Marit Otto

4.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
39 papers, 2.3k citations indexed

About

Marit Otto is a scholar working on Neurology, Cognitive Neuroscience and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Marit Otto has authored 39 papers receiving a total of 2.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 26 papers in Neurology, 20 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience and 13 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Marit Otto's work include Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments (17 papers), Sleep and Wakefulness Research (17 papers) and Neurological disorders and treatments (8 papers). Marit Otto is often cited by papers focused on Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments (17 papers), Sleep and Wakefulness Research (17 papers) and Neurological disorders and treatments (8 papers). Marit Otto collaborates with scholars based in Denmark, United Kingdom and Spain. Marit Otto's co-authors include Søren H. Sindrup, Nanna Brix Finnerup, Troels S. Jensen, H J McQuay, Per Borghammer, David J. Brooks, Preben Kidmose, Morten Gersel Stokholm, Nicola Pavese and Tatyana D. Fedorova and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Brain and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

Marit Otto

37 papers receiving 2.3k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Algorithm for neuropathic pain treatment: An evidence based proposal

2005 919 citations Nanna Brix Finnerup, Marit Otto et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Marit Otto Denmark	19	1.1k	927	616	477	308	39	2.3k
Christine N. Sang United States	21	526 0.5×	1.2k 1.3×	605 1.0×	301 0.6×	560 1.8×	35	2.4k
Erich Talamoni Fonoff Brazil	30	1.5k 1.4×	684 0.7×	392 0.6×	661 1.4×	378 1.2×	153	3.1k
Roland Schmidt Sweden	33	633 0.6×	2.5k 2.7×	659 1.1×	1.0k 2.1×	442 1.4×	54	4.3k
Thomas M. Kinfe Germany	31	775 0.7×	347 0.4×	189 0.3×	334 0.7×	248 0.8×	102	2.2k
Jonathan P. Miller United States	32	1.1k 1.0×	285 0.3×	1.0k 1.6×	1.1k 2.2×	192 0.6×	102	3.2k
Michael Karl Boettger Germany	39	369 0.3×	1.2k 1.3×	572 0.9×	545 1.1×	491 1.6×	79	3.7k
Frederick A. Lenz United States	35	1.9k 1.7×	1.5k 1.6×	1.6k 2.6×	1.7k 3.5×	485 1.6×	98	4.5k
Heidrun H. Krämer Germany	21	457 0.4×	662 0.7×	360 0.6×	244 0.5×	247 0.8×	50	1.5k
Nikunj K. Patel United Kingdom	25	1.6k 1.4×	503 0.5×	404 0.7×	1.7k 3.6×	202 0.7×	53	3.8k
Jan Vollert Germany	25	525 0.5×	1.1k 1.2×	407 0.7×	155 0.3×	514 1.7×	93	1.9k

Countries citing papers authored by Marit Otto

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Marit Otto

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Mikkelsen, Kaare B., Yousef R. Tabar, Simon L. Kappel, et al.. (2025). Ear-EEG sleep monitoring data sets. Scientific Data. 12(1). 301–301. 1 indexed citations

Hinz, Rainer, Ronni Mikkelsen, Marit Otto, et al.. (2025). A possible role for meningeal inflammation in the early pathogenesis of idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus. Research Explorer (The University of Manchester). 20(1).

Iranzo, Álex, Morten Gersel Stokholm, Erik Hvid Danielsen, et al.. (2024). Microglial Activation and Progression of Nigrostriatal Dysfunction in Isolated REM Sleep Behavior Disorder. Movement Disorders. 39(8). 1323–1328. 6 indexed citations

Iranzo, Álex, Mónica Serradell, Morten Gersel Stokholm, et al.. (2024). Cholinergic dysfunction in isolated rapid eye movement sleep behaviour disorder links to impending phenoconversion. European Journal of Neurology. 31(12). e16503–e16503. 3 indexed citations

Iranzo, Álex, Morten Gersel Stokholm, Erik Hvid Danielsen, et al.. (2023). Progression of brain cholinergic dysfunction in patients with isolated rapid eye movement sleep behavior disorder. European Journal of Neurology. 31(1). e16101–e16101. 14 indexed citations

