| # | Title | Journal | Year | Citations |
|---|
| 1 | Two formulas for computation of the area under the curve represent measures of total hormone concentration versus time-dependent change | Psychoneuroendocrinology | 2003 | 2,979 |
| 2 | Salivary cortisol in psychoneuroendocrine research: Recent developments and applications | Psychoneuroendocrinology | 1994 | 1,757 |
| 3 | The potential role of hypocortisolism in the pathophysiology of stress-related bodily disorders | Psychoneuroendocrinology | 2000 | 1,462 |
| 4 | The link between childhood trauma and depression: Insights from HPA axis studies in humans | Psychoneuroendocrinology | 2008 | 1,373 |
| 5 | Salivary cortisol as a biomarker in stress research | Psychoneuroendocrinology | 2009 | 1,337 |
| 6 | NEUROENDOCRINE PERSPECTIVES ON SOCIAL ATTACHMENT AND LOVE | Psychoneuroendocrinology | 1998 | 1,216 |
| 7 | Salivary alpha-amylase as a non-invasive biomarker for the sympathetic nervous system: Current state of research | Psychoneuroendocrinology | 2009 | 1,051 |
| 8 | A new view on hypocortisolism | Psychoneuroendocrinology | 2005 | 1,002 |
| 9 | Depression and cortisol responses to psychological stress: A meta-analysis | Psychoneuroendocrinology | 2005 | 948 |
| 10 | Social regulation of the cortisol levels in early human development | Psychoneuroendocrinology | 2002 | 908 |
| 11 | Stress may add bite to appetite in women: a laboratory study of stress-induced cortisol and eating behavior | Psychoneuroendocrinology | 2001 | 864 |
| 12 | OXYTOCIN MAY MEDIATE THE BENEFITS OF POSITIVE SOCIAL INTERACTION AND EMOTIONS1The purpose of this paper is to describe the neuroendocrine mechanisms of positive social interactions.1 | Psychoneuroendocrinology | 1998 | 839 |
| 13 | The effects of sex and hormonal status on the physiological response to acute psychosocial stress | Psychoneuroendocrinology | 2006 | 794 |
| 14 | The role of FKBP5, a co-chaperone of the glucocorticoid receptor in the pathogenesis and therapy of affective and anxiety disorders | Psychoneuroendocrinology | 2009 | 793 |
| 15 | Hair cortisol as a biological marker of chronic stress: Current status, future directions and unanswered questions | Psychoneuroendocrinology | 2012 | 769 |
| 16 | Why do we respond so differently? Reviewing determinants of human salivary cortisol responses to challenge | Psychoneuroendocrinology | 2009 | 767 |
| 17 | Assessment of the cortisol awakening response: Expert consensus guidelines | Psychoneuroendocrinology | 2016 | 727 |
| 18 | HPA axis responses to laboratory psychosocial stress in healthy elderly adults, younger adults, and children: impact of age and gender | Psychoneuroendocrinology | 2004 | 722 |
| 19 | The cognitive activation theory of stress | Psychoneuroendocrinology | 2004 | 711 |
| 20 | Assessing salivary cortisol in large-scale, epidemiological research | Psychoneuroendocrinology | 2009 | 694 |
| 21 | Effects of estrogen on memory function in surgically menopausal women | Psychoneuroendocrinology | 1992 | 691 |
| 22 | Estrogen and/or androgen replacement therapy and cognitive functioning in surgically menopausal women | Psychoneuroendocrinology | 1988 | 689 |
| 23 | Enhanced memory for emotional material following stress-level cortisol treatment in humans | Psychoneuroendocrinology | 2001 | 670 |
| 24 | Inflammation-associated depression: From serotonin to kynurenine | Psychoneuroendocrinology | 2011 | 626 |
| 25 | Intranasal insulin improves memory in humans | Psychoneuroendocrinology | 2004 | 615 |
| 26 | Glucocorticoids and the regulation of memory consolidation | Psychoneuroendocrinology | 2000 | 601 |
