Kerstin Wirkner

5.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
120 papers, 3.3k citations indexed

About

Kerstin Wirkner is a scholar working on Physiology, Molecular Biology and Endocrine and Autonomic Systems. According to data from OpenAlex, Kerstin Wirkner has authored 120 papers receiving a total of 3.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 32 papers in Physiology, 24 papers in Molecular Biology and 20 papers in Endocrine and Autonomic Systems. Recurrent topics in Kerstin Wirkner's work include Adenosine and Purinergic Signaling (32 papers), Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (17 papers) and Neuroscience of respiration and sleep (17 papers). Kerstin Wirkner is often cited by papers focused on Adenosine and Purinergic Signaling (32 papers), Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (17 papers) and Neuroscience of respiration and sleep (17 papers). Kerstin Wirkner collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Hungary and United States. Kerstin Wirkner's co-authors include Péter Illés, Markus Loeffler, E. S. Vizi, László Köles, Heike Franke, Wolfgang Nörenberg, Zoltán Gerevich, Beáta Sperlágh, Steffi G. Riedel‐Heller and Christoph Engel and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, Journal of Neuroscience and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Kerstin Wirkner

114 papers receiving 3.3k citations

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Psychometric evaluation of the Generalized Anxiety Disorder Screener GAD-7, based on a large German general population sample

