Paul J. Lucassen

22.1k total citations · 4 hit papers
247 papers, 16.9k citations indexed

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Paul J. Lucassen is a scholar working on Behavioral Neuroscience, Developmental Neuroscience and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Paul J. Lucassen has authored 247 papers receiving a total of 16.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 100 papers in Behavioral Neuroscience, 85 papers in Developmental Neuroscience and 59 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Paul J. Lucassen's work include Stress Responses and Cortisol (100 papers), Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms (81 papers) and Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior (43 papers). Paul J. Lucassen is often cited by papers focused on Stress Responses and Cortisol (100 papers), Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms (81 papers) and Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior (43 papers). Paul J. Lucassen collaborates with scholars based in Netherlands, United States and Germany. Paul J. Lucassen's co-authors include Marian Joëls, Dick F. Swaab, Boldizsár Czéh, Anikó Kőrösi, Harm J. Krugers, Ai‐Min Bao, Charlotte A. Oomen, E. R. de Kloet, Vivi M. Heine and Suharti Maslam and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Neuron and Journal of Neuroscience.

In The Last Decade

Paul J. Lucassen

245 papers receiving 16.6k citations

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The stress system in the human brain in depression and neurodegeneration

2005 744 citations Dick F. Swaab, Paul J. Lucassen et al. profile →
Human Adult Neurogenesis: Evidence and Remaining Questions

2018 554 citations Djoher Nora Abrous, Nicolas Toni et al. profile →
Chronic early life stress induced by limited bedding and nesting (LBN) material in rodents: critical considerations of methodology, outcomes and translational potential

2017 289 citations Marian Joëls, Anikó Kőrösi et al. profile →
Adult hippocampal neurogenesis in Alzheimer’s disease: A roadmap to clinical relevance

2023 80 citations Evgenia Salta, Carlos P. Fitzsimons et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Paul J. Lucassen Netherlands	74	5.9k	4.3k	4.0k	3.1k	3.0k	247	16.9k
Catherine Belzung France	62	6.9k 1.2×	3.5k 0.8×	7.0k 1.7×	2.2k 0.7×	3.7k 1.2×	209	20.4k
Luis Miguel García‐Segura Spain	87	4.9k 0.8×	3.1k 0.7×	6.4k 1.6×	3.1k 1.0×	5.6k 1.8×	484	25.1k
Eberhard Fuchs Germany	56	4.6k 0.8×	3.7k 0.9×	4.2k 1.0×	1.2k 0.4×	1.7k 0.6×	150	12.4k
Marco Andrea Riva Italy	63	3.8k 0.6×	1.9k 0.5×	4.7k 1.2×	1.2k 0.4×	3.0k 1.0×	299	13.0k
Amelia J. Eisch United States	60	2.7k 0.5×	6.3k 1.5×	7.1k 1.8×	1.6k 0.5×	4.5k 1.5×	126	15.9k
Cornelius T. Gross Italy	46	2.4k 0.4×	3.0k 0.7×	5.1k 1.3×	1.2k 0.4×	3.2k 1.1×	105	14.6k
Lisa M. Monteggia United States	59	4.6k 0.8×	3.0k 0.7×	9.4k 2.3×	1.9k 0.6×	5.8k 1.9×	140	20.6k
Liisa A.M. Galea Canada	71	6.6k 1.1×	4.6k 1.1×	3.2k 0.8×	1.0k 0.3×	1.2k 0.4×	234	16.4k
Undine E. Lang Switzerland	54	2.6k 0.4×	1.4k 0.3×	4.1k 1.0×	2.2k 0.7×	2.9k 0.9×	377	17.4k
Scott J. Russo United States	70	6.3k 1.1×	1.2k 0.3×	6.9k 1.7×	2.4k 0.8×	6.0k 2.0×	195	21.4k

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Vogel, Jacob W., Anna C. van Loenhoud, Niccoló Tesi, et al.. (2025). A novel approach to resilience and its links with education and Alzheimer's disease genetics. Alzheimer s & Dementia. 21(7). e70379–e70379. 1 indexed citations

English, Jane A., et al.. (2024). The 'middle-aging' brain. Trends in Neurosciences. 47(4). 259–272. 32 indexed citations

Simon, Carla Sasso, et al.. (2023). Early life stress lastingly alters the function and AMPA ‐receptor composition of glutamatergic synapses in the hippocampus of male mice. Journal of Neuroendocrinology. 35(12). e13346–e13346. 4 indexed citations

Buurstede, Jacobus C., Oihane Abiega, Carlos P. Fitzsimons, et al.. (2021). An emerging role for microglia in stress‐effects on memory. European Journal of Neuroscience. 55(9-10). 2491–2518. 31 indexed citations

