Stephan Claes

11.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
196 papers, 7.2k citations indexed

About

Stephan Claes is a scholar working on Clinical Psychology, Behavioral Neuroscience and Psychiatry and Mental health. According to data from OpenAlex, Stephan Claes has authored 196 papers receiving a total of 7.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 57 papers in Clinical Psychology, 51 papers in Behavioral Neuroscience and 36 papers in Psychiatry and Mental health. Recurrent topics in Stephan Claes's work include Stress Responses and Cortisol (51 papers), Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (38 papers) and Tryptophan and brain disorders (21 papers). Stephan Claes is often cited by papers focused on Stress Responses and Cortisol (51 papers), Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (38 papers) and Tryptophan and brain disorders (21 papers). Stephan Claes collaborates with scholars based in Belgium, Netherlands and United States. Stephan Claes's co-authors include Carmen Schiweck, Elske Vrieze, Jurgen Del‐Favero, Christine Van Broeckhoven, Mireia Valles‐Colomer, Jeroen Raes, Lukas Van Oudenhove, Cornelia M. van Duijn, Titia Hompes and Ettje F. Tigchelaar and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, Journal of Neuroscience and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Stephan Claes

187 papers receiving 7.0k citations

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The neuroactive potential of the human gut microbiota in quality of life and depression

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Stephan Claes Belgium	42	1.9k	1.6k	1.3k	1.2k	1.1k	196	7.2k
Bart P. F. Rutten Netherlands	48	2.7k 1.4×	1.6k 1.0×	878 0.7×	1.2k 1.0×	1.9k 1.7×	243	9.3k
Christiaan H. Vinkers Netherlands	41	959 0.5×	2.0k 1.3×	1.5k 1.1×	891 0.7×	972 0.9×	182	7.1k
Xiangyang Zhang China	49	1.1k 0.6×	1.7k 1.1×	1.2k 0.9×	1.9k 1.5×	2.3k 2.0×	432	8.6k
Marco P. Boks Netherlands	49	2.1k 1.1×	1.3k 0.9×	856 0.7×	828 0.7×	2.2k 1.9×	204	8.4k
Gerome Breen United Kingdom	50	2.3k 1.2×	1.7k 1.0×	661 0.5×	973 0.8×	1.7k 1.5×	280	8.6k
Audrey R. Tyrka United States	50	1.1k 0.6×	3.4k 2.1×	2.5k 1.9×	1.2k 1.0×	940 0.8×	140	9.0k
Jaanus Harro Estonia	44	1.8k 0.9×	1.1k 0.7×	1.8k 1.4×	775 0.6×	758 0.7×	270	7.1k
Janine D. Flory United States	54	991 0.5×	3.4k 2.1×	1.8k 1.4×	827 0.7×	1.4k 1.2×	144	9.8k
Dan Rujescu Germany	57	3.1k 1.6×	1.8k 1.1×	838 0.6×	1.6k 1.3×	2.6k 2.3×	347	11.4k
Günter Kenis Netherlands	55	2.1k 1.1×	1.5k 1.0×	3.0k 2.3×	3.4k 2.7×	2.1k 1.8×	147	10.9k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Stephan Claes

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Ein‐Dor, Tsachi, Kathleen Freson, Luc Goossens, et al.. (2024). Exploring the role of OXTR gene methylation in attachment development: A longitudinal study. Developmental Psychobiology. 66(5). e22496–e22496. 2 indexed citations

Daniëls, Nicky, Tiffany Y. Tang, Stephanie Van der Donck, et al.. (2024). Chronic oxytocin administration stimulates the oxytocinergic system in children with autism. Nature Communications. 15(1). 58–58. 19 indexed citations

Veeckman, Carina, Stephan Claes, Leo Van Audenhove, & Shenja van der Graaf. (2023). A framework for making citizen science inclusive with storytelling methods. Frontiers in Environmental Science. 11. 3 indexed citations

