Research Collaboration Index · 2026
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Strongest in Psychology, at #2 in the world.
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Posthuma leads landmark genome-wide studies of intelligence, insomnia and psychiatric disorders that pool data from millions of individuals across international consortia. Her statistical genetics tools, including MAGMA and FUMA, are used by thousands of research groups worldwide to translate genetic associations into biological insight.
Penninx founded the Netherlands Study of Depression and Anxiety, a cohort followed for over two decades that reshaped understanding of how depression interacts with metabolic and cardiovascular health. A member of the Royal Netherlands Academy, she leads large European consortia on stress, lifestyle and mental health interventions.
Lobbezoo is a world authority on bruxism and orofacial pain who convened the international consensus definitions now used in clinics and research globally. Chairing ACTA's Department of Orofacial Pain and Dysfunction, he coordinates multinational assessment tool development, linking dentistry with sleep medicine and neurology.
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