Pieter Voorn

8.8k total citations · 2 hit papers
92 papers, 7.0k citations indexed

About

Pieter Voorn is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Molecular Biology and Neurology. According to data from OpenAlex, Pieter Voorn has authored 92 papers receiving a total of 7.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 76 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 42 papers in Molecular Biology and 18 papers in Neurology. Recurrent topics in Pieter Voorn's work include Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior (48 papers), Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (39 papers) and Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (31 papers). Pieter Voorn is often cited by papers focused on Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior (48 papers), Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (39 papers) and Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (31 papers). Pieter Voorn collaborates with scholars based in Netherlands, United States and United Kingdom. Pieter Voorn's co-authors include Henk J. Groenewegen, Louk J. M. J. Vanderschuren, Cyriel M. A. Pennartz, Ruud M. Buijs, Andries Kalsbeek, Trevor W. Robbins, Barbara Jorritsma‐Byham, H.B.M. Uylings, Ana L. Jongen‐Rêlo and H.J. Groenewegen and has published in prestigious journals such as Neuron, Journal of Neuroscience and Trends in Neurosciences.

In The Last Decade

Pieter Voorn

91 papers receiving 6.9k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

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.

  1. Putting a spin on the dorsal–ventral divide of the striatum
    2004 894 citations Pieter Voorn, Louk J. M. J. Vanderschuren et al. Trends in Neurosciences profile →
  2. Convergence and Segregation of Ventral Striatal Inputs and Outputs
    1999 528 citations Pieter Voorn et al. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Pieter Voorn Netherlands 41 5.0k 2.1k 2.0k 1.2k 1.0k 92 7.0k
Denis Hervé France 57 7.3k 1.5× 4.6k 2.2× 1.6k 0.8× 1.5k 1.3× 611 0.6× 135 9.6k
George Paxinos Australia 24 3.7k 0.7× 1.5k 0.7× 2.1k 1.1× 556 0.5× 717 0.7× 43 6.4k
Ronald P. Hammer United States 37 4.1k 0.8× 1.9k 0.9× 1.5k 0.8× 546 0.5× 1.3k 1.3× 96 6.8k
Patrícia Gaspar France 56 7.0k 1.4× 3.8k 1.8× 2.7k 1.4× 1.2k 1.0× 1.4k 1.3× 126 11.2k
Daniel S. Zahm United States 47 8.3k 1.7× 3.4k 1.6× 3.8k 1.9× 1.3k 1.1× 1.0k 1.0× 108 10.6k
Henry H. Yin United States 39 5.2k 1.0× 1.8k 0.9× 4.4k 2.2× 1.1k 0.9× 820 0.8× 89 8.2k
Trevor Humby United Kingdom 36 2.7k 0.5× 1.8k 0.9× 1.1k 0.6× 768 0.6× 842 0.8× 83 5.1k
Csaba Léránth United States 52 4.8k 1.0× 2.1k 1.0× 2.6k 1.3× 459 0.4× 982 0.9× 132 8.1k
Donald J. Woodward United States 42 3.6k 0.7× 1.2k 0.6× 2.2k 1.1× 967 0.8× 431 0.4× 120 5.9k
Ivan Divac Denmark 34 3.6k 0.7× 1.2k 0.6× 2.7k 1.4× 646 0.5× 744 0.7× 115 5.7k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Pieter Voorn

