Christoph Nissen

18.8k total citations · 7 hit papers
185 papers, 10.7k citations indexed

About

Christoph Nissen is a scholar working on Cognitive Neuroscience, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology and Endocrine and Autonomic Systems. According to data from OpenAlex, Christoph Nissen has authored 185 papers receiving a total of 10.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 142 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience, 122 papers in Experimental and Cognitive Psychology and 54 papers in Endocrine and Autonomic Systems. Recurrent topics in Christoph Nissen's work include Sleep and Wakefulness Research (123 papers), Sleep and related disorders (114 papers) and Circadian rhythm and melatonin (49 papers). Christoph Nissen is often cited by papers focused on Sleep and Wakefulness Research (123 papers), Sleep and related disorders (114 papers) and Circadian rhythm and melatonin (49 papers). Christoph Nissen collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Switzerland and United Kingdom. Christoph Nissen's co-authors include Dieter Riemann, Kai Spiegelhalder, Bernd Feige, Ulrich Voderholzer, Chiara Baglioni, Michael L. Perlis, Caterina Lombardo, Gemma Battagliese, Thomas Berger and Wolfram Regen and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, Journal of Neuroscience and Psychological Bulletin.

In The Last Decade

Christoph Nissen

177 papers receiving 10.5k citations

Hit Papers

Insomnia as a predictor of depression: A meta-analytic ev... 2009 2026 2014 2020 2011 2009 2016 2019 2015 500 1000 1.5k
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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. Insomnia as a predictor of depression: A meta-analytic evaluation of longitudinal epidemiological studies
    2011 1.9k citations Chiara Baglioni, Bernd Feige et al. profile →
  2. The hyperarousal model of insomnia: A review of the concept and its evidence
    2009 1.2k citations Dieter Riemann, Kai Spiegelhalder et al. Sleep Medicine Reviews profile →
  3. Sleep and mental disorders: A meta-analysis of polysomnographic research.
    2016 665 citations Chiara Baglioni, Kai Spiegelhalder et al. profile →
  4. Sleep, insomnia, and depression
    2019 519 citations Dieter Riemann, Lukas B. Krone et al. Neuropsychopharmacology profile →
  5. The neurobiology, investigation, and treatment of chronic insomnia
    2015 415 citations Dieter Riemann, Christoph Nissen et al. profile →
  6. Cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia in patients with mental disorders and comorbid insomnia: A systematic review and meta-analysis
    2022 189 citations Elisabeth Hertenstein, Marina Wunderlin et al. Sleep Medicine Reviews profile →
  7. Sleep, insomnia and mental health
    2022 162 citations Laura Palagini, Elisabeth Hertenstein et al. Journal of Sleep Research profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Christoph Nissen Germany 46 7.6k 6.9k 2.6k 1.3k 828 185 10.7k
Kai Spiegelhalder Germany 49 9.6k 1.3× 7.9k 1.1× 3.2k 1.2× 1.4k 1.1× 967 1.2× 185 12.3k
Bernd Feige Germany 61 9.0k 1.2× 9.7k 1.4× 2.9k 1.1× 1.9k 1.5× 1.1k 1.3× 284 15.1k
Michèle Ferrara Italy 55 5.3k 0.7× 6.5k 0.9× 1.4k 0.5× 1.0k 0.8× 726 0.9× 200 10.0k
Chiara Baglioni Germany 38 6.6k 0.9× 4.7k 0.7× 2.0k 0.8× 1.7k 1.3× 615 0.7× 111 8.7k
Anne Germain United States 53 7.0k 0.9× 5.5k 0.8× 2.3k 0.9× 2.4k 1.9× 942 1.1× 189 10.9k
Michael L. Perlis United States 59 10.6k 1.4× 7.9k 1.1× 3.9k 1.5× 1.6k 1.3× 1.5k 1.9× 221 14.0k
W. Vaughn McCall United States 55 4.5k 0.6× 3.3k 0.5× 1.9k 0.7× 1.4k 1.1× 1.2k 1.5× 300 9.6k
Ulrich Voderholzer Germany 53 6.9k 0.9× 5.6k 0.8× 2.0k 0.8× 4.4k 3.4× 642 0.8× 353 12.3k
Philip Gehrman United States 50 5.8k 0.8× 3.6k 0.5× 2.1k 0.8× 1.1k 0.9× 1.2k 1.5× 178 8.2k
Sérgio Tufik Brazil 50 3.9k 0.5× 3.6k 0.5× 2.5k 1.0× 599 0.5× 2.0k 2.4× 404 9.6k