Zhang, Lin, Paul J. Lucassen, Evgenia Salta, Peter Verhaert, & Dick F. Swaab. (2021). Hippocampal neuropathology in suicide: Gaps in our knowledge and opportunities for a breakthrough. Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews. 132. 542–552. 13 indexed citations

Zhao, Juan, Paul J. Lucassen, & Dick F. Swaab. (2019). Suicide Is a Confounder in Postmortem Studies on Depression. Biological Psychiatry. 86(10). e37–e40. 7 indexed citations

Bielefeld, Pascal, Paul J. Lucassen, Veerle Baekelandt, et al.. (2019). Insult-induced aberrant hippocampal neurogenesis: Functional consequences and possible therapeutic strategies. Behavioural Brain Research. 372. 112032–112032. 35 indexed citations

Schouten, Marijn, Pascal Bielefeld, Laura García‐Corzo, et al.. (2019). Circadian glucocorticoid oscillations preserve a population of adult hippocampal neural stem cells in the aging brain. Molecular Psychiatry. 25(7). 1382–1405. 53 indexed citations

Gao, Shangfeng, Tong Zhang, Lei Jin, et al.. (2018). CAPON Is a Critical Protein in Synaptic Molecular Networks in the Prefrontal Cortex of Mood Disorder Patients and Contributes to Depression-Like Behavior in a Mouse Model. Cerebral Cortex. 29(9). 3752–3765. 12 indexed citations

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Naninck, E.F.G., J. Efraim Oosterink, Henk Schierbeek, et al.. (2016). Early micronutrient supplementation protects against early stress‐induced cognitive impairments. The FASEB Journal. 31(2). 505–518. 54 indexed citations

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Herbert, J. & Paul J. Lucassen. (2015). Depression as a risk factor for Alzheimer’s disease: Genes, steroids, cytokines and neurogenesis – What do we need to know?. Frontiers in Neuroendocrinology. 41. 153–171. 110 indexed citations

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Schrantee, Anouk, Lena Václavů, Dennis Heijtel, et al.. (2014). Dopaminergic System Dysfunction in Recreational Dexamphetamine Users. Neuropsychopharmacology. 40(5). 1172–1180. 26 indexed citations

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Doorn, Karlijn J., Tim E. Moors, Benjamin Drukarch, et al.. (2014). Microglial phenotypes and toll-like receptor 2 in the substantia nigra and hippocampus of incidental Lewy body disease cases and Parkinson¿s disease patients. Acta Neuropathologica Communications. 2(1). 90–90. 12 indexed citations

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Zalachoras, Ioannis, René Houtman, Erika Atucha, et al.. (2013). Differential targeting of brain stress circuits with a selective glucocorticoid receptor modulator. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 110(19). 7910–7915. 92 indexed citations

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Wang, Qian, Joop van Heerikhuize, Eleonora Aronica, et al.. (2013). Glucocorticoid receptor protein expression in human hippocampus; stability with age. Neurobiology of Aging. 34(6). 1662–1673. 108 indexed citations

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Qi, Xin‐Rui, Willem Kamphuis, Shanshan Wang, et al.. (2012). Aberrant stress hormone receptor balance in the human prefrontal cortex and hypothalamic paraventricular nucleus of depressed patients. Psychoneuroendocrinology. 38(6). 863–870. 79 indexed citations

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Saaltink, Dirk‐Jan, Bjarte Håvik, Carla S. Veríssimo, Paul J. Lucassen, & Erno Vreugdenhil. (2012). Doublecortin and doublecortin‐like are expressed in overlapping and non‐overlapping neuronal cell population: Implications for neurogenesis. The Journal of Comparative Neurology. 520(13). 2805–2823. 63 indexed citations

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Marlatt, Michael W. & Paul J. Lucassen. (2010). Neurogenesis and Alzheimers Disease: Biology and Pathophysiology in Mice and Men. Current Alzheimer Research. 7(2). 113–125. 76 indexed citations

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Lucassen, Paul J., Charlotte A. Oomen, Agnete Mouritzen Dam, & Boldizsár Czéh. (2008). 18 Regulation of Hippocampal Neurogenesis by Systemic Factors Including Stress, Glucocorticoids, Sleep, and Inflammation. UvA-DARE (University of Amsterdam). 52(52). 363–395. 4 indexed citations

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Šimić, Goran, Mihovil Mladinov, Nataša Jovanov Milošević, et al.. (2007). Abnormal motoneuron migration, differentiation, and axon outgrowth in spinal muscular atrophy. Acta Neuropathologica. 115(3). 313–326. 41 indexed citations

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