Christian Otte

14.2k total citations · 3 hit papers
234 papers, 9.9k citations indexed

About

Christian Otte is a scholar working on Behavioral Neuroscience, Clinical Psychology and Biological Psychiatry. According to data from OpenAlex, Christian Otte has authored 234 papers receiving a total of 9.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 127 papers in Behavioral Neuroscience, 63 papers in Clinical Psychology and 50 papers in Biological Psychiatry. Recurrent topics in Christian Otte's work include Stress Responses and Cortisol (127 papers), Tryptophan and brain disorders (50 papers) and Hormonal Regulation and Hypertension (41 papers). Christian Otte is often cited by papers focused on Stress Responses and Cortisol (127 papers), Tryptophan and brain disorders (50 papers) and Hormonal Regulation and Hypertension (41 papers). Christian Otte collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and Netherlands. Christian Otte's co-authors include David C. Mohr, Stefan M. Gold, Katja Wingenfeld, Mary C. Davis, Heather M. Burke, Charles R. Marmar, Thomas C. Neylan, Brenda W.J.H. Penninx, Carmine M. Pariante and Amit Etkin and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, American Journal of Psychiatry and The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.

In The Last Decade

Christian Otte

221 papers receiving 9.7k 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.

Major depressive disorder

2016 1.5k citations Christian Otte, Stefan M. Gold et al. profile →
Depression and cortisol responses to psychological stress: A meta-analysis

2005 917 citations Christian Otte et al. Psychoneuroendocrinology profile →
Comorbid depression in medical diseases

