Anja Lok

2.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
68 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

About

Anja Lok is a scholar working on Clinical Psychology, Neurology and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Anja Lok has authored 68 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 19 papers in Clinical Psychology, 14 papers in Neurology and 12 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Anja Lok's work include Diet and metabolism studies (11 papers), Tryptophan and brain disorders (10 papers) and Neurological disorders and treatments (9 papers). Anja Lok is often cited by papers focused on Diet and metabolism studies (11 papers), Tryptophan and brain disorders (10 papers) and Neurological disorders and treatments (9 papers). Anja Lok collaborates with scholars based in Netherlands, United States and Australia. Anja Lok's co-authors include Aart H. Schene, Johanna Assies, Roel J. T. Mocking, Claudi Bockting, Damiaan Denys, Isidoor O. Bergfeld, Henricus G. Ruhé, Ieke Visser, Aeilko H. Zwinderman and Maarten W.J. Koeter and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Anja Lok

59 papers receiving 1.6k citations

Hit Papers

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Gut microbiome-wide association study of depressive symptoms

2022 252 citations Djawad Radjabzadeh, Jos A. Bosch et al. Nature Communications profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Anja Lok Netherlands	20	398	336	325	277	204	68	1.6k
Alessandra Borsini United Kingdom	25	659 1.7×	271 0.8×	368 1.1×	350 1.3×	410 2.0×	46	2.3k
Carlos Alfonso Tovilla‐Zárate Mexico	24	239 0.6×	239 0.7×	354 1.1×	571 2.1×	155 0.8×	205	2.3k
Rebecca Anglin Canada	22	331 0.8×	339 1.0×	419 1.3×	420 1.5×	178 0.9×	43	2.1k
Jane Pei‐Chen Chang Taiwan	26	376 0.9×	333 1.0×	177 0.5×	463 1.7×	213 1.0×	98	2.3k
John C. Umhau United States	23	147 0.4×	381 1.1×	297 0.9×	293 1.1×	154 0.8×	43	2.5k
Anu Ruusunen Finland	26	270 0.7×	546 1.6×	337 1.0×	360 1.3×	94 0.5×	66	1.9k
Olga J.G. Schiepers Netherlands	13	616 1.5×	307 0.9×	198 0.6×	107 0.4×	509 2.5×	18	2.0k
Yun‐Zi Liu China	14	504 1.3×	170 0.5×	400 1.2×	168 0.6×	399 2.0×	20	1.4k
Patricio Molero Spain	17	527 1.3×	390 1.2×	126 0.4×	267 1.0×	86 0.4×	55	1.7k
Johanna Assies Netherlands	30	446 1.1×	639 1.9×	569 1.8×	255 0.9×	552 2.7×	72	2.5k

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Galenkamp, Henrike, Anitra D.M. Koopman, Judith Esi van der Zwan, et al.. (2025). Cohort Profile Update: The Healthy Life in an Urban Setting (HELIUS) Study. International Journal of Epidemiology. 54(3).

Kühner, C., Henrike Galenkamp, Anja Lok, et al.. (2024). The Association between Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Problematic Alcohol and Cannabis Use in a Multi-Ethnic Cohort in The Netherlands: The HELIUS Study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 21(10). 1345–1345. 1 indexed citations

Bolhuis, Koen, Jasper B. Zantvoord, Retha Arjadi, et al.. (2024). Internet-based behavioural activation therapy versus online psychoeducation for self-reported suicidal ideation in individuals with depression in Indonesia: a secondary analysis of an RCT. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 27(1). e300918–e300918. 1 indexed citations

Rooij, Susanne R. de, et al.. (2024). On the edge of the social media landscape: associations with adolescent substance use and moderation by parental rules. Journal of Public Health. 47(1). 90–98.

