Henk Karst

8.9k total citations · 3 hit papers
87 papers, 7.0k citations indexed

About

Henk Karst is a scholar working on Behavioral Neuroscience, Social Psychology and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Henk Karst has authored 87 papers receiving a total of 7.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 54 papers in Behavioral Neuroscience, 39 papers in Social Psychology and 36 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Henk Karst's work include Stress Responses and Cortisol (54 papers), Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior (39 papers) and Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (32 papers). Henk Karst is often cited by papers focused on Stress Responses and Cortisol (54 papers), Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior (39 papers) and Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (32 papers). Henk Karst collaborates with scholars based in Netherlands, Germany and United States. Henk Karst's co-authors include Marian Joëls, E. R. de Kloet, R. Angela Sarabdjitsingh, Günther Schütz, Stefan Berger, Femke Groeneweg, Paul J. Lucassen, Gert J. Ter Horst, P.G.M. Luiten and A.B. Steffens and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nature Communications and Journal of Neuroscience.

In The Last Decade

Henk Karst

87 papers receiving 6.9k citations

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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.

Mineralocorticoid receptors are indispensable for nongenomic modulation of hippocampal glutamate transmission by corticosterone

2005 603 citations Henk Karst, Stefan Berger et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
Microglia innately develop within cerebral organoids

2018 433 citations Paul R. Ormel, Renata Vieira de Sá et al. Nature Communications profile →
The course of paraventricular hypothalamic efferents to autonomic structures in medulla and spinal cord

1985 416 citations Henk Karst et al. Brain Research profile →

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Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Henk Karst Netherlands	41	4.0k	2.2k	1.9k	1.4k	1.0k	87	7.0k
Victor Viau Canada	40	5.2k 1.3×	3.4k 1.6×	1.5k 0.8×	1.3k 0.9×	523 0.5×	70	8.4k
Marianne B. Müller Germany	48	3.6k 0.9×	2.0k 0.9×	1.4k 0.7×	763 0.6×	910 0.9×	134	7.3k
Randall R. Sakai United States	47	2.8k 0.7×	2.1k 1.0×	1.2k 0.7×	1.1k 0.8×	1.2k 1.2×	91	6.9k
Stephen C. Heinrichs United States	44	4.1k 1.0×	2.2k 1.0×	2.7k 1.4×	872 0.6×	999 1.0×	95	7.0k
Cheryl D. Conrad United States	47	4.6k 1.2×	2.4k 1.1×	1.9k 1.0×	596 0.4×	611 0.6×	78	7.1k
Harm J. Krugers Netherlands	44	3.7k 0.9×	2.1k 1.0×	1.7k 0.9×	587 0.4×	900 0.9×	119	7.0k
L.C. Krey United States	47	3.1k 0.8×	2.0k 0.9×	1.1k 0.6×	1.6k 1.2×	1.2k 1.1×	161	8.7k
Alon Chen Israel	55	3.1k 0.8×	2.0k 0.9×	1.4k 0.7×	719 0.5×	2.5k 2.4×	159	8.5k
Victoria N. Luine United States	62	5.3k 1.3×	3.2k 1.5×	3.0k 1.6×	3.1k 2.3×	1.6k 1.5×	146	12.4k
William E. Cullinan United States	35	4.9k 1.2×	3.6k 1.7×	2.6k 1.4×	648 0.5×	880 0.8×	47	8.5k

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Karst, Henk, et al.. (2024). Complex housing in adulthood state-dependently affects the excitation-inhibition balance in the infralimbic prefrontal cortex of male C57Bl/6 mice. Behavioural Brain Research. 476. 115233–115233. 2 indexed citations

Karst, Henk, et al.. (2023). Acceleration of GABA-switch after early life stress changes mouse prefrontal glutamatergic transmission. Neuropharmacology. 234. 109543–109543. 12 indexed citations

Karst, Henk & Marian Joëls. (2023). Corticosterone rapidly reduces glutamatergic but not GABAergic transmission in the infralimbic prefrontal cortex of male mice. Steroids. 198. 109283–109283. 9 indexed citations

Karst, Henk, et al.. (2021). Non-genomic steroid signaling through the mineralocorticoid receptor: Involvement of a membrane-associated receptor?. Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology. 541. 111501–111501. 18 indexed citations