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Pieter Voorn

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All Works

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Dijkstra, Anke A., Pieter Voorn, Henk W. Berendse, et al.. (2014). Stage‐dependent nigral neuronal loss in incidental Lewy body and Parkinson's disease. Movement Disorders. 29(10). 1244–1251. 125 indexed citations
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Kerkhof, Linda W. M. van, et al.. (2013). Cellular activation in limbic brain systems during social play behaviour in rats. Brain Structure and Function. 219(4). 1181–211. 69 indexed citations
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Knol, Remco J.J., Kora de Bruin, Brent C. Opmeer, et al.. (2013). Decreased ipsilateral [123I]iododexetimide binding to cortical muscarinic receptors in unilaterally 6-hydroxydopamine lesioned rats. Nuclear Medicine and Biology. 41(1). 90–95. 5 indexed citations
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Kerkhof, Linda W. M. van, Ruth Damsteegt, Viviana Trezza, Pieter Voorn, & Louk J. M. J. Vanderschuren. (2013). Functional integrity of the habenula is necessary for social play behaviour in rats. European Journal of Neuroscience. 38(10). 3465–3475. 40 indexed citations
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Kerkhof, Linda W. M. van, Ruth Damsteegt, Viviana Trezza, Pieter Voorn, & Louk J. M. J. Vanderschuren. (2013). Social Play Behavior in Adolescent Rats is Mediated by Functional Activity in Medial Prefrontal Cortex and Striatum. Neuropsychopharmacology. 38(10). 1899–1909. 126 indexed citations
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Nordquist, Rebecca E., Pieter Voorn, J.G. de Mooij‐van Malsen, et al.. (2007). Augmented reinforcer value and accelerated habit formation after repeated amphetamine treatment. European Neuropsychopharmacology. 17(8). 532–540. 110 indexed citations
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Koya, Eisuke, Sabine Spijker, Pieter Voorn, et al.. (2006). Enhanced cortical and accumbal molecular reactivity associated with conditioned heroin, but not sucrose‐seeking behaviour. Journal of Neurochemistry. 98(3). 905–915. 65 indexed citations
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Voorn, Pieter, Louk J. M. J. Vanderschuren, Henk J. Groenewegen, Trevor W. Robbins, & Cyriel M. A. Pennartz. (2004). Putting a spin on the dorsal–ventral divide of the striatum. Trends in Neurosciences. 27(8). 468–474. 894 indexed citations breakdown →
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Nordquist, Rebecca E., Cyriel M. A. Pennartz, H.B.M. Uylings, et al.. (2003). C-fos activation patterns in rat prefrontal cortex during acquisition of a cued classical conditioning task. Behavioural Brain Research. 146(1-2). 65–75. 10 indexed citations
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Booij, Jan, Kora de Bruin, Jan B. A. Habraken, & Pieter Voorn. (2002). Imaging of dopamine transporters in rats using high-resolution pinhole single-photon emission tomography. European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging. 29(9). 1221–1224. 39 indexed citations
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Vanderschuren, Louk J. M. J., et al.. (2002). Compartment‐specific changes in striatal neuronal activity during expression of amphetamine sensitization are the result of drug hypersensitivity. European Journal of Neuroscience. 16(12). 2462–2468. 36 indexed citations
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Voorn, Pieter, et al.. (1999). Expression of Enkephalin in Pallido‐Striatal Neurons. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 877(1). 671–675. 10 indexed citations
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Minami, Masabumi, et al.. (1996). Co-localization of μ opioid receptor is greater with dynorphin than enkephalin in rat striatum. Neuroreport. 7(13). 2119–2124. 40 indexed citations
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Jongen‐Rêlo, Ana L., et al.. (1995). Differential localization of mRNAs encoding dopamine D1 or D2 receptors in cholinergic neurons in the core and shell of the rat nucleus accumbens. Molecular Brain Research. 28(1). 169–174. 23 indexed citations
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Vries, Taco J. De, Allert J. Jonker, Pieter Voorn, Arie H. Mulder, & Anton N. M. Schoffelmeer. (1994). Adaptive changes in rat striatal preproenkephalin expression and dopamine-opioid interactions upon chronic haloperidol treatment during different developmental stages. Developmental Brain Research. 78(2). 175–181. 8 indexed citations
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Voorn, Pieter, Linda S. Brady, Alain Schotte, Henk W. Berendse, & Eric K. Richfield. (1994). Evidence For Two Neurochemical Divisions in the Human Nucleus Accumbens. European Journal of Neuroscience. 6(12). 1913–1916. 56 indexed citations
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Meredith, G.E., C.A. Ingham, Pieter Voorn, & Gordon W. Arbuthnott. (1993). Ultrastructural characteristics of enkephalin‐immunoreactive boutons and their postsynaptic targets in the shell and core of the nucleus accumbens of the rat. The Journal of Comparative Neurology. 332(2). 224–236. 35 indexed citations
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Eden, Corbert G. van, Ladislav Mrzljak, Pieter Voorn, & H.B.M. Uylings. (1989). Prenatal development of GABA‐ergic neurons in the neocortex of the rat. The Journal of Comparative Neurology. 289(2). 213–227. 182 indexed citations

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