Daniëls, Nicky, Viktoria Chubar, Stephan Claes, et al.. (2023). Endogenous oxytocin levels in children with autism: Associations with cortisol levels and oxytocin receptor gene methylation. Translational Psychiatry. 13(1). 235–235. 12 indexed citations

D’Agostini, Martina, et al.. (2022). No evidence for a modulating effect of continuous transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation on markers of noradrenergic activity. Psychophysiology. 59(4). e13984–e13984. 25 indexed citations

Bakusic, Jelena, Manosij Ghosh, Andrea Polli, et al.. (2021). Role of NR3C1 and SLC6A4 methylation in the HPA axis regulation in burnout. Journal of Affective Disorders. 295. 505–512. 11 indexed citations

Bosmans, Guy, Luc Goossens, Karla Van Leeuwen, et al.. (2021). Epigenetics in Families: Covariance between Mother and Child Methylation Patterns. Brain Sciences. 11(2). 190–190. 7 indexed citations

Chubar, Viktoria, Karla Van Leeuwen, Patricia Bijttebier, et al.. (2020). Gene–environment interaction: New insights into perceived parenting and social anxiety among adolescents. European Psychiatry. 63(1). e64–e64. 10 indexed citations

Bakusic, Jelena, Elske Vrieze, Manosij Ghosh, et al.. (2020). Increased methylation of NR3C1 and SLC6A4 is associated with blunted cortisol reactivity to stress in major depression. Neurobiology of Stress. 13. 100272–100272. 41 indexed citations

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Schiavone, Giuseppina, et al.. (2020). Relationship Between Chronic Stress and Heart Rate Over Time Modulated by Gender in a Cohort of Office Workers: Cross-Sectional Study Using Wearable Technologies. Journal of Medical Internet Research. 22(9). e18253–e18253. 18 indexed citations

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Bakusic, Jelena, Manosij Ghosh, Andrea Polli, et al.. (2020). Epigenetic perspective on the role of brain-derived neurotrophic factor in burnout. Translational Psychiatry. 10(1). 354–354. 15 indexed citations

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Vinkers, Christiaan H., et al.. (2016). Childhood trauma and HPA axis functionality in offspring of bipolar parents. Psychoneuroendocrinology. 74. 316–323. 29 indexed citations

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Leeuwen, Karla Van, Annelies Janssens, E. Van Assche, et al.. (2015). Gene-parenting interactions predicting adolescent externalizing behavior: Single gene and genetic pathway analyses. Lirias (KU Leuven). 1 indexed citations

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Ceccarini, Jenny, Titia Hompes, Cindy Casteels, et al.. (2014). Changes in Cerebral CB₁Receptor Availability after Acute and Chronic Alcohol Abuse and Monitored Abstinence. Journal of Neuroscience. 34(8). 2822–2831. 75 indexed citations

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Yu, Wenjing, et al.. (2012). CNR1 and risk of the metabolic syndrome in patients with schizophrenia. Schizophrenia Research. 1 indexed citations

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Eede, Filip Van Den, Greta Moorkens, Christiaan Schotte, et al.. (2009). Use of the Temperament and Character Inventory (TCI) for Assessment of Personality in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. Psychosomatics. 50(2). 147–154. 23 indexed citations

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Hageman, S., et al.. (2007). [Psychopathology in female carriers of the fragile X mutation].. PubMed. 49(5). 327–31. 1 indexed citations

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Claes, Stephan, et al.. (2006). Pain in depression: implications for diagnosis and treatment. Ghent University Academic Bibliography (Ghent University). 106(18). 1257–1272. 1 indexed citations

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Gestel, Sofie Van, Stephan Claes, Jurgen Del‐Favero, et al.. (2002). Heritability and genetics of personality in healthy families and families with affective disorders from Sweden. Behavior Genetics. 487–487. 1 indexed citations

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Verheyen, Geert R., Lilijana Oruč, Daniel Souery, et al.. (1998). Genetic analysis of the 12Q candidate region for bipolar disorder. American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A. 81(6). 540–541.

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