Henriette van Praag

30.3k total citations · 11 hit papers
98 papers, 22.9k citations indexed

About

Henriette van Praag is a scholar working on Developmental Neuroscience, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Henriette van Praag has authored 98 papers receiving a total of 22.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 49 papers in Developmental Neuroscience, 41 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 30 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Henriette van Praag's work include Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms (47 papers), Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (26 papers) and Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (20 papers). Henriette van Praag is often cited by papers focused on Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms (47 papers), Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (26 papers) and Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (20 papers). Henriette van Praag collaborates with scholars based in United States, Israel and Germany. Henriette van Praag's co-authors include Fred H. Gage, Gerd Kempermann, Brian R. Christie, Terrence J. Sejnowski, Chunmei Zhao, Carmen Vivar, Nicolas Toni, Alejandro F. Schinder, Tiffany E. Shubert and Theo D. Palmer and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Henriette van Praag

98 papers receiving 22.3k citations

Hit Papers

Running increases cell proliferation and neurogenesis in ... 1999 2026 2008 2017 1999 1999 2002 2000 2005 1000 2.0k 3.0k
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  1. Running increases cell proliferation and neurogenesis in the adult mouse dentate gyrus
    1999 3.0k citations Henriette van Praag, Fred H. Gage et al. Nature Neuroscience profile →
  2. Running enhances neurogenesis, learning, and long-term potentiation in mice
    1999 2.3k citations Henriette van Praag, Brian R. Christie et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
  3. Functional neurogenesis in the adult hippocampus
    2002 2.3k citations Henriette van Praag, Alejandro F. Schinder et al. Nature profile →
  4. Neural consequences of enviromental enrichment
    2000 2.0k citations Henriette van Praag, Fred H. Gage et al. profile →
  5. Exercise Enhances Learning and Hippocampal Neurogenesis in Aged Mice
    2005 1.6k citations Henriette van Praag, Chunmei Zhao et al. Journal of Neuroscience profile →
  6. Adult brain neurogenesis and psychiatry: a novel theory of depression
    2000 749 citations Henriette van Praag, Fred H. Gage et al. Molecular Psychiatry profile →
  7. Bridging animal and human models of exercise-induced brain plasticity
    2013 718 citations Carmen Vivar, Henriette van Praag et al. profile →
  8. Effects of voluntary exercise on synaptic plasticity and gene expression in the dentate gyrus of adult male sprague–dawley rats in vivo
    2004 680 citations Jennifer Farmer, Xinyu Zhao et al. Neuroscience profile →
  9. Enriched environment and physical activity stimulate hippocampal but not olfactory bulb neurogenesis
    2003 622 citations Henriette van Praag, Fred H. Gage et al. profile →
  10. Combined adult neurogenesis and BDNF mimic exercise effects on cognition in an Alzheimer’s mouse model
    2018 595 citations Se Hoon Choi, Enjana Bylykbashi et al. Science profile →
  11. Running-Induced Systemic Cathepsin B Secretion Is Associated with Memory Function
    2016 417 citations Hyo Youl Moon, Benjamin Becker et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Henriette van Praag United States 52 10.4k 7.7k 4.8k 4.6k 4.3k 98 22.9k
Bai Lu United States 81 8.0k 0.8× 17.0k 2.2× 3.4k 0.7× 4.8k 1.0× 8.9k 2.1× 171 29.6k
Gerd Kempermann Germany 87 20.7k 2.0× 12.9k 1.7× 4.0k 0.8× 6.3k 1.4× 8.2k 1.9× 212 35.4k
H. Georg Kuhn Sweden 51 12.3k 1.2× 7.8k 1.0× 2.0k 0.4× 2.5k 0.5× 5.0k 1.2× 154 20.4k
Amelia J. Eisch United States 60 6.3k 0.6× 7.1k 0.9× 1.6k 0.3× 2.5k 0.5× 4.5k 1.1× 126 15.9k
Brian R. Christie Canada 55 5.5k 0.5× 6.5k 0.8× 2.0k 0.4× 3.8k 0.8× 3.5k 0.8× 177 15.0k
Eero Ċastrén Finland 67 5.0k 0.5× 9.6k 1.3× 1.6k 0.3× 2.7k 0.6× 5.0k 1.2× 227 17.6k
Christine M. Gall United States 79 4.5k 0.4× 12.3k 1.6× 2.1k 0.4× 3.4k 0.8× 6.2k 1.5× 257 19.2k
Elizabeth Gould United States 83 16.3k 1.6× 12.9k 1.7× 2.6k 0.5× 5.7k 1.3× 5.0k 1.2× 164 33.1k
Paul J. Lucassen Netherlands 74 4.3k 0.4× 4.0k 0.5× 3.1k 0.7× 1.9k 0.4× 3.0k 0.7× 247 16.9k
Helen E. Scharfman United States 67 4.7k 0.5× 9.3k 1.2× 1.5k 0.3× 4.2k 0.9× 3.2k 0.8× 188 14.7k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Henriette van Praag

