Annette Sonntag

2.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
15 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

About

Annette Sonntag is a scholar working on Behavioral Neuroscience, Biological Psychiatry and Cognitive Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Annette Sonntag has authored 15 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 7 papers in Behavioral Neuroscience, 5 papers in Biological Psychiatry and 4 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Annette Sonntag's work include Stress Responses and Cortisol (7 papers), Tryptophan and brain disorders (5 papers) and Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research (3 papers). Annette Sonntag is often cited by papers focused on Stress Responses and Cortisol (7 papers), Tryptophan and brain disorders (5 papers) and Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research (3 papers). Annette Sonntag collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Annette Sonntag's co-authors include Marcus Ising, Thomas Nickel, Astrid Zobel, Nibal Ackl, Heike Künzel, Manfred Uhr, Axel Steiger, Hildegard Pfister, Victoria Reed and Holger Sonntag and has published in prestigious journals such as Biological Psychiatry, Neuropsychopharmacology and Journal of Psychiatric Research.

In The Last Decade

Annette Sonntag

15 papers receiving 1.8k citations

Hit Papers

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. Effects of the high-affinity corticotropin-releasing hormone receptor 1 antagonist R121919 in major depression: the first 20 patients treated
    2000 545 citations Astrid Zobel, Thomas Nickel et al. Journal of Psychiatric Research profile →

Peers

Annette Sonntag
S. Modell Germany
U. von Bardeleben Germany
Fabrice Duval France
Elizabeth A. Young United States
Csaba M. Bánki Hungary
Nikola Kern Germany
Michael A. Schlesser United States
J. Mendlewicz Belgium
R M Post United States
Michael Colla Germany
S. Modell Germany
Annette Sonntag
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Countries citing papers authored by Annette Sonntag

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Fields of papers citing papers by Annette Sonntag

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Annette Sonntag

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Annette Sonntag. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Annette Sonntag based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Annette Sonntag. Annette Sonntag is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

15 of 15 papers shown
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Hennings, Johannes M., Toshimi Owashi, Elisabeth B. Binder, et al.. (2008). Clinical characteristics and treatment outcome in a representative sample of depressed inpatients – Findings from the Munich Antidepressant Response Signature (MARS) project. Journal of Psychiatric Research. 43(3). 215–229. 137 indexed citations
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Künzel, Heike, Nibal Ackl, Martin Hatzinger, et al.. (2008). Outcome in delusional depression comparing trimipramine monotherapy with a combination of amitriptyline and haloperidol – A double-blind multicenter trial. Journal of Psychiatric Research. 43(7). 702–710. 23 indexed citations
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Post, Anke, Nibal Ackl, Elisabeth B. Binder, et al.. (2005). Toward a Reliable Distinction Between Patients with Mild Cognitive Impairment and Alzheimer-Type Dementia Versus Major Depression. Biological Psychiatry. 59(9). 858–862. 25 indexed citations
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Ackl, Nibal, et al.. (2005). Hippocampal metabolic abnormalities in mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer's disease. Neuroscience Letters. 384(1-2). 23–28. 96 indexed citations
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Ackl, Nibal, et al.. (2005). Charakterisierung kognitiver Einbußen von Patienten mit “Mild Cognitive Impairment” (MCI) in der CERAD- Screeningbatterie. Zeitschrift für Neuropsychologie. 16(3). 139–149. 3 indexed citations
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Künzel, Heike, Marcus Ising, Astrid Zobel, et al.. (2004). Treatment with a CRH-1-receptor antagonist (R121919) does not affect weight or plasma leptin concentration in patients with major depression. Journal of Psychiatric Research. 39(2). 173–177. 26 indexed citations
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Nickel, Thomas, Annette Sonntag, Astrid Zobel, et al.. (2003). Clinical and Neurobiological Effects of Tianeptine and Paroxetine in Major Depression. Journal of Clinical Psychopharmacology. 23(2). 155–168. 119 indexed citations
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Künzel, Heike, Astrid Zobel, Thomas Nickel, et al.. (2003). Treatment of depression with the CRH-1-receptor antagonist R121919: endocrine changes and side effects. Journal of Psychiatric Research. 37(6). 525–533. 109 indexed citations
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Zobel, Astrid, et al.. (2001). Cortisol response in the combined dexamethasone/CRH test as predictor of relapse in patients with remitted depression. Journal of Psychiatric Research. 35(2). 83–94. 301 indexed citations
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Dietl, T., Gerhard Dirlich, Thomas Nickel, et al.. (2001). Enhanced long-latency somatosensory potentials in major depressive disorder. Journal of Psychiatric Research. 35(1). 43–48. 6 indexed citations
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Zobel, Astrid, Thomas Nickel, Heike Künzel, et al.. (2000). Effects of the high-affinity corticotropin-releasing hormone receptor 1 antagonist R121919 in major depression: the first 20 patients treated. Journal of Psychiatric Research. 34(3). 171–181. 545 indexed citations breakdown →
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Reed, Victoria, Hildegard Pfister, Axel Steiger, et al.. (1998). To what degree does the Composite International Diagnostic Interview (CIDI) correctly identify DSM‐IV disorders? Testing validity issues in a clinical sample. International Journal of Methods in Psychiatric Research. 7(3). 142–155. 244 indexed citations
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