Robert Verkerk
Impact in
- Biological Psychiatry top 0.05%
- Tryptophan and brain disorders
- Behavioral Neuroscience top 0.2%
- Stress Responses and Cortisol
Papers in
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- Tryptophan and brain disorders 31
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- Bipolar Disorder and Treatment 11
- Co-authors
- Michaël Maes (27 shared papers)Simon Scharpé (33 shared papers)Aye-Mu Myint (5 shared papers)B. E. Leonard (2 shared papers)Marta Kubera (1 shared paper)Brian E. Leonard (3 shared papers)Harry Steinbusch (2 shared papers)Yong Ku Kim (1 shared paper)
- Journals
- Clinical Chemistry (4 papers)Neuropsychobiology (3 papers)Journal of Affective Disorders (3 papers)Journal of Molecular Neuroscience (3 papers)Journal of Interferon & Cytokine Research (2 papers)
- Partner nations
- BelgiumNetherlandsUnited States
In The Last Decade
Robert Verkerk
69 papers receiving 4.4k citations
Robert Verkerk's Hit Papers
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 118
- Biological Psychiatry 2.5k
- Behavioral Neuroscience 1.3k
- Psychiatry and Mental health 843
- Neurology 407
- Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 361
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Co-authors
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All Works
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| # | Work | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The new ‘5-HT’ hypothesis of depression: Cell-mediated immune activation induces indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase, which leads to lower plasma tryptophan and an increased synthesis of detrimental tryptophan catabolites (TRYCATs), both of which contribute to the onset of depression Hit paper breakdown → | 2010 | 567 |
| 2 | 2006 | 440 | |
| 3 | 2004 | 379 | |
| 4 | 2002 | 347 | |
| 5 | 2014 | 217 | |
| 6 | 1998 | 200 | |
| 7 | 2002 | 177 | |
| 8 | 1998 | 138 | |
| 9 | 2009 | 119 | |
| 10 | 2002 | 106 | |
| 11 | 2010 | 98 | |
| 12 | 2007 | 88 | |
| 13 | 2011 | 86 | |
| 14 | Somatization, but not depression, is characterized by disorders in the tryptophan catabolite (TRYCAT) pathway, indicating increased indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase and lowered kynurenine aminotransferase activity. | 2011 | 79 |
| 15 | 2021 | 67 | |
| 16 | 1997 | 61 | |
| 17 | 2001 | 60 | |
| 18 | 2022 | 56 | |
| 19 | 2013 | 55 | |
| 20 | 1991 | 54 |
About Robert Verkerk
Robert Verkerk is a scholar working on Biological Psychiatry, Psychiatry and Mental health, Oncology, Behavioral Neuroscience and Molecular Biology, having authored 69 papers that have together received 4.5k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Tryptophan and brain disorders (31 papers), Peptidase Inhibition and Analysis (13 papers), Stress Responses and Cortisol (13 papers), Bipolar Disorder and Treatment (11 papers), Diabetes Treatment and Management (6 papers), Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology (6 papers), Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (5 papers) and Autism Spectrum Disorder Research (4 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Biological Psychiatry (2.5k citations), Behavioral Neuroscience (1.3k citations), Psychiatry and Mental health (843 citations), Neurology (407 citations) and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience (361 citations). Robert Verkerk has collaborated with scholars based in Belgium, Netherlands and United States. Frequent co-authors include Michaël Maes, Simon Scharpé, Aye-Mu Myint, B. E. Leonard, Marta Kubera, Brian E. Leonard, Harry Steinbusch, Yong Ku Kim, Marieke Wichers and Ger H. Koek. Their work appears in journals such as Clinical Chemistry, Neuropsychobiology, Journal of Affective Disorders, Journal of Molecular Neuroscience and Journal of Interferon & Cytokine Research.
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