Johannes Beck

4.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
64 papers, 3.3k citations indexed

About

Johannes Beck is a scholar working on Cognitive Neuroscience, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology and Clinical Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Johannes Beck has authored 64 papers receiving a total of 3.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 21 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience, 19 papers in Experimental and Cognitive Psychology and 12 papers in Clinical Psychology. Recurrent topics in Johannes Beck's work include Sleep and related disorders (16 papers), Sleep and Wakefulness Research (13 papers) and Physical Activity and Health (9 papers). Johannes Beck is often cited by papers focused on Sleep and related disorders (16 papers), Sleep and Wakefulness Research (13 papers) and Physical Activity and Health (9 papers). Johannes Beck collaborates with scholars based in Switzerland, Germany and Iran. Johannes Beck's co-authors include Serge Brand, Martin Hatzinger, Markus Gerber, Peter Boesiger, Edith Holsboer‐Trachsler, Simone Grimm, Georg Northoff, Heinz Boeker, Uwe Pühse and Daniel Hell and has published in prestigious journals such as Circulation, Nature Neuroscience and Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

In The Last Decade

Johannes Beck

62 papers receiving 3.2k 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.

  1. Imbalance between Left and Right Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex in Major Depression Is Linked to Negative Emotional Judgment: An fMRI Study in Severe Major Depressive Disorder
    2007 511 citations Simone Grimm, Johannes Beck et al. Biological Psychiatry profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Johannes Beck Switzerland 27 1.4k 1.1k 483 476 407 64 3.3k
Corinde E. Wiers United States 30 1.2k 0.9× 742 0.7× 346 0.7× 314 0.7× 428 1.1× 107 3.0k
Heather C. Abercrombie United States 26 2.1k 1.5× 826 0.8× 422 0.9× 460 1.0× 143 0.4× 48 3.6k
Shane McKie United Kingdom 35 2.2k 1.6× 936 0.9× 676 1.4× 774 1.6× 219 0.5× 87 4.0k
Christopher F. Murphy United States 30 1.7k 1.2× 607 0.6× 419 0.9× 971 2.0× 337 0.8× 47 3.5k
Georg S. Kranz Austria 33 1.4k 1.0× 500 0.5× 298 0.6× 560 1.2× 186 0.5× 128 3.3k
Stacey M. Schaefer United States 26 2.1k 1.5× 910 0.9× 761 1.6× 439 0.9× 124 0.3× 53 3.7k
Douglas R. McQuoid United States 35 1.2k 0.8× 416 0.4× 470 1.0× 989 2.1× 325 0.8× 76 3.5k
Dominik Grotegerd Germany 33 1.4k 1.0× 852 0.8× 1.0k 2.2× 900 1.9× 170 0.4× 70 3.4k
Marie‐José van Tol Netherlands 39 2.5k 1.8× 1.4k 1.4× 942 2.0× 868 1.8× 189 0.5× 104 4.5k
Richard J. Maddock United States 36 2.6k 1.9× 1.3k 1.2× 794 1.6× 823 1.7× 293 0.7× 98 5.0k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Johannes Beck

