Bettina H. Bewernick

4.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
41 papers, 2.7k citations indexed

About

Bettina H. Bewernick is a scholar working on Neurology, Pharmacology and Neurology. According to data from OpenAlex, Bettina H. Bewernick has authored 41 papers receiving a total of 2.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 20 papers in Neurology, 18 papers in Pharmacology and 18 papers in Neurology. Recurrent topics in Bettina H. Bewernick's work include Neurological disorders and treatments (20 papers), Treatment of Major Depression (18 papers) and Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Studies (16 papers). Bettina H. Bewernick is often cited by papers focused on Neurological disorders and treatments (20 papers), Treatment of Major Depression (18 papers) and Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Studies (16 papers). Bettina H. Bewernick collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and France. Bettina H. Bewernick's co-authors include Thomas E. Schläepfer, Sarah Kayser, Volker A. Coenen, Volker Sturm, René Hurlemann, Michael X Cohen, Burkhard Mädler, Nikolai Axmacher, Nicole David and Kai Vogeley and has published in prestigious journals such as NeuroImage, Biological Psychiatry and Psychological Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Bettina H. Bewernick

39 papers receiving 2.7k 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.

Nucleus Accumbens Deep Brain Stimulation Decreases Ratings of Depression and Anxiety in Treatment-Resistant Depression

2009 595 citations Bettina H. Bewernick, René Hurlemann et al. Biological Psychiatry profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Bettina H. Bewernick Germany	22	1.4k	1.0k	911	727	455	41	2.7k
Heather E. McNeely Canada	13	1.4k 0.9×	1.6k 1.5×	761 0.8×	1.1k 1.6×	513 1.1×	32	3.5k
Dominique Drapier France	32	1.4k 1.0×	1.3k 1.3×	569 0.6×	577 0.8×	743 1.6×	102	3.5k
Sarah Kayser Germany	17	1.3k 0.9×	611 0.6×	835 0.9×	675 0.9×	358 0.8×	34	2.1k
Martijn Figee Netherlands	32	1.7k 1.2×	1.4k 1.4×	773 0.8×	811 1.1×	361 0.8×	92	3.6k
Stephan Bohlhalter Switzerland	36	758 0.5×	1.7k 1.7×	531 0.6×	465 0.6×	1.0k 2.2×	110	3.6k
Bruce Luber United States	33	453 0.3×	1.9k 1.9×	1.8k 2.0×	259 0.4×	1.2k 2.6×	75	3.6k
Martin Bareš Czechia	32	1.6k 1.1×	998 1.0×	641 0.7×	746 1.0×	436 1.0×	115	2.9k
Mariska Mantione Netherlands	22	1.3k 0.9×	820 0.8×	552 0.6×	481 0.7×	156 0.3×	36	2.1k
Marco Antônio Marcolin Brazil	22	664 0.5×	1.6k 1.6×	2.7k 3.0×	296 0.4×	533 1.2×	42	3.5k
Christian Plewnia Germany	34	607 0.4×	2.2k 2.1×	2.4k 2.6×	407 0.6×	518 1.1×	130	3.8k

Countries citing papers authored by Bettina H. Bewernick

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Müller, Julia, Moritz Elsaeßer, W.‐U. Müller, et al.. (2025). The Impact of Loneliness on Late-Life Depression and Anxiety During the COVID-19 Pandemic. American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry. 33(7). 717–729. 1 indexed citations

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Bewernick, Bettina H., Kathrin Heser, Luca Kleineidam, et al.. (2025). The effect of cognition and age on the efficacy of psychotherapy in late-life depression. Journal of Affective Disorders. 391. 119881–119881.

