Caterina Leitner

849 total citations · 1 hit paper
13 papers, 597 citations indexed

About

Caterina Leitner is a scholar working on Cognitive Neuroscience, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology and Neurology. According to data from OpenAlex, Caterina Leitner has authored 13 papers receiving a total of 597 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience, 9 papers in Experimental and Cognitive Psychology and 5 papers in Neurology. Recurrent topics in Caterina Leitner's work include Sleep and Wakefulness Research (11 papers), Sleep and related disorders (8 papers) and Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments (4 papers). Caterina Leitner is often cited by papers focused on Sleep and Wakefulness Research (11 papers), Sleep and related disorders (8 papers) and Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments (4 papers). Caterina Leitner collaborates with scholars based in Italy, Netherlands and Canada. Caterina Leitner's co-authors include Luigi Ferini‐Strambi, Samantha Mombelli, Vincenza Castronovo, Andrea Fossati, Antonella Somma, Sara Marelli, Alessandra Castelnuovo, Andrea Galbiati, Francesca Casoni and Marco Zucconi and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Frontiers in Psychology and Sleep Medicine Reviews.

In The Last Decade

Caterina Leitner

11 papers receiving 588 citations

Hit Papers

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Impact of COVID-19 lockdown on sleep quality in university students and administration staff

2020 509 citations Sara Marelli, Alessandra Castelnuovo et al. Journal of Neurology profile →

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Alessandra Castelnuovo Italy

Samantha Mombelli Italy

Dilara Yüksel United States

Christoph Benke Germany

Bridget Hogg Spain

Mathilde Horn France

Can Jiao China

Pedro Afonso Portugal

Alessandra Castelnuovo Italy

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109 ×1.0

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Countries citing papers authored by Caterina Leitner

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Fields of papers citing papers by Caterina Leitner

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Caterina Leitner

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All Works

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13 of 13 papers shown

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Leitner, Caterina, et al.. (2025). Isolated Rem Sleep Behavior Disorder: A Model to Assess the Overnight Habituation of Emotional Reactivity. Clocks & Sleep. 7(1). 9–9.

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Leitner, Caterina, Vincenza Castronovo, Luigi De Gennaro, et al.. (2025). Sleep alterations in major depressive disorder and insomnia disorder: A network meta-analysis of polysomnographic studies. Sleep Medicine Reviews. 80. 102048–102048. 4 indexed citations

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Antonioni, Annibale, António Valle, Caterina Leitner, et al.. (2025). Sleep Disturbances Across Dementias and Cognitive Decline: Study Protocol for a Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis of Polysomnographic Findings. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 14(20). 7437–7437.

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Mombelli, Samantha, Francesca Casoni, Caterina Leitner, et al.. (2024). The paradoxical impact of periodic limb movements on isolated REM sleep behavior disorder patients. Journal of Neurology. 271(11). 7272–7281. 3 indexed citations

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Leitner, Caterina, Laura Verga, Shady Rahayel, et al.. (2023). Neuropsychological Changes in Isolated REM Sleep Behavior Disorder: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Cross-sectional and Longitudinal Studies. Neuropsychology Review. 34(1). 41–66. 17 indexed citations

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Carli, Giulia, Caterina Leitner, Sara Marelli, et al.. (2023). Cognitive Reserve in Isolated Rapid Eye-Movement Sleep Behavior Disorder. Brain Sciences. 13(2). 176–176. 3 indexed citations

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Verga, Laura, S. Cassani, Caterina Leitner, et al.. (2023). Sleeping with time in mind? A literature review and a proposal for a screening questionnaire on self-awakening. PLoS ONE. 18(3). e0283221–e0283221. 1 indexed citations

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Mombelli, Samantha, Caterina Leitner, Sara Marelli, et al.. (2022). A data‐driven approach to neuropsychological features in isolated REM behaviour disorder: A latent class analysis. Journal of Neuropsychology. 17(1). 161–179. 5 indexed citations

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Somma, Antonella, Stephen P. Becker, Caterina Leitner, & Andrea Fossati. (2021). Reliability, Factor Validity, and Neuropsychological Correlates of the Child Concentration Inventory–2 in a Community Sample of Italian Adolescents. Assessment. 29(8). 1842–1857. 9 indexed citations

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Galbiati, Andrea, et al.. (2021). “Thinking About Thinking” in Insomnia Disorder: The Effect of Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia on Sleep-Related Metacognition. Frontiers in Psychology. 12. 705112–705112. 13 indexed citations

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Galbiati, Andrea, Caterina Leitner, Anna Castelnovo, et al.. (2021). The reliability of objective total sleep time in predicting the effectiveness of cognitive-behavioral therapy for insomnia. Sleep Medicine. 82. 43–46. 6 indexed citations

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Marelli, Sara, Alessandra Castelnuovo, Antonella Somma, et al.. (2020). Impact of COVID-19 lockdown on sleep quality in university students and administration staff. Journal of Neurology. 268(1). 8–15. 509 indexed citations breakdown →

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Galbiati, Andrea, et al.. (2020). The association between emotional dysregulation and REM sleep features in insomnia disorder. Brain and Cognition. 146. 105642–105642. 27 indexed citations

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