Nic J.A. van der Wee

18.5k total citations · 2 hit papers
196 papers, 8.2k citations indexed

About

Nic J.A. van der Wee is a scholar working on Cognitive Neuroscience, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology and Clinical Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Nic J.A. van der Wee has authored 196 papers receiving a total of 8.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 98 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience, 74 papers in Experimental and Cognitive Psychology and 57 papers in Clinical Psychology. Recurrent topics in Nic J.A. van der Wee's work include Functional Brain Connectivity Studies (65 papers), Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes (47 papers) and Mental Health Research Topics (34 papers). Nic J.A. van der Wee is often cited by papers focused on Functional Brain Connectivity Studies (65 papers), Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes (47 papers) and Mental Health Research Topics (34 papers). Nic J.A. van der Wee collaborates with scholars based in Netherlands, United Kingdom and Germany. Nic J.A. van der Wee's co-authors include Dick J. Veltman, Marie‐José van Tol, Brenda W.J.H. Penninx, André Alemán, Frans G. Zitman, Mark A. van Buchem, Steven J.A. van der Werff, Serge A.R.B. Rombouts, Liliana Ramona Demenescu and Bernet M. Elzinga and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Neuroscience, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Nic J.A. van der Wee

191 papers receiving 8.0k 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.

Evidence-based pharmacological treatment of anxiety disorders, post-traumatic stress disorder and obsessive-compulsive disorder: A revision of the 2005 guidelines from the British Association for Psychopharmacology

2014 429 citations Johan A. den Boer, Nic J.A. van der Wee et al. profile →
Social brain, social dysfunction and social withdrawal

2018 256 citations Nic J.A. van der Wee, Moji Aghajani et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Nic J.A. van der Wee Netherlands	48	3.3k	2.9k	2.7k	1.2k	920	196	8.2k
Alan N. Simmons United States	61	5.6k 1.7×	3.6k 1.3×	3.6k 1.3×	2.1k 1.7×	1.1k 1.2×	208	11.4k
Sarah Whittle Australia	53	3.5k 1.1×	3.0k 1.0×	1.9k 0.7×	1.2k 1.0×	1.3k 1.4×	222	8.5k
Udo Dannlowski Germany	52	3.7k 1.1×	2.0k 0.7×	2.6k 1.0×	2.0k 1.6×	1.1k 1.2×	229	8.5k
Volker Arolt Germany	52	3.2k 1.0×	1.9k 0.6×	2.0k 0.7×	2.0k 1.6×	1.1k 1.2×	172	8.5k
Philippe Fossati France	45	4.3k 1.3×	1.4k 0.5×	2.4k 0.9×	1.9k 1.5×	1.0k 1.1×	123	7.7k
Scott A. Langenecker United States	46	3.3k 1.0×	1.3k 0.4×	2.5k 0.9×	1.5k 1.2×	588 0.6×	228	6.8k
Ben J. Harrison Australia	58	6.6k 2.0×	2.9k 1.0×	3.0k 1.1×	2.1k 1.7×	884 1.0×	213	11.1k
Thomas Suslow Germany	50	3.2k 1.0×	2.1k 0.7×	2.6k 1.0×	2.1k 1.7×	1.2k 1.3×	191	7.6k
Tatia M.C. Lee Hong Kong	43	3.1k 1.0×	1.4k 0.5×	1.5k 0.6×	1.4k 1.1×	1.1k 1.2×	244	7.4k
Margaret C. McKinnon Canada	44	3.2k 1.0×	2.3k 0.8×	1.4k 0.5×	2.0k 1.6×	1.1k 1.2×	189	7.7k

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Wee, Nic J.A. van der, et al.. (2025). The Bipolar Lithium Imaging Scan Study (BLISS): protocol for a 7T lithium-7 magnetic resonance study in bipolar disorder. PubMed. 5. kkaf003–kkaf003. 1 indexed citations

Son, Gabriëlle E. van, et al.. (2025). Effectiveness of bright light therapy in patients suffering from unipolar or bipolar depression; A naturalistic study. The European Journal of Psychiatry. 39(3). 100294–100294.

