Geert Mayer

13.7k total citations · 2 hit papers
171 papers, 5.9k citations indexed

About

Geert Mayer is a scholar working on Cognitive Neuroscience, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Geert Mayer has authored 171 papers receiving a total of 5.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 107 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience, 79 papers in Experimental and Cognitive Psychology and 42 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Geert Mayer's work include Sleep and Wakefulness Research (106 papers), Sleep and related disorders (78 papers) and Restless Legs Syndrome Research (39 papers). Geert Mayer is often cited by papers focused on Sleep and Wakefulness Research (106 papers), Sleep and related disorders (78 papers) and Restless Legs Syndrome Research (39 papers). Geert Mayer collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and France. Geert Mayer's co-authors include Wolfgang H. Oertel, Karin Stiasny‐Kolster, Jens Carsten Möller, Yves Dauvilliers, Monika Heinzel‐Gutenbrunner, Claudio L. Bassetti, Gert Jan Lammers, Andrea Rodenbeck, K. Meier‐Ewert and Thomas Pollmächer and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Brain and Neurology.

In The Last Decade

Geert Mayer

159 papers receiving 5.7k citations

Hit Papers

The REM sleep behavior disorder screening questionnaire—A... 2007 2026 2013 2019 2007 2019 200 400 600
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. The REM sleep behavior disorder screening questionnaire—A new diagnostic instrument
    2007 728 citations Karin Stiasny‐Kolster, Geert Mayer et al. Movement Disorders profile →
  2. Narcolepsy — clinical spectrum, aetiopathophysiology, diagnosis and treatment
    2019 387 citations Claudio L. Bassetti, Ulf Kallweit et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Geert Mayer Germany 42 3.6k 2.7k 1.7k 1.5k 1.4k 171 5.9k
Mauro Manconi Italy 46 4.3k 1.2× 2.3k 0.9× 2.7k 1.6× 818 0.5× 3.7k 2.7× 217 6.9k
Gert Jan Lammers Netherlands 47 6.2k 1.7× 5.2k 2.0× 785 0.5× 3.7k 2.4× 1.1k 0.8× 195 8.3k
Michael H. Silber United States 53 5.9k 1.6× 2.9k 1.1× 4.8k 2.8× 1.1k 0.7× 4.1k 3.0× 163 9.3k
Federica Provini Italy 42 3.1k 0.9× 1.4k 0.5× 2.1k 1.2× 1.1k 0.7× 1.7k 1.3× 232 6.4k
Aleksandar Videnović United States 36 1.7k 0.5× 758 0.3× 2.1k 1.2× 1.0k 0.7× 1.2k 0.8× 92 4.2k
Erik K. St. Louis United States 39 2.2k 0.6× 1.1k 0.4× 1.9k 1.1× 534 0.3× 1.1k 0.8× 221 5.0k
Marco Zucconi Italy 56 5.9k 1.7× 2.8k 1.1× 4.0k 2.4× 1.8k 1.2× 4.6k 3.4× 228 10.2k
Salvatore Smirne Italy 38 2.0k 0.5× 1.7k 0.6× 488 0.3× 1.0k 0.7× 550 0.4× 109 4.2k
Yo‐El S. Ju United States 19 1.7k 0.5× 1.3k 0.5× 522 0.3× 839 0.5× 431 0.3× 43 3.6k
Álex Iranzo Spain 57 4.8k 1.3× 1.8k 0.7× 7.0k 4.1× 754 0.5× 3.8k 2.8× 183 10.1k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Geert Mayer

