Esther Werth

7.5k total citations
100 papers, 5.4k citations indexed

About

Esther Werth is a scholar working on Cognitive Neuroscience, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology and Endocrine and Autonomic Systems. According to data from OpenAlex, Esther Werth has authored 100 papers receiving a total of 5.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 78 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience, 49 papers in Experimental and Cognitive Psychology and 28 papers in Endocrine and Autonomic Systems. Recurrent topics in Esther Werth's work include Sleep and Wakefulness Research (78 papers), Sleep and related disorders (47 papers) and Restless Legs Syndrome Research (21 papers). Esther Werth is often cited by papers focused on Sleep and Wakefulness Research (78 papers), Sleep and related disorders (47 papers) and Restless Legs Syndrome Research (21 papers). Esther Werth collaborates with scholars based in Switzerland, United States and Germany. Esther Werth's co-authors include Alexander A. Borbély, Peter Achermann, Christian R. Baumann, Claudio L. Bassetti, Derk‐Jan Dijk, Anna Wirz‐Justice, Christian Cajochen, Kurt Kräuchi, Rositsa Poryazova and Hans‐Peter Landolt and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, The Lancet and Journal of Neuroscience.

In The Last Decade

Esther Werth

98 papers receiving 5.2k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Esther Werth Switzerland 40 3.4k 2.7k 2.0k 834 825 100 5.4k
Karel Šonka Czechia 33 2.0k 0.6× 1.6k 0.6× 855 0.4× 673 0.8× 671 0.8× 186 3.3k
Jamie M. Zeitzer United States 43 3.5k 1.0× 3.9k 1.4× 4.6k 2.3× 422 0.5× 1.3k 1.6× 181 7.7k
Scott S. Campbell United States 36 2.2k 0.7× 2.3k 0.9× 2.9k 1.5× 321 0.4× 803 1.0× 59 4.7k
Yasuo Hishikawa Japan 36 2.2k 0.6× 1.8k 0.7× 1.6k 0.8× 298 0.4× 676 0.8× 124 4.1k
Diane B. Boivin Canada 46 1.6k 0.5× 2.9k 1.1× 3.7k 1.9× 172 0.2× 1.6k 2.0× 105 6.5k
Hongyi Kang United States 12 1.6k 0.5× 883 0.3× 1.1k 0.6× 428 0.5× 875 1.1× 19 5.4k
Charles P. Pollak United States 30 2.4k 0.7× 2.9k 1.1× 1.7k 0.9× 430 0.5× 1.4k 1.7× 59 5.4k
Marie Dumont Canada 38 1.4k 0.4× 1.8k 0.7× 2.0k 1.0× 341 0.4× 511 0.6× 75 3.4k
Michael Chen United States 15 1.7k 0.5× 892 0.3× 1.1k 0.6× 757 0.9× 1.1k 1.3× 24 6.4k
Claude Gronfier France 39 1.4k 0.4× 1.6k 0.6× 2.7k 1.4× 144 0.2× 858 1.0× 93 4.7k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Esther Werth

