Christian Benedict

13.1k total citations · 2 hit papers
178 papers, 9.1k citations indexed

About

Christian Benedict is a scholar working on Endocrine and Autonomic Systems, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology and Cognitive Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Christian Benedict has authored 178 papers receiving a total of 9.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 74 papers in Endocrine and Autonomic Systems, 74 papers in Experimental and Cognitive Psychology and 60 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Christian Benedict's work include Sleep and related disorders (71 papers), Sleep and Wakefulness Research (54 papers) and Circadian rhythm and melatonin (38 papers). Christian Benedict is often cited by papers focused on Sleep and related disorders (71 papers), Sleep and Wakefulness Research (54 papers) and Circadian rhythm and melatonin (38 papers). Christian Benedict collaborates with scholars based in Sweden, Germany and United States. Christian Benedict's co-authors include Helgi B. Schiöth, Manfred Hallschmid, Jan Born, Bernd Schultes, Jonathan Cedernaes, Colin D. Chapman, Samantha J. Brooks, Werner Kern, William H. Frey and Xiao Tan and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Blood.

In The Last Decade

Christian Benedict

171 papers receiving 8.9k citations

Hit Papers

Intranasal insulin improves memory in humans 2004 2026 2011 2018 2004 2023 100 200 300 400 500
What are hit papers?

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. Intranasal insulin improves memory in humans
    2004 573 citations Christian Benedict et al. profile →
  2. Associations of timing of physical activity with all-cause and cause-specific mortality in a prospective cohort study
    2023 86 citations Hongliang Feng, Lulu Yang et al. Nature Communications profile →

Peers

Christian Benedict
Manfred Hallschmid Germany
Bernd Schultes Germany
Mônica L. Andersen Brazil
Sérgio Tufik Brazil
Owen M. Wolkowitz United States
Susanne E. la Fleur Netherlands
Manfred Uhr Germany
Rolf Adolfsson Sweden
Cynthia M. Kuhn United States
Witte J.G. Hoogendijk Netherlands
Manfred Hallschmid Germany
Christian Benedict
Citations per year, relative to Christian Benedict Christian Benedict (= 1×) peers Manfred Hallschmid

Countries citing papers authored by Christian Benedict

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Fields of papers citing papers by Christian Benedict

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Christian Benedict

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Christian Benedict. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Christian Benedict 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 Christian Benedict. Christian Benedict is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Cedernaes, Jonathan, et al.. (2025). Habitual sleep duration, healthy eating, and digestive system cancer mortality. BMC Medicine. 23(1). 44–44.
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Wu, Meina, et al.. (2024). Threshold‐dependent association between non‐rapid eye movement obstructive sleep apnea and interictal epileptiform discharges: A hospital study. Journal of Sleep Research. 34(3). e14385–e14385. 1 indexed citations
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Cedernaes, Jonathan, et al.. (2024). Insomnia, OSA, and Mood Disorders: The Gut Connection. Current Psychiatry Reports. 26(12). 703–711. 2 indexed citations
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Xue, Pei, et al.. (2024). The dark side of light: light at night may raise the risk of type 2 diabetes. The Lancet Regional Health - Europe. 42. 100955–100955. 1 indexed citations
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Tan, Xiao, et al.. (2024). Habitual Short Sleep Duration, Diet, and Development of Type 2 Diabetes in Adults. JAMA Network Open. 7(3). e241147–e241147. 33 indexed citations
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Xue, Pei, Barbara B. Bendlin, Henrik Zetterberg, et al.. (2024). Melatonin: A potential nighttime guardian against Alzheimer’s. Molecular Psychiatry. 30(1). 237–250. 28 indexed citations
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Feng, Hongliang, Lulu Yang, Yannis Yan Liang, et al.. (2023). Associations of timing of physical activity with all-cause and cause-specific mortality in a prospective cohort study. Nature Communications. 14(1). 930–930. 86 indexed citations breakdown →
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Xue, Pei, Xiao Tan, & Christian Benedict. (2023). Association of socioeconomic deprivation with sleep health in patients with type 2 diabetes. Diabetes Obesity and Metabolism. 25(10). 2937–2943. 1 indexed citations
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Egmond, Lieve van, et al.. (2022). A weighted blanket increases pre‐sleep salivary concentrations of melatonin in young, healthy adults. Journal of Sleep Research. 32(2). e13743–e13743. 7 indexed citations
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Tan, Xiao, et al.. (2021). Reverse Dipping of Systolic Blood Pressure Is Associated With Increased Dementia Risk in Older Men. Hypertension. 77(4). 1383–1390. 11 indexed citations
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Benedict, Christian & Jonathan Cedernaes. (2021). Could a good night's sleep improve COVID-19 vaccine efficacy?. The Lancet Respiratory Medicine. 9(5). 447–448. 42 indexed citations
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Rångtell, Frida H., et al.. (2019). Acute sleep loss induces signs of visual discomfort in young men. Journal of Sleep Research. 28(6). e12837–e12837. 5 indexed citations
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Chapman, Colin D., Helgi B. Schiöth, Claudia A. Grillo, & Christian Benedict. (2017). Intranasal insulin in Alzheimer's disease: Food for thought. Neuropharmacology. 136(Pt B). 196–201. 80 indexed citations
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Cedernaes, Jonathan, Ricardo S. Osorio, Andrew W. Varga, et al.. (2016). Candidate mechanisms underlying the association between sleep-wake disruptions and Alzheimer's disease. Sleep Medicine Reviews. 31. 102–111. 150 indexed citations
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Voisin, Sarah, Emil Nilsson, Bernd Schultes, et al.. (2016). A Genetic Risk Score Is Associated with Weight Loss Following Roux-en Y Gastric Bypass Surgery. Obesity Surgery. 26(9). 2183–2189. 35 indexed citations
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Brünner, Yvonne F., Christian Benedict, & Jessica Freiherr. (2013). Von der Nase ins Gehirn: Effekte intranasal verabreichten Insulins. Der Nervenarzt. 84(8). 949–954. 1 indexed citations
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Chapman, Colin D., Emil Nilsson, Victor C. Nilsson, et al.. (2013). Acute sleep deprivation increases food purchasing in men. Obesity. 21(12). E555–60. 47 indexed citations
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Fujita, Naoko, et al.. (2012). Effects of Daytime Food Intake on Memory Consolidation during Sleep or Sleep Deprivation. PLoS ONE. 7(6). e40298–e40298. 12 indexed citations
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Schmid, Sebastian, Manfred Hallschmid, Kamila Jauch‐Chara, et al.. (2009). Short-term sleep loss decreases physical activity under free-living conditions but does not increase food intake under time-deprived laboratory conditions in healthy men. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 90(6). 1476–1482. 304 indexed citations
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Benedict, Christian, Manfred Hallschmid, Bernd Schultes, Jan Born, & Werner Kern. (2007). Intranasal Insulin to Improve Memory Function in Humans. Neuroendocrinology. 86(2). 136–142. 134 indexed citations

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