Tabar, Yousef R., Kaare B. Mikkelsen, Simon L. Kappel, et al.. (2023). At-home sleep monitoring using generic ear-EEG. Frontiers in Neuroscience. 17. 987578–987578. 24 indexed citations

Fedorova, Tatyana D., Karoline Knudsen, Katrine B. Andersen, et al.. (2022). Imaging progressive peripheral and central dysfunction in isolated REM sleep behaviour disorder after 3 years of follow-up. Parkinsonism & Related Disorders. 101. 99–104. 13 indexed citations

Nissen, Sara Konstantin, Morten Gersel Stokholm, Álex Iranzo, et al.. (2021). Monocyte markers correlate with immune and neuronal brain changes in REM sleep behavior disorder. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 118(10). 47 indexed citations

Tabar, Yousef R., Kaare B. Mikkelsen, Mike Lind Rank, et al.. (2020). Ear-EEG for sleep assessment: a comparison with actigraphy and PSG. Sleep And Breathing. 25(3). 1693–1705. 35 indexed citations

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Iranzo, Álex, Morten Gersel Stokholm, Karen Østergaard, et al.. (2020). Cortical cholinergic dysfunction correlates with microglial activation in the substantia innominata in REM sleep behavior disorder. Parkinsonism & Related Disorders. 81. 89–93. 18 indexed citations

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Jespersen, Kira Vibe, Marit Otto, Morten L. Kringelbach, Eus J.W. Van Someren, & Peter Vuust. (2019). A randomized controlled trial of bedtime music for insomnia disorder. Journal of Sleep Research. 28(4). e12817–e12817. 46 indexed citations

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Stokholm, Morten Gersel, Álex Iranzo, Karen Østergaard, et al.. (2018). Extrastriatal monoaminergic dysfunction and enhanced microglial activation in idiopathic rapid eye movement sleep behaviour disorder. Neurobiology of Disease. 115. 9–16. 36 indexed citations

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Knudsen, Karoline, Tatyana D. Fedorova, Allan K. Hansen, et al.. (2018). Objective intestinal function in patients with idiopathic REM sleep behavior disorder. Parkinsonism & Related Disorders. 58. 28–34. 20 indexed citations

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Knudsen, Karoline, Tatyana D. Fedorova, Allan K. Hansen, et al.. (2018). In-vivo staging of pathology in REM sleep behaviour disorder: a multimodality imaging case-control study. The Lancet Neurology. 17(7). 618–628. 232 indexed citations

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Tankişi, Hatice, Nanna Brix Finnerup, Anders Fuglsang‐Frederiksen, et al.. (2017). Somatosensory function is impaired in patients with idiopathic REM sleep behaviour disorder. Sleep Medicine. 42. 83–89. 16 indexed citations

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Zibrandtsen, Ivan C., et al.. (2016). Case comparison of sleep features from ear-EEG and scalp-EEG. Sleep Science. 9(2). 69–72. 48 indexed citations

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Haase, Anne M., Sibylle Fallet, Marit Otto, et al.. (2015). Gastrointestinal motility during sleep assessed by tracking of telemetric capsules combined with polysomnography – a pilot study. Clinical and Experimental Gastroenterology. 8. 327–327. 21 indexed citations

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Tankişi, Hatice, Kirsten Pugdahl, Marit Otto, & Anders Fuglsang‐Frederiksen. (2014). Misinterpretation of sural nerve conduction studies due to anatomical variation. Clinical Neurophysiology. 125(10). 2115–2121. 15 indexed citations

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Brasch‐Andersen, Charlotte, Lene Christiansen, Mikael Thinggaard, et al.. (2011). A candidate gene study of serotonergic pathway genes and pain relief during treatment with escitalopram in patients with neuropathic pain shows significant association to serotonin receptor2C (HTR2C). European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology. 67(11). 1131–1137. 28 indexed citations

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Neuwirth, Christoph, Sanjeev D. Nandedkar, Erik Stålberg, et al.. (2011). Motor Unit Number Index (MUNIX): A novel neurophysiological marker for neuromuscular disorders; test–retest reliability in healthy volunteers. Clinical Neurophysiology. 122(9). 1867–1872. 93 indexed citations

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