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Esther Werth

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Briel, Nils, C. Nathan Marti, Esther Werth, et al.. (2025). Sleep phenotypes of α-synucleinopathies and tauopathies with Parkinsonism. Parkinsonism & Related Disorders. 141. 108100–108100. 1 indexed citations
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Doheny, Emer P., Esther Werth, Christian R. Baumann, et al.. (2024). Assessment of Fitbit Charge 4 for sleep stage and heart rate monitoring against polysomnography and during home monitoring in Huntington’s disease. Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine. 20(7). 1163–1171. 3 indexed citations
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Gassert, Roger, et al.. (2023). A novel method to increase specificity of sleep-wake classifiers based on wrist-worn actigraphy. Chronobiology International. 40(5). 557–568. 2 indexed citations
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Valko, Philipp O., et al.. (2023). How reliable is a simplified MSLT nap termination protocol?. Sleep Medicine. 109. 285–292. 2 indexed citations
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Lambercy, Olivier, et al.. (2022). Respiratory analysis during sleep using a chest-worn accelerometer: A machine learning approach. Biomedical Signal Processing and Control. 78. 104014–104014. 15 indexed citations
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Valko, Philipp O., et al.. (2021). Sleep-wake misperception. A comprehensive analysis of a large sleep lab cohort. Sleep Medicine. 88. 96–103. 27 indexed citations
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Imbach, Lukas, Raquel N. Taddei, Esther Werth, et al.. (2017). Optimizing MSLT Specificity in Narcolepsy With Cataplexy. SLEEP. 40(12). 28 indexed citations
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Maric, Angelina, Caroline Lustenberger, Esther Werth, et al.. (2017). Intraindividual Increase of Homeostatic Sleep Pressure Across Acute and Chronic Sleep Loss: A High-Density EEG Study. SLEEP. 40(9). 18 indexed citations
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Sommerauer, Michael, et al.. (2014). Revisiting the impact of REM sleep behavior disorder on motor progression in Parkinson's disease. Parkinsonism & Related Disorders. 20(4). 460–462. 22 indexed citations
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Poryazova, Rositsa, Esther Werth, Liborio Parrino, Mario Giovanni Terzano, & Claudio L. Bassetti. (2011). Cyclic alternating pattern in narcolepsy patients and healthy controls after partial and total sleep deprivation. Clinical Neurophysiology. 122(9). 1788–1793. 16 indexed citations
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Brioschi, Andrea, Esther Werth, F. Staub, et al.. (2009). Effect of Modafinil on Subjective Fatigue in Multiple Sclerosis and Stroke Patients. European Neurology. 62(4). 243–249. 59 indexed citations
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Schwartz, Sophie, Rositsa Poryazova, Esther Werth, et al.. (2007). Abnormal activity in hypothalamus and amygdala during humour processing in human narcolepsy with cataplexy. Brain. 131(2). 514–522. 111 indexed citations
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Baumann, Christian R., Luigi Ferini‐Strambi, Daniel Waldvogel, Esther Werth, & Claudio L. Bassetti. (2005). Parkinsonism with excessive daytime sleepiness. Journal of Neurology. 252(2). 139–145. 77 indexed citations
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Khatami, Ramin, Stéphanie Maret, Esther Werth, et al.. (2004). Monozygotic twins concordant for narcolepsy-cataplexy without any detectable abnormality in the hypocretin (orexin) pathway. The Lancet. 363(9416). 1199–1200. 31 indexed citations
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Bassetti, Claudio L., Matthias Gugger, Matthias Bischof, et al.. (2003). The narcoleptic borderland: a multimodal diagnostic approach including cerebrospinal fluid levels of hypocretin-1 (orexin A). Sleep Medicine. 4(1). 7–12. 68 indexed citations
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Graw, Peter, Esther Werth, Kurt Kräuchi, et al.. (2001). Early morning melatonin administration impairs psychomotor vigilance. Behavioural Brain Research. 121(1-2). 167–172. 37 indexed citations
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Wirz‐Justice, Anna, et al.. (1999). A rapid-cycling bipolar patient treated with long nights, bedrest, and light. Biological Psychiatry. 45(8). 1075–1077. 66 indexed citations
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Werth, Esther, Peter Achermann, Derk‐Jan Dijk, & Alexander A. Borbély. (1997). Spindle frequency activity in the sleep EEG: individual differences and topographical distribution. Electroencephalography and Clinical Neurophysiology. 103(5). 535–542. 227 indexed citations
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Werth, Esther, Peter Achermann, & Alexander A. Borbély. (1997). Fronto‐occipital EEG power gradients in human sleep. Journal of Sleep Research. 6(2). 102–112. 201 indexed citations
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Werth, Esther & Alexander A. Borbély. (1995). Recording the sleep EEG with periorbital skin electrodes. Electroencephalography and Clinical Neurophysiology. 94(6). 406–413. 11 indexed citations

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