Ormel, Paul R., Renata Vieira de Sá, Emma J. van Bodegraven, et al.. (2018). Microglia innately develop within cerebral organoids. Nature Communications. 9(1). 4167–4167. 433 indexed citations breakdown →

Harschnitz, Oliver, Leonard H. van den Berg, Marc Jansen, et al.. (2016). Autoantibody pathogenicity in a multifocal motor neuropathy induced pluripotent stem cell–derived model. Annals of Neurology. 80(1). 71–88. 46 indexed citations

Sarabdjitsingh, R. Angela, Daniel Kofink, Henk Karst, E. R. de Kloet, & Marian Joëls. (2012). Stress-Induced Enhancement of Mouse Amygdalar Synaptic Plasticity Depends on Glucocorticoid and ß-Adrenergic Activity. PLoS ONE. 7(8). e42143–e42143. 35 indexed citations

Fitzsimons, Carlos P., Marijn Schouten, Ioannis Zalachoras, et al.. (2012). Knockdown of the glucocorticoid receptor alters functional integration of newborn neurons in the adult hippocampus and impairs fear-motivated behavior. Molecular Psychiatry. 18(9). 993–1005. 116 indexed citations

Joëls, Marian, R. Angela Sarabdjitsingh, & Henk Karst. (2012). Unraveling the Time Domains of Corticosteroid Hormone Influences on Brain Activity: Rapid, Slow, and Chronic Modes. Pharmacological Reviews. 64(4). 901–938. 324 indexed citations

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Joëls, Marian, Harm J. Krugers, & Henk Karst. (2007). Stress-induced changes in hippocampal function. Progress in brain research. 167. 3–15. 86 indexed citations

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Alfarez, Deborah N., Henk Karst, Els H. Velzing, Marian Joëls, & Harm J. Krugers. (2007). Opposite effects of glucocorticoid receptor activation on hippocampal CA1 dendritic complexity in chronically stressed and handled animals. Hippocampus. 18(1). 20–28. 35 indexed citations

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Morsink, M. C., Peter J. Steenbergen, Joost B. Vos, et al.. (2006). Acute Activation of Hippocampal Glucocorticoid Receptors Results in Different Waves of Gene Expression Throughout Time. Journal of Neuroendocrinology. 18(4). 239–252. 133 indexed citations

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Karst, Henk, Stefan Berger, Marc Turiault, et al.. (2005). Mineralocorticoid receptors are indispensable for nongenomic modulation of hippocampal glutamate transmission by corticosterone. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 102(52). 19204–19207. 603 indexed citations breakdown →

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Qin, Yongjun, Suresh Nair, Henk Karst, et al.. (2003). Gene expression changes in single dentate granule neurons after adrenalectomy of rats. Molecular Brain Research. 111(1-2). 17–23. 6 indexed citations

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Qin, Yongjun, Vivi M. Heine, Henk Karst, Paul J. Lucassen, & Marian Joëls. (2003). Gene expression patterns in rat dentate granule cells: comparison between fresh and fixed tissue. Journal of Neuroscience Methods. 131(1-2). 205–211. 9 indexed citations

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Karst, Henk, et al.. (2001). Morphological and functional properties of rat dentate granule cells after adrenalectomy. Neuroscience. 108(2). 263–272. 26 indexed citations

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Karst, Henk, E. R. de Kloet, & Marian Joëls. (1999). Episodic corticosterone treatment accelerates kindling epileptogenesis and triggers long‐term changes in hippocampal CA1 cells, in the fully kindled state. European Journal of Neuroscience. 11(3). 889–898. 83 indexed citations

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Karst, Henk, Wytse J. Wadman, & Marian Joëls. (1994). Corticosteroid receptor-dependent modulation of calcium currents in rat hippocampal CA1 neurons. Brain Research. 649(1-2). 234–242. 98 indexed citations

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Steiniger, Jochen, et al.. (1987). Diet-Induced Thermogenesis in Man: Thermic Effects of Single Protein and Carbohydrate Test Meals in Lean and Obese Subjects. Annals of Nutrition and Metabolism. 31(2). 117–125. 29 indexed citations

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Karst, Henk, et al.. (1984). Diet-Induced Thermogenesis in Man: Thermic Effects of Single Proteins, Carbohydrates and Fats Depending on Their Energy Amount. Annals of Nutrition and Metabolism. 28(4). 245–252. 88 indexed citations

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