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 Ysbrand D. van der Werf sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 169 publications — 51st percentile
51% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 887 publications or more.
The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Neuroscience scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Ysbrand D. van der Werf sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 59 D-Index — 59th percentile
59% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 163 D-Index or more.
Ysbrand D. van der Werf is affiliated with Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam in the Netherlands. Their research spans multiple fields with a focus on neuroscience, medicine, and psychology. The scientist's work encompasses numerous subfields, prominently including cognitive neuroscience, neurology, experimental and cognitive psychology, radiology, nuclear medicine and imaging, and clinical psychology.
Their research topics primarily address functional brain connectivity studies, sleep and wakefulness research, advanced neuroimaging techniques and applications, sleep and related disorders, obsessive-compulsive spectrum disorders, Parkinson's disease mechanisms and treatments, and transcranial magnetic stimulation studies.
Ysbrand D. van der Werf has published extensively in various academic journals. Frequent publication venues include bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Biological Psychiatry, Journal of Sleep Research, Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, and Movement Disorders.
Key recent papers authored or co-authored by the scientist cover topics related to sleep, brain function, and neurological diseases. These include:
Their frequent collaborators include Odile A. van den Heuvel, Chris Vriend, Neda Jahanshad, Paul M. Thompson, and Sophie Fitzsimmons.
Ysbrand D Van der Werf;Menno P Witter;Henk J Groenewegen
Paul M Thompson;Neda Jahanshad;Christopher R K Ching;Lauren E Salminen
Ysbrand D. Van der Werf;Philip Scheltens;Jaap Lindeboom;Menno P. Witter
Paul Thompson
Ysbrand D Van Der Werf;Ysbrand D Van Der Werf;Ellemarije Altena;Ellemarije Altena;Menno M Schoonheim;Ernesto J Sanz-Arigita;Ernesto J Sanz-Arigita
Ellemarije Altena;Ellemarije Altena;Hugo Vrenken;Ysbrand D. Van Der Werf;Ysbrand D. Van Der Werf;Odile A. van den Heuvel
Coraline D. Metzger;Coraline D. Metzger;Ysbrand D. van der Werf;Ysbrand D. van der Werf;Martin Walter;Martin Walter
Stella J. de Wit;Froukje E. de Vries;Ysbrand D. van der Werf;Danielle C. Cath
Ellemarije Altena;Ellemarije Altena;Ysbrand D Van Der Werf;Ysbrand D Van Der Werf;Ernesto J Sanz-Arigita;Ernesto J Sanz-Arigita;Thom A Voorn
Ysbrand D Van der Werf;Jelle Jolles;Menno P Witter;Harry B M Uylings
Ellemarije Altena;Ysbrand D. Van Der Werf;Ysbrand D. Van Der Werf;Rob L. M. Strijers;Eus J. W. Van Someren;Eus J. W. Van Someren
Philippe A. Chouinard;Ysbrand D. Van Der Werf;Gabriel Leonard;Tom ´ aÿ Paus
Oliver Cameron Reddy;Ysbrand D. van der Werf
Froukje E. de Vries;Stella J. de Wit;Danielle C. Cath;Ysbrand D. van der Werf;Ysbrand D. van der Werf
Ilse M Verweij;Nico Romeijn;Dirk Ja Smit;Giovanni Piantoni
Ysbrand D Van Der Werf;Danielle J Tisserand;Pieter Jelle Visser;Paul A.M Hofman
Rick Wassing;Jeroen S. Benjamins;Jeroen S. Benjamins;Kim Dekker;Sarah Moens
Samantha B. J. Schipper;Samantha B. J. Schipper;Maaike M. van Veen;Petra J. M. Elders;Petra J. M. Elders;Annemieke van Straten;Annemieke van Straten
G. Piantoni;S.-S. Poil;K. Linkenkaer-Hansen;I. M. Verweij
Cathrin B. Canto;Yoshiyuki Onuki;Bastiaan Bruinsma;Ysbrand D. van der Werf;Ysbrand D. van der Werf
Chris Vriend;Chris Vriend;Pieter Raijmakers;Dick J Veltman;Dick J Veltman;Karin D van Dijk;Karin D van Dijk
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