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Edmunds, Kyle J., et al.. (2025). BDNF expression mediates verbal learning and memory in women in a cohort enriched with risk for Alzheimer's disease. Alzheimer s & Dementia Diagnosis Assessment & Disease Monitoring. 17(1). e70062–e70062. 1 indexed citations
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Hashiguchi, Debora, et al.. (2025). Vascular dysfunction in Alzheimer's disease: Exploring the potential of aerobic and resistance exercises as therapeutic strategies. Journal of Alzheimer s Disease. 104(4). 963–979. 3 indexed citations
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Vivar, Carmen, et al.. (2023). Running throughout Middle-Age Keeps Old Adult-Born Neurons Wired. eNeuro. 10(5). ENEURO.0084–23.2023. 8 indexed citations
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Egan, Casey L., Carolina Chavez, Emma L. Burrows, et al.. (2023). Exercise training improves long-term memory in obese mice. PubMed. 3(1). load043–load043. 1 indexed citations
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Moreira, José Bianco Nascimento, Asgeir Kobro‐Flatmoen, Nathan Scrimgeour, et al.. (2022). Can exercise training teach us how to treat Alzheimer’s disease?. Ageing Research Reviews. 75. 101559–101559. 41 indexed citations
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Zhao, Xinyu & Henriette van Praag. (2020). Steps towards standardized quantification of adult neurogenesis. Nature Communications. 11(1). 4275–4275. 50 indexed citations
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Terreros‐Roncal, Julia, Miguel Flor‐García, Elena P. Moreno‐Jiménez, et al.. (2019). Activity-Dependent Reconnection of Adult-Born Dentate Granule Cells in a Mouse Model of Frontotemporal Dementia. Journal of Neuroscience. 39(29). 5794–5815. 11 indexed citations
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Shen, Minjie, Feifei Wang, Meng Li, et al.. (2019). Reduced mitochondrial fusion and Huntingtin levels contribute to impaired dendritic maturation and behavioral deficits in Fmr1-mutant mice. Nature Neuroscience. 22(3). 386–400. 76 indexed citations
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Moon, Hyo Youl, Matthew Stremlau, Benjamin Becker, et al.. (2018). Conditioned media from AICAR-treated skeletal muscle cells increases neuronal differentiation of adult neural progenitor cells. Neuropharmacology. 145(Pt A). 123–130. 25 indexed citations
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Choi, Se Hoon, Enjana Bylykbashi, Zena K. Chatila, et al.. (2018). Combined adult neurogenesis and BDNF mimic exercise effects on cognition in an Alzheimer’s mouse model. Science. 361(6406). 595 indexed citations breakdown →
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Mohammad, Hasan, Francesca Marchisella, Sylvia Ortega‐Martínez, et al.. (2016). JNK1 controls adult hippocampal neurogenesis and imposes cell-autonomous control of anxiety behaviour from the neurogenic niche. Molecular Psychiatry. 23(2). 362–374. 64 indexed citations
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Stringer, Thomas, Davide Guerrieri, Carmen Vivar, & Henriette van Praag. (2015). Plant-derived flavanol (−)epicatechin mitigates anxiety in association with elevated hippocampal monoamine and BDNF levels, but does not influence pattern separation in mice. Translational Psychiatry. 5(1). e493–e493. 73 indexed citations
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Vivar, Carmen, Benjamin D. Peterson, & Henriette van Praag. (2015). Running rewires the neuronal network of adult-born dentate granule cells. NeuroImage. 131. 29–41. 116 indexed citations
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Praag, Henriette van, Monika Fleshner, Michael W. Schwartz, & Mark P. Mattson. (2014). Exercise, Energy Intake, Glucose Homeostasis, and the Brain. Journal of Neuroscience. 34(46). 15139–15149. 114 indexed citations
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Romberg, Carola, et al.. (2010). Running enhances spatial pattern separation in mice. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 107(5). 2367–2372. 410 indexed citations
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Toni, Nicolas, Eric A. Bushong, James B. Aimone, et al.. (2007). Synapse formation on neurons born in the adult hippocampus. Nature Neuroscience. 10(6). 727–734. 448 indexed citations
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Farmer, Jennifer, et al.. (2004). Effects of voluntary exercise on synaptic plasticity and gene expression in the dentate gyrus of adult male sprague–dawley rats in vivo. Neuroscience. 124(1). 71–79. 680 indexed citations breakdown →
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Rhodes, Justin S., Henriette van Praag, Isabelle Girard, et al.. (2003). Exercise increases hippocampal neurogenesis to high levels but does not improve spatial learning in mice bred for increased voluntary wheel running.. Behavioral Neuroscience. 117(5). 1006–1016. 217 indexed citations
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Praag, Henriette van, Alejandro F. Schinder, Brian R. Christie, et al.. (2002). Functional neurogenesis in the adult hippocampus. Nature. 415(6875). 1030–1034. 2287 indexed citations breakdown →

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