chameau;Yongjun Qin;Sabine Spijker;Guus Smit

  • Transient downregulation of sema3a mrna in a rat model for temporal lobe epilepsy: A novel molecular event potentially contributing to mossy fiber sprouting

    Anthony J G D Holtmaat;Jan A Gorter;Joris De Wit;Else A Tolner

  • Dopamine Receptor D1/D5 Gene Expression in the Medial Prefrontal Cortex Predicts Impulsive Choice in Rats

    Maarten Loos;Tommy Pattij;Mieke C. W. Janssen;Danielle S. Counotte

  • Stimulated Gene Expression Profiles as a Blood Marker of Major Depressive Disorder

    Sabine Spijker;Jeroen S. Van Zanten;Simone De Jong;Brenda W.J.H. Penninx;Brenda W.J.H. Penninx

  • Shisa6 traps AMPA receptors at postsynaptic sites and prevents their desensitization during synaptic activity.

    Remco V. Klaassen;Jasper Stroeder;Françoise Coussen;Françoise Coussen;Anne-Sophie Hafner;Anne-Sophie Hafner

  • Direct mass spectrometric peptide profiling and sequencing of single neurons reveals differential peptide patterns in a small neuronal network

    C. R. Jimenez;K. W. Li;K. Dreisewerd;S. Spijker

Frequent Co-Authors

August B. Smit
August B. Smit Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Ka Wan Li
Ka Wan Li Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Taco J. De Vries
Taco J. De Vries VU University Medical Center
Huibert D. Mansvelder
Huibert D. Mansvelder Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Anton N. M. Schoffelmeer
Anton N. M. Schoffelmeer VU University Medical Center
Tommy Pattij
Tommy Pattij VU University Medical Center
Arjen B. Brussaard
Arjen B. Brussaard Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Pieter Voorn
Pieter Voorn VU University Medical Center
Witte J.G. Hoogendijk
Witte J.G. Hoogendijk Erasmus University Rotterdam
Matthijs Verhage
Matthijs Verhage Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

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