| 27 | The prevalence, impairment, impact, and burden of premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMS/PMDD) | Psychoneuroendocrinology | 2003 | 584 |
| 28 | Mindfulness-based stress reduction in relation to quality of life, mood, symptoms of stress and levels of cortisol, dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate (DHEAS) and melatonin in breast and prostate cancer outpatients | Psychoneuroendocrinology | 2004 | 580 |
| 29 | Natural variations in maternal and paternal care are associated with systematic changes in oxytocin following parent–infant contact | Psychoneuroendocrinology | 2010 | 571 |
| 30 | Diurnal cortisol slopes and mental and physical health outcomes: A systematic review and meta-analysis | Psychoneuroendocrinology | 2017 | 564 |
| 31 | The role of the amygdala in human fear: Automatic detection of threat | Psychoneuroendocrinology | 2005 | 560 |
| 32 | Stress-related and basic determinants of hair cortisol in humans: A meta-analysis | Psychoneuroendocrinology | 2017 | 556 |
| 33 | Effect of compassion meditation on neuroendocrine, innate immune and behavioral responses to psychosocial stress | Psychoneuroendocrinology | 2009 | 548 |
| 34 | Hair cortisol, stress exposure, and mental health in humans: A systematic review | Psychoneuroendocrinology | 2013 | 548 |
| 35 | NEUROSTEROIDS: A NOVEL FUNCTION OF THE BRAIN | Psychoneuroendocrinology | 1998 | 545 |
| 36 | Feedback action and tonic influence of corticosteroids on brain function: A concept arising from the heterogeneity of brain receptor systems | Psychoneuroendocrinology | 1987 | 543 |
| 37 | Genetic factors, perceived chronic stress, and the free cortisol response to awakening | Psychoneuroendocrinology | 2000 | 542 |
| 38 | HPA axis activation by a socially evaluated cold-pressor test | Psychoneuroendocrinology | 2008 | 535 |
| 39 | Is depression associated with increased oxidative stress? A systematic review and meta-analysis | Psychoneuroendocrinology | 2015 | 524 |
| 40 | The role of oxytocin in social bonding, stress regulation and mental health: An update on the moderating effects of context and interindividual differences | Psychoneuroendocrinology | 2013 | 510 |
| 41 | Oxytocin — A neuropeptide for affiliation: Evidence from behavioral, receptor autoradiographic, and comparative studies | Psychoneuroendocrinology | 1992 | 499 |
| 42 | Estrogen-related variations in human spatial and articulatory-motor skills | Psychoneuroendocrinology | 1990 | 497 |
| 43 | Prevention of gut leakiness by a probiotic treatment leads to attenuated HPA response to an acute psychological stress in rats | Psychoneuroendocrinology | 2012 | 495 |
| 44 | Hair as a retrospective calendar of cortisol production—Increased cortisol incorporation into hair in the third trimester of pregnancy | Psychoneuroendocrinology | 2009 | 493 |
| 45 | Psychosomatics and psychopathology: looking up and down from the brain | Psychoneuroendocrinology | 2005 | 491 |
| 46 | Stress-induced changes in human salivary alpha-amylase activity—associations with adrenergic activity | Psychoneuroendocrinology | 2006 | 491 |
| 47 | Determinants of the diurnal course of salivary alpha-amylase | Psychoneuroendocrinology | 2007 | 481 |
| 48 | The glucocorticoid receptor: Pivot of depression and of antidepressant treatment? | Psychoneuroendocrinology | 2011 | 479 |
| 49 | Acute psychosocial stress: Does the emotional stress response correspond with physiological responses? | Psychoneuroendocrinology | 2012 | 479 |
| 50 | Developmental determinants of sensitivity and resistance to stress | Psychoneuroendocrinology | 2005 | 476 |
