Laura Perna

3.9k total citations · 2 hit papers
62 papers, 2.3k citations indexed

About

Laura Perna is a scholar working on Psychiatry and Mental health, Physiology and Pathology and Forensic Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Laura Perna has authored 62 papers receiving a total of 2.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 23 papers in Psychiatry and Mental health, 22 papers in Physiology and 13 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine. Recurrent topics in Laura Perna's work include Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research (22 papers), Alzheimer's disease research and treatments (16 papers) and Vitamin D Research Studies (12 papers). Laura Perna is often cited by papers focused on Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research (22 papers), Alzheimer's disease research and treatments (16 papers) and Vitamin D Research Studies (12 papers). Laura Perna collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Switzerland and United States. Laura Perna's co-authors include Hermann Brenner, Bernd Holleczek, Ben Schöttker, Kai-Uwe Saum, Ute Mons, Yan Zhang, Hannah Stocker, Heiko Müller, Tobias Möllers and Ulrike Haug and has published in prestigious journals such as American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism and Annals of Neurology.

In The Last Decade

Laura Perna

61 papers receiving 2.2k 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.

Epigenetic age acceleration predicts cancer, cardiovascular, and all-cause mortality in a German case cohort

2016 395 citations Laura Perna, Yan Zhang et al. Clinical Epigenetics profile →
Association of Kidney Function With Development of Alzheimer Disease and Other Dementias and Dementia-Related Blood Biomarkers

2023 66 citations Hannah Stocker, Léon Beyer et al. JAMA Network Open profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Laura Perna Germany	25	646	628	524	410	278	62	2.3k
Aladdin H. Shadyab United States	29	427 0.7×	787 1.3×	175 0.3×	144 0.4×	278 1.0×	283	3.2k
Janet M. Johnston United States	35	352 0.5×	644 1.0×	466 0.9×	461 1.1×	95 0.3×	78	4.4k
Shaoyong Su United States	36	746 1.2×	490 0.8×	197 0.4×	156 0.4×	604 2.2×	108	4.2k
Randi Chen United States	30	668 1.0×	715 1.1×	113 0.2×	174 0.4×	230 0.8×	76	2.8k
Esko Levälahti Finland	26	150 0.2×	562 0.9×	546 1.0×	585 1.4×	97 0.3×	61	2.3k
Jennifer Hays United States	22	256 0.4×	412 0.7×	447 0.9×	180 0.4×	152 0.5×	44	3.3k
Seema Kumar United States	27	292 0.5×	637 1.0×	811 1.5×	177 0.4×	408 1.5×	109	3.3k
Ikuyo Imayama United States	27	385 0.6×	1.0k 1.7×	303 0.6×	92 0.2×	114 0.4×	51	2.5k
Elisabeth Svensson Denmark	30	498 0.8×	516 0.8×	283 0.5×	276 0.7×	150 0.5×	75	3.7k
Gladys Strain United States	43	358 0.6×	1.6k 2.6×	154 0.3×	343 0.8×	118 0.4×	88	5.0k

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Perna, Laura, et al.. (2025). Conservative management of paediatric dacryocystitis: a collection of clinical experiences highlighting effectiveness and parental satisfaction. Drugs in Context. 14. 1–6.

Alexopoulos, Panagiotis, Mary H. Kosmidis, Kostas Siarkos, et al.. (2025). The potential of depressive symptoms to identify cognitive impairment in ageing. European Journal of Ageing. 22(1). 7–7. 3 indexed citations

Trares, Kira, Hannah Stocker, Joshua Stevenson‐Hoare, et al.. (2024). Comparison of subjective cognitive decline and polygenic risk score in the prediction of all-cause dementia, Alzheimer’s disease and vascular dementia. Alzheimer s Research & Therapy. 16(1). 188–188. 2 indexed citations

Stocker, Hannah, Léon Beyer, Kira Trares, et al.. (2023). Association of Kidney Function With Development of Alzheimer Disease and Other Dementias and Dementia-Related Blood Biomarkers. JAMA Network Open. 6(1). e2252387–e2252387. 66 indexed citations breakdown →

Perna, Laura, Ute Mons, Hannah Stocker, et al.. (2023). High cholesterol levels change the association of biomarkers of neurodegenerative diseases with dementia risk: Findings from a population‐based cohort. Alzheimer s & Dementia. 19(7). 2913–2922. 5 indexed citations