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All Works

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Bassetti, Claudio L., Ulf Kallweit, Luca Vignatelli, et al.. (2021). European guideline and expert statements on the management of narcolepsy in adults and children. European Journal of Neurology. 28(9). 2815–2830. 106 indexed citations
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Bassetti, Claudio L., Ulf Kallweit, Luca Vignatelli, et al.. (2021). European guideline and expert statements on the management of narcolepsy in adults and children. Journal of Sleep Research. 30(6). e13387–e13387. 63 indexed citations
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Weaver, Terri E., Jean‐Louis Pépin, Richard J. Schwab, et al.. (2021). Long-term effects of solriamfetol on quality of life and work productivity in participants with excessive daytime sleepiness associated with narcolepsy or obstructive sleep apnea. Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine. 17(10). 1995–2007. 17 indexed citations
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Schweitzer, Paula K., Kingman P. Strohl, Geert Mayer, et al.. (2020). Effects of solriamfetol in a long-term trial of participants with obstructive sleep apnea who are adherent or nonadherent to airway therapy. Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine. 17(4). 659–668. 15 indexed citations
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Thorpy, Michael J., Colin M. Shapiro, Geert Mayer, et al.. (2019). A randomized study of solriamfetol for excessive sleepiness in narcolepsy. Annals of Neurology. 85(3). 359–370. 110 indexed citations
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Cesari, Matteo, Julie Anja Engelhard Christensen, A N Olesen, et al.. (2018). Comparison of computerized methods for rapid eye movement sleep without atonia detection. SLEEP. 41(10). 32 indexed citations
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Meles, Sanne K., Dávid Vadász, Remco J. Renken, et al.. (2017). FDG PET, dopamine transporter SPECT, and olfaction: Combining biomarkers in REM sleep behavior disorder. Movement Disorders. 32(10). 1482–1486. 64 indexed citations
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Mayer, Geert, Michael Arzt, Bert Braumann, et al.. (2017). German S3 Guideline Nonrestorative Sleep/Sleep Disorders, chapter “Sleep-Related Breathing Disorders in Adults,” short version. Somnologie - Schlafforschung und Schlafmedizin. 21(4). 290–301. 65 indexed citations
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Baiardi, Simone, Stefano Vandi, Fabio Pizza, et al.. (2015). Narcolepsy Type 1 and Idiopathic Generalized Epilepsy: Diagnostic and Therapeutic Challenges in Dual Cases. Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine. 11(11). 1257–1262. 5 indexed citations
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Menzler, Katja, Marcus Belke, Marcus M. Unger, et al.. (2012). DTI reveals hypothalamic and brainstem white matter lesions in patients with idiopathic narcolepsy. Sleep Medicine. 13(6). 736–742. 37 indexed citations
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Unger, Marcus M., Jens Carsten Möller, Karla Eggert, et al.. (2011). Patients with idiopathic rapid‐eye‐movement sleep behavior disorder show normal gastric motility assessed by the 13C‐octanoate breath test. Movement Disorders. 26(14). 2559–2563. 22 indexed citations
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Slaný, J, D Magometschnigg, Geert Mayer, et al.. (2007). Klassifikation, Diagnostik und Therapie der Hypertonie 2007 - Empfehlungen der Österreichischen Gesellschaft für Hypertensiologie. Journal für Kardiologie (Krause & Pachernegg GmbH). 11(1). 7–11. 5 indexed citations
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Mayer, Geert, et al.. (2007). Sleep related rhythmic movement disorder revisited. Journal of Sleep Research. 16(1). 110–116. 44 indexed citations
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Hitzenberger, G, D Magometschnigg, Geert Mayer, et al.. (2004). Klassifikation, Diagnostik und Therapie der Hypertonie 2004 - Empfehlungen der Österreichischen Gesellschaft für Hypertensiologie. Journal für Kardiologie (Krause & Pachernegg GmbH). 8(1). 7–11. 2 indexed citations
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Mayer, Geert, et al.. (1998). Schlafentzug bei Somnambulismus. Der Nervenarzt. 69(6). 495–501. 18 indexed citations
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Mayer, Geert, et al.. (1990). Estimation and incidence of ochratoxin A in cereals and mixed feeds.. 43(1). 44–52. 4 indexed citations
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Mayer, Geert, R. Arnold, Gerhard E. Feurle, et al.. (1974). Influence of Feeding and Sham Feeding upon Serum Gastrin and Gastric Acid Secretion in Control Subjects and Duodenal Ulcer Patients. Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology. 9(8). 703–710. 135 indexed citations
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Mayer, Geert, et al.. (1971). Thrombasthénie de Glanzmann-Naegeli. Etude d'un groupe ethnique à forte endogamie.. 18(2). 3 indexed citations

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