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Stress Responses and Cortisol

Last updated July 15, 2026

Rising Stars

Fresh ink, massive impact

Researchers

1
Lulu Cui
Liaoning University
2
T M McLeod
University of Michigan
3
Stefanie Grabrucker
University College Cork
4
Byeongjun Lee
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
5
Sinem Gencturk
Boğaziçi University
6
Peyton Christine Bendis
University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee
7
Miaomiao Pan
Shanghai Medical College of Fudan University
8
Kristie M. Harris
Yale University
9
Maximilien Franck
Université de Sherbrooke
10
Visesh Vignesh
University of Bath

Papers

1
Major depressive disorder: hypothesis, mechanism, prevention and treatment
Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy|2024
905 cit.
2
Publication in Cognitive Affective & Behavioral Neuroscience (2024) [121 citations, W4392186914]
Cognitive Affective & Behavioral Neuroscience|2024
121 cit.
3
Publication in Psychopharmacology Bulletin (2025) [114 citations, W198044013]
Psychopharmacology Bulletin|2025
114 cit.
4
The impact of estradiol on serotonin, glutamate, and dopamine systems
Frontiers in Neuroscience|2024
112 cit.
5
Advancements in Cortisol Detection: From Conventional Methods to Next-Generation Technologies for Enhanced Hormone Monitoring
ACS Sensors|2024
82 cit.

Emerging Leaders

Drafting the new consensus

Researchers

1
Rais Rais
Tadulako University
2
Maosheng Xia
First Hospital of China Medical University
3
Johannes Bohacek
University of Zurich
4
Laurence Coutellier
The Ohio State University
5
Ji Hu
ShanghaiTech University
6
Benjamin A. Samuels
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
7
You-Fa Li
Beijing Normal University
8
Willem E. Frankenhuis
Max Planck Institute for the Study of Crime, Security and Law
9
Valentina Marino
University of Chieti-Pescara
10
Carla Nasca
Indiana University School of Medicine

Papers

1
Representation and control of pain and itch by distinct prefrontal neural ensembles
Neuron|2023
75 cit.
2
Multiomic profiling of the acute stress response in the mouse hippocampus
Nature Communications|2022
73 cit.
3
Propofol exerts anti-anhedonia effects via inhibiting the dopamine transporter
Neuron|2023
60 cit.
4
Strategic ambiguity in the social sciences
Social Psychological Bulletin|2023
39 cit.
5
The promise and pitfalls of a strength-based approach to child poverty and neurocognitive development: Implications for policy
Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience|2024
37 cit.
6
Oxytocin neurons mediate stress-induced social memory impairment
Current Biology|2023
35 cit.
7
Sex-Specific Timelines for Adaptations of Prefrontal Parvalbumin Neurons in Response to Stress and Changes in Anxiety- and Depressive-Like Behaviors
eNeuro|2023
26 cit.
8
Noradrenaline release from the locus coeruleus shapes stress-induced hippocampal gene expression
eLife|2023
22 cit.
9
Analysis of behavioral flow resolves latent phenotypes
Nature Methods|2024
18 cit.
10
Atypical antipsychotics antagonize GABAA receptors in the ventral tegmental area GABA neurons to relieve psychotic behaviors
Molecular Psychiatry|2023
15 cit.

Current Senior Leaders

Wrote the book, still writing it

Researchers

1
Michael J. Meaney
Agency for Science, Technology and Research
2
Bruce S. McEwen
Rockefeller University
3
Joseph E. LeDoux
Aarhus University
4
Clemens Kirschbaum
Technische Universität Dresden
5
Dirk H. Hellhammer
Daacro (Germany)
6
Richie Poulton
University of Otago
7
E. R. de Kloet
Leiden University Medical Center
8
George P. Chrousos
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
9
Steven F. Maier
University of Colorado Boulder
10
Michael S. Fanselow
UCLA Health

Papers

1
Influence of Life Stress on Depression: Moderation by a Polymorphism in the 5-HTT Gene
Science|2003
8.1k cit.
2
Epigenetic programming by maternal behavior
Nature Neuroscience|2004
6.1k cit.
3
The ‘Trier Social Stress Test’ – A Tool for Investigating Psychobiological Stress Responses in a Laboratory Setting
Neuropsychobiology|2008
6.1k cit.
4
Role of Genotype in the Cycle of Violence in Maltreated Children
Science|2002
4.8k cit.
5
Two formulas for computation of the area under the curve represent measures of total hormone concentration versus time-dependent change
Psychoneuroendocrinology|2003
3.6k cit.
6
Epigenetic regulation of the glucocorticoid receptor in human brain associates with childhood abuse
Nature Neuroscience|2009
3.5k cit.
7
The Emotional Brain
Unknown Journal|1996
3.5k cit.
8
Maternal Care, Hippocampal Glucocorticoid Receptors, and Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal Responses to Stress
Science|1997
3.2k cit.
9
The concepts of stress and stress system disorders. Overview of physical and behavioral homeostasis
JAMA|1992
3k cit.
10
Differential contribution of amygdala and hippocampus to cued and contextual fear conditioning.
Behavioral Neuroscience|1992
2.9k cit.

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