2016 295 citations Andreas Hinz, Heide Glaesmer et al. Journal of Affective Disorders profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Depressive symptoms in individuals with overweight and obesity. Results from the LIFE-adult-study 2025 ·Journal of Affective Disorders ·Franziska Jung, (unknown), Alexander Pabst, (unknown), Melanie Luppa, Felix S. Hussenoeder, Christoph Engel, Markus Loeffler, Andreas Hinz, Heide Glaesmer, (unknown), Silke Zachariae, Samira Zeynalova, Kerstin Wirkner, Toralf Kirsten, Arno Villringer, Steffi G. Riedel‐Heller, Margrit Löbner	1
2	Genome- and transcriptome-wide association meta-analysis reveals new insights into genes affecting coronary and peripheral artery disease 2025 ·PLoS ONE ·(unknown), Maciej Rosołowski, Katrin Horn, Sylvia Henger, Andrej Teren, Kerstin Wirkner, Joachim Thiery, Markus Loeffler, Janne Pott, Holger Kirsten, Markus Scholz	0
3	Cognitive performance in adults with post-COVID syndrome: Results from a German case-control study 2024 ·Journal of Psychiatric Research ·(unknown), Melanie Luppa, Kerstin Wirkner, (unknown), Christian Sander, (unknown), Georg Schomerus, Florian Then Bergh, Jörg Lehmann, A. Veronica Witte, Arno Villringer, Samira Zeynalova, Markus Löffler, Christoph Engel, Steffi G. Riedel‐Heller	2
4	Is High-Risk Sexual Behavior a Risk Factor for Oropharyngeal Cancer? 2023 ·Cancers ·Gunnar Wichmann, (unknown), Sylvia Henger, Christoph Engel, Kerstin Wirkner, (unknown), Samira Zeynalova, Susanne Wiegand, Markus Loeffler, (unknown), Andreas Dietz	3
5	HBM4EU feasibility studies: Lessons learned in combining health and human biomonitoring studies 2022 ·International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Anna‐Maria Andersson, Ronny Baber, Kerstin Wirkner, (unknown), Marike Kolossa‐Gehring, Lorraine Stewart, Ovnair Sepai, Dominik Lermen, (unknown), Panu Rantakokko, Jani Koponen, Hanna Tolonen	4
6	Simultaneous Mass Spectrometry-Based Apolipoprotein Profiling and Apolipoprotein E Phenotyping in Patients with ASCVD and Mild Cognitive Impairment 2022 ·Nutrients ·(unknown), (unknown), Markus Scholz, (unknown), J Dittrich, (unknown), Ronny Baber, Frank Beutner, Andrej Teren, Christoph Engel, Kerstin Wirkner, Hölger Thiele, Markus Löffler, Steffi G. Riedel‐Heller, Uta Ceglarek	5
7	The Association of Resilience with Mental Health in a Large Population-Based Sample (LIFE-Adult-Study) 2022 ·International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ·(unknown), Margrit Löbner, Heide Glaesmer, Andreas Hinz, Samira Zeynalova, Sylvia Henger, Christoph Engel, (unknown), Kerstin Wirkner, Markus Löffler, Steffi G. Riedel‐Heller	7
8	What Builds Resilience? Sociodemographic and Social Correlates in the Population-Based LIFE-Adult-Study 2022 ·International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ·(unknown), Heide Glaesmer, Andreas Hinz, Samira Zeynalova, Sylvia Henger, Christoph Engel, Markus Löffler, (unknown), Kerstin Wirkner, A. Veronica Witte, Arno Villringer, Steffi G. Riedel‐Heller, Margrit Löbner	22
9	Same Brain, Different Look?—The Impact of Scanner, Sequence and Preprocessing on Diffusion Imaging Outcome Parameters 2021 ·Journal of Clinical Medicine ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Kerstin Wirkner, Alfred Anwander, Frauke Beyer, Arno Villringer, A. Veronica Witte	13
10	Association of plasma trimethylamine N-oxide levels with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease and factors of the metabolic syndrome 2021 ·Atherosclerosis ·(unknown), J Dittrich, Alexander Gaudl, (unknown), (unknown), Ronny Baber, Frank Beutner, Andrej Teren, Christoph Engel, Kerstin Wirkner, Hölger Thiele, Petra Büttner, Markus Löffler, Markus Scholz, Joachim Thiery, Uta Ceglarek	23
11	Higher BMI, but not obesity-related genetic polymorphisms, correlates with lower structural connectivity of the reward network in a population-based study 2020 ·International Journal of Obesity ·Frauke Beyer, Rui Zhang, Markus Scholz, Kerstin Wirkner, Markus Loeffler, Michael Stümvoll, Arno Villringer, A. Veronica Witte	13
12	Fatigue in Cancer and Neuroinflammatory and Autoimmune Disease: CNS Arousal Matters 2020 ·Brain Sciences ·Christine Ulke, (unknown), Christian Sander, Christoph Engel, Kerstin Wirkner, Philippe Jawinski, Tilman Hensch, Ulrich Hegerl	6
13	The Impact of Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD) on the Retinal Layer Thickness Maps (RLTMs) 2020 ·Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science ·Mengyu Wang, Tobias Elze, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Dian Li, Eun Young Choi, Kerstin Wirkner, Christoph Engel, Joachim Thiery, Markus Loeffler, Franziska G. Rauscher	1
14	The aging human body shape 2020 ·SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·(unknown), Hans Binder, (unknown), Kerstin Wirkner, Markus Loeffler, Henry Loeffler‐Wirth	20
15	Discrimination of Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma Patients and Healthy Adults by 10-Color Flow Cytometry: Development of a Score Based on Leukocyte Subsets 2019 ·Cancers ·Gunnar Wichmann, (unknown), Susanne Melzer, József Bocsi, Sylvia Henger, Christoph Engel, Kerstin Wirkner, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Susanne Wiegand, Markus Löffler, Andreas Dietz, Attila Tárnok	4
16	Testosterone imbalance may link depression and increased body weight in premenopausal women 2019 ·Translational Psychiatry ·Daniela Staníková, Rachel G. Zsido, Tobias Luck, Alexander Pabst, Cornelia Enzenbach, Yoon Ju Bae, Joachim Thiery, Uta Ceglarek, Christoph Engel, Kerstin Wirkner, Juraj Staník, Jüergen Kratzsch, Arno Villringer, Steffi G. Riedel‐Heller, Julia Sacher	31
17	Association between serum lipid parameters and retinal nerve fiber layer characteristics 2019 ·Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science ·(unknown), Thomas Ebert, Anke Tönjes, Kerstin Wirkner, Mengyu Wang, Dian Li, Neda Baniasadi, Cornelia Enzenbach, (unknown), Michael Stümvoll, Joachim Thiery, Markus Loeffler, Christoph Engel, Franziska G. Rauscher, Tobias Elze	1
18	The Speaking Voice in the General Population: Normative Data and Associations to Sociodemographic and Lifestyle Factors 2016 ·Journal of Voice ·Martin Berg, Michael Fuchs, Kerstin Wirkner, Markus Loeffler, Christoph Engel, Thomas Berger	49
19	The Monomers of the P2X1 Receptor Model and KcsA Protein Share a Similar Structural Fold. 2005 ·Protein and Peptide Letters ·Peter P. Mager, A. Weber, (unknown), Kerstin Wirkner, Péter Illés	1
20	Inhibition of N-Type Voltage-Activated Calcium Channels in Rat Dorsal Root Ganglion Neurons by P2Y Receptors Is a Possible Mechanism of ADP-Induced Analgesia 2004 ·Journal of Neuroscience ·Zoltán Gerevich, (unknown), Wolfgang Schröder, Heike Franke, Kerstin Wirkner, Wolfgang Nörenberg, Susanna Fürst, Clemens Gillen, Péter Illés	106

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