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Bewernick, Bettina H., Katharina Domschke, Moritz Elsaeßer, et al.. (2024). Perceived Physical Health and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy vs Supportive Psychotherapy Outcomes in Adults With Late-Life Depression. JAMA Network Open. 7(4). e245841–e245841. 4 indexed citations

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Bewernick, Bettina H., Katharina Domschke, Moritz Elsaeßer, et al.. (2023). Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Late-Life Depression (CBTlate): Results of a Multicenter, Randomized, Observer-Blinded, Controlled Trial. Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics. 92(3). 180–192. 14 indexed citations

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Bewernick, Bettina H., et al.. (2020). Deep Brain Stimulation for Major Depression and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder—Discontinuation of Ongoing Stimulation. Psych. 2(3). 174–185. 1 indexed citations

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Coenen, Volker A., Bettina H. Bewernick, Sarah Kayser, et al.. (2019). Superolateral medial forebrain bundle deep brain stimulation in major depression: a gateway trial. Neuropsychopharmacology. 44(7). 1224–1232. 118 indexed citations

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Moeller, Sebastian, Caroline Lücke, Christian Heinen, et al.. (2019). Vagus Nerve Stimulation As an Adjunctive Neurostimulation Tool in Treatment-resistant Depression. Journal of Visualized Experiments. 7 indexed citations

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Moeller, Sebastian, Caroline Lücke, Christian Heinen, et al.. (2019). Vagus Nerve Stimulation As an Adjunctive Neurostimulation Tool in Treatment-resistant Depression. Journal of Visualized Experiments. 4 indexed citations

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Coenen, Volker A., Thomas E. Schläepfer, Bettina H. Bewernick, et al.. (2019). Frontal white matter architecture predicts efficacy of deep brain stimulation in major depression. Translational Psychiatry. 9(1). 197–197. 32 indexed citations

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Kayser, Sarah, et al.. (2017). Degree of Postictal Suppression Depends on Seizure Induction Time in Magnetic Seizure Therapy and Electroconvulsive Therapy. Journal of Ect. 33(3). 167–175. 13 indexed citations

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Bewernick, Bettina H., et al.. (2017). Acute antidepressant effects of deep brain stimulation – Review and data from slMFB-stimulation. 3. 1–7. 6 indexed citations

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Schläepfer, Thomas E., Bettina H. Bewernick, Sarah Kayser, René Hurlemann, & Volker A. Coenen. (2014). Deep Brain Stimulation of the Human Reward System for Major Depression—Rationale, Outcomes and Outlook. Neuropsychopharmacology. 39(6). 1303–1314. 101 indexed citations

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Kayser, Sarah, et al.. (2014). Effects of Electroconvulsive Therapy and Magnetic Seizure Therapy on Acute Memory Retrieval. Journal of Ect. 31(1). 13–19. 30 indexed citations

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Schläepfer, Thomas E., Bettina H. Bewernick, Sarah Kayser, Burkhard Mädler, & Volker A. Coenen. (2013). Rapid Effects of Deep Brain Stimulation for Treatment-Resistant Major Depression. Biological Psychiatry. 73(12). 1204–1212. 388 indexed citations

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Schläepfer, Thomas E. & Bettina H. Bewernick. (2013). Deep brain stimulation for major depression. Handbook of clinical neurology. 116. 235–243. 47 indexed citations

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Bewernick, Bettina H., Sarah Kayser, Volker Sturm, & Thomas E. Schläepfer. (2012). Long-Term Effects of Nucleus Accumbens Deep Brain Stimulation in Treatment-Resistant Depression: Evidence for Sustained Efficacy. Neuropsychopharmacology. 37(9). 1975–1985. 262 indexed citations

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Bewernick, Bettina H., René Hurlemann, Andreas Matusch, et al.. (2009). Nucleus Accumbens Deep Brain Stimulation Decreases Ratings of Depression and Anxiety in Treatment-Resistant Depression. Biological Psychiatry. 67(2). 110–116. 595 indexed citations breakdown →

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Kayser, Sarah, Bettina H. Bewernick, Nikolai Axmacher, & Thomas E. Schläepfer. (2009). Magnetic Seizure Therapy of Treatment-Resistant Depression in a Patient With Bipolar Disorder. Journal of Ect. 25(2). 137–140. 27 indexed citations

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David, Nicole, Natacha S. Santos, Bettina H. Bewernick, et al.. (2008). Differential involvement of the posterior temporal cortex in mentalizing but not perspective taking. Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience. 3(3). 279–289. 61 indexed citations

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David, Nicole, Bettina H. Bewernick, Michael X Cohen, et al.. (2006). Neural Representations of Self versus Other: Visual-Spatial Perspective Taking and Agency in a Virtual Ball-tossing Game. Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience. 18(6). 898–910. 190 indexed citations

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