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Robyn, C., Johannes Beck, Serge Brand, et al.. (2024). Cardiorespiratory fitness, perceived fitness and autonomic function in in-patients with different depression severity compared with healthy controls. Journal of Psychiatric Research. 175. 437–445. 5 indexed citations
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Robyn, C., Johannes Beck, Serge Brand, et al.. (2024). Long-term outcomes of physical activity counseling in in-patients with major depressive disorder: results from the PACINPAT randomized controlled trial. Translational Psychiatry. 14(1). 160–160. 5 indexed citations
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Gerber, Markus, C. Robyn, Johannes Beck, et al.. (2023). Cardiorespiratory fitness and cardiovascular risk among in-patients with depression compared to healthy controls. Frontiers in Psychiatry. 14. 1193004–1193004. 2 indexed citations
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Gerber, Markus, C. Robyn, Johannes Beck, et al.. (2023). Differences in Selective Attention and Inhibitory Control in Patients with Major Depressive Disorder and Healthy Controls Who Do Not Engage in Sufficient Physical Activity. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 12(10). 3370–3370. 5 indexed citations
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Robyn, C., Johannes Beck, Serge Brand, et al.. (2022). Depression severity and psychosocial determinants of physical activity behavior in in-patients with major depressive disorders. Psychology of sport and exercise. 63. 102294–102294. 8 indexed citations
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Imboden, Christian, Markus Gerber, Johannes Beck, et al.. (2021). Aerobic Exercise and Stretching as Add-On to Inpatient Treatment for Depression Have No Differential Effects on Stress-Axis Activity, Serum-BDNF, TNF-Alpha and Objective Sleep Measures. Brain Sciences. 11(4). 411–411. 20 indexed citations
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Gerber, Markus, Christian Imboden, Johannes Beck, et al.. (2020). Effects of Aerobic Exercise on Cortisol Stress Reactivity in Response to the Trier Social Stress Test in Inpatients with Major Depressive Disorders: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 9(5). 1419–1419. 23 indexed citations
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Hanssen, Henner, Alice Minghetti, Oliver Faude, et al.. (2018). Effects of Endurance Exercise Modalities on Arterial Stiffness in Patients Suffering from Unipolar Depression: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Frontiers in Psychiatry. 8. 311–311. 31 indexed citations
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Hanssen, Henner, Alice Minghetti, Oliver Faude, et al.. (2018). Effects of different endurance exercise modalities on retinal vessel diameters in unipolar depression. Microvascular Research. 120. 111–116. 17 indexed citations
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Fuernau, Georg, Johannes Beck, Steffen Desch, et al.. (2017). MILD HYPOTHERMIA IN CARDIOGENIC SHOCK COMPLICATING MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION: THE RANDOMIZED SHOCK-COOL PILOT TRIAL. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 69(11). 1183–1183. 6 indexed citations
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Beck, Johannes, Stefan Borgwardt, Marc Walter, et al.. (2015). Role of calcium, glutamate and NMDA in major depression and therapeutic application. Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry. 64. 325–333. 120 indexed citations
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Mikoteit, Thorsten, Ulrich Hemmeter, Anne Eckert, et al.. (2015). Improved Alertness Is Associated with Early Increase in Serum Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor and Antidepressant Treatment Outcome in Major Depression. Neuropsychobiology. 72(1). 16–28. 19 indexed citations
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Lemoine, Patrick, et al.. (2015). Learning aptitude, spatial orientation and cognitive flexibility tested in a virtual labyrinth after virtual stress induction. BMC Psychology. 3(1). 22–22. 12 indexed citations
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Beck, Johannes, Markus Gerber, Serge Brand, Uwe Pühse, & Edith Holsboer‐Trachsler. (2013). Executive function performance is reduced during occupational burnout but can recover to the level of healthy controls. Journal of Psychiatric Research. 47(11). 1824–1830. 32 indexed citations
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Gerber, Markus, Serge Brand, Catherine Elliot, et al.. (2013). Aerobic exercise training and burnout: a pilot study with male participants suffering from burnout. BMC Research Notes. 6(1). 78–78. 93 indexed citations
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Brand, Serge, Johannes Beck, Martin Hatzinger, & Edith Holsboer‐Trachsler. (2013). Patients Suffering from Restless Legs Syndrome Have Low Internal Locus of Control and Poor Psychological Functioning Compared to Healthy Controls. Neuropsychobiology. 68(1). 51–58. 12 indexed citations
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Mikoteit, Thorsten, Serge Brand, Johannes Beck, et al.. (2011). Visually detected NREM Stage 2 sleep spindles in kindergarten children are associated with stress challenge and coping strategies. The World Journal of Biological Psychiatry. 13(4). 259–268. 16 indexed citations
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Grimm, Simone, Peter Boesiger, Johannes Beck, et al.. (2008). Altered Negative BOLD Responses in the Default-Mode Network during Emotion Processing in Depressed Subjects. Neuropsychopharmacology. 34(4). 932–943. 292 indexed citations
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Grimm, Simone, Johannes Beck, Daniel Schuepbach, et al.. (2007). Imbalance between Left and Right Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex in Major Depression Is Linked to Negative Emotional Judgment: An fMRI Study in Severe Major Depressive Disorder. Biological Psychiatry. 63(4). 369–376. 511 indexed citations breakdown →

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