Markus Gerber

14.8k total citations · 3 hit papers
361 papers, 10.0k citations indexed

About

Markus Gerber is a scholar working on Physiology, Clinical Psychology and Experimental and Cognitive Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Markus Gerber has authored 361 papers receiving a total of 10.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 91 papers in Physiology, 79 papers in Clinical Psychology and 79 papers in Experimental and Cognitive Psychology. Recurrent topics in Markus Gerber's work include Physical Activity and Health (83 papers), Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (61 papers) and Sleep and related disorders (60 papers). Markus Gerber is often cited by papers focused on Physical Activity and Health (83 papers), Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (61 papers) and Sleep and related disorders (60 papers). Markus Gerber collaborates with scholars based in Switzerland, Germany and Iran. Markus Gerber's co-authors include Uwe Pühse, Serge Brand, Edith Holsboer‐Trachsler, Sebastian Ludyga, Flora Colledge, Nadeem Kalak, Johannes Beck, Christin Lang, Martin Hatzinger and Sakari Lemola and has published in prestigious journals such as Physiological Reviews, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Markus Gerber

332 papers receiving 9.7k 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.

EPA guidance on physical activity as a treatment for severe mental illness: a meta-review of the evidence and Position Statement from the European Psychiatric Association (EPA), supported by the International Organization of Physical Therapists in Mental Health (IOPTMH)

2018 413 citations Serge Brand, Markus Gerber et al. profile →
Acute effects of moderate aerobic exercise on specific aspects of executive function in different age and fitness groups: A meta‐analysis

2016 408 citations Sebastian Ludyga, Markus Gerber et al. profile →
Systematic review and meta-analysis investigating moderators of long-term effects of exercise on cognition in healthy individuals

2020 288 citations Sebastian Ludyga, Markus Gerber et al. Nature Human Behaviour profile →

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Author						Papers	Cites
Markus Gerber	2.5k	2.4k	2.2k	1.7k	1.6k	361	10.0k
Serge Brand	4.2k 1.7×	3.5k 1.5×	1.8k 0.9×	1.7k 1.0×	1.4k 0.9×	448	13.2k
Uwe Pühse	1.8k 0.7×	1.5k 0.6×	1.4k 0.7×	1.0k 0.6×	1.5k 0.9×	204	7.1k
Steven J. Petruzzello	1.1k 0.4×	1.8k 0.7×	3.0k 1.4×	1.6k 1.0×	1.1k 0.7×	148	8.9k
Jennifer L. Etnier	1.2k 0.5×	943 0.4×	2.1k 1.0×	1.2k 0.7×	2.0k 1.2×	109	9.7k
Meike Bartels	2.8k 1.1×	4.2k 1.7×	658 0.3×	1.8k 1.1×	1.1k 0.7×	296	11.2k
Katri Räikkönen	2.2k 0.9×	3.0k 1.2×	1.2k 0.6×	1.5k 0.9×	3.4k 2.1×	427	14.2k
Paul D. Loprinzi	1.3k 0.5×	1.0k 0.4×	4.6k 2.1×	630 0.4×	3.7k 2.3×	504	11.7k
David X. Márquez	718 0.3×	966 0.4×	3.0k 1.4×	885 0.5×	1.7k 1.1×	174	8.5k
Geoff Der	1.3k 0.5×	1.8k 0.7×	1.4k 0.6×	1.3k 0.8×	916 0.6×	142	8.9k
Brigitte M. Kudielka	2.5k 1.0×	2.9k 1.2×	1.1k 0.5×	3.5k 2.1×	1.1k 0.7×	118	14.1k

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Arnaiz, Patricia, Manfred Max Bergman, Harald Seelig, et al.. (2024). Acceptability and perceived feasibility of the KaziKidz health promotion intervention among educators and caregivers in schools from South Africa: a qualitative descriptive study. BMC Public Health. 24(1). 934–934. 2 indexed citations