Wynberg, Elke, Hugo D.G. van Willigen, Pythia T. Nieuwkerk, et al.. (2023). Two‐year trajectories of COVID‐19 symptoms and their association with illness perception: A prospective cohort study in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses. 17(10). e13190–e13190. 6 indexed citations

Boyd, Anders, Liza Coyer, Janke Schinkel, et al.. (2023). Intent to vaccinate against SARS-CoV-2 and its determinants across six ethnic groups living in Amsterdam, the Netherlands: A cross-sectional analysis of the HELIUS study. Vaccine. 41(12). 2035–2045. 4 indexed citations

Borkulo, Claudia D. van, Jonas M B Haslbeck, Christien Slofstra, et al.. (2023). Differential impact of preventive cognitive therapy while tapering antidepressants versus maintenance antidepressant treatment on affect fluctuations and individual affect networks and impact on relapse: a secondary analysis of a randomised controlled trial. EClinicalMedicine. 66. 102329–102329.

Zantvoord, Jasper B., Roberto Goya‐Maldonado, Annemiek Dols, et al.. (2023). Accelerated intermittent theta burst stimulation in major depressive disorder: A systematic review. Psychiatry Research. 327. 115429–115429. 18 indexed citations

Lok, Anja, et al.. (2022). Efficacy and safety of deep brain stimulation for treatment-refractory anorexia nervosa: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Translational Psychiatry. 12(1). 333–333. 17 indexed citations

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Coyer, Liza, Anders Boyd, Janke Schinkel, et al.. (2022). SARS-CoV-2 antibody prevalence and correlates of six ethnic groups living in Amsterdam, the Netherlands: a population-based cross-sectional study, June–October 2020. BMJ Open. 12(1). e052752–e052752. 14 indexed citations

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Radjabzadeh, Djawad, Jos A. Bosch, André G. Uitterlinden, et al.. (2022). Gut microbiome-wide association study of depressive symptoms. Nature Communications. 13(1). 7128–7128. 252 indexed citations breakdown →

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Verweij, Karin J. H., Derek de Beurs, Claudi Bockting, et al.. (2022). The interplay between psychopathological symptoms: transdiagnostic cross-lagged panel network model. BJPsych Open. 8(4). e116–e116. 16 indexed citations

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Sutterland, Arjen L., Didier Collard, Mirjam van Zuiden, et al.. (2021). Ethnic discrimination and depressed mood: The role of autonomic regulation. Journal of Psychiatric Research. 144. 110–117. 1 indexed citations

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Sutterland, Arjen L., Frederike Schirmbeck, Danny M. Cohn, et al.. (2021). Skin autofluorescence of advanced glycation end products and mortality in affective disorders in the lifelines cohort study: A mediation analysis. Journal of Affective Disorders. 282. 1082–1089. 3 indexed citations

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Čihařová, Markéta, et al.. (2021). Impact of comorbid personality disorders on psychotherapy for post-traumatic stress disorder: systematic review and meta-analysis. European journal of psychotraumatology. 12(1). 1929753–1929753. 18 indexed citations

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Sutterland, Arjen L., Frederike Schirmbeck, Danny M. Cohn, et al.. (2020). Association between skin autofluorescence of advanced glycation end products and affective disorders in the lifelines cohort study. Journal of Affective Disorders. 275. 230–237. 8 indexed citations

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Lok, Anja, et al.. (2014). Tailored lighting intervention improves measures of sleep, depression, and agitation in persons with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementia living in long-term care facilities. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 1 indexed citations

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Lok, Anja, Claudi Bockting, Maarten W.J. Koeter, et al.. (2013). Interaction between the MTHFR C677T polymorphism and traumatic childhood events predicts depression. Translational Psychiatry. 3(7). e288–e288. 51 indexed citations

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Lok, Anja, Johanna Assies, Maarten W.J. Koeter, et al.. (2011). Sustained medically unexplained physical symptoms in euthymic patients with recurrent depression: Predictive value for recurrence and associations with omega 3- and 6 fatty acids and 5-HTTLPR?. Journal of Affective Disorders. 136(3). 604–611. 3 indexed citations

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Assies, Johanna, Frans Pouwer, Anja Lok, et al.. (2010). Plasma and Erythrocyte Fatty Acid Patterns in Patients with Recurrent Depression: A Matched Case-Control Study. PLoS ONE. 5(5). e10635–e10635. 107 indexed citations

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