Stocker, Hannah, Kira Trares, Léon Beyer, et al.. (2023). Alzheimer’s polygenic risk scores, APOE, Alzheimer’s disease risk, and dementia-related blood biomarker levels in a population-based cohort study followed over 17 years. Alzheimer s Research & Therapy. 15(1). 24 indexed citations

Perna, Laura, Hannah Stocker, Léon Beyer, et al.. (2023). Subjective cognitive complaints and blood biomarkers of neurodegenerative diseases: a longitudinal cohort study. Alzheimer s Research & Therapy. 15(1). 198–198. 9 indexed citations

Orsholits, Dan, Stéphane Cullati, Paolo Ghisletta, et al.. (2022). How Welfare Regimes Moderate the Associations Between Cognitive Aging, Education, and Occupation. The Journals of Gerontology Series B. 77(9). 1615–1624. 5 indexed citations

Möllers, Tobias, Hannah Stocker, Laura Perna, et al.. (2021). Aβ misfolding in blood plasma is inversely associated with body mass index even in middle adulthood. Alzheimer s Research & Therapy. 13(1). 145–145. 4 indexed citations

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Perna, Laura, Kira Trares, Robert Perneczky, et al.. (2021). Risk of Late-Onset Depression and Cognitive Decline: Results From Inflammatory Proteome Analyses in a Prospective Population-Based Cohort Study. American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry. 30(6). 689–700. 13 indexed citations

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Stocker, Hannah, Laura Perna, Korbinian Weigl, et al.. (2020). Prediction of clinical diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease, vascular, mixed, and all-cause dementia by a polygenic risk score and APOE status in a community-based cohort prospectively followed over 17 years. Molecular Psychiatry. 26(10). 5812–5822. 46 indexed citations

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Perna, Laura, Yan Zhang, Ute Mons, et al.. (2016). Epigenetic age acceleration predicts cancer, cardiovascular, and all-cause mortality in a German case cohort. Clinical Epigenetics. 8(1). 64–64. 395 indexed citations breakdown →

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Perna, Laura, Ute Mons, Ben Schöttker, & Hermann Brenner. (2016). Association of cognitive function and serum uric acid: Are cardiovascular diseases a mediator among women?. Experimental Gerontology. 81. 37–41. 17 indexed citations

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Perna, Laura, Ute Mons, Dan Rujescu, Matthias Kliegel, & Hermann Brenner. (2015). Apolipoprotein E e4 and Cognitive Function: A Modifiable Association? Results from Two Independent Cohort Studies. Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders. 41(1-2). 35–45. 21 indexed citations

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Schöttker, Ben, Ulrike Haug, Lutz Schomburg, et al.. (2013). Strong associations of 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentrations with all-cause, cardiovascular, cancer, and respiratory disease mortality in a large cohort study. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 97(4). 782–793. 229 indexed citations

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Schöttker, Ben, Christian Herder, Dietrich Rothenbacher, et al.. (2013). Serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels and incident diabetes mellitus type 2: a competing risk analysis in a large population-based cohort of older adults. European Journal of Epidemiology. 28(3). 267–275. 62 indexed citations

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Perna, Laura, Ben Schöttker, Bernd Holleczek, & Hermann Brenner. (2013). Serum 25-Hydroxyvitamin D and Incidence of Fatal and Nonfatal Cardiovascular Events: A Prospective Study With Repeated Measurements. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. 98(12). 4908–4915. 53 indexed citations

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Perna, Laura, Ulrike Haug, Ben Schöttker, et al.. (2012). Public health implications of standardized 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels: A decrease in the prevalence of vitamin D deficiency among older women in Germany. Preventive Medicine. 55(3). 228–232. 25 indexed citations

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Perna, Laura, Janine F. Felix, Lutz Philipp Breitling, et al.. (2012). Genetic Variations in the Vitamin D Binding Protein and Season-Specific Levels of Vitamin D Among Older Adults. Epidemiology. 24(1). 104–109. 24 indexed citations

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Perna, Laura, et al.. (2010). Socio-economic differences in life expectancy among persons with diabetes mellitus or myocardial infarction: results from the German MONICA/KORA study. BMC Public Health. 10(1). 135–135. 17 indexed citations

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