2020 319 citations Stefan M. Gold, Ole Köhler‐Forsberg et al. profile →

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Christian Otte

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Transforming the evidence landscape in mental health with platform trials 2025 ·Nature Mental Health ·Stefan M. Gold, (unknown), Kim Donoghue, (unknown), (unknown), Franz König, Martin Posch, Josep Antoni Ramos‐Quiroga, Francesco Benedetti, Ole Köhler‐Forsberg, (unknown), Witte J.G. Hoogendijk, Carmine M. Pariante, (unknown), Steven Webb, Belinda Lennox, Toshi A. Furukawa, Christian Otte	5
2	Lesion-Network Mapping of Poststroke Depressive Symptoms: Evidence From Two Prospective Ischemic Stroke Cohorts 2025 ·Stroke ·(unknown), (unknown), Ahmed A. Khalil, Kersten Villringer, (unknown), (unknown), Ulrike Grittner, (unknown), (unknown), Alexander H. Nave, (unknown), Thomas Liman, Christian Otte, Matthias Endres, Anna Kufner	0
3	Acute stress and blockade of mineralocorticoid or glucocorticoid receptors: Effects on working memory 2024 ·Neurobiology of Learning and Memory ·Christian Eric Deuter, (unknown), Linn K. Kuehl, Christian Otte, Katja Wingenfeld	0
4	Elevated testosterone and prosocial behavior in female patients with borderline personality disorder independent of social exclusion 2024 ·Psychoneuroendocrinology ·(unknown), Eugenia Kulakova, (unknown), Christian Eric Deuter, Oliver T. Wolf, (unknown), Julian Hellmann‐Regen, Stefan Roepke, Christian Otte, Katja Wingenfeld	1
5	Eight-year nationwide study of the bidirectional association between type 2 diabetes and depression in nearly 8 million German outpatients 2024 ·BMJ Open Diabetes Research & Care ·Woo Ri Chae, (unknown), Christopher Rohde, Ole Köhler‐Forsberg, Christian Otte, Jakob Holstiege	3
6	Effects of separate and combined estradiol and progesterone administration on fear extinction in healthy pre-menopausal women 2024 ·Translational Psychiatry ·(unknown), Christian Eric Deuter, (unknown), (unknown), Christian J. Merz, Julian Hellmann‐Regen, Christian Otte, Katja Wingenfeld	0
7	Oxytocin vs. placebo effects on intrusive memory consolidation using a trauma film paradigm: a randomized, controlled experimental study in healthy women 2023 ·Translational Psychiatry ·(unknown), Katja Wingenfeld, Julian Hellmann‐Regen, Julia Kraft, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Stephan Ripke, Christian Otte, Katharina Schultebraucks, Stefan Roepke	5
8	Association between baseline dissociation levels and stress-induced state dissociation in patients with posttraumatic-stress disorder, borderline personality disorder, and major depressive disorder 2023 ·Borderline Personality Disorder and Emotion Dysregulation ·(unknown), (unknown), Moritz Duesenberg, (unknown), Carsten Spitzer, Christian Otte, Stefan Roepke, Katja Wingenfeld	6
9	Brain mineralocorticoid receptor in health and disease: From molecular signalling to cognitive and emotional function 2022 ·British Journal of Pharmacology ·(unknown), Katja Wingenfeld, Christian Otte, Onno C. Meijer	22
10	Neandertal introgression partitions the genetic landscape of neuropsychiatric disorders and associated behavioral phenotypes 2022 ·Translational Psychiatry ·Michael Dannemann, Yuri Milaneschi, Danat Yermakovich, (unknown), (unknown), Kristi Krebs, Manuel A. Friese, Christian Otte, Tōnu Esko, Andres Metspalu, Lili Milani, Reedik Mägi, Mari Nelis, Kelli Lehto, Brenda W.J.H. Penninx, Janet Kelso, Stefan M. Gold	9
11	Effects of glucocorticoid and noradrenergic activity on implicit and explicit facial emotion recognition in healthy young men 2021 ·Stress ·Woo Ri Chae, (unknown), (unknown), Isabel Dziobek, Julian Hellmann‐Regen, Katja Wingenfeld, Christian Otte	3
12	Randomized controlled experimental study of hydrocortisone and D-cycloserine effects on fear extinction in PTSD 2021 ·Neuropsychopharmacology ·Sabra S. Inslicht, Andrea N. Niles, Thomas J. Metzler, (unknown), Christian Otte, Mohammed R. Milad, Scott P. Orr, Charles R. Marmar, Thomas C. Neylan	32
13	Immunological substrates of depressive symptoms in patients with severe obesity: An exploratory study 2021 ·Cell Biochemistry and Function ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Christian Otte, Matthias Rose, Tobias Hofmann, Kim Hinkelmann, Stefan M. Gold	4
14	Association between childhood trauma and brain anatomy in women with post-traumatic stress disorder, women with borderline personality disorder, and healthy women 2021 ·European journal of psychotraumatology ·(unknown), M. Bauer, (unknown), (unknown), Stefan Roepke, Christian Otte, Oliver T. Wolf, Claudia Buß, Katja Wingenfeld	3
15	Attentional bias in individuals with depression and adverse childhood experiences: influence of the noradrenergic system? 2021 ·Psychopharmacology ·Linn K. Kuehl, Christian Eric Deuter, (unknown), (unknown), Katja Wingenfeld, Christian Otte	3
16	Intranasal oxytocin administration impacts the acquisition and consolidation of trauma-associated memories: a double-blind randomized placebo-controlled experimental study in healthy women 2021 ·Neuropsychopharmacology ·Katharina Schultebraucks, (unknown), Katja Wingenfeld, Julian Hellmann‐Regen, Julia Kraft, (unknown), (unknown), Stephan Ripke, Christian Otte, Stefan Roepke	13
17	Cognitive and emotional empathy after stimulation of brain mineralocorticoid and NMDA receptors in patients with major depression and healthy controls 2020 ·Neuropsychopharmacology ·(unknown), Katja Wingenfeld, (unknown), Woo Ri Chae, (unknown), Christian Eric Deuter, Dominique Piber, Julian Hellmann‐Regen, Christian Otte	12
18	No association between major depression with and without childhood adversity and the stress hormone copeptin 2020 ·European journal of psychotraumatology ·(unknown), Carsten Spitzer, Katja Wingenfeld, Klaus Wiedemann, Linn K. Kuehl, Katharina Schultebraucks, Christian Eric Deuter, Christian Otte	0
19	Heightened biological stress response during exposure to a trauma film predicts an increase in intrusive memories. 2019 ·Journal of Abnormal Psychology ·Katharina Schultebraucks, (unknown), Katja Wingenfeld, Julian Hellmann‐Regen, Christian Otte, Stefan Roepke	32
20	Stress reactivity and its effects on subsequent food intake in depressed and healthy women with and without adverse childhood experiences 2017 ·Psychoneuroendocrinology ·Katja Wingenfeld, Linn K. Kuehl, (unknown), Katharina Schultebraucks, (unknown), Julian Hellmann‐Regen, Christian Otte, Carsten Spitzer	29

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