Bakker, Geor, Tanja Su, Laura Nawijn, et al.. (2024). Social Dysfunction and Neural Processing of Emotional Valence Across Depressive and Anxiety Disorders. Depression and Anxiety. 2024(1). 8564344–8564344. 2 indexed citations

Nagamine, Masanori, et al.. (2023). PTSD Symptom dynamics after the great east japan earthquake: mapping the temporal structure using Dynamic Time Warping. European journal of psychotraumatology. 14(2). 2241732–2241732. 8 indexed citations

Nawijn, Laura, Moji Aghajani, Marie‐José van Tol, et al.. (2022). Neural correlates of anxious distress in depression: A neuroimaging study of reactivity to emotional faces and resting‐state functional connectivity. Depression and Anxiety. 39(7). 573–585. 12 indexed citations

Bralten, Janita, Nina Roth Mota, Ward De Witte, et al.. (2021). Genetic underpinnings of sociability in the general population. Neuropsychopharmacology. 46(9). 1627–1634. 26 indexed citations

Frässle, Stefan, André F. Marquand, Lianne Schmaal, et al.. (2020). Predicting individual clinical trajectories of depression with generative embedding. NeuroImage Clinical. 26. 102213–102213. 33 indexed citations

Saris, Ilja M. J., Brenda W.J.H. Penninx, Marie‐José van Tol, et al.. (2020). Default Mode Network Connectivity and Social Dysfunction in Major Depressive Disorder. Scientific Reports. 10(1). 194–194. 40 indexed citations

Ai, Hui, Esther M. Opmeer, Jan‐Bernard C. Marsman, et al.. (2019). Longitudinal brain changes in MDD during emotional encoding: effects of presence and persistence of symptomatology. Psychological Medicine. 50(8). 1316–1326. 10 indexed citations

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Penninx, Brenda W.J.H., Laura S. van Velzen, Marie‐José van Tol, et al.. (2019). White matter architecture in major depression with anxious distress symptoms. Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry. 94. 109664–109664. 14 indexed citations

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Opmeer, Esther M., Jan-Bernard Marsman, Caroline Figueroa, et al.. (2019). Decreased functional connectivity of the insula within the salience network as an indicator for prospective insufficient response to antidepressants. NeuroImage Clinical. 24. 102064–102064. 25 indexed citations

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Werff, Steven J.A. van der, et al.. (2018). Elevated salivary alpha-amylase levels at awakening in patients with depression. Psychoneuroendocrinology. 97. 69–77. 19 indexed citations

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Gerritsen, Lotte, Laura S. van Velzen, Lianne Schmaal, et al.. (2015). Childhood maltreatment modifies the relationship of depression with hippocampal volume. Psychological Medicine. 45(16). 3517–3526. 17 indexed citations

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Ai, Hui, Esther M. Opmeer, Dick J. Veltman, et al.. (2015). Brain Activation During Emotional Memory Processing Associated with Subsequent Course of Depression. Neuropsychopharmacology. 40(10). 2454–2463. 18 indexed citations

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Meurs, Maaike, Nynke A. Groenewold, Annelieke M. Roest, et al.. (2015). The associations of depression and hypertension with brain volumes: Independent or interactive?. NeuroImage Clinical. 8. 79–86. 26 indexed citations

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Schmaal, Lianne, André F. Marquand, Didi Rhebergen, et al.. (2014). Predicting the Naturalistic Course of Major Depressive Disorder Using Clinical and Multimodal Neuroimaging Information: A Multivariate Pattern Recognition Study. Biological Psychiatry. 78(4). 278–286. 68 indexed citations

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Molendijk, Marc L., Marie‐José van Tol, Brenda W.J.H. Penninx, et al.. (2012). BDNF val66met affects hippocampal volume and emotion-related hippocampal memory activity. Translational Psychiatry. 2(1). e74–e74. 66 indexed citations

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Lem, Rosalind van der, Nic J.A. van der Wee, Tineke van Veen, & Frans G. Zitman. (2012). Efficacy versus Effectiveness: A Direct Comparison of the Outcome of Treatment for Mild to Moderate Depression in Randomized Controlled Trials and Daily Practice. Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics. 81(4). 226–234. 42 indexed citations

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Tol, Marie‐José van, Liliana Ramona Demenescu, Nic J.A. van der Wee, et al.. (2011). Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging Correlates of Emotional Word Encoding and Recognition in Depression and Anxiety Disorders. Biological Psychiatry. 71(7). 593–602. 89 indexed citations

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Tol, Marie‐José van, Nic J.A. van der Wee, Odile A. van den Heuvel, et al.. (2010). Regional Brain Volume in Depression and Anxiety Disorders. Archives of General Psychiatry. 67(10). 1002–1002. 297 indexed citations

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