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Tom Deboer

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Neuroscience

D-Index
45
Citations
9246
World Ranking
6874
National Ranking
191

Tom Deboer 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 Tom Deboer sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 106 publications — 20th percentile

20% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Tom Deboer 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 Tom Deboer sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 45 D-Index — 29th percentile

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

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Overview

Tom Deboer is affiliated with Leiden University Medical Center in the Netherlands. Their research primarily focuses on the field of Neuroscience, with significant contributions in Cognitive Neuroscience, Endocrine and Autonomic Systems, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, and Physiology.

The scientist has addressed multiple topics related to brain and behavioral function, including Sleep and Wakefulness Research, Circadian rhythm and melatonin, Sleep and related disorders, Photoreceptor and optogenetics research, Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research, Cancer-related cognitive impairment studies, and Neural dynamics and brain function.

Their recent publications include:

  • "Adenosine, caffeine, and sleep-wake regulation: state of the science and perspectives" (2022) published in Journal of Sleep Research
  • "The aging brain: sleep, the circadian clock and exercise" (2021) published in Biochemical Pharmacology
  • "Doublecortin-like expressing astrocytes of the suprachiasmatic nucleus are implicated in the biosynthesis of vasopressin and influences circadian rhythms" (2021) published in Glia
  • "Mechanisms of Sleep/Wake Regulation under Hypodopaminergic State: Insights from MitoPark Mouse Model of Parkinson's Disease" (2022) published in Advanced Science
  • "Long-Term Effect of a Single Dose of Caffeine on Sleep, the Sleep EEG and Neuronal Activity in the Peduncular Part of the Lateral Hypothalamus under Constant Dark Conditions" (2022) published in Clocks & Sleep

Frequent co-authors associated with Tom Deboer's work include Johanna H. Meijer, Stephan Michel, Yumeng Wang, Maria Panagiotou, and Karim Fifel.

The scientist publishes regularly in various venues, with multiple papers appearing in Journal of Sleep Research, Clocks & Sleep, Journal of Biological Rhythms, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), and SLEEP.

Best Publications

  • The two-process model of sleep regulation: a reappraisal

    Alexander A. Borbély;Serge Daan;Anna Wirz-Justice;Tom Deboer

  • Altered circadian activity rhythms and sleep in mice devoid of prion protein.

    I Tobler;S E Gaus;T Deboer;P Achermann

  • Sleep and sleep regulation in normal and prion protein-deficient mice.

    Irene Tobler;Tom Deboer;Marek Fischer

  • Sleep states alter activity of suprachiasmatic nucleus neurons.

    Tom Deboer;Mariska J Vansteensel;László Détári;Johanna H Meijer

  • Effects of sleep deprivation on sleep and sleep EEG in three mouse strains: empirical data and simulations

    Reto Huber;Tom Deboer;Irene Tobler

  • Seasonal Encoding by the Circadian Pacemaker of the SCN

    Henk Tjebbe VanderLeest;Thijs Houben;Stephan Michel;Tom Deboer

  • Diazepam-induced changes in sleep: Role of the α1 GABAA receptor subtype

    Irene Tobler;Caroline Kopp;Tom Deboer;Uwe Rudolph

  • Evidence for neuronal desynchrony in the aged suprachiasmatic nucleus clock.

    Sahar Farajnia;Stephan Michel;Tom Deboer;Henk Tjebbe vanderLeest

  • Sleep homeostasis and the circadian clock: Do the circadian pacemaker and the sleep homeostat influence each other’s functioning?

    Tom Deboer

  • Topography of EEG Dynamics After Sleep Deprivation in Mice

    Reto Huber;Tom Deboer;Irene Tobler

  • Long term effects of sleep deprivation on the mammalian circadian pacemaker.

    Tom Deboer;László Détári;Johanna H. Meijer

  • The interrelationship between sleep regulation and thermoregulation.

    Kurt Krauchi;Tom Deboer

  • Adenosine, caffeine, and sleep–wake regulation: state of the science and perspectives

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  • Sleep deprivation in prion protein deficient mice sleep deprivation in prion protein deficient mice and control mice: genotype dependent regional rebound.

    Reto Huber;Tom Deboer;Irene Tobler

  • Convergence of circadian and sleep regulatory mechanisms on hypocretin-1

    T. Deboer;S. Overeem;N.A.H. Visser;H. Duindam

  • Dim light at night disturbs the daily sleep-wake cycle in the rat.

    Dirk Jan Stenvers;Rick van Dorp;Ewout Foppen;Jorge E. Mendoza

  • Sleep and cortical temperature in the Djungarian hamster under baseline conditions and after sleep deprivation

    Deboer T;Franken P;Tobler I

  • Brain temperature dependent changes in the electroencephalogram power spectrum of humans and animals

    Tom Deboer

  • Rapid changes in the light/dark cycle disrupt memory of conditioned fear in mice.

    Dawn H. Loh;Juliana Navarro;Arkady Hagopian;Louisa M. Wang

  • Aging of the Suprachiasmatic Clock

    Sahar Farajnia;Tom Deboer;Jos H. T. Rohling;Johanna H. Meijer

  • Temperature dependence of EEG frequencies during natural hypothermia

    Tom Deboer;Irene Tobler

Frequent Co-Authors

Johanna H. Meijer
Johanna H. Meijer Leiden University Medical Center
Irene Tobler
Irene Tobler University of Zurich
Vladyslav V. Vyazovskiy
Vladyslav V. Vyazovskiy University of Oxford
Reto Huber
Reto Huber University of Zurich
Mariska J. Vansteensel
Mariska J. Vansteensel Utrecht University
Peter Achermann
Peter Achermann University of Zurich
Alexander A. Borbély
Alexander A. Borbély University of Zurich
Steven Shea
Steven Shea Columbia University
Larry D. Sanford
Larry D. Sanford Eastern Virginia Medical School
Arn M. J. M. van den Maagdenberg
Arn M. J. M. van den Maagdenberg Leiden University Medical Center

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