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All Works

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Fehér, Kristoffer D., Elisabeth Hertenstein, Carlotta L. Schneider, et al.. (2025). Slow wave activity during non-rapid eye movement (NREM) sleep in patients with major depressive disorder: a meta-analysis. Sleep Medicine Reviews. 83. 102141–102141.
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Riemann, Dieter, Raphael J. Dressle, Fee Benz, et al.. (2024). Chronic insomnia, REM sleep instability and emotional dysregulation: A pathway to anxiety and depression?. Journal of Sleep Research. 34(2). e14252–e14252. 24 indexed citations
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Hertenstein, Elisabeth, et al.. (2024). Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Combined with Bedtime Restriction, versus Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia: A Randomized Controlled Pilot Trial. Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics. 93(2). 114–128. 6 indexed citations
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Züst, Marc Alain, et al.. (2023). The promise of portable remote auditory stimulation tools to enhance slow‐wave sleep and prevent cognitive decline. Journal of Sleep Research. 32(4). e13818–e13818. 15 indexed citations
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Wunderlin, Marina, Kristoffer D. Fehér, Patric Wyss, et al.. (2023). Acoustic stimulation during sleep predicts long-lasting increases in memory performance and beneficial amyloid response in older adults. Age and Ageing. 52(12). 14 indexed citations
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Schneider, Carlotta L., Elisabeth Hertenstein, & Christoph Nissen. (2023). Cognitive behavioural therapy for insomnia in inpatient psychiatric care: a systematic review. Journal of Sleep Research. 32(6). e14041–e14041. 7 indexed citations
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Hertenstein, Elisabeth, Carlotta L. Schneider, & Christoph Nissen. (2023). Insomnie. DMW - Deutsche Medizinische Wochenschrift. 148(21). 1384–1390.
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Rusterholz, Thomas, et al.. (2022). Coupling between the prelimbic cortex, nucleus reuniens, and hippocampus during NREM sleep remains stable under cognitive and homeostatic demands. European Journal of Neuroscience. 57(1). 106–128. 4 indexed citations
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Hertenstein, Elisabeth, Dieter Riemann, & Christoph Nissen. (2021). Commentary on Brupbacher et al.: The effects of exercise on sleep in unipolar depression: A systematic review and network meta-analysis. Sleep Medicine Reviews. 60. 101561–101561.
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Frase, Lukas, Bernd Feige, Sven P. Heinrich, et al.. (2021). Transcranial direct current stimulation induces long-term potentiation-like plasticity in the human visual cortex. Translational Psychiatry. 11(1). 17–17. 31 indexed citations
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Sterr, Annette, Marion Kühn, Christoph Nissen, et al.. (2018). Post-stroke insomnia in community-dwelling patients with chronic motor stroke: Physiological evidence and implications for stroke care. Scientific Reports. 8(1). 8409–8409. 40 indexed citations
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Kühn, Marion, F Mainberger, Bernd Feige, et al.. (2015). State-Dependent Partial Occlusion of Cortical LTP-Like Plasticity in Major Depression. Neuropsychopharmacology. 41(6). 1521–1529. 60 indexed citations
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Kühn, Marion, et al.. (2014). Fear Extinction as a Model for Synaptic Plasticity in Major Depressive Disorder. PLoS ONE. 9(12). e115280–e115280. 50 indexed citations
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Herbst, Nirmal, Ulrich Voderholzer, Nicola Thiel, et al.. (2014). No Talking, Just Writing! Efficacy of an Internet-Based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy with Exposure and Response Prevention in Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics. 83(3). 165–175. 50 indexed citations
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Frase, Lukas, et al.. (2013). Sodium oxybate–induced central sleep apneas. Sleep Medicine. 14(9). 922–924. 15 indexed citations
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Hertenstein, Elisabeth, Nicola Thiel, Nirmal Herbst, et al.. (2013). Quality of life changes following inpatient and outpatient treatment in obsessive-compulsive disorder: a study with 12 months follow-up. Annals of General Psychiatry. 12(1). 4–4. 19 indexed citations
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Hertenstein, Elisabeth, Ulrich Voderholzer, Thomas Heidenreich, et al.. (2012). Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy in obsessive-compulsive disorder – A qualitative study on patients’ experiences. BMC Psychiatry. 12(1). 185–185. 67 indexed citations
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Nissen, Christoph, Johannes Holz, Jens Blechert, et al.. (2010). Learning as a Model for Neural Plasticity in Major Depression. Biological Psychiatry. 68(6). 544–552. 104 indexed citations
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Riemann, Dieter, Kai Spiegelhalder, Bernd Feige, et al.. (2009). The hyperarousal model of insomnia: A review of the concept and its evidence. Sleep Medicine Reviews. 14(1). 19–31. 1235 indexed citations breakdown →

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