Cheng, Zhihui, Fabian Herold, Markus Gerber, et al.. (2024). Prospective associations between physical activity and internalizing/externalizing problems in preterm youth across 7 years. Mental health and physical activity. 27. 100646–100646. 2 indexed citations

Chen, Yanxia, Fabian Herold, Boris Cheval, et al.. (2024). Linking social determinants of health to mental health, movement behaviors, and cognitive function among U.S. youth. Mental health and physical activity. 27. 100639–100639. 1 indexed citations

Herold, Fabian, Neville Owen, Boris Cheval, et al.. (2024). Prevalence and correlates of meeting 24-hour movement behavior guidelines among 8523 youth prescribed eyeglasses/contact lenses. Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice. 57. 101893–101893.

Ludyga, Sebastian, et al.. (2024). The Association of Physical Activity and Stress-induced Neurocognitive Impairments in Inhibitory Control in Children. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 8. 2310883341–2310883341. 1 indexed citations

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

Morres, Ioannis D., et al.. (2024). Objectively measured physical activity and mental health among asylum seekers residing in a camp. Psychology of sport and exercise. 77. 102794–102794. 1 indexed citations

Looser, Vera Nina, Sebastian Ludyga, & Markus Gerber. (2023). Does heart rate variability mediate the association between chronic stress, cardiorespiratory fitness, and working memory in young adults?. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports. 33(5). 609–618. 3 indexed citations

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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Looser, Vera Nina, et al.. (2023). Moderate-to-vigorous physical activity and reactivity to acute psychosocial stress in preadolescent children. Journal of science and medicine in sport. 26(9). 487–492. 4 indexed citations

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Gerber, Markus, Ioannis D. Morres, Harald Seelig, et al.. (2023). Associations between grip strength, cardiorespiratory fitness, cardiovascular risk and mental health in forcibly displaced people from a Greek refugee camp. Scientific Reports. 13(1). 20970–20970.

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Herold, Fabian, Seán Healy, Justin A. Haegele, et al.. (2023). 24-Hour movement behaviors among visually impaired US children and adolescents. Mental health and physical activity. 25. 100545–100545. 21 indexed citations

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Randt, Rosa du, Markus Gerber, Uwe Pühse, et al.. (2023). Effect of the KaziBantu school-based health intervention on noncommunicable disease risk factors of children from low-income schools in Gqeberha, South Africa. 29(4). 352–370. 1 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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Wolke, Dieter, Sebastian Ludyga, Ayten Bilgin, et al.. (2021). Physical Activity, Mental Health, and Well-Being in Very Pre-Term and Term Born Adolescents: An Individual Participant Data Meta-Analysis of Two Accelerometry Studies. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 18(4). 1735–1735. 11 indexed citations

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Gerger, Heike, et al.. (2021). The effects of exercise on sleep in unipolar depression: A systematic review and network meta-analysis. Sleep Medicine Reviews. 59. 101452–101452. 37 indexed citations

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Ludyga, Sebastian, Markus Gerber, Uwe Pühse, Vera Nina Looser, & Keita Kamijo. (2020). Systematic review and meta-analysis investigating moderators of long-term effects of exercise on cognition in healthy individuals. Nature Human Behaviour. 4(6). 603–612. 288 indexed citations breakdown →

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Légeret, Corinne, Laura Mählmann, Markus Gerber, et al.. (2019). Favorable impact of long-term exercise on disease symptoms in pediatric patients with inflammatory bowel disease. BMC Pediatrics. 19(1). 297–297. 15 indexed citations

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Gerber, Markus, Edith Holsboer‐Trachsler, Uwe Pühse, & Serge Brand. (2016). Author's reply to the Letter to the Editor "Exercise is medicine for depression: Even if the "pill" is small" of Hallgren, Stubbs and Vancampfort. edoc (University of Basel). 1 indexed citations

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Gerber, Markus, Ingibjörg H. Jónsdóttir, Nadeem Kalak, et al.. (2013). Objectively assessed physical activity is associated with increased hair cortisol content in young adults. Stress. 16(6). 